Kingston, New York demographics

Kingston, NY demographics: median age 37.2; 32.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Kingston city, New York · Incorporated city · GEOID 3639727. The survey estimates a population of 23,911 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Kingston is 37.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.2 years. There are 10,020 households (±484). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	37.2 ±1.2	39.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 23,911
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Under 18	5,021 ±505	21.0% ±2.1 pp	20.5%	22.0%
18–34	5,867 ±641	24.5% ±2.7 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	8,971 ±664	37.5% ±2.8 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	4,052 ±401	16.9% ±1.7 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 23,911
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Male	11,998 ±451	50.2% ±1.9 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	11,913 ±447	49.8% ±1.9 pp	51.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 23,911
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
White alone	15,062 ±701	63.0% ±2.9 pp	55.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	3,050 ±541	12.8% ±2.3 pp	14.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	289 ±284 · low precision	1.2% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	706 ±304	3.0% ±1.3 pp	9.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,559 ±497	6.5% ±2.1 pp	10.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	3,245 ±589	13.6% ±2.5 pp	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 23,911
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	20,110 ±638	84.1% ±2.7 pp	80.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3,801 ±635	15.9% ±2.7 pp	19.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 10,020
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,179 ±299	31.7% ±2.6 pp	42.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	492 ±171	4.9% ±1.7 pp	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,502 ±258	15.0% ±2.5 pp	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,793 ±539	37.9% ±5.1 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,054 ±263	10.5% ±2.6 pp	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 10,020
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,783 ±277	27.8% ±2.4 pp	27.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	7,237 ±547	72.2% ±4.2 pp	72.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 10,020
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,793 ±539	37.9% ±5.1 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,788 ±386	27.8% ±3.6 pp	31.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,925 ±325	19.2% ±3.1 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,043 ±278	10.4% ±2.7 pp	12.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	313 ±114	3.1% ±1.1 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	50 ±56 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	108 ±75 · low precision	1.1% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 23,911
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Native	21,012 ±551	87.9% ±2.3 pp	77.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,899 ±550	12.1% ±2.3 pp	22.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 22,082
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
English only	18,495 ±690	83.8% ±2.9 pp	69.1%	77.7%
Spanish	2,206 ±509	10.0% ±2.3 pp	14.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	257 ±136 · low precision	1.2% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	51 ±53 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	58 ±53 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	739 ±295	3.3% ±1.3 pp	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	32 ±32 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	3.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	3 ±5 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	241 ±185 · low precision	1.1% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 17,149
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,989 ±389	11.6% ±2.2 pp	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,875 ±624	28.4% ±3.6 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,254 ±380	19.0% ±2.2 pp	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,446 ±283	8.4% ±1.6 pp	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,972 ±381	17.3% ±2.2 pp	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,613 ±343	15.2% ±2.0 pp	17.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 23,558
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Same house	20,920 ±533	88.8% ±2.2 pp	90.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,467 ±385	6.2% ±1.6 pp	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	639 ±191	2.7% ±0.8 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	496 ±245	2.1% ±1.0 pp	1.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	36 ±43 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

9.8% of Kingston residents (±2.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 92.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Kingston	New York	U.S.	Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	9.8% ±2.3 pp	5.1%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.6% ±0.4 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.9% ±0.8 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Kingston . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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