Exeter town, RI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 6,952 ( 527 from 2010 )
Land area: 57.5 square miles
Population density: 121.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,170	88.75%	2.1%
Black:	114	1.64%	70.1%
Indian:	11	0.16%	60.7%
Asian:	47	0.68%	11.9%
2+ races:	285	4.10%	307.1%
Hispanic:	325	4.67%	95.8%

Total non-White:	782	11.25%	104.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	127	2.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	400	7.5

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
6,425
6,043	94.05%
67	1.04%
28	0.44%
42	0.65%
70	1.09%
166	2.58%
382	5.95%

2000
6,045
5,727	94.74%
16	0.26%
73	1.21%
51	0.84%
79	1.31%
99	1.64%
318	5.26%

1990
5,461
5,289	96.85%
48	0.88%
60	1.10%
33	0.60%
n/a
31	0.57%
172	3.15%

1980
4,453
4,309	96.77%
19	0.43%
13	0.29%
7	0.16%
n/a
100	2.25%
144	3.23%

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

316	5.2
64	1.1

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

438	8.0
146	2.7

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

980	22.0
28	0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Exeter 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
38.8
1,212	17.4%
5,740	82.6%
1,198	17.2%

2,217
2.92

1,617	72.9%
1,346	83.2%
145	9.0%
600	27.1%

2010
Number	Percent
44.2
1,334	20.8%
5,091	79.2%
724	11.3%

2,319
2.65

1,735	74.8%
1,456	83.9%
86	5.0%
584	25.2%

2000
Number	Percent
38.2
1,553	25.7%
4,492	74.3%
590	9.8%

2,085
2.77

1,605	77.0%
1,359	84.7%
82	5.1%
480	23.0%

1990
Number	Percent
32.8
1,524	27.9%
3,937	72.1%
446	8.2%

1,772
2.89

1,438	81.2%
1,256	87.3%
47	3.3%
334	18.8%

1980
Number	Percent
29.2
1,222	27.4%
3,231	72.6%
305	6.8%

1,244
2.96

967	77.7%
846	87.5%
67	6.9%
277	22.3%

2022 Housing Data for Exeter town, RI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	20	0.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	22	1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	114	5.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	79	3.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	101	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	17	0.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	29	1.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	174	7.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	119	5.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	377	17.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	264	11.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	256	11.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	247	11.1%
$200,000 or more	398	18.0%

Median Household Income	104,288
Per Capita Income	43,145

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	22	1.0%
Public Assistance	92	4.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	192	8.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,266	72.1%
Unemployed	312	6.9%
In Armed Forces	11	0.2%

Total Labor Force	3,589	79.2%
Not in Labor Force	941	20.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,062	1,041	50.5%
Non-Profit	126	304	29.3%
Self-Employed	121	128	48.6%

Local Government	88	52	62.9%
State Government	343	208	62.3%
Federal Government	68	73	48.2%

Total Private + Self	1,183	1,169	50.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	625	637	49.5%
Total	1,808	1,806	50.0%

Pct. Govt.	23.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	515	14.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	833	23.0%
Professional, Technical	1,077	29.8%
Service Occupations	607	16.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	48	1.3%
All others	582	16.1%

White Collar		67.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	573	15.9%
Health care and social assistance	525	14.5%
Retail trade	444	12.3%
Manufacturing	372	10.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	243	6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	195	5.4%
Accommodation and food services	172	4.8%
Construction	165	4.6%
Other services	158	4.4%
Finance and insurance	138	3.8%
Public administration	115	3.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	96	2.7%
Transportation and warehousing	92	2.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	91	2.5%
Information	83	2.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	72	2.0%
Wholesale trade	66	1.8%
Utilities	14	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	32	0.46%
Puerto Rican	256	3.68%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	7	0.10%

Total Central American	19	0.27%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	19	0.27%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	11	0.16%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	47	0.68%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,442	96.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	76	1.1%
Chinese	53	0.8%
Other Indo-European	36	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	32	0.5%
Spanish	16	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	1,757	25.3%
Italian	1,374	19.8%
Irish	1,333	19.2%
German	641	9.2%
French	381	5.5%
French Canadian	305	4.4%
Polish	259	3.7%
American	220	3.2%
Swedish	127	1.8%
Greek	120	1.7%
European	107	1.5%
Portuguese	104	1.5%
Syrian	87	1.3%
Russian	82	1.2%
Scottish	80	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,924	99.6%
Not a citizen	28	0.4%

Native	6,766	97.3%
Foreign-born	186	2.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
67	1.5%	418	9.3%	881	19.7%	897	20.0%	1,313	29.3%	907	20.2%
Average years of education: 14.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	67	1.5%
9-12 Years	418	9.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	881	19.7%
Some College	897	20.0%
Bach. Degree	1,313	29.3%
Grad Degree	907	20.2%
Average years of education: 14.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +189	D +314	D + 9.7%
D +503
2020 vs. 2012	R +468	R +237	R + 7.0%
D +231
2020 vs. 2008	R +562	R +351	R + 10.7%
D +211

2016 vs. 2008	R +373	R +665	R + 20.4%
D -292
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	70%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,009	49.2%	Joe Biden (D)	1,974	48.4%	99	2.4%	4,082	11	2	0.79%
2016	65%	Donald Trump (R)	1,820	50.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,471	41.0%	295	8.2%	3,586	12	5	0.77%
2012	65%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,743	51.6%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,541	45.6%	97	2.9%	3,381	10	-2	0.76%
2008	66%	Barack Obama (D)	1,763	53.8%	John McCain (R)	1,447	44.2%	66	2.0%	3,276	9	-1	0.69%
2004	64%	John Kerry (D)	1,506	50.0%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,439	47.8%	66	2.2%	3,011	9	-3	0.69%
2000	59%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,298	48.8%	George W. Bush (R)	1,097	41.3%	263	9.9%	2,658	9	-7	0.65%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Exeter town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,974

48.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,009

49.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

4,082

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 2

2016 President, Exeter town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,471

41.0%

Donald Trump (R)

1,820

50.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

144

4.0%

Other

151

4.2%

TOTAL

3,586

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 5

2012 President, Exeter town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,743

51.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,541

45.6%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

3,381

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): -2

2008 President, Exeter town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,763

53.8%

John McCain (R)

1,447

44.2%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

3,276

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): -1

2004 President, Exeter town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,439

47.8%

John Kerry (D)

1,506

50.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.4%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

3,011

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): -3

2000 President, Exeter town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,097

41.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,298

48.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

235

8.8%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

2,658

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): -7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Exeter town, RI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	55%	Ashley Kalus (R)	1,578	49.0%	Daniel McKee* (D)	1,524	47.3%	117 [+]	3.6%	3,219	10	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Zachary Hurwitz (I) 42 (1.3%); Paul Rianna (I) 39 (1.2%); Elijah Gizzarelli (Libertarian) 28 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.2%);
2020	S2	68%	Jack Reed* (D)	2,171	54.9%	Allen Waters (R)	1,785	45.1%	1 [+]	0.0%	3,957	12	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2018	S1	53%	Robert Flanders (R)	1,529	51.2%	Sheldon Whitehouse* (D)	1,450	48.6%	7 [+]	0.2%	2,986	13	0.79%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 7 (0.2%);
2018	G	52%	Allan Fung (R)	1,420	47.7%	Gina Raimondo* (D)	1,213	40.8%	343 [+]	11.5%	2,976	11	0.79%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Joe Trillo (I) 167 (5.6%); Bill Gilbert (Moderate) 102 (3.4%); Other (Write-in) 74 (2.5%);
2014	S2	49%	Jack Reed* (D)	1,535	57.7%	Mark Zaccaria (R)	1,124	42.2%	3 [+]	0.1%	2,662	13	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2014	G	50%	Allan Fung (R)	1,147	42.3%	Gina Raimondo (D)	771	28.4%	795 [+]	29.3%	2,713	6	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Healey (Moderate) 742 (27.3%); Kate Fletcher (I) 32 (1.2%); Leon Kayarian (I) 13 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.3%);

*: 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	2,353
Median Value	$435,800

Occupied	2,217	94.2%
Vacant	136	5.8%

Owned	1,813	81.8%
Rented	404	18.2%
Median Rent	$1,538

Single-Family Units	1,971	83.8%
Detached	1,919	81.6%
Attached	52	2.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	118	5.0%
Mobile Homes	166	7.1%

Exeter town, RI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Exeter town, RI

2022 Housing Data for Exeter town, RI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Exeter town, RI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Exeter town, RI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Exeter town, RI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Exeter town, RI