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Cranston, Rhode Island Neighborhood Profile

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The population of Cranston, Rhode Island includes 79,269, among them eighty-nine point one nine percent white, 3.69% black. Cranston, Rhode Island total female population fifty-one point zero five percent, total male population in Cranston, Rhode Island is 48.95%. In Cranston, Rhode Island, one thousand, one hundred and fourteen units are vacant, [owner_occupied] housing units are occupied by owners and 10,251 are occupied by renters. The median age for Cranston, Rhode Island is 39.0 years old. In the city of Cranston, Rhode Island the total number of households is 30,954, among them there are 20,238 family households. High school students account for 24.16% of students and college students make up twenty-four point four percent of Cranston, Rhode Island graduates.

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 Cranston, Rhode Island United States
Total population79,269 281,421,906
StateRhode Island 
CityCranston 

Cranston, Rhode Island Population

 Cranston, Rhode Island %, Cranston, Rhode Island United States
Male38,80048.95%49.06%
Female40,46951.05%50.94%
Median age (years)39.0  35.3
18 years and over62,17178.43%74.31%
21 years and over59,41574.95%69.97%
62 years and over15,44319.48%14.66%
65 years and over13,71117.3%12.43%

 Cranston, Rhode Island %, Cranston, Rhode Island United States
White70,70389.19%75.14%
Black or African American2,9263.69%12.32%
Asian2,5993.28%3.64%
Some other race1,7972.27%5.46%
Two or more races1,2441.57%2.43%

Cranston, Rhode Island Housing

 Cranston, Rhode Island %, Cranston, Rhode Island United States
Total housing units 32,068 115,904,641
- Vacant housing units 1,1143.47%8.99%
- Occupied housing units 30,95496.53%91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units 20,70364.56%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units 10,25131.97%30.77%
 Cranston, Rhode Island %, Cranston, Rhode Island United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 20004,612 14.9%19.95%
1995 to 19987,464 24.11%28.9%
1990 to 19944,865 15.72%16.07%
1980 to 19895,239 16.93%15.58%
1970 to 19793,422 11.06%9.86%
1969 or earlier5,352 17.29%9.65%
 Cranston, Rhode Island %, Cranston, Rhode Island United States
Total households30,954  105,480,101
Family households (families)20,238 65.38%68.06%
Nonfamily households10,716 34.62%31.94%
 Cranston, Rhode Island United States
VALUE
Less than $50,0001535,457,817
$50,000 to $99,9994,26216,778,971
$100,000 to $149,9998,54713,110,384
$150,000 to $199,9992,8038,075,904
$200,000 to $299,9991,6666,583,049
$300,000 to $499,9994613,584,108
$500,000 to $999,9991101,308,116
$1,000,000 or more5313,759
Median (dollars)122,500119,600

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, preschool1,2646.47% 6.47%
Kindergarten8774.49% 5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)7,91540.48% 43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)4,72424.16% 21.38%
College or graduate school4,77124.4% 22.81%

Cranston, Rhode Island Economy

 Cranston, Rhode Island %, Cranston, Rhode Island United States
Population 16 years and over64,096  217,168,077
In labor force39,060 60.94%63.92%
- Civilian labor force39,034 60.9%63.39%
- - Employed37,148 57.96%59.73%
- - Unemployed1,886 2.94%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force4.8  5.8
- Armed Forces26 0.04%0.53%
Not in labor force25,036 39.06%36.08%
Females 16 years and over33,557 52.35%51.66%
In labor force19,290 30.1%29.72%
- Civilian labor force19,285 30.09%29.65%
- - Employed18,363 28.65%27.92%
Own children under 6 years5,012 7.82%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force3,184  12,787,501
With earnings23,396 36.5%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)56,434  56,604
With Social Security income10,152 15.84%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)11,967  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income1,393 2.17%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)7,417  6,320
With public assistance income1,023 1.6%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)4,701  3,032
With retirement income6,114 9.54%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)15,066  17,376
 Cranston, Rhode Island %, Cranston, Rhode Island United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households30,971  105,539,122
Less than $10,0002,361 7.62%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9992,037 6.58%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9993,979 12.85%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9993,946 12.74%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9994,957 16.01%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9996,641 21.44%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9993,574 11.54%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,9992,319 7.49%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999715 2.31%2.2%
$200,000 or more442 1.43%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)44,108  41,994


The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.