CensusEasy
STATE · ADMITTED 1790 · 1990 CENSUS

Rhode Island

1,003,464 residents · 5 counties · 36 cities · 1,034 sq mi · 250 census tracts
Time machine
COMPARE TO
Compare
The short version

With 1,003,464 people, Rhode Island is a state. The typical home is worth $132,700. The poverty rate is 9.6%, under the national 13.2%. The population has held roughly steady since 2000. Households earn $32,181 at the median, near the US median. About 21% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

RI
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,003,464
−4%vs 2000
vs 1,048,319 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Median age
34.1
−7%vs 2000
vs 36.7 in 2000
US average: 33.0
Land area
1,034 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
994K1.0M1.1M1.1M1.1M19902000201020202024Rhode Island
20241.1M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 1990
Under 56.7%(67,041)
US avg: 7.3%
5 to 96.4%(63,986)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 145.9%(59,428)
US avg: 6.9%
15 to 197%(70,457)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 248.3%(83,596)
US avg: 7.5%
25 to 3417.4%(174,223)
US avg: 17.5%
35 to 4414.6%(146,606)
US avg: 15.1%
45 to 549.8%(97,971)
US avg: 10.2%
55 to 648.9%(89,156)
US avg: 8.5%
65 to 748.6%(86,437)
US avg: 7.3%
75 to 844.8%(48,647)
US avg: 4%
85 and over1.6%(15,916)
US avg: 1.2%
BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$32,181
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $42,090 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$14,981
−31%vs 2000
vs $21,688 in 2000
US average: $14,340
Poverty rate
9.6%
−2.3 ptsvs 2000
vs 11.9% in 2000
US average: 13.2%
Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$132,700
+34%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $130,500 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$489
+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $553 in 2000
US average: $450
Owner-occupied
59.5%
−0.5 ptsvs 2000
vs 60.0% in 2000
40.5% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic81.9%(858,433)
Black4%(41,922)
Hispanic / Latino8.7%(90,820)
Asian2.2%(23,416)
Other0%
1990
White, non-Hispanic91.6%(919,073)
Black3.8%(37,986)
Hispanic / Latino4.4%(43,932)
Asian1.8%(17,615)
Other2.9%(28,790)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin
Dominican5.8%(63,717)
Puerto Rican3.9%(43,462)
Central American3.8%(41,418)
Guatemalan3.1%(33,827)
South American2%(21,800)
Colombian1.2%(12,876)
Mexican1.1%(11,648)
Salvadoran0.4%(4,313)
Ecuadorian0.2%(2,497)
Bolivian0.2%(2,496)
Cuban0.2%(2,474)
Venezuelan0.2%(1,887)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.2%(1,798)
Honduran0.1%(1,483)
Peruvian0.1%(1,169)
Costa Rican0.1%(678)
Panamanian0%(536)
Nicaraguan0%(514)
Argentine0%(416)
Chilean0%(326)
Uruguayan0%(81)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.8%(9,070)
Chinese0.8%(8,581)
Cambodian0.5%(5,135)
Filipino0.4%(4,157)
Laotian0.3%(3,173)
Korean0.2%(2,179)
Vietnamese0.1%(1,166)
Pakistani0.1%(1,071)
Japanese0.1%(692)
Hmong0.1%(605)
Taiwanese0%(438)
Thai0%(267)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Nepalese0%(255)
Sri Lankan0%(179)
Indonesian0%(103)
Burmese0%(85)
Uzbek0%(75)
Kazakh0%(33)
Malaysian0%(18)
Pacific Islander origin
Fijian0%(259)
Samoan0%(205)
Chamorro0%(162)
Ancestry
Irish16.1%(176,962)
Italian14.7%(162,494)
English10.8%(119,422)
French7.3%(80,548)
Portuguese7%(76,961)
German5%(54,777)
French Canadian3.8%(41,334)
American3.7%(41,247)
Polish3.2%(34,786)
Subsaharan African3.1%(33,779)
Scottish1.7%(18,747)
Cape Verdean1.7%(18,400)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish1.2%(13,493)
West Indian0.9%(9,736)
Russian0.8%(9,078)
Arab0.8%(8,808)
Greek0.5%(5,541)
Haitian0.5%(5,341)
Dutch0.4%(4,588)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(4,505)
Armenian0.4%(4,498)
Lebanese0.4%(4,189)
Norwegian0.3%(3,808)
Ukrainian0.3%(3,806)
Nigerian0.3%(3,688)
Lithuanian0.3%(3,332)
Canadian0.3%(3,207)
Brazilian0.3%(3,177)
Welsh0.3%(3,024)
British0.2%(2,645)
Hungarian0.2%(2,472)
Jamaican0.2%(2,107)
Austrian0.2%(1,793)
Syrian0.2%(1,773)
Czech0.1%(1,633)
Danish0.1%(1,400)
Finnish0.1%(1,330)
Romanian0.1%(1,129)
Swiss0.1%(1,040)
Belgian0.1%(1,026)
Slovak0.1%(899)
Turkish0.1%(773)
Egyptian0.1%(732)
Iranian0.1%(597)
Moroccan0%(429)
Ethiopian0%(414)
Croatian0%(366)
Latvian0%(350)
Barbadian0%(270)
Australian0%(255)
Guyanese0%(250)
Ghanaian0%(217)
Israeli0%(191)
Serbian0%(146)
Kenyan0%(135)
Iraqi0%(121)
Jordanian0%(118)
Slovene0%(85)
Bulgarian0%(67)
Somali0%(12)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
21.3%
−4.3 ptsvs 2000
vs 25.6% in 2000
US average: 20.3%
High school or higher
72.0%
−5.9 ptsvs 2000
vs 78.0% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
Graduate degree
7.8%
−1.9 ptsvs 2000
vs 9.7% in 2000
US average: 7.1%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
18.3 min
+22%vs 2000
vs 15.0 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 married40.5%(183,849)
Married47.5%(215,750)
Widowed2.8%(12,656)
Divorced9.2%(41,670)
Women 15+
Never married34.6%(165,722)
Married44.1%(211,066)
Widowed8.7%(41,419)
Divorced12.6%(60,264)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
4.4%
−6.9 ptssince 2013
from 11.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
57.2%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 58.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.7%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 15.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
20.0%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 19.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
22.7%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 21.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 2.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
70.3%
−1.3 ptssince 2020
from 71.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
38.7%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 37.2% 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)21.9%(9,952)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.6%(7,536)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.7%(16,189)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.3%(2,841)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.1%(952)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 45,406 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.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Section 02

Largest cities

1.Providence195,310
2.Cranston84,647
3.Warwick84,187
4.Pawtucket77,065
6.Woonsocket44,580
7.Newport24,251
9.Westerly18,411
10.Valley Falls12,657
11.Newport East11,069
14.Greenville8,296
15.Tiverton8,091
16.Kingston7,332
17.Pascoag4,410
19.Hope Valley2,297
20.Chepachet1,923
21.Harrisville1,767
22.Ashaway1,722
23.Melville1,631
24.Bradford1,511
25.Charlestown1,499
26.Carolina1,048
27.Harmony1,006
28.Greene962
30.Weekapaug541
33.Wyoming320
34.Clayville296
35.Hopkinton206
Section 03

Metropolitan & micropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas (1)
1.Providence1,708,161

Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.

Frequently asked

How many people live in Rhode Island?

Rhode Island has about 1,003,464 residents according to the 1990 Census.

What is the median household income in Rhode Island?

The typical household in Rhode Island earns about $32,181 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Rhode Island expensive?

In Rhode Island, the median home is worth about $132,700, and the typical rent is about $489 a month.

How educated are people in Rhode Island?

About 21.3% of adults age 25 and over in Rhode Island hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Rhode Island?

About 9.6% of people in Rhode Island live below the federal poverty line.

Keep going

Explore from here

Metro areas
Providence

DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

How we source and harmonize this data →