Kingston MinesIL
A town of 259, settled in 1850.
Is Kingston Mines a good place to live?
6.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Kingston Mines, below both the Illinois town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Kingston Mines has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
259 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Kingston Mines: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Kingston Mines, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Kingston Mines.
Kingston Mines has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Kingston Mines for work: only 1% work in town. 18% of Kingston Mines residents live below the poverty line, where Illinois’ towns sit at 8.4% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Kingston Mines’ median household income is $52,000.
| Kingston Mines | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $52,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Kingston Mines has four seasons and pleasant summers
Kingston Mines has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 18° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Kingston Mines is
Kingston Mines beats the Illinois average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 16% of Kingston Mines adults smoke cigarettes.
| Kingston Mines | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Kingston Mines | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.7% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.4% | 13.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.5% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Kingston Mines
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Dickson Mounds and 6 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Kingston Mines. Close and well known come first.
23 mi MuseumDickson Mounds
12 mi Zoo & aquariumWildlife Prairie Park15 mi Zoo & aquariumPeoria Zoo
15 mi GardenGeorge L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden
25 mi Theme parkSpider Hill
27 mi MuseumAdlai E. Stevenson I HousePhoto credits
Dickson Mounds: MattHucke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wildlife Prairie Park: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0 · George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden: Original uploader was ProfDEH at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Spider Hill: NatFee, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Adlai E. Stevenson I House: Nyttend, Public domain
Everything we know about Kingston Mines
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Kingston Mines
About 2 of every 100 Kingston Mines residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
99% of working residents leave Kingston Mines for work
Where Kingston Mines’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Kingston Mines
Village in Illinois, United States
Kingston Mines is a village in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Kingston Mines had a population of 266. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located on the Illinois River, it was a shipping port, loading coal from the nearby mines (the largest nearby mine was called Kingston).
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- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 463 ft
- ZIP code
- 61539
Questions about Kingston Mines
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Kingston Mines, IL a good place to live?
Kingston Mines has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.