How long do people stay in their homes in Wakefield-Peace Dale, RI?

Name: How long people stay in Wakefield-Peace Dale, RI, 2020–2024
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16.3% (±4.9 points) of households in Wakefield-Peace Dale, RI moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

23.8% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 16.3% (±4.9 points)
Since before 2000: 23.8%

When households in Wakefield-Peace Dale moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Wakefield-Peace Dale	Washington County	Rhode Island	United States
2023 or later	4.0% (±3.5 points)	2.3%	4.0%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	12.3% (±3.5 points)	15.7%	18.0%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	44.7% (±6.5 points)	37.1%	40.0%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	15.2% (±4.0 points)	18.0%	15.7%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	13.3% (±5.2 points)	13.5%	10.5%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	10.5% (±3.1 points)	13.3%	11.8%	9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In Wakefield-Peace Dale, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Washington County (18.0%).

It is also lower than in Rhode Island (22.0%).

It is lower than the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Wakefield-Peace Dale

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wakefield-Peace Dale
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Wakefield-Peace Dale	—	16.3% (±4.9 points)	—
Narragansett Pier	2.2 mi	25.0% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Kingston	2.2 mi	17.3% (±13.4 points)	Not measurably different
Narragansett	3.4 mi	26.4% (±4.8 points)	Higher
Carolina	8.0 mi	0.0% (±20.9 points)	Not measurably different
Charlestown (community)	8.1 mi	14.0% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Jamestown	8.4 mi	16.9% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
North Kingstown	9.1 mi	18.5% (±2.4 points)	Not measurably different
Richmond	9.4 mi	10.6% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Narragansett, RI (26.4%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that moved in since 2020 across Washington County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	Narragansett Pier	25.0% (±7.3 points)
2	Westerly (community)	18.9% (±4.6 points)
3	Kingston	17.3% (±13.4 points)
4	Wakefield-Peace Dale	16.3% (±4.9 points)
5	Charlestown (community)	14.0% (±6.4 points)
6	Bradford	12.5% (±17.5 points)
7	Hope Valley	11.5% (±11.9 points)
8	Ashaway	7.9% (±9.5 points)
9	Carolina	0.0% (±20.9 points)

Wakefield-Peace Dale is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside South Kingstown, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Wakefield-Peace Dale

How often do people move in Wakefield-Peace Dale?

16.3% of households in Wakefield-Peace Dale, RI moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Wakefield-Peace Dale have?

23.8% of households in Wakefield-Peace Dale have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP, Rhode Island

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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