About Kingston

Kingston is a somewhat small town located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 6,101 people and just one neighborhood, Kingston is the 74th largest community in Oklahoma.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Kingston is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.1% of the Kingston workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Kingston is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kingston who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.71%), sales jobs (10.67%), and management occupations (7.07%).

Kingston is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.

Being a small town, Kingston does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Kingston Information and Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Kingston is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 14.96%: just 10.92% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Kingston in 2000 was $15,877, which is upper middle income relative to Oklahoma, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $63,508 for a family of four.

Kingston is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Kingston home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Kingston is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Kingston include English, German, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Kingston is English. Some people also speak Spanish.