Washington County, Rhode Island
Washington County, Rhode Island · ZIP 02804, 02807, 02808
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 130,333 (2024 estimate)Population
- 52,048Households
- $102,478Median household income
- $469,800Median home value
- 24Towns with a page
- 20ZIP codes
Washington County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 123,546 |
| 2010 | 126,979 |
| 2020 | 129,839 |
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, county level, state 44, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 44, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 44, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $102,478 · 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, county level, state 44, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 39,989 units
- Renter occupied
- 12,059 units
- Vacancy rate
- 21.2%
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, county level, state 44, retrieved November 14, 2026.
46,113 employees in 3,799 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 44, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Washington County | Rhode Island |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 130,073 | 1,095,371 |
| Median household income | $102,478 | $86,372 |
| Median age | 45.3 | 40.5 |
| Median home value | $469,800 | $368,800 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 50.5% | 37.3% |
| Foreign-born residents | 4.7% | 14.8% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 76.8% | 63.3% |
| Mean commute to work | 26.6 minutes | 25.5 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 44, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Washington County24 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| South Kingstown Town | Town | 32,094 | 56.4 sq mi |
| North Kingstown Town | Town | 27,938 | 43.2 sq mi |
| Westerly Town | Town | 23,288 | 29.5 sq mi |
| Westerly | Census designated place | 18,528 | 15.8 sq mi |
| Narragansett Town | Town | 14,407 | 13.9 sq mi |
| Wakefield-Peace Dale | Census designated place | 9,812 | 4.93 sq mi |
| Hopkinton Town | Town | 8,431 | 43.0 sq mi |
| Richmond Town | Town | 8,142 | 40.3 sq mi |
| Charlestown Town | Town | 8,052 | 36.5 sq mi |
| Kingston | Census designated place | 6,953 | 1.56 sq mi |
| Exeter Town | Town | 6,568 | 57.5 sq mi |
| Narragansett Pier | Census designated place | 3,080 | 3.57 sq mi |
| Hope Valley | Census designated place | 2,147 | 3.32 sq mi |
| Ashaway | Census designated place | 1,682 | 2.37 sq mi |
| Charlestown | Census designated place | 1,648 | 2.26 sq mi |
| Bradford | Census designated place | 1,437 | 1.82 sq mi |
| New Shoreham Town | Town | 1,413 | 9.08 sq mi |
| Carolina | Census designated place | 1,238 | 2.46 sq mi |
| Quonochontaug | Census designated place | 577 | 1.34 sq mi |
| Weekapaug | Census designated place | 471 | 1.16 sq mi |
| Hopkinton | Census designated place | 402 | 3.30 sq mi |
| Misquamicut | Census designated place | 355 | 1.17 sq mi |
| Wyoming | Census designated place | 351 | 0.86 sq mi |
| Watch Hill | Census designated place | 224 | 0.80 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 44 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Kent CountyPopulation 172,450 (2024 estimate)
- Newport CountyPopulation 83,468 (2024 estimate)
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning RegionPopulation 97,701 (2024 estimate)
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning RegionPopulation 282,602 (2024 estimate)
- Suffolk CountyPopulation 1,535,909 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 44, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 09, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.