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Cranston city, Providence County, RI

82,640 Population
28.3 square miles 2,915.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.1 ±2.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Providence County: 38.4 ±0.5
  • a little less than the figure in Rhode Island: 40.8 ±0.3

Economics

$44,056 ±$4,243 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Providence County: $40,359 ±$1,673
  • a little less than the amount in Rhode Island: $46,525 ±$1,296
$92,795 ±$11,319 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Providence County: $77,170 ±$4,388
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Rhode Island: $84,972 ±$2,566

6.6% ±2.4% (5,266  ±1,950) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Providence County: 11.9% † 75,364 (±1.4% / ±8,627)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Rhode Island: 10.8% 114,412 (±1% / ±10,758)

23.8 minutes ±0.8 (863,815  ±42,475) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Providence County: 25.6 7,325,020 (±0.3 / ±142,834)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Rhode Island: 25.5 12,262,240 (±0.3 / ±179,773)

Families

31,571 ±2,200 Number of households
  • Providence County: 259,528 ±3,029
  • Rhode Island: 443,980 ±4,732
2.5 ±0.2 (79,305  ±68) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Providence County: 2.4 633,686 (±0 / ±160)
  • a little higher than the figure in Rhode Island: 2.4 1,051,949

4.4% ±3% (874  ±604) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Providence County: 4.4% † 6,998 (±1.1% / ±1,762)
  • about the same as the rate in Rhode Island: 4.5% † 11,469 (±0.8% / ±1,971)

Housing

32,240 ±2,231 Number of housing units
  • Providence County: 278,242 ±95
  • Rhode Island: 487,127 ±96

$384,900 ±$24,843 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Providence County: $377,700 ±$7,462
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Rhode Island: $411,800 ±$7,985

8.6% ±3% (7,058  ±2,473) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Providence County: 11.8% † 77,535 (±1.5% / ±9,891.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Rhode Island: 10.9% 118,727 (±1% / ±11,317)

Social

91.5% ±6.1% (55,352  ±4,449.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Providence County: 86.4% 399,480 (±2.6% / ±11,941.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Rhode Island: 89.6% 704,443 (±1.9% / ±14,981.9)
39.1% ±4.4% (23,678  ±2,860) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Providence County: 33.3% 154,141 (±1.6% / ±7,463.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Rhode Island: 39.1% 307,099 (±1.2% / ±9,215.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

17.9% ±3.1% (14,810  ±2,586) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Providence County: 20.5% 135,154
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Rhode Island: 14.7% 161,196

2.2% ±1% (1,444  ±632) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Providence County: 3.4% † 18,158 (±0.4% / ±2,167)
  • about half the rate in Rhode Island: 4.5% 39,550 (±0.3% / ±2,986)
1,444 Total veterans ±632 1,201 Male ±550 243 Female ±319

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