What is the population of Pawtucket city?

Pawtucket city has 75,280 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #4 of 36 in Rhode Island.

What is the median household income in Pawtucket city?

Median household income in Pawtucket city is $67,436 a year, 14.1% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Pawtucket city?

Median gross rent is $1,152 a month and the median home value is $286,200, so rent absorbs about 20.5% of median household income.

Is Pawtucket city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Pawtucket city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Pawtucket, RI population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Pawtucket, Rhode Island (Pawtucket, RI — Census place “Pawtucket city”) is 75,280 residents, ranking #4 of 36 places in Rhode Island. Median household income is $67,436, the median home is worth $286,200 and median gross rent runs $1,152 a month. Looking for the Pawtucket Rhode Island ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Pawtucket, RI: 02860, 02861.

Population: 75,280Pawtucket city residents
Median household income: $67,436Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $286,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,152Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 37.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 48.8%Owner-occupied households

Pawtucket ZIP codes (Rhode Island)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Pawtucket.

The Pawtucket RI ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Pawtucket city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Pawtucket city median would spend about 20.5% 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 4.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.6% of residents and 48.8% of households own their home.

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

Pawtucket city, RI in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Pawtucket city is a small city in Rhode Island, with 75,280 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #4 of 36 ranked by population — larger than 91% of them. The median age here is 37.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.

Households in Pawtucket city earn a median of $67,436 a year, 14.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 28% below the $93,653 median for the 28 Rhode Island cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 13.6% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Pawtucket city is valued at $286,200, 5.7% below the national figure and 20% below the $358,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,152 a month, 18.1% below the national figure, or roughly $13,824 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 48.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. 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 Pawtucket city?: Pawtucket city has 75,280 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #4 of 36 in Rhode Island.
What is the median household income in Pawtucket city?: Median household income in Pawtucket city is $67,436 a year, 14.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Pawtucket city?: Median gross rent is $1,152 a month and the median home value is $286,200, so rent absorbs about 20.5% of median household income.
Is Pawtucket city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Pawtucket city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Pawtucket city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.