What is the population of Ashaway CDP?

Ashaway CDP has 1,682 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #23 of 36 in Rhode Island.

What is the median household income in Ashaway CDP?

Median household income in Ashaway CDP is $101,165 a year, 28.8% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Ashaway CDP?

Median gross rent is $1,318 a month and the median home value is $305,600, so rent absorbs about 15.6% of median household income.

Is Ashaway CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Ashaway CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Ashaway, RI population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Ashaway, Rhode Island (Ashaway, RI — Census place “Ashaway CDP”) is 1,682 residents, ranking #23 of 36 places in Rhode Island. Median household income is $101,165, the median home is worth $305,600 and median gross rent runs $1,318 a month. Looking for the Ashaway Rhode Island ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Ashaway, RI: 02804.

Population: 1,682Ashaway CDP residents
Median household income: $101,165Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $305,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,318Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 38.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 69.3%Owner-occupied households

Ashaway ZIP codes (Rhode Island)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Ashaway.

The Ashaway RI ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

02804

What the numbers mean in Ashaway CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Ashaway CDP median would spend about 15.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 0.6% of residents and 69.3% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Ashaway CDP, RI in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Ashaway CDP is a small town in Rhode Island, with 1,682 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #23 of 36 ranked by population — larger than 37% of them. The median age here is 38.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Ashaway CDP earn a median of $101,165 a year, 28.8% above the national figure of $78,538 and 8% above the $93,653 median for the 28 Rhode Island cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 0.6% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Ashaway CDP is valued at $305,600, essentially level with the national figure and 15% below the $358,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,318 a month, 6.3% below the national figure, or roughly $15,816 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 69.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Ashaway CDP?: Ashaway CDP has 1,682 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #23 of 36 in Rhode Island.
What is the median household income in Ashaway CDP?: Median household income in Ashaway CDP is $101,165 a year, 28.8% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Ashaway CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,318 a month and the median home value is $305,600, so rent absorbs about 15.6% of median household income.
Is Ashaway CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Ashaway CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Ashaway CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.