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Population
POPULATION
The population count for the Town of Glocester is 9,746.
As of April 1, 2010 the population count was 9,746, representing a -2% change (-202) from the 2000 population of 9,948. In 1990 Glocester ranked number 30 in population among Rhode Island's 39 cities and towns.
POPULATION DENSITY
Glocester contains 141.990 square kilometers of land area (54.822 Sq. Miles) and 5.223 square kilometers of water area (2.017 Sq. Miles). Total area is 147.213 square kilometers or 56.839 square miles. The 1990 population density of Glocester is 162 persons per square mile of land area.
AGE DISTRIBUTION
In 1990, 6,701 persons residing in Glocester were 18 years of age or older.
HOUSING UNITS
The total number of housing units in the Town of Glocester as of April 1, 1990, was 3,460. This represented a 22.3% change (631) from the 2,829 housing units in 1980.
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Population:
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1980
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1990
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Change
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Total
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7,550
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9,227
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1,677
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1990 Census of Population and Housing
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1990 Census of Population and Housing
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Total population
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9,227
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Total housing units
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3,460
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SEX
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OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
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Male
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4,556
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Occupied housing units
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3,132
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Female
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4,671
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Owner occupied
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2,729
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AGE
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Percent owner occupied
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87.1
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Under 5 years
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650
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Renter occupied
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403
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5 to 17 years
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1,876
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Vacant housing units
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328
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18 to 20 years
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418
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For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use
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204
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21 to 24 years
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429
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Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
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1.3
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25 to 44 years
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3,253
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Rental vacancy rate (percent)
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4.7
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45 to 44 years
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1,090
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Persons per owner-occupied unit
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3.04
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55 to 59 years
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368
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Persons per renter-occupied unit
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2.21
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60 to 64 years
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346
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Units with over 1 person per room
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53
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65 to 74 years
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477
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UNITS IN STRUCTURE
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75 to 84 years
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251
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1-unit, detached
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3,066
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85 years and over
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69
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1-unit, attached
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27
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Median age
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33.3
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2 to 4 units
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151
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Under 18 years
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2,526
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5 to 9 units
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52
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Percent of total population
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27.4
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10 or more units
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19
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65 years and over
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797
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Mobile home, trailer, other
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145
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Percent of total population
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8.6
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VALUE
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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
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Specified owner-occupied units
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2,184
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Total households
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3,132
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Less than $50,000
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46
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Family households (families)
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2,521
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$50,000 to $99,000
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386
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Married-couple families
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2,206
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$100,000 to $149,000
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834
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Percent of total households
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70.4
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$150,000 to $199,999
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538
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Other family, male householder
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93
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$200,000 to $299,999
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332
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Other family, female householder
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222
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$300,000 or more
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48
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Nonfamily households
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611
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Median (dollars)
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139,300
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Percent of total households
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19.5
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CONTRACT RENT
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Householder living alone
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507
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Specified renter-occupied units paying cash rent
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336
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Householder 65 years and over
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232
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Less than $250
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6
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Persons living in household
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9,181
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$250 to $499
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167
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Persons per household
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2.93
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$500 to $749
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82
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GROUP QUARTERS
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$750 to $999
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22
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Persons living in group quarters
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46
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$1,000 or more
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4
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Institutional persons
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46
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Median (dollars)
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415
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Other persons in group quarters
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0
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RACE & HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
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RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
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Occupied housing units
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3,132
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White
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9,162
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White
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3,115
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Black
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33
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Black
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5
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Percent of total population
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0.4
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Percent of occupied units
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0.2
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American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut
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13
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American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut
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8
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Percent of total population
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0.1
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Percent of occupied units
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0.3
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Asian or Pacific Islander
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16
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Asian of Pacific Islander
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4
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Percent of total population
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0.2
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Percent of occupied units
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0.1
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Other race
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3
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Other race
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0
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Hispanic origin (of any race)
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46
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Hispanic origin (of any race)
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9
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Percent of total population
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0.5
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Percent of occupied units
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0.3
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1990 Census of Population and Housing
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1990 Census of Population and Housing
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URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
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VETERAN STATUS
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Total population
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9,227
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Civilian veterans 16 years and over
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1,278
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Urban population
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717
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65 years and over
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223
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Percent of total population
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7.8
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NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
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Rural population
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850
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Native population
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9,035
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Percent of total population
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92.2
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Percent born in state of residence
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83.1
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Farm population
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31
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Foreign-born population
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192
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SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
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Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990
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12
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Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school
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2,676
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Preprimary school
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196
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Persons 5 years and over
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8,577
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Elementary or high school
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1,708
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Speak a language other than English
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442
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Percent in private school
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10.0
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Do not speak English "very well"
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63
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College
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772
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Speak Spanish
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20
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EDUCATION ATTAINMENT
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Do not speak English "very well"
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0
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Persons 25 years and over
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5,854
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Speak Asian or Pacific Island language
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0
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Less than 9th grade
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297
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Do not speak English "very well"
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0
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9th to 12th grade
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708
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ANCESTRY
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High school graduate
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1,915
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Total ancestries reported
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13,106
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Some college, no degree
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1,044
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Arab
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28
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Associates degree
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519
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Austrian
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14
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Bachelor's degree
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865
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Belgian
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12
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Graduate or professional degree
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506
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Canadian
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70
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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82.8
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Czech
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10
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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23.4
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Danish
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36
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RESIDENCE IN 1985
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Dutch
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106
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Persons 5 years and over
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8,577
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English
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2,560
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Lived in same house
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5,834
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Finnish
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23
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Lived in different house in U.S.
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2,731
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French (except Basque)
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2,230
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Same State
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2,268
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French Canadian
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950
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Same county
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2,059
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German
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612
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Different county
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209
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Greek
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15
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Different State
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463
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Hungarian
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11
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Lived aboard
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12
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Irish
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2,148
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DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NON-INSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
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Italian
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1,643
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Persons 16 to 64 years
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6,121
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Lithuanian
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18
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With a mobility or self-care limitation
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122
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Norwegian
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76
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With a mobility limitation
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83
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Polish
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529
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With a self-care limitation
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83
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Portuguese
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391
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With a work disability
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457
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Romanian
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14
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In labor force
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223
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Russian
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46
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Prevented from working
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196
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Scotch-Irish
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254
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Persons 65 years and over
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797
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Scottish
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461
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With a mobility or self-care limitation
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173
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Slovak
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6
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With a mobility limitation
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142
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Subsaharan African
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11
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With a self-care limitation
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85
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Swedish
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177
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CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
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Swiss
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6
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Women 15 to 24 years
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250
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Ukrainian
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43
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Women 25 to 34 years
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1,487
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United States of America
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150
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Women 35 to 44 years
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1,715
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Welsh
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43
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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0
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Yugoslavian
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29
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Other ancestries
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384
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**Information provided by the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation
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