Scituate town, RI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 10,404 ( 75 from 2010 )
Land area: 48.1 square miles
Population density: 216.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	9,572	92.00%	4.4%
Black:	17	0.16%	54.1%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	135	1.30%	98.5%
2+ races:	263	2.53%	310.9%
Hispanic:	301	2.89%	144.7%

Total non-White:	832	8.00%	160.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-437	-5.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	512	6.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
10,329
10,009	96.90%
37	0.36%
16	0.15%
68	0.66%
64	0.62%
123	1.19%
320	3.10%

2000
10,324
10,168	98.49%
29	0.28%
0	0.00%
49	0.47%
46	0.45%
23	0.22%
156	1.51%

1990
9,796
9,640	98.41%
15	0.15%
0	0.00%
90	0.92%
n/a
51	0.52%
156	1.59%

1980
8,405
8,312	98.89%
11	0.13%
10	0.12%
66	0.79%
n/a
6	0.07%
93	1.11%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-159	-1.5
164	1.6

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

528	5.4
0	0.0

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,328	15.8
63	0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Scituate town, 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
48.6
1,641	15.8%
8,763	84.2%
2,401	23.1%

4,184
2.48

2,955	70.6%
2,661	90.1%
110	3.7%
1,229	29.4%

2010
Number	Percent
45.2
2,272	22.0%
8,057	78.0%
1,524	14.8%

3,945
2.62

2,991	75.8%
2,478	82.8%
168	5.6%
954	24.2%

2000
Number	Percent
39.4
2,636	25.5%
7,688	74.5%
1,240	12.0%

3,782
2.71

2,939	77.7%
2,640	89.8%
131	4.5%
843	22.3%

1990
Number	Percent
35.7
2,444	24.9%
7,352	75.1%
1,131	11.5%

3,379
2.88

2,726	80.7%
2,406	88.3%
95	3.5%
653	19.3%

1980
Number	Percent
31.9
2,420	28.8%
5,985	71.2%
866	10.3%

2,718
3.07

2,300	84.6%
2,065	89.8%
65	2.8%
418	15.4%

2022 Housing Data for Scituate town, RI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	36	0.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	36	0.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	16	0.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	70	1.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	7	0.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	192	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	92	2.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	44	1.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	67	1.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	230	5.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	479	11.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	531	12.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	510	12.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	617	14.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	549	13.1%
$200,000 or more	708	16.9%

Median Household Income	110,429
Per Capita Income	53,077

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	191	4.6%
Public Assistance	190	4.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	293	7.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,334	84.0%
Unemployed	89	1.4%
In Armed Forces	4	0.1%

Total Labor Force	5,427	85.5%
Not in Labor Force	924	14.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		16.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,262	1,759	56.3%
Non-Profit	55	375	12.8%
Self-Employed	453	128	78.0%

Local Government	134	167	44.5%
State Government	392	253	60.8%
Federal Government	49	38	56.3%

Total Private + Self	2,715	1,887	59.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	630	833	43.1%
Total	3,345	2,720	55.2%

Pct. Govt.	17.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,244	20.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,186	19.6%
Professional, Technical	1,428	23.5%
Service Occupations	669	11.0%
All others	1,538	25.4%

White Collar		63.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	832	13.7%
Health care and social assistance	815	13.4%
Educational services	594	9.8%
Construction	537	8.9%
Finance and insurance	513	8.5%
Public administration	500	8.2%
Retail trade	405	6.7%
Wholesale trade	401	6.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	288	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	248	4.1%
Accommodation and food services	241	4.0%
Other services	229	3.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	190	3.1%
Information	91	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	86	1.4%
Utilities	62	1.0%
Management	20	0.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	13	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	19	0.18%
Puerto Rican	173	1.66%
Cuban	40	0.38%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	36	0.35%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	16	0.15%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	20	0.19%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	33	0.32%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	13	0.12%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	20	0.19%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Hmong	43	0.41%
Indian	38	0.37%
Thai	27	0.26%
Chinese	17	0.16%
Laotian	10	0.10%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	9,227	93.0%
Spanish	318	3.2%
Other Indo-European	194	2.0%
Other Asian	108	1.1%
Other	30	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	25	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	23	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	3,219	30.9%
English	2,377	22.8%
Irish	2,282	21.9%
French	1,196	11.5%
French Canadian	683	6.6%
Portuguese	574	5.5%
Polish	424	4.1%
German	386	3.7%
American	283	2.7%
Scottish	161	1.5%
Belgian	95	0.9%
Swedish	81	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	77	0.7%
Greek	73	0.7%
Norwegian	70	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	10,278	98.8%
Not a citizen	126	1.2%

Native	9,969	95.8%
Foreign-born	435	4.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
111	1.4%	142	1.8%	2,315	28.9%	2,461	30.7%	1,923	24.0%	1,070	13.3%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	111	1.4%
9-12 Years	142	1.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,315	28.9%
Some College	2,461	30.7%
Bach. Degree	1,923	24.0%
Grad Degree	1,070	13.3%
Average years of education: 14.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +270	D +420	D + 10.3%
D +690
2020 vs. 2012	R +788	R +660	R + 9.1%
D +128
2020 vs. 2008	R +781	R +809	R + 11.8%
D -28

2016 vs. 2008	R +511	R +1,229	R + 22.2%
D -718
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	81%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,806	57.0%	Joe Biden (D)	2,735	40.9%	142	2.1%	6,683	18	10	1.29%
2016	73%	Donald Trump (R)	3,536	58.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,045	34.1%	424	7.1%	6,005	20	13	1.29%
2012	71%	Mitt Romney (R)	3,018	52.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,607	45.3%	135	2.3%	5,760	17	5	1.29%
2008	74%	John McCain (R)	3,025	51.0%	Barack Obama (D)	2,763	46.6%	141	2.4%	5,929	16	5	1.26%
2004	72%	George W. Bush* (R)	3,001	53.3%	John Kerry (D)	2,510	44.6%	123	2.2%	5,634	15	3	1.29%
2000	66%	George W. Bush (R)	2,346	46.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,340	46.1%	387	7.6%	5,073	14	-2	1.24%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Scituate town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,735

40.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,806

57.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

6,683

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 10

2016 President, Scituate town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,045

34.1%

Donald Trump (R)

3,536

58.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

208

3.5%

Other

216

3.6%

TOTAL

6,005

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 13

2012 President, Scituate town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,607

45.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

3,018

52.4%

Other

135

2.3%

TOTAL

5,760

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 5

2008 President, Scituate town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,763

46.6%

John McCain (R)

3,025

51.0%

Other

141

2.4%

TOTAL

5,929

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Scituate town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

3,001

53.3%

John Kerry (D)

2,510

44.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.4%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

5,634

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 3

2000 President, Scituate town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,346

46.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,340

46.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

336

6.6%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

5,073

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): -2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Scituate town, RI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	61%	Ashley Kalus (R)	2,828	55.8%	Daniel McKee* (D)	2,111	41.6%	133 [+]	2.6%	5,072	17	1.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Zachary Hurwitz (I) 54 (1.1%); Paul Rianna (I) 37 (0.7%); Elijah Gizzarelli (Libertarian) 35 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.1%);
2020	S2	78%	Jack Reed* (D)	3,257	50.3%	Allen Waters (R)	3,209	49.5%	12 [+]	0.2%	6,478	16	1.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 12 (0.2%);
2018	S1	63%	Robert Flanders (R)	3,067	58.8%	Sheldon Whitehouse* (D)	2,139	41.0%	10 [+]	0.2%	5,216	20	1.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 10 (0.2%);
2018	G	64%	Allan Fung (R)	3,053	58.2%	Gina Raimondo* (D)	1,657	31.6%	539 [+]	10.3%	5,249	21	1.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Joe Trillo (I) 254 (4.8%); Other (Write-in) 144 (2.7%); Bill Gilbert (Moderate) 141 (2.7%);
2014	S2	55%	Jack Reed* (D)	2,544	57.1%	Mark Zaccaria (R)	1,901	42.7%	9 [+]	0.2%	4,454	14	1.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 9 (0.2%);
2014	G	56%	Allan Fung (R)	2,203	48.1%	Gina Raimondo (D)	1,170	25.5%	1,209 [+]	26.4%	4,582	12	1.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Healey (Moderate) 1,146 (25.0%); Kate Fletcher (I) 41 (0.9%); Leon Kayarian (I) 11 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 11 (0.2%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	4,494
Median Value	$371,800

Occupied	4,184	93.1%
Vacant	310	6.9%

Owned	3,638	87.0%
Rented	546	13.0%
Median Rent	$1,612

Single-Family Units	4,208	93.6%
Detached	4,085	90.9%
Attached	123	2.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	60	1.3%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Scituate town, RI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Scituate town, RI

2022 Housing Data for Scituate town, RI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Scituate town, RI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Scituate town, RI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Scituate town, RI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Scituate town, RI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Scituate town, RI