Kingston's Livability
-
A
Affordability -
D
Housing -
B
Job Market -
F
Diversity -
C+
Crime -
B-
Commute -
D+
Education -
B-
Weather -
D-
Amenities
About Kingston, WV
Kingston, WV is located in Fayette County in the state of West Virginia.
The total City Population for Kingston is about 2,139 with about 1 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $99,100, which is roughly 4% higher than the Average Home Value of $94,810 for the state of West Virginia, and roughly 54% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $26,935, which is roughly 33% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $40,347 for the state of West Virginia, and roughly 59% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.42Male Population Estimate: 48.9%
Female Population Estimate: 51.1%
Median Age: 42.4
Male Median Age: 42.3
Female Median Age: 42.5
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:5.4%
Indian:1.2%
Hispanic:0.5%
Asian:0.2%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Other:0.1%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 30.03%
Libertarian: 0.94%
Green: 0.36%
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 Fayette County: About 7.76709 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Fayette County: About 277.758 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Fayette County is about 49% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 3% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
West Virginia is ranked #33 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 33.11 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 37.99The average living wage for the state of West Virginia is $30/hr, while the states minimum wage is $8.75/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives West Virginia a minimum wage score of 38.01 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.62/hr, which gives West Virginia a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 9.7 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for West Virginia is $192.50, resulting in a UI benefit score of 40.09 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X West Virginia does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ West Virginia does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X West Virginia does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X West Virginia does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X West Virginia does provide some form of paid family leave.
X West Virginia does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X West Virginia does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X West Virginia does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X West Virginia does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X West Virginia does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ West Virginia does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ West Virginia does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X West Virginia does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X West Virginia does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ West Virginia does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ West Virginia does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ West Virginia does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X West Virginia does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
A global organization that fights inequality to end poverty and injustice.
Nearby Location
- Artie, WV ( 4.13 mi. )
- Mahan, WV ( 4.37 mi. )
- Clear Creek, WV ( 4.52 mi. )
- Dothan, WV ( 4.52 mi. )
- Kincaid, WV ( 4.72 mi. )
- Pax, WV ( 4.92 mi. )
- Page, WV ( 5.60 mi. )
- Wriston, WV ( 6.15 mi. )
- Carbon, WV ( 6.37 mi. )
- Ameagle, WV ( 6.43 mi. )
- Burnwell, WV ( 6.67 mi. )
- Decota, WV ( 7.02 mi. )
- Colcord, WV ( 7.49 mi. )
- Beards Fork, WV ( 7.53 mi. )
- Scarbro, WV ( 7.69 mi. )
- Dorothy, WV ( 8.03 mi. )
- Summerlee, WV ( 8.12 mi. )
- Whittaker, WV ( 8.27 mi. )
- Newtown, WV ( 8.32 mi. )
- Powellton, WV ( 8.37 mi. )
- Kayford, WV ( 8.53 mi. )
- Hilltop, WV ( 8.61 mi. )
- Kilsyth, WV ( 8.80 mi. )
- Glen Jean, WV ( 8.85 mi. )
- Mount Hope, WV ( 8.86 mi. )
- Redstar, WV ( 9.00 mi. )
- Bradley, WV ( 9.13 mi. )
- Lochgelly, WV ( 9.26 mi. )
- Robson, WV ( 9.44 mi. )
- Harvey, WV ( 9.45 mi. )
- Oak Hill, WV ( 9.66 mi. )
- Leewood, WV ( 10.22 mi. )
- Boy Scouts Of America, WV ( 10.46 mi. )
- Deep Water, WV ( 10.60 mi. )
- Prosperity, WV ( 10.98 mi. )
- Garrison, WV ( 11.11 mi. )
- East Beckley, WV ( 11.16 mi. )
- Charlton Heights, WV ( 11.18 mi. )
- Eskdale, WV ( 11.20 mi. )
- Minden, WV ( 11.22 mi. )
- Alloy, WV ( 11.44 mi. )
- Kimberly, WV ( 11.54 mi. )
- Charlton Hgts, WV ( 11.59 mi. )
- Dry Creek, WV ( 11.70 mi. )
- Mount Carbon, WV ( 11.80 mi. )
- Arnett, WV ( 11.86 mi. )
- Beckwith, WV ( 11.88 mi. )
- Ohley, WV ( 12.10 mi. )
- Boomer, WV ( 12.18 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 25083Latitude: 37.973700
Longitude: -81.304600
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 1721.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 304, 681