Kingston

Population: 6,373
Median household income: $130,179
Median home value: $529,400

Kingston is a community in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, home to 6,373 residents. At $130,179, its median household income sits above Plymouth County's $109,698.

From 2019 to 2023, Kingston's population grew 1.5% from 6,278 to 6,373, while its median home value rose 59.3% from $332,300 to $529,400.

77.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1962.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,373
Median age: 46.3 yrs
Median household income: $130,179
Median home value: $529,400
Median gross rent: $1,298
Housing units: 2,765
Homeownership rate: 82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,278	$90,754	$332,300	$1,185
2020	6,750	$98,304	$371,900	$1,082
2021	6,013	$115,563	$400,800	$1,373
2022	6,090	$124,048	$468,800	$1,398
2023	6,373	$130,179	$529,400	$1,298

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5419.5%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 7415.2%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	172	2.7%
5 to 17	1,123	17.6%
18 to 24	346	5.4%
25 to 34	650	10.2%
35 to 44	805	12.6%
45 to 54	1,243	19.5%
55 to 64	603	9.5%
65 to 74	971	15.2%
75 and over	460	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,016	94.4%
Black or African American	46	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	144	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	164	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.2%

High school graduate25.0%

Some college or associate's26.1%

Bachelor's degree28.2%

Graduate or professional degree19.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	58	1.2%
High school graduate	1,184	25.0%
Some college or associate's	1,236	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,335	28.2%
Graduate or professional degree	919	19.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 41 min

Drove alone76.9%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit4.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,907	76.9%
Carpooled	302	8.0%
Public transit	152	4.0%
Walked	17	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	402	10.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	414	12.3%
15 to 29 min	765	22.6%
30 to 44 min	985	29.2%
45 to 59 min	292	8.6%
60+ min	922	27.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 2.7% (173 of 6,317)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,703	64.2%
Nonfamily households	951	35.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,654	96.0%
Vacant	111	4.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,181	82.2%
Renter-occupied	473	17.8%

1-unit, detached77.2%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units6.7%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,135	77.2%
1-unit, attached	111	4.0%
2 to 4 units	237	8.6%
5 to 19 units	184	6.7%
20 or more units	41	1.5%
Mobile home & other	57	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2533185
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.81 sq mi
Water area: 1.47 sq mi
Center point: 41.9962, -70.7215