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STATE · ADMITTED 1790 · 2020 ACS

Rhode Island

1,097,379 residents · 5 counties · 36 cities · 1,034 sq mi · 250 census tracts
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Rhode Island is home to 1,097,379 people. About 35% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The population has held roughly steady since 2000. Households earn $70,305 at the median, near the US median. The typical home is worth $276,600, having more than doubled since 2000.

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Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,097,379
+5%since 2000
from 1,048,319 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Median age
40.5
+10%since 2000
from 36.7 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
1,034 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
994K1.0M1.1M1.1M1.1M19902000201020202024Rhode Island
20241.1M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 54.7%(51,903)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.1%(56,266)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 145.6%(61,948)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 197%(77,125)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.2%(78,805)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3413.3%(146,024)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4412%(131,285)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5412.4%(135,939)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6414.4%(157,623)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 7410.6%(116,814)
US avg: 10%
75 to 845.2%(56,864)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over2.4%(26,783)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$70,305
+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $42,090 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$37,504
+73%since 2000
from $21,688 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
47.1%
+10.6 ptssince 2009
from 36.5% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
11.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2000
from 11.9% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information11.6%
US avg: 11.1%
Retail trade10.6%
US avg: 10%
Other services6.7%
US avg: 6.6%
Wholesale trade6.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration5.1%
US avg: 4.7%
Finance & insurance4.2%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical3.6%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 2%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$276,600
+41%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $130,500 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,031
+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $553 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
59.4%
−0.7 ptssince 2000
from 60.0% in 2000
40.6% rent
Persons per household
2.45 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.52 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
3.9
−23%since 2009
from 5.1 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic81.9%(858,433)
Black4%(41,922)
Hispanic / Latino8.7%(90,820)
Asian2.2%(23,416)
Other0%
2020
White, non-Hispanic68.7%(754,050)
Black5%(55,386)
Hispanic / Latino16.6%(182,101)
Asian3.5%(38,367)
Other3.7%(41,027)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Dominican5%(52,691)
Puerto Rican4.2%(44,611)
Central American2.9%(31,155)
Guatemalan2.3%(24,118)
South American1.6%(17,113)
Mexican1%(10,956)
Colombian0.9%(9,796)
Salvadoran0.4%(4,090)
Bolivian0.3%(2,773)
Cuban0.2%(2,099)
Spaniard0.2%(1,963)
Ecuadorian0.1%(1,552)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.1%(1,139)
Honduran0.1%(963)
Panamanian0.1%(921)
Nicaraguan0.1%(670)
Argentine0.1%(647)
Venezuelan0.1%(622)
Chilean0%(496)
Uruguayan0%(86)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.9%(9,000)
Chinese0.7%(7,708)
Cambodian0.5%(5,527)
Filipino0.3%(3,102)
Laotian0.2%(2,147)
Korean0.2%(1,699)
Vietnamese0.1%(1,435)
Japanese0.1%(961)
Hmong0.1%(827)
Pakistani0.1%(679)
Taiwanese0.1%(632)
Thai0%(412)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Burmese0%(305)
Indonesian0%(138)
Nepalese0%(70)
Bhutanese0%(61)
Malaysian0%(18)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(387)
Samoan0%(271)
Fijian0%(82)
Ancestry
Irish17.2%(182,012)
Italian16.3%(172,852)
English10.6%(111,805)
French8.4%(89,306)
Portuguese8%(84,646)
German5%(53,192)
French Canadian5%(52,650)
Polish3.5%(37,204)
American3.4%(36,370)
Subsaharan African3.1%(33,102)
Cape Verdean1.7%(18,118)
Scottish1.7%(17,645)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish1.5%(15,721)
West Indian0.9%(9,746)
Russian0.8%(8,889)
Greek0.7%(7,194)
Armenian0.5%(5,806)
British0.5%(5,305)
Haitian0.5%(5,298)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(5,243)
Dutch0.4%(4,459)
Nigerian0.4%(4,451)
Ukrainian0.4%(3,910)
Norwegian0.3%(3,673)
Lebanese0.3%(3,568)
Canadian0.3%(3,315)
Lithuanian0.3%(3,203)
Welsh0.3%(2,891)
Jamaican0.2%(2,528)
Hungarian0.2%(2,139)
Syrian0.2%(2,066)
Brazilian0.2%(1,957)
Austrian0.1%(1,580)
Czech0.1%(1,572)
Finnish0.1%(1,219)
Swiss0.1%(1,183)
Danish0.1%(1,182)
Belgian0.1%(1,133)
Romanian0.1%(1,043)
Arab0.1%(960)
Egyptian0.1%(953)
Slovak0.1%(711)
Turkish0%(528)
Iranian0%(398)
Croatian0%(369)
Guyanese0%(334)
Ethiopian0%(317)
Barbadian0%(308)
Bulgarian0%(266)
Jordanian0%(255)
Moroccan0%(254)
Australian0%(218)
Latvian0%(179)
Kenyan0%(179)
Ghanaian0%(132)
Israeli0%(105)
Iraqi0%(102)
Macedonian0%(101)
Serbian0%(94)
Slovene0%(35)
Somali0%(21)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
35.0%
+9.4 ptssince 2000
from 25.6% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
89.2%
+11.2 ptssince 2000
from 78.0% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
14.0%
+4.2 ptssince 2000
from 9.7% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.3 min
+69%since 2000
from 15.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
79.7%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 80.7% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
9.0%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 8.7% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.5%
−3.4 ptssince 2011
from 8.9% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
65.0%
−1.4 ptssince 2011
from 66.3% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.1%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
40.5%
+4.7 ptssince 2009
from 35.8% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 48.4% in 2009
Female
51.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 51.6% in 2009
Foreign born
14.0%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 12.5% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
4.3%
−7.0 ptssince 2013
from 11.3% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
90.7%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
88.1%
US average: 86.2%
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)
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Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.3%
−7.0 ptssince 2013
from 11.3% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
58.7%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
15.0%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
19.0%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
21.7%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
2.1%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
71.6%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
37.2%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)16.7%(8,710)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)15.6%(8,131)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era37.9%(19,771)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War10.1%(5,273)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II4.3%(2,233)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 52,128 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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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 1,097,379 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Rhode Island?

The typical household in Rhode Island earns about $70,305 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 $276,600, and the typical rent is about $1,031 a month.

How educated are people in Rhode Island?

About 35.0% 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 11.6% of people in Rhode Island live below the federal poverty line.

Has Rhode Island grown since 1990?

Yes, Rhode Island has grown since 1990. The population has added about 93,915 residents, a change of about 9 percent over that period.

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

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