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Rhode Island State Demographics Data

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  • Table 1. Rhode Island Area and Population - See below
  • Table 2. Rhode Island Population by Age, Sex, and Race
  • Table 3. Rhode Island Group Quarters Population and Households
  • Table 4. Rhode Island Vital Statistics and Health
  • Table 5. Rhode Island Education, Income, and Poverty
  • Table 6. Rhode Island Crime, Housing, Building Permits
  • Table 7. Rhode Island Personal Income and Earnings
    TABLE 1. Rhode Island Area and Population
    Land area, Year 2000 (sq. miles) 1,045
    Population Year 2001 (July 1) > Number 1,058,920
    Population Year 2001 (July 1) > Rank 43
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Number 1,048,319
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Rank 43
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Per square mile 1,003.20
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Number 1,003,464
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Rank 43
    Population (April 1) > Year 1980 947,154
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 2000-2001 10,601
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1990-2000 44,855
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1980-1990 56,310
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 2000-2001 1.00%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1990-2000 4.50%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1980-1990 5.90%
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Number 90,820
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Percent 8.70%


    TABLE 2. Rhode Island Population by Age, Sex, and Race
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    Total population, Year 2000 (April 1) 1,048,319
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Number 63,896
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Percent 6.10%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Number 183,926
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Percent 17.50%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Number 106,607
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Percent 10.20%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Number 310,636
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Percent 29.60%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Number 230,852
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Percent 22.00%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Number 73,684
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Percent 7.00%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Number 57,821
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Percent 5.50%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Number 20,897
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Percent 2.00%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > Median age (years) 36.70
    Population by sex, Year 2000 (April 1) > Males 503,635
    Population by sex, Year 2000 (April 1) > Females 544,684
    Population by sex, Year 2000 (April 1) > Males per 100 females 92.50
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Number 891,191
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Percent 85.00%
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Number 46,908
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Percent 4.50%
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Number 5,121
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Percent 0.50%
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Number 23,665
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Percent 2.30%
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Number 567
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Percent 0.10%
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Number 52,616
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Percent 5.00%
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Number 28,251
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Percent 2.70%


    TABLE 3. Rhode Island Group Quarters Population and Households
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    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Number 38,816
    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Institutionalized population 13,801
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 2000 408,424
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 1990 377,977
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 8.10%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Number 1,009,503
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Persons per household 2.47
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > One person > Number 116,678
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > One person > Percent 28.60%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Number 134,399
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Percent 32.90%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Number 107,335
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Percent 26.30%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Number 265,398
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Number 124,867
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Percent 47.00%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > Number 196,757
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Number 85,817
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Percent 43.60%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > Number 52,609
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Number 31,703
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Percent 60.30%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > Year 2000 143,026
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > Year 1990 119,091
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 20.10%


    TABLE 4. Rhode Island Vital Statistics and Health
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    Population, Year 1997 (July 1) for birth and death rates 986,966
    Births, Year 1997 > Number 12,455
    Births, Year 1997 > Rate 12.60
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Number 9,820
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Rate 9.90
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Number 87
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Rate 7.00
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Number **
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Rate **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Rate **
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Establishments 209
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Employees 13,892
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Total 170,331
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Aged 147,537


    TABLE 5. Rhode Island Education, Income, and Poverty
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    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1998-1999 154,785
    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1994-1995 147,493
    Public school enrollment > Year 1990 138,054
    Educational attainment, Year 1990 > Persons 25 years and over 658,956
    Educational attainment, Year 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Number 474,612
    Educational attainment, Year 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Percent 72.00%
    Educational attainment, Year 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Number 140,160
    Educational attainment, Year 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Percent 21.30%
    Median household income > Year 1997 (dollars) 36,699
    Median household income > 1989 (dollars) 32,181
    Median household income > Percent change, 1989-1997 14.00%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Total 108,836
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Net change, 1989-1997 16,166
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons under 18 years 41,893
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons of all ages 11.20%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons under 18 years 17.30%


    TABLE 6. Rhode Island Crime, Housing, Building Permits
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    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Total 35,498
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Violent 2,839
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Property 32,659
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1990 53,712
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > FBI population 991,000
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > Rate 3,582
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > FBI population 998,113
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > Rate 5,381
    Housing, Year 2000 > Total units 439,837
    Housing, Year 2000 > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 6.10%
    Housing, Year 2000 > Occupied units > Number 408,424
    Housing, Year 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Number 245,156
    Housing, Year 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Percent 60.00
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, Year 2000 > Number 2,596
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, Year 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Number 2,256
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, Year 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Percent 86.90%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, Year 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Number 189
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, Year 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Percent 7.30%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, Year 2000 > Valuation ($1,000) 296,394


    TABLE 7. Rhode Island Personal Income and Earnings
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    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1998 27,914,245
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1990 20,287,488
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Percent change, Year 1990-1998 37.60%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > BEA population, 1998 (July 1) for per capita income 987,704
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita > Amount (dollars) 28,262
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita > Percent of national average 103.90%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Transfer payments ($1,000) 4,691,500
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > Total ($1,000) 17,890,242
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 4,048,761
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Percent 23%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Amount ($1,000) 3,154,097
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Percent 17.60%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 13,814,267
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > by-selected industry > Service-related > Total > Percent 77.20%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Amount ($1,000) 1,577,981
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Percent 8.80%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Amount ($1,000) 1,425,256
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Percent 8.00%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Amount ($1,000) 5,582,263
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Percent 31.20%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Amount ($1,000) 3,207,724
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Percent 17.90%
    Manufacturing earnings > Year 1998 ($1,000) 3,154,097
    Manufacturing earnings > Year 1997 ($1,000) 3,088,475
    Manufacturing earnings > Year 1996 ($1,000) 2,986,736



     









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