Kingston is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 1,653 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Kingston is the 214th largest community in Washington.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Kingston is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Kingston is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kingston who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.39%), management occupations (8.88%), and sales jobs (8.44%).

Of important note, Kingston is also a town of artists. Kingston has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Kingston's character.

Kingston is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Kingston, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.

One of the nice things about Kingston is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Kingston, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 51.86 minutes every day commuting to work.

Kingston 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.

Kingston Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Kingston is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.37% of adults in Kingston have a college degree.

The per capita income in Kingston in 2000 was $24,212, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $96,848 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Kingston include Irish, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Scottish, French, Italian, and Austrian.

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