Kingston, PA Demographic Data
Kingston, PA Summary
Kingston is located in Luzerne County in Pennsylvania
- Population: 13,180
- Area: 2.21 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.13 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.08 sq. miles
- Population Density: 5,969.20 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 541.34 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Kingston, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
6,949
54%
50.8
Male
6,047
47%
49.2
Total Population
12,996
323,128,000
Kingston, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
517
4.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
489
3.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
589
4.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
800
6.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
616
4.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,748
13.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,547
11.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,866
14.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,127
8.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
856
6.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,429
11.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
949
7.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
463
3.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
10,868
83.6%
77.2
Female
6,010
55.3%
51.3
Male
4,858
44.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
10,524
81.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,350
25.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,841
21.9%
15.2
Female
1,852
65.2%
55.8
Male
989
34.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Kingston, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
12,775
98.3%
96.8
White
11,675
89.8%
72.6
Black or African American
695
5.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
78
0.6%
0.8
Asian
269
2.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
48
0.4%
1.2
Chinese
111
0.9%
1.3
Filipino
12
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
12
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
23
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
63
0.5%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
58
0.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
221
1.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
610
4.7%
17.8
Mexican
110
0.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
191
1.5%
1.7
Cuban
11
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
298
2.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
12,386
95.3%
82.2
Kingston, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
157
1.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
520
5.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,917
29.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,108
21.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
980
9.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,926
19.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,377
13.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
677
6.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
9,308
93.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,303
33.1%
31.2
Kingston, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,085
35.8%
33.7%
Now Married
4,518
39.6%
47.5
Divorced
1,554
13.6%
11.0%
Separated
214
1.9%
2.0
Widowed
1,030
9.0
5.8%
Kingston, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
11,512
92.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
967
7.7%
21.6%
Spanish
495
4.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
270
2.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
183
1.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
19
0.2%
1.1%
Kingston, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
474
8.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
434
7.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
654
11.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
642
11.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
819
14.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,049
17.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
688
11.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
694
11.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
224
3.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
171
2.9%
6.4
Median household income
47,840
57,617
Per capita income
30,673
31,128
Kingston, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
36
0.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
628
10.0%
9.8
Construction
263
4.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,019
32.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
455
7.3%
6.6
Information
61
1.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
645
10.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
254
4.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
616
9.8%
11.4
Public administration
351
5.6%
4.6
Retail trade
668
10.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
187
3.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
88
1.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
275
4.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,627
41.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
686
10.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,660
26.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,023
16.3%
18.1%
Kingston, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
6,158
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,779
77.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
750
12.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
96
1.6%
5.1
Walked
216
3.5%
2.7
Other means
71
1.2%
1.8
Worked at home
246
4.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.7
26.6
Kingston, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
779
13.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,560
43.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,752
30.0%
37.1
3 or more
758
13.0%
21.0
Kingston, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,849
88.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,969
50.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,880
49.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
745
11.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.8
0.0%
2.5
Kingston, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,594
1 room
211
3.2%
2.4
2 rooms
106
1.6%
2.7
3 rooms
684
10.4%
9.1
4 rooms
813
12.3%
16.5
5 rooms
944
14.3%
19.8
6 rooms
1,499
22.7%
17.8
7 rooms
765
11.6%
12.0
8 rooms
729
11.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
843
12.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Kingston, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,594
1-unit, detached
3,295
50.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
974
14.8%
5.9
2-units
760
11.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
433
6.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
375
5.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
236
3.6%
4.4
20 or more units
517
7.8%
9.0
Mobile home
4
0.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Kingston, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,457
37.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
865
13.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
999
15.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
604
9.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,246
18.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
248
3.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
75
1.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
89
1.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
11
0.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Kingston, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
4,300
73.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
35
0.6%
4.7
Electricity
1,256
21.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
239
4.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
7
0.1%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
7
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
5
0.1%
1.1
Kingston, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,858
47295100.0
Less than $500
19
1.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
41
2.2%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
75
4.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
184
9.9%
11.8%
$500 to $999
373
20.1%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
434
23.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
732
39.4%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
874
47.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
285
15.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
123
6.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
128
6.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
448
24.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Kingston, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,741
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
21
0.8%
11.9%
Less than $500
510
18.6%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
525
19.2%
28.3%
$500 to $999
1,685
61.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
139
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
765
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
573
21.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
448
16.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
308
11.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
310
11.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
168
6.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
861
32.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
212
0.0%
0.0%
Kingston, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,969
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
108
3.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
625
21.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,174
39.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
389
13.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
503
16.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
118
4.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
52
1.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
130,400
205,000
