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Pennsylvania·Luzerne County
5 tracts·13K people·$173K median·6,242/mi²
White 76 · Black 11 · Hispanic 8 · Multiracial 2 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Living alone 44 · Married couple 29 · Other 27
Health 45 · Retail 14 · Professional 13 · Leisure 11 · Manufacturing 6 · Public admin 4 · Other 7
Management · business · science · arts 42 · Service 22 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 13 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 66 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 13 · Walk 4 · Transit 1 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Kingston is $172,900 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Kingston has 13,397 residents across 5 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.9; the population is 76.3% White, 11.3% Black, 7.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% Multiracial, 1.6% Asian and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 31.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 18.3% (Census ACS).
Chester Street El Sch is the elementary school with reported scores (35%); Wyoming Valley West MS is the middle school with reported scores (16%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,038/month, 34% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Kingston is $55,347 a year, 36% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Kingston, median rent is $1,038/month and the median home value is $172,900 (Census ACS).
Kingston reported 1.1 violent crimes and 14.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 80 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 44 inches; snowfall averages 42 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Kingston are winter weather (90), lightning (81) and cold wave (80), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Kingston, 3.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).