Washington County RI Data & Peer Group Rankings

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX
Washington County RI Housing Affordability Index is 108 State of Rhode Island Housing Affordability Index is 103
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.

WEALTH INDEX
Washington County RI Wealth Index is 157 State of Rhode Island Wealth Index is 106
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

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POPULATION
Total Population	130,340
Population in Households	123,180
Population in Families	97,870
Population in Group Qrtrs	7,160
Population Density	396
Diversity Index¹	20

INCOME
Median Household Income	$82,587
Average Household Income	$110,616
Per Capita Income	$43,334
Wealth Index³	157

HOUSING
Total Housing Units	64,379 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU	35,523 (55.2%)
Renter Occupied HU	15,340 (23.8%)
Vacant Housing Units	13,516 (21.0%)
Median Home Value	$345,019
Housing Affordability Index²	108

HOUSEHOLDS
Total Households	50,863
Average Household Size	2.42
Family Households	33,150
Average Family Size	3

NOTES

The Diversity Index is a scale of 0 to 100 that represents the likelihood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different race or ethnic groups. If an area's entire population belongs to one race AND one ethnic group, then the area has zero diversity. An area's diversity index increases to 100 when the population is evenly divided into two or more race/ethnic groups.
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

Washington County RI - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares Washington County to the other 5 counties and county equivalents in Rhode Island by rank and percentile using July 1, 2019 data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.

GROWTH RATE / YEAR	2010-2019	2019-2024
Population	0.28%	0.19%
Households	0.37%	0.28%
Families	0.28%	0.22%
Median Household Income		3.79%
Per Capita Income		2.69%

Variable Description	Rank	Percentile
Total Population	# 3	60th
Population Density	# 5	20th
Diversity Index	# 4	40th
Median Household Income	# 1	100th
Per Capita Income	# 2	80th

Washington County RI Information

Washington County RI Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2019)

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX

WEALTH INDEX

POPULATION

INCOME

HOUSING

HOUSEHOLDS

GROWTH RATE / YEAR

Washington County RI - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

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