Ashaway vs Narragansett Pier

A side-by-side comparison of Ashaway and Narragansett Pier: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Narragansett Pier has the higher population (3,080 vs 1,682 in Ashaway). Ashaway has the higher median household income ($101,165 vs $79,683 in Narragansett Pier). Narragansett Pier has the higher median home value ($771,800 vs $305,600 in Ashaway).

Population, income & housing

	Ashaway	Narragansett Pier
Population	1,682	3,080
Median age	38.6 yrs	56.4 yrs
Median household income	$101,165	$79,683
Median home value	$305,600	$771,800
Median gross rent	$1,318	$1,721
Housing units	654	2,383
Homeownership rate	69.3%	59.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	57.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashaway	Narragansett Pier
Population	1,195 → 1,682 (+40.8%)	3,594 → 3,080 (-14.3%)
Median household income	$104,337 → $101,165 (-3.0%)	$58,875 → $79,683 (+35.3%)
Median home value	$232,000 → $305,600 (+31.7%)	$542,200 → $771,800 (+42.3%)
Median gross rent	$970 → $1,318 (+35.9%)	$1,328 → $1,721 (+29.6%)

Ashaway

Population

1,1951,682

Median household income

$104,337$101,165

Median home value

$232,000$305,600

Median gross rent

$970$1,318

Narragansett Pier

Population

3,5943,080

Median household income

$58,875$79,683

Median home value

$542,200$771,800

Median gross rent

$1,328$1,721

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashaway	Narragansett Pier
Under 5	5.2%	2.2%
5 to 17	22.5%	5.9%
18 to 24	12.1%	13.9%
25 to 34	5.8%	14.5%
35 to 44	10.9%	4.2%
45 to 54	19.4%	8.2%
55 to 64	14.8%	23.2%
65 to 74	7.2%	15.4%
75 and over	2.0%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashaway	Narragansett Pier
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	89.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.3%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashaway	Narragansett Pier
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.9%
High school graduate	34.5%	19.2%
Some college or associate's	41.4%	20.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	25.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	31.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashaway	Narragansett Pier
Drove alone	95.7%	68.9%
Carpooled	0.8%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	3.6%
Walked	0.4%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	16.0%
Other means	0.9%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashaway	Narragansett Pier
1-unit, detached	91.3%	59.1%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	16.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Ashaway	Narragansett Pier
Poverty rate	0.6%	14.4%
Average household size	2.69	1.87
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1948	1973