2022 population: 130,330 ( 3,351 from 2010 , 494 from 2020)
Land area: 329.3 square miles
Population density: 395.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	117,600	90.23%	0.2%
Black:	1,731	1.33%	28.5%
Indian:	876	0.67%	13.0%
Asian:	2,805	2.15%	35.1%
2+ races:	2,370	1.82%	18.3%
Hispanic:	4,948	3.80%	63.5%

Total non-White:	12,730	9.77%	31.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,872	7.2
Deaths:	3,078	11.9
Net Migration:	1,467	5.6
Net Immigration:	252	1.0

Change in White population:	270	0.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,081	2.4

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
126,979
117,330	92.40%
1,347	1.06%
1,007	0.79%
2,077	1.64%
2,003	1.58%
3,026	2.38%
9,649	7.60%

2000
123,546
116,134	94.00%
1,074	0.87%
1,087	0.88%
1,873	1.52%
1,478	1.20%
1,780	1.44%
7,412	6.00%

1990
110,006
105,540	95.94%
1,050	0.95%
1,085	0.99%
1,386	1.26%
n/a
945	0.86%
4,466	4.06%

1980
93,317
90,870	97.38%
566	0.61%
691	0.74%
462	0.50%
n/a
712	0.76%
2,447	2.62%

1970
83,586
79,612	95.25%
1,594	1.91%
479	0.57%
752	0.90%
n/a
979	1.17%
3,974	4.75%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
11,340	9.2
8,966	7.3
546	0.4
1,125	0.9

1,196	1.0
2,237	1.8

Number	Rate
1990's
14,062	12.8
9,038	8.2
8,523	7.7
833	0.8

10,594	9.6
2,946	2.7

Number	Rate
1980's
13,932	14.9
7,600	8.1
10,389	11.1
n/a

14,670	15.7
2,019	2.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-179	-0.2
n/a

11,258	13.5
-1,527	-1.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Washington 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
44.9
20,517	15.7%
109,813	84.3%
28,459	21.8%

51,426
2.39

33,995	66.1%
27,286	80.3%
2,589	7.6%
17,431	33.9%

2010
Number	Percent
42.3
25,491	20.1%
101,488	79.9%
19,017	15.0%

49,177
2.45

32,297	65.7%
25,672	79.5%
2,460	7.6%
16,880	34.3%

2000
Number	Percent
37.4
28,687	23.2%
94,859	76.8%
15,656	12.7%

46,882
2.52

32,092	68.5%
26,216	81.7%
2,491	7.8%
14,790	31.5%

1990
Number	Percent
32.6
25,198	22.9%
84,808	77.1%
13,527	12.3%

39,272
2.64

28,309	72.1%
23,856	84.3%
1,665	5.9%
10,963	27.9%

1980
Number	Percent
28.7
25,129	26.9%
68,188	73.1%
9,590	10.3%

31,119
2.82

23,116	74.3%
19,718	85.3%
1,678	7.3%
8,003	25.7%

2022 Housing Data for Washington County, RI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,946	3.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,478	2.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,277	2.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,143	2.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,202	2.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,143	2.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,087	2.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,273	2.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,082	2.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,567	6.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	3,641	7.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,006	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,741	11.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,981	9.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,991	13.6%
$200,000 or more	7,868	15.3%

Median Household Income	99,510
Per Capita Income	50,008

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	115
Compared to U.S.	108

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,767	3.4%
Public Assistance	1,023	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3,540	6.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	57,882	71.5%
Unemployed	3,653	4.5%
In Armed Forces	636	0.8%

Total Labor Force	62,171	76.8%
Not in Labor Force	18,760	23.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	21,972	19,169	53.4%
Non-Profit	2,100	4,666	31.0%
Self-Employed	4,404	2,534	63.5%

Local Government	2,018	2,814	41.8%
State Government	2,351	2,157	52.2%
Federal Government	1,441	532	73.0%

Total Private + Self	26,376	21,703	54.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7,910	10,169	43.8%
Total	34,286	31,872	51.8%

Pct. Govt.	17.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	12,006	18.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	13,429	20.3%
Professional, Technical	20,033	30.3%
Service Occupations	10,495	15.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	568	0.9%
All others	10,255	15.5%

White Collar		68.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	9,443	14.3%
Health care and social assistance	9,106	13.8%
Manufacturing	7,638	11.5%
Retail trade	6,659	10.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	5,452	8.2%
Accommodation and food services	4,756	7.2%
Construction	3,992	6.0%
Finance and insurance	3,304	5.0%
Public administration	2,918	4.4%
Other services	2,515	3.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,315	3.5%
Transportation and warehousing	1,991	3.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,712	2.6%
Wholesale trade	1,207	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,045	1.6%
Information	861	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	728	1.1%
Management	309	0.5%
Utilities	223	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	44	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,133	0.87%
Puerto Rican	1,327	1.02%
Cuban	246	0.19%
Dominican	297	0.23%

Total Central American	563	0.43%
Costa Rican	84	0.06%
Guatemalan	162	0.12%
Honduran	32	0.02%
Nicaraguan	45	0.03%
Panamanian	146	0.11%
Salvadoran	94	0.07%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	535	0.41%
Argentinean	42	0.03%
Bolivian	170	0.13%
Chilean	8	0.01%
Colombian	252	0.19%
Ecuadorian	18	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	45	0.03%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	534	0.41%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	990	0.76%
Indian	619	0.48%
Korean	405	0.31%
Filipino	280	0.22%
Japanese	217	0.17%
Cambodian	64	0.05%
Indonesian	32	0.02%
Thai	20	0.02%
Taiwanese	19	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	118,451	94.5%
Spanish	1,837	1.5%
Other Indo-European	1,191	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	894	0.7%
Chinese	786	0.6%
Other Asian	652	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	586	0.5%
Korean	378	0.3%
German, other Germanic	252	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	31,573	24.3%
Italian	25,371	19.5%
English	24,654	19.0%
German	10,835	8.3%
French	9,897	7.6%
American	6,353	4.9%
Portuguese	5,292	4.1%
French Canadian	4,991	3.8%
Polish	4,805	3.7%
Scottish	3,655	2.8%
Swedish	2,201	1.7%
European	1,838	1.4%
Russian	1,209	0.9%
British	974	0.7%
Greek	905	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	127,677	98.2%
Not a citizen	2,321	1.8%

Native	124,040	95.4%
Foreign-born	5,958	4.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,119	1.2%	3,542	3.9%	18,709	20.7%	23,222	25.6%	24,273	26.8%	19,699	21.8%
Average years of education: 14.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,119	1.2%
9-12 Years	3,542	3.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	18,709	20.7%
Some College	23,222	25.6%
Bach. Degree	24,273	26.8%
Grad Degree	19,699	21.8%
Average years of education: 14.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	58,859	56,188	2,671	4.5%	6.2%
1991	59,713	56,037	3,676	6.2%	8.4%
1992	61,138	57,017	4,121	6.7%	9.0%
1993	61,635	58,065	3,570	5.8%	7.5%
1994	61,773	58,755	3,018	4.9%	6.6%
1995	62,590	59,630	2,960	4.7%	6.3%
1996	64,165	61,757	2,408	3.8%	5.2%
1997	66,695	64,130	2,565	3.8%	5.3%
1998	67,753	65,498	2,255	3.3%	4.5%
1999	69,722	67,474	2,248	3.2%	4.2%

2000	69,001	66,763	2,238	3.2%	4.0%
2001	69,094	66,688	2,406	3.5%	4.5%
2002	70,644	67,757	2,887	4.1%	5.1%
2003	71,816	68,758	3,058	4.3%	5.6%
2004	71,514	68,453	3,061	4.3%	5.3%
2005	72,786	69,732	3,054	4.2%	5.1%
2006	73,922	70,727	3,195	4.3%	5.2%
2007	73,949	70,850	3,099	4.2%	5.1%
2008	73,785	69,058	4,727	6.4%	7.6%
2009	73,604	66,786	6,818	9.3%	11.4%

2010	72,112	64,562	7,550	10.5%	11.6%
2011	70,715	63,618	7,097	10.0%	11.0%
2012	70,310	63,628	6,682	9.5%	10.2%
2013	70,098	63,914	6,184	8.8%	9.5%
2014	69,713	64,662	5,051	7.2%	7.8%
2015	69,395	65,478	3,917	5.6%	6.0%
2016	68,953	65,673	3,280	4.8%	5.2%
2017	69,115	66,317	2,798	4.0%	4.5%
2018	69,525	67,039	2,486	3.6%	4.1%
2019	69,141	66,949	2,192	3.2%	3.6%

2020	65,736	60,597	5,139	7.8%	9.4%
2021	70,303	66,921	3,382	4.8%	5.5%
2022	70,259	68,321	1,938	2.8%	3.2%
2023	70,883	69,124	1,759	2.5%	3.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	65,689
Median Value	$436,000

Occupied	51,426	78.3%
Vacant	14,263	21.7%

Owned	39,487	76.8%
Rented	11,939	23.2%
Median Rent	$1,284

Single-Family Units	53,380	81.3%
Detached	51,394	78.2%
Attached	1,986	3.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5,383	8.2%
Mobile Homes	1,121	1.7%

Washington County, RI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Washington County, RI

2022 Housing Data for Washington County, RI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Washington County, RI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Washington County, RI

Historical Labor Force Data for Washington County, RI