Kingston, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

13,397

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.9

2.99% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

18.3%

5.05% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$55,347

2.71% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$172,900

Population & Diversity

Kingston, PA is home to a population of 13.4k people, from which 97.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 6.8% of Kingston, PA residents were born outside of the country (911 people).

In 2024, there were 6.77 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.2k people) in Kingston, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.51k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 543 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.6%

2024 Citizenship

98%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.6% of Kingston, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Kingston, PA was 98%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Kingston, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kingston, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
10.2k ± 535
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.51k ± 454
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
543 ± 315

7.91%

Hispanic Population

1.06k people

7.91% of the people in Kingston, PA are hispanic (1.06k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Kingston, PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
103,235 ± 7,857 people
India
102,082 ± 7,813 people
China
73,024 ± 6,616 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 103,235 Pennsylvania residents, followed by India with 102,082 and China with 73,024.

Foreign-Born Population

6.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

911 people

5.17%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

689 people

As of 2024, 6.8% of Kingston, PA residents (911 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Kingston, PA was 5.17%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
206 ± 93
Gulf War (2001-)
113 ± 67
Gulf War (1990s)
81 ± 49

Kingston, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.82 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Kingston, PA.

Economy

The economy of Kingston, PA employs 6.41k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kingston, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,525 people), Retail Trade (724 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (603 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($68,013), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($61,196), and Public Administration ($60,162).

Employment

Occupations

6.41k

2024 Value

± 639

0.755%

1 Year growth

± 13.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kingston, PA grew at a rate of 0.755%, from 6.36k employees to 6.41k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kingston, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (731 people), Management Occupations (576 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (541 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kingston, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

6.41k

2024 Value

± 639

0.755%

1 Year growth

± 13.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kingston, PA grew at a rate of 0.755%, from 6.36k employees to 6.41k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kingston, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,525 people), Retail Trade (724 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (603 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kingston, PA, though some of these residents may live in Kingston, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,334

Median earning men ± $3,491

$36,280

Median earning women ± $3,253

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($68,981), Public Administration ($60,432), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($60,192).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($107,778), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($49,444), and Public Administration ($47,500).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Kingston, PA was $172,900 in 2024, which is 0.52 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $164,200 to $172,900, a 5.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Kingston, PA is 52.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kingston, PA have an average commute time of 21.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kingston, PA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$172,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,601

$3,074

Median Property Taxes

±$387

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, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

52.5%

Homeownership

2024

63.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 52.5% of the housing units in Kingston, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 50.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Kingston, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$55,347

Median Household Income

± $8,660

5.86k

Number of Households

± 590

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.86k households in Kingston, PA grew to $55,347 from the previous year's value of $53,885.

The following chart displays the households in Kingston, PA 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kingston, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2024 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2024, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0903% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (66.2%)
Worked At Home (13.1%)
Carpooled (10.1%)

In 2024, 66.2% of workers in Kingston, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.1%) and those who carpooled to work (10.1%).

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

21.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kingston, PA have a shorter commute time (21.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.24% of the workforce in Kingston, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Kingston, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kingston, PA have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kingston, PA (2.39k out of 13.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kingston, PA is White, followed by Black and Other.

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.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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