Cranston, RI

Census Place

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2024 Population
83,250
US Senator
Jack Reed
Democratic Party
US Senator
Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
39.6
1.25% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
10.2%
17.2% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$90,206
2.84% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$378,300
8.46% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
43,178
3.37% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Cranston, 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.

93.6% of the residents in Cranston, RI are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Cranston, RI are Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Cranston (114 degrees awarded in 2023) and Paul Mitchell the School-Rhode Island (99 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Cranston, RI was $378,300, and the homeownership rate was 67.6%.

Most people in Cranston, RI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Cranston, RI was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Cranston, RI is home to a population of 83.3k people, from which 93.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 16.3% of Cranston, RI residents were born outside of the country (13.5k people).

In 2024, there were 8.82 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (54.4k people) in Cranston, RI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.17k Other (Hispanic) and 5.64k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.6%
2024 Citizenship
93.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.6% of Cranston, RI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cranston, RI was 93.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cranston, RI
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    54.4k ± 1.91k
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    6.17k ± 1.27k
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    5.64k ± 982
18.8%
Hispanic Population
15.6k people

In 2024, there were 8.82 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (54.4k people) in Cranston, RI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.17k Other (Hispanic) and 5.64k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

18.8% of the people in Cranston, RI are hispanic (15.6k people).

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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

16.3%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
13.5k people
16.1%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
13.3k people

As of 2024, 16.3% of Cranston, RI residents (13.5k 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 Cranston, RI was 16.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    579 ± 210
  2. Vietnam
    579 ± 240
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    314 ± 155

Cranston, RI has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Cranston, RI employs 43.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cranston, RI were Health Care & Social Assistance (6,553 people), Retail Trade (4,864 people), and Manufacturing (4,703 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($105,833), Information ($90,380), and Public Administration ($90,185).

Employment

Occupations

43.2k
2024 Value
± 1,796
3.37%
1 Year growth
± 5.66%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cranston, RI grew at a rate of 3.37%, from 41.8k employees to 43.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cranston, RI, are Management Occupations (5,329 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,901 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (4,011 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cranston, 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

43.2k
2024 Value
± 1,796
3.37%
1 Year growth
± 5.66%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cranston, RI grew at a rate of 3.37%, from 41.8k employees to 43.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cranston, RI, are Health Care & Social Assistance (6,553 people), Retail Trade (4,864 people), and Manufacturing (4,703 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cranston, RI, though some of these residents may live in Cranston, 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

$63,060
Median earning men ± $3,499
$51,218
Median earning women ± $3,435

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($102,886), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($100,188), and Information ($86,528).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($102,639), Information ($90,934), and Public Administration ($73,456).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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%.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Cranston, RI awarded 213 degrees. The student population of Cranston, RI in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 10 male students and 273 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Cranston, RI are White (162 and 76.1%), Hispanic or Latino (22 and 10.3%), Two or More Races (14 and 6.57%), and Unknown (5 and 2.35%).

The largest universities in Cranston, RI by number of degrees awarded are Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Cranston (114 and 53.5%) and Paul Mitchell the School-Rhode Island (99 and 46.5%).

The most popular majors in Cranston, RI are General Cosmetology (181 and 85%), Nail Specialist & Manicurist (31 and 14.6%), and Cosmetology, Barber, & Nail Instructor (1 and 0.469%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 283 students enrolled in Cranston, RI, 3.53% men and 96.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 182 records, of which 95.6% were women and 4.4% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

General Cosmetology
Most Common
181 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Cranston, RI was General Cosmetology with 181 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Cranston
    114 degrees awarded
  2. Paul Mitchell the School-Rhode Island
    99 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Cranston with 114 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 10 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Cranston, RI, which is 0.0493 times less than the 203 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 162 degrees mean that there were 7.36 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 22 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Cranston, RI was $378,300 in 2024, which is 1.14 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $348,800 to $378,300, a 8.46% increase. The homeownership rate in Cranston, RI is 67.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cranston, RI have an average commute time of 24.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cranston, RI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$378,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$7,077
$22,047
Median Property Taxes
±$1,051

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

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

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Rent vs Own

67.6%
Homeownership
2024
63%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 67.6% of the housing units in Cranston, RI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.3%.

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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.
$90,206
Median Household Income
± $4,068
32.6k
Number of Households
± 1,509

In 2024, the median household income of the 32.6k households in Cranston, RI grew to $90,206 from the previous year's value of $87,716.

The following chart displays the households in Cranston, 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cranston, 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 (72.7%)
  2. Worked At Home (13%)
  3. Carpooled (10.3%)

In 2024, 72.7% of workers in Cranston, RI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13%) and those who carpooled to work (10.3%).

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

24.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cranston, RI have a shorter commute time (24.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.62% of the workforce in Cranston, RI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cranston, RI (8.15k out of 79.9k 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 Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cranston, RI is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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

94.7% of the population of Cranston, RI has health coverage, with 54.4% on employee plans, 14.6% on Medicaid, 11.7% on Medicare, 13.3% on non-group plans, and 0.677% 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, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.2% under 18 years, 22.1% between 18 and 34 years, 39.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.31%
Uninsured
54.4%
Employer Coverage
14.6%
Medicaid
11.7%
Medicare
13.3%
Non-Group
0.677%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cranston, RI grew by 12.4% from 4.72% to 5.31%.

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