COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pawtucket vs Central Falls
PLACE A
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
VS
PLACE B
Central Falls, Rhode Island
Pawtucket is 233% larger than Central Falls. Pawtucket earns more, with a median household income $19,025 higher. Central Falls has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs 6%).
PAWTUCKETCENTRAL FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population77,06523,124+233% vs Central Falls
Population density8,89219,367−10,475
Population growth6.3%16.6%−10.3 pts
Median age37.132.5+4.6
Male48.7%52.5%−3.8 pts
Female51.3%47.5%+3.8 pts
Foreign-born25.5%44.2%−18.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic46.3%15.1%+31.3 pts
Black11.0%9.7%+1.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino26.8%69.1%−42.3 pts
Asian1.2%0.1%+1.1 pts
Other14.7%6.1%+8.6 pts
Median household income$68,310$49,285+$19,025
Per capita income$35,248$21,117+$14,131
Poverty rate13.3%24.6%−11.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4310.420+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher22.2%10.8%+11.4 pts
Graduate degree7.7%1.3%+6.4 pts
Unemployment rate7.3%7.9%−0.6 pts
Labor force participation70.5%62.7%+7.8 pts
Median home value$325,500$352,100−$26,600
Median gross rent$1,208$1,200+$8
Owner-occupied50.1%25.6%+24.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.7%8.8%−2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households44.5%54.5%−10.0 pts
Average commute25.627.4−1.8
Worked from home9.2%5.2%+4.0 pts
Public transit to work3.3%4.9%−1.6 pts
Uninsured4.7%17.1%−12.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025