North Kingstown is a medium-sized coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Rhode Island. With a population of 26,326 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, North Kingstown is the 14th largest community in Rhode Island.

North Kingstown is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.30% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, North Kingstown is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in North Kingstown who work in sales jobs (14.20%), office and administrative support jobs (13.35%), and management occupations (12.89%).

Also of interest is that North Kingstown has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, North Kingstown is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, North Kingstown is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making North Kingstown a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, North Kingstown has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, North Kingstown's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of North Kingstown are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

North Kingstown is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

North Kingstown Information and Demographics

The education level of North Kingstown citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 40.32% of adults in North Kingstown have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in North Kingstown in 2000 was $28,139, which is upper middle income relative to Rhode Island, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,556 for a family of four.

The people who call North Kingstown home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in North Kingstown is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in North Kingstown include Irish, English, Italian, French, German, French Canadian, Polish, Swedish, and Portuguese.

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