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13 tracts·44K people·$311K median·5,619/mi²
White 52 · Hispanic 26 · Multiracial 8 · Asian 7 · Black 6 · Other 1
Other 36 · Married couple 32 · Living alone 32
Health 32 · Professional 28 · Retail 19 · Manufacturing 9 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 32 · Service 21 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 19 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 73 · Carpool 24 · Work from home 6 · Transit 2 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Woonsocket is $311,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Woonsocket has 43,521 residents across 13 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 35.7; the population is 52.1% White, 25.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.3% Multiracial, 7.0% Asian, 6.0% Black and 1.1% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 19.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 18.7% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
RISE Prep Mayoral Academy (29%), Leo A. Savoie School (20%) and Bernon Heights School (15%) lead the elementary schools; Founders Academy (7%), Woonsocket Middle @ Villa Nova (7%) and Woonsocket Middle at Hamlet (6%) lead the middle schools; BEACON Charter School (58%) and Woonsocket High School (19%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,161/month, 26% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Woonsocket is $61,059 a year, 29% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Woonsocket, median rent is $1,161/month and the median home value is $311,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Woonsocket reported 4.3 violent crimes and 15.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 82 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 52 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Woonsocket are inland flooding (66), heat wave (63) and landslide (53), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.20g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Woonsocket, 1.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).