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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Kingston is $35,057, which is about the same as the state average of $36,441 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Kingston median household income is $76,833, which has grown by 58.07% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 34.34% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Kingston residents spend 34.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 28.8 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #119

Kingston, MA	35,057 USD
Massachusetts	36,441 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Kingston, MA	40,408 USD
Massachusetts	37,436 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Kingston, MA	50,777 USD
Massachusetts	44,611 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Kingston, MA	32,052 USD
Massachusetts	31,498 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #77

Kingston, MA	76,833 USD
Massachusetts	67,846 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Kingston, MA	89,785 USD
Massachusetts	92,850 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #24

Kingston, MA	58.07%
Massachusetts	34.34%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Kingston, MA		Massachusetts		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	25.36%	$13,191, see rank	25.58%	$18,740	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	23.69%	$18,691, see rank	28.46%	$17,313	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.80%	$3,764, see rank	3.04%	$4,688	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.14%	$35,693, see rank	15.99%	$25,440	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Kingston, MA	84,653 USD
Massachusetts	86,132 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Kingston, MA	96,580 USD
Massachusetts	111,411 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Kingston, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
White	$75,000, see rank	$72,181	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Kingston, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
25 to 44	$86,148, see rank	$76,699	$58,398
45 to 64	$79,583, see rank	$84,099	$65,027
65 or over	$42,981, see rank	$39,550	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Kingston, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,996, see rank	5,427,407	248,775,628
Male¹	2,411, 48.26%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,758, 72.92%, see rank	72.18%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,758, 72.92%, see rank	72.03%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,564, 88.96%, see rank	90.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	194, 11.04%, see rank	9.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	653, 27.08%, see rank	27.82%	30.72%
Female¹	2,585, 51.74%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,866, 72.19%, see rank	63.35%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,866, 72.19%, see rank	63.33%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,747, 93.62%, see rank	92.33%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	119, 6.38%, see rank	7.67%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	719, 27.81%, see rank	36.65%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Kingston, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,273, 100%	3,284,998	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,825, 86.31%, see rank	71.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	114, 3.48%, see rank	7.75%	9.59%
Public Transportation	121, 3.70%, see rank	9.47%	5.06%
Walked	3, 0.09%, see rank	4.74%	2.78%
Other Means	19, 0.58%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	191, 5.84%, see rank	4.44%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Kingston, MA	34.1 minutes
Massachusetts	28.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Kingston, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,311	3,354,036	143,435,233
Male¹	1,564, 47.24%, see rank	50.64%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	769, 49.17%, see rank	40.81%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	296, 18.93%, see rank	15.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	122, 7.80%, see rank	17.54%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	110, 7.03%, see rank	8.21%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	236, 15.09%, see rank	13.12%	17.94%
Female¹	1,747, 52.76%, see rank	49.36%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	745, 42.64%, see rank	47.07%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	419, 23.98%, see rank	19.75%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	420, 24.04%, see rank	28.35%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	163, 9.33%, see rank	4.29%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Kingston, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,311, 100%	3,354,036	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	9, 0.27%, see rank	0.41%	1.96%
Construction	235, 7.10%, see rank	5.40%	6.17%
Manufacturing	215, 6.49%, see rank	9.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	38, 1.15%, see rank	2.42%	2.75%
Retail Trade	424, 12.81%, see rank	10.84%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	122, 3.68%, see rank	3.61%	4.93%
Information	119, 3.59%, see rank	2.36%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	273, 8.25%, see rank	7.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	279, 8.43%, see rank	13.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	841, 25.40%, see rank	27.87%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	361, 10.90%, see rank	8.61%	9.49%
Public Administration	229, 6.92%, see rank	4.06%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	166, 5.01%, see rank	4.44%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Kingston, MA	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population in Poverty	225	3.72%, see rank	11.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	34	1.96%, see rank	8.26%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.