Ashaway, RI

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,722
US Senator
Jack Reed
Democratic Party
US Senator
Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
38.9
0.777% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
1.43%
157% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$103,707
2.51% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$343,600
12.4% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,078
1.22% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Ashaway, RI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Ashaway, RI are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Ashaway, RI was $343,600, and the homeownership rate was 73.6%.

Most people in Ashaway, RI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Ashaway, RI was 3 cars per household.

United StatesRhode IslandWashington County, RIProvidence-Warwick, RI-MAInland Southeastern PUMA, CTSouth Rhode Island--Washington County PUMA, RI

Population & Diversity

Ashaway, RI is home to a population of 1.72k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.96% of Ashaway, RI residents were born outside of the country (51 people).

In 2024, there were 15.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.56k people) in Ashaway, RI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 100 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 20 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Ashaway, RI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ashaway, RI was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ashaway, RI
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.56k ± 541
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    100 ± 130
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic)
    20 ± 27
2.73%
Hispanic Population
47 people

In 2024, there were 15.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.56k people) in Ashaway, RI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 100 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 20 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.73% of the people in Ashaway, RI are hispanic (47 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ashaway, RI as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Rhode Island.
Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    36,183 ± 4,592 people
  2. Guatemala
    17,080 ± 3,184 people
  3. Portugal
    12,213 ± 2,698 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Rhode Island was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 36,183 Rhode Island residents, followed by Guatemala with 17,080 and Portugal with 12,213.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.96%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
51 people
1.96%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
33 people

As of 2024, 2.96% of Ashaway, RI residents (51 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Ashaway, RI was 1.96%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Vietnam
Most Common Service Period
67 ± 75

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Economy

The economy of Ashaway, RI employs 1.08k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ashaway, RI were Health Care & Social Assistance (220 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (210 people), and Manufacturing (142 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($101,080), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($100,739), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($66,042).

Employment

Occupations

1.08k
2024 Value
± 353
1.22%
1 Year growth
± 47.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ashaway, RI grew at a rate of 1.22%, from 1.07k employees to 1.08k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ashaway, RI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (256 people), Management Occupations (156 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (152 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ashaway, RI.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Rhode Island.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.08k
2024 Value
± 353
1.22%
1 Year growth
± 47.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ashaway, RI grew at a rate of 1.22%, from 1.07k employees to 1.08k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ashaway, RI, are Health Care & Social Assistance (220 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (210 people), and Manufacturing (142 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ashaway, RI, though some of these residents may live in Ashaway, RI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$65,833
Median earning men ± $36,820
$52,143
Median earning women ± $13,598

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($101,641), Manufacturing ($74,299), and Retail Trade ($47,237).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($58,913), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($52,222), and Manufacturing ($48,732).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Rhode Island.
Y-Axis
1.31%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 488k people employed in Rhode Island. This represents a 1.31% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 20.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Rhode Island.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Ashaway, RI was $343,600 in 2024, which is 1.03 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $305,600 to $343,600, a 12.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Ashaway, RI is 73.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ashaway, RI have an average commute time of 25.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ashaway, RI is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$343,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$80,523
$483
Median Property Taxes
±$172

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Ashaway, RI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Ashaway, RI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

73.6%
Homeownership
2024
71.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 73.6% of the housing units in Ashaway, RI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$103,707
Median Household Income
± $52,070
656
Number of Households
± 249

In 2024, the median household income of the 656 households in Ashaway, RI grew to $103,707 from the previous year's value of $101,165.

The following chart displays the households in Ashaway, RI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $125k - $150k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ashaway, RI is from Rhode Island.
0.446
2023 Wage GINI in Rhode Island
0.447
2022 Wage GINI in Rhode Island

In 2023, the income inequality in Rhode Island was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.292% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Rhode Island was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Rhode Island in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (96.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (2.5%)
  3. Carpooled (0.928%)

In 2024, 96.4% of workers in Ashaway, RI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (2.5%) and those who carpooled to work (0.928%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

25.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ashaway, RI have a shorter commute time (25.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2% of the workforce in Ashaway, RI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ashaway, RI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ashaway, RI have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.43% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ashaway, RI (24 out of 1.68k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ashaway, RI is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

98.9% of the population of Ashaway, RI has health coverage, with 71.4% on employee plans, 12.8% on Medicaid, 9.99% on Medicare, 4.7% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Rhode Island see 1,034 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,034 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1574 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 196 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 42.9% were men and 57.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.4% under 18 years, 18.2% between 18 and 34 years, 44.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 42.9% were men and 57.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

1.1%
Uninsured
71.4%
Employer Coverage
12.8%
Medicaid
9.99%
Medicare
4.7%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ashaway, RI grew by Infinityk% from 0% to 1.1%.

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