Central Falls vs Cumberland Hill

A side-by-side comparison of Central Falls and Cumberland Hill: population, income, housing, and more.

Central Falls and Cumberland Hill are places in Rhode Island. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Central Falls has the higher population (22,481 vs 8,638 in Cumberland Hill). Cumberland Hill has the higher median household income ($131,006 vs $45,921 in Central Falls). Cumberland Hill has the higher median home value ($362,700 vs $300,500 in Central Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Central Falls	Cumberland Hill
Population	22,481	8,638
Median age	31.9 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$45,921	$131,006
Median home value	$300,500	$362,700
Median gross rent	$1,118	$974
Housing units	8,341	3,324
Homeownership rate	28.6%	85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	46.8%
Unemployment rate	10.0%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central Falls	Cumberland Hill
Population	19,429 → 22,481 (+15.7%)	8,249 → 8,638 (+4.7%)
Median household income	$32,982 → $45,921 (+39.2%)	$89,456 → $131,006 (+46.4%)
Median home value	$159,100 → $300,500 (+88.9%)	$262,100 → $362,700 (+38.4%)
Median gross rent	$852 → $1,118 (+31.2%)	$921 → $974 (+5.8%)

Central Falls

Population

19,42922,481

Median household income

$32,982$45,921

Median home value

$159,100$300,500

Median gross rent

$852$1,118

Cumberland Hill

Population

8,2498,638

Median household income

$89,456$131,006

Median home value

$262,100$362,700

Median gross rent

$921$974

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central Falls	Cumberland Hill
Under 5	7.7%	4.3%
5 to 17	19.2%	16.4%
18 to 24	10.4%	6.1%
25 to 34	17.3%	12.8%
35 to 44	14.6%	14.4%
45 to 54	10.4%	13.2%
55 to 64	11.3%	18.8%
65 to 74	5.3%	7.7%
75 and over	3.8%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central Falls	Cumberland Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	16.1%	79.8%
Black or African American	7.9%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	8.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	69.3%	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central Falls	Cumberland Hill
No high school diploma	39.6%	5.7%
High school graduate	29.7%	18.5%
Some college or associate's	19.1%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	33.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central Falls	Cumberland Hill
Drove alone	65.0%	82.6%
Carpooled	15.9%	7.4%
Public transit	4.1%	0.3%
Walked	2.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	8.8%
Other means	7.5%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central Falls	Cumberland Hill
1-unit, detached	11.8%	76.6%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	65.4%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	6.0%
20 or more units	10.5%	8.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Central Falls	Cumberland Hill
Poverty rate	22.3%	4.6%
Average household size	2.89	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1944	1975