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State Senate District 17, RI

28,145 Population
36.1 square miles 780.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.2 ±1.8 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Rhode Island: 40.6 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$54,045 ±$5,453 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Rhode Island: $47,150 ±$573
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$112,017 ±$14,212 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Rhode Island: $87,796 ±$1,209
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

6.4% ±2.1% (1,773  ±593) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Rhode Island: 11.2% 118,364 (±0.4% / ±4,269)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.2 minutes ±0.8 (304,360  ±28,477) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Rhode Island: 25.5 12,151,820 (±0.2 / ±166,081)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

10,871 ±536 Number of households
  • Rhode Island: 441,570 ±1,908
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.2 (27,812  ±1,207) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Rhode Island: 2.4 1,057,168
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.7% ±1.8% (165  ±109) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Rhode Island: 4.5% 11,505 (±0.4% / ±892)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

11,159 ±554 Number of housing units
  • Rhode Island: 485,932 ±179
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$433,700 ±$19,029 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Rhode Island: $404,200 ±$4,032
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.9% ±1.9% (1,939  ±545.2) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Rhode Island: 11.1% 120,772 (±0.4% / ±4,702.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93% ±4.1% (19,277  ±1,159) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Rhode Island: 89.7% 703,088 (±0.9% / ±6,849.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
42.2% ±3.2% (8,741  ±762) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Rhode Island: 37.7% 295,838 (±0.6% / ±4,306.2)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

8.8% ±1.9% (2,468  ±554) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Rhode Island: 15.3% 168,502
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.8% ±1.6% (1,521  ±365) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Rhode Island: 5.1% 45,406 (±0.2% / ±1,802)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,521 Total veterans ±365 1,514 Male ±367 7 Female ±13

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