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Narragansett town, Washington County, RI

14,540 Population
13.9 square miles 1,048.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.2 ±6.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Washington County: 45.3 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Rhode Island: 40.5 ±0.2

Economics

$50,235 ±$4,670 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Washington County: $53,226 ±$1,473
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Rhode Island: $45,919 ±$602
$95,777 ±$4,350 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington County: $102,478 ±$3,373
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Rhode Island: $86,372 ±$1,274

18.2% ±4.6% (2,646  ±663) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Washington County: 8% † 9,901 (±0.9% / ±1,114)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Rhode Island: 10.9% 114,890 (±0.5% / ±4,854)

27 minutes ±1.2 (152,090  ±20,773) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Washington County: 26.6 1,520,170 (±0.8 / ±60,655)
  • a little higher than the figure in Rhode Island: 25.5 12,262,240 (±0.3 / ±179,773)

Families

6,097 ±336 Number of households
  • Washington County: 52,048 ±740
  • Rhode Island: 436,902 ±1,822
2.4 ±0.1 (14,421  ±32) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Washington County: 2.4 123,071 (±0 / ±114)
  • about the same as the figure in Rhode Island: 2.4 1,050,464

1.4% ±1.4% (53  ±52) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Washington County: 3.1% † 893 (±1% / ±297)
  • about one-third of the rate in Rhode Island: 4.6% 11,642 (±0.4% / ±970)

Housing

9,615 ±383 Number of housing units
  • Washington County: 66,068 ±72
  • Rhode Island: 484,615 ±142

$665,800 ±$42,458 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Washington County: $469,800 ±$8,557
  • nearly double the amount in Rhode Island: $368,800 ±$2,560

15.9% ±3.6% (2,306  ±523.1) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in Washington County: 8.6% 11,162 (±0.8% / ±1,054.8)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Rhode Island: 11.2% 121,232 (±0.4% / ±4,620.7)

Social

97.5% ±5.1% (9,390  ±709.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Washington County: 95.3% 87,070 (±2.6% / ±2,340.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Rhode Island: 89.5% 694,829 (±0.9% / ±6,617.3)
62.6% ±4.5% (6,032  ±544.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Washington County: 50.5% 46,143 (±1.7% / ±1,567.4)
  • more than 1.5 times 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

2.9% ±1.3% (423  ±183) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Washington County: 4.7% 6,164
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Rhode Island: 14.8% 162,413

3% ±1.1% (389  ±146) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Washington County: 6.1% 6,674 (±0.6% / ±653)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Rhode Island: 5.4% 47,214 (±0.2% / ±1,530)
389 Total veterans ±146 336 Male ±99 53 Female ±77

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