02837 Zip Code (RI) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2021: 3,623
Zip code population in 2010: 3,492
Zip code population in 2000: 3,593

Houses and condos: 2,487
Renter-occupied apartments: 332
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 02837: 101.5 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 20.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 177 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2021:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $2,818 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $4,667 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 02837:

• High school or higher: 99.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 61.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 25.7%
• Unemployed: 7.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 02837:

• Never married: 22.2%
• Now married: 64.2%
• Separated: 1.4%
• Widowed: 6.2%
• Divorced: 6.1%

• 
• • 3,54197.7%White
  • 631.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 190.5%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 02837, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $106,555 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$106,555
State:	$74,300

Salary/wage: $75,532 (reported on 71.4% of returns)

Here:	$75,532
State:	$60,330

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1153.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3875.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6386.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8221.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19536.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 72281.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,256 (reported on 50.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,256
Rhode Island:	$1,971

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 44.2% for AGIs below $25k, 82.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 108.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 222.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 315.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1673.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $15,571 (reported on 40.2% of returns)

Here:	$15,571
State:	$7,621

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 134.2% for AGIs below $25k, 267.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 437.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1041.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1924.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 10508.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$29,544 (reported on 36.0% of returns)

Here:	+$29,544
State:	+$26,041

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 33.5% for AGIs below $25k, 127.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 205.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 702.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1752.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 26693.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$28,318 (reported on 20.1% of returns)

Here:	+$28,318
State:	+$15,775

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 335.0% for AGIs below $25k, 541.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 682.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 677.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1535.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7951.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $38,282 (reported on 17.5% of returns)

02837:	$38,282
Rhode Island:	$18,801

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.7% for AGIs below $25k, 346.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 448.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 814.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1855.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 12331.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employed (Keogh) retirement plans: $20,750 (reported on 2.1% of returns)

02837:	$20,750
Rhode Island:	$23,424

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1383.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $39,462 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	$39,462
State:	$29,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 157.7% for AGIs below $25k, 444.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 716.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1623.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9903.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $7,650 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	$7,650
State:	$7,826

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 251.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1948.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $8,444 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

02837:	$8,444
State:	$8,398

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 41.2% for AGIs below $25k, 108.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 206.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 506.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1691.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,850 (reported on 6.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,850
State:	$2,059

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 63.8% for AGIs below $25k, 29.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.1%

Here:	92%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 90.0% for AGIs below $25k, 91.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 96.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 95.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 02837, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $88,155 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$88,155
State:	$60,628

Salary/wage: $61,120 (reported on 72.4% of returns)

Here:	$61,120
State:	$50,029

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 55.1% for AGIs below $25k, 65.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 35.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,283 (reported on 52.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,283
Rhode Island:	$1,640

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $15,229 (reported on 40.0% of returns)

Here:	$15,229
State:	$6,396

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.9% for AGIs below $25k, 5.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$47,431 (reported on 32.4% of returns)

Here:	+$47,431
State:	+$15,680

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 40.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$15,328 (reported on 21.2% of returns)

Here:	+$15,328
State:	+$15,678

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.5% for AGIs below $25k, 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $21,611 (reported on 16.5% of returns)

02837:	$21,611
Rhode Island:	$14,081

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $11,200 (reported on 1.2% of returns)

02837:	$11,200
Rhode Island:	$18,642

Total itemized deductions: $29,482 (20% of AGI, reported on 45.9% of returns)

Here:	$29,482
State:	$24,445

Here:	19.6% of AGI
State:	20.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.3% for AGIs below $25k, 14.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 13.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $4,375 (reported on 39.4% of returns)

Here:	$4,375
State:	$2,961

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $12,167 (reported on 45.9% of returns)

02837:	$12,167
State:	$11,235

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $25k, 4.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,586 (reported on 8.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,586
State:	$2,170

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 67.1%

Here:	67%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 56.4% for AGIs below $25k, 65.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 74.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 83.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 02837, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $63,427 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$63,427
State:	$51,090

Salary/wage: $49,985 (reported on 73.8% of returns)

Here:	$49,985
State:	$43,690

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 126.1% for AGIs below $10k, 48.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 67.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,244 (reported on 68.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,244
Rhode Island:	$1,567

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.8% for AGIs below $10k, 5.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $9,582 (reported on 43.6% of returns)

Here:	$9,582
State:	$3,896

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.6% for AGIs below $10k, 6.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$18,238 (reported on 36.0% of returns)

Here:	+$18,238
State:	+$15,829

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -9.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$15,073 (reported on 22.8% of returns)

Here:	+$15,073
State:	+$15,557

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.8% for AGIs below $10k, 16.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.1% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,532 (reported on 5.4% of returns)

02837:	$3,532
Rhode Island:	$3,092

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $12,290 (reported on 1.8% of returns)

Here:	$12,290
Rhode Island:	$14,597

Total itemized deductions: $23,990 (22% of AGI, reported on 44.8% of returns)

Here:	$23,990
State:	$20,228

Here:	22.5% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.1% for AGIs below $10k, 18.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 15.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,043 (4% of AGI, reported on 41.2% of returns)

Here:	$4,043
State:	$2,620

Here:	3.7% of AGI
State:	2.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $10,100 (reported on 81.9% of returns)

02837:	$10,100
State:	$8,437

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs below $10k, 6.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,119 (reported on 5.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,119
State:	$1,659

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 66.6%

Here:	67%
State:	63%

(% for various income ranges: 55.8% for AGIs below $10k, 60.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 68.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 02791, 02878, 02842, 02871, 02790, 02721.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 46
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,576

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 385 (212 now married, 171 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 02837 with a mortgage: 579 (47 second mortgage, 38 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,283
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $798

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2021:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2021:

• Zip code 02837 household income distribution in 2021

• 49Less than $10,000
• 20$10,000 to $14,999
• 8$15,000 to $19,999
• 22$20,000 to $24,999
• 25$25,000 to $29,999
• 57$30,000 to $34,999
• 21$35,000 to $39,999
• 76$40,000 to $44,999
• 35$45,000 to $49,999
• 152$50,000 to $59,999
• 95$60,000 to $74,999
• 267$75,000 to $99,999
• 71$100,000 to $124,999
• 97$125,000 to $149,999
• 302$150,000 to $199,999
• 344$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2021 in zip code 02837

• 7$30,000 to $34,999
• 15$40,000 to $49,999
• 8$100,000 to $124,999
• 41$200,000 to $249,999
• 33$250,000 to $299,999
• 197$300,000 to $399,999
• 281$400,000 to $499,999
• 345$500,000 to $749,999
• 309$750,000 to $999,999
• 210$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 46$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
• 55$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2021 in zip code 02837

• 23$650 to $699
• 34$900 to $999
• 13$1,000 to $1,249
• 45$1,250 to $1,499
• 98$1,500 to $1,999
• 23$2,000 to $2,499
• 46$3,500 or more
• 64No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2021: $1,758.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2021 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $697,775
• Asian householders: $496,664
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $840,509

Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $698,387 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $473,654 - $1,051,379

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,439
• One, attached: 12
• Two: 6
• 3 or 4: 8
• Mobile homes: 27

Unemployment: 7.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 02837

• 73.5%1,257Drove a car alone
• 5.3%90Carpooled
• 2.3%39Walked
• 0.4%6Other means
• 21.6%369Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 02837

• 65Less than 5 minutes
• 2625 to 9 minutes
• 13110 to 14 minutes
• 7515 to 19 minutes
• 13020 to 24 minutes
• 10325 to 29 minutes
• 10530 to 34 minutes
• 935 to 39 minutes
• 7940 to 44 minutes
• 20045 to 59 minutes
• 13660 to 89 minutes
• 7290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 67.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,623

• Male householders: 749 (133 living alone), Female householders: 890 (253 living alone)

• 1,059 spouses (1,047 opposite-sex spouses), 22 unmarried partners, (22 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 774 children (774 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 41 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 0 foster children, 25 other relatives, 63 non-relatives

Size of family households: 767 2-persons, 274 3-persons, 130 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 21 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 386 1-person, 20 2-persons, 20 4-persons

279 married couples with children.
101 single-parent households (40 men, 61 women).

99.6% of residents of 02837 zip code speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% very well, 28% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• EARLE'S TEXACO (35 MEETING HOUSE LANE in LITTLE COMPTON, RI)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
  Alternative names: ESS GROUP

• LITTLE COMPTON TRANSFER STA (122 AMY HART PATH in LITTLE COMPTON, RI)

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , TOWN OF LITTLE COMPTON (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• LINCOLNS REPAIR SERVICE (98 BURCHARD AVE in LITTLE COMPTON, RI)

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business NAICS classification: LAWN AND GARDEN TRACTOR AND HOME LAWN AND GARDEN EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: LINCOLN LAWRENCE (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• LITTLE COMPTON TOWN DUMP (COLD BROOK ROAD in LITTLE COMPTON, RI)

  SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.7%

Population in 1990: 3,341. Population change in the 1990s: +252 (+7.5%).

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

• This state: 1,208
• Northeast: 1,977
• Midwest: 91
• South: 65
• West: 245

69% of the 02837 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Rhode Island.

95% of the 02837 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 80% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 31
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 35 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 61

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• HOPE TECHNOLOGIES (185 EAST MAIN ROAD in LITTLE COMPTON, RI; small business)

  $70,000 with Air Force for Weapons -- Operational Systems Development (R&D). Signed on 2000-05-03. Completion date: 2001-04-12.

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Construction: Electrical Contractors (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 3 establishments, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 4)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Caterers (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (10-19: 1, 1-4: 4)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Food Service Contractors (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (1-4: 8)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0414.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0414.00

2008 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2008 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 13. The highest number of fires - 35 took place in 2011, and the least - 2 in 2017. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (59.2%), and Outside Fires (25.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 02837
• 8459.2%Structure Fires
• 3625.4%Outside Fires
• 128.5%Other
• 107.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 02837, Rhode Island

Most common first names in zip code 02837 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	43	83.2 years
John	36	75.1 years
William	31	76.9 years
Robert	19	76.1 years
Charles	17	76.6 years
Edward	16	74.0 years
Margaret	15	82.5 years
Manuel	15	79.8 years
Helen	12	82.7 years
Joseph	12	76.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 02837 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Wordell	15	81.5 years
Simmons	15	78.8 years
Flores	14	85.4 years
Medeiros	11	72.4 years
Arruda	9	71.8 years
Rogers	7	72.2 years
Desouza	7	72.0 years
Peckham	7	82.0 years
Gifford	7	74.2 years
Case	7	71.6 years

Businesses in zip code 02837

• Circle K: 2