Kingston, NJ

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US Senator

N/ACory Booker

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AAndy Kim

Democratic Party

2023 Poverty Rate

2.76%

25.8% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Property Value

$380,200

1.12% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

856

45.3% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Kingston, NJ are White (Non-Hispanic) (82.2%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (10.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (4.56%), Two+ (Hispanic) (2.06%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (0.899%).

None of the households in Kingston, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the median property value in Kingston, NJ was $380,200, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

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Population & Diversity

In 2023, there were 8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.28k people) in Kingston, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 160 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 71 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kingston, NJ

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.28k ± 445
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
160 ± 196
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
71 ± 111

2.06%

Hispanic Population

32 people

2.06% of the people in Kingston, NJ are hispanic (32 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Kingston, NJ as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

20.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

317 people

26.9%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

347 people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Kingston, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
71 ± 112
Gulf War (2001-)
0 ± 24
Vietnam
0 ± 24

Kingston, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), NaNy times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Kingston, NJ employs 856 people. The largest industries in Kingston, NJ are Educational Services (342 people), Manufacturing (122 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (95 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Males in New Jersey have an average income that is 1.36 times higher than the average income of females, which is $77,965. The income inequality in New Jersey (measured using the Gini index) is 0.489, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

856

2023 Value

± 287

45.3%

1 Year growth

± 32.9%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kingston, NJ, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kingston, NJ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Jersey (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

856

2023 Value

± 287

45.3%

1 Year growth

± 32.9%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kingston, NJ, are Educational Services (342 people), Manufacturing (122 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (95 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kingston, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Kingston, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.27%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Jersey.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.15% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.13% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.92M), Bachelors Degree (1.77M), and Some college (1.3M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Kingston, NJ was $380,200 in 2023, which is 1.25 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $376,000 to $380,200, a 1.12% increase. The homeownership rate in Kingston, NJ is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

Housing

Property

$380,200

Median Property Value 2023

±$110,559

$505

Median Property Taxes

±$266

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Kingston, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Kingston, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Kingston, NJ colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

768

Number of Households

± 321

The following chart displays the households in Kingston, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kingston, NJ is from New Jersey.

0.489

2022 Wage GINI in New Jersey

0.49

2021 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2022, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.489 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.278% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was lower than than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Jersey across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

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The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kingston, NJ have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 15.2% of the workforce in Kingston, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Kingston, NJ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Kingston, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kingston, NJ have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.76% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kingston, NJ (43 out of 1.56k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 45 - 54.

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

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The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

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The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.05%

Uninsured

57.4%

Employer Coverage

16.6%

Medicaid

17.9%

Medicare

4.05%

Non-Group

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Kingston, NJ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.