South Kingstown is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Rhode Island. With a population of 32,056 people and seven associated neighborhoods, South Kingstown is the tenth largest community in Rhode Island. Housing costs in South Kingstown are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Rhode Island.South Kingstown is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 87.61% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, South Kingstown is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Kingstown who work in teaching (13.00%), management occupations (11.06%), and sales jobs (9.81%). Also of interest is that South Kingstown 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: 11.47% 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.South Kingstown is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in South Kingstown enrolled in college, South Kingstown has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students. South Kingstown is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. If knowledge is power, South Kingstown is a pretty powerful place. 59.46% of the adults in South Kingstown have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in South Kingstown in 2022 was $46,636, which is middle income relative to Rhode Island, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $186,544 for a family of four. However, South Kingstown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. South Kingstown is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call South Kingstown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South Kingstown residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in South Kingstown include Irish, English, Italian, German, and French. The most common language spoken in South Kingstown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
