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Pawtucket city, Providence County, RI

75,312 Population
8.7 square miles 8,689.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.7 ±2.9 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Providence County: 38.4 ±0.5
  • about the same as the figure in Rhode Island: 40.8 ±0.3

Economics

$35,756 ±$3,184 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Providence County: $40,359 ±$1,673
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Rhode Island: $46,525 ±$1,296
$63,499 ±$7,323 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Providence County: $77,170 ±$4,388
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Rhode Island: $84,972 ±$2,566

17% ±4.4% (12,738  ±3,298) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Providence County: 11.9% † 75,364 (±1.4% / ±8,627)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Rhode Island: 10.8% 114,412 (±1% / ±10,758)

25.7 minutes ±0.9 (906,900  ±47,431) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • 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

33,667 ±2,170 Number of households
  • Providence County: 259,528 ±3,029
  • Rhode Island: 443,980 ±4,732
2.2 ±0.1 (74,652  ±58) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Providence County: 2.4 633,686 (±0 / ±160)
  • a little less than the figure in Rhode Island: 2.4 1,051,949

3.7% ±1.1% (711  ±210) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Providence County: 4.7% † 7,584 (±0.5% / ±807)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Rhode Island: 4.6% 11,642 (±0.4% / ±970)

Housing

35,919 ±2,373 Number of housing units
  • Providence County: 278,242 ±95
  • Rhode Island: 487,127 ±96

$332,500 ±$20,092 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Providence County: $377,700 ±$7,462
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Rhode Island: $411,800 ±$7,985

13.2% ±4.1% (9,926  ±3,093.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Providence County: 11.8% † 77,535 (±1.5% / ±9,891.8)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Rhode Island: 10.9% 118,727 (±1% / ±11,317)

Social

83.1% ±6.2% (47,084  ±4,060.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Providence County: 86.4% 399,480 (±2.6% / ±11,941.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Rhode Island: 89.6% 704,443 (±1.9% / ±14,981.9)
28.2% ±4% (15,989  ±2,384.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Providence County: 33.3% 154,141 (±1.6% / ±7,463.2)
  • about three-quarters of 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

26% ±4.1% (19,562  ±3,120) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Providence County: 20.5% 135,154
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Rhode Island: 14.7% 161,196

3% ±1.1% (1,795  ±677) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Providence County: 3.4% † 18,158 (±0.4% / ±2,167)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Rhode Island: 4.5% 39,550 (±0.3% / ±2,986)
1,795 Total veterans ±677 1,732 Male ±653 63 Female ±108

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