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Congressional District 1, RI

536,470 Population
267.9 square miles 2,002.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.8 ±0.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Rhode Island: 40.8 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$45,435 ±$2,022 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Rhode Island: $46,525 ±$1,296
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$81,386 ±$3,222 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Rhode Island: $84,972 ±$2,566
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

11.5% ±1.4% (59,369  ±7,127) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Rhode Island: 10.8% 114,412 (±1% / ±10,758)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

25.2 minutes ±1 (5,864,925  ±295,340) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Rhode Island: 25.6 12,384,490 (±0.6 / ±369,482)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

220,650 ±4,756 Number of households
  • Rhode Island: 443,980 ±4,732
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0.1 (513,839  ±9,182) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Rhode Island: 2.4 † 1,051,949 (±1,251.3 / ±-555,555,600)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

4.4% ±1.3% (5,568  ±1,663) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Rhode Island: 4.5% † 11,469 (±0.8% / ±1,971)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

240,603 ±3,949 Number of housing units
  • Rhode Island: 487,127 ±96
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$423,200 ±$10,110 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Rhode Island: $411,800 ±$7,985
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.4% ±1.6% (66,038  ±8,504.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Rhode Island: 10.9% 118,727 (±1% / ±11,317)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

88% ±2.4% (338,627  ±10,817.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Rhode Island: 89.6% 704,443 (±1.9% / ±14,981.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
38.2% ±1.6% (147,082  ±6,725) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Rhode Island: 39.1% 307,099 (±1.2% / ±9,215.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

27.3% ±0.9% (141,217  ±4,863.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Rhode Island: 22.4% 232,524 (±0.4% / ±3,786.1)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,860,570 (±0.1% / ±,196,548.1)

17% ±1.4% (90,996  ±7,615) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Rhode Island: 14.7% † 161,196 (±7,455.7% / ±9,062)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

4.1% ±0.5% (17,606  ±2,127) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Rhode Island: 4.5% 39,550 (±0.3% / ±2,986)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
17,606 Total veterans ±2,127 15,209 Male ±1,905 2,397 Female ±957

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