East Kingston vs Rifton

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

East Kingston and Rifton are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rifton has the higher population (462 vs 219 in East Kingston). East Kingston has the higher median household income ($69,306 vs $2,499 in Rifton). Rifton has the higher median home value ($232,500 vs $192,900 in East Kingston).

Population, income & housing

	East Kingston	Rifton
Population	219	462
Median age	40.4 yrs	58.7 yrs
Median household income	$69,306	$2,499
Median home value	$192,900	$232,500
Median gross rent	$1,069	—
Housing units	107	430
Homeownership rate	71.0%	82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	27.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Kingston	Rifton
Population	469 → 219 (-53.3%)	224 → 462 (+106.3%)
Median household income	$48,083 → $69,306 (+44.1%)	$107,804 → $2,499 (-97.7%)
Median home value	$134,200 → $192,900 (+43.7%)	$363,400 → $232,500 (-36.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,136 → $1,069 (-5.9%)	—

East Kingston

Population

469219

Median household income

$48,083$69,306

Median home value

$134,200$192,900

Median gross rent

$1,136$1,069

Rifton

Population

224462

Median household income

$107,804$2,499

Median home value

$363,400$232,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Kingston	Rifton
Under 5	6.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	5.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	24.7%	3.2%
35 to 44	3.7%	5.0%
45 to 54	23.3%	9.5%
55 to 64	12.3%	44.6%
65 to 74	12.3%	34.2%
75 and over	0.0%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Kingston	Rifton
White (non-Hispanic)	76.3%	76.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.8%	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino	16.9%	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Kingston	Rifton
No high school diploma	7.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	29.9%	16.2%
Some college or associate's	45.5%	56.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	19.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Kingston	Rifton
Drove alone	86.5%	74.5%
Carpooled	6.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	25.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Kingston	Rifton
1-unit, detached	100.0%	84.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	16.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Kingston	Rifton
Poverty rate	25.6%	44.6%
Average household size	2.05	1.19
Median year structure built	1938	1938