Kingston vs Narragansett Pier

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

Kingston and Narragansett Pier are places in Rhode Island. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kingston has the higher population (6,953 vs 3,080 in Narragansett Pier). Kingston has the higher median household income ($82,143 vs $79,683 in Narragansett Pier). Narragansett Pier has the higher median home value ($771,800 vs $493,500 in Kingston).

Population, income & housing

	Kingston	Narragansett Pier
Population	6,953	3,080
Median age	19.6 yrs	56.4 yrs
Median household income	$82,143	$79,683
Median home value	$493,500	$771,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,721
Housing units	719	2,383
Homeownership rate	78.2%	59.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	82.0%	57.5%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kingston	Narragansett Pier
Population	6,513 → 6,953 (+6.8%)	3,594 → 3,080 (-14.3%)
Median household income	$96,775 → $82,143 (-15.1%)	$58,875 → $79,683 (+35.3%)
Median home value	$355,900 → $493,500 (+38.7%)	$542,200 → $771,800 (+42.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,179 → $1,568 (+33.0%)	$1,328 → $1,721 (+29.6%)

Kingston

Population

6,5136,953

Median household income

$96,775$82,143

Median home value

$355,900$493,500

Median gross rent

$1,179$1,568

Narragansett Pier

Population

3,5943,080

Median household income

$58,875$79,683

Median home value

$542,200$771,800

Median gross rent

$1,328$1,721

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kingston	Narragansett Pier
Under 5	0.8%	2.2%
5 to 17	6.3%	5.9%
18 to 24	76.9%	13.9%
25 to 34	1.5%	14.5%
35 to 44	3.0%	4.2%
45 to 54	5.8%	8.2%
55 to 64	1.8%	23.2%
65 to 74	1.4%	15.4%
75 and over	2.5%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kingston	Narragansett Pier
White (non-Hispanic)	81.8%	89.7%
Black or African American	4.3%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.4%
Asian	2.6%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kingston	Narragansett Pier
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.9%
High school graduate	7.5%	19.2%
Some college or associate's	10.5%	20.4%
Bachelor's degree	34.3%	25.6%
Graduate or professional degree	47.7%	31.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kingston	Narragansett Pier
Drove alone	45.9%	68.9%
Carpooled	5.3%	8.0%
Public transit	1.5%	3.6%
Walked	35.8%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	16.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kingston	Narragansett Pier
1-unit, detached	81.4%	59.1%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	15.3%	16.4%
20 or more units	1.7%	8.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Kingston	Narragansett Pier
Poverty rate	3.1%	14.4%
Average household size	2.70	1.87
Mean commute (minutes)	16	23
Median year structure built	1976	1973