Cranston

Population: 82,632
Median household income: $87,716
Median home value: $348,800

Cranston, a community in Providence County, Rhode Island, has 82,632 residents. Its median household income of $87,716 runs above the Providence County figure of $78,204.

From 2019 to 2023, Cranston's population grew 1.7% from 81,254 to 82,632, while its median home value rose 43.2% from $243,500 to $348,800.

62.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1957.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 82,632
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $87,716
Median home value: $348,800
Median gross rent: $1,332
Housing units: 33,733
Homeownership rate: 67.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

81,25482,632

Median household income

$72,017$87,716

Median home value

$243,500$348,800

Median gross rent

$1,070$1,332

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	81,254	$72,017	$243,500	$1,070
2020	81,252	$74,425	$257,400	$1,107
2021	82,654	$77,145	$275,400	$1,185
2022	82,691	$83,123	$326,000	$1,270
2023	82,632	$87,716	$348,800	$1,332

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,236	5.1%
5 to 17	12,426	15.0%
18 to 24	5,791	7.0%
25 to 34	12,306	14.9%
35 to 44	12,451	15.1%
45 to 54	9,246	11.2%
55 to 64	12,043	14.6%
65 to 74	8,107	9.8%
75 and over	6,026	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	55,185	66.8%
Black or African American	4,160	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	134	0.2%
Asian	5,953	7.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	160	0.2%
Some other race	308	0.4%
Two or more races	2,945	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13,787	16.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate25.8%

Some college or associate's29.1%

Bachelor's degree21.6%

Graduate or professional degree14.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,651	9.4%
High school graduate	15,512	25.8%
Some college or associate's	17,486	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	12,991	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8,539	14.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone74.8%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit1.6%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home10.9%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	30,477	74.8%
Carpooled	3,905	9.6%
Public transit	644	1.6%
Walked	428	1.1%
Bicycle	36	0.1%
Worked from home	4,429	10.9%
Other means	816	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,360	23.0%
15 to 29 min	17,998	49.6%
30 to 44 min	5,771	15.9%
45 to 59 min	1,893	5.2%
60+ min	2,284	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 8.7% (6,892 of 79,204)

	Count	Share
Family households	19,930	61.1%
Nonfamily households	12,666	38.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	32,596	96.6%
Vacant	1,137	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	21,936	67.3%
Renter-occupied	10,660	32.7%

1-unit, detached62.7%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units18.8%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units9.5%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	21,152	62.7%
1-unit, attached	1,006	3.0%
2 to 4 units	6,340	18.8%
5 to 19 units	1,961	5.8%
20 or more units	3,202	9.5%
Mobile home & other	72	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4419180
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 28 sq mi
Water area: 1.67 sq mi
Center point: 41.7697, -71.4850