| People QuickFacts | Cranston | Rhode Island |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 80,392 | 1,050,646 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 80,387 | 1,052,567 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | Z | -0.2% |
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Population, 2010 | 80,387 | 1,052,567 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.0% | 5.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 20.4% | 21.3% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 15.3% | 14.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.6% | 51.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 81.9% | 81.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 5.3% | 5.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 5.2% | 2.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.7% | 3.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 10.8% | 12.4% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 77.2% | 76.4% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 88.0% | 86.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 11.9% | 12.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 21.5% | 21.0% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 85.1% | 84.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 29.2% | 30.6% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 5,521 | 76,775 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 20.9 | 23.1 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 33,117 | 463,388 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 66.7% | 62.1% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 36.8% | 40.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $249,300 | $270,600 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 30,296 | 410,475 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.48 | 2.46 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $28,496 | $29,685 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $58,442 | $55,975 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 9.7% | 12.8% |
| Business QuickFacts | Cranston | Rhode Island |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 7,744 | 96,822 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.8% | 3.3% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.1% | 2.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 5.9% | 6.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 30.4% | 27.3% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,606,730 | 12,061,517 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,223,064 | 9,182,788 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,050,860 | 12,286,485 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $13,089 | $11,646 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 144,365 | 2,148,674 |