Despite the fact that it is a small town, Kingstree has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the town for affordable transportation.
In terms of college education, Kingstree is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.60% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Kingstree in 2018 was $32,436, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $129,744 for a family of four. However, Kingstree contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Kingstree is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Kingstree home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kingstree residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Kingstree include Irish, Scots-Irish, German, African, and English.
The most common language spoken in Kingstree is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and Langs. of India.
