Rhode Island locations by per capita income

Rhode Island is the 17th richest state in the United States of America, with a per capita income of $21,688 (2000) and a personal per capita income of $31,916 (2003). Its median household income is $42,090 (2000), ranked seventeenth in the country, and its median family income is $52,781 (2000), the seventeenth highest in the country. The median value of an owner-occupied housing unit is $133,000 (2000), ranked fifteenth in the country.

Newport County and the town Newport have famous histories of their wealth. However, the actual town of Newport is not as wealthy as many think: its median household income is only a mere $40,669, actually below the national median (and only the forty-second highest in the state). Despite this, the town is home to many large estates and is a popular summer home location for the wealthy. Jamestown, located west of Newport, is actually the richest community in the state. Other notable affluent areas include Barrington and East and West Greenwich. Besides these areas, Rhode Island is mostly a middle-income state, as a majority of the population lives in the urban city Providence. 69% of Rhode Island places do however have per capita incomes higher than the national average, one of the highest percentages of any state, but 11.9% of the population lives below the poverty line.

1.9% of Rhode Island households of annual incomes of $200,000+, and 11.4% have incomes of $100,000 or more. On the contrary, 10.7% have incomes of less than $10,000 and 42.0% less than $34,999.

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Rhode Island counties ranked by per capita income

There are five counties located in Rhode Island, one of which are in the top 100 richest counties in the country.

Rank National Rank County Per Capita
Income		 Median House-
hold Income		 Median Family
Income
1 94 Newport County $26,779 $50,448 $60,610
2 102 Bristol County $26,503 $50,737 $63,114
3 124 Washington County $25,530 $53,103 $66,112
4 197 Kent County $23,833 $47,617 $57,471
5 722 Providence County $19,255 $36,950 $46,694

Rhode Island places ranked by per capita income

Rank Place County Per Capita
Income
[1]		 Median House-
hold Income
[2]		 Median Family
Income
[3]		 Population Number of
Households		 MSA
1 Jamestown Newport County $38,664 $63,073 $77,990 5,622 2,359 Providence--Fall River--Warwick, RI--MA
2 East Greenwich Kent County $38,593 $70,063 $90,221 12,948 4,960 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
3 Barrington Bristol County $35,881 $74,591 $84,657 16,819 6,011 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
4 Little Compton Newport County $32,513 $55,368 $62,750 3,593 1,475 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
5 New Shoreham Washington County $29,188 $44,779 $59,844 1,010 472
6 Cumberland Hill Providence County, Rhode Island $28,879 $57,697 $68,361 7,738 3,054 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
7 Narragansett Washington County $28,194 $50,363 $67,571 16,361 6,846 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
8 Portsmouth Newport County $28,161 $58,835 $68,577 17,149 6,758
9 North Kingstown Washington County $28,139 $60,027 $69,559 26,326 10,154 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
10 Scituate Providence County $28,092 $60,788 $67,593 10,324 3,780 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
11 Narragansett Pier Washington County $26,811 $39,918 $65,864 3,671 1,745 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
12 Lincoln Providence County $26,779 $47,815 $61,257 20,898 8,243 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
13 Middletown Newport County $25,857 $51,075 $57,322 17,334 6,993
14 West Greenwich Kent County $25,750 $65,725 $71,332 5,085 1,749 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
15 Charlestown Washington County $25,642 $51,491 $56,866 7,859 3,178 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
16 Cumberland Providence County $25,592 $54,656 $63,194 31,840 12,198 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
17 Exeter Washington County $25,530 $64,452 $74,157 6,045 2,085 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
18 Newport Newport County $25,441 $40,669 $54,116 26,475 11,566
19 North Smithfield Providence County $25,031 $58,602 $67,331 10,618 3,954 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
20 Greenville Providence County $24,770 $56,036 $66,832 8,626 3,302 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
21 Wakefield-Peacedale Washington County $24,191 $50,313 $61,541 8,468 3,221 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
22 Westerly Washington County $24,092 $44,613 $53,165 22,966 9,402 New London--Norwich, CT--RI
23 Hopkinton Washington County $23,835 $52,181 $59,143 7,836 2,965 New London—Norwich, CT—RI
24 South Kingstown Washington County $23,827 $56,325 $67,912 27,921 9,268 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
25 Warwick Kent County $23,410 $46,483 $56,225 85,808 35,517 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
26 Smithfield Providence County $23,224 $55,621 $66,320 20,613 7,194 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
27 Glocester Providence County $22,914 $57,537 $62,679 9,948 3,559 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
28 Tiverton Newport County $22,866 $49,977 $58,917 15,260 6,077 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
29 Warren Bristol County $22,448 $41,285 $52,824 11,360 4,708 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
30 Richmond Washington County $22,351 $59,840 $64,688 7,222 2,537 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
31 Foster Providence County $22,148 $59,673 $63,657 4,274 1,535 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
32 Coventry Kent County $22,091 $51,987 $60,315 33,668 12,596 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
33 Cranston Providence County $21,978 $44,108 $55,241 79,269 30,954 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
34 Harrisville Providence County $21,969 $40,430 $51,141 1,561 655 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
35 Bristol Bristol County $21,532 $43,689 $54,656 22,469 8,314 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
36 Johnston Providence County $21,440 $43,514 $54,837 28,195 11,197 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
37 Ashaway Washington County $21,149 $47,271 $49,125 1,537 589 New London—Norwich, CT—RI
38 Burrillville Providence County $21,096 $52,587 $58,979 15,796 5,559 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
39 Valley Falls Providence County $20,373 $46,163 $52,414 11,599 4,494 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
40 Pascoag Providence County $20,322 $48,778 $54,391 4,742 1,642 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
41 West Warwick Kent County $20,250 $39,505 $47,674 29,581 12,498 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
42 East Providence Providence County $19,527 $39,108 $48,463 48,688 20,530 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
43 Hope Valley Washington County $18,925 $43,264 $47,857 1,649 630 New London—Norwich, CT—RI
44 Pawtucket Providence County $17,008 $31,775 $39,038 72,958 30,047 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
45 Woonsocket Providence County $16,223 $30,819 $38,353 43,224 17,750 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
46 Providence Providence County $15,525 $26,867 $32,058 173,618 62,389 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
47 Melville Newport County $14,789 $37,314 $40,134 2,325 764
48 Bradford Washington County $14,004 $42,130 $40,370 1,497 482 New London—Norwich, CT—RI
49 North Providence Providence County $13,489 $19,721 $31,655 32,411 14,351 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
50 Kingston Washington County $10,952 $56,159 $66,133 5,446 631 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA
51 Central Falls Providence County $10,825 $22,628 $26,844 18,928 6,696 Providence—Fall River—Warwick, RI—MA

References

  1. ^ http://www.dlt.ri.gov/lmi/census/inc/towninc.htm
  2. ^ http://www.dlt.ri.gov/lmi/census/inc/towninc.htm
  3. ^ http://www.dlt.ri.gov/lmi/census/inc/towninc.htm