South Kingstown Profile
Town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island
2010 Census Population Characteristics
Population: The population count for the Town of South Kingstown as of April 2010, was 30639. This represented a 9.7% increase (2718 persons) from the 2000 population of 27921.
Rank: In 2010 South Kingstown ranks 12th in population among Rhode Island’s 39 cities and towns.
Median Age: In 2010 the median age of the population in South Kingstown was 34.6
Age Distribution: In 2010, 82.3% or 25,223 persons residing in South Kingstown were 18 years and older. Under 18 represented 17.7% or 5416 persons. 65 and over represented 13.7% or 4208 persons.
Population Density: The 2010 population density of South Kingstown is 536 per square mile of land area. South Kingstown contains 57.1 square miles of land area and 22.7 square miles of water area.
Housing Units: The total number of housing units in the Town of South Kingstown as of April 2010, was 13218. This represented an increase of 1,927 units from the 11, 291 in 2000. Of the 13,291 housing units 2902 were vacant, 1805 of the vacant units were for seasonal or recreational use.
Households: In 2010 there were 10,318 households in South Kingstown with an average of 2.97 persons. Of these, 7,486 were family households with an average family size of 3.42 persons.
Total population 30,639
Male 14,557 (47.5%)
Female 16,082 (52.5%)
Median Age 34.6
Under 18 5,416 (17.7%)
18-19 3,929 (12.8%)
20-24 3,481 ( 11.4%)
25-34 2,343 ( 7.6%)
35-49 5,088 (16.6%)
50-64 6,174 (20.2%)
65 & over 4,208 (13.7%)
One Race 27,172 (97.6%)
White 27,837 (90.1%)
Black or African American 669 ( 2.2%)
Asian 815 ( 1.5%)
American Indian, Alaska Native 372 ( 2.7%)
Native Hawaiian , Other Pacific 9 ( .01%)
Some other race 272 (.98%)
Two or more races 665 ( 2.2%)
Hispanic or Latino 869 ( 2.8%)
Average Family Size 3.42
Average Household Size 2.97
Total Housing Units 13,218
Occupied housing units 10,316
Owner-occupied housing units 7,486
Renter-occupied housing units 2,830
Vacant housing units 2,902
