Kingston vs Markesan

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

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

Markesan has the higher population (1,276 vs 283 in Kingston). Kingston has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $61,250 in Markesan). Markesan has the higher median home value ($147,800 vs $133,600 in Kingston).

Population, income & housing

	Kingston	Markesan
Population	283	1,276
Median age	59.7 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$61,250
Median home value	$133,600	$147,800
Median gross rent	$750	$479
Housing units	122	626
Homeownership rate	89.8%	75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kingston	Markesan
Population	369 → 283 (-23.3%)	1,284 → 1,276 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$42,969 → $66,250 (+54.2%)	$54,609 → $61,250 (+12.2%)
Median home value	$108,100 → $133,600 (+23.6%)	$113,000 → $147,800 (+30.8%)
Median gross rent	$715 → $750 (+4.9%)	$705 → $479 (-32.1%)

Kingston

Population

369283

Median household income

$42,969$66,250

Median home value

$108,100$133,600

Median gross rent

$715$750

Markesan

Population

1,2841,276

Median household income

$54,609$61,250

Median home value

$113,000$147,800

Median gross rent

$705$479

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kingston	Markesan
Under 5	1.4%	6.1%
5 to 17	12.0%	14.8%
18 to 24	2.5%	5.2%
25 to 34	5.7%	7.8%
35 to 44	12.7%	11.8%
45 to 54	13.8%	12.0%
55 to 64	16.3%	17.3%
65 to 74	21.6%	10.3%
75 and over	14.1%	14.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kingston	Markesan
White (non-Hispanic)	99.3%	84.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.9%
Two or more races	0.7%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kingston	Markesan
No high school diploma	6.7%	10.1%
High school graduate	57.1%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.0%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kingston	Markesan
Drove alone	80.4%	81.5%
Carpooled	5.9%	8.7%
Public transit	2.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.0%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	4.0%
Other means	3.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kingston	Markesan
1-unit, detached	99.2%	75.9%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Kingston	Markesan
Poverty rate	4.6%	21.5%
Average household size	2.62	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	33	24
Median year structure built	1952	1959