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Rhode Island

1,056,298 Population
1,033.9 square miles 1,021.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2015 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.7 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 37.8 ±0.1

Economics

$31,888 ±$712 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $29,979 ±$59
$58,073 ±$2,421 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $55,775 ±$85

13.9% ±1% (141,035  ±9,670) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 14.7% 46,153,077 (±0.1% / ±275,061)

24.7 minutes ±0.5 (12,192,980  ±326,725) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,739,568,815 (±0 / ±6,952,874)

Families

407,484 ±4,045 Number of households
  • United States: 118,208,250 ±155,130
2.5 ±0 (1,014,660  ±0) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.7 313,347,925

5.5% ±0.8% (13,820  ±2,075) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,931,053 (±0% / ±33,526)

Housing

462,555 ±166 Number of housing units
  • United States: 134,793,665 ±2,413

$241,000 ±$3,947 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $194,500 ±$290

13.8% ±0.9% (143,724  ±9,509.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.7% 46,762,323 (±0.1% / ±186,962.1)

Social

87.7% ±1.7% (640,039  ±12,462.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 87.1% 188,621,037 (±0.1% / ±216,607.1)
32.7% ±1% (238,818  ±7,296.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 30.6% 66,241,553 (±0.1% / ±131,693.7)

22.2% ±0.8% (222,008  ±7,582.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 21.5% 64,716,079 (±0.1% / ±151,774.5)

13.5% ±0.6% (142,324  ±6,027) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 13.5% 43,290,372 (±0% / ±122,466)

7.2% ±0.4% (60,614  ±2,917) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 7.6% 18,830,450 (±0% / ±68,051)
60,614 Total veterans ±2,917 56,858 Male ±2,806 3,756 Female ±951

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