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Congressional District 2, RI

556,563 Population
766 square miles 726.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.3 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Rhode Island: 41 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$49,678 ±$1,995 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Rhode Island: $47,260 ±$1,407
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$92,127 ±$4,195 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Rhode Island: $83,504 ±$3,548
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

11.9% ±1.5% (63,806  ±8,290) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Rhode Island: 12.2% 130,333 (±1.1% / ±11,261)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26.5 minutes ±0.8 (6,633,230  ±299,513) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Rhode Island: 26.3 13,137,320 (±0.6 / ±405,355)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

221,316 ±4,242 Number of households
  • Rhode Island: 448,318 ±4,122
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (535,668  ±8,203) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Rhode Island: 2.4 1,068,324
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.3% ±1% (4,262  ±1,340) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Rhode Island: 3.5% † 8,924 (±0.8% / ±1,997)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

247,554 ±3,601 Number of housing units
  • Rhode Island: 488,011 ±154
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$448,500 ±$9,501 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Rhode Island: $455,700 ±$6,647
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.9% ±1.6% (60,246  ±8,697.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Rhode Island: 11.3% 125,111 (±1% / ±11,277.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.2% ±2.5% (363,364  ±11,293.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Rhode Island: 90.4% 720,699 (±1.9% / ±14,873.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
39.5% ±1.7% (157,555  ±6,996) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Rhode Island: 39% 310,882 (±1.2% / ±9,559.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

18.4% ±0.8% (97,237  ±4,005.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Rhode Island: 23.1% 242,013 (±0.5% / ±4,822.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

12.4% ±1.4% (69,149  ±8,029) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Rhode Island: 15.7% 174,869
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.8% ±0.6% (21,919  ±2,882) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Rhode Island: 4.8% 43,418 (±0.5% / ±4,110)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
21,919 Total veterans ±2,882 20,096 Male ±2,839 1,823 Female ±696

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