Rhode Island Profile and Statistics

Rhode Island Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Rhode Island had 404549 total households with the average home having 2.53 residents and the average family coming in at 3.16.

Of those homes reported, 29.3% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 19.6% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 7064 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 32083 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Rhode Island, 119427 people live alone, and of that, 42831 are 65 and over.

There were 128102 (31.7%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 100738 (24.9%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Rhode Island

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 1022616, 39.6 percent are the main “Householder,” while 18.6 are spouses. There are 307677 children, and 59874 comprise “other relatives.” 59909 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 23262 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Rhode Island Census Marital Status data

In Rhode Island, there are 414393 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 152393 have never married; 204927 are currently still married, but have separated. 6207 are legally separated, 38416 are divorced and 12450 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (454593), 30.6% never married, 45.1% are married but separated while 2.1% are legally still separated. 11.5% are divorced and 10.7% are widowed.

Rhode Island Fertility Rates and RI Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Rhode Island (RI): In the 2007 report, 12362 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Rhode Island (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 4282 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 28 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 45 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 13 babies, while there were 81 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 26.

Rhode Island Grandparents Statistics

There are 19151 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 4771 (24.9%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 67% are the grandmothers and 63.6% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 1229 have done it for less than a year; 1262 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 951 handling things 3 or 4 years and 1329 doing the job 5 or more years.

Rhode Island School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (RI)

In Rhode Island, 285185 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 14807 (5.2%) are in nursery or preschool; 12185 (4.3%) are in kindergarten, while 103920 (36.4%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 58289 (20.4%) are slogging through High School, while 95984 (33.7%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 29.3% (208552); 17.9% (127311) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (711837), 51650 (7.3%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 71843 (10.1%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 208552 (29.3%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 117225 (16.5%) have some college experience but no degree; 53303 (7.5%) reached an Associate’s degree; 127311 (17.9%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 81953 (11.5%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Rhode Island is 822458. Of that, 83655 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 983822 (100%) – of that, 157002 (16%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (145578), 11507 (7.9%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (699963), 91828 (13.1%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (138281), 53667 (38.8%) have a disability.

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