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Population (year 2000): 8,468
Males: 3,958  (46.7%)
Females: 4,510  (53.3%)

Providence County

Median resident age:  37.0 years
Rhode Island median age:  36.7 years

Zip codes: 02879.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $61,300 (it was $50,313 in 2000)
Wakefield-Peacedale  $61,300
Rhode Island:  $51,458

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $324,200 (it was $151,700 in 2000)
Wakefield-Peacedale  $324,200
Rhode Island:  $281,300

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Races in Wakefield-Peacedale:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.7%)
  • American Indian (4.8%)
  • Two or more races (2.8%)
  • Black (2.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

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Ancestries: Irish (23.1%), English (17.3%), Italian (17.3%), French (10.1%), German (9.1%), Polish (5.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 457 feet

Land area: 4.87 square miles.

Population density: 1739 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Wakefield-Peacedale

  • High school or higher: 89.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 16.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wakefield-Peacedale CDP

  • Never married: 26.4%
  • Now married: 54.4%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 7.8%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

266 residents are foreign born (1.2% Europe, 1.0% Asia, 0.8% Latin America).

This place:  3.1%
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:

Wakefield-Peacedale:  1.6% ($2,488)
Rhode Island:  1.9% ($2,507)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Warwick, RI (20.0 miles , pop. 85,808).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (67.1 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Queens, NY (167.2 miles , pop. 2,229,379).

Nearest cities: South Kingstown, RI (2.0 miles ), Narragansett Pier, RI (2.4 miles ), Narragansett, RI (2.6 miles ), Kingston, RI (3.2 miles ), North Kingstown, RI (10.1 miles ), Jamestown, RI (10.3 miles ), Exeter, RI (11.2 miles ), Richmond, RI (12.2 miles ).

Latitude: 41.44 N, Longitude: 71.50 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,426 (+28.6%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 1,306 (31.5%)


People in group quarters in Wakefield-Peacedale
  • 108 people in nursing homes
  • 30 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 16 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 401

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Most common industries for males:



  • Educational services (16%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (21%)
  • Health care (20%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Top executives (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)


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Wakefield-Peacedale-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Rhode Island state average. It is 65% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 59.4 miles away from the Wakefield-Peacedale place center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 46.9 miles away from the place center injured 17 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Wakefield-Peacedale:
  • SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL INC (about 3 miles; WAKEFIELD, RI)
  • NEWPORT HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; NEWPORT, RI)
  • KENT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; WARWICK, RI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wakefield-Peacedale:
  • THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 20 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: PVD)
  • GROTON-NEW LONDON (about 38 miles; GROTON NEW LONDON, CT; ID: GON)
  • WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 63 miles; WORCESTER, MA; ID: ORH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wakefield-Peacedale:
  • RICHMOND (about 9 miles; WEST KINGSTON, RI; ID: 08R)
  • QUONSET STATE (about 12 miles; NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI; ID: OQU)
  • NEWPORT STATE (about 17 miles; NEWPORT, RI; ID: UUU)

Amtrak station near Wakefield-Peacedale:
  • 6 miles: KINGSTON (WEST KINGSTON, FAIRGROUNDS RD.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wakefield-Peacedale:
  • UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND (about 4 miles; KINGSTON, RI; Full-time enrollment: 11,759)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND (about 19 miles; WARWICK, RI; FT enrollment: 8,650)
  • NEW ENGLAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 19 miles; WARWICK, RI; FT enrollment: 2,419)
  • ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; BRISTOL, RI; FT enrollment: 3,007)
  • JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; Providence, RI; FT enrollment: 8,218)
  • RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (about 27 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 2,086)
  • BROWN UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 7,460)

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Notable locations in Wakefield-Peacedale: Peace Dale Museum of Primitive Culture and Nineteenth Century Mill Village (A), Hazard Memorial Library (B), South Kingston Town Hall (C), South Kingstown Public Library (D), YMCA of South County (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Colonial Shopping Center (1), Dale Carlia Shopping Center (2), The Wakefield Mall Shopping Center (3), Belmont Shoppers Park Shopping Center (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Wakefield-Peacedale include: Wakefield Baptist Church (A), Saint Francis Church (B), First Church of the Nazarene (C), Peace Dale Congregational Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Riverside Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Silver Lake (A), Saugatucket Pond (B), Asa Pond (C), Rocky Brook Reservoir (D), Indian Run Reservoir (E), Peace Dale Reservoir (F), Crying Bog (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Indian Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Wakefield-Peacedale include: Old Mountain Field (1), Peace Dale Historic District (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  67.5%
Whole state:  65.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.3%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  5.4%
Whole state:  11.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.0%
Whole state:  5.4%

Wakefield-Peacedale compared to Rhode Island state average:
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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4.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,943 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.57%
Rhode Island average:  5.39%

0.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($427 average AGI)
Providence County:  0.18%
Rhode Island average:  0.16%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Kent County, RI  0.82% ($40,023 average AGI)
from Bristol County, MA  0.45% ($43,081)
from Washington County, RI  0.23% ($16,206)


5.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,262 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.65%
Rhode Island average:  6.42%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($439 average AGI)
Providence County:  0.06%
Rhode Island average:  0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Kent County, RI  0.96% ($46,126 average AGI)
to Bristol County, MA  0.47% ($52,356)
to Washington County, RI  0.25% ($57,695)


Strongest AM radio stations in Wakefield-Peacedale:
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPRO (630 AM; 5 kW; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRNI (1290 AM; 10 kW; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WRNI FOUNDATION)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WARV (1590 AM; 5 kW; WARWICK, RI; Owner: BLOUNT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WHJJ (920 AM; 5 kW; PROVIDENCE, RI)
  • WSKO (790 AM; 5 kW; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wakefield-Peacedale:
  • WAKX (102.7 FM; NARRAGANSETT PIER, RI; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
  • WRIU (90.3 FM; KINGSTON, RI; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND)
  • WSKO-FM (99.7 FM; WAKEFIELD-PEACEDALE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKKB (100.3 FM; MIDDLETOWN, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWRX-FM (103.7 FM; WESTERLY, RI; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
  • WWBB (101.5 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPRO-FM (92.3 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWLI (105.1 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSNE-FM (93.3 FM; TAUNTON, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBRU (95.5 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: BROWN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • W243AI (96.5 FM; NEWPORT, RI; Owner: DAVID P. MAXSON)
  • WHJY (94.1 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHJM (107.7 FM; PAWCATUCK, CT; Owner: FULLER BROADCASTING INTERNATIONAL, LLC)
  • WADK-FM (99.3 FM; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: ASTRO TELE-COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WCRI (95.9 FM; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: CHARLES RIVER BROADCASTING WCRI LICENSE CORP.)
  • WXLM (102.3 FM; STONINGTON, CT; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Wakefield-Peacedale:
  • WPXQ (Channel 69; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: OCEAN STATE TELEVISION, L.L.C.)
  • 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.)
  • WSBE-TV (Channel 36; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TELECOM. AUTHORITY)
  • WRIW-LP (Channel 50; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: ZGS PROVIDENCE, INC.)

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