Census Reporter

Rhode Island

1,056,426 Population
1,033.9 square miles 1,021.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2016 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.2 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 37.9 ±0.1

Economics

$33,008 ±$807 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $31,128 ±$63
$60,596 ±$1,591 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $57,617 ±$115

12.8% ±0.9% (129,932  ±9,143) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 44,268,996 (±0.1% / ±246,910)

24.8 minutes ±0.6 (12,139,830  ±318,963) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,802,425,670 (±0.1 / ±7,681,794)

Families

408,239 ±4,139 Number of households
  • United States: 118,860,065 ±154,606
2.5 ±0 (1,013,674  ±0) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.7 315,047,636

4.5% ±0.8% (11,348  ±1,978) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,946,903 (±0.1% / ±36,746)

Housing

462,598 ±288 Number of housing units
  • United States: 135,702,775 ±3,052

$247,700 ±$3,609 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $205,000 ±$467

14.1% ±1% (147,117  ±10,195.3) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 14.6% 46,701,858 (±0.1% / ±203,161.6)

Social

88.5% ±1.7% (649,862  ±12,478.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 87.5% 191,063,246 (±0.1% / ±220,872.9)
34.1% ±1% (250,265  ±7,463.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 31.3% 68,334,277 (±0.1% / ±133,659.9)

22.8% ±0.9% (228,048  ±8,682.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 21.6% 65,518,938 (±0.1% / ±163,928.5)

14.1% ±0.7% (148,480  ±7,235) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 13.5% 43,739,345 (±0% / ±129,849)

6.6% ±0.4% (55,465  ±3,283) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 7.4% 18,496,937 (±0% / ±66,959)
55,465 Total veterans ±3,283 51,879 Male ±3,119 3,586 Female ±907

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