People Facts

Warwick

Rhode Island
Population, 2003 estimate 87,365 1,076,164
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 1.8% 2.7%
Population, 2000 85,808 1,048,319
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 0.6% 4.5%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.4% 6.1%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 21.9% 23.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 17.0% 14.5%
Female persons, percent, 2000 52.4% 52.0%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 95.2% 85.0%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.2% 4.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3% 0.5%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.5% 2.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z 0.1%
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.6% 5.0%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000  1.3% 2.7%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000  1.6% 8.7%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 65.0% 58.1%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 4.8% 11.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 7.9% 20.0%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 85.0% 78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 24.5% 25.6%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 22.1 22.5
Housing Facts
Housing units, 2000 37,085 439,837
Homeownership rate, 2000 72.7% 60.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $111,700 $133,000
Household Facts
Households, 2000 35,517 408,424
Persons per household, 2000 2.39 2.47
Median household income, 1999 $46,483 $42,090
Per capita money income, 1999 $23,410 $21,688
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 5.9% 11.9%
Business Facts
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 782,566 7,602,702
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 1,446,620 7,505,754
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $17,252 $7,605
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 154,969 1,220,865
Total number of firms, 1997 7,716 80,934
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 3.0% 5.9%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 20.1% 24.6%
Geography Facts
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 36 1,045
Persons per square mile, 2000 2,417.2 1,003.2
Counties Kent