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Rhode Island

1,057,315 Population
1,033.9 square miles 1,022.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$34,999 ±$858 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$64,340 ±$2,058 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

12.9% ±0.9% (131,205  ±9,492) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

25 minutes ±0.6 (12,516,125  ±362,784) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

406,573 ±4,965 Number of households
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
2.5 ±0 (1,016,084  ±0) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

4.3% ±0.8% (10,910  ±1,950) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

469,153 ±84 Number of housing units
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$273,800 ±$4,578 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

11.4% ±0.9% (119,861  ±9,189.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

89.1% ±1.7% (660,109  ±12,848.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
34.4% ±1% (254,661  ±7,704) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

21.7% ±0.9% (218,045  ±8,599.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 21.9% 67,268,668 (±0.1% / ±198,318.9)

13.2% ±0.8% (139,063  ±8,237) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

6.5% ±0.4% (54,848  ±3,323) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
54,848 Total veterans ±3,323 50,714 Male ±3,183 4,134 Female ±939

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