URI's Living Circumstances

South Kingstown School District Overview

University of Rhode Island located in South Kingstown School District area. A total of 10,291 households are located in South Kingstown School District area. Among them, 2,677 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.90 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 6,776 and 11,192 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3.17% (801) of residents are non-citizens and 8.25% (2,087) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of South Kingstown School District, Rhode Island
Household	10,291
Population	25,297
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,677 (26.01%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	6,776
Total Students	11,192
Pre-Kindergarten	485
Kindergarten	196
Grade 1-8	2,240
Grade 9-12	1,195
College/Graduate School	7,076
Veterans	26,037
Non-citizen	801
Non-English Home Language	2,087
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

26,667 residents are over the age of 16 and 16,175 people are in labor force. Among them, 16,137 people are in civilian labor force and 38 are in armed labor force. 14,938 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 7.40%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for South Kingstown School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,344	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	10,796	75.26%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,339	9.33%
Public transportation	240	1.67%
Walked	991	6.91%
Other method	122	0.85%
Worked from home	856	5.97%
Average Commute Time	26 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,938	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	7,075	47.36%
Service	2,841	19.02%
Sales and office	3,139	21.01%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	869	5.82%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,014	6.79%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,938	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	199	1.33%
Construction	611	4.09%
Manufacturing	1,099	7.36%
Wholesale trade	233	1.56%
Retail trade	1,650	11.05%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	411	2.75%
Information	231	1.55%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	849	5.68%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,637	10.96%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,505	30.16%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,067	13.84%
Other services, except public administration	791	5.30%
Public administration	655	4.38%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,938	-
Private wage and salary workers	11,069	74.10%
Government workers	2,972	19.90%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	883	5.91%
Unpaid family workers	14	0.09%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $112,776 for the 10,291 households in South Kingstown School District area, Rhode Island. The average income of a single worker is $25,255. 29,421 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 96.73%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	10,291	-
Less than $10,000	370	3.60%
$10,000 - $14,999	360	3.50%
$15,000 - $24,999	585	5.68%
$25,000 - $34,999	567	5.51%
$35,000 - $49,999	930	9.04%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,442	14.01%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,281	12.45%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,219	21.56%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,481	14.39%
More than $200,000	1,056	10.26%
Median Household Income	$89,917	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$112,776	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	7,026	-
Less than $10,000	160	2.28%
$10,000 - $14,999	71	1.01%
$15,000 - $24,999	240	3.42%
$25,000 - $34,999	228	3.25%
$35,000 - $49,999	566	8.06%
$50,000 - $74,999	961	13.68%
$75,000 - $99,999	935	13.31%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,648	23.46%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,272	18.10%
More than $200,000	945	13.45%

Median Family Income	$112,978	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$129,163	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$25,255	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$71,537	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$71,537	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	30,417	-
With health insurance coverage	29,421	96.73%
Public coverage	9,020	29.65%
Private health insurance	24,925	81.94%
Without health insurance coverage	996	3.27%

Housing

There are 12,969 housing units in South Kingstown School District area, Rhode Island with 10,291 units (79.35%) occupied. 7,470 houses (72.59%) are occupied by owner and 2,821 houses (27.41%) are rented. The average housing value is $371,400 and the average rental cost is $1,287. 205 houses (1.58%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,816 houses (21.71%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,969	-
Occupied	10,291	79.35%
Owner Occupied	7,470	72.59%
Renter Occupied	2,821	27.41%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	10,087	77.78%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	417	3.22%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,018	15.56%
Mobile Homes	432	3.33%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	15	0.12%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,969	-
Built 2014 or later	205	1.58%
Built 2010 - 2013	309	2.38%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,592	12.28%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,899	14.64%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,886	14.54%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,964	15.14%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,110	8.56%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,188	9.16%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,816	21.71%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,969	-
1 room	305	2.35%
2 rooms	656	5.06%
3 rooms	962	7.42%
4 rooms	1,787	13.78%
5 rooms	1,798	13.86%
6 rooms	2,496	19.25%
7 rooms	1,930	14.88%
8 rooms	1,640	12.65%
9 rooms or more	1,395	10.76%
Median Number of Rooms	5.9 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,969	-
no bedroom	305	2.35%
1 bedroom	1,499	11.56%
2 bedrooms	3,343	25.78%
3 bedrooms	5,133	39.58%
4 bedrooms	2,314	17.84%
5 bedrooms or more	375	2.89%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	7,470	-
Less than $50,000	71	0.95%
$50,000 - $99,999	86	1.15%
$100,000 - $149,999	137	1.83%
$150,000 - $199,999	235	3.15%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,554	20.80%
$300,000 - $499,999	3,890	52.07%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,307	17.50%
$1,000,000 or more	190	2.54%
Median House Value	$371,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,528	-
Less than $500	280	11.08%
$500 - $999	475	18.79%
$1,000 - $1,499	845	33.43%
$1,500 - $1,999	635	25.12%
$2,000 - $2,499	149	5.89%
$2,500 - $2,999	36	1.42%
$3,000 or more	108	4.27%
Median Rental Costs	$1,287	-

Demographic

A total of 30,652 people lives in South Kingstown School District area, Rhode Island with 14,654 male and 15,998 female. The males to female ratio is 47.81 to 52.19. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	30,652	-
Male	14,654	47.81%
Female	15,998	52.19%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	30,652	-
Under 5 years	977	3.19%
5 - 9 years	1,325	4.32%
10 - 14 years	1,421	4.64%
15 - 19 years	5,657	18.46%
20 - 24 years	3,103	10.12%
25 - 34 years	2,504	8.17%
35 - 44 years	2,525	8.24%
45 - 54 years	3,243	10.58%
55 - 59 years	1,858	6.06%
60 - 64 years	2,215	7.23%
65 - 74 years	3,276	10.69%
75 - 84 years	1,836	5.99%
85 years and older	712	2.32%
Median Age	36.3 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	30,652	-
One Race	29,962	97.75%
White	27,551	89.88%
Black or African American	820	2.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native	527	1.72%
Asian	730	2.38%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	6	0.02%
Other	328	1.07%

Two or more races	690	2.25%
White and Black or African American	99	0.32%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	128	0.42%
White and Asian	178	0.58%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	19	0.06%