Pawtucket

Population: 75,280
Median household income: $67,436
Median home value: $286,200

Located in Providence County, Rhode Island, Pawtucket is a community with a population of 75,280. At $67,436, its median household income sits below Providence County's $78,204.

From 2019 to 2023, Pawtucket's population grew 4.8% from 71,844 to 75,280, while its median home value rose 47.1% from $194,600 to $286,200.

23.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 48.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 75,280
Median age: 37.4 yrs
Median household income: $67,436
Median home value: $286,200
Median gross rent: $1,152
Housing units: 33,354
Homeownership rate: 48.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

71,84475,280

Median household income

$50,476$67,436

Median home value

$194,600$286,200

Median gross rent

$920$1,152

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	71,844	$50,476	$194,600	$920
2020	71,821	$52,902	$213,700	$933
2021	75,200	$56,427	$228,500	$1,007
2022	75,176	$62,799	$266,300	$1,081
2023	75,280	$67,436	$286,200	$1,152

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3416.9%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,359	5.8%
5 to 17	11,562	15.4%
18 to 24	5,904	7.8%
25 to 34	12,757	16.9%
35 to 44	10,977	14.6%
45 to 54	9,299	12.4%
55 to 64	9,725	12.9%
65 to 74	6,495	8.6%
75 and over	4,202	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	35,903	47.7%
Black or African American	9,499	12.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	161	0.2%
Asian	1,001	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	103	0.1%
Some other race	2,333	3.1%
Two or more races	7,795	10.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18,485	24.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.5%

High school graduate32.2%

Some college or associate's26.8%

Bachelor's degree15.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,357	17.5%
High school graduate	17,232	32.2%
Some college or associate's	14,302	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	8,093	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4,471	8.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone74.9%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit3.9%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	28,897	74.9%
Carpooled	3,515	9.1%
Public transit	1,518	3.9%
Walked	648	1.7%
Bicycle	122	0.3%
Worked from home	3,266	8.5%
Other means	628	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,753	27.6%
15 to 29 min	12,990	36.8%
30 to 44 min	6,668	18.9%
45 to 59 min	3,302	9.3%
60+ min	2,615	7.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 13.6% (10,177 of 74,642)

	Count	Share
Family households	18,457	59.5%
Nonfamily households	12,579	40.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1947

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	31,036	93.1%
Vacant	2,318	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15,161	48.8%
Renter-occupied	15,875	51.2%

1-unit, detached33.8%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units40.9%

5 to 19 units11.5%

20 or more units10.1%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,272	33.8%
1-unit, attached	991	3.0%
2 to 4 units	13,631	40.9%
5 to 19 units	3,846	11.5%
20 or more units	3,367	10.1%
Mobile home & other	247	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4454640
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.67 sq mi
Water area: 0.3 sq mi
Center point: 41.8748, -71.3733