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Population (year 2000): 5,380
Males: 2,581  (48.0%)
Females: 2,799  (52.0%)

Plymouth County

Median resident age:  37.3 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 02364.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $58,400 (it was $48,607 in 2000)
Kingston  $58,400
Massachusetts:  $57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $362,300 (it was $175,700 in 2000)
Kingston  $362,300
Massachusetts:  $361,500

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Races in Kingston:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
  • Black (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

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Ancestries: Irish (30.7%), English (19.4%), Italian (13.5%), German (9.9%), Portuguese (9.3%), French (7.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1726

Land area: 4.81 square miles.

Population density: 1118 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Kingston

  • High school or higher: 88.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.8%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kingston CDP

  • Never married: 23.7%
  • Now married: 59.0%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 7.1%
  • Divorced: 8.5%

173 residents are foreign born (1.1% Europe, 0.6% Africa, 0.6% North America, 0.5% Asia, 0.4% Latin America).

This place:  3.2%
Massachusetts:  12.2%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Kingston, Massachusetts in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Kingston to the number of sex offenders is 5380 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Kingston:  1.4% ($2,471)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Plymouth, MA (9.6 miles , pop. 51,701).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (34.2 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Queens, NY (230.8 miles , pop. 2,229,379).

Nearest cities: South Duxbury, MA (2.4 miles ), North Plymouth, MA (2.5 miles ), Duxbury, MA (2.9 miles ), Plymouth, MA (4.3 miles ), Duxbury, MA (4.6 miles ), Plympton, MA (6.2 miles ), Green Harbor-Cedar Crest, MA (7.0 miles ), Marshfield, MA (7.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 114 buildings, average cost: $103,500
  • 1997: 87 buildings, average cost: $117,100
  • 1998: 95 buildings, average cost: $107,900
  • 1999: 98 buildings, average cost: $111,100
  • 2000: 56 buildings, average cost: $129,500
  • 2001: 43 buildings, average cost: $157,500
  • 2002: 47 buildings, average cost: $194,700
  • 2003: 76 buildings, average cost: $198,700
  • 2004: 77 buildings, average cost: $210,700
  • 2005: 60 buildings, average cost: $257,000
  • 2006: 24 buildings, average cost: $214,000

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Latitude: 41.99 N, Longitude: 70.72 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -345 (-6.4%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 415 (15.1%)


16 people in homes for the mentally ill
15 people in religious group quarters

Area codes: 781, 617, 339

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Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (17%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Finance and insurance (17%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)


Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 32 (24 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  4.46
US city average:  3.00

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Kingston-area historical tornado activity is below Massachusetts state average. It is 66% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 33.4 miles away from the Kingston place center injured 17 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 11/18/1967, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 12.6 miles away from the place center .


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Hospitals/medical centers near Kingston:
  • JORDAN HOSPITAL INC (about 10 miles; PLYMOUTH, MA)
  • SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; SOUTH WEYMOUTH, MA)
  • BROCKTON HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; BROCKTON, MA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kingston:
  • GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 32 miles; BOSTON, MA; ID: BOS)
  • BARNSTABLE MUNI-BOARDMAN/POLANDO FIELD (about 39 miles; HYANNIS, MA; ID: HYA)
  • MARTHAS VINEYARD (about 43 miles; VINEYARD HAVEN, MA; ID: MVY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kingston:
  • PLYMOUTH MUNI (about 7 miles; PLYMOUTH, MA; ID: PYM)
  • MARSHFIELD MUNICIPAL - GEORGE HARLOW FIELD (about 8 miles; MARSHFIELD, MA; ID: 3B2)
  • MONPONSETT POND (about 9 miles; HALIFAX, MA; ID: MA6)

Operable nuclear power plant near Kingston:
  • 5 miles: Pilgrim in Plymouth, MA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kingston:
  • BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE (about 18 miles; BRIDGEWATER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 6,843)
  • MASSASOIT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; BROCKTON, MA; FT enrollment: 4,161)
  • STONEHILL COLLEGE (about 27 miles; EASTON, MA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • QUINCY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; QUINCY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,528)
  • BABSON COLLEGE (about 29 miles; WELLESLEY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,659)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-DARTMOUTH (about 31 miles; NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA; FT enrollment: 6,071)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-BOSTON (about 33 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 9,248)
Private high school in Kingston:
  • SACRED HEART HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 584; Location: 399 BISHOPS HIGHWAY; Grades: 7 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Kingston:
  • SILVER LAKE REG HIGH (Students: 1,843; Location: 260 PEMBROKE STREET; Grades: PK - 12)
  • KINGSTON INTERMEDIATE (Students: 720; Location: 65 SECOND BROOK STREET; Grades: 03 - 06)
  • KINGSTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 488; Location: 150 MAIN STREET; Grades: KG - 02)
Private elementary/middle schools in Kingston:
  • SACRED HEART ELEMENTARY (Students: 449; Location: 329 BISHOPS HIGHWAY; Grades: 1 - 6)
  • SACRED HEART PRE PRIMARY SCHOO (Students: 64; Location: 363 BISHOPS HWY; Grades: KG - KG)
Library in Kingston:
  • KINGSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $450,211; Location: 6 GREEN STREET; 48,729 books; 1,719 audio materials; 1,844 video materials; 103 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • North Shore 104.9FM WBOQ owned by Westport Communications comes in clear in Kingston and you can hear the complete 2006 Boston Red Sox season on an FM signal.

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Notable locations in Kingston: Newcombs Mill (A), Jones River Shipyard (B), Kingston Fire Station (C), Kingston Public Library (D), Kingston Town Hall (E), Reed Community Building (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Kingston include: Church of Christ (A), Saint Marks Orthodox Church (B), First Baptist Church of Duxbury (C), First Parish Unitarian Church (D), Kingston Baptist Church (E), Mayflower Congregational Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Evergreen Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Blackwater Pond (A), Jones River Reservoir (B), Foundry Pond (C), Reeds Millpond (D), Jones River Marshes (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Halls Brook (A), Mile Brook (B), Second Brook (C), First Brook (D), Sampson Brook (E), Bassett Brook (F), Tussock Brook (G), Smelt Brook (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Kingston include: Grays Beach Park (1), Commonwealth Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Jones River Village Historic Society (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; Landing Road), Executive Lanes Kingston Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 7 Tarkiln Road Suite 1).

Hotels: Jones River Guest House (162 Main Street), Bay View Motel (20 Main Street), Riverview Efficiencies (23 May Avenue), Road To Responsibility (26 Main Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Kingston and their reported violations in the past:

KINGSTON WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 11864, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-18-2006)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-18-2006), St Compliance achieved (MAY-18-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-18-2006), St Compliance achieved (MAY-18-2006)
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Kingston that have no violations reported:
  • PROVIDENCE HOUSE (Population served: 75, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  68.7%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.9%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  4.8%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  1.9%
Whole state:  4.4%

Kingston compared to Massachusetts state average:

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  • Median house value above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Kingston (2007 data):
  • Citizens Bank of Massachusetts: Kingston Branch at 164 L Summer St., branch established on 1956-10-18; Kingston Stop And Shop Branch at 160 Summer St. Rt 3a, branch established on 2002-10-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $35,276.0 mil, Deposits: $23,418.1 mil, headquarters in Boston, MA, positive income, 264 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
  • Rockland Trust Company: Kingston Branch at Route 53 At 3-A, Summer Street, branch established on 1980-04-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,825.3 mil, Deposits: $2,129.5 mil, headquarters in Rockland, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 52 total offices, Holding Company: Independent Bank Corp.
  • Weymouth Bank: Kingston Branch at 83 Summer Street, branch established on 2002-08-12. Info updated 2006-10-31: Bank assets: $159.5 mil, Deposits: $128.9 mil, headquarters in East Weymouth, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Wessagussett Mutual Holding Company
  • Eastern Bank: Kingston Branch at 108 Main Street, branch established on 1995-12-11. Info updated 2007-01-05: Bank assets: $6,581.5 mil, Deposits: $4,827.3 mil, headquarters in Boston, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 72 total offices, Holding Company: Eastern Bank Corporation
  • Bank of America, National Association: Kingston Branch at 185 Summer Street, branch established on 1995-08-18. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation



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5.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($60,926 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.34%
Massachusetts average:  6.31%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($402 average AGI)
Plymouth County:  0.04%
Massachusetts average:  0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Norfolk County, MA  1.57% ($60,184 average AGI)
from Bristol County, MA  0.84% ($49,926)
from Suffolk County, MA  0.72% ($62,461)


6.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($51,677 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.02%
Massachusetts average:  6.91%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($247 average AGI)
Plymouth County:  0.04%
Massachusetts average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Norfolk County, MA  1.28% ($54,265 average AGI)
to Bristol County, MA  1.01% ($42,010)
to Suffolk County, MA  0.60% ($49,190)


Strongest AM radio stations in Kingston:
  • WPLM (1390 AM; 5 kW; PLYMOUTH, MA; Owner: PLYMOUTH ROCK BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
  • WUNR (1600 AM; 20 kW; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: CHAMPION BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBET (1460 AM; 5 kW; BROCKTON, MA; Owner: KJI BROADCASTING, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kingston:
  • WPLM-FM (99.1 FM; PLYMOUTH, MA; Owner: PLYMOUTH ROCK BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WATD-FM (95.9 FM; MARSHFIELD, MA; Owner: MARSHFIELD BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WXKS-FM (107.9 FM; MEDFORD, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WMJX (106.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WBMX (98.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WBOS (92.9 FM; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WJMN (94.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCRB (102.5 FM; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: CHARLES RIVER BROADCASTING WCRB LICE)
  • WTKK (96.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WROR-FM (105.7 FM; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WGBH (89.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WBOT (97.7 FM; BROCKTON, MA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WBUR-FM (90.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY)
  • WWBB (101.5 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBCN (104.1 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: HEMISPHERE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WZLX (100.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF BOSTON)
  • W267AI (101.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: MCC BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WERS (88.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: EMERSON COLLEGE)
  • WJFD-FM (97.3 FM; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: EDMUND DINIS, TRUSTEE)
  • WODS (103.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Kingston:
  • WWDP (Channel 46; NORWELL, MA; Owner: NORWELL TELEVISION, LLC)
  • WLWC (Channel 28; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: C-28 FCC LICENSEE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
  • WGBH-TV (Channel 2; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WHDH-TV (Channel 7; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WHDH-TV)
  • WMFP (Channel 62; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: WSAH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
  • WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
  • WBZ-TV (Channel 4; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WGBX-TV (Channel 44; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • WLNE-TV (Channel 6; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC.)
  • WTMU-LP (Channel 32; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ZGS BOSTON, INC.)
  • WCEA-LP (Channel 58; BOSTON, MA; Owner: CHANNEL 19 TV CORPORATION)
  • WPRI-TV (Channel 12; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: TVL BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
  • WNAC-TV (Channel 64; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WNAC, LLC)
  • WJAR (Channel 10; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W40BO (Channel 40; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)

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