Kent County, Rhode Island
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State Health Department
- Rhode Island Department of Health: 3 Capitol Hill Room 401, Providence
Population:
- Total Population: 167,090
- Males: 80,129
- Females: 86,961
Ethnicity:
- White: 158,180
- Black/African American: 1,321
- Hispanic: 2,746
- Native American/Eskimo: 273
- Asian: 2,171
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 16
- Other: 237
- 2 or more: 2,146
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (143,865)
- Spanish (2,900)
- French (2,290)
- Portuguese (2,190)
- Italian (1,785)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 8,107
- Portugal (1,344)
- Canada (683)
- United Kingdom (674)
- Italy (630)
- Germany (414)
- Korea (293)
- Philippines (263)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (94,194)
- Episcopal Church (4,337)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (2,886)
- American Baptist Churches in the USA (2,703)
- United Methodist Church, The (2,196)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 51,812
- Sensory: 4,486
- Physical: 12,905
- Mental: 7,575
- Self-care: 3,789
- Go outside home: 9,806
- Employment: 11,974
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 563
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 67,320
- Utility gas: 30,979
- Bottled or LP gas: 1,126
- Electricity: 4,461
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 29,791
- Coal or Coke: 76
- Wood: 584
- Solar Energy: 6
- Other fuel: 189
- No fuel used: 108
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 132,741
- No vehicle: 9,510
- 1 or more vehicle: 123,231
Education Attainment:
- No School: 650
- No High School: 4,559
- Some High School: 13,574
- High School: 36,288
- Some College: 23,121
- Associate's Degree: 9,538
- College Degree: 19,386
- Master's Degree: 6,617
- Professional Degree: 2,137
- Doctoral Degree: 758
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 67,320
- Owners with phone: 48,073
- Owners without phone: 114
- Renters with phone: 18,645
- Renters without phone: 488
10 closest counties:
- Providence County, Rhode Island
- Bristol County, Rhode Island
- Newport County, Rhode Island
- Washington County, Rhode Island
- Bristol County, Massachusetts
- Windham County, Connecticut
- Norfolk County, Massachusetts
- New London County, Connecticut
- Plymouth County, Massachusetts
- Worcester County, Massachusetts
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
02816, 02817, 02818, 02827, 02886, 02887, 02888, 02889, 02893
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WCVY (91.5 FM) COVENTRY, RI
- WXCT (990 AM) EAST GREENWICH, RI
- WRCA (1330 AM) EAST GREENWICH, RI
- WLYN (1360 AM) EAST GREENWICH, RI
- WARV (1590 AM) WARWICK, RI
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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