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Kingston is an unincorporated village in the town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island in the United States. The area known as Kingston is about 1.6 square miles in size, with a population of slightly over 5,000 . Kingston sits at 252 feet above sea level at Latitude: 41.48 N, Longitude: 71.53 W. Kingston is the home of the University of Rhode Island and the Kingston Azalea Gardens. West Kingston is located on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor with the historic 120 year old Kingston Station. The village was originally called Little Rest, but was renamed Kingston in 1826. It was the county seat for Washington County from 1752 until 1894. Kingston's architecture recalls its heyday as the county seat. Several of Kingston's historic buildings have been converted to new uses. The Kingston Free Library was once the county court house; the Rhode Island General Assembly met there in from 1754 until 1852. At the Little Rest court house in March 1790, Rhode Islander's rejected voting on the...more

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Among the most common occupations in Kingston are Management, professional, and related occupations, 26%. Sales and office occupations, 23%. and Service occupations, 19%. Approximately 42 percent of workers in Kingston, Rhode Island work for companies, 30 percent work for the government and 3 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Kingston Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, physical therapy jobs, occupational therapy jobs, occupational therapist jobs, project manager jobs and financial advisor jobs.

The leading industries in Kingston, Rhode Island are Educational, health and social services, 29%; Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 16%; and Retail trade, 9%. Simply Hired's Kingston job listings indicate that the following industries in Kingston are hiring the most workers: Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Misc Store Retailers, Commercial Banking and Mortgage Banking.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Kingston, Rhode Island is $38,602, and the median income of households in Kingston was $56,159.

Kingston has an unemployment rate of 25.1%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Kingston Trends data, the number of Kingston, Rhode Island jobs has increased by 8% since May 2008.

Population of Kingston Total population 5,446 Male 45.17% Female 54.83% Median age 19.9     Kingston Housing Owner-occupied homes 65.0% Median cost of a home $173,400 Median mortgage payment $774 Renter-occupied homes 35.0% Vacant housing 5.0% Median monthly rent $591     Average Income Median for all male full-time $47,396 Median for all female full-time $29,808     Household Income Less than $10,000 7% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 6% $25,000 to $34,999 7% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 25% $75,000 to $99,999 14% $100,000 to $149,999 12% $150,000 to $199,999 4% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 3% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3% High school graduate 13% Some college, no degree 21% Associate's degree 5% Bachelor's degree 28% Graduate degree 27%     Marital Status Never married 64% Currently married 32% Separated 0% Widowed 2% Divorced 2%     Race White 88% Black or African American 4% Asian 5% Other 4%     Kingston Commute Carpool 6.4% Public transportation 0.5% Average travel time 14 minutes

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