Census Reporter

Rhode Island

1,059,361 Population
1,033.9 square miles 1,024.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.1 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$37,525 ±$910 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$71,169 ±$1,559 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

10.8% ±1% (110,244  ±9,715) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

25.7 minutes ±0.5 (13,194,825  ±322,285) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

407,174 ±4,739 Number of households
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.5 ±0 (1,018,460  ±0) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

3.2% ±0.7% (7,968  ±1,775) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

470,177 ±67 Number of housing units
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$283,000 ±$3,445 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

11.4% ±0.9% (120,196  ±9,753.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

89.3% ±1.8% (666,745  ±13,617.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
34.8% ±1% (260,275  ±7,511.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

22.4% ±0.4% (224,559  ±3,680.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 5-year data
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 21.6% 65,947,773 (±0.1% / ±212,842.9)

13.7% ±0.9% (145,074  ±9,563) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

5.8% ±0.4% (49,471  ±3,013) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
49,471 Total veterans ±3,013 46,731 Male ±2,737 2,740 Female ±954

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