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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Woonsocket is $20,242, which is lower than the state average of $28,707 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Woonsocket median household income is $38,625, which has grown by 25.33% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 24.15% and is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Woonsocket residents spend 23.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 22.8 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.3 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #31

Woonsocket, RI	20,242 USD
Rhode Island	28,707 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Woonsocket, RI	27,916 USD
Rhode Island	31,002 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Woonsocket, RI	32,682 USD
Rhode Island	37,258 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Woonsocket, RI	24,848 USD
Rhode Island	25,607 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #31

Woonsocket, RI	38,625 USD
Rhode Island	54,902 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Woonsocket, RI	48,947 USD
Rhode Island	71,934 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #18

Woonsocket, RI	25.33%
Rhode Island	24.15%
U.S.	19.17%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Woonsocket, RI		Rhode Island		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.22%	$7,835, see rank	26.72%	$13,943	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	27.40%	$14,151, see rank	28.90%	$15,114	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	5.02%	$4,583, see rank	2.82%	$4,149	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	13.25%	$14,950, see rank	17.58%	$21,227	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Woonsocket, RI	48,348 USD
Rhode Island	70,663 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Woonsocket, RI	57,178 USD
Rhode Island	86,486 USD
U.S.	82,446 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Woonsocket, RI	Rhode Island	U.S.
White	$40,125, see rank	$58,923	$54,999
Black	$23,802, see rank	$34,699	$35,194
Hispanic	$23,706, see rank	$33,679	$41,534
Asian	$68,244, see rank	$53,357	$68,950
American Indian, Alaska Native	$9,808, see rank	$31,455	$36,779
One Race, Other	$28,802, see rank	$31,153	$40,847
Two or More Races	$15,179, see rank	$38,262	$45,781

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Woonsocket, RI	Rhode Island	U.S.
less than 25	$30,069, see rank	$25,648	$26,465
25 to 44	$45,168, see rank	$62,050	$57,132
45 to 64	$47,083, see rank	$69,319	$63,398
65 or over	$22,531, see rank	$31,776	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Woonsocket, RI	%	Rhode Island	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	32,529	see rank	855,547	238,733,844
Male¹	14,631	44.98%, see rank	47.57%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	9,504	64.96%, see rank	71.07%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	67	0.46%, see rank	0.83%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	9,437	64.50%, see rank	70.24%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	8,756	92.78%, see rank	91.50%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	681	7.22%, see rank	8.50%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	5,127	35.04%, see rank	28.93%	29.08%
Female¹	17,898	55.02%, see rank	52.43%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	10,225	57.13%, see rank	61.41%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	10	0.06%, see rank	0.17%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	10,215	57.07%, see rank	61.24%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	9,406	92.08%, see rank	92.60%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	809	7.92%, see rank	7.40%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	7,673	42.87%, see rank	38.59%	40.60%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Woonsocket, RI	%	Rhode Island	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	17,529	100%	502,098	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	14,504	82.74%, see rank	80.41%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,556	8.88%, see rank	8.67%	10.35%
Public Transportation	322	1.84%, see rank	2.71%	4.94%
Walked	434	2.48%, see rank	3.46%	2.85%
Other Means	386	2.20%, see rank	1.44%	1.72%
Worked at Home	327	1.87%, see rank	3.31%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Woonsocket, RI	23.4 minutes
Rhode Island	22.8 minutes
U.S.	25.3 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Woonsocket, RI	%	Rhode Island	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	18,162	-	515,924	141,833,331
Male¹	8,756	48.21%, see rank	50.69%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,631	18.63%, see rank	32.92%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	1,559	17.80%, see rank	16.51%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,856	21.20%, see rank	18.34%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.30%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	724	8.27%, see rank	9.24%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,168	24.76%, see rank	17.63%	18.08%
Female¹	9,406	51.79%, see rank	49.31%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,557	27.18%, see rank	39.63%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	2,298	24.43%, see rank	20.92%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,322	35.32%, see rank	32.26%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.11%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,220	12.97%, see rank	6.60%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Woonsocket, RI	%	Rhode Island	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	18,162	100%	515,924	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	35	0.19%, see rank	0.41%	1.86%
Construction	999	5.50%, see rank	5.89%	7.13%
Manufacturing	3,186	17.54%, see rank	11.91%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	491	2.70%, see rank	2.66%	3.06%
Retail Trade	2,807	15.46%, see rank	11.77%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	662	3.64%, see rank	3.77%	5.07%
Information	322	1.77%, see rank	1.89%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	766	4.22%, see rank	7.37%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,587	8.74%, see rank	9.45%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,023	22.15%, see rank	26.23%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,777	9.78%, see rank	10.00%	8.86%
Public Administration	556	3.06%, see rank	4.32%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	951	5.24%, see rank	4.34%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Woonsocket, RI	%	Rhode Island	U.S.
Population in Poverty	8,944	22.21%, see rank	12.17%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	1,802	18.32%, see rank	8.42%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.