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Rhode Island

1,095,610 Population
1,033.9 square miles 1,059.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.6 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$40,382 ±$1,186 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$74,008 ±$2,381 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $69,717 ±$134

11.4% ±0.8% (120,055  ±8,450) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,393,176 (±0.1% / ±243,679)

24.8 minutes ±0.5 (10,894,535  ±337,603) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 25.6 3,247,967,500 (±0 / ±6,621,416)

Families

440,170 ±4,169 Number of households
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
2.4 ±0 (1,053,814  ±0) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

4.6% ±0.9% (11,618  ±2,279) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

484,925 ±184 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$348,100 ±$5,126 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

11.6% ±0.9% (126,399  ±9,662.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,911,615 (±0.1% / ±181,549)

Social

89.1% ±1.7% (689,448  ±13,324.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 203,920,983 (±0.1% / ±264,625.2)
36.5% ±1.1% (282,326  ±8,309.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

21.9% ±0.9% (228,450  ±9,308.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 21.6% 67,754,440 (±0.1% / ±171,150.5)

14.5% ±0.7% (159,304  ±7,714) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.6% 45,270,104 (±0% / ±140,397)

5.6% ±0.4% (49,206  ±3,173) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
49,206 Total veterans ±3,173 46,359 Male ±3,018 2,847 Female ±1,006

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