Kingston's Livability
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D+
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F
Job Market -
C
Diversity -
A
Crime -
A-
Commute -
B+
Education -
B-
Weather -
D+
Amenities
About Kingston, RI
Kingston, RI is located in Washington County in the state of Rhode Island.
The total City Population for Kingston is about 6,496 with about 1,589 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $398,348, which is roughly 32% higher than the Average Home Value of $272,097 for the state of Rhode Island, and roughly 53% higher than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $116,250, which is roughly 34% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $76,344 for the state of Rhode Island, and roughly 51% higher higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.45Male Population Estimate: 44.4%
Female Population Estimate: 55.6%
Median Age: 19.6
Male Median Age: 20.2
Female Median Age: 19.9
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:10.5%
Black:5.2%
Asian:3.1%
Other:1.3%
Indian:0.5%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Voting
![Jack Reed](/assets/images/politicians/senators/jack_reed.jpg)
![Sheldon Whitehouse](/assets/images/politicians/senators/sheldon_whitehouse.jpg)
![Dan McKee](/assets/images/politicians/governors/dan_mckee.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 39.2%
Libertarian: 1.13%
Other: 1.09%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Kingston specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Washington County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Washington County: About 75.1288 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Washington County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 74% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Kingston is about 12.6%.
Rhode Island is ranked #15 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 62.36 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 54.85The average living wage for the state of Rhode Island is $31.74/hr, while the states minimum wage is $11.50/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Rhode Island a minimum wage score of 74.72 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $3.89/hr, which gives Rhode Island a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 14.7 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Rhode Island is $260.23, resulting in a UI benefit score of 74.97 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Rhode Island does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Rhode Island does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Rhode Island does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Rhode Island does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
✓ Rhode Island does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ Rhode Island does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Rhode Island does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
✓ Rhode Island does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Rhode Island does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Rhode Island does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Rhode Island does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Rhode Island does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Rhode Island does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Rhode Island does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Rhode Island does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Rhode Island does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Rhode Island does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Rhode Island does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
- West Kingston, RI ( 1.58 mi. )
- Peace Dale, RI ( 1.92 mi. )
- South Kingstown, RI ( 2.20 mi. )
- Wakefield, RI ( 2.77 mi. )
- East Matunuck, RI ( 3.25 mi. )
- S Kingstown, RI ( 3.25 mi. )
- Slocum, RI ( 3.95 mi. )
- Narragansett, RI ( 4.26 mi. )
- Bonnet Shores, RI ( 5.32 mi. )
- Kenyon, RI ( 5.59 mi. )
- Saunderstown, RI ( 5.64 mi. )
- Shannock, RI ( 6.11 mi. )
- Matunuck, RI ( 6.69 mi. )
- Jerusalem, RI ( 6.70 mi. )
- Galilee, RI ( 6.71 mi. )
- Carolina, RI ( 7.02 mi. )
- North Kingstown, RI ( 7.27 mi. )
- Richmond, RI ( 7.30 mi. )
- Wickford, RI ( 7.63 mi. )
- Point Judith, RI ( 7.72 mi. )
- Jamestown, RI ( 8.09 mi. )
- Green Hill, RI ( 8.19 mi. )
- Exeter, RI ( 8.43 mi. )
- N Kingstown, RI ( 8.51 mi. )
- Wyoming, RI ( 9.06 mi. )
- Charlestown, RI ( 9.25 mi. )
- Wood River Junction, RI ( 9.25 mi. )
- Wood River Jt, RI ( 9.25 mi. )
- Davisville, RI ( 9.96 mi. )
- Newport, RI ( 10.53 mi. )
- Hope Valley, RI ( 10.55 mi. )
- East Greenwich, RI ( 11.25 mi. )
- NETC, RI ( 11.37 mi. )
- Hopkinton, RI ( 11.91 mi. )
- E Greenwich, RI ( 11.97 mi. )
- Rockville, RI ( 12.69 mi. )
- W Greenwich, RI ( 13.01 mi. )
- West Greenwich, RI ( 13.04 mi. )
- Middletown, RI ( 13.11 mi. )
- Bradford, RI ( 13.13 mi. )
- Ashaway, RI ( 13.94 mi. )
- Prudence Island, RI ( 14.17 mi. )
- Prudence Isl, RI ( 14.17 mi. )
- Portsmouth, RI ( 15.25 mi. )
- Escoheag, RI ( 15.36 mi. )
- W Warwick, RI ( 15.45 mi. )
- West Warwick, RI ( 15.53 mi. )
- Westerly, RI ( 15.75 mi. )
- Warwick, RI ( 16.71 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 02879, 02881 (2 Total Zip Codes)Latitude: 41.473800
Longitude: -71.523600
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 240.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 401