ZIP Code 02889

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Kent County, Rhode Island.

Population: 27,533
Median household income: $85,617
Median home value: $299,900

ZIP Code 02889 (Kent County, Rhode Island) is home to about 27,533 residents. Its median household income of $85,617 runs below the Kent County figure of $91,278.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 02889's population held roughly steady from 27,807 to 27,533, while its median gross rent rose 4.7% from $1,161 to $1,216.

Households average 2.39 people. The median gross rent is $1,216.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,533
Median age: 45.2 yrs
Median household income: $85,617
Median home value: $299,900
Median gross rent: $1,216
Housing units: 11,947
Homeownership rate: 79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

27,80727,533

Median household income

$77,783$85,617

Median home value

$214,200$299,900

Median gross rent

$1,161$1,216

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	27,807	$77,783	$214,200	$1,161
2020	27,531	$75,622	$230,300	$1,116
2021	28,433	$79,274	$242,200	$1,173
2022	28,209	$81,226	$281,800	$1,216
2023	27,533	$85,617	$299,900	$1,216

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1712.9%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6417.0%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,048	3.8%
5 to 17	3,541	12.9%
18 to 24	2,104	7.6%
25 to 34	3,549	12.9%
35 to 44	3,477	12.6%
45 to 54	3,439	12.5%
55 to 64	4,683	17.0%
65 to 74	3,681	13.4%
75 and over	2,011	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	23,419	85.1%
Black or African American	541	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.1%
Asian	524	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	68	0.2%
Two or more races	916	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,046	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate30.7%

Some college or associate's33.8%

Bachelor's degree17.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,884	9.0%
High school graduate	6,401	30.7%
Some college or associate's	7,046	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	3,647	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,862	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit0.9%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home10.7%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,556	77.4%
Carpooled	1,240	9.1%
Public transit	120	0.9%
Walked	66	0.5%
Bicycle	13	0.1%
Worked from home	1,462	10.7%
Other means	185	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,580	21.2%
15 to 29 min	5,186	42.6%
30 to 44 min	2,943	24.2%
45 to 59 min	615	5.0%
60+ min	856	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 8.0% (2,197 of 27,382)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,510	65.6%
Nonfamily households	3,933	34.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,443	95.8%
Vacant	504	4.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,097	79.5%
Renter-occupied	2,346	20.5%

1-unit, detached80.5%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units6.5%

20 or more units5.1%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,614	80.5%
1-unit, attached	304	2.5%
2 to 4 units	626	5.2%
5 to 19 units	779	6.5%
20 or more units	614	5.1%
Mobile home & other	10	0.1%

ZIP Code 02889

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