Pawtucket, Rhode Island
City in Providence County, Rhode Island · ZIP 02860, 02861
- Providence County
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 18 public schools
- 76,996 (2024 estimate)Population
- 31,036Households
- $67,436Median household income
- $286,200Median home value
- 18Public schools
- 2ZIP codes
About Pawtucket
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Town intelligenceOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 72,958 |
| 2010 | 71,148 |
| 2020 | 75,604 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 44, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 44, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 44, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $67,436 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 44, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 15,161 units
- Renter occupied
- 15,875 units
- Vacancy rate
- 6.9%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 44, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Pawtucket | Providence County | Rhode Island |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 75,280 | 658,977 | 1,095,371 |
| Median household income | $67,436 | $78,204 | $86,372 |
| Median age | 37.4 | 37.9 | 40.5 |
| Median home value | $286,200 | $339,100 | $368,800 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 23.5% | 32.2% | 37.3% |
| Foreign-born residents | 23.9% | 20.3% | 14.8% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 48.8% | 56.6% | 63.3% |
| Mean commute to work | 25.7 minutes | 25.6 minutes | 25.5 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 44, retrieved November 14, 2026.
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Schools
| School | Type | Grades | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agnes E. Little School | Public | K–5 | Pawtucket |
| Cunningham School | Public | K–5 | Pawtucket |
| Curvin-McCabe School | Public | K–5 | Pawtucket |
| Elizabeth Baldwin School | Public | K–5 | Pawtucket |
| Fallon Memorial School | Public | Pre-K–5 | Pawtucket |
| Flora S. Curtis School | Public | Pre-K–5 | Pawtucket |
| Francis J. Varieur School | Public | Pre-K–5 | Pawtucket |
| Henry J. Winters School | Public | Pre-K–5 | Pawtucket |
| International Charter School | Charter | K–5 | International Charter |
| Nathanael Greene School | Public | Pre-K–5 | Pawtucket |
| Potter-Burns School | Public | K–5 | Pawtucket |
| Joseph Jenks Middle School | Public | 6–8 | Pawtucket |
| Lyman B. Goff Middle School | Public | 6–8 | Pawtucket |
| Samuel Slater Middle School | Public | 6–8 | Pawtucket |
| Blackstone Academy Charter | Charter | 9–12 | Blackstone Academy |
| Charles E. Shea High School | Public | 9–12 | Pawtucket |
| Jacqueline M. Walsh School | Public | 9–12 | Pawtucket |
| William E. Tolman High | Public | 9–12 | Pawtucket |
Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.
Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.
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