Little Compton, RI (Rhode Island) Houses and Residents
| Little Compton: | $864,576 |
| Rhode Island: | $383,900 |
Total population: 3,492 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 3,593 (88 farm, 3,505 nonfarm))
Houses: 2,103 (1,475 occupied: 1,189 owner occupied, 286 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 37% |
Housing density: 101 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $666,969.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,370 (lower quartile is $1,050, upper quartile is $1,855)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,155
Median gross rent in Little Compton, RI in 2022: $1,502
Housing units in Little Compton with a mortgage: 660 (39 second mortgage, 105 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 353
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 79,312- In family households: 62,154 (14,342 male householders, 6,734 female householders)
16,332 spouses, 20,645 children (19,415 natural, 503 adopted, 727 stepchildren), 1,010 grandchildren, 512 brothers or sisters, 459 parents, foster children, 414 other relatives, 1,346 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 17,158 (6,222 male householders (4,844 living alone)), 7,613 female householders (6,397 living alone)), 3,323 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 3,576 (539 institutionalized population)
13,805 married couples with children.
4,371 single-parent households (711 men, 3,660 women).
94.4% of residents of Little Compton speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English well).
4.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 234 (6.6%)
(66.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.6 |
| State: | 6.2 |
Median number of rooms in apartments
| Here: | 4.6 |
| State: | 4.1 |
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Little Compton, Rhode Island
- 0no bedroom
- 161 bedroom
- 2062 bedrooms
- 6633 bedrooms
- 2544 bedrooms
- 505+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Little Compton, Rhode Island
- 8no bedroom
- 381 bedroom
- 1172 bedrooms
- 1093 bedrooms
- 104 bedrooms
- 45+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
- Cars and other vehicles available in Little Compton in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 24no vehicle
- 2321 vehicle
- 6182 vehicles
- 1793 vehicles
- 1094 vehicles
- 275+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Little Compton in renter-occupied apartments
- 4no vehicle
- 1821 vehicle
- 712 vehicles
- 213 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 85+ vehicles
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Little Compton, Rhode Island
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 273 rooms
- 594 rooms
- 1665 rooms
- 2396 rooms
- 2757 rooms
- 2338 rooms
- 1909+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Little Compton, Rhode Island
- 01 room
- 162 rooms
- 253 rooms
- 1014 rooms
- 485 rooms
- 466 rooms
- 307 rooms
- 128 rooms
- 89+ rooms
Little Compton, RI household income distribution
- 2,203Less than $10,000
- 1,873$10,000 to $19,999
- 1,352$20,000 to $29,999
- 2,036$30,000 to $39,999
- 1,977$40,000 to $49,999
- 1,993$50,000 to $59,999
- 3,272$60,000 to $74,999
- 7,142$75,000 to $99,999
- 3,801$100,000 to $124,999
- 2,521$125,000 to $149,999
- 5,193$150,000 to $199,999
- 7,428$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 62.4%
Number of people working at home: 272 (13.4% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 57
- 5 to 9 minutes: 180
- 10 to 14 minutes: 222
- 15 to 19 minutes: 153
- 20 to 24 minutes: 225
- 25 to 29 minutes: 99
- 30 to 34 minutes: 160
- 35 to 39 minutes: 114
- 40 to 44 minutes: 171
- 45 to 59 minutes: 216
- 60 to 89 minutes: 78
- 90 or more minutes: 31
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,526 (84.1%)
- Carpooled: 133 (7.3%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0.3%)
- Subway or elevated: 5 (0.3%)
- Taxi: 6 (0.3%)
- Bicycle: 4 (0.2%)
- Walked: 27 (1.5%)
- Worked at home: 108 (6.0%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Little Compton, Rhode Island
- 01995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 141985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 291975 to 1979
- 151970 to 1974
- 01965 to 1969
- 74Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- English: 993 (23.1%)
- Irish: 879 (20.5%)
- Portuguese: 532 (12.4%)
- French: 335 (7.8%)
- Italian: 245 (5.7%)
- German: 190 (4.4%)
- Other: 174 (4.1%)
- Polish: 168 (3.9%)
- French Canadian: 147 (3.4%)
- Scottish: 123 (2.9%)
- Swedish: 118 (2.7%)
- United States: 96 (2.2%)
- Scotch-Irish: 77 (1.8%)
- Norwegian: 37 (0.9%)
- Dutch: 30 (0.7%)
- Greek: 30 (0.7%)
- Danish: 29 (0.7%)
- Russian: 29 (0.7%)
- Welsh: 17 (0.4%)
- Swiss: 10 (0.2%)
- Arab: 9 (0.2%)
- Hungarian: 7 (0.2%)
- Subsaharan African: 7 (0.2%)
- Czech: 6 (0.1%)
- Ukrainian: 6 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
United Kingdom
| Little Compton: | 45.5% (60) |
| Rhode Island: | 2.6% (3,120) |
Portugal
| Little Compton: | 9.8% (13) |
| Rhode Island: | 17.6% (21,016) |
Canada
| Little Compton: | 9.8% (13) |
| Rhode Island: | 3.4% (4,015) |
Germany
| Little Compton: | 6.1% (8) |
| Rhode Island: | 1.7% (1,982) |
Greece
| Little Compton: | 6.1% (8) |
| Rhode Island: | 0.9% (1,014) |
South Africa
| Little Compton: | 5.3% (7) |
| Rhode Island: | 0.1% (137) |
Other Northern Europe
| Little Compton: | 4.5% (6) |
| Rhode Island: | 0.2% (210) |
Netherlands
| Little Compton: | 4.5% (6) |
| Rhode Island: | 0.2% (274) |
Peru
| Little Compton: | 4.5% (6) |
| Rhode Island: | 0.5% (606) |
Mexico
| Little Compton: | 3.8% (5) |
| Rhode Island: | 2.1% (2,510) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1,210
- Other state: 2,225
- Northeast: 2,018
- Midwest: 80
- South: 60
- West: 67
69% of Little Compton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Rhode Island.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 14
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 18
- 7th and 8th grade: 18
- 9th grade: 25
- 10th grade: 14
- 11th grade: 12
- 12th grade, no diploma: 15
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 273
- Less than 1 year of college: 44
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 135
- Associate degree: 114
- Bachelor's degree: 315
- Master's degree: 190
- Professional school degree: 41
- Doctorate degree: 20
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 5
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 45
- 9th grade: 11
- 10th grade: 28
- 11th grade: 10
- 12th grade, no diploma: 20
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 302
- Less than 1 year of college: 27
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 192
- Associate degree: 110
- Bachelor's degree: 358
- Master's degree: 218
- Professional school degree: 21
- Doctorate degree: 9
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,947
- One, attached: 49
- Two: 20
- 3 or 4: 16
- Mobile homes: 71
Median worth of mobile homes: $269,328
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.2%
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 81.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 6.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 6.1%Electricity
- 5.0%Wood
- 0.6%Coal or coke
- 0.5%Other fuel
- 74.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 12.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.6%Electricity
- 4.2%Wood
- 2.4%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 69
| Here: | 18.9% |
| Rhode Island: | 12.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 72
| Here: | 37.1% |
| Rhode Island: | 12.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 60
| Here: | 40.5% |
| Rhode Island: | 43.8% |
