What is the population of Warwick city?

Warwick city has 82,871 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #2 of 36 in Rhode Island.

What is the median household income in Warwick city?

Median household income in Warwick city is $87,536 a year, 11.5% above the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $1,299 a month and the median home value is $322,000, so rent absorbs about 17.8% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Warwick city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Warwick, RI population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Warwick, Rhode Island (Warwick, RI — Census place “Warwick city”) is 82,871 residents, ranking #2 of 36 places in Rhode Island. Median household income is $87,536, the median home is worth $322,000 and median gross rent runs $1,299 a month. Looking for the Warwick Rhode Island ZIP code list? 4 ZIP codes serve Warwick, RI: 02818, 02886, 02888, 02889.

Population: 82,871Warwick city residents
Median household income: $87,536Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $322,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,299Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 44.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 73.4%Owner-occupied households

Warwick ZIP codes (Rhode Island)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Warwick.

The Warwick RI ZIP code list below covers 4 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Warwick city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Warwick city median would spend about 17.8% 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 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.1% of residents and 73.4% of households own their home.

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

Warwick city, RI in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Warwick city is a small city in Rhode Island, with 82,871 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #2 of 36 ranked by population — larger than 97% of them. The median age here is 44.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older 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 Warwick city earn a median of $87,536 a year, 11.5% above the national figure of $78,538 and 7% 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 7.1% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Warwick city is valued at $322,000, 6.1% above the national figure and 10% below the $358,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,299 a month, 7.6% below the national figure, or roughly $15,588 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.8% 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 3.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 73.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

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 Warwick city?: Warwick city has 82,871 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #2 of 36 in Rhode Island.
What is the median household income in Warwick city?: Median household income in Warwick city is $87,536 a year, 11.5% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Warwick city?: Median gross rent is $1,299 a month and the median home value is $322,000, so rent absorbs about 17.8% of median household income.
Is Warwick city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Warwick city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Warwick 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.