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Washington County

Population in July 2007: 1,573.
Males: 781  (49.7%)
Females: 792  (50.3%)

Median resident age:  37.5 years
Rhode Island median age:  36.7 years

Zip codes: 02804.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $60,323 (it was $47,271 in 2000)
Ashaway:  $60,323
Rhode Island:  $53,568

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $27,518
Ashaway:  $27,518
Rhode Island:  $27,777

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $282,631 (it was $126,400 in 2000)
Ashaway:  $282,631
Rhode Island:  $292,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $321,577; Detached houses: $330,448; In 2-unit structures: $256,680; Mobile homes: $95,000
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Races in Ashaway:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.3%)
  • American Indian (2.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • Vietnamese (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Black (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Ashaway: 100.6 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (22.1%), English (18.9%), Italian (18.9%), French (13.7%), German (11.3%), United States (9.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 70 feet

Land area: 2.38 square miles.

Population density: 661 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Ashaway

  • High school or higher: 91.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ashaway CDP

  • Never married: 20.1%
  • Now married: 60.8%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 3.5%
  • Divorced: 13.7%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.4%
Rhode Island:  11.4%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Ashaway:  1.9% ($2,413)
Rhode Island:  1.9% ($2,507)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Warwick, RI (28.1 miles , pop. 85,808).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (71.8 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (115.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Bradford, RI (1.6 miles ), Westerly, RI (1.9 miles ), Hopkinton, RI (2.0 miles ), Pawcatuck, CT (2.1 miles ), Westerly, RI (2.2 miles ), North Stonington, CT (2.3 miles ), Charlestown, RI (2.6 miles ), Hope Valley, RI (2.7 miles ).

Latitude: 41.42 N, Longitude: 71.79 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 401

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (7%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (7%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
  • Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Electricians (5%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Waiters and waitresses (11%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)



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Ashaway-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Rhode Island state average. It is 38% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/21/1951, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 38.4 miles away from the Ashaway place center injured 8 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 10/3/1979, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 55.4 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 500 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


Ashaway-area historical earthquake activity is below Rhode Island state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/2/1994 at 11:27:22, a magnitude 3.7 (3.5 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 68.7 miles away from Ashaway center
On 10/2/1994 at 14:36:36, a magnitude 3.3 (3.1 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 68.5 miles away from the city center
On 6/16/2000 at 04:02:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 70.9 miles away from the city center
On 3/22/1996 at 20:22:12, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 3.1 LG, Depth: 7.4 mi) earthquake occurred 33.8 miles away from Ashaway center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 96.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Ashaway:
  • WESTERLY HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; WESTERLY, RI)
  • WILLIAM W BACKUS HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; NORWICH, CT)
  • SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL INC (about 14 miles; WAKEFIELD, RI)

Political contributions by individuals in Ashaway, RI

Amtrak stations near Ashaway:
  • 4 miles: WESTERLY (14 RAILROAD AVE.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 10 miles: FOXWOOD CASINO (LEDYARD, ROUTE 2) - Bus Station
  • 11 miles: MYSTIC (RTE. 1). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Operable nuclear power plants near Ashaway:
  • 19 miles: Millstone 1 and 2 in Waterford, CT.
  • 19 miles: Millstone 3 in Waterford, CT.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ashaway:
  • UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND (about 15 miles; KINGSTON, RI; Full-time enrollment: 11,759)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND (about 27 miles; WARWICK, RI; FT enrollment: 8,650)
  • NEW ENGLAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 27 miles; WARWICK, RI; FT enrollment: 2,419)
  • EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; WILLIMANTIC, CT; FT enrollment: 4,165)
  • ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; BRISTOL, RI; FT enrollment: 3,007)
  • JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; Providence, RI; FT enrollment: 8,218)
  • RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (about 34 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 2,086)
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Library in Ashaway:
  • ASHAWAY FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $74,083; Location: 15 KNIGHT STREET; 20,243 books; 284 audio materials; 548 video materials; 46 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Ashaway Free Library (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Ashaway include: Central Baptist Church (A), Babcock Presbyterian Church (B), Christ Episcopal Church (C), Our Lady of Victory Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Thompson Wells Lot (1), Thomas Wilbur Lot (2), Oak Grove Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mile Brook (A), Ashaway River (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Ashaway and their reported violations in the past:

HOLLY TREE CAMPER PARK, INC. (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-24-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-24-2005), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-24-2005), St Compliance achieved (SEP-06-2005), St Public Notif received (SEP-06-2005)
BETHEL VILLAGE WATER ASSN (Population served: 180, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-04-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-04-2005)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2003 and APR-15-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (APR-13-2004), St Compliance achieved (APR-15-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and AUG-20-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-09-2002), St Compliance achieved (AUG-20-2002)
GARRITY INDUSTRIES, INC (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-2006 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-28-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-28-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-28-2006)
CRANDAL HOUSE-SR. CITIZENS (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2004 and NOV-14-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-03-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-03-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-03-2005), St Compliance achieved (NOV-14-2005), St Public Notif received (NOV-14-2005)
  • One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Ashaway that have no violations reported:
  • FRONTIER FAMILY CAMPER PARK (Population served: 438, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • BRICK OVEN RESTAURANT, THE, INC. (Population served: 212, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • THE PILGRIMS BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • ASHAWAY LINE & TWINE MFG. CO.-LOWER MILL (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • ASHAWAY LINE & TWINE MFG. CO.-UPPER MILL (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Rhode Island:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  74.9%
Whole state:  65.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.5%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  7.9%
Whole state:  11.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  0.9%
Whole state:  5.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ashaway, RI



Ashaway compared to Rhode Island state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Ashaway travel time to work
Ashaway mode of transportation to work chart


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (86%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Utility gas (4%)


Religion statistics for Ashaway

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEpiscopal ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAUnited Church of ChristEvangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents80.1%6.4%4.1%2.0%1.1%
Congregations29.0%14.5%21.7%2.9%2.9%
NameUnited Methodist ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionPresbyterian Church (USA)Assemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents0.9%0.9%0.8%0.5%3.1%
Congregations4.3%2.9%2.9%4.3%14.5%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


6.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($58,111 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.12%
Rhode Island average:  5.39%

0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($360 average AGI)
Washington County:  0.15%
Rhode Island average:  0.16%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Kent County, RI  1.35% ($52,383 average AGI)
from Providence County, RI  1.19% ($57,695)
from New London County, CT  0.50% ($39,906)


6.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,740 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.90%
Rhode Island average:  6.42%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($492 average AGI)
Washington County:  0.07%
Rhode Island average:  0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Kent County, RI  1.28% ($47,970 average AGI)
to Providence County, RI  1.08% ($16,206)
to New London County, CT  0.69% ($49,077)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ashaway:
  • WXNI (1230 AM; 1 kW; WESTERLY, RI; Owner: WRNI FOUNDATION)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WJJF (1180 AM; daytime; 2 kW; HOPE VALLEY, RI; Owner: CHARLES RIVER BROADCASTING WJJF LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WICH (1310 AM; 5 kW; NORWICH, CT; Owner: WICH, INCORPORATED)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ashaway:
  • WXLM (102.3 FM; STONINGTON, CT; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHJM (107.7 FM; PAWCATUCK, CT; Owner: FULLER BROADCASTING INTERNATIONAL, LLC)
  • WWRX-FM (103.7 FM; WESTERLY, RI; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
  • WSKO-FM (99.7 FM; WAKEFIELD-PEACEDALE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBMW (106.5 FM; LEDYARD, CT; Owner: RED WOLF BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRIU (90.3 FM; KINGSTON, RI; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND)
  • WCTY (97.7 FM; NORWICH, CT; Owner: WICH, INC.)
  • WBLQ (88.1 FM; WESTERLY, RI; Owner: SOUTHERN RI PUBLIC RADIO BROAD INC)
  • WKKB (100.3 FM; MIDDLETOWN, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WQGN-FM (105.5 FM; GROTON, CT; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWBB (101.5 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKNL (100.9 FM; NEW LONDON, CT; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WNLC (98.7 FM; EAST LYME, CT; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WILI-FM (98.3 FM; WILLIMANTIC, CT; Owner: NUTMEG BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPRO-FM (92.3 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAKX (102.7 FM; NARRAGANSETT PIER, RI; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
  • WWLI (105.1 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WADK-FM (99.3 FM; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: ASTRO TELE-COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WCNI (90.9 FM; NEW LONDON, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT COLLEGE BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • WCRI (95.9 FM; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: CHARLES RIVER BROADCASTING WCRI LICENSE CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Ashaway:
  • WPXQ (Channel 69; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: OCEAN STATE TELEVISION, L.L.C.)
  • WHPX (Channel 26; NEW LONDON, CT; Owner: PAXSON HARTFORD LICENSE, INC.)
  • WEDN (Channel 53; NORWICH, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTIC-TV (Channel 61; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WNAC-TV (Channel 64; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WNAC, LLC)
  • WPRI-TV (Channel 12; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: TVL BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
  • WLNE-TV (Channel 6; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC.)
  • WJAR (Channel 10; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRIW-LP (Channel 50; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: ZGS PROVIDENCE, INC.)


Ashaway fatal accident list:
Nov 29, 1985 11:45 AM, 3, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
May 4, 1980 05:15 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jun 10, 1976 06:13 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Ashaway)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED5$210,84812$184,2484$71,3481$237,110
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$02$161,1100$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$189,4908$228,6702$94,0150$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$115,6105$190,7381$44,5500$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$189,3800$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0507.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$268,4301$308,020
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0507.00

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