What percentage of people rent in Kingston (community), MA?

Name: Renters and owners in Kingston (community), MA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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16.4% (±6.1 points) of the occupied homes in Kingston (community), MA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 399 renting households against 2,032 that own their home.

In Kingston (community), the share of households that rent went from 29.8% in 2015–2019 to 16.4% in 2020–2024 (−13.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.4% (±6.1 points)
Renting households: 399 (±154)

Who rents and who owns in Kingston (community)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kingston (community)	Plymouth County	Massachusetts	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.4% (±6.1 points)	22.4% (±0.7 points)	37.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	399 (±154)	45,476 (±1,378)	1,043,884 (±6,942)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,032 (±311)	157,665 (±1,436)	1,741,158 (±8,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$54,822 (±$2,991)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$158,500 (±$20,883)	$135,062 (±$2,332)	$135,402 (±$770)	$100,009

In Kingston (community), the renter share is not measurably different from Plymouth County (22.4%).

It is also lower than in Massachusetts (37.5%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Plymouth County, Kingston (community) ranks 15 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 115 of 167.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Kingston (community) has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	29.8% (±7.0 points)	16.4% (±6.1 points)	−13.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,185 (±$97)	$1,603 (±$539)	+35.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$90,754 (±$5,037)	$150,886 (±$29,708)	+66.3%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Kingston (community)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kingston (community)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Kingston (community)	—	16.4% (±6.1 points)	—
South Duxbury	2.2 mi	3.8% (±2.6 points)	Lower
North Plymouth	2.5 mi	59.5% (±10.3 points)	Higher
Duxbury	3.4 mi	8.8% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Plymouth (community)	4.0 mi	54.0% (±7.5 points)	Higher
Duxbury (community)	4.0 mi	3.4% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Plympton	4.9 mi	6.9% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Green Harbor	6.1 mi	0.0% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Cedar Crest	6.3 mi	0.0% (±6.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: South Duxbury, MA (3.8%), Duxbury, MA (8.8%), Duxbury (community), MA (3.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: North Plymouth, MA (59.5%), Plymouth (community), MA (54.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Plymouth County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
9	Hingham (community)	22.7% (±5.3 points)
10	North Pembroke	21.6% (±11.1 points)
11	West Wareham	21.4% (±13.1 points)
12	Hull (community)	20.4% (±3.6 points)
13	Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock	17.8% (±6.1 points)
14	Scituate (community)	17.0% (±7.0 points)
15	Kingston (community)	16.4% (±6.1 points)
16	The Pinehills	12.1% (±3.7 points)
17	Weweantic	11.3% (±14.1 points)
18	North Scituate	11.1% (±4.0 points)
19	Onset	10.9% (±16.2 points)
20	Marshfield Hills	6.2% (±9.4 points)
21	Marion Center	6.0% (±9.4 points)

Showing 13 of 27 places in Plymouth County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Kingston (community) is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Kingston, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Kingston (community)

How many renters are there in Kingston (community)?

Kingston (community) has an estimated 399 (±154) renting households, 16.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Kingston (community)?

In Kingston (community), the share of households that rent went from 29.8% in 2015–2019 to 16.4% in 2020–2024 (−13.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Kingston (community)?

A renting household in Kingston (community) has 1.6 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Kingston CDP, Massachusetts (place:33185, in state:25).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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