Median household income (1999): $65,900
Estimated median household income in 2005: $79,147
| This zip code | $79,147 | | Rhode Island: | $51,458 |
Nearest zip codes: 02822, 02827, 02898, 02816, 02832, 06373.
Housing units in zip code 02817 with a mortgage: 1,144 (80 second mortgage, 226 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 194
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,330
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $370
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 4.2% | | Whole state: | 11.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 1.0% | | Whole state: | 5.4% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.5 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.5 | | State: | 4.0 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable location: Louttit Library (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Mishnock, Lake (A), Phillips Pond (B), Eisenhower Lake (C), Wickaboxet Pond (D), Rathbon Pond (E), Lake Mishnock (F), Yard Pond (G), Tarbox Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Factory Brook (A), Congdon River (B), Coney Brook (C), Nooseneck River (D), Carr River (E), Mud Bottom Brook (F), Phillips Brook (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 45
- 1995 to 1998: 157
- 1990 to 1994: 313
- 1980 to 1989: 378
- 1970 to 1979: 344
- 1960 to 1969: 214
- 1950 to 1959: 131
- 1940 to 1949: 91
- 1939 or earlier: 137
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in West Greenwich, RI (02817): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 18
- 2 bedrooms: 271
- 3 bedrooms: 903
- 4 bedrooms: 314
- 5 or more bedrooms: 47
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 90
- 2 bedrooms: 30
- 3 bedrooms: 72
- 4 bedrooms: 8
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 02817 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 41
- 1 vehicle: 232
- 2 vehicles: 806
- 3 vehicles: 313
- 4 vehicles: 118
- 5 or more vehicles: 43
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 15
- 1 vehicle: 61
- 2 vehicles: 89
- 3 vehicles: 35
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 02817:
- $40,000 to $49,999: 11
- $60,000 to $69,999: 12
- $70,000 to $79,999: 27
- $80,000 to $89,999: 36
- $90,000 to $99,999: 80
- $100,000 to $124,999: 179
- $125,000 to $149,999: 179
- $150,000 to $174,999: 235
- $175,000 to $199,999: 193
- $200,000 to $249,999: 264
- $250,000 to $299,999: 68
- $300,000 to $399,999: 29
- $400,000 to $499,999: 13
- $500,000 to $749,999: 12
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 02817:
- Less than $100: 7
- $250 to $299: 8
- $350 to $399: 16
- $400 to $449: 22
- $450 to $499: 15
- $500 to $549: 48
- $700 to $749: 8
- $750 to $799: 8
- $800 to $899: 22
- No cash rent: 15
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $137,500
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $345,244
- Asian householders: $574,015
- Some other race householders: $391,374
- Two or more races householders: $198,296
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $313,099
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,651
- One, attached: 6
- Two: 31
- 3 or 4: 7
- Mobile homes: 115

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,484 (90%)
- Carpooled: 218 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
- Walked: 15 (1%)
- Other means: 18 (1%)
- Worked at home: 27 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 17
- 5 to 9 minutes: 165
- 10 to 14 minutes: 206
- 15 to 19 minutes: 266
- 20 to 24 minutes: 525
- 25 to 29 minutes: 239
- 30 to 34 minutes: 570
- 35 to 39 minutes: 122
- 40 to 44 minutes: 186
- 45 to 59 minutes: 285
- 60 to 89 minutes: 122
- 90 or more minutes: 38
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 44.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 5,098
- In family households: 4,714 (1,188 male householders, 273 female householders)
1,263 spouses, 1,800 children (1,673 natural, 70 adopted, 57 stepchildren), 42 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 10 other relatives, 110 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 384 (212 male householders (165 living alone)), 105 female householders (76 living alone)), 67 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 24 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 564 2-persons, 308 3-persons, 374 4-persons, 164 5-persons, 37 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 241 1-person, 76 2-persons.
1,198 married couples with children.
170 single-parent households (53 men, 117 women).
95.9% of residents of 02817 zip code speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% very well, 14% well, 20% not well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% very well, 7% not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 131 (2.6%)
(54.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.6% | | Whole state: | 11.4% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Canada (27%)
- Korea (9%)
- Turkey (9%)
- Dominican Republic (9%)
- Mexico (9%)
- Germany (8%)
- France (7%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 9
- 1990 to 1994: 6
- 1985 to 1989: 27
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 24
- 1970 to 1974: 12
- 1970 to 1974: 10
- 1965 to 1969: 43
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First ancestries reported:
- Irish: 781
- Italian: 767
- English: 703
- French (except Basque): 512
- French Canadian: 413
- Polish: 275
- German: 213
- United States or American: 171
- Other groups: 153
- Portuguese: 133
- Scottish: 97
- Swedish: 74
- Scotch-Irish: 44
- Dutch: 41
- Finnish: 29
- Canadian: 29
- Welsh: 21
- Austrian: 19
- Norwegian: 18
- Turkish: 18
- British: 16
- Russian: 15
- Swiss: 13
- Greek: 11
- Czech: 8
- Czechoslovakian: 7
- Lebanese: 6
- Subsaharan African:: 6
- Arab:: 6
- African: 6
- Lithuanian: 6
- Hungarian: 6
- Slovak: 5
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- AMGEN INC (DBA) IMMUNEX RHODE ISLAND CORP (40 TECHNOLOGY WAY in WEST GREENWICH, RI)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY, ICIS-01-2003-9075, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS, EXCEPT DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES
Business NAICS classification: BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT (EXCEPT DIAGNOSTIC) MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: IMMUNEX RHODE ISLAND CORP. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, IMMUNEX RI CORP., SUB OF AMGEN (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, IMMUNEX RHODE ISLAND CORP. (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BW MANUFACTURING INCORPORATED, GLAXO WELCOM PHARM., GLAXO WELLCOM BIOPHARMACEUTICALS INC, IMMUNEX RHODE ISLAND CORP., IMMUNEX RI CORP, A SUSIDIARY OF AMGEN INC, IMMUNEX RI CORP., SUB OF AMGEN, IMMUNEX RHODE ISLAND A SUBSIDIARY OF AMGEN INC, IMMUNEX RHODE ISLAND CORP.
- MILDRED E. LINEHAM SCHOOL (859 NOOSENECK HILL RD in WEST GREENWICH, RI)
(Geographic Names Information System)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-97102
Organizations: EXETER-W GREENWICH REG DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- EXETER-WEST GRENWICH JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (930 NOOSENECK HILL ROAD in WEST GREENWICH, RI)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-97105
Organizations: EXETER-W GREENWICH REG DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: EXETER-WEST GREENWICH REGIONAL, EXETER-WEST GRENWICH REG JR/SR HIGH SCH
- CENTRE OF NEW ENGLAND (NEW LONDON TURNPIKE/ in E&W GREENWICH/COVENTRY, RI)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: HEAVY CONSTRUCTION
- CHIROPRACTIC CTR. OF W. GREENW (ASSESSORS' PLAT 6, LOT 41-2 in WEST GREENWICH, RI)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Organizations: SHERRY MORRISETTE, OWNER (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: SHERRY MORRISETTE, OWNER
- AMERICAN WELDING CO INC (HOPKINS HILL RD in WEST GREENWICH, RI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CAR TECH INC (RR 1 NOOSENECK HILL RTE 3 in WEST GREENWICH, RI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: BENOIT BILL (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CENTREX DISTRIBUTION (119 HOPKINS HILL RD in WEST GREENWICH, RI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: CENTREX DISTRIBUTION INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CONNEAUT IND (89 HOPKINS HILL RD in WEST GREENWICH, RI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: DEAM BANFIELD (CONTACT/OWNER)
- HUNGRY HILL INDOOR SPORTS (ARENA in WEST GREENWICH, RI)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Organizations: HUNGRY HILL DEVELOPMENT, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
- MCLELLAN PAGE INC (136 MISHNOCK RD in WEST GREENWICH, RI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: WAYNE J MCLELLAN (CONTACT/OWNER)
- MICRO PRECISION INC (50 BARNETT LN in WEST GREENWICH, RI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: JOHN RUZZO (CONTACT/OWNER)
- NOOSENECK HILL GARAGE (NOOSENECK HILL RD RTE 3 in WEST GREENWICH, RI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: TOM KELLY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $71,400
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (85%)
- Wood (5%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Utility gas (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3824
- Northeast: 784
- Midwest: 133
- South: 156
- West: 83
67% of the 02817 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Rhode Island.
Population in 1990: 3,246. Population change in the 1990s: +1,840 (+56.7%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 52
| Here: | 7.7% | | Rhode Island: | 12.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13
| Here: | 3.8% | | Rhode Island: | 12.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13
| Here: | 7.0% | | Rhode Island: | 43.8% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- NORTHEAST BEVERAGE CORP (119 HOPKINS HILL RD in WEST GREENWICH, RI; small business): $18,893 in 6 contracts from 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Food Items For Resale, Non-Food Items For Resale by Defense Commissary Agency Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $3,401; 2005: $11,992; 2006: $3,500.
Biggest contracts:
$6,516 with Defense Commissary Agency for Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2005-04-01. Completion date: 2005-08-31.
$3,500 with Defense Commissary Agency for Non-Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2006-01-01. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
$3,401 with Defense Commissary Agency for Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-02-28.
$1,926 with Defense Commissary Agency for Non-Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2005-12-31.
- GREENWICH INSULATION INC (75 SHARPE ST in WEST GREENWICH, RI; small business)
$10,575 with Navy for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Family Housing Facilities. Signed on 2000-12-20. Completion date: 2001-01-31.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (500-999 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
- Wholesale Trade: Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers (50-99: 2, 20-49: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (20-49: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (20-49: 1, 1-4: 7)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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