Population: 5,446
Males: 2,460 (45.2%), Females: 2,986 (54.8%)
Washington County
Median resident age: 19.9 years
Median household income: $56,159
Median house value: $173,400
Races in Kingston:
- White Non-Hispanic (84.2%)
- Hispanic (4.6%)
- Black (3.5%)
- Other race (2.4%)
- Other Asian (2.2%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
- American Indian (2.1%)
- Chinese (0.7%)
- Asian Indian (0.7%)
- Korean (0.6%)
Ancestries: Irish (19.8%), Italian (18.9%), English (12.4%), French (7.1%), German (5.8%), Polish (5.8%).
Elevation: 252 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Kingston
- High school or higher: 94.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 54.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 27.1%
- Unemployed: 25.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Kingston CDP
- Never married: 63.8%
- Now married: 32.2%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 1.6%
- Divorced: 2.0%
9.3% Foreign born (4.7% Asia, 2.2% Europe, 1.2% Latin America).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Kingston:
- SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL INC (about 4 miles; WAKEFIELD, RI)
- NEWPORT HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; NEWPORT, RI)
- KENT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; WARWICK, RI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kingston:
- THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 18 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; Abbreviation: PVD)
- GROTON-NEW LONDON (about 37 miles; GROTON NEW LONDON, CT; Abbreviation: GON)
- WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 60 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Abbreviation: ORH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kingston:
- RICHMOND (about 7 miles; WEST KINGSTON, RI; Abbreviation: 08R)
- QUONSET STATE (about 12 miles; NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI; Abbreviation: OQU)
- NEWPORT STATE (about 19 miles; NEWPORT, RI; Abbreviation: UUU)
Amtrak station near Kingston:
- 3 miles: KINGSTON (WEST KINGSTON, FAIRGROUNDS RD.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Kingston:
- UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND (Full-time enrollment: 11,759; Public; Website: www.uri.edu/; Offers Doctor’s degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Kingston:
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND (about 17 miles; WARWICK, RI; Full-time enrollment: 8,650)
- NEW ENGLAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 17 miles; WARWICK, RI; Full-time enrollment: 2,419)
- ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; BRISTOL, RI; Full-time enrollment: 3,007)
- JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; Providence, RI; Full-time enrollment: 8,218)
- RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (about 25 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
- BROWN UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; Full-time enrollment: 7,460)
- RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE (about 26 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; Full-time enrollment: 6,208)
Public primary/middle school in Kingston:
- THE FARM SCHOOL (Students: 9; Location: 25 WEST INDEPENDENCE WAY; Grades: 01 – 12)
Private primary/middle school in Kingston:
- FIRST STEP AT KINGSTON (Students: 68; Location: 25 WEST INDEPENDENCE WAY; Grades: PK – KG)