Woonsocket

Population & Demographics

Woonsocket, RI

Woonsocket is home to 43,521 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 19,337 resident workers commute each day.

Rhode IslandCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
43,521
people
Population

43,521 residents

Median age 35.7 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Woonsocket population & demographics

Who lives in Woonsocket — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
43,521
Median age
35.7yrs
Median household income
$61,059
Median home value
$311,000
Median gross rent
$1,161/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
19.8%
Poverty rate
18.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Woonsocket

How Woonsocket breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White52.1%
Hispanic or Latino25.5%
Two or more races8.3%
Asian7.0%
Black6.0%
Some other race1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%

Race across Woonsocket

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Woonsocket.

Woonsocket at a glance
Employed Residents
19,337
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
13.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
15.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
6.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Providence
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Woonsocket proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Woonsocket commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

45 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Woonsocket

19,337 commutes, one dot at a time

Woonsocket

Where 19,337 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Woonsocket, by worker count.

1Woonsocket0.0 mi2,971
2Providence13.0 mi1,702
3Franklin Town7.9 mi739
4Warwick20.3 mi719
5Cranston16.0 mi672
6Boston30.8 mi503
7Pawtucket10.9 mi422
8Milford10.1 mi408

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Woonsocket.

1Woonsocket0.0 mi2,971
2Providence13.0 mi835
3Pawtucket10.9 mi618
4Cranston16.0 mi595
5Warwick20.3 mi455
6Cumberland Hill2.9 mi331
7East Providence15.7 mi274
8Valley Falls8.1 mi219

Top industries

The sectors that employ Woonsocket’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance21.3%
MGManagement of Companies and Enterprises13.8%
EDEducational Services10.5%
WSWholesale Trade9.4%
RTRetail Trade8.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.8%
MFManufacturing6.8%
TRTransportation and Warehousing3.9%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services3.5%
Connectivity

Internet options for Woonsocket

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
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