COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kingston vs Oak Ridge
PLACE A
Kingston, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Kingston is 96% smaller than Oak Ridge. Oak Ridge earns more, with a median household income $26,775 higher. Oak Ridge has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -11%).
KINGSTONOAK RIDGEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,48035,395−96% vs Oak Ridge
Population density675415+259
Population growth-10.6%7.1%−17.7 pts
Median age37.139.3−2.2
Male49.2%48.9%+0.3 pts
Female50.8%51.1%−0.3 pts
Foreign-born2.0%5.8%−3.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.0%79.3%−3.3 pts
Black0.0%5.8%−5.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.3%6.8%+0.5 pts
Asian0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Other16.6%5.4%+11.2 pts
Median household income$45,536$72,311−$26,775
Per capita income$29,006$42,285−$13,279
Poverty rate13.6%12.2%+1.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4570.435+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.3%40.2%−30.0 pts
Graduate degree2.7%18.2%−15.4 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%3.8%−1.6 pts
Labor force participation57.3%59.9%−2.6 pts
Median home value$124,500$270,200−$145,700
Median gross rent$856$1,131−$275
Owner-occupied54.0%65.8%−11.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.1%8.3%+7.8 pts
Rent-burdened households39.0%38.7%+0.4 pts
Average commute23.121.7+1.4
Worked from home3.6%16.3%−12.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured16.2%6.6%+9.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025