South 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 27,921 people and four constituent neighborhoods, South Kingstown is the 12th largest community in Rhode Island.

South Kingstown is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.10% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, South Kingstown is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Kingstown who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.95%), teaching (12.26%), and management occupations (10.11%).

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

In addition, South Kingstown is a major college town that has a very high percentage of its residents over 18 years old who are college students. Naturally, collegiate life has a major influence on local South Kingstown culture, lifestyle and entertainment options. South Kingstown really pulses to the beat of the academic calendar. In South Kingstown every fall, returning students reinvigorate the community, who you will notice are all over town, buying groceries, out with friends, and getting acquainted or re-acquainted with each other and South Kingstown. One of the beneficial effects that colleges provide is that they tend to be lasting institutions that deliver direct economic benefits to the local economy in the form of such things as jobs for faculty and staff, and spending by students. South Kingstown benefits directly from this.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of South Kingstown are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. This is certainly the case with South Kingstown, which has a vibrant tourist economy.

As is often the case in a small town, South Kingstown doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

South Kingstown Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to South Kingstown, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. South Kingstown is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 46.84% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in South Kingstown in 2000 was $23,827, which is middle income relative to Rhode Island, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,308 for a family of four.

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

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