What percentage of people rent in Woonsocket, RI?

Name: Renters and owners in Woonsocket, RI, 2020–2024
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62.8% (±2.7 points) of the occupied homes in Woonsocket, RI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 11,067 renting households against 6,551 that own their home.

In Woonsocket, the share of households that rent went from 63.6% in 2015–2019 to 62.8% in 2020–2024 (−0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 62.8% (±2.7 points)
Renting households: 11,067 (±654)
Median renter income: $40,204 (±$6,585)

Who rents and who owns in Woonsocket

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Woonsocket	Providence County	Rhode Island	United States
Renter-occupied share	62.8% (±2.7 points)	43.1% (±0.8 points)	36.4% (±0.6 points)	34.8%
Renting households	11,067 (±654)	111,642 (±2,290)	160,568 (±2,793)	45,017,354
Owning households	6,551 (±526)	147,568 (±2,227)	281,002 (±2,853)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,204 (±$6,585)	$48,754 (±$1,799)	$50,251 (±$1,401)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$97,028 (±$4,299)	$108,867 (±$2,210)	$115,286 (±$1,632)	$100,009

In Woonsocket, the renter share is higher than in Providence County (43.1%).

It is also higher than in Rhode Island (36.4%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Providence County, Woonsocket ranks 2 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 2 of 39.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Woonsocket has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	63.6% (±2.1 points)	62.8% (±2.7 points)	−0.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$912 (±$23)	$1,161 (±$48)	+27.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$42,595 (±$2,750)	$61,059 (±$5,299)	+43.3%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Woonsocket

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Woonsocket
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Woonsocket	—	62.8% (±2.7 points)	—
Cumberland Hill	2.8 mi	16.9% (±4.4 points)	Lower
North Smithfield	2.9 mi	22.1% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Blackstone	3.1 mi	26.8% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Millville	4.7 mi	13.1% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Cumberland	4.7 mi	23.7% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Bellingham	5.3 mi	21.1% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Bellingham (community)	6.5 mi	31.2% (±10.0 points)	Lower
Lincoln	6.5 mi	27.9% (±3.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cumberland Hill, RI (16.9%), North Smithfield, RI (22.1%), Blackstone, MA (26.8%).

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

Households that rent across Providence County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Central Falls	74.4% (±5.1 points)
2	Woonsocket	62.8% (±2.7 points)
3	Providence	58.6% (±1.9 points)
4	Pawtucket	49.9% (±2.3 points)
5	East Providence	40.1% (±2.8 points)
6	North Providence	36.1% (±3.5 points)
7	Cranston	32.4% (±2.2 points)
8	Lincoln	27.9% (±3.8 points)

Showing 8 of 16 places in Providence County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Woonsocket

How many renters are there in Woonsocket?

Woonsocket has an estimated 11,067 (±654) renting households, 62.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Woonsocket?

In Woonsocket, the share of households that rent went from 63.6% in 2015–2019 to 62.8% in 2020–2024 (−0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Woonsocket?

A renting household in Woonsocket has 2.4 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Woonsocket?

The median renting household in Woonsocket, RI has an income of $40,204 (±$6,585) a year, against $97,028 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Woonsocket city, Rhode Island (place:80780, in state:44).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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