2024 population: 182,977 ( 1,144 from 2020)
Land area: 1124.2 square miles
Population density: 162.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	138,562	75.73%	2.1%
Black:	11,316	6.18%	5.2%
Indian:	388	0.21%	8.5%
Asian:	4,441	2.43%	20.0%
2+ races:	4,668	2.55%	9.0%
Hispanic:	23,602	12.90%	12.0%

Total non-White:	44,415	24.27%	10.4%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,481	8.9
Deaths:	8,416	11.6
Net Migration:	1,303	1.8
Net Immigration:	1,980	2.7

Change in White population:	-3,036	-1.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,180	2.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
181,833
141,598	77.87%
10,758	5.92%
424	0.23%
3,702	2.04%
4,283	2.36%
21,068	11.59%
40,235	22.13%

2010
182,493
149,099	81.70%
9,982	5.47%
414	0.23%
3,089	1.69%
3,656	2.00%
15,909	8.72%
33,394	18.30%

2000
177,749
152,064	85.55%
9,044	5.09%
359	0.20%
2,214	1.25%
2,737	1.54%
10,941	6.16%
25,685	14.45%

1990
165,304
149,544	90.47%
6,844	4.14%
513	0.31%
1,907	1.15%
n/a
6,496	3.93%
15,760	9.53%

1980
158,158
146,049	92.34%
6,140	3.88%
231	0.15%
810	0.51%
n/a
4,768	3.01%
12,109	7.66%

1970
141,241
133,682	94.65%
5,130	3.63%
88	0.06%
352	0.25%
n/a
1,739	1.23%
7,559	5.35%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
14,405	7.9
15,544	8.5
-6,207	-3.4
2,456	1.3

-7,501	-4.1
6,841	3.7

Number	Rate
2000's
16,887	9.5
14,309	8.1
632	0.4
1,618	0.9

-2,965	-1.7
7,709	4.3

Number	Rate
1990's
21,134	12.8
15,886	9.6
-4,051	-2.5
1,194	0.7

2,520	1.5
9,925	6.0

Number	Rate
1980's
21,878	13.8
15,526	9.8
2,245	1.4
n/a

3,495	2.2
3,651	2.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
10,918	7.7
n/a

12,367	8.8
4,550	3.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Kingston, NY Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
44.2
31,525	17.2%
151,452	82.8%
37,270	20.4%

72,265
2.34

42,609	59.0%
31,483	73.9%
3,607	8.5%
29,656	41.0%

2010
Number	Percent
42.0
36,816	20.2%
145,677	79.8%
27,044	14.8%

71,049
2.40

44,379	62.5%
32,679	73.6%
4,514	10.2%
26,670	37.5%

2000
Number	Percent
38.1
41,576	23.4%
136,173	76.6%
23,677	13.3%

67,501
2.47

43,790	64.9%
33,929	77.5%
4,265	9.7%
23,711	35.1%

1990
Number	Percent
34.4
38,581	23.3%
126,723	76.7%
21,561	13.0%

60,639
2.58

42,374	69.9%
34,635	81.7%
2,965	7.0%
18,265	30.1%

1980
Number	Percent
31.8
42,442	26.8%
115,716	73.2%
20,497	13.0%

55,853
2.72

40,442	72.4%
33,680	83.3%
3,033	7.5%
15,411	27.6%

2022 Housing Data for Kingston, NY Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,998	5.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,989	4.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,586	3.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,394	3.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,746	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,441	3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,182	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,740	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,962	2.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,206	5.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,269	10.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,858	10.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,591	10.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,485	7.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,909	9.6%
$200,000 or more	8,909	12.3%

Median Household Income	77,197
Per Capita Income	43,168

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	116

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,384	4.7%
Public Assistance	1,731	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,871	10.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	70,790	68.1%
Unemployed	3,693	3.6%
In Armed Forces	37	0.0%

Total Labor Force	74,520	71.7%
Not in Labor Force	29,457	28.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	26,284	22,947	53.4%
Non-Profit	2,914	6,801	30.0%
Self-Employed	7,247	4,880	59.8%

Local Government	3,822	4,949	43.6%
State Government	2,735	2,545	51.8%
Federal Government	741	401	64.9%

Total Private + Self	33,531	27,827	54.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	10,212	14,696	41.0%
Total	43,743	42,523	50.7%

Pct. Govt.	17.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	12,783	14.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	16,116	18.6%
Professional, Technical	23,612	27.3%
Service Occupations	16,982	19.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	327	0.4%
All others	17,000	19.7%

White Collar		60.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	14,358	16.6%
Educational services	10,518	12.2%
Retail trade	9,839	11.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	6,209	7.2%
Construction	6,191	7.2%
Accommodation and food services	5,977	6.9%
Manufacturing	5,300	6.1%
Public administration	5,043	5.8%
Other services	3,967	4.6%
Finance and insurance	3,752	4.3%
Transportation and warehousing	3,420	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,514	2.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,406	2.8%
Information	2,079	2.4%
Wholesale trade	1,501	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,460	1.7%
Utilities	1,030	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	657	0.8%
Management	151	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	121	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,652	2.00%
Puerto Rican	8,113	4.45%
Cuban	1,394	0.77%
Dominican	1,529	0.84%

Total Central American	1,957	1.07%
Costa Rican	40	0.02%
Guatemalan	348	0.19%
Honduran	136	0.07%
Nicaraguan	17	0.01%
Panamanian	60	0.03%
Salvadoran	1,356	0.74%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,855	1.02%
Argentinean	101	0.06%
Bolivian	44	0.02%
Chilean	179	0.10%
Colombian	702	0.39%
Ecuadorian	345	0.19%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	290	0.16%
Uruguayan	70	0.04%
Venezuelan	124	0.07%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,654	0.91%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	913	0.50%
Vietnamese	710	0.39%
Indian	543	0.30%
Korean	288	0.16%
Filipino	272	0.15%
Bangladeshi	195	0.11%
Japanese	162	0.09%
Thai	42	0.02%
Taiwanese	32	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	154,398	88.5%
Spanish	10,872	6.2%
Other Indo-European	2,839	1.6%
German, other Germanic	1,087	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	951	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	862	0.5%
Chinese	740	0.4%
Vietnamese	715	0.4%
Other	599	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	35,403	19.4%
Italian	29,865	16.4%
German	26,800	14.7%
English	15,000	8.2%
American	10,183	5.6%
Polish	9,064	5.0%
Dutch	4,999	2.7%
French	4,385	2.4%
Scottish	3,287	1.8%
Russian	3,171	1.7%
European	2,965	1.6%
Jamaican	2,257	1.2%
Hungarian	1,971	1.1%
Ukrainian	1,745	1.0%
Greek	1,559	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	176,742	97.0%
Not a citizen	5,411	3.0%

Native	168,010	92.2%
Foreign-born	14,143	7.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,403	2.5%	8,038	6.0%	37,960	28.3%	36,970	27.6%	26,089	19.5%	21,630	16.1%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,403	2.5%
9-12 Years	8,038	6.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	37,960	28.3%
Some College	36,970	27.6%
Bach. Degree	26,089	19.5%
Grad Degree	21,630	16.1%
Average years of education: 13.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	169,328	163,128	6,200	3.7%
1991	169,686	159,592	10,094	5.9%
1992	167,758	156,408	11,350	6.8%
1993	166,552	154,174	12,378	7.4%
1994	161,458	150,852	10,606	6.6%
1995	156,912	148,384	8,528	5.4%
1996	155,672	148,636	7,036	4.5%
1997	162,006	155,290	6,716	4.1%
1998	164,982	159,220	5,762	3.5%
1999	167,158	161,272	5,886	3.5%

2000	176,562	170,310	6,252	3.5%
2001	176,446	169,746	6,700	3.8%
2002	181,586	173,506	8,080	4.4%
2003	182,658	174,216	8,442	4.6%
2004	182,310	173,334	8,976	4.9%
2005	183,518	175,518	8,000	4.4%
2006	185,168	177,506	7,662	4.1%
2007	180,628	172,910	7,718	4.3%
2008	180,036	170,334	9,702	5.4%
2009	179,956	165,852	14,104	7.8%

2010	187,358	172,472	14,886	7.9%
2011	182,834	168,376	14,458	7.9%
2012	181,828	166,564	15,264	8.4%
2013	180,498	167,270	13,228	7.3%
2014	175,766	165,662	10,104	5.7%
2015	176,386	167,846	8,540	4.8%
2016	176,378	168,444	7,934	4.5%
2017	175,906	167,938	7,968	4.5%
2018	176,302	169,436	6,866	3.9%
2019	175,012	168,704	6,308	3.6%

2020	172,372	158,570	13,802	8.0%
2021	174,694	166,498	8,196	4.7%
2022	175,234	169,706	5,528	3.2%
2023	177,212	171,104	6,108	3.4%
2024	174,370	168,164	6,206	3.6%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	85,916
Median Value	$288,400

Occupied	72,265	84.1%
Vacant	13,651	15.9%

Owned	49,975	69.2%
Rented	22,290	30.8%
Median Rent	$1,269

Single-Family Units	62,020	72.2%
Detached	59,351	69.1%
Attached	2,669	3.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7,859	9.1%
Mobile Homes	5,011	5.8%

Kingston, NY Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Kingston, NY Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Kingston, NY Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Kingston, NY Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Kingston, NY Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Kingston, NY Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Kingston, NY Metro Area