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Population (year 2000): 13,855. Estimated
population in July 2005: 13,176 (-4.9% change)
Males: 6,320 (45.6%), Females: 7,535 (54.4%)
Zip code:
18704
Median resident age: 43.0 years
Median household income: $33,611 (year 2000)
Median house value: $93,400 (year 2000)
Races in Kingston:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Black (0.8%)
- Chinese (0.6%)
Ancestries: Irish (20.1%), Polish (18.6%),
German (14.9%), Italian (10.4%), English (9.2%), Welsh (6.6%).
Land area: 2.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Kingston
- High school or higher: 84.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.8%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Kingston borough
- Never married: 27.3%
- Now married: 45.4%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 15.0%
- Divorced: 9.5%
2.9% Foreign born (1.8% Europe, 0.9% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -949 (-6.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Kingston:
- MERCY HOSPITAL (about 1 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA)
- PENN STATE GEISINGERY WYOMING VALLEY (about 1 miles;
WILKES BARRE, PA)
- WVHCS HOSPITAL INC (about 1 miles; WILKES-BARRE, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Kingston:
- WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 13 miles;
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; ID: AVP)
- LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 53 miles;
ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
- READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 62
miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kingston:
- WILKES-BARRE WYOMING VALLEY (about 3 miles;
WILKES-BARRE, PA; ID: WBW)
- SKYHAVEN (about 18 miles; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; ID: 76N)
- HAZLETON MUNI (about 21 miles; HAZLETON, PA; ID:
HZL)
Colleges/Universities in Kingston:
- HARRISON CAREER INSTITUTE-KINGSTON (Full-time
enrollment: 157; Location: 844 W MARKET; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.harrisoncareerinst.com)
- ACADEMY OF CREATIVE HAIR DESIGN (FT
enrollment: 6; Location: 252 W SIDE MALL OFFICE COMPLEX;
Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Kingston:
- WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 2 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA;
Full-time enrollment: 2,438)
- LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles;
NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)
- UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 20 miles; SCRANTON,
PA; FT enrollment: 4,093)
- MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; SCRANTON, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,203)
- BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 42
miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,880)
- LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles;
SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
- KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 51 miles;
KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
Public high school in Kingston:
- WEST SIDE AVTS (Students: 503; Grades: 09 -
12)
Private high schools in Kingston:
- BISHOP O REILLY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 409;
Location: PO BOX 1346 316 N MAPLE; Grades: 9 - 12)
- WYOMING SEMINARY UPPER SCHOOL (Students: 394;
Location: 201 N. SPRAGUE AVE; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Kingston:
- WYOMING VALLEY WEST MS (Students: 1,389;
Grades: 06 - 08)
- CHESTER STREET EL SCH (Students: 242; Grades:
01 - 05)
- SCHUYLER AVENUE EL SCH (Students: 242;
Grades: KG - 05)
- THIRD AVENUE EL SCH (Students: 160; Grades:
KG - 05)
- PRINGLE STREET EL SCH (Students: 100; Grades:
KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Kingston:
- WYOMING VALLEY MONTESSORI SCHO (Students:
164; Location: 851 W MARKET ST; Grades: PK - 6)
- ISRAEL BEN ZION ACADEMY OF THE (Students:
122; Location: 1 INSTITUTE LANE; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST HEDWIG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 111;
Location: 207 ZERBEY AVENUE; Grades: PK - 5)
- LITTLE PEOPLE DAY CARE SCHOOL (Students: 110;
Location: 154 THIRD AVE; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Kingston:
- HOYT LIBRARY (Operating income: $489,976;
Location: 284 WYOMING AVE; 96,040 books; 2,569 audio
materials; 1,364 video materials; 94 serial
subscriptions)
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