COMPARING TWO PLACES
Central Falls vs Pawtucket
PLACE A
Central Falls, Rhode Island
VS
PLACE B
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Central Falls is 70% smaller than Pawtucket. Pawtucket earns more, with a median household income $19,025 higher. Central Falls has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs 6%).
CENTRAL FALLSPAWTUCKETDIFFERENCE
Total population23,12477,065−70% vs Pawtucket
Population density19,3678,892+10,475
Population growth16.6%6.3%+10.3 pts
Median age32.537.1−4.6
Male52.5%48.7%+3.8 pts
Female47.5%51.3%−3.8 pts
Foreign-born44.2%25.5%+18.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic15.1%46.3%−31.3 pts
Black9.7%11.0%−1.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino69.1%26.8%+42.3 pts
Asian0.1%1.2%−1.1 pts
Other6.1%14.7%−8.6 pts
Median household income$49,285$68,310−$19,025
Per capita income$21,117$35,248−$14,131
Poverty rate24.6%13.3%+11.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4200.431−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%22.2%−11.4 pts
Graduate degree1.3%7.7%−6.4 pts
Unemployment rate7.9%7.3%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation62.7%70.5%−7.8 pts
Median home value$352,100$325,500+$26,600
Median gross rent$1,200$1,208−$8
Owner-occupied25.6%50.1%−24.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.8%6.7%+2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households54.5%44.5%+10.0 pts
Average commute27.425.6+1.8
Worked from home5.2%9.2%−4.0 pts
Public transit to work4.9%3.3%+1.6 pts
Uninsured17.1%4.7%+12.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025