Rhode Island vs. Wyoming

	Rhode Island	Wyoming
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,059,361	578,759
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.6%	2.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	1,052,964	563,775
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	1,052,567	563,626
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.1%	6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.4%	23.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.2%	16.5%
Female persons, percent	51.4%	49.0%
White alone, percent	83.9%	92.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	8.4%	1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	2.7%
Asian alone, percent	3.6%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	15.9%	10.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	72.0%	83.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	57,524	45,389
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	13.6%	3.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	469,157	278,595
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	60.3%	69.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$249,800	$213,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,838	$1,428
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$724	$415
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$981	$843
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	40.3%	16.0%
Building permits, 2018	1,294	1,812
Households, 2014-2018	410,885	230,630
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.47	2.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.2%	83.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	22.1%	7.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.6%	90.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	81.8%	81.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.0%	92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	33.3%	26.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.8%	8.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	4.8%	12.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.4%	66.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.6%	61.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,481,314	1,644,844
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	8,223,005	3,291,478
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	11,262,158	10,783,794
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	22,310,389	5,597,891
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	12,063,865	9,446,043
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,486	$16,388
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.8	17.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$63,296	$62,268
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$34,619	$32,295
Persons in poverty, percent	12.9%	11.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	28,783	21,148
Total employment, 2017	435,978	201,864
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	20,945,444	9,436,110
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.2%	-3.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	80,905	51,309
All firms, 2012	94,642	62,427
Men-owned firms, 2012	54,651	30,039
Women-owned firms, 2012	30,484	19,344
Minority-owned firms, 2012	14,737	4,077
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	77,042	55,397
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	9,904	6,470
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	79,837	51,353
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.3%	0.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.8%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.1%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.0%	2.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.3%	25.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,018.1	5.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,033.81	97,093.14

Source: United States Census Bureau

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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Rhode Island and Wyoming using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.