Woonsocket

Population: 43,074
Median household income: $58,614
Median home value: $268,000

Located in Providence County, Rhode Island, Woonsocket is a community with a population of 43,074. Its median household income of $58,614 runs below the Providence County figure of $78,204.

From 2019 to 2023, Woonsocket's population grew 3.5% from 41,603 to 43,074, while its median home value rose 54.6% from $173,300 to $268,000.

18.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 38.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 43,074
Median age: 35.7 yrs
Median household income: $58,614
Median home value: $268,000
Median gross rent: $1,116
Housing units: 19,436
Homeownership rate: 38.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%
Unemployment rate: 8.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

41,60343,074

Median household income

$42,595$58,614

Median home value

$173,300$268,000

Median gross rent

$912$1,116

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	41,603	$42,595	$173,300	$912
2020	41,616	$44,310	$191,500	$921
2021	43,044	$48,822	$208,400	$974
2022	43,029	$54,398	$241,000	$1,066
2023	43,074	$58,614	$268,000	$1,116

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3418.1%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,104	7.2%
5 to 17	6,882	16.0%
18 to 24	3,063	7.1%
25 to 34	7,782	18.1%
35 to 44	5,429	12.6%
45 to 54	5,194	12.1%
55 to 64	5,556	12.9%
65 to 74	3,582	8.3%
75 and over	2,482	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	23,166	53.8%
Black or African American	2,580	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	83	0.2%
Asian	2,966	6.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	362	0.8%
Two or more races	2,814	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11,103	25.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.1%

High school graduate37.7%

Some college or associate's25.7%

Bachelor's degree12.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,428	18.1%
High school graduate	11,306	37.7%
Some college or associate's	7,710	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	3,820	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,761	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone76.3%

Carpooled11.2%

Public transit1.9%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means4.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,432	76.3%
Carpooled	2,119	11.2%
Public transit	354	1.9%
Walked	270	1.4%
Bicycle	44	0.2%
Worked from home	851	4.5%
Other means	835	4.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,543	25.2%
15 to 29 min	5,474	30.3%
30 to 44 min	4,419	24.5%
45 to 59 min	1,724	9.5%
60+ min	1,894	10.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 19.7% (8,341 of 42,371)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,292	58.9%
Nonfamily households	7,173	41.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,465	89.9%
Vacant	1,971	10.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,662	38.1%
Renter-occupied	10,803	61.9%

1-unit, detached25.2%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units40.7%

5 to 19 units22.3%

20 or more units9.3%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,890	25.2%
1-unit, attached	466	2.4%
2 to 4 units	7,906	40.7%
5 to 19 units	4,326	22.3%
20 or more units	1,800	9.3%
Mobile home & other	48	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4480780
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.75 sq mi
Water area: 0.19 sq mi
Center point: 42.0017, -71.4999