Washington County, Rhode Island

Interactive maps and statistics for Washington County, Rhode Island: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Rhode Island and the United States.

Washington County, Rhode Island is among the highest in the country for median household income (113th of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (72nd of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Washington County, Rhode Island	Rhode Island	United States	Rank
Total Population	130,344	1,101,801	334,922,499	501st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$106,638	$87,796	$80,734	113th of 3,221
Median Age	45.5	40.6	38.9	672nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	52.4%	37.7%	35.7%	72nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$510,800	$404,200	$332,700	134th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,327	$1,342	$1,413	390th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.2%	11.2%	12.5%	2831st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.4%	5.8%	5.2%	1681st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	395.8	1,065.7	n/a	408th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.0%	15.3%	14.1%	984th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.4	n/a	n/a	223rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.5%	63.6%	65.2%	1054th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.0	25.5	26.4	1191st of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.3%	13.0%	15.1%	403rd of 3,222
Uninsured	3.7%	n/a	n/a	3117th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.2%	43.6%	46.9%	825th of 3,222
Broadband Access	93.2%	n/a	n/a	96th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Washington County, Rhode Island

Statistic	Washington County, Rhode Island	Rhode Island	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	68.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.8%	17.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	4.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.1%	3.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.4%	4.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.8%	0.6%
Diversity Index	20.7	50.0	61.4

Age in Washington County, Rhode Island

Statistic	Washington County, Rhode Island	Rhode Island	United States
Median Age	45.5	40.6	38.9
Under 18 %	15.4%	18.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	14.0%	10.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.2%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.0%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.1%	25.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.3%	18.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Washington County, Rhode Island

Statistic	Washington County, Rhode Island	Rhode Island	United States
Households	52,549	441,570	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.8%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.0%	26.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.6%	17.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.4%	30.4%	28.7%
Never Married	33.4%	37.5%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Washington County, Rhode Island

Statistic	Washington County, Rhode Island	Rhode Island	United States
Per Capita Income	$56,069	$47,150	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.6%	14.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.0%	14.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.0%	19.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	20.2%	13.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.2%	11.2%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	16.2%	24.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.7%	14.0%	n/a

Housing in Washington County, Rhode Island

Statistic	Washington County, Rhode Island	Rhode Island	United States
Housing Units	66,385	485,932	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	77.0%	55.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	9.4%	17.3%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	20.8%	9.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,962.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.5%	36.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.7%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$5,102	$4,900	n/a

Education in Washington County, Rhode Island

Statistic	Washington County, Rhode Island	Rhode Island	United States
Less than High School	4.3%	10.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	19.5%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	23.8%	25.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	29.2%	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	23.2%	15.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Washington County, Rhode Island

Statistic	Washington County, Rhode Island	Rhode Island	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.9%	65.0%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.5%	72.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.8%	1.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.5%	2.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	26.6%	26.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.2%	7.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.4%	9.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Washington County, Rhode Island

Statistic	Washington County, Rhode Island	Rhode Island	United States
Born in State of Residence	56.0%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.1%	8.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.9%	7.0%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.8%	76.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.8%	13.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.5%	16.7%	16.7%

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