U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Rhode Island
| Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024) |
1,112,308 |
| Population | |
|---|---|
| Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024) |
1,112,308 |
| Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023) |
1,095,962 |
| Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024) |
1,097,354 |
| Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023) |
1,097,371 |
| Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024) |
1.4% |
| Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023) |
-0.1% |
| Population, Census, April 1, 2020 | 1,097,379 |
| Population, Census, April 1, 2010 | 1,052,567 |
| Age and Sex | |
| Persons under 5 years, percent |
4.8% |
| Persons under 18 years, percent |
18.6% |
| Persons 65 years and over, percent |
19.3% |
| Female persons, percent |
51.0% |
| Race and Hispanic Origin | |
| White alone, percent |
82.4% |
| Black alone, percent (a)(a) |
9.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent (a)(a) |
1.3% |
| Asian alone, percent (a)(a) |
3.7% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent (a)(a) |
0.2% |
| Two or More Races, percent |
3.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino, percent (b)(b) |
18.0% |
| White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent |
69.2% |
| Population Characteristics | |
| Veterans, 2019-2023 | 47,214 |
| Foreign-born persons, percent, 2019-2023 | 14.8% |
| Housing | |
| Housing Units, July 1, 2023, (V2023) | 487,132 |
| Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2019-2023 | 63.3% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2019-2023 | $368,800 |
| Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2019-2023 | $2,190 |
| Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortage, 2019-2023 | $873 |
| Median gross rent, 2019-2023 | $1,273 |
| Building Permits, 2023 | 1,169 |
| Families & Living Arrangements | |
| Households, 2019-2023 | 436,902 |
| Persons per household, 2019-2023 | 2.40 |
| Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2019-2023 | 88.8% |
| Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2019-2023 | 22.7% |
| Computer and Internet Use | |
| Households with a computer, percent, 2019-2023 | 94.1% |
| Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2019-2023 | 90.7% |
| Education | |
| High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 | 89.5% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 | 37.3% |
| Health | |
| With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2019-2023 | 9.8% |
| Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent |
5.4% |
| Economy | |
| In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 | 64.6% |
| In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 | 60.9% |
| Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) | 4,436,525 |
| Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) | 11,494,135 |
| Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) | 1,887,495 |
| Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) | 18,495,146 |
| Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) | $16,908 |
| Transportation | |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2019-2023 | 25.5 |
| Income & Poverty | |
| Median households income (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 | $86,372 |
| Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 | $45,919 |
| Persons in poverty, percent |
10.8% |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Population per square mile, 2020 | 1,061.4 |
| Population per square mile, 2010 | 1,018.1 |
| Land area in square miles, 2020 | 1,033.89 |
| Land area in square miles, 2010 | 1,033.81 |
| FIPS Code | 44 |