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Total population: 79,980 (Urban population: 78,385, Rural population: 1,595 (66 farm, 1,530 nonfarm))

Cranston, Rhode Island Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 32,068 (30,954 occupied: 20,671 owner occupied, 10,283 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  33%
State:  40%

Housing density: 1122 houses/condos per square mile



Median contract rent in 2007: $815 (lower quartile is $562, upper quartile is $983)


Housing units in Cranston with a mortgage: 12,178 (1,233 second mortgage, 1,440 home equity loan, 63 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,829





Cranston,RI index of house prices



Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $288,000 (it was $122,600 in 2000)
Cranston:  $288,000
Rhode Island:  $292,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $229,400 - $373,600

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $325,205
Here:  $325,205
State:  $363,749

Townhouses or other attached units: $254,514
Here:  $254,514
State:  $317,911

In 2-unit structures: $314,689
Here:  $314,689
State:  $291,227

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $450,000
Here:  $450,000
State:  $312,996

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $225,000
Here:  $225,000
State:  $224,892

Median year house/condo built: 1958

Median year apartment built: 1956

Household type by relationship

Households: 74,602
  • In family households: 62,289 (14,673 male householders, 5,692 female householders)
    15,312 spouses, 22,064 children (20,720 natural, 510 adopted, 834 stepchildren), 945 grandchildren, 736 brothers or sisters, 816 parents, 1,040 other relatives, 1,011 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 12,313 (3,755 male householders (3,034 living alone)), 6,851 female householders (6,044 living alone)), 1,707 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 4,667 (4,067 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,907 2-persons, 4,883 3-persons, 4,256 4-persons, 1,618 5-persons, 522 6-persons, 179 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,078 1-person, 1,349 2-persons, 145 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 23 5-persons.

11,817 married couples with children.
3,809 single-parent households (680 men, 3,129 women).

84.1% of residents of Cranston speak English at home.
4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
8.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 7,159 (9.0%)
(59.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.1
State:  6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  3.9
State:  4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cranston, Rhode Island:
  • 1 room: 13
  • 2 rooms: 64
  • 3 rooms: 181
  • 4 rooms: 1,791
  • 5 rooms: 4,646
  • 6 rooms: 6,165
  • 7 rooms: 4,062
  • 8 rooms: 2,140
  • 9 or more rooms: 1,609



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cranston, Rhode Island:
  • 1 room: 316
  • 2 rooms: 1,064
  • 3 rooms: 2,400
  • 4 rooms: 3,034
  • 5 rooms: 2,176
  • 6 rooms: 819
  • 7 rooms: 237
  • 8 rooms: 185
  • 9 or more rooms: 52



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 211
  • 1995 to 1998: 845
  • 1990 to 1994: 1,270
  • 1980 to 1989: 3,510
  • 1970 to 1979: 3,434
  • 1960 to 1969: 4,080
  • 1950 to 1959: 5,783
  • 1940 to 1949: 4,392
  • 1939 or earlier: 8,543


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cranston:
  • no bedroom: 13
  • 1 bedroom: 507
  • 2 bedrooms: 5,042
  • 3 bedrooms: 11,710
  • 4 bedrooms: 2,793
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 606



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cranston:
  • no bedroom: 361
  • 1 bedroom: 3,717
  • 2 bedrooms: 4,311
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,567
  • 4 bedrooms: 270
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 57



Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders



Cars and other vehicles available in Cranston in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 1,040
  • 1 vehicle: 6,001
  • 2 vehicles: 10,038
  • 3 vehicles: 2,751
  • 4 vehicles: 722
  • 5 or more vehicles: 119



Cars and other vehicles available in Cranston in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 1,811
  • 1 vehicle: 5,615
  • 2 vehicles: 2,423
  • 3 vehicles: 342
  • 4 vehicles: 61
  • 5 or more vehicles: 31


Cranston rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Cranston:

  • Less than $100: 52 people
  • $100 to $149: 26
  • $150 to $199: 76
  • $200 to $249: 159
  • $250 to $299: 269
  • $300 to $349: 238
  • $350 to $399: 225
  • $400 to $449: 210
  • $450 to $499: 189
  • $500 to $549: 200
  • $550 to $599: 232
  • $600 to $649: 415
  • $650 to $699: 529
  • $700 to $749: 713
  • $750 to $799: 785
  • $800 to $899: 1,358
  • $900 to $999: 1,023
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 1,563
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 503
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 320
  • $2,000 or more: 59
  • No cash rent: 397
 



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 898
  • 1990 to 1994: 847
  • 1985 to 1989: 822
  • 1980 to 1984: 1,079
  • 1975 to 1979: 791
  • 1970 to 1974: 692
  • 1970 to 1974: 653
  • 1965 to 1969: 1,377

Cranston, RI Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 69.3%
Number of people working at home: 653 (1.8% of all workers)


Cranston travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1108
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 3937
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 7967
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 7843
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 6732
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1556
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 2543
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 420
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 466
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 945
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1217
  • 90 or more minutes: 604
 


Cranston mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 30,486 (85%)
  • Carpooled: 3,365 (9%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 617 (2%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 25 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 7 (0%)
  • Railroad: 164 (0%)
  • Taxi: 35 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 37 (0%)
  • Walked: 413 (1%)
  • Other means: 189 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 653 (2%)
 


Cranston, RI household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 2361
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 2037
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 1944
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 2035
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 1872
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 2074
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 1814
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 1600
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 1543
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 2886
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 3755
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 3574
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 1603
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 716
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 715
  • $200,000 or more: 442
 


First ancestries reported:

 Italian: 24871
 Irish: 10207
 Other groups: 6873
 English: 4486
 French (except Basque): 3351
 Portuguese: 3247
 French Canadian: 1784
 German: 1617
 United States or American: 1586
 Polish: 1450
 Armenian: 1272
 Russian: 866
 Swedish: 850
 Greek: 803
 Scottish: 669
 Subsaharan African:: 567
 Scotch-Irish: 422
 Arab:: 379
 Cape Verdean: 333
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 206
 Ukrainian: 196
 Lithuanian: 173
 Haitian: 152
 European: 140
 Lebanese: 129
 Norwegian: 128
 Syrian: 124
 Dutch: 108
 Austrian: 99
 African: 90
 Eastern European: 78
 Canadian: 76
 Nigerian: 73
 British: 69
 Hungarian: 68
 Romanian: 63
 Egyptian: 59
 Iranian: 58
 Welsh: 55
 Jamaican: 45
 Brazilian: 43
 Slovak: 41
 Danish: 41
 Arab/Arabic: 39
 Australian: 36
 Albanian: 34
 Bulgarian: 33
 Ghanian: 30
 Czech: 30
 Jordanian: 28
 Belgian: 27
 Finnish: 26
 Turkish: 20
 Other Subsaharan African: 19
 Latvian: 18
 Scandinavian: 16
 Slavic: 16
 Swiss: 14
 Celtic: 14
 Ethiopian: 13
 Liberian: 9
 Pennsylvania German: 7
 Icelander: 7
 Estonian: 6
 Northern European: 6
 Czechoslovakian: 6
 Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 6
 West Indian: 3


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Portugal (14%)
  • Italy (12%)
  • Cambodia (7%)
  • Dominican Republic (6%)
  • Guatemala (6%)
  • Greece (3%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)


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

  • This state: 57617
  • Northeast: 9901
  • Midwest: 1259
  • South: 1450
  • West: 1293

64% of Cranston residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Rhode Island.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 298
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 133
  • 5th and 6th grade: 301
  • 7th and 8th grade: 829
  • 9th grade: 1,061
  • 10th grade: 1,201
  • 11th grade: 871
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 953
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,958
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,596
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,943
  • Associate degree: 1,954
  • Bachelor's degree: 4,301
  • Master's degree: 1,661
  • Professional school degree: 787
  • Doctorate degree: 245


Educational Attainment for Males


Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 414
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 187
  • 5th and 6th grade: 360
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,159
  • 9th grade: 1,033
  • 10th grade: 1,053
  • 11th grade: 849
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,173
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 9,078
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,937
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,497
  • Associate degree: 2,303
  • Bachelor's degree: 4,412
  • Master's degree: 1,795
  • Professional school degree: 394
  • Doctorate degree: 150


Educational Attainment for Females




Class of Workers


Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.0%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 6.9%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.3%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 22.5%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 7.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 6.1%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 22.8%


Median household income in 2007 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $59,684
  • Black householders: $41,427
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $67,759
  • Asian householders: $57,831
  • Some other race householders: $36,751
  • Two or more races householders: $13,768
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $45,368

Cranston household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Cranston household income for Black householders

Cranston household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Cranston household income for Some other race householders

Cranston household income for Two or more races householders

Cranston household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Cranston marital status for males

Cranston marital status for females


Median 2007 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $289,644
  • Black or African American householders: $249,709
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $271,556
  • Asian householders: $276,254
  • Some other race householders: $276,254
  • Two or more races householders: $234,910
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $243,367

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 19,602
  • One, attached: 581
  • Two: 4,769
  • 3 or 4: 2,260
  • 5 to 9: 957
  • 10 to 19: 969
  • 20 to 49: 1,008
  • 50 or more: 1,865
  • Mobile homes: 57

Median worth of mobile homes: $92,585


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Cranston:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Utility gas (54%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (43%)
  • Electricity (2%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Utility gas (63%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%)
  • Electricity (9%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 931
Here:  11.8%
Rhode Island:  12.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 842
Here:  17.8%
Rhode Island:  12.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,109
Here:  29.4%
Rhode Island:  43.8%



School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students



School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


 

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