Pascoag, RI

Census Place

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2024 Population
4,410
US Senator
Jack Reed
Democratic Party
US Senator
Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
39.1
3.17% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
11.4%
7.3% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$121,369
19.7% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$365,000
8.83% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,229
12% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Pascoag, 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.

90.9% of the residents in Pascoag, RI are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Pascoag, RI was $365,000, and the homeownership rate was 72.8%.

Most people in Pascoag, RI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 35.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Pascoag, RI was 2 cars per household.

United StatesRhode IslandProvidence County, RIProvidence-Warwick, RI-MANorthern Providence County & Woonsocket City PUMA, RI

Population & Diversity

Pascoag, RI is home to a population of 4.41k people, from which 90.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 12.5% of Pascoag, RI residents were born outside of the country (551 people).

In 2024, there were 5.76 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.57k people) in Pascoag, RI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 620 Other (Hispanic) and 92 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.9%
2024 Citizenship
90.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.9% of Pascoag, RI residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pascoag, RI was 90.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pascoag, RI
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.57k ± 750
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    620 ± 526
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    92 ± 143
14.2%
Hispanic Population
625 people

In 2024, there were 5.76 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.57k people) in Pascoag, RI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 620 Other (Hispanic) and 92 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

14.2% of the people in Pascoag, RI are hispanic (625 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pascoag, 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

12.5%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
551 people
12.3%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
504 people

As of 2024, 12.5% of Pascoag, RI residents (551 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 Pascoag, RI was 12.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    71 ± 64
  2. Vietnam
    21 ± 37
  3. World War II
    14 ± 22

Pascoag, RI has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 3.38 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Pascoag, RI employs 2.23k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pascoag, RI were Construction (389 people), Retail Trade (347 people), and Manufacturing (304 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($123,750), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($120,250), and Public Administration ($96,990).

Employment

Occupations

2.23k
2024 Value
± 485
12%
1 Year growth
± 28.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pascoag, RI grew at a rate of 12%, from 1.99k employees to 2.23k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pascoag, RI, are Management Occupations (412 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (306 people), and Material Moving Occupations (171 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pascoag, 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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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

2.23k
2024 Value
± 485
12%
1 Year growth
± 28.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pascoag, RI grew at a rate of 12%, from 1.99k employees to 2.23k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pascoag, RI, are Construction (389 people), Retail Trade (347 people), and Manufacturing (304 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pascoag, RI, though some of these residents may live in Pascoag, 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

$75,845
Median earning men ± $23,833
$47,719
Median earning women ± $9,548

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($122,143), Retail Trade ($115,505), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($91,333).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($210,047), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($123,808), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($47,917).

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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%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Pascoag, RI was $365,000 in 2024, which is 1.1 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $335,400 to $365,000, a 8.83% increase. The homeownership rate in Pascoag, RI is 72.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pascoag, RI have an average commute time of 35.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pascoag, RI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$365,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$47,316
$1,085
Median Property Taxes
±$258

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

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

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Rent vs Own

72.8%
Homeownership
2024
70.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 72.8% of the housing units in Pascoag, RI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.7%.

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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.
$121,369
Median Household Income
± $34,140
1.49k
Number of Households
± 338

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.49k households in Pascoag, RI grew to $121,369 from the previous year's value of $101,359.

The following chart displays the households in Pascoag, 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 $100k - $125k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pascoag, 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 (83.4%)
  2. Carpooled (8.43%)
  3. Worked At Home (7.4%)

In 2024, 83.4% of workers in Pascoag, RI drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.43%) and those who worked at home (7.4%).

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

35.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pascoag, RI have a longer commute time (35.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.09% of the workforce in Pascoag, 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 Pascoag, RI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Pascoag, RI have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pascoag, RI (478 out of 4.18k 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 18 - 24, followed by Males 12 - 14 and then Males 35 - 44.

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

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

99.7% of the population of Pascoag, RI has health coverage, with 65.2% on employee plans, 5.81% on Medicaid, 8.15% on Medicare, 20.2% on non-group plans, and 0.333% 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, 58.4% were men and 41.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.9% under 18 years, 21.2% between 18 and 34 years, 38.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 58.4% were men and 41.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

0.286%
Uninsured
65.2%
Employer Coverage
5.81%
Medicaid
8.15%
Medicare
20.2%
Non-Group
0.333%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Pascoag, RI declined by 85.9% from 2.03% to 0.286%.

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