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Kingston Township, Missouri

Kingston Township, township, in Caldwell County, Missouri. Kingston Township had 556 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 0.7% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 532 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 751 (±175). GEOID 2902538864.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

556

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 532 · ACS 2020-2024: 751 ±175

Median household income

$64,327

±$20,641 (90% margin)
Missouri: $70,702

Median home value

$217,400

±$79,555 (90% margin)
Missouri: $230,300

Median gross rent

$535

±$195 (90% margin)
Missouri: $1,033

Where is Kingston Township and what county is it in?

Kingston Township is a township in Caldwell County, Missouri. It covers 35.0 square miles of land, 15 residents per square mile in 2020.

One place lies inside Kingston Township: Kingston (city, 290 in 2020).

Kingston Township is in the Kansas City, MO-KS metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 14 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Kingston Township (marked with a dot) in Caldwell County, Missouri. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Kingston Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 556 people lived in Kingston Township on July 1, 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than Missouri (+1.9%). The 2020 Census counted 532 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 751 (±175).

  • July 2020→2021 +3 (555)
  • 2021→2022 +1 (556)
  • 2022→2023 +1 (557)
  • 2023→2024 −2 (555)
  • 2024→2025 +1 (556)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureKingston TownshipCaldwell CountyMissouriChange since 2015-2019
Total population751±1758,9276,191,814no clear change
Households269±633,7692,508,227no clear change
Average household size2.37±0.372.312.40no clear change
Housing units330±654,2752,825,287no clear change

Kingston Township's population since 2000

From 543 in 2000 to 556 in 2025: up 2.4%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Kingston Township as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 543
  • 2005 (estimate) 587
  • 2010 Census 623
  • 2015 (estimate) 596
  • 2020 Census 532
  • 2025 (estimate) 556

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Kingston Township?

The median resident of Kingston Township is 31.4 years old; 24.0% are under 18 and 14.2% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 89.2%, then non-Hispanic Black residents at 4.9%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureKingston TownshipCaldwell CountyMissouriChange since 2015-2019
Median age31.4±13.343.239.0no clear change
Under 18 years24.0%±6.1 pts23.5%22.3%–
65 years and over14.2%±5.0 pts20.3%17.9%–
Male59.9%±4.4 pts50.8%49.3%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.1%±0.3 pts2.3%5.2%–
White alone, not Hispanic89.2%±3.9 pts92.0%76.3%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic4.9%±1.9 pts1.2%10.9%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±4.5 pts0.4%2.1%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic1.1%±1.8 pts0.3%0.2%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.9%±1.5 pts0.1%0.1%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic3.7%±2.6 pts3.3%4.8%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±4.5 pts0.5%0.4%–
Born outside the United States0.9%±1.5 pts1.2%4.5%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)0.0%±4.9 pts2.2%6.7%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)7.4%±4.1 pts8.7%7.3%–
With a disability11.4%±5.7 pts14.8%14.9%–
No health insurance coverage6.0%±4.2 pts9.6%8.8%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)90.9%±6.6 pts91.9%91.9%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)8.5%±4.5 pts19.9%32.4%−13.4 pts
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)3.5%±2.0 pts7.0%12.6%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier85.0%±5.8 pts89.7%87.4%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.0%±4.6 pts0.6%2.5%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Kingston Township earn?

Half of Kingston Township's 269 households earn less than $64,327 a year (±$20,641), against $64,806 in Caldwell County and $70,702 in Missouri. In 2015-2019 it was $65,490 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 8.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureKingston TownshipCaldwell CountyMissouriChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$64,327±$20,641$64,806$70,702no clear change
Mean household income$77,038±$14,131$80,219$96,247–
Per capita income$27,432±$4,250$33,593$39,695no clear change
People below the poverty line8.5%±5.2 pts10.3%12.6%–
Children under 18 below the poverty line6.1%±6.5 pts10.3%15.8%–
Households receiving SNAP7.8%±7.5 pts8.4%9.8%–
Households with a computer98.5%±2.0 pts90.0%94.8%–
Households with a broadband subscription91.1%±4.6 pts81.3%89.3%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Kingston Township?

Owners occupy 84.4% of Kingston Township's occupied homes and renters 15.6%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $217,400 by its owner (±$79,555). The median renter pays $535 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureKingston TownshipCaldwell CountyMissouriChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$217,400±$79,555$166,500$230,300no clear change
Median gross rent$535±$195$640$1,033no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent5.6%±11.8 pts14.3%36.6%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$2,333±$1,633$1,382$1,524–
Owner-occupied homes84.4%±7.6 pts78.2%68.1%+18.2 pts
Renter-occupied homes15.6%±7.6 pts21.8%31.9%–
Housing units330±654,2752,825,287no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±12.8 pts0.7%0.9%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±47.5 pts1.6%5.0%–
Single-family detached homes76.1%±9.1 pts78.4%70.5%–
Mobile homes8.8%±4.8 pts12.2%5.2%–
Built 2020 or later0.0%±10.1 pts1.9%1.6%–
Built 2010 to 20195.5%±3.9 pts5.7%8.0%–
Built 1939 or earlier28.8%±10.9 pts22.7%13.3%–
Households with no vehicle1.1%±2.5 pts5.0%6.6%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Kingston Township work and get to work?

77.8% of Kingston Township's workers drive alone and 16.3% work from home. The average trip to work takes 35.8 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureKingston TownshipCaldwell CountyMissouriChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)54.1%±8.7 pts59.0%63.1%–
Unemployment rate1.5%±2.1 pts2.9%4.0%–
Drove alone to work77.8%±10.3 pts78.0%74.8%–
Carpooled4.3%±3.5 pts9.4%8.1%–
Public transportation0.9%±1.5 pts0.1%0.8%–
Walked0.0%±10.2 pts1.1%1.8%–
Worked from home16.3%±9.5 pts10.4%13.0%–
Mean travel time to work35.8 min±9.332.4 min23.5 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Kingston Township?

No census tract lies mostly in Kingston Township; 2 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Kingston Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Kingston Township
Tract 9502.01Caldwell County3,025 $73,472 $201,90027%
Tract 9502.02Caldwell County3,144 $65,952 $171,6000%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Kingston Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Kingston Township compare with other places in Missouri?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Kingston Township is the 9,720th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 98th-most populous of 280 in Missouri.

Kingston Township is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.

Kingston Township's rank in Missouri (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate98th280

Kingston Township's figures with every place in Missouri (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Kingston Township?

23 of the 57 figures for Kingston Township on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Kingston Township are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.