2024 population: 172,450 ( 2,084 from 2020)
Land area: 168.6 square miles
Population density: 1023.0 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	144,291	83.67%	2.8%
Black:	4,690	2.72%	34.8%
Indian:	551	0.32%	15.8%
Asian:	6,021	3.49%	20.1%
2+ races:	3,571	2.07%	10.5%
Hispanic:	13,326	7.73%	37.1%

Total non-White:	28,159	16.33%	28.5%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,223	9.1
Deaths:	8,517	12.5
Net Migration:	2,805	4.1
Net Immigration:	1,552	2.3

Change in White population:	-4,156	-2.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,240	3.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
170,366
148,447	87.13%
3,479	2.04%
476	0.28%
5,014	2.94%
3,231	1.90%
9,719	5.70%
21,919	12.87%

2010
166,158
152,141	91.56%
2,157	1.30%
355	0.21%
3,375	2.03%
2,544	1.53%
5,309	3.20%
14,017	8.44%

2000
167,090
158,086	94.61%
1,451	0.87%
335	0.20%
2,247	1.34%
1,922	1.15%
2,827	1.69%
9,004	5.39%

1990
161,135
156,998	97.43%
1,133	0.70%
288	0.18%
1,348	0.84%
n/a
1,368	0.85%
4,137	2.57%

1980
154,163
151,696	98.40%
583	0.38%
162	0.11%
626	0.41%
n/a
981	0.64%
2,467	1.60%

1970
142,382
140,871	98.94%
466	0.33%
68	0.05%
200	0.14%
n/a
730	0.51%
1,511	1.06%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
14,650	8.8
16,080	9.7
-1,334	-0.8
1,075	0.6

-3,694	-2.2
7,902	4.8

Number	Rate
2000's
16,570	9.9
15,853	9.5
348	0.2
1,500	0.9

-5,945	-3.6
5,013	3.0

Number	Rate
1990's
19,870	12.3
15,763	9.8
-2,515	-1.6
626	0.4

1,088	0.7
4,867	3.0

Number	Rate
1980's
19,811	12.9
14,526	9.4
1,967	1.3
n/a

5,302	3.4
1,670	1.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
3,481	2.4
n/a

10,825	7.6
956	0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Kent County, RI

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
43.6
31,301	18.2%
141,149	81.8%
33,169	19.2%

72,199
2.33

44,926	62.2%
33,647	74.9%
3,766	8.4%
27,273	37.8%

2010
Number	Percent
42.7
34,254	20.6%
131,904	79.4%
26,069	15.7%

68,645
2.40

43,747	63.7%
33,027	75.5%
3,702	8.5%
24,898	36.3%

2000
Number	Percent
38.9
38,639	23.1%
128,451	76.9%
25,334	15.2%

67,341
2.45

45,088	67.0%
36,353	80.6%
3,433	7.6%
22,253	33.0%

1990
Number	Percent
35.8
36,398	22.6%
124,737	77.4%
24,229	15.0%

62,057
2.56

44,046	71.0%
36,632	83.2%
2,683	6.1%
18,011	29.0%

1980
Number	Percent
31.9
42,345	27.5%
111,818	72.5%
17,570	11.4%

54,090
2.82

41,682	77.1%
35,212	84.5%
2,895	6.9%
12,408	22.9%

2022 Housing Data for Kent County, RI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,220	3.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,524	3.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,401	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,480	3.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,257	3.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,273	3.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,046	2.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,070	2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,947	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,511	6.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,147	8.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,380	13.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,454	11.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,281	8.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	7,723	10.7%
$200,000 or more	8,485	11.8%

Median Household Income	85,732
Per Capita Income	46,564

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	106
Compared to U.S.	100

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,495	6.2%
Public Assistance	1,792	2.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9,424	13.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	78,870	76.9%
Unemployed	3,685	3.6%
In Armed Forces	272	0.3%

Total Labor Force	82,827	80.8%
Not in Labor Force	19,737	19.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	33,584	26,972	55.5%
Non-Profit	2,822	7,297	27.9%
Self-Employed	4,270	2,438	63.7%

Local Government	2,817	3,733	43.0%
State Government	2,086	2,029	50.7%
Federal Government	1,268	718	63.8%

Total Private + Self	37,854	29,410	56.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8,993	13,777	39.5%
Total	46,847	43,187	52.0%

Pct. Govt.	14.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	16,197	18.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	19,719	21.9%
Professional, Technical	23,196	25.7%
Service Occupations	14,371	15.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	116	0.1%
All others	16,731	18.5%

White Collar		65.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	14,410	16.0%
Retail trade	11,181	12.4%
Manufacturing	9,494	10.5%
Educational services	8,291	9.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	6,689	7.4%
Accommodation and food services	5,797	6.4%
Construction	5,671	6.3%
Finance and insurance	5,540	6.1%
Public administration	4,409	4.9%
Transportation and warehousing	4,138	4.6%
Other services	3,977	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,960	3.3%
Wholesale trade	2,308	2.6%
Information	1,565	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,544	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,107	1.2%
Utilities	540	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	342	0.4%
Management	241	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	10	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,493	0.88%
Puerto Rican	3,594	2.11%
Cuban	521	0.31%
Dominican	1,809	1.06%

Total Central American	1,140	0.67%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	671	0.39%
Honduran	44	0.03%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	219	0.13%
Salvadoran	111	0.07%
Other Central American	95	0.06%

Total South American	1,281	0.75%
Argentinean	29	0.02%
Bolivian	244	0.14%
Chilean	103	0.06%
Colombian	692	0.41%
Ecuadorian	16	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	149	0.09%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	48	0.03%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	874	0.51%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	2,039	1.20%
Chinese	730	0.43%
Filipino	695	0.41%
Cambodian	348	0.20%
Taiwanese	310	0.18%
Korean	257	0.15%
Japanese	170	0.10%
Vietnamese	165	0.10%
Hmong	134	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	147,524	90.9%
Spanish	5,109	3.1%
Other Indo-European	3,655	2.3%
Other Asian	1,941	1.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,454	0.9%
Chinese	652	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	510	0.3%
Tagalog	421	0.3%
German, other Germanic	322	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	37,713	22.2%
Italian	32,187	18.9%
English	25,269	14.8%
French	17,716	10.4%
Portuguese	13,293	7.8%
German	9,661	5.7%
French Canadian	8,778	5.2%
Polish	7,432	4.4%
American	6,214	3.7%
Swedish	3,940	2.3%
Scottish	3,163	1.9%
Russian	1,205	0.7%
European	1,200	0.7%
Dutch	1,087	0.6%
British	1,012	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	165,596	97.3%
Not a citizen	4,572	2.7%

Native	158,827	93.3%
Foreign-born	11,341	6.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,059	2.4%	6,121	4.8%	35,488	28.0%	39,404	31.1%	26,052	20.6%	16,439	13.0%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,059	2.4%
9-12 Years	6,121	4.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	35,488	28.0%
Some College	39,404	31.1%
Bach. Degree	26,052	20.6%
Grad Degree	16,439	13.0%
Average years of education: 13.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	88,380	83,300	5,080	5.7%	6.2%
1991	89,484	82,022	7,462	8.3%	8.4%
1992	90,733	82,621	8,112	8.9%	9.0%
1993	89,846	83,351	6,495	7.2%	7.5%
1994	88,804	82,965	5,839	6.6%	6.6%
1995	88,519	82,908	5,611	6.3%	6.3%
1996	89,602	84,944	4,658	5.2%	5.2%
1997	91,458	86,685	4,773	5.2%	5.3%
1998	91,483	87,544	3,939	4.3%	4.5%
1999	92,716	89,018	3,698	4.0%	4.2%

2000	92,683	89,182	3,501	3.8%	4.0%
2001	92,447	88,679	3,768	4.1%	4.5%
2002	93,556	89,105	4,451	4.8%	5.1%
2003	95,467	90,510	4,957	5.2%	5.6%
2004	94,518	89,796	4,722	5.0%	5.3%
2005	96,078	91,382	4,696	4.9%	5.1%
2006	97,336	92,524	4,812	4.9%	5.2%
2007	97,450	92,665	4,785	4.9%	5.1%
2008	96,998	90,029	6,969	7.2%	7.6%
2009	97,463	86,868	10,595	10.9%	11.4%

2010	95,049	84,080	10,969	11.5%	11.6%
2011	93,057	83,176	9,881	10.6%	11.0%
2012	92,497	83,445	9,052	9.8%	10.2%
2013	92,146	83,894	8,252	9.0%	9.5%
2014	91,577	84,952	6,625	7.2%	7.8%
2015	91,150	86,087	5,063	5.6%	6.0%
2016	90,719	86,415	4,304	4.7%	5.2%
2017	90,483	86,739	3,744	4.1%	4.5%
2018	91,101	87,742	3,359	3.7%	4.1%
2019	91,305	88,333	2,972	3.3%	3.6%

2020	88,283	80,562	7,721	8.7%	9.4%
2021	93,825	89,024	4,801	5.1%	5.5%
2022	93,535	90,836	2,699	2.9%	3.2%
2023	94,241	91,699	2,542	2.7%	3.0%
2024	96,395	92,644	3,751	3.9%	4.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	76,104
Median Value	$306,000

Occupied	72,199	94.9%
Vacant	3,905	5.1%

Owned	52,058	72.1%
Rented	20,141	27.9%
Median Rent	$1,226

Single-Family Units	54,321	71.4%
Detached	51,233	67.3%
Attached	3,088	4.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	13,130	17.3%
Mobile Homes	1,090	1.4%

Kent County, RI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Kent County, RI

2022 Housing Data for Kent County, RI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Kent County, RI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Kent County, RI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Kent County, RI

Historical Labor Force Data for Kent County, RI