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Kingston, RI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Kingston, RI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,841. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet KINGSTON-RI · Kingston, RI 1 ZIPs · 7,841 pop · #19418/25278 · Washington County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-MID $56,472
  • RANK-LOWER #19418/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Narragansett
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 44% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,841
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $575,000

Nearest income peer: Narragansett, RI (+ $39,249 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Kingston

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Kingston on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Kingston, RI sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

23rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,841
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$56,472
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($56,472 average) · poverty 26.7%. The primary code (02881) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (44.0%) for this income tier, rent $1,642 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Rhode Island, Central Falls is the closest lower-income city and Woonsocket the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Kingston.

Population concentration

Kingston's single ZIP 02881 carries the town

Kingston is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 02881 is the entire residential footprint (7,841 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Kingston

Citywide ZBP: 89 establishments, 749 employees , annual payroll $31,431k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 02881 (89 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (26) · also Other services (except public administration) · Information .

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ZIP Codes in Kingston, RI

These ZIP codes sit in Washington County, which covers 20 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Kingston. See the Washington County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Washington County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Kingston, North Kingstown, Westerly and Wakefield among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Saunderstown marks the far end of that range at $159,861, 183% above Kingston.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
02881 7,841 $56,472 89 838
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Kingston roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Kingston, .