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02921

Cranston, RI · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
12,149
Median household income
$147,204
People below poverty
5.8%
Median home value
$535,800

Income

The median income of households in 02921 was $147,204. An estimated 3.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 31.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 02921 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.1
$10,000 to $14,999 2.3
$15,000 to $24,999 3.5
$25,000 to $34,999 3
$35,000 to $49,999 2.1
$50,000 to $74,999 11.2
$75,000 to $99,999 9.6
$100,000 to $149,999 15.5
$150,000 to $199,999 18.4
$200,000 or more 31.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 02921 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 97841
Female 89118

An estimated 84.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 28.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 24.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,508. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 02921 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 84.6
Social Security 28.9
Retirement income 24.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.3
Cash public assistance income 0.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 5.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 13.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 4.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 02921 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 5.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 13.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 4.2

In 2020-2024, 5.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 37.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 43.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 41.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 02921 in 2020-2024, 96.9% had health insurance coverage and 3.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 84.9% and public coverage was 24.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 5.5%.


In 2020-2024, 02921 had a total population of 12,149 - 6,279 (51.7%) females and 5,870 (48.3%) males. The median age was 44.2 years. An estimated 18.5% of the population was under 18 years, 30.5% was 19 to 44 years, 29.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 20.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 02921 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 324 263
5 to 9 270 317
10 to 14 311 377
15 to 19 347 187
20 to 24 332 313
25 to 29 342 361
30 to 34 281 304
35 to 39 267 526
40 to 44 498 483
45 to 49 332 414
50 to 54 353 301
55 to 59 380 770
60 to 64 627 425
65 to 69 452 479
70 to 74 324 216
75 to 79 129 271
80 to 84 219 87
85 and over 82 185

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 83.1% were White; 1.3% were Black or African American; 4.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 10.1% were Asian; 1.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 4.4% of the people in 02921 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 81.6% of the people in 02921 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 4,613 households in 02921. The average household size was 2.59 people.

Married-couple households made up 68.2% of the households in 02921 while cohabiting couple households made up 6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 20.8% of all households, while 4.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 4.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 16.8% of all households.

In 02921, 30.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 30.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 02921 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 68.2
Cohabiting Couples 6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
4.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 63.4% of males and 59.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 25.1 24.8
Now married, except separated 63.4 59.9
Separated 1.1 0.4
Widowed 4.5 6.7
Divorced 6 8.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 02921, 78 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 85.7% of the people living in 02921 were U.S. natives. 69% of the 02921 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 14.3% of 02921 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 78% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 88.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 02921 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 02921.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 02921 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 8.2
Asia 59.1
Europe 23.3
Africa 6.1
Northern America 3.3
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 02921 in 2020-2024, 19.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.6% of people at least five years old; 7.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 02921 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.6
Other Indo-European languages 10.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 6.8
Other languages 0.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 93.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 02921 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 02921 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 93.3
Different house, same county 4.7
Different county, same state 0.4
Different state 1.6
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 95.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 52.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 4.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 02921 was 2,363 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 134 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,620. College or graduate school enrollment was 609.

Educational Attainment of People in 02921 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 4.3
High school diploma or equivalency 20.1
Some college, no degree 13.2
Associate's degree 9.7
Bachelor's degree 32.3
Graduate or professional degree 20.4

Disability

In 02921, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.6% of people under 18 years old, to 8.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 34.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 02921, 67.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 30.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 18% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 5,425 78.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,249 18
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 255 3.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 02921 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 02921 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.2
Construction 3.9
Manufacturing 7.8
Wholesale trade 1.8
Retail trade 9.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.6
Information 1.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 11.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 30.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.3
Other Services, except public administration 3.6
Public administration 7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 02921 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,939 56.8
Service occupations 813 11.7
Sales and office occupations 1,548 22.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 349 5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 289 4.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 77.5% of 02921 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 02921 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 77.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 2.1
Worked from home 14

In 2020-2024, 02921 had a total of 4,692 housing units. Of these housing units, 85.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 14.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 02921 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 85.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 14.2
Mobile homes 0.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

9.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 4.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 02921 was 6.5 rooms, and of these housing units 75.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 02921 had 4,613 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 79 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 85.3% while renters occupied 14.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.74 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.69.

1.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 13.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.4% and another 26.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 02921:

House Heating Fuel Used in 02921 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 75
Electricity 10.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 14.4
All other fuels 0.6
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 02921 was $535,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 69.8 % had a mortgage. 30.2% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,849 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,091.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 02921 was $1,411. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.