Bradford vs Narragansett Pier

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

Bradford 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 1,437 in Bradford). Bradford has the higher median household income ($108,295 vs $79,683 in Narragansett Pier). Narragansett Pier has the higher median home value ($771,800 vs $387,100 in Bradford).

Population, income & housing

	Bradford	Narragansett Pier
Population	1,437	3,080
Median age	37.1 yrs	56.4 yrs
Median household income	$108,295	$79,683
Median home value	$387,100	$771,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,721
Housing units	579	2,383
Homeownership rate	76.2%	59.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.2%	57.5%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bradford	Narragansett Pier
Population	1,303 → 1,437 (+10.3%)	3,594 → 3,080 (-14.3%)
Median household income	$72,428 → $108,295 (+49.5%)	$58,875 → $79,683 (+35.3%)
Median home value	$227,400 → $387,100 (+70.2%)	$542,200 → $771,800 (+42.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,017 → $985 (-3.1%)	$1,328 → $1,721 (+29.6%)

Bradford

Population

1,3031,437

Median household income

$72,428$108,295

Median home value

$227,400$387,100

Median gross rent

$1,017$985

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)

	Bradford	Narragansett Pier
Under 5	13.6%	2.2%
5 to 17	13.9%	5.9%
18 to 24	0.8%	13.9%
25 to 34	18.9%	14.5%
35 to 44	10.9%	4.2%
45 to 54	8.8%	8.2%
55 to 64	19.1%	23.2%
65 to 74	4.9%	15.4%
75 and over	9.1%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bradford	Narragansett Pier
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	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	0.0%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bradford	Narragansett Pier
No high school diploma	2.4%	2.9%
High school graduate	38.6%	19.2%
Some college or associate's	17.8%	20.4%
Bachelor's degree	36.5%	25.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	31.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bradford	Narragansett Pier
Drove alone	68.5%	68.9%
Carpooled	13.3%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	3.6%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.4%	16.0%
Other means	5.8%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bradford	Narragansett Pier
1-unit, detached	68.4%	59.1%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	29.2%	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

	Bradford	Narragansett Pier
Poverty rate	9.4%	14.4%
Average household size	2.48	1.87
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1949	1973