Rhode Island vs. Massachusetts
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Rhode Island Massachusetts
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 1,059,361 6,892,503 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 0.6% 5.3% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 1,052,964 6,547,785 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 1,052,567 6,547,629 Persons under 5 years, percent 5.1% 5.2% Persons under 18 years, percent 19.4% 19.8% Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.2% 16.5% Female persons, percent 51.4% 51.5% White alone, percent 83.9% 80.8% Black or African American alone, percent 8.4% 8.9% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.1% 0.5% Asian alone, percent 3.6% 7.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.2% 0.1% Two or More Races, percent 2.8% 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, percent 15.9% 12.3% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 72.0% 71.4% Veterans, 2014-2018 57,524 315,859 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 13.6% 16.5% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 469,157 2,914,929 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 60.3% 62.3% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $249,800 $366,800 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,838 $2,165 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $724 $786 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $981 $1,225 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 40.3% 41.7% Building permits, 2018 1,294 17,044 Households, 2014-2018 410,885 2,601,914 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.47 2.53 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 87.2% 87.1% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 22.1% 23.6% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 87.6% 90.1% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 81.8% 84.7% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 88.0% 90.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 33.3% 42.9% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.8% 7.9% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 4.8% 3.2% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 64.4% 67.1% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 60.6% 63.4% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,481,314 17,508,975 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 8,223,005 63,583,090 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 11,262,158 81,927,799 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 22,310,389 123,904,370 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 12,063,865 92,915,380 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $11,486 $13,980 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 24.8 29.7 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $63,296 $77,378 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $34,619 $41,794 Persons in poverty, percent 12.9% 10.0% Total employer establishments, 2017 28,783 179,828 Total employment, 2017 435,978 3,316,716 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 20,945,444 216,666,284 Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.2% 1.9% Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 80,905 559,925 All firms, 2012 94,642 607,664 Men-owned firms, 2012 54,651 357,158 Women-owned firms, 2012 30,484 199,210 Minority-owned firms, 2012 14,737 89,967 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 77,042 499,959 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 9,904 58,339 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 79,837 525,667 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.3% 3.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.4% 0.4% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.1% 4.5% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.0% 3.3% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.3% 29.8% Population per square mile, 2010 1,018.1 839.4 Land area in square miles, 2010 1,033.81 7,800.06
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Rhode Island and Massachusetts using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
