Population

77,065

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$325,500

Owner-occupied units

Pawtucket, RI

Rhode Island · 41.875° N, 71.373° W · 9 sq mi

Pawtucket is a city in Rhode Island, with a population of 77,065 and about 8,892 residents per square mile. The median household earns $68,310 a year, and the median home is worth $325,500.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

9 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

8,892

People per square mile

Rank by population

#521

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#832

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$68,310

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,208

Per month

Homeownership

50.1%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

25.6 min

One way

People

Median age

37.1

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

22.2%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

25.5%

Households

30,598

2.46 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 23.5^%

Manufacturing 12.3^%

Retail trade 11.4^%

Professional & business services 11.3^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Rhode Island

Name

Jonathan Nelson

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$3.4B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Providence

Source of wealth

Private equity

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Rhode Island · private sector

Employer

Brown University Health

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Rhode Island

Company

CVS Health

Revenue

$372.8B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Woonsocket

Ticker

CVS

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Rhode Island

State bird

Rhode Island Red

State flower

Violet

State capital