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Kent County, Rhode Island; Washington County, Rhode Island; Newport County, Rhode Island; Providence County, Rhode Island

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Table

Kent County, Rhode Island
Washington County, Rhode Island
Newport County, Rhode Island
Providence County, Rhode Island
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
171,278
129,982
83,832
660,615
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
171,278
129,982
83,832
660,615
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
171,134
130,256
84,721
657,424
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
170,360
129,845
85,649
660,728
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
170,360
129,845
85,649
660,728
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
0.5%
0.1%
-2.1%
0.0%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.5%
0.3%
-1.1%
-0.5%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 170,363 129,839 85,643 660,741
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 166,158 126,979 82,888 626,667
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.5%
3.5%
4.0%
5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent
18.0%
15.1%
15.8%
20.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
20.6%
23.5%
25.5%
16.5%
Female persons, percent
51.1%
51.3%
50.5%
50.8%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
90.4%
93.2%
89.9%
77.0%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
3.2%
1.6%
4.3%
13.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.6%
0.9%
0.6%
1.6%
Asian alone, percent(a)
3.2%
2.2%
2.0%
4.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
Z
0.1%
0.3%
Two or More Races, percent
2.6%
2.1%
3.0%
3.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
7.2%
3.8%
6.2%
25.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
85.0%
90.2%
85.3%
58.4%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 10,987 7,078 6,730 23,320
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 6.7% 4.6% 6.8% 19.7%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 76,568 66,432 43,668 277,754
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 72.1% 76.8% 66.8% 55.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $306,000 $436,000 $503,700 $310,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $2,085 $2,244 $2,576 $2,001
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $821 $875 $963 $814
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,226 $1,284 $1,544 $1,161
Building permits, 2022 226 322 124 640
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 72,199 51,426 35,786 253,635
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.33 2.39 2.28 2.48
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 90.5% 90.8% 87.2% 88.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 9.1% 5.5% 9.2% 31.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 93.5% 95.1% 95.3% 92.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 90.6% 93.2% 91.9% 87.4%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 92.7% 94.9% 94.8% 86.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 33.6% 48.6% 52.1% 31.2%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 10.6% 6.7% 7.5% 10.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
4.0%
3.7%
3.7%
5.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 66.2% 62.6% 61.3% 65.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 61.4% 58.3% 58.6% 61.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 523,077 438,373 566,005 1,995,094
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,363,802 741,181 396,017 6,916,084
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 469,237 88,903 78,167 706,237
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 3,554,648 2,093,363 1,125,152 6,772,846
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $21,720 $16,550 $13,540 $10,674
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 25.4 26.7 23.1 25.2
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $85,732 $99,510 $96,319 $72,579
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $46,564 $50,008 $58,280 $38,191
Persons in poverty, percent
7.4%
6.5%
7.2%
14.0%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 4,678 3,724 2,784 16,116
Total employment, 2021 66,074 41,638 30,381 254,341
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 3,649,634 2,322,811 1,666,564 15,465,883
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -7.4% -6.3% -7.1% -7.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 12,433 12,176 8,264 49,126
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 4,181 3,188 2,305 13,310
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,575 1,841 1,269 8,213
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 659 578 474 2,208
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 182 88 S 1,292
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,482 2,719 1,928 10,536
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 275 200 168 866
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,302 2,535 1,769 10,664
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,010.7 394.3 836.1 1,613.6
Population per square mile, 2010 985.9 385.7 809.6 1,530.3
Land area in square miles, 2020 168.57 329.28 102.43 409.48
Land area in square miles, 2010 168.53 329.24 102.39 409.50
FIPS Code 44003 44009 44005 44007
Value Notes

Methodology differences may exist between data sources, and so estimates from different sources are not comparable.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

The vintage year (e.g., V2023) refers to the final year of the series (2020 thru 2023). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

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QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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