Rhode Island · Census place 54640
Pawtucket city, RI
Quick answer
Pawtucket city has 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.
- 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
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
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Rhode Island.
- Providence city 190,214
- Warwick city 82,871
- Cranston city 82,632
- East Providence city 46,970
- Woonsocket city 43,074
- Newport city 25,029
- Central Falls city 22,481
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