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North Smithfield town, Providence County, RI

12,583 Population
23.9 square miles 526.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.7 ±3.9 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Providence County: 37.9 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Rhode Island: 40.5 ±0.2

Economics

$54,094 ±$6,303 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Providence County: $40,689 ±$731
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Rhode Island: $45,919 ±$602
$107,813 ±$13,303 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Providence County: $78,204 ±$1,588
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Rhode Island: $86,372 ±$1,274

5.2% ±2% (640  ±248) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Providence County: 13% 82,273 (±0.6% / ±4,065)
  • about half the rate in Rhode Island: 10.9% 114,890 (±0.5% / ±4,854)

25.3 minutes ±1.7 (144,685  ±16,624) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Providence County: 25.6 7,325,020 (±0.3 / ±142,834)
  • about the same as the figure in Rhode Island: 25.5 12,262,240 (±0.3 / ±179,773)

Families

5,044 ±293 Number of households
  • Providence County: 256,505 ±1,205
  • Rhode Island: 436,902 ±1,822
2.4 ±0.1 (12,299  ±39) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Providence County: 2.5 630,478 (±0 / ±161)
  • about the same as the figure in Rhode Island: 2.4 1,050,464

3.1% ±2.6% (73  ±63) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Providence County: 4.7% † 7,584 (±0.5% / ±807)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Rhode Island: 4.6% 11,642 (±0.4% / ±970)

Housing

5,278 ±310 Number of housing units
  • Providence County: 277,117 ±116
  • Rhode Island: 484,615 ±142

$420,600 ±$28,056 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Providence County: $339,100 ±$3,187
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Rhode Island: $368,800 ±$2,560

6.9% ±2.6% (864  ±324.3) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Providence County: 11.9% 77,669 (±0.6% / ±3,951.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Rhode Island: 11.2% 121,232 (±0.4% / ±4,620.7)

Social

94.2% ±6.9% (8,875  ±738.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Providence County: 86.3% 395,452 (±1.1% / ±5,148.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in Rhode Island: 89.5% 694,829 (±0.9% / ±6,617.3)
34.3% ±3.6% (3,227  ±364.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Providence County: 32.2% 147,584 (±0.7% / ±3,207.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Rhode Island: 37.3% 289,667 (±0.5% / ±4,173.4)

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

3.7% ±1.5% (470  ±187) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Providence County: 20.3% 133,687
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Rhode Island: 14.8% 162,413

9.1% ±2.9% (929  ±298) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Providence County: 4.2% 22,114 (±0.2% / ±1,064)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Rhode Island: 5.4% 47,214 (±0.2% / ±1,530)
929 Total veterans ±298 929 Male ±298 N/A Female ±23

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