2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Kingston, RI vs Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- Household income in Lafayette, is 59% less than it is in Kingston and is 45% below the National Average.
- Kingston unemployment rate is 6.5%.
- Lafayette unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Kingston, RILafayette, INUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.5%4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.4%3.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.2%37.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes3.8%4.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$14,593$27,982$37,638
 Household Income$116,250$47,690$69,021
 Family Median Income$115,268$61,061$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Kingston, RILafayette, INUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K0.7%11.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.9%4.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K2.3%12.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K0.5%12.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.2%11.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.2%8.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K6.5%10.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.0%12.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K45.8%11.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.7%3.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K15.1%1.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Kingston, RILafayette, INUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.1%10.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.7%6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%1.1%1.8%
 Legal0.0%0.5%1.2%
 Education, library13.4%8.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.0%0.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.4%5.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.2%3.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.3%1.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving19.6%7.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.4%4.3%3.6%
 Personal care6.5%2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support30.4%18.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.7%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.3%7.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving3.9%23.7%13.1%
Reviews for Kingston    1 Reviews

As home to the University of RI, this wonderful place to raise your family, is then great to retire and enjoy so many wonderful extras. Very much woodsy-country all  More

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Reviews for Lafayette    16 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I have lived here for 12 years and in a smaller town 20 miles away for over 35 years and like the people. But crime is on the rise, more arrests lately related to people  More

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Over 12 years ago

Lafayette still has a small town atmosphere. It is a wonderful place to raise children. There is a strong sense of community. Unfotunately in recent years Lafayette has  More

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I can say I have lived in Lafayette Indiana for 25 years. I'll say that home is home...but I would honestly say in less your a college student at Purdue, I would never  More

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