Kingston, RI

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4438980, place: Kingston CDP, Rhode Island)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 5,235 (100%)
In labor force: 3,268 (62.43%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,268 (62.43%)
----Employed: 2,449 (46.78%)
----Unemployed: 819 (15.64%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 25.1%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,967 (37.57%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,886 (55.13%)
In labor force: 1,759 (33.6%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,759 (33.6%)
----Employed: 1,322 (25.25%)
Own children under 6 years: 70 (1.34%)
All parents in family in labor force: 44 (0.84%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,407 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,116 (46.36%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 155 (6.44%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 11 (0.46%)
Walked: 989 (41.09%)
Other means: 10 (0.42%)
Worked at home: 126 (5.23%)
Mean travel time to work: 13.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,449 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 834 (34.05%)
Service occupations: 623 (25.44%)
Sales and office occupations: 743 (30.34%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 9 (0.37%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 54 (2.2%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 186 (7.59%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 9 (0.37%)
Construction: 61 (2.49%)
Manufacturing: 92 (3.76%)
Wholesale trade.: 11 (0.45%)
Retail trade: 300 (12.25%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 40 (1.63%)
Information: 109 (4.45%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 120 (4.9%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 111 (4.53%)
Educational, health and social services: 935 (38.18%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 538 (21.97%)
Other services (except public administration): 70 (2.86%)
Public administration: 53 (2.16%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,360 (55.53%)
Government workers: 981 (40.06%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 108 (4.41%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 654 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 48 (7.34%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 36 (5.5%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 42 (6.42%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 49 (7.49%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 110 (16.82%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 162 (24.77%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 94 (14.37%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 79 (12.08%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 25 (3.82%)
$200,000 or more: 9 (1.38%)
Median household income: $56,159

With earnings: 518 (79.2%)
--Mean earnings: $69,122
With Social Security income: 170 (25.99%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,717
With Supplemental Security Income: 11 (1.68%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $1,100
With public assistance income: 9 (1.38%)
--Mean public assistance income: $8,644
With retirement income: 174 (26.61%)
--Mean retirement income: $22,699

Families: 427 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 0 (0%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 0 (0%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 14 (3.28%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 26 (6.09%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 59 (13.82%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 148 (34.66%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 67 (15.69%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 79 (18.5%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 25 (5.85%)
$200,000 or more: 9 (2.11%)
Median family income: $66,133

Per capita income: $10,952

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $47,396
Female full-time, year-round workers: $29,808

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 2 (0.47%)
--With related children under 18 years: 2 (0.47%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 0 (0%)
--With related children under 18 years: 0 (0%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 139 (32.55%)
--18 years and over: 135 (31.62%)
----65 years and over: 33 (7.73%)
--Related children under 18 years: 4 (0.94%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 4 (0.94%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 130 (30.44%)

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