Cranston, Rhode Island Demographics

Cranston is 2nd in Rhode Island out of 16 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Cranston is 2nd in Rhode Island out of 16 other cities in Size in square miles

Cranston is 3rd in Rhode Island out of 16 other cities in Households

Cranston is 3rd in Rhode Island out of 16 other cities in Housing units

Cranston is 3rd in Rhode Island out of 16 other cities in Race - Asian

Cranston is 3rd in Rhode Island out of 8 other cities in Current population (2012)

Cranston is 3rd in Rhode Island out of 8 other cities in Retail sales

Cranston is 3rd in Rhode Island out of 8 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Cranston is 3rd in Rhode Island out of 8 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Cranston is 4th in Rhode Island out of 8 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Size Demographics
	Cranston	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Current population (2012)	80,529	3rd	1,050,292	313,914,040
Size in square miles	28.3	2nd	1,033.8	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	2,836.6	9th	1,018.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Cranston	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Residents younger than 5	5.0%	13th	5.2%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.4%	9th	20.6%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	15.3%	8th	15.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Cranston	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	85.1%	9th	84.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	29.2%	7th	30.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Cranston	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Race - White	81.9%	12th	85.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	5.3%	8th	7.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	12th	0.9%	1.2%
Race - Asian	5.2%	3rd	3.2%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	2nd	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.7%	9th	2.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	10.8%	5th	13.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	77.2%	12th	75.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Cranston	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Female residents	50.6%	15th	51.6%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	11.9%	6th	12.9%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Cranston	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Housing units	33,117	3rd	464,728	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	36.8%	9th	40.6%	25.9%
Households	30,296	3rd	410,475	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	66.7%	8th	62.1%	66.1%
Home median value	$249,300	10th	$270,600	$186,200
People per household	2.5	7th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	Cranston	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Income per capita	$28,496	10th	$29,685	$27,915
Income per household	$58,442	8th	$55,975	$52,762
Income below poverty line	9.7%	8th	12.8%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Cranston	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	7,744	3rd	96,822	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,050,860	3rd	$12,286,485	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$13,089	3rd	$11,646	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$144,365	4th	$2,148,674	$613,795,732