Kingston, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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5%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

1%

Household income NAT. AVG.

6%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Kingston	New York	National
Income per capita	$42,782	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$82,455	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$127,701	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$58,130	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$47,376	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$45,116	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.6%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	18.8%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Kingston is 5% lower than the national average
The median household income in Kingston is 1% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Kingston is 6% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Kingston is 25% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$54,964 $82,455 $164,910

City

$59,984 $89,985 $179,970

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Kingston median earnings by income bracket

Kingston employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.6%	14.6%
Manufacturing sector	5.1%	5.1%
Financial & insurance services	4.7%	4.7%
Wholesale & retail services	17.7%	17.7%
Public administration	5.2%	5.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.9%	7.9%
Education, health & social services	17.3%	17.3%
Other	25.3%	25.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hillside, NY	770	$161,030	98.0%
Accord, NY	572	$151,456	86.2%
Fairview, NY	5,877	$147,599	81.5%
Tillson, NY	1,905	$142,223	74.9%
West Hurley, NY	1,618	$139,383	71.4%
Kingston, NY	23,708	$82,455	1.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Landover, MD	23,705	$87,429	7.5%
Blue Island, IL	23,702	$77,232	5.0%
Willoughby, OH	23,699	$91,403	12.4%
Laguna Beach, CA	23,724	$194,287	138.9%
Millbrae, CA	23,726	$189,141	132.6%
Kingston, NY	23,708	$82,455	1.4%

Source: The Kingston, NY employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.