Central Falls vs Woonsocket

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

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

Woonsocket has the higher population (43,074 vs 22,481 in Central Falls). Woonsocket has the higher median household income ($58,614 vs $45,921 in Central Falls). Central Falls has the higher median home value ($300,500 vs $268,000 in Woonsocket).

Population, income & housing

	Central Falls	Woonsocket
Population	22,481	43,074
Median age	31.9 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$45,921	$58,614
Median home value	$300,500	$268,000
Median gross rent	$1,118	$1,116
Housing units	8,341	19,436
Homeownership rate	28.6%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	10.0%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central Falls	Woonsocket
Population	19,429 → 22,481 (+15.7%)	41,603 → 43,074 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$32,982 → $45,921 (+39.2%)	$42,595 → $58,614 (+37.6%)
Median home value	$159,100 → $300,500 (+88.9%)	$173,300 → $268,000 (+54.6%)
Median gross rent	$852 → $1,118 (+31.2%)	$912 → $1,116 (+22.4%)

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

Woonsocket

Population

41,60343,074

Median household income

$42,595$58,614

Median home value

$173,300$268,000

Median gross rent

$912$1,116

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central Falls	Woonsocket
Under 5	7.7%	7.2%
5 to 17	19.2%	16.0%
18 to 24	10.4%	7.1%
25 to 34	17.3%	18.1%
35 to 44	14.6%	12.6%
45 to 54	10.4%	12.1%
55 to 64	11.3%	12.9%
65 to 74	5.3%	8.3%
75 and over	3.8%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central Falls	Woonsocket
White (non-Hispanic)	16.1%	53.8%
Black or African American	7.9%	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.2%	6.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	4.4%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	69.3%	25.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central Falls	Woonsocket
No high school diploma	39.6%	18.1%
High school graduate	29.7%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	19.1%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central Falls	Woonsocket
Drove alone	65.0%	76.3%
Carpooled	15.9%	11.2%
Public transit	4.1%	1.9%
Walked	2.8%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	4.6%	4.5%
Other means	7.5%	4.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central Falls	Woonsocket
1-unit, detached	11.8%	25.2%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	65.4%	40.7%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	22.3%
20 or more units	10.5%	9.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Central Falls	Woonsocket
Poverty rate	22.3%	19.7%
Average household size	2.89	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1944	1950