CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Tiverton

Rhode Island · 7,259 residents · 4.18 sq mi

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Tiverton is a city of 7,259 people in Rhode Island. The median age is 38.9, about 6 years above the US median. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.2% of locals. The typical home is worth $130,500. Households take in $34,787 a year at the median, 15% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.9

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,259

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 7,282 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

38.9

−8%vs 2000

vs 42.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.18 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.1%(370)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(479)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.1%(294)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(489)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(514)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(1,134)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(976)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.7%(923)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.1%(809)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.1%(806)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(393)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(72)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$34,787

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,683 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,839

−33%vs 2000

vs $22,238 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.2%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$130,500

+30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $132,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$500

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $648 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.9%

+3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.2% in 2000

20.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.2%(7,076)

Black0.4%(27)

Hispanic / Latino1%(72)

Asian0.5%(36)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(7,225)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1%(72)

Asian0.3%(22)

Other0.2%(12)

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 American3.9%(314)

Salvadoran3.9%(314)

Puerto Rican0.7%(59)

Spaniard0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Japanese0.4%(31)

Filipino0.1%(10)

Chinese0%(3)

Ancestry

Portuguese24.8%(2,006)

Irish17.7%(1,435)

English17.7%(1,434)

French14.2%(1,146)

Polish5%(405)

French Canadian4.6%(369)

German3.8%(310)

Italian3.8%(306)

American2.5%(202)

Greek2.2%(179)

Scotch-Irish1.8%(148)

Subsaharan African1.2%(100)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish1%(83)

Serbian0.9%(76)

Scottish0.8%(66)

Cape Verdean0.6%(52)

Danish0.6%(51)

Nigerian0.6%(48)

Norwegian0.5%(43)

Dutch0.5%(42)

Russian0.4%(34)

Canadian0.3%(23)

Lithuanian0.3%(21)

Ukrainian0.2%(17)

Belgian0.2%(16)

Czech0.2%(13)

Austrian0.1%(8)

Finnish0.1%(7)

Romanian0.1%(7)

RANKED:Largest Portuguese population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest French population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.3%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.3%

−11.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.1%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.0 min

+9%vs 2000

vs 17.5 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 married36.7%(1,339)

Married52.2%(1,906)

Widowed1.8%(65)

Divorced9.4%(342)

Women 15+

Never married21%(714)

Married52.1%(1,771)

Widowed14.5%(494)

Divorced12.3%(418)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.6%

−4.3 ptssince 2013

from 8.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

66.2%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 63.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.1%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.0%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 24.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.5%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.8%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 78.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.3%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 36.7% 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)11.4%(55)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)41.7%(202)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.1%(136)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.9%(14)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 484 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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