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Kingston, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Kingston is a Census borough of 13,397 people across 2.15 square miles of land, in Luzerne County. Median household income is $55,347, 52.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 31 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $6.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Kingston
What Kingston is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area2.15 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land6,242
- County holding the largest share of its areaLuzerne County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kingston
How many people live in Kingston
- Population13,397
- Median age37.9
- Population under 183,044
- Share under 1822.7 percent
- Population 65 and over2,496
- Share 65 and over18.6 percent
- Households5,857
- Family households2,868
- Share of households that are families49.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kingston
Income and work in Kingston
- Median household income$55,347
- Per capita income$38,424
- Civilian labor force6,848
- Employed6,409
- Unemployed439 plus or minus 217
- Unemployment rate6.4 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over9,268
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher31.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kingston
Housing in Kingston
- Housing units6,432
- Occupied units5,857
- Vacant units575 plus or minus 217
- Vacancy rate8.9 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Owner occupied3,074
- Renter occupied2,783
- Ownership rate52.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$172,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,038
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.5 percent
- Single family units4,203
- Share single family65.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,226
- Share in buildings of two or more34.6 percent
- Mobile homes3 plus or minus 7
- Median year structure built1952
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kingston
How Kingston gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,561
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,343
- Share commuting under 15 minutes42.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,106 plus or minus 254
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.9 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Drove alone66.2 percent
- Carpooled10.1 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Public transport0.7 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked3.5 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home13.1 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kingston
SBA loans in Kingston (7(a))
- Approvals31
- Gross approval$5,965,800
- Average approval$192,445
- Median approval$55,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$642,500
- Largest approval$1,297,500
- Jobs supported99
- Jobs per approval3.2
- Loans with a final outcome9
- Paid in full9
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more9.7 percent
- Share to franchises3.2 percent
- Distinct lenders13
- Distinct industries by NAICS20
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kingston, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Kingston
SBA loans in Kingston (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$1,659,000
- Average approval$331,800
- Median approval$301,000
- Largest approval$514,000
- Jobs supported35
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kingston, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Kingston
Flood risk in Kingston
- NFIP communityBorough of Kingston
- NFIP community number420612
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date06/20/24
The Borough of Kingston participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420612 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Luzerne County, not Kingston
Luzerne County context, not Kingston figures
- Establishments in Luzerne County7,212
- Covered employment, Luzerne County145,190
- Average annual pay, Luzerne County$55,901
- Housing units permitted, Luzerne County325
Every figure in this section is published for Luzerne County as a whole and is not a measurement of Kingston.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Kingston questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Kingston, Pennsylvania?
13,397, in 5,857 households. Kingston borough covers 2.15 square miles of land, which is 6,242 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Kingston in?
Luzerne County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Kingston?
$55,347. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $172,900. Median gross rent is $1,038 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Kingston businesses?
31 7(a) approvals totaling $6.0 m since FY2020, across 13 lenders, median approval $55,000, plus 5 504 approvals worth $1.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kingston, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Kingston borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Kingston. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Kingston in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Kingston appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Kingston, borough of, community 420612, carrying Community Rating System class 7, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Kingston figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Luzerne County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Kingston.
Is zoning published for Kingston?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.