Population

Warwick's current population is 27,968 people with 11,428 households within this smaller 2 mile radius. This area experienced negative population growth of -1.0% from 2010-2020. This area is projected to shrink -0.2% over the next five years. This is lower than the national average.

The median age of the population in this area is 45.0 which is above the state average of 41.3 years old. This area has an average household size of 2.44 persons. This area is family centric with 65.1% of the households being family households and with 29.2% having children in the home and 14.1% of the population being under 15 and an additional 9.7% being under 24. Another 26.1% of this area’s population is between 25 and 44 years of age and 29.3% between 45-64 years old leaving 20.7% of the population over 65 years old. These last two age groups are target age groups for dentures, partials, crowns, and other restorative work. Warwick has a daytime employee population of 9,613 versus a permanent population of 27,968 meaning the daytime employee population is 34.4% of the permanent population living in the area and 42.0% of the total daytime population. This is not a significant daytime employee population. A practice in this 2 mile radius could greatly benefit with early or late hours and weekend times.

In this area, 28.3% of the population either holds a bachelor's degree or higher educational degree. Warwick is lower than the state and US average.

The dominant racial and ethnic groups of the population in the Warwick area are White 88.9%, Black 2.8%, Asian 2.7%, 2.0% other races and 6.7% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics

		Warwick, Rhode Island		Rhode Island	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Warwick
		Rhode Island
Latitude / Longitude:		41.700101, -71.416167
Radius		2 miles	3 miles
POPULATION
Population 2021		27,968	55,413	1,071,773	333,934,112
2010 Total Population		28,239	55,635	1,051,896	309,121,785
2020 Total Population		27,951	55,317	1,072,008	332,502,844
Projected Total Population 2026		27,926	55,434	1,082,798	345,887,495
Population Change, 2010 - 2020		-1.0%	-0.6%	1.9%	7.6%
Annual Population Change Rate, 2021 - 2026		0.0%	0.0%	0.2%	0.7%
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN
Median Age		45.0	45.5	41.3	38.8
Under 4 years old		4.2%	4.1%	4.8%	5.9%
5 - 9 years old		4.7%	4.6%	5.1%	6.1%
10 - 14 years old		5.2%	5.1%	5.5%	6.2%
15 - 24 years old		9.7%	9.9%	13.8%	12.8%
25 - 44 years old		26.1%	25.7%	25.1%	26.8%
Number of Adults 25-44		7,303	14,233	269,331	89,400,051
45 - 64 years old		29.3%	29.1%	26.6%	25.0%
Number of Adults 45-64		8,196	16,137	285,035	83,512,738
65 years and over		20.7%	21.6%	19.1%	17.3%
Number of Adults 65 years and older		5,791	11,943	204,227	57,652,490
0 - 14 years old		14.1%	13.8%	15.4%	18.2%
Number of Children 0-14 years old		3,957	7,633	165,344	60,698,912

NOTE: All percentages are rounded. ESRI data pulled as of September 25, 2021. Data showing future dates are projections.

Highlighted fields signify favorable characteristics on a comparison basis with the other locations listed and/or national averages