Kingston vs Watkins

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

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

Watkins has the higher population (797 vs 206 in Kingston). Kingston has the higher median household income ($100,278 vs $50,875 in Watkins). Kingston has the higher median home value ($218,300 vs $136,800 in Watkins).

Population, income & housing

	Kingston	Watkins
Population	206	797
Median age	32.0 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$100,278	$50,875
Median home value	$218,300	$136,800
Median gross rent	$534	$760
Housing units	76	398
Homeownership rate	85.5%	64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.9%	6.7%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kingston	Watkins
Population	209 → 206 (-1.4%)	944 → 797 (-15.6%)
Median household income	$60,000 → $100,278 (+67.1%)	$41,333 → $50,875 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$120,600 → $218,300 (+81.0%)	$99,700 → $136,800 (+37.2%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $534 (-11.0%)	$492 → $760 (+54.5%)

Kingston

Population

209206

Median household income

$60,000$100,278

Median home value

$120,600$218,300

Median gross rent

$600$534

Watkins

Population

944797

Median household income

$41,333$50,875

Median home value

$99,700$136,800

Median gross rent

$492$760

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kingston	Watkins
Under 5	12.6%	3.9%
5 to 17	21.4%	19.8%
18 to 24	6.3%	6.6%
25 to 34	18.9%	13.0%
35 to 44	19.9%	11.9%
45 to 54	4.4%	18.2%
55 to 64	4.9%	8.7%
65 to 74	8.7%	7.5%
75 and over	2.9%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kingston	Watkins
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	92.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.0%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kingston	Watkins
No high school diploma	4.1%	12.1%
High school graduate	33.3%	44.5%
Some college or associate's	53.7%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kingston	Watkins
Drove alone	96.9%	77.3%
Carpooled	3.1%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kingston	Watkins
1-unit, detached	86.8%	60.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	13.2%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	17.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	14.1%

Poverty & households

	Kingston	Watkins
Poverty rate	1.5%	8.1%
Average household size	2.71	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	31	22
Median year structure built	1952	1975