Woonsocket is a city of 43,521 people in Rhode Island. 37% of homes are owner-occupied. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. There are 5,619 people per square mile. Households here earn about 30% less than in Rhode Island as a whole. The median age is 35.7, younger than the US median of 38.9.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $61,059, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 50%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Woonsocket
What changed most since 1990
White share91.9% → 52.1%(−39.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share2.6% → 25.5%(+22.9 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median age33.3 → 35.7(+2.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Woonsocket's population equals 6.5% of Providence County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 3.1% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 4.0% of the county's.
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)19.7%(366)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.5%(325)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.2%(636)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.8%(71)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.9%(54)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,860 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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Over time
Woonsocket, decade by decade
Woonsocket population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
43,877
$60,873
$284,888
9.1%
19.3
2000
43,224
$56,142
$207,304
10.1%
43.8
2010
41,186
$55,565
$327,131
12.9%
58.1
2020
43,240
$53,705
$232,105
17.8%
73.5
2024
43,521
$61,059
$311,000
19.8%
80.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
