Cranston, Rhode Island Neighborhood Info

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Cranston, Rhode Island QuickFacts

	Cranston, Rhode Island	United States
Total population	79,269	281,421,906
State	Rhode Island
City	cranston

Cranston, Rhode Island Population

	Cranston, Rhode Island	%, Cranston, Rhode Island	United States
Male	38,800	48.95%	49.06%
Female	40,469	51.05%	50.94%
Median age (years)	39.0		35.3

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	Cranston, Rhode Island	%, Cranston, Rhode Island	United States
18 years and over	62,171	78.43%	74.31%
21 years and over	59,415	74.95%	69.97%
62 years and over	15,443	19.48%	14.66%
65 years and over	13,711	17.3%	12.43%

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	Cranston, Rhode Island	%, Cranston, Rhode Island	United States
White	70,703	89.19%	75.14%
Black or African American	2,926	3.69%	12.32%
Asian	2,599	3.28%	3.64%
Some other race	1,797	2.27%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,244	1.57%	2.43%

Cranston, Rhode Island Housing

	Cranston, Rhode Island	%, Cranston, Rhode Island	United States
Total households	30,954		105,480,101
Family households (families)	20,238	65.38%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	10,716	34.62%	31.94%

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	Cranston, Rhode Island	%, Cranston, Rhode Island	United States
Total housing units	32,068		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,114	3.47%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	30,954	96.53%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	20,703	64.56%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	10,251	31.97%	30.77%

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	Cranston, Rhode Island	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	153	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	4,262	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	8,547	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,803	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,666	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	461	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	110	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	5	0.57%
Median (dollars)	122,500	119,600

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	Cranston, Rhode Island	%, Cranston, Rhode Island	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	4,612	14.9%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	7,464	24.11%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	4,865	15.72%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	5,239	16.93%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	3,422	11.06%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	5,352	17.29%	9.65%

Cranston, Rhode Island Education

	Cranston, Rhode Island	%, Cranston, Rhode Island	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	19,551		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,264	6.47%	6.47%
Kindergarten	877	4.49%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	7,915	40.48%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	4,724	24.16%	21.38%
College or graduate school	4,771	24.4%	22.81%

Cranston, Rhode Island Economy

	Cranston, Rhode Island	%, Cranston, Rhode Island	United States
Population 16 years and over	64,096		217,168,077
In labor force	39,060	60.94%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	39,034	60.9%	63.39%
- - Employed	37,148	57.96%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,886	2.94%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.8		5.8
- Armed Forces	26	0.04%	0.53%
Not in labor force	25,036	39.06%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	33,557	52.35%	51.66%
In labor force	19,290	30.1%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	19,285	30.09%	29.65%
- - Employed	18,363	28.65%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	5,012	7.82%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	3,184		12,787,501

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	Cranston, Rhode Island	%, Cranston, Rhode Island	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	30,971		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	2,361	7.62%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,037	6.58%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	3,979	12.85%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	3,946	12.74%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	4,957	16.01%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	6,641	21.44%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,574	11.54%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,319	7.49%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	715	2.31%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	442	1.43%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	44,108		41,994

	Cranston, Rhode Island	%, Cranston, Rhode Island	United States
With earnings	23,396	36.5%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	56,434		56,604
With Social Security income	10,152	15.84%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,967		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,393	2.17%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	7,417		6,320
With public assistance income	1,023	1.6%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	4,701		3,032
With retirement income	6,114	9.54%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	15,066		17,376

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