Kingston is a medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 23,916 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Kingston is the 72nd largest community in New York. Kingston has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

Also of interest is that Kingston has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.29% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The overall education level of Kingston is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.08% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Kingston in 2022 was $36,292, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $145,168 for a family of four. However, Kingston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Kingston is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kingston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kingston residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Kingston also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.22% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Kingston include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Kingston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.