Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $3,407 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $2,899 (0.9%)
Area name: Providence-Fall River, RI-MA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Washington County is $827 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $965 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1155 a month.
Cities in this county include: North Kingstown
, Westerly
, Narragansett
, Scituate
, Charlestown
, Hopkinton
, Exeter
, Kingston
, West Greenwich
, Narragansett Pier
.
2005 air pollution in Washington County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.102 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.090 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Kent County
, New London County, Connecticut
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Washington County: Silver
Spring Lake Public Fishing Area
(A),
Silas Casey Farm
(B),
Browning Beach
(C),
Burlingame Brook
(D),
Shannock Mill Complex
(E),
Camp Fuller
(F),
Camp Hoffman
(G),
Camp Saugatucket
(H),
Canochet Station
(I),
Scrabbletown
(J),
Cards Camp
(K),
Carolina Station
(L),
Carpenters Grist Mill
(M),
Saunderstown Yacht Club
(N),
Champlins Dock
(O),
Lindhbrook Country Club
(P),
Charlestown Driving Range
(Q),
Saint Savios Boys Center
(R),
Old Meetinghouse
(S),
Kenyon Grist Mill
(T)
Shopping Centers: Frenchtown
Plaza Shopping Center
(1),
Kingstown Plaza Shopping Center
(2),
North Kingston Shopping Center
(3),
Wickford Commons Mall
(4),
Yorktown Shopping Center
(5)
Churches in Washington County include: Trinity
Lutheran Church
(A),
West Exeter Church
(B),
Saint Bernard Roman Catholic Church
(C),
West Kingston Baptist Church
(D),
Saint Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church
(E),
First Baptist CHurch
(F),
Free Will Baptist Church
(G),
Ashaway Bible Chapel
(H),
Chestnut Hill Baptist Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Gardner
Lot
(1),
Tripp Family Lott
(2),
General George Thurston Lot
(3),
George Babcock Lot
(4),
George Thomas Cemetery
(5),
Albert Sweet Lot
(6),
Sherman-Shearman Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Deep
Pond
(A),
Breakheart Pond
(B),
Deep Pond
(C),
Little Sachem Pond
(D),
Deep Pond
(E),
Dees Tug Hole
(F),
Silver Spring Lake
(G),
Lily Pond
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Scrabbletown
Brook
(A),
Pine River
(B),
Log House Brook
(C),
Halls Creek
(D),
Hall Creek
(E),
Poquiant Brook
(F),
Potowomut River
(G),
Green Fall River
(H),
Glen Rock Brook
(I)
Parks in Washington County include: Hamilton
Mill Village Historic District
(1),
Indian Cedar Swamp Management Area
(2),
Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge
(3),
Shady LEa Historic District
(4),
Burlingame State Park
(5),
Burlingame State Management Area
(6),
Burlingame Management Area
(7),
Ninigret Park
(8),
Ryan Park
(9)
Beaches: East
Beach
(A),
Plum Point Beach
(B),
Plum Beach
(C),
Pebby Beach
(D),
Pebbly Beach
(E),
Sand Hill Cove State Beach
(F),
Ballards Beach
(G),
Black Rock Beach
(H),
Sam Ferretti Blue Shutters Town Beach
(I)
Post offices: Slocum
Post Office
(A),
Wickford Post Office
(B)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
3.3% | | Rhode
Island: | 4.4% |
County
total employment by year
|
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County
average yearly wages by year ($) |
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Current college students: 12,971
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 35.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 5,188 (59% naturalized citizens)
| Washington
County: |
4.2% | | Whole
state: | 11.4% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 898
- 1990
to 1994: 475
- 1985
to 1989: 606
- 1980
to 1984: 557
- 1975
to 1979: 347
- 1970
to 1974: 502
- 1970
to 1974: 500
- 1965
to 1969: 1,303
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Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 53.8%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 43,804
- One,
attached: 1,712
- Two:
4,040
- 3
or 4: 2,390
- 5
to 9: 1,338
- 10
to 19: 892
- 20
or more: 1,485
- Mobile
homes: 1,088
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 67
Housing units in Washington County with a mortgage: 22,115 (1,913 second mortgage, 3,273 home equity loan, 96 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,624 Agriculture
in Washington County
Average size of farms: 93 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $79802
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $2834.85
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 79.51%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 12.28%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $63523
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 26.68%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $74772
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 81.89%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.33
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 33.02%
Vegetables: 485 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 54 acres
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(12%)
- Educational
services (8%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Arts,
entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Health
care (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (17%)
- Health
care (17%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Arts,
entertainment, and recreation (4%)
- Public
administration (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males
|
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Top
executives (3%)
- Engineers
(3%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (3%)
- Sales
representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Registered
nurses (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Waiters
and waitresses (3%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Italy
(12%)
- United
Kingdom (8%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
- Canada
(7%)
- Germany
(6%)
- Philippines
(4%)
- Korea
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Washington County:
|
- Italian
(19%)
- Irish
(18%)
- English
(15%)
- French
(except Basque) (7%)
- German
(6%)
- French
Canadian (4%)
- United
States or American (4%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 51,961 (83%)
- Carpooled:
5,294 (8%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 698 (1%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 17 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 21 (0%)
- Railroad:
85 (0%)
- Ferryboat:
21 (0%)
- Taxi:
11 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
41 (0%)
- Bicycle:
84 (0%)
- Walked:
2,187 (3%)
- Other
means: 328 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 2,033 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Washington County, Rhode Island
- 3915
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 813
people in nursing homes
- 277
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 66
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 47
people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 37
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 30
people in religious group quarters
- 21
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 17
people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 8
people in other group homes
- 8
people in other workers' dormitories
- 3
people in military barracks, etc.
- 3
people in other nonhousehold living situations
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $71,142.
6.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($58,111 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.12% | | Rhode
Island average: |
5.39% |
0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($360 average AGI)
| Washington
County: |
0.15% | | Rhode
Island average: | 0.16% |
2.96% relocated from other counties in Rhode Island ($26,899 average AGI)
3.00% relocated from other states ($30,852 average AGI)
| Washington
County: |
3.00% | | Rhode
Island average: | 3.06% |
Percentage
of residents relocating from other counties or countries
|
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Kent County, RI
|
1.35% ($52,383 average AGI) |
| from
Providence County, RI
|
1.19% ($57,695) |
| from
New London County, CT
|
0.50% ($39,906) |
| from
Newport County, RI
|
0.36% ($56,659) |
| from
Hartford County, CT
|
0.11% ($91,232) |
| from
Bristol County, MA
|
0.09% ($59,186) |
| from
Middlesex County, MA
|
0.09% ($56,500) |
6.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,740 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.90% | | Rhode
Island average: |
6.42% |
0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($492 average AGI)
| Washington
County: |
0.07% | | Rhode
Island average: | 0.08% |
2.68% relocated to other counties in Rhode Island ($13,506 average AGI)
4.15% relocated to other states ($33,741 average AGI)
| Washington
County: |
4.15% | | Rhode
Island average: | 4.18% |
Percentage
of residents relocating to other counties or countries |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Kent County, RI
|
1.28% ($47,970 average AGI) |
| to
Providence County, RI
|
1.08% ($16,206) |
| to
New London County, CT
|
0.69% ($49,077) |
| to
Newport County, RI
|
0.28% ($46,324) |
| to
Bristol County, MA
|
0.11% ($60,200) |
| to
Windham County, CT
|
0.10% ($54,375) |
| to
Suffolk County, MA
|
0.10% ($33,667) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4
Births
per 1000 population in Washington County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.5
Deaths
per 1000 population in Washington County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.1
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Washington County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 18,475 (16,240 aged, 2,235 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 3%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 118,293
- In
family households: 98,432 (24,188 male householders, 7,904 female householders)
26,461
spouses, 34,324 children (32,199 natural, 784 adopted, 1,341 stepchildren), 1,312 grandchildren, 657 brothers or sisters, 879 parents, 906 other relatives, 1,801 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 19,861 (6,836 male householders (4,842 living alone)), 7,954 female householders (6,429 living alone)), 5,071 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 5,253 (912 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 13,733 2-persons, 7,367 3-persons, 7,029 4-persons, 2,876 5-persons, 829 6-persons, 258 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 11,271 1-person, 2,626 2-persons, 508 3-persons, 300 4-persons, 77 5-persons, 8 6-persons.
21,663 married couples with children.
5,466 single-parent households (1,196 men, 4,270 women).
92.1% of residents of Washington County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
4.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 1% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $709,234,000 ($5513 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $70,886,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $308,759,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $134,666,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,902,000
Federal grants: $174,300,000
Federal procurement contracts: $37,277,000 ($20,060,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $52,329,000 ($21,382,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $83,642,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $34,176,000
Federal Government insurance: $832,179,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 6,750
| Here: |
53 per 1000 residents | | State: | 62
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 4,973
| Here: |
39 per 1000 residents | | State: | 48
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +705
| Here: |
+5 per 1000 residents | | State: | +18
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +2,599
| Here: |
+20 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-5 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Washington County
|
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 10.89 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 1,081
- 1995
to 1998: 3,538
- 1990
to 1994: 4,731
- 1980
to 1989: 10,269
- 1970
to 1979: 10,127
- 1960
to 1969: 7,459
- 1950
to 1959: 6,374
- 1940
to 1949: 3,502
- 1939
or earlier: 9,735
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Washington County, Rhode Island: |
- 1
room: 20
- 2
rooms: 172
- 3
rooms: 722
- 4
rooms: 3,040
- 5
rooms: 6,234
- 6
rooms: 8,197
- 7
rooms: 6,660
- 8
rooms: 4,644
- 9
or more rooms: 4,489
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Washington County, Rhode Island: |
- 1
room: 315
- 2
rooms: 905
- 3
rooms: 2,432
- 4
rooms: 3,491
- 5
rooms: 2,665
- 6
rooms: 1,571
- 7
rooms: 797
- 8
rooms: 293
- 9
or more rooms: 260
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Washington County: |
- no
bedroom: 34
- 1
bedroom: 1,046
- 2
bedrooms: 7,201
- 3
bedrooms: 17,250
- 4
bedrooms: 7,166
- 5
or more bedrooms: 1,481
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Washington County:
|
- no
bedroom: 369
- 1
bedroom: 3,555
- 2
bedrooms: 4,826
- 3
bedrooms: 2,911
- 4
bedrooms: 854
- 5
or more bedrooms: 214
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Washington County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 741
- 1
vehicle: 7,957
- 2
vehicles: 17,356
- 3
vehicles: 6,137
- 4
vehicles: 1,438
- 5
or more vehicles: 549
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Washington County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 1,203
- 1
vehicle: 6,050
- 2
vehicles: 4,090
- 3
vehicles: 960
- 4
vehicles: 206
- 5
or more vehicles: 220
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58% of Washington County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Rhode Island.
| Washington
County: |
58.2% | | State
average: | 59.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 76361
- Northeast:
30443
- Midwest:
3832
- South:
4480
- West:
2215
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $134,700 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (61%)
- Utility
gas (22%)
- Electricity
(8%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood
(4%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (38%)
- Utility
gas (31%)
- Electricity
(22%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Wood
(2%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,218
| Here: |
8.9% | | Rhode
Island: | 12.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 712
| Here: |
10.7% | | Rhode
Island: | 12.7% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 1,204
| Here: |
10.9% | | Rhode
Island: | 43.8% |
School
Enrollment by Level of School
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Age
and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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