West Greenwich ZIP Codes — Kent County, RI

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	1,178	18.0%
18 and over	5,357	82.0%
65 and over	1,159	17.7%
Median age	43.6 years

Group	Count	%
White	5,976	88.7%
Two or more races	258	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	200	3%
Other race	143	2.1%
Asian	105	1.6%
Black or African American	47	0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native	6	0.1%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	2.7%
$10k–$15k	0.6%
$15k–$25k	1.1%
$25k–$35k	2.2%
$35k–$50k	10.7%
$50k–$75k	11.5%
$75k–$100k	13.9%
$100k–$150k	22.5%
$150k–$200k	16.8%
$200k+	18.2%
Median income	$119,137

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$447,100
Median rent / month	$1,995
Owner occupied	83.8%
Renter occupied	16.2%
Vacant	5.8%
Single-family detached	83.1%
Large apartment buildings	3.0%
Mobile homes	2.8%
Median rooms	6.5
Avg household size (owned)	2.75

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.0%
2010–2019	9.8%
2000–2009	15.8%
1990–1999	18.9%
1980–1989	23.6%
1970–1979	12.6%
1960–1969	9.5%
1950–1959	2.3%
1940–1949	0.0%
1939 or earlier	7.5%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	0.9%
1 bedroom	0.6%
2 bedrooms	32.8%
3 bedrooms	40.7%
4 bedrooms	22.9%
5+ bedrooms	2.1%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	3.1%
1 vehicle	13.6%
2 vehicles	42.1%
3 or more	41.2%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	10.4%
Electricity	5.3%
Propane / LP gas	19.6%
Fuel oil	55.5%
Wood	6.9%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	1,759	75.3%
Cohabiting couple	103	4.4%
Male householder, no spouse	139	5.9%
Female householder, no spouse	336	14.4%
Households with children under 18	783	33.5%
Households with seniors (65+)	684	29.3%
Average household size	2.78

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	24.8%	23.0%
Married	64.9%	63.7%
Separated	0.5%	0.9%
Widowed	1.5%	6.9%
Divorced	8.4%	5.5%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	90.4%
Bachelor's or higher	35.4%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	140	9.0%
Kindergarten	0	0.0%
Elementary school	695	44.7%
High school	349	22.4%
College / grad school	372	23.9%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	43.8%
Service	19.2%
Sales & office	18.2%
Natural resources & construction	12.5%
Production & transportation	6.2%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	77.0%
Government	17.1%
Self-employed	5.0%
Unpaid family workers	0.9%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	84.4%
Carpool	3.7%
Public transit	0.5%
Walk	1.5%
Other means	1.6%
Avg commute (minutes)	26.3

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	31.0%
Retirement income	25.5%
Supplemental Security	2.1%
Cash public assistance	5.9%
Food stamps / SNAP	10.1%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	29.8%
High cholesterol	30.0%
Heart disease	4.7%
Stroke	2.0%
Asthma	11.2%
Arthritis	22.0%
Kidney disease	2.0%
Pulmonary disease	5.0%
Cancer	6.2%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	18.9%
No physical activity	14.5%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	35.0%
Fair or poor health	8.8%
Poor mental health	13.2%
Poor physical health	8.0%
No health insurance	6.2%
Visited doctor (checkup)	80.8%
Visited dentist	76.9%
Cholesterol screening	92.4%
Teeth loss	7.1%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	690	13.0%

Disability	%
Any disability	10.9%
Under 18	2.6%
18–64 years	9.9%
65 and over	23.0%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	80.4%
Public insurance	27.2%
Uninsured under 19	0.0%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	6,283	96.1%
Spanish	89	1.4%
Other Indo-European	23	0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander	45	0.7%
Other languages	21	0.3%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	5,940	90.9%
Born in same state	5,901	90.3%
Born in different state	4,649	71.1%
Foreign born	39	0.6%
Naturalized citizen	595	9.1%
Not a US citizen	445	74.8%