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Scituate town, Providence County, RI

10,517 Population
48.1 square miles 218.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

49.9 ±4 Median age
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Providence County: 38 ±0.2
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Rhode Island: 40.6 ±0.2
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$58,665 ±$6,452 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Providence County: $41,523 ±$633
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Rhode Island: $47,150 ±$573
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$112,315 ±$23,280 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Providence County: $78,787 ±$1,722
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Rhode Island: $87,796 ±$1,209
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

5% ±2.8% (524  ±296) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Providence County: 13.4% 85,582 (±0.6% / ±3,827)
  • about half the rate in Rhode Island: 11.2% 118,364 (±0.4% / ±4,269)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

30.6 minutes ±3.3 (152,635  ±24,128) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Providence County: 25.9 7,334,030 (±0.3 / ±139,010)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Rhode Island: 25.5 12,151,820 (±0.2 / ±166,081)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

4,204 ±304 Number of households
  • Providence County: 259,210 ±1,297
  • Rhode Island: 441,570 ±1,908
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.2 (10,509  ±23) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Providence County: 2.5 637,099 (±0 / ±88)
  • a little higher than the figure in Rhode Island: 2.4 1,057,168
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

8.2% ±7.8% (155  ±150) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Providence County: 4.7% 7,665 (±0.4% / ±676)
  • nearly double the rate in Rhode Island: 4.5% 11,505 (±0.4% / ±892)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

4,401 ±317 Number of housing units
  • Providence County: 277,740 ±167
  • Rhode Island: 485,932 ±179
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$449,300 ±$25,810 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Providence County: $373,600 ±$3,437
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Rhode Island: $404,200 ±$4,032
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

2.7% ±2.3% (279  ±235.2) Moved since previous year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Providence County: 12.1% 79,447 (±0.6% / ±3,959.1)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Rhode Island: 11.1% 120,772 (±0.4% / ±4,702.9)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.7% ±8.5% (7,950  ±740.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Providence County: 86.5% 400,728 (±1.2% / ±5,503.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Rhode Island: 89.7% 703,088 (±0.9% / ±6,849.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
34.8% ±4.4% (2,887  ±374.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Providence County: 32.3% 149,556 (±0.7% / ±3,244.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Rhode Island: 37.7% 295,838 (±0.6% / ±4,306.2)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

5.2% ±2.1% (543  ±218) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Providence County: 20.9% 138,851
  • about one-third of the rate in Rhode Island: 15.3% 168,502
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.4% ±2.3% (574  ±202) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Providence County: 4% 21,324 (±0.2% / ±1,238)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Rhode Island: 5.1% 45,406 (±0.2% / ±1,802)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
574 Total veterans ±202 541 Male ±193 33 Female ±50

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