Kingston

Population: 1,557
Median household income: $86,712
Median home value: $380,200

Kingston is a community in Somerset County, New Jersey, home to 1,557 residents. Its median household income of $86,712 runs below the Somerset County figure of $135,960.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kingston's population grew 31.5% from 1,184 to 1,557, while its median home value rose 5.6% from $359,900 to $380,200.

The typical home was built around 1958. 2.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,557
Median age: 48.2 yrs
Median household income: $86,712
Median home value: $380,200
Median gross rent: $1,589
Housing units: 816
Homeownership rate: 65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 63.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1841,557

Median household income

$59,716$86,712

Median home value

$359,900$380,200

Median gross rent

$1,661$1,589

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,184	$59,716	$359,900	$1,661
2020	963	$59,716	$306,300	$1,644
2021	1,041	$61,645	$335,400	$1,646
2022	1,289	$73,571	$376,000	$1,576
2023	1,557	$86,712	$380,200	$1,589

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

Age distribution

Under 52.0%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 240.7%

25 to 347.6%

35 to 447.0%

45 to 5431.2%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 7417.1%

75 and over2.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	31	2.0%
5 to 17	301	19.3%
18 to 24	11	0.7%
25 to 34	118	7.6%
35 to 44	109	7.0%
45 to 54	486	31.2%
55 to 64	189	12.1%
65 to 74	267	17.1%
75 and over	45	2.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,280	82.2%
Black or African American	71	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	160	10.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	14	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	32	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate12.9%

Some college or associate's23.2%

Bachelor's degree30.4%

Graduate or professional degree33.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	157	12.9%
Some college or associate's	282	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	369	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	406	33.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone66.6%

Carpooled0.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle4.9%

Worked from home27.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	570	66.6%
Carpooled	3	0.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	1.1%
Bicycle	42	4.9%
Worked from home	232	27.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	106	17.0%
15 to 29 min	323	51.8%
30 to 44 min	60	9.6%
45 to 59 min	40	6.4%
60+ min	95	15.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 2.8% (43 of 1,557)

	Count	Share
Family households	387	50.4%
Nonfamily households	381	49.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	768	94.1%
Vacant	48	5.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	505	65.8%
Renter-occupied	263	34.2%

1-unit, detached63.2%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units10.7%

5 to 19 units24.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	516	63.2%
1-unit, attached	14	1.7%
2 to 4 units	87	10.7%
5 to 19 units	199	24.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3436930
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.87 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 40.3815, -74.6140