Massachusetts vs. Rhode Island
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Massachusetts Rhode Island
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 6,892,503 1,059,361 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 5.3% 0.6% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 6,547,785 1,052,964 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 6,547,629 1,052,567 Persons under 5 years, percent 5.2% 5.1% Persons under 18 years, percent 19.8% 19.4% Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.5% 17.2% Female persons, percent 51.5% 51.4% White alone, percent 80.8% 83.9% Black or African American alone, percent 8.9% 8.4% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.5% 1.1% Asian alone, percent 7.1% 3.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.2% Two or More Races, percent 2.5% 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, percent 12.3% 15.9% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 71.4% 72.0% Veterans, 2014-2018 315,859 57,524 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 16.5% 13.6% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 2,914,929 469,157 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 62.3% 60.3% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $366,800 $249,800 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $2,165 $1,838 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $786 $724 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,225 $981 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 41.7% 40.3% Building permits, 2018 17,044 1,294 Households, 2014-2018 2,601,914 410,885 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.53 2.47 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 87.1% 87.2% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 23.6% 22.1% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 90.1% 87.6% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 84.7% 81.8% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 90.4% 88.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 42.9% 33.3% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 7.9% 9.8% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 3.2% 4.8% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 67.1% 64.4% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.4% 60.6% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 17,508,975 2,481,314 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 63,583,090 8,223,005 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 81,927,799 11,262,158 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 123,904,370 22,310,389 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 92,915,380 12,063,865 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,980 $11,486 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 29.7 24.8 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $77,378 $63,296 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $41,794 $34,619 Persons in poverty, percent 10.0% 12.9% Total employer establishments, 2017 179,828 28,783 Total employment, 2017 3,316,716 435,978 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 216,666,284 20,945,444 Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.9% 0.2% Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 559,925 80,905 All firms, 2012 607,664 94,642 Men-owned firms, 2012 357,158 54,651 Women-owned firms, 2012 199,210 30,484 Minority-owned firms, 2012 89,967 14,737 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 499,959 77,042 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 58,339 9,904 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 525,667 79,837 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.4% 3.3% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.4% 0.4% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.5% 2.1% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.3% 6.0% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.8% 27.3% Population per square mile, 2010 839.4 1,018.1 Land area in square miles, 2010 7,800.06 1,033.81
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Massachusetts and Rhode Island using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
