CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Central Falls

Rhode Island · 17,637 residents · 1.19 sq mi

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Central Falls is a city of 17,637 people in Rhode Island. Owners hold 24% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. Households here earn about 42% less than in Rhode Island as a whole. 22.3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Households take in $18,617 at the median, 38% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 46%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

17,637

−7%vs 2000

vs 18,928 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.6

+1%vs 2000

vs 30.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.19 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202423K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.4%(1,665)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(1,399)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(1,218)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(1,115)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.8%(1,380)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.5%(3,435)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.3%(1,987)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.6%(1,349)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.5%(1,328)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.6%(1,343)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.4%(1,124)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(294)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,617

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,628 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,940

−17%vs 2000

vs $10,825 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.3%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$103,400

+46%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $93,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$401

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $463 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

23.7%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.8% in 2000

76.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic40%(7,577)

Black4.3%(816)

Hispanic / Latino47.8%(9,041)

Asian0.6%(120)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic79%(13,940)

Black3.1%(546)

Hispanic / Latino29%(5,115)

Asian0.4%(72)

Other17.5%(3,079)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American32.2%(7,299)

Guatemalan24.5%(5,570)

Puerto Rican15.1%(3,433)

South American11.3%(2,561)

Colombian9%(2,047)

Salvadoran6.4%(1,458)

Dominican6.2%(1,407)

Mexican3%(689)

Venezuelan1.4%(312)

Nicaraguan1%(219)

Ecuadorian0.5%(112)

Spaniard0.2%(47)

+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data

Bolivian0.2%(45)

Peruvian0.2%(45)

Cuban0.2%(39)

Honduran0.2%(39)

Panamanian0.1%(13)

Asian origin

Korean0.1%(13)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.4%(82)

Ancestry

Subsaharan African8.4%(1,912)

Cape Verdean5.9%(1,349)

Portuguese3.3%(746)

French3.1%(697)

English2.4%(544)

Irish2.2%(507)

French Canadian1.7%(397)

Polish1%(228)

American0.9%(206)

Arab0.8%(172)

Italian0.8%(172)

Swedish0.7%(161)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Syrian0.6%(133)

German0.6%(129)

Danish0.3%(79)

Hungarian0.2%(50)

Nigerian0.2%(50)

Lebanese0.2%(49)

Canadian0.2%(43)

Lithuanian0.1%(30)

Russian0.1%(24)

Ukrainian0.1%(21)

West Indian0.1%(13)

Jamaican0.1%(13)

RANKED:Largest Central American population · Largest Guatemalan population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest South American population · Largest Colombian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.7%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

46.9%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 49.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.1%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.6 min

+5%vs 2000

vs 13.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married52.9%(4,875)

Married37%(3,410)

Widowed2%(187)

Divorced8.1%(744)

Women 15+

Never married45.7%(3,920)

Married33%(2,835)

Widowed4.8%(410)

Divorced16.6%(1,421)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

17.1%

−11.7 ptssince 2013

from 28.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

28.6%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 28.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.3%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 8.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.0%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 12.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

45.6%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 48.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.5%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

37.2%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 36.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.9%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 56.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)18.4%(61)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.8%(49)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era22.3%(74)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 332 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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