Warwick

Population: 82,871
Median household income: $87,536
Median home value: $322,000

Warwick is a community in Kent County, Rhode Island, home to 82,871 residents. The median household income of $87,536 is below the Kent County median ($91,278).

Between 2019 and 2023, Warwick's population grew 2.3% from 80,993 to 82,871, while its median home value rose 42.9% from $225,300 to $322,000.

33.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 73.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 82,871
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $87,536
Median home value: $322,000
Median gross rent: $1,299
Housing units: 37,758
Homeownership rate: 73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

80,99382,871

Median household income

$73,757$87,536

Median home value

$225,300$322,000

Median gross rent

$1,167$1,299

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	80,993	$73,757	$225,300	$1,167
2020	81,043	$73,285	$238,300	$1,168
2021	82,666	$77,110	$253,100	$1,240
2022	82,783	$81,009	$294,400	$1,295
2023	82,871	$87,536	$322,000	$1,299

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,629	4.4%
5 to 17	11,037	13.3%
18 to 24	5,603	6.8%
25 to 34	11,129	13.4%
35 to 44	10,513	12.7%
45 to 54	9,867	11.9%
55 to 64	13,348	16.1%
65 to 74	10,684	12.9%
75 and over	7,061	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	70,065	84.5%
Black or African American	2,303	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	0.0%
Asian	2,212	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	61	0.1%
Some other race	311	0.4%
Two or more races	3,006	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,880	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate27.6%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree20.8%

Graduate or professional degree12.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,324	6.9%
High school graduate	17,301	27.6%
Some college or associate's	20,189	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	13,051	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7,737	12.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone79.3%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit1.1%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.1%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	33,667	79.3%
Carpooled	2,789	6.6%
Public transit	476	1.1%
Walked	457	1.1%
Bicycle	13	0.0%
Worked from home	4,705	11.1%
Other means	334	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,973	23.8%
15 to 29 min	16,525	43.8%
30 to 44 min	7,596	20.1%
45 to 59 min	2,159	5.7%
60+ min	2,483	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 7.1% (5,865 of 82,246)

	Count	Share
Family households	21,307	58.8%
Nonfamily households	14,901	41.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	36,208	95.9%
Vacant	1,550	4.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	26,580	73.4%
Renter-occupied	9,628	26.6%

1-unit, detached70.5%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units7.7%

5 to 19 units6.6%

20 or more units11.1%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	26,633	70.5%
1-unit, attached	1,376	3.6%
2 to 4 units	2,894	7.7%
5 to 19 units	2,476	6.6%
20 or more units	4,209	11.1%
Mobile home & other	170	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4474300
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 35 sq mi
Water area: 15 sq mi
Center point: 41.7031, -71.4203

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Warwick vs Greene

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