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People QuickFacts |
Woonsocket |
Rhode Island |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
44,654 | 1,076,164 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
3.3% | 2.7% |
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Population, 2000 |
43,224 | 1,048,319 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
-2.8% | 4.5% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
7.6% | 6.1% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
25.8% | 23.6% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
15.2% | 14.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
52.3% | 52.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
83.1% | 85.0% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
4.4% | 4.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.3% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
4.1% | 2.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
4.9% | 5.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
3.1% | 2.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
9.3% | 8.7% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
51.9% | 58.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
7.5% | 11.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
26.1% | 20.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
64.0% | 78.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
10.1% | 25.6% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
23.2 | 22.5 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
18,757 | 439,837 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
35.0% | 60.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$112,800 | $133,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
17,750 | 408,424 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.37 | 2.47 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$30,819 | $42,090 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$16,223 | $21,688 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
19.4% | 11.9% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Woonsocket |
Rhode Island |
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Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
161,622 | 7,602,702 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
245,013 | 7,505,754 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$5,867 | $7,605 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) |
D | 1,220,865 |
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Total number of firms, 1997 |
2,066 | 80,934 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
6.7% | 5.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
20.3% | 24.6% |
