South Kingstown, RI (Rhode Island) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 29,082 (Urban population: 22,922 (21,306 inside urbanized areas, 1,617 inside urban clusters), Rural population: 6,160 (78 farm, 6,082 nonfarm))

Houses: 11,291 (9,268 occupied: 6,945 owner occupied, 2,323 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	25%
State:	40%

Housing density: 198 houses/condos per square mile

Median contract rent in 2007: $916 (lower quartile is $697, upper quartile is $1,224)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $925

Median gross rent in South Kingstown, RI in 2007: $1,015

Housing units in South Kingstown with a mortgage: 4,701 (529 second mortgage, 646 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,586

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $434,879 (it was $171,100 in 2000)

South Kingstown:	$434,879
Rhode Island:	$292,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $301,203 - $635,516

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $492,679
Here: $492,679
State: $363,749

Townhouses or other attached units: $302,575
Here: $302,575
State: $317,911

In 2-unit structures: $246,699
Here: $246,699
State: $291,227

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $337,028
Here: $337,028
State: $312,996

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $640,907
Here: $640,907
State: $224,892

Mobile homes: $97,333
Here: $97,333
State: $45,819

Household type by relationship

Households: 23,737

In family households: 19,995 (4,729 male householders, 1,638 female householders)
5,218 spouses, 7,297 children (6,821 natural, 227 adopted, 249 stepchildren), 251 grandchildren, 164 brothers or sisters, 146 parents, 210 other relatives, 342 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,742 (1,284 male householders (949 living alone)), 1,603 female householders (1,292 living alone)), 855 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 4,184 (188 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,641 2-persons, 1,358 3-persons, 1,508 4-persons, 619 5-persons, 187 6-persons, 54 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,241 1-person, 500 2-persons, 94 3-persons, 42 4-persons, 10 5-persons.

4,789 married couples with children.
1,098 single-parent households (223 men, 875 women).

89.8% of residents of South Kingstown speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
3.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 1,605 (5.7%)
(48.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in South Kingstown, Rhode Island:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 23 3 rooms: 87 4 rooms: 547 5 rooms: 1,197 6 rooms: 1,577 7 rooms: 1,529 8 rooms: 1,013 9 or more rooms: 963

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Kingstown, Rhode Island:
	1 room: 124 2 rooms: 169 3 rooms: 597 4 rooms: 510 5 rooms: 452 6 rooms: 238 7 rooms: 152 8 rooms: 40 9 or more rooms: 41

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 222
1995 to 1998: 801
1990 to 1994: 1,037
1980 to 1989: 1,971
1970 to 1979: 1,896
1960 to 1969: 1,179
1950 to 1959: 1,342
1940 to 1949: 636
1939 or earlier: 2,207

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in South Kingstown:
	no bedroom: 15 1 bedroom: 116 2 bedrooms: 1,432 3 bedrooms: 3,441 4 bedrooms: 1,651 5 or more bedrooms: 290

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Kingstown:
	no bedroom: 160 1 bedroom: 648 2 bedrooms: 786 3 bedrooms: 604 4 bedrooms: 77 5 or more bedrooms: 48

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in South Kingstown in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 106 1 vehicle: 1,575 2 vehicles: 3,586 3 vehicles: 1,365 4 vehicles: 234 5 or more vehicles: 79

Cars and other vehicles available in South Kingstown in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 319 1 vehicle: 1,252 2 vehicles: 575 3 vehicles: 160 4 vehicles: 2 5 or more vehicles: 15

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in South Kingstown, RI:

Less than $10,000: 2
$10,000 to $14,999: 1
$15,000 to $19,999: 1
$20,000 to $24,999: 1
$25,000 to $29,999: 3
$30,000 to $34,999: 3
$35,000 to $39,999: 2
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 7
$60,000 to $69,999: 3
$70,000 to $79,999: 3
$80,000 to $89,999: 7
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 7
$125,000 to $149,999: 16
$150,000 to $174,999: 61
$175,000 to $199,999: 55
$200,000 to $249,999: 405
$250,000 to $299,999: 624
$300,000 to $399,999: 1782
$400,000 to $499,999: 1408
$500,000 to $749,999: 1998
$750,000 to $999,999: 422
$1,000,000 or more: 424

South Kingstown rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in South Kingstown:

Less than $100: 22 people
$100 to $149: 11
$150 to $199: 23
$200 to $249: 38
$250 to $299: 67
$300 to $349: 47
$350 to $399: 42
$400 to $449: 51
$450 to $499: 40
$500 to $549: 36
$550 to $599: 89
$600 to $649: 97
$650 to $699: 106
$700 to $749: 68
$750 to $799: 93
$800 to $899: 274
$900 to $999: 329
$1,000 to $1,249: 515
$1,250 to $1,499: 179
$1,500 to $1,999: 98
$2,000 or more: 70
No cash rent: 95

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 518 1990 to 1994: 201 1985 to 1989: 254 1980 to 1984: 215 1975 to 1979: 32 1970 to 1974: 56 1970 to 1974: 53 1965 to 1969: 276

Percentage of workers working in this county: 66.4%
Number of people working at home: 621 (4.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 780
5 to 9 minutes: 2016
10 to 14 minutes: 2463
15 to 19 minutes: 1592
20 to 24 minutes: 1315
25 to 29 minutes: 560
30 to 34 minutes: 1230
35 to 39 minutes: 517
40 to 44 minutes: 575
45 to 59 minutes: 1070
60 to 89 minutes: 410
90 or more minutes: 296

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 10,214 (76%)
Carpooled: 1,082 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 61 (0%)
Railroad: 8 (0%)
Ferryboat: 16 (0%)
Motorcycle: 9 (0%)
Bicycle: 20 (0%)
Walked: 1,366 (10%)
Other means: 48 (0%)
Worked at home: 621 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 467
$10,000 to $14,999: 402
$15,000 to $19,999: 360
$20,000 to $24,999: 415
$25,000 to $29,999: 424
$30,000 to $34,999: 557
$35,000 to $39,999: 390
$40,000 to $44,999: 504
$45,000 to $49,999: 490
$50,000 to $59,999: 862
$60,000 to $74,999: 1249
$75,000 to $99,999: 1338
$100,000 to $124,999: 721
$125,000 to $149,999: 499
$150,000 to $199,999: 306
$200,000 or more: 270

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 4457

Italian: 3670

English: 3465

Other groups: 2392

French (except Basque): 1394

German: 1343

United States or American: 977

French Canadian: 850

Polish: 831

Portuguese: 539

Scottish: 538

Swedish: 482

Scotch-Irish: 347

European: 226

Russian: 224

Greek: 131

Dutch: 128

Ukrainian: 126

British: 111

Lithuanian: 104

Austrian: 101

Norwegian: 91

Arab:: 89

Scandinavian: 80

Canadian: 74

Subsaharan African:: 58

Iranian: 55

Finnish: 54

Turkish: 54

Lebanese: 46

Armenian: 43

Welsh: 39

Hungarian: 38

Eastern European: 38

Czechoslovakian: 36

Syrian: 32

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 32

Slovak: 28

Romanian: 26

Jamaican: 24

African: 23

Danish: 23

Slavic: 19

Albanian: 18

Brazilian: 18

Latvian: 16

Northern European: 16

Belgian: 12

Cape Verdean: 11

Jordanian: 11

Estonian: 11

Bulgarian: 9

Acadian/Cajun: 9

Czech: 8

Nigerian: 8

Other Subsaharan African: 8

Haitian: 8

Liberian: 8

Swiss: 7

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
Korea (9%)
India (6%)
Germany (6%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Japan (5%)
Canada (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 16286
Northeast: 7378
Midwest: 939
South: 959
West: 542

56% of South Kingstown residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Rhode Island.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 79
Nursery to 4th grade: 11
5th and 6th grade: 26
7th and 8th grade: 103
9th grade: 145
10th grade: 93
11th grade: 119
12th grade, no diploma: 71
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,406
Less than 1 year of college: 402
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 979
Associate degree: 462
Bachelor's degree: 2,076
Master's degree: 888
Professional school degree: 240
Doctorate degree: 547

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 12
Nursery to 4th grade: 8
5th and 6th grade: 22
7th and 8th grade: 113
9th grade: 131
10th grade: 145
11th grade: 150
12th grade, no diploma: 180
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,961
Less than 1 year of college: 517
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 941
Associate degree: 509
Bachelor's degree: 2,269
Master's degree: 1,197
Professional school degree: 177
Doctorate degree: 170

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 49.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 50.9%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 33.3%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 53.7%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 14.6%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 8.4%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 15.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 14.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 12.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.4%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $70,288
Black householders: $47,918
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $16,552
Asian householders: $51,482
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $88,957
Some other race householders: $302,170
Two or more races householders: $64,204
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $82,187

South Kingstown household income for White non-Hispanic householders

South Kingstown household income for Black householders

South Kingstown household income for Some other race householders

South Kingstown household income for Two or more races householders

South Kingstown marital status for males

South Kingstown marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $437,420
Black or African American householders: $349,479
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $314,912
Asian householders: $423,187
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $571,875
Some other race householders: $440,725
Two or more races householders: $306,525
Hispanic or Latino householders: $413,020

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 9,248
One, attached: 222
Two: 476
3 or 4: 311
5 to 9: 242
10 to 19: 241
20 to 49: 47
50 or more: 359
Mobile homes: 145

Median worth of mobile homes: $268,988

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in South Kingstown:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (68%) Utility gas (18%) Electricity (8%) Wood (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (42%) Utility gas (23%) Electricity (22%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%) Wood (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 193

Here:	6.3%
Rhode Island:	12.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 82

Here:	5.7%
Rhode Island:	12.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 307

Here:	6.0%
Rhode Island:	43.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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