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Cranston, RI (Rhode Island) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $364,800 (it was $122,600 in 2000)
Cranston:

$364,800
Rhode Island:

$383,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $308,400 - $446,600

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $405,505
Here:

$405,505
State:

$445,354

Townhouses or other attached units: $339,290
Here:

$339,290
State:

$371,092

In 2-unit structures: $332,238
Here:

$332,238
State:

$317,098

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $352,027
Here:

$352,027
State:

$315,052

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $213,527
Here:

$213,527
State:

$291,252

Mobile homes: $155,635
Here:

$155,635
State:

$105,454

Total population: 81,037 (Urban population: 77,688, Rural population: 1,581 (65 farm, 1,516 nonfarm))

Houses: 33,977 (32,863 occupied: 20,553 owner occupied, 12,310 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

37%
State:

37%

Housing density: 1,189 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $258,467.

Median contract rent in 2022: $993 (lower quartile is $815, upper quartile is $1,342)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $583


Median gross rent in Cranston, RI in 2022: $1,270

Housing units in Cranston with a mortgage: 13,279 (1,903 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 1,704 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,074

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $119,246

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $83,275

Median monthly housing costs: $1,414

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Cranston, Rhode Island Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1958

Median year apartment built: 1958

Household type by relationship:

Households: 82,432
  • Male householders: 15,607 (3,694 living alone), Female householders: 17,256 (7,333 living alone)
  • 13,543 spouses (13,323 opposite-sex spouses), 2,777 unmarried partners, (2,681 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 21,803 children (19,947 natural, 747 adopted, 1,109 stepchildren), 1,098 grandchildren, 462 brothers or sisters, 2,283 parents, 0 foster children, 1,212 other relatives, 1,862 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 4,529

Size of family households: 9,240 2-persons, 3,870 3-persons, 3,993 4-persons, 1,203 5-persons, 646 6-persons, 553 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,027 1-person, 2,191 2-persons, 46 3-persons, 45 4-persons, 49 5-persons.

10,533 married couples with children.
4,381 single-parent households (3,034 men, 1,347 women).

75.8% of residents of Cranston speak English at home.
13.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
5.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
4.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 13,296 (16.1%)
(62.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.3
State:

6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.5
State:

4.1

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cranston, Rhode Island
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cranston, Rhode Island
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1,2691 bedroom
  • 4,2342 bedrooms
  • 11,4563 bedrooms
  • 3,1894 bedrooms
  • 4055+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cranston, Rhode Island
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cranston, Rhode Island
  • 223no bedroom
  • 4,7691 bedroom
  • 5,2532 bedrooms
  • 1,1733 bedrooms
  • 4824 bedrooms
  • 4105+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Cranston in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Cranston in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 567no vehicle
  • 6,1281 vehicle
  • 10,9062 vehicles
  • 1,7233 vehicles
  • 1,0894 vehicles
  • 1405+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Cranston in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Cranston in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,956no vehicle
  • 5,3741 vehicle
  • 3,9452 vehicles
  • 9553 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 805+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cranston, Rhode Island
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cranston, Rhode Island
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 5673 rooms
  • 1,9264 rooms
  • 4,0105 rooms
  • 4,8616 rooms
  • 3,5697 rooms
  • 2,7378 rooms
  • 2,8839+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cranston, Rhode Island
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cranston, Rhode Island
  • 2231 room
  • 2,2942 rooms
  • 2,0643 rooms
  • 1,5144 rooms
  • 3,3595 rooms
  • 1,5116 rooms
  • 7397 rooms
  • 2138 rooms
  • 3939+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Cranston, RI
Cranston city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Cranston, RI household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Cranston, RI in 2022
  • 1,535Less than $10,000
  • 2,560$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,334$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,821$30,000 to $39,999
  • 2,431$40,000 to $49,999
  • 2,234$50,000 to $59,999
  • 3,889$60,000 to $74,999
  • 3,917$75,000 to $99,999
  • 4,393$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,991$125,000 to $149,999
  • 3,387$150,000 to $199,999
  • 3,371$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Cranston, RI

  • Distribution of house value in Cranston, RI in 2022
  • 156Less than $10,000
  • 3$10,000 to $14,999
  • 47$20,000 to $24,999
  • 32$25,000 to $29,999
  • 101$30,000 to $34,999
  • 44$35,000 to $39,999
  • 170$40,000 to $49,999
  • 7$50,000 to $59,999
  • 30$70,000 to $79,999
  • 32$80,000 to $89,999
  • 7$90,000 to $99,999
  • 60$100,000 to $124,999
  • 86$125,000 to $149,999
  • 190$150,000 to $174,999
  • 435$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,668$200,000 to $249,999
  • 2,459$250,000 to $299,999
  • 9,082$300,000 to $399,999
  • 4,862$400,000 to $499,999
  • 2,675$500,000 to $749,999
  • 682$750,000 to $999,999
  • 179$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 24$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Cranston, RI

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Cranston, RI in 2022
  • 14Less than $100
  • 16$150 to $199
  • 206$200 to $249
  • 461$250 to $299
  • 189$300 to $349
  • 143$350 to $399
  • 124$400 to $449
  • 179$450 to $499
  • 278$500 to $549
  • 130$550 to $599
  • 107$600 to $649
  • 125$650 to $699
  • 173$700 to $749
  • 240$750 to $799
  • 588$800 to $899
  • 599$900 to $999
  • 2,486$1,000 to $1,249
  • 2,191$1,250 to $1,499
  • 2,238$1,500 to $1,999
  • 806$2,000 to $2,499
  • 19$2,500 to $2,999
  • 8$3,000 to $3,499
  • 31$3,500 or more
  • 508No cash rent
Work and jobs in Cranston: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 71.0%
Number of people working at home: 4,903 (11.8% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 340
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,650
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 3,630
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 9,019
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 7,542
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,432
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 4,607
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1,764
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 910
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,934
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2,019
  • 90 or more minutes: 309
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Cranston

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 24,425 (72.8%)
  • Carpooled: 2,652 (7.9%)
  • Bus: 244 (0.7%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 52 (0.2%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 7 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 713 (2.1%)
  • Bicycle: 127 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 603 (1.8%)
  • Worked at home: 4,903 (14.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.2%Males
  • 2.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 6.7%Males
  • 11.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 11.6%Males
  • 1.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 6.9%Males
  • 4.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 8.1%Males
  • 6.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 12.5%Males
  • 10.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 6.4%Males
  • 2.9%Females
Races in Cranston detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Cranston, Rhode Island
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Cranston, Rhode Island
  • 4,2962010 or later
  • 2,1802000 to 2009
  • 2,7161990 to 1999
  • 1,9011980 to 1989
  • 1,4831970 to 1979
  • 2,030Before 1970
Ancestries in Cranston, RI

First ancestries reported:

  • Italian: 11,639 (25.8%)
  • Irish: 3,378 (7.5%)
  • American: 2,370 (5.3%)
  • Portuguese: 2,292 (5.1%)
  • English: 2,065 (4.6%)
  • French: 898 (2.0%)
  • French Canadian: 894 (2.0%)
  • Nigerian: 819 (1.8%)
  • German: 803 (1.8%)
  • Greek: 676 (1.5%)
  • Cape Verdean: 567 (1.3%)
  • Polish: 535 (1.2%)
  • Haitian: 504 (1.1%)
  • Armenian: 341 (0.8%)
  • Egyptian: 225 (0.5%)
  • European: 202 (0.4%)
  • Scottish: 188 (0.4%)
  • Russian: 159 (0.4%)
  • Lebanese: 149 (0.3%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 126 (0.3%)
  • Swedish: 103 (0.2%)
  • British: 101 (0.2%)
  • Hungarian: 86 (0.2%)
  • Ukrainian: 73 (0.2%)
  • Eastern European: 72 (0.2%)
  • Liberian: 59 (0.1%)
  • Moroccan: 58 (0.1%)
  • Jamaican: 49 (0.1%)
  • Northern European: 46 (0.1%)
  • Brazilian: 46 (0.1%)
  • Norwegian: 43 (0.10%)
  • Guyanese: 41 (0.09%)
  • Lithuanian: 39 (0.09%)
  • British West Indian: 39 (0.09%)
  • Croatian: 33 (0.07%)
  • African: 26 (0.06%)
  • Canadian: 25 (0.06%)
  • Senegalese: 24 (0.05%)
  • Iraqi: 23 (0.05%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 21 (0.05%)
  • Icelander: 19 (0.04%)
  • Latvian: 18 (0.04%)
  • Romanian: 17 (0.04%)
  • Scandinavian: 17 (0.04%)
  • South African: 16 (0.04%)
  • Arab: 14 (0.03%)
  • Israeli: 11 (0.02%)
  • Austrian: 11 (0.02%)
  • Swiss: 10 (0.02%)
  • Turkish: 8 (0.02%)
  • Dutch: 7 (0.02%)
  • Bulgarian: 7 (0.02%)
  • Belgian: 3 (0.01%)

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

Dominican Republic
Cranston:

19.1% (2,486)
Rhode Island:

21.0% (33,163)

Guatemala
Cranston:

14.3% (1,860)
Rhode Island:

10.4% (16,385)

Philippines
Cranston:

6.9% (896)
Rhode Island:

1.7% (2,625)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Cranston:

6.8% (892)
Rhode Island:

3.0% (4,789)

Portugal
Cranston:

6.5% (850)
Rhode Island:

10.0% (15,766)

India
Cranston:

4.4% (571)
Rhode Island:

4.1% (6,461)

Nigeria
Cranston:

3.5% (453)
Rhode Island:

1.9% (2,997)

Cambodia
Cranston:

2.9% (376)
Rhode Island:

1.2% (1,902)

Italy
Cranston:

2.8% (365)
Rhode Island:

1.4% (2,155)

Haiti
Cranston:

2.3% (300)
Rhode Island:

1.9% (3,057)

Laos
Cranston:

2.1% (268)
Rhode Island:

1.3% (2,091)

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

  • This state: 51,165
  • Other state: 16,092
  • Northeast: 11,190
  • Midwest: 1,166
  • South: 2,690
  • West: 1,046

89.9% of Cranston residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39.7% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 33.0% lived in Rhode Island.


Cranston:

89.9%
State average:

89.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 553
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 217
  • 5th and 6th grade: 351
  • 7th and 8th grade: 886
  • 9th grade: 604
  • 10th grade: 181
  • 11th grade: 218
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 690
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,397
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,856
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,795
  • Associate degree: 2,496
  • Bachelor's degree: 6,543
  • Master's degree: 2,523
  • Professional school degree: 587
  • Doctorate degree: 654
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 980
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 191
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,033
  • 9th grade: 559
  • 10th grade: 118
  • 11th grade: 36
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 403
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,229
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,399
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,584
  • Associate degree: 3,909
  • Bachelor's degree: 5,872
  • Master's degree: 4,068
  • Professional school degree: 824
  • Doctorate degree: 654
Educational Attainment for Females
Cranston marital status for males
Cranston marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 20,391
  • One, attached: 980
  • Two: 3,542
  • 3 or 4: 3,110
  • 5 to 9: 1,286
  • 10 to 19: 1,068
  • 20 to 49: 1,004
  • 50 or more: 2,559
  • Mobile homes: 37
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.8%

House/condo owner moved in on average 11 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Cranston
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Cranston, RI
  • 66.7%Utility gas
  • 27.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 3.5%Electricity
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Wood
  • 0.1%Other fuel
  • 0.1%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Cranston, RI
  • 71.3%Utility gas
  • 14.9%Electricity
  • 10.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%No fuel used
  • 0.5%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,039
Here:

16.3%
Rhode Island:

12.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 490
Here:

18.1%
Rhode Island:

11.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 943
Here:

20.4%
Rhode Island:

41.1%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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