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Wakefield, RI, 02879 QuickFacts

	Wakefield, RI, 02879	United States
Total population	18,699	281,421,906
State	Rhode Island
County	WASHINGTON
City	wakefield
Zip(s)	02879

Wakefield, RI, 02879 Population

	Wakefield, RI, 02879	%, Wakefield, RI, 02879	United States
Male	8,923	47.72%	49.06%
Female	9,776	52.28%	50.94%
Median age (years)	39.5		35.3

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	Wakefield, RI, 02879	%, Wakefield, RI, 02879	United States
18 years and over	13,896	74.31%	74.31%
21 years and over	13,335	71.31%	69.97%
62 years and over	3,071	16.42%	14.66%
65 years and over	2,687	14.37%	12.43%

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	Wakefield, RI, 02879	%, Wakefield, RI, 02879	United States
White	17,462	93.38%	75.14%
Black or African American	211	1.13%	12.32%
Asian	320	1.71%	3.64%
Some other race	384	2.05%	5.46%
Two or more races	322	1.72%	2.43%

Wakefield, RI, 02879 Housing

	Wakefield, RI, 02879	%, Wakefield, RI, 02879	United States
Total households	7,419		105,480,101
Family households (families)	5,002	67.42%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	2,417	32.58%	31.94%

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	Wakefield, RI, 02879	%, Wakefield, RI, 02879	United States
Total housing units	9,514		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	2,039	21.43%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	7,419	77.98%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	5,527	58.09%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	1,892	19.89%	30.77%

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	Wakefield, RI, 02879	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	23	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	432	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,441	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,316	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,267	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	358	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	124	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	37	0.57%
Median (dollars)	168,000	119,600

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	Wakefield, RI, 02879	%, Wakefield, RI, 02879	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,187	16.0%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	2,015	27.16%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,364	18.39%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,477	19.91%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	761	10.26%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	676	9.11%	9.65%

Wakefield, RI, 02879 Education

	Wakefield, RI, 02879	%, Wakefield, RI, 02879	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,612		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	489	8.71%	6.47%
Kindergarten	283	5.04%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,338	41.66%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,212	21.6%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,290	22.99%	22.81%

Wakefield, RI, 02879 Economy

	Wakefield, RI, 02879	%, Wakefield, RI, 02879	United States
Population 16 years and over	14,563		217,168,077
In labor force	10,029	68.87%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	9,971	68.47%	63.39%
- - Employed	9,532	65.45%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	439	3.01%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.4		5.8
- Armed Forces	58	0.4%	0.53%
Not in labor force	4,534	31.13%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	7,585	52.08%	51.66%
In labor force	4,615	31.69%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	4,607	31.63%	29.65%
- - Employed	4,449	30.55%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,444	9.92%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	870		12,787,501

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	Wakefield, RI, 02879	%, Wakefield, RI, 02879	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	7,480		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	401	5.36%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	352	4.71%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	643	8.6%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	768	10.27%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,205	16.11%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,667	22.29%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,081	14.45%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	908	12.14%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	220	2.94%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	235	3.14%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	54,410		41,994

	Wakefield, RI, 02879	%, Wakefield, RI, 02879	United States
With earnings	6,056	41.58%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	67,641		56,604
With Social Security income	1,998	13.72%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,723		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	266	1.83%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,670		6,320
With public assistance income	95	0.65%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	6,364		3,032
With retirement income	1,399	9.61%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	21,159		17,376

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