Latest news about poverty in Warwick, RI collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
5.6% of Warwick, RI residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 93.2% less than the poverty level of 10.8% across the entire state of Rhode Island. 6.3% of high school graduates and 10.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 16.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 47.9%. For comparison, it was 14.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Warwick, RI
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Warwick:
5.6%
Whole state:
10.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Warwick:
2.7%
Whole state:
5.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Warwick:
16.3%
Rhode Island:
22.4%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 15.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Warwick:
50.1%
Rhode Island:
27.6%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
47.9%
Residents above poverty level:
14.7%
Poverty by age in Warwick, RI
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Warwick,RI (percentage below poverty level)
9.5%Under 5 years
47.8%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
1.6%18 to 24 years
5.9%25 to 34 years
5.4%35 to 44 years
2.9%45 to 54 years
11.8%55 to 64 years
7.3%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Warwick,RI (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
1.8%18 to 24 years
14.1%25 to 34 years
1.4%35 to 44 years
8.4%45 to 54 years
5.2%55 to 64 years
5.4%65 to 74 years
7.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Warwick,RI (% below half of poverty level)
5.2%Under 6 years
2.6%6 to 11 years
3.8%12 to 17 years
4.7%18 to 24 years
5.0%25 to 34 years
0.7%35 to 44 years
5.5%45 to 54 years
3.5%55 to 64 years
2.4%65 to 74 years
4.4%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Warwick, RI
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Warwick, RI (%)
5.4%White
4.7%Black
21.5%American Indian
3.6%Asian
11.2%Native Hawaiian
17.8%Other race
12.9%2+ races
15.7%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Warwick, RI (absolute numbers)
3,792White
106Black
70American Indian
84Asian
8Native Hawaiian
241Other race
7552+ races
864Hispanic
5.6%Below poverty level
94.4%Above poverty level
5.2%Below poverty level
94.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Warwick, RI
Children below poverty level:
Warwick, Rhode Island:
5.6%
State:
11.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Warwick:
6.3%
Rhode Island:
8.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Warwick:
10.0%
Rhode Island:
26.7%
63.4%Married-couple family
21.0%Male, no wife present
15.6%Female, no husband present
10.6%Worked full-time, year-round
23.8%Worked part-time
65.7%Did not work
5.6%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
16.7%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
12.1%One part-time, other didn't work
65.7%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.6%1999 to 2000
1.5%1995 to 1998
0.6%1990 to 1994
5.2%1980 to 1989
5.0%1970 to 1979
15.1%1960 to 1969
25.2%1950 to 1959
15.6%1940 to 1949
31.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.4%1999 to 2000
2.5%1995 to 1998
3.8%1990 to 1994
8.0%1980 to 1989
9.8%1970 to 1979
16.0%1960 to 1969
26.7%1950 to 1959
13.7%1940 to 1949
18.9%1939 or earlier
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