Hingham vs Kingston

A side-by-side comparison of Hingham and Kingston: population, income, housing, and more.

Hingham and Kingston are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kingston has the higher population (6,373 vs 5,343 in Hingham). Hingham has the higher median household income ($222,696 vs $130,179 in Kingston). Hingham has the higher median home value ($1,216,800 vs $529,400 in Kingston).

Population, income & housing

	Hingham	Kingston
Population	5,343	6,373
Median age	42.3 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$222,696	$130,179
Median home value	$1,216,800	$529,400
Median gross rent	$1,066	$1,298
Housing units	2,092	2,765
Homeownership rate	76.4%	82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	79.6%	47.6%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hingham	Kingston
Population	6,461 → 5,343 (-17.3%)	6,278 → 6,373 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$161,607 → $222,696 (+37.8%)	$90,754 → $130,179 (+43.4%)
Median home value	$889,700 → $1,216,800 (+36.8%)	$332,300 → $529,400 (+59.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,255 → $1,066 (-15.1%)	$1,185 → $1,298 (+9.5%)

Hingham

Population

6,4615,343

Median household income

$161,607$222,696

Median home value

$889,700$1,216,800

Median gross rent

$1,255$1,066

Kingston

Population

6,2786,373

Median household income

$90,754$130,179

Median home value

$332,300$529,400

Median gross rent

$1,185$1,298

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hingham	Kingston
Under 5	7.9%	2.7%
5 to 17	20.3%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.2%	5.4%
25 to 34	4.0%	10.2%
35 to 44	13.7%	12.6%
45 to 54	15.7%	19.5%
55 to 64	16.5%	9.5%
65 to 74	8.9%	15.2%
75 and over	5.7%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hingham	Kingston
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	94.4%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hingham	Kingston
No high school diploma	1.0%	1.2%
High school graduate	6.6%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	12.9%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	38.6%	28.2%
Graduate or professional degree	40.9%	19.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hingham	Kingston
Drove alone	50.9%	76.9%
Carpooled	1.8%	8.0%
Public transit	14.9%	4.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	30.8%	10.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hingham	Kingston
1-unit, detached	76.8%	77.2%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	6.7%
20 or more units	6.4%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Hingham	Kingston
Poverty rate	6.6%	2.7%
Average household size	2.69	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	38	41
Median year structure built	1938	1962