South County Demographics
Population:
The population count for the Town of South Kingstown as of 2010 was 30,639. This represented a 9.7% increase (2,718 persons) from the 2000 population of 27,921.
Density:
The population count for the Town of South Kingstown as of 2010 was 30,639. This represented a 9.7% increase (2,718 persons) from the 2000 population of 27,921.
Villages:
The Town of South Kingstown includes the following villages: Curtis Corner, Green Hill, Indian Lake Shore, Kingston, Matunuck, Middlebridge, Peace Dale, Perryville, Rocky Brook, Snug Harbor, Tuckertown, Usquepaugh, Wakefield, and West Kingston.
The Real Estate tax rate for the 2012 Tax Roll is $14.50
The Motor Vehicle tax rate for the 2012 Roll is $18.71
Housing Units: The total number of housing units in the Town of South Kingstown as of 2010 was 13,218. This represented an increase of 1,927 units from the 2000 census count of 11,291 houses. Occupied units increased by 1,048 units or 11.3% over the decade. Vacant units increased from 2,023 in 200 to 2,902 in 2010 an increase of 879 units or 43.5%.
Households:
The census reports total housing with the Town as 13,218 units in 2010 an increase of 1,927 (or 17.1%) over the 2000 figure of 11,291 units.
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2000 Medium Income
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South Kingstown
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Rhode Island
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Difference
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Home Owner
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$67,227
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$56,559
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$10,668
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Renter
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$30,044
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$24,361
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$5,683
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All Households
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Median Housing Values
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2000
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$165,000
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$135,976
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2003
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$339,000
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$220,000
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Increase
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$174,000
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$84,024
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% Change
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105.5%
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61.8%
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| City and Town Report - 2009 Annual |
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| Sector |
South Kingstown |
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Number |
Average |
Total |
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of Units |
Employment |
Wages |
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|
|
|
| Total Private & Government |
1,026 |
13,330 |
$519,660,163 |
| Total Private Only |
1,005 |
9,633 |
335,469,801 |
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| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting |
21 |
73 |
2,616,999 |
| Mining |
* |
* |
* |
| Utilities |
* |
* |
* |
| Construction |
120 |
283 |
11,611,889 |
| Manufacturing |
28 |
739 |
40,103,587 |
| Wholesale Trade |
62 |
785 |
49,826,620 |
| Retail Trade |
123 |
1,330 |
35,836,982 |
| Transportation & Warehousing |
12 |
130 |
2,729,342 |
| Information |
17 |
149 |
7,517,444 |
| Finance & Insurance |
40 |
244 |
14,337,347 |
| Real Estate & Rental & Leasing |
28 |
289 |
3,982,490 |
| Professional & Technical Services |
118 |
308 |
16,277,831 |
| Management of Companies & Enterprises |
7 |
24 |
1,241,352 |
| Administrative Support & Waste Mngmnt. |
69 |
246 |
7,925,975 |
| Educational Services |
26 |
270 |
8,969,850 |
| Health Care & Social Assistance |
107 |
2,524 |
90,426,024 |
| Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation |
30 |
224 |
4,453,617 |
| Accommodation & Food Services |
100 |
1,279 |
18,571,879 |
| Other services, |
100 |
718 |
17,969,695 |
| (except Public Administration) |
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| Unclassified Establishments |
- |
- |
- |
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| Government |
22 |
3,696 |
$ 184,190,362 |