Washington County, Rhode Island (RI)

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% of renters here:	27%
State:	40%

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Races in Washington County, Rhode Island:

Median resident age:	37.4 years
Rhode Island median age:	36.7 years

Males: 59,938	(48.5%)
Females: 63,608	(51.5%)

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Washington County:	2.5 people
Rhode Island:	2.5 people

This county:	$67,765
Rhode Island:	$53,567

This county:	$756
State:	$719

Washington County:	$351,500
Rhode Island:	$292,800

Detached houses: $438,938

Here:	$438,938
State:	$363,749

Townhouses or other attached units: $323,046

Here:	$323,046
State:	$317,911

In 2-unit structures: $325,970

Here:	$325,970
State:	$291,227

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $310,826

Here:	$310,826
State:	$312,996

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $137,500

Here:	$137,500
State:	$224,892

Mobile homes: $48,348

Here:	$48,348
State:	$45,819

Health of residents in Washington County based on 931 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.8. This is significantly better than average.
83.0% of residents exercised in the past month. This is more than average.
39.9% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is more than average.
54.1% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is more than average.
71.7% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
83.8% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 185 pounds. This is less than average.
Average weight of females is 149 pounds. This is about average.
23.5% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

Washington County:	5.3%
Rhode Island:	12.0%

This county:	7.3%
Whole state:	11.9%

This county:	3.1%
Whole state:	5.4%

Area name: Providence-Fall River, RI-MA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Washington County is $827 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $965 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1155 a month.

Cities in this county include: South Kingstown, North Kingstown, Westerly, Narragansett, Charlestown, Hopkinton, Richmond, Exeter, Kingston, Narragansett Pier.

2005 air pollution in Washington County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.102 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.090 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Kent County , New London County, Connecticut .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Washington County: Silver Spring Lake Public Fishing Area (A), Silas Casey Farm (B), Browning Beach (C), Burlingame Brook (D), Shannock Mill Complex (E), Camp Fuller (F), Camp Hoffman (G), Camp Saugatucket (H), Canochet Station (I), Scrabbletown (J), Cards Camp (K), Carolina Station (L), Carpenters Grist Mill (M), Saunderstown Yacht Club (N), Champlins Dock (O), Lindhbrook Country Club (P), Charlestown Driving Range (Q), Saint Savios Boys Center (R), Old Meetinghouse (S), Kenyon Grist Mill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Frenchtown Plaza Shopping Center (1), Kingstown Plaza Shopping Center (2), North Kingston Shopping Center (3), Wickford Commons Mall (4), Yorktown Shopping Center (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Washington County include: Trinity Lutheran Church (A), West Exeter Church (B), Saint Bernard Roman Catholic Church (C), West Kingston Baptist Church (D), Saint Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church (E), First Baptist CHurch (F), Free Will Baptist Church (G), Ashaway Bible Chapel (H), Chestnut Hill Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Gardiner-Green Lot (1), Gardner Lot (2), Tripp Family Lott (3), General George Thurston Lot (4), George Babcock Lot (5), George Thomas Cemetery (6), Albert Sweet Lot (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Plain Pond (A), Deep Pond (B), Breakheart Pond (C), Deep Pond (D), Little Sachem Pond (E), Deep Pond (F), Dees Tug Hole (G), Silver Spring Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Scrabbletown Brook (A), Pine River (B), Log House Brook (C), Halls Creek (D), Hall Creek (E), Poquiant Brook (F), Potowomut River (G), Green Fall River (H), Glen Rock Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Washington County include: Middletown Square (1), Hamilton Mill Village Historic District (2), Indian Cedar Swamp Management Area (3), Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge (4), Shady LEa Historic District (5), Burlingame State Park (6), Burlingame State Management Area (7), Burlingame Management Area (8), Ninigret Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: East Beach (A), Plum Point Beach (B), Plum Beach (C), Pebby Beach (D), Pebbly Beach (E), Sand Hill Cove State Beach (F), Ballards Beach (G), Black Rock Beach (H), Sam Ferretti Blue Shutters Town Beach (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Slocum Post Office (A), Wickford Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.4%
Rhode Island:	12.1%

Current college students: 12,971
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 35.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 5,188 (59% naturalized citizens)

Washington County:	4.2%
Whole state:	11.4%

Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 53.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 43,804
• One, attached: 1,712
• Two: 4,040
• 3 or 4: 2,390
• 5 to 9: 1,338
• 10 to 19: 892
• 20 or more: 1,485
• Mobile homes: 1,088
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 67

Housing units in Washington County with a mortgage: 22,115 (1,913 second mortgage, 3,273 home equity loan, 96 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,624

Here:	74.4% with mortgage
State:	70.5% with mortgage

Washington County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly 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 71.4 miles away from Washington County 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 23.9 miles away from the county 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 70.7 miles away from the county center
On 6/16/2000 at 04:02:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.0 miles away from Washington County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 51,961 (83%) Carpooled: 5,294 (8%) Bus or trolley bus: 698 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 17 (0%) Subway or elevated: 21 (0%) Railroad: 85 (0%) Ferryboat: 21 (0%) Taxi: 11 (0%) Motorcycle: 41 (0%) Bicycle: 84 (0%) Walked: 2,187 (3%) Other means: 328 (1%) Worked at home: 2,033 (3%)

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%

2.96% relocated from other counties in Rhode Island ($26,899 average AGI)
3.00% relocated from other states ($30,852 average AGI)

Washington County:	3.00%
Rhode Island average:	3.06%

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)
from Newport County, RI	0.36% ($56,659)
from Hartford County, CT	0.11% ($91,232)
from Bristol County, MA	0.09% ($59,186)
from Middlesex County, MA	0.09% ($56,500)

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%

2.68% relocated to other counties in Rhode Island ($13,506 average AGI)
4.15% relocated to other states ($33,741 average AGI)

Washington County:	4.15%
Rhode Island average:	4.18%

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)
to Newport County, RI	0.28% ($46,324)
to Bristol County, MA	0.11% ($60,200)
to Windham County, CT	0.10% ($54,375)
to Suffolk County, MA	0.10% ($33,667)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 18,475 (16,240 aged, 2,235 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 3%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 98,432 (24,188 male householders, 7,904 female householders)

  26,461 spouses, 34,324 children (32,199 natural, 784 adopted, 1,341 stepchildren), 1,312 grandchildren, 657 brothers or sisters, 879 parents, 906 other relatives, 1,801 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 19,861 (6,836 male householders (4,842 living alone)), 7,954 female householders (6,429 living alone)), 5,071 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 5,253 (912 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 13,733 2-persons, 7,367 3-persons, 7,029 4-persons, 2,876 5-persons, 829 6-persons, 258 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,271 1-person, 2,626 2-persons, 508 3-persons, 300 4-persons, 77 5-persons, 8 6-persons.

92.1% of residents of Washington County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
4.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $709,234,000 ($5513 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $70,886,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $308,759,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $134,666,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,902,000
Federal grants: $174,300,000
Federal procurement contracts: $37,277,000 ($20,060,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $52,329,000 ($21,382,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $83,642,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $34,176,000
Federal Government insurance: $832,179,000

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	62 per 1000 residents

Here:	39 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Here:	+20 per 1000 residents
State:	-5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 10.89 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.1

Here:	4.3
State:	4.0

58% of Washington County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Rhode Island.

Washington County:	58.2%
State average:	59.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 76361
• Northeast: 30443
• Midwest: 3832
• South: 4480
• West: 2215

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $134,700

Here:	8.9%
Rhode Island:	12.6%

Here:	10.7%
Rhode Island:	12.7%

Here:	10.9%
Rhode Island:	43.8%

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