Population: 1,101,801
Households: 441,570
Average household size: 2.39
Median age: 40.6 years
Median household income: $87,796
Housing units: 485,932

Population comparison

2020 Census1,097,379

2024 estimate1,101,801

Change+0.4%

Population: 1,101,801
Median age: 40.6 years
Male: 540,637
Female: 561,164

Median age by sex

Male median age: 39.1 years
Female median age: 41.9 years

Age by sexPopulation distribution

27,070Under 526,184

79,4365–1774,735

54,76018–2455,815

77,87825–3474,541

71,04935–4469,162

64,62545–5467,006

74,27655–6479,033

91,54365+114,688

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5–17

Male

5–9: 28,267
10–14: 31,375
15–17: 19,794

Female

5–9: 28,495
10–14: 28,014
15–17: 18,226

18–24

Male

18–19: 17,127
20: 8,627
21: 8,421
22–24: 20,585

Female

18–19: 17,901
20: 8,987
21: 7,112
22–24: 21,815

25–34

Male

25–29: 37,389
30–34: 40,489

Female

25–29: 35,966
30–34: 38,575

35–44

Male

35–39: 36,899
40–44: 34,150

Female

35–39: 35,500
40–44: 33,662

45–54

Male

45–49: 30,619
50–54: 34,006

Female

45–49: 31,515
50–54: 35,491

55–64

Male

55–59: 36,896
60–61: 14,769
62–64: 22,611

Female

55–59: 37,453
60–61: 17,337
62–64: 24,243

65+

Male

65–66: 13,751
67–69: 17,833
70–74: 25,352
75–79: 16,876
80–84: 9,413
85+: 8,318

Female

65–66: 14,394
67–69: 21,656
70–74: 27,740
75–79: 20,658
80–84: 14,295
85+: 15,945

RaceMutually exclusive counts

White alone: 775,48370.4%
Two or more races: 133,87412.2%
Some other race: 86,1667.8%
Black alone: 61,1425.5%
Asian alone: 38,8623.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native: 5,4300.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 8440.1%

Derived from published counts

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino: 194,915
White, not Hispanic: 749,439

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Family households: 270,523
Married-couple share: 71.2%
With children: 43.6%

Household sizeShare of households

134,16430.4%

1 person

151,59234.3%

2 people

69,06215.6%

3 people

53,89912.2%

4 people

32,8537.4%

5+ people

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5+ people

5 People: 22,517
6 People: 6,582
7 Plus People: 3,754

Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent

All family households270,523

Married-couple families192,50071.2% of family households

With children: 67,88035.3%
Without children: 124,62064.7%

Other families78,02328.8% of family households

Male householder: 22,67729.1%
Female householder: 55,34670.9%

Family households values
Group	Value	Share of parent
All family households	270,523	Not applicable
Married-couple families	192,500	71.2%
With children	67,880	35.3%
Without children	124,620	64.7%
Other families	78,023	28.8%
Male householder	22,677	29.1%
Female householder	55,346	70.9%

Median household: $87,796
Median family: $112,375
Per capita: $47,150

Household incomeShare of households

65,47414.8%

Under $25k

62,27414.1%

$25–49k

64,05214.5%

$50–74k

55,39612.5%

$75–99k

84,17619.1%

$100–149k

49,18311.1%

$150–199k

61,01513.8%

$200k+

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Under $25k

Under $10,000: 20,451
$10,000–$14,999: 17,960
$15,000–$19,999: 14,928
$20,000–$24,999: 12,135

$25–49k

$25,000–$29,999: 12,066
$30,000–$34,999: 13,066
$35,000–$39,999: 12,311
$40,000–$44,999: 12,479
$45,000–$49,999: 12,352

$50–74k

$50,000–$59,999: 26,194
$60,000–$74,999: 37,858

$100–149k

$100,000–$124,999: 45,806
$125,000–$149,999: 38,370

Education universe: 783,801
High school or higher: 89.7%
Bachelor’s or higher: 37.7%

Educational attainmentAttainment distribution

37,2744.8%

Less than 9th grade

43,4395.5%

Grades 9–12, no diploma

208,36526.6%

High school or equivalent

136,37217.4%

Some college, no degree

62,5138.0%

Associate degree

175,35722.4%

Bachelor’s degree

120,48115.4%

Graduate or professional

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Less than 9th grade

No Schooling: 16,986
Nursery School: 452
Kindergarten: 110
First Grade: 340
Second Grade: 926
Third Grade: 1,218
Fourth Grade: 2,194
Fifth Grade: 1,499
Sixth Grade: 4,012
Seventh Grade: 1,456
Eighth Grade: 8,081

Grades 9–12, no diploma

Ninth Grade: 10,490
Tenth Grade: 10,572
Eleventh Grade: 9,184
Twelfth No Diploma: 13,193

High school or equivalent

Regular High School Diploma: 173,567
Ged Or Alternative Credential: 34,798

Some college, no degree

Some College Under 1 Year: 47,404
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree: 88,968

Graduate or professional

Masters Degree: 84,929
Professional School Degree: 19,873
Doctorate Degree: 15,679

Educational attainment values
Category	Value
Less than 9th grade	37,274
Grades 9–12, no diploma	43,439
High school or equivalent	208,365
Some college, no degree	136,372
Associate degree	62,513
Bachelor’s degree	175,357
Graduate or professional	120,481

Marital status by sexMale and Female

12,65641,419

Widowed

41,67060,264

Divorced

4,9227,905

Separated

215,750211,066

Now Married

183,849165,722

Never Married

16,46018,198

Married Spouse Absent

199,290192,868

Married Spouse Present

Marital status by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Widowed	12,656	41,419
Divorced	41,670	60,264
Separated	4,922	7,905
Now Married	215,750	211,066
Never Married	183,849	165,722
Married Spouse Absent	16,460	18,198
Married Spouse Present	199,290	192,868

Median home value: $404,200
Median gross rent: $1,342

Housing tenure

Owner: 281,00263.6%
Renter: 160,56836.4%

Housing occupancy

Occupied: 441,57090.9%
Vacant: 44,3629.1%

Derived from published counts

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage: 187,090
Owners without mortgage: 93,912

Vacancy reason

For rent7,171

16.2%

For sale1,783

4.0%

Rented, not occupied1,568

3.5%

Sold, not occupied1,230

2.8%

Seasonal17,575

39.6%

Migrant workers7

0.0%

Other15,028

33.9%

Structure type

Detached270,814

55.7%

Attached19,478

4.0%

2–4 units107,275

22.1%

5–19 units39,867

8.2%

20+ units44,096

9.1%

Mobile or other4,402

0.9%

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2–4 units

Structure 2 Units: 50,699
Structure 3–4 Units: 56,576

5–19 units

Structure 5–9 Units: 23,511
Structure 10–19 Units: 16,356

20+ units

Structure 20–49 Units: 14,149
Structure 50 Plus Units: 29,947

Mobile or other

Structure Mobile Home: 4,259
Structure Boat Rv Van Other: 143

Year builtHousing units by period

234,20948.2%

Before 1960

110,27022.7%

1960–79

90,23718.6%

1980–99

47,6809.8%

2000–19

3,5360.7%

2020+

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Before 1960

1939 Earlier: 146,414
1940–1949: 30,096
1950–1959: 57,699

1960–79

1960–1969: 52,520
1970–1979: 57,750

1980–99

1980–1989: 56,422
1990–1999: 33,815

2000–19

2000–2009: 29,642
2010–2019: 18,038

Move-in periodOwner and Renter

Before 1990

49,690

2,596

1990s

41,215

5,200

2000s

55,148

14,013

2010s

96,114

80,616

2020–22

33,654

45,675

2023+

5,181

12,468

Home valueOwner-occupied homes

9,4803.4%

Under $100k

30,18110.7%

$100–249k

155,84255.5%

$250–499k

52,23618.6%

$500–749k

19,9167.1%

$750–999k

8,1952.9%

$1–1.49m

5,1521.8%

$1.5m+

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Under $100k

Under 10000: 2,724
10000–14999: 240
15000–19999: 284
20000–24999: 574
25000–29999: 869
30000–34999: 798
35000–39999: 687
40000–49999: 1,234
50000–59999: 432
60000–69999: 450
70000–79999: 280
80000–89999: 531
90000–99999: 377

$100–249k

100000–124999: 1,385
125000–149999: 1,653
150000–174999: 3,493
175000–199999: 3,897
200000–249999: 19,753

$250–499k

250000–299999: 27,139
300000–399999: 71,296
400000–499999: 57,407

$1.5m+

1500000–1999999: 1,675
2000000+: 3,477

Gross rentRenter-occupied homes

Under $50021,738

14.0%

$500–99923,094

14.9%

$1,000–1,49947,490

30.7%

$1,500–1,99936,343

23.5%

$2,000–2,49916,442

10.6%

$2,500–2,9995,252

3.4%

$3,000+4,366

2.8%

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Under $500

Under 100: 501
100–149: 373
150–199: 832
200–249: 1,519
250–299: 6,998
300–349: 3,770
350–399: 3,041
400–449: 2,332
450–499: 2,372

$500–999

500–549: 2,296
550–599: 2,179
600–649: 1,722
650–699: 1,456
700–749: 1,640
750–799: 1,520
800–899: 4,827
900–999: 7,454

$1,000–1,499

1000–1249: 23,864
1250–1499: 23,626

$3,000+

3000–3499: 2,109
3500+: 2,257

Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter

No vehicle

8,038

32,338

1 vehicle

78,230

81,857

2 vehicles

124,577

36,829

3 vehicles

47,670

7,679

4 vehicles

16,355

1,207

5+ vehicles

6,132

658

Workers age 16+: 547,074
Average commute: 25.5 min

Travel mode

Drive alone: 396,29072.4%Derived from published counts
Carpool: 42,2117.7%Derived from published counts
Public transit: 9,4051.7%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle: 17,6633.2%Derived from published counts
Work from home: 71,06413.0%Derived from published counts
Other: 10,4411.9%Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle

Walked: 15,438
Bicycle: 2,225

Other

Other Transportation: 8,139
Motorcycle: 564
Taxi Or Ride Hailing: 1,738

Commute timeWorkers by travel time

123,80426.0%

Under 15 min

184,60038.8%

15–29 min

97,00120.4%

30–44 min

33,5747.1%

45–59 min

37,0317.8%

60+ min

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Under 15 min

Under 5: 12,539
5–9: 43,495
10–14: 67,770

15–29 min

15–19: 77,398
20–24: 75,968
25–29: 31,234

30–44 min

30–34: 63,244
35–39: 15,133
40–44: 18,624

60+ min

60–89: 24,848
90+: 12,183

Population age 16+: 920,328
Civilian labor force: 594,253
Employed: 559,823
Unemployed: 34,430
Unemployment rate: 5.8%
Poverty universe: 1,060,352
Persons below poverty: 118,364
Gini index: 0.46
White-collar workers: 356,157
Blue-collar workers: 108,524

Occupation by sexMale and Female

Service Occupations

43,475

51,667

Sales Office Occupations

42,447

67,552

Management Business Science Arts

113,957

132,201

Production Transportation Material Moving

49,127

17,378

Natural Resources Construction Maintenance

40,572

1,447

Occupation by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Service Occupations	43,475	51,667
Sales Office Occupations	42,447	67,552
Management Business Science Arts	113,957	132,201
Production Transportation Material Moving	49,127	17,378
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance	40,572	1,447

Employment and commuting

Resident workers: 478,142
Workplace jobs: 440,616
Internal commuters: 378,824
Inbound commuters: 61,792
Outbound commuters: 99,318
Net worker inflow: Unavailable

Coverage status

Insured: 1,037,30495.6%Derived from published counts
Uninsured: 47,7644.4%

Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage

6,62613.9%

Under 19

18,68439.1%

Age 19–34

21,03744.0%

Age 35–64

1,4173.0%

Age 65+

Nativity

Native born: 933,29984.7%
Foreign born: 168,50215.3%

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen: 91,389
Not a citizen: 77,113

Residential mobility

Same house: 971,601
Within same county: 56,032
From another county: 17,902
From another state: 37,857
From abroad: 8,981

Source vintages

Demographics: 2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline: 2020 Census
Employment: 2023 LODES

Report quality

Status: complete
kind: published geography
estimated: false

Historical housing baseline

2020 housing units: 483,474

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

Geography	Population	Median income	Median age	Owner occupied
Rhode Island	1,101,801	$87,796	40.6 years	63.6%
United States	334,922,500	$80,734	38.9 years	65.2%

Category	Male	Female
Under 5	27,070	26,184
5–17	79,436	74,735
18–24	54,760	55,815
25–34	77,878	74,541
35–44	71,049	69,162
45–54	64,625	67,006
55–64	74,276	79,033
65+	91,543	114,688

Category	Value
White alone	775,483
Two or more races	133,874
Some other race	86,166
Black alone	61,142
Asian alone	38,862
American Indian / Alaska Native	5,430
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	844

Category	Value
1 person	134,164
2 people	151,592
3 people	69,062
4 people	53,899
5+ people	32,853

Category	Value
Under $25k	65,474
$25–49k	62,274
$50–74k	64,052
$75–99k	55,396
$100–149k	84,176
$150–199k	49,183
$200k+	61,015

Category	Value
For rent	7,171
For sale	1,783
Rented, not occupied	1,568
Sold, not occupied	1,230
Seasonal	17,575
Migrant workers	7
Other	15,028

Category	Value
Detached	270,814
Attached	19,478
2–4 units	107,275
5–19 units	39,867
20+ units	44,096
Mobile or other	4,402

Category	Value
Before 1960	234,209
1960–79	110,270
1980–99	90,237
2000–19	47,680
2020+	3,536

Category	Owner	Renter
Before 1990	49,690	2,596
1990s	41,215	5,200
2000s	55,148	14,013
2010s	96,114	80,616
2020–22	33,654	45,675
2023+	5,181	12,468

Category	Value
Under $100k	9,480
$100–249k	30,181
$250–499k	155,842
$500–749k	52,236
$750–999k	19,916
$1–1.49m	8,195
$1.5m+	5,152

Category	Value
Under $500	21,738
$500–999	23,094
$1,000–1,499	47,490
$1,500–1,999	36,343
$2,000–2,499	16,442
$2,500–2,999	5,252
$3,000+	4,366

Housing occupancy values
Category	Value
Occupied	441,570
Vacant	44,362

Vehicle availability values
Category	Owner	Renter
No vehicle	8,038	32,338
1 vehicle	78,230	81,857
2 vehicles	124,577	36,829
3 vehicles	47,670	7,679
4 vehicles	16,355	1,207
5+ vehicles	6,132	658

Travel mode values
Category	Value
Drive alone	396,290
Carpool	42,211
Public transit	9,405
Walk or bicycle	17,663
Work from home	71,064
Other	10,441

Coverage status values
Category	Value
Insured	1,037,304
Uninsured	47,764

Category	Value
Under 15 min	123,804
15–29 min	184,600
30–44 min	97,001
45–59 min	33,574
60+ min	37,031

5–17

18–24

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

65+

Ethnicity

5+ people

Under $25k

$25–49k

$50–74k

$100–149k

Less than 9th grade

Grades 9–12, no diploma

High school or equivalent

Some college, no degree

Graduate or professional

Owner financing

2–4 units

5–19 units

20+ units

Mobile or other

Before 1960

1960–79

1980–99

2000–19

Under $100k

$100–249k

$250–499k

$1.5m+

Under $500

$500–999

$1,000–1,499

$3,000+

Walk or bicycle

Other

Under 15 min

15–29 min

30–44 min

60+ min

Employment and commuting

Citizenship

Residential mobility

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