Carolina, RI

Census Place

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2023 Population

1,238

6.27% 1-year growth

US Senator

Jack Reed

Democratic Party

US Senator

Sheldon Whitehouse

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

41.1

5.52% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$123,063

33.2% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$366,000

5.78% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Carolina, RI are White (Non-Hispanic) (93.1%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (6.95%), White (Hispanic) (0%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0%), and Black or African American (Hispanic) (0%).

None of the households in Carolina, 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.

In 2023, the median property value in Carolina, RI was $366,000, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Carolina, RI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 48.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Carolina, RI was 2 cars per household.

United States Rhode Island Washington County, RI Providence-Warwick, RI-MA South Rhode Island--Washington County PUMA, RI

Population & Diversity

In 2023, there were 13.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.15k people) in Carolina, RI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 86 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 0 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Carolina, RI

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.15k ± 500
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
86 ± 111
White (Hispanic)
0 ± 14

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Carolina, RI as a share of the total population.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
34 ± 49
Gulf War (1990s)
11 ± 22
Vietnam
0 ± 24

Carolina, RI has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 3.09 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Carolina, RI employs N/A people. The largest industries in Carolina, RI are Health Care & Social Assistance (108 people), Transportation & Warehousing (99 people), and Manufacturing (82 people), and the highest paying industries are Educational Services ($71,406), Manufacturing ($70,476), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($66,232).

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Carolina, RI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (140 people), Sales & Related Occupations (113 people), and Management Occupations (111 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Carolina, RI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Rhode Island (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Carolina, RI, are Health Care & Social Assistance (108 people), Transportation & Warehousing (99 people), and Manufacturing (82 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Carolina, RI, though some of these residents may live in Carolina, RI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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Median earning men ± N/A

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Median earning women ± N/A

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Manufacturing ($33,947) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($13,029).

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.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.16% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.22% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (248k), Some college (184k), and Bachelors Degree (180k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Carolina, RI was $366,000 in 2023, which is 1.21 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $346,000 to $366,000, a 5.78% increase. The homeownership rate in Carolina, RI is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Carolina, RI have an average commute time of 48.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Carolina, RI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$366,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$55,475

$294

Median Property Taxes

±$130

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 Carolina, RI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

65.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Carolina, RI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Carolina, RI colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$123,063

Median Household Income

± $44,663

373

Number of Households

± 143

The following chart displays the households in Carolina, 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Carolina, RI is from Rhode Island.

0.447

2022 Wage GINI in Rhode Island

0.451

2021 Wage GINI in Rhode Island

In 2022, the income inequality in Rhode Island was 0.447 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.831% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Rhode Island was approximately the same as than the national average of N/A. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Rhode Island in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Rhode Island across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (89.2%)
Public Transit (10.8%)
Carpooled (0%)

In 2023, 89.2% of workers in Carolina, RI drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (10.8%) and those who carpooled to work (0%).

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.

Commute Time

48.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Carolina, RI have a longer commute time (48.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Carolina, RI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Carolina, RI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Carolina, RI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Carolina, RI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Carolina, RI (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Carolina, 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Carolina, RI changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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