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State Senate District 2, RI

27,732 Population
2.1 square miles 13,407.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.5 ±2.5 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Rhode Island: 40.5 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$24,499 ±$1,933 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in Rhode Island: $45,919 ±$602
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$49,144 ±$7,850 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Rhode Island: $86,372 ±$1,274
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

22.7% ±4.3% (6,234  ±1,274) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Rhode Island: 10.9% 114,890 (±0.5% / ±4,854)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

24.5 minutes ±4.2 (289,395  ±34,670) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Rhode Island: 25.5 12,262,240 (±0.3 / ±179,773)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

9,705 ±733 Number of households
  • Rhode Island: 436,902 ±1,822
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.8 ±0.1 (27,462  ±2,223) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Rhode Island: 2.4 1,050,464
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

1.6% ±1.6% (109  ±110) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in Rhode Island: 4.6% 11,642 (±0.4% / ±970)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

10,726 ±749 Number of housing units
  • Rhode Island: 484,615 ±142
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$307,500 ±$25,617 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Rhode Island: $368,800 ±$2,560
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

5.7% ±2% (1,582  ±573.2) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Rhode Island: 11.2% 121,232 (±0.4% / ±4,620.7)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

72.3% ±4% (12,761  ±1,217) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Rhode Island: 89.5% 694,829 (±0.9% / ±6,617.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
20.2% ±3.7% (3,568  ±715.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Rhode Island: 37.3% 289,667 (±0.5% / ±4,173.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

55% ±5.1% (15,252  ±1,877) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Rhode Island: 14.8% 162,413
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

1.6% ±1% (339  ±205) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in Rhode Island: 5.4% 47,214 (±0.2% / ±1,530)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
339 Total veterans ±205 339 Male ±205 N/A Female ±27

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