Pawtucket, RI Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	72,958	100.0

Male	34,600	47.4
Female	38,358	52.6

Under 5 years	4,918	6.7
5 to 9 years	5,376	7.4
10 to 14 years	5,060	6.9
15 to 19 years	4,624	6.3
20 to 24 years	4,791	6.6
25 to 34 years	11,154	15.3
35 to 44 years	11,684	16.0
45 to 54 years	8,737	12.0
55 to 59 years	3,065	4.2
60 to 64 years	2,721	3.7
65 to 74 years	5,232	7.2
75 to 84 years	4,207	5.8
85 years and over	1,389	1.9

Median age (years)	35.4	(X)

18 years and over	54,807	75.1
Male	25,321	34.7
Female	29,486	40.4
21 years and over	52,088	71.4
62 years and over	12,405	17.0
65 years and over	10,828	14.8
Male	4,155	5.7
Female	6,673	9.1

RACE
One race	69,059	94.7
White	55,004	75.4
Black or African American	5,334	7.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	217	0.3
Asian	621	0.9
Asian Indian	172	0.2
Chinese	194	0.3
Filipino	81	0.1
Japanese	10	0.0
Korean	29	0.0
Vietnamese	57	0.1
Other Asian ¹	78	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	42	0.1
Native Hawaiian	11	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	17	0.0
Samoan	7	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	7	0.0
Some other race	7,841	10.7
Two or more races	3,899	5.3

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	57,370	78.6
Black or African American	7,066	9.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	577	0.8
Asian	832	1.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	308	0.4
Some other race	10,913	15.0

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	72,958	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	10,141	13.9
Mexican	581	0.8
Puerto Rican	3,298	4.5
Cuban	75	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	6,187	8.5
Not Hispanic or Latino	62,817	86.1
White alone	50,436	69.1

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	72,958	100.0
In households	72,301	99.1
Householder	30,047	41.2
Spouse	11,923	16.3
Child	22,265	30.5
Own child under 18 years	16,525	22.7
Other relatives	4,111	5.6
Under 18 years	1,228	1.7
Nonrelatives	3,955	5.4
Unmarried partner	2,003	2.7
In group quarters	657	0.9
Institutionalized population	422	0.6
Noninstitutionalized population	235	0.3

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	30,047	100.0
Family households (families)	18,520	61.6
With own children under 18 years	9,179	30.5
Married-couple family	11,923	39.7
With own children under 18 years	5,183	17.2
Female householder, no husband present	5,040	16.8
With own children under 18 years	3,242	10.8
Nonfamily households	11,527	38.4
Householder living alone	9,700	32.3
Householder 65 years and over	3,756	12.5

Households with individuals under 18 years	9,966	33.2
Households with individuals 65 years and over	7,996	26.6

Average household size	2.41	(X)
Average family size	3.07	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	31,819	100.0
Occupied housing units	30,047	94.4
Vacant housing units	1,772	5.6
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	71	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.1	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	5.5	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	30,047	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	13,331	44.4
Renter-occupied housing units	16,716	55.6

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.59	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.26	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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