Washington County, Rhode Island

15 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 130,073
Median household income: $102,478
Median home value: $469,800

Washington County is a county in Rhode Island with a population of 130,073. 15 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $102,478 is above the Rhode Island median ($86,372).

From 2019 to 2023, Washington County's population grew 3.2% from 126,060 to 130,073, while its median household income rose 19.8% from $85,531 to $102,478.

The median gross rent is $1,303. 50.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 130,073
Median age: 45.3 yrs
Median household income: $102,478
Median home value: $469,800
Median gross rent: $1,303
Housing units: 66,068
Homeownership rate: 76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

126,060130,073

Median household income

$85,531$102,478

Median home value

$343,000$469,800

Median gross rent

$1,133$1,303

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	126,060	$85,531	$343,000	$1,133
2020	126,139	$86,970	$359,300	$1,115
2021	129,735	$92,001	$379,200	$1,172
2022	129,998	$99,510	$436,000	$1,284
2023	130,073	$102,478	$469,800	$1,303

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1712.1%

18 to 2414.1%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,659	3.6%
5 to 17	15,706	12.1%
18 to 24	18,301	14.1%
25 to 34	13,100	10.1%
35 to 44	12,914	9.9%
45 to 54	15,005	11.5%
55 to 64	20,985	16.1%
65 to 74	17,590	13.5%
75 and over	11,813	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	116,578	89.6%
Black or African American	1,524	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	252	0.2%
Asian	2,699	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.0%
Some other race	78	0.1%
Two or more races	4,128	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,808	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate20.2%

Some college or associate's24.6%

Bachelor's degree28.4%

Graduate or professional degree22.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,337	4.7%
High school graduate	18,467	20.2%
Some college or associate's	22,460	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	25,962	28.4%
Graduate or professional degree	20,181	22.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone76.7%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit1.0%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home13.2%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	50,494	76.7%
Carpooled	3,675	5.6%
Public transit	653	1.0%
Walked	1,581	2.4%
Bicycle	315	0.5%
Worked from home	8,669	13.2%
Other means	460	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15,258	26.7%
15 to 29 min	18,994	33.2%
30 to 44 min	14,038	24.6%
45 to 59 min	5,167	9.0%
60+ min	3,721	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 8.0% (9,901 of 124,063)

	Count	Share
Family households	33,743	64.8%
Nonfamily households	18,305	35.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	52,048	78.8%
Vacant	14,020	21.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	39,989	76.8%
Renter-occupied	12,059	23.2%

1-unit, detached76.7%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units3.6%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	50,704	76.7%
1-unit, attached	2,330	3.5%
2 to 4 units	6,039	9.1%
5 to 19 units	3,452	5.2%
20 or more units	2,390	3.6%
Mobile home & other	1,153	1.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 44009
State: Rhode Island
Land area: 329 sq mi
Water area: 234 sq mi
Center point: 41.3968, -71.6203