Demographics of Barrington town, Rhode Island

Barrington town, Rhode Island had 16,961 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −190 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Barrington town, in four figures

16,961
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 17,126 ±20.; −1.1%
Change since July 2020: −190 people.; 43.8 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $153,198 ±$9,179
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Barrington town, Rhode Island's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Barrington town, Rhode Island's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Barrington town, Rhode Island's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Barrington town, Rhode Island's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	17,151	100.0	100.0
2021	17,220	100.4	100.2
2022	17,113	99.8	100.7
2023	17,091	99.7	101.6
2024	17,019	99.2	102.5
2025	16,961	98.9	103.1

Population of Barrington town, Rhode Island on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	17,151	—
2021	17,220	+69
2022	17,113	−107
2023	17,091	−22
2024	17,019	−72
2025	16,961	−58

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.8 ±1.1: for men 43.0 ±1.8 and for women 44.1 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Barrington town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Under 5	823 ±151	4.8% ±0.9	4.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,719 ±392	21.7% ±2.3	14.0% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,022 ±252	6.0% ±1.5	10.0% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,476 ±420	20.3% ±2.5	26.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,281 ±434	30.8% ±2.5	25.9% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,805 ±303	16.4% ±1.8	18.7% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $153,198 ±$9,179, and income per person $78,126 ±$6,380, in 2024 dollars. The median is $87,796 ±$1,209 in Rhode Island and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Barrington town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Under $25,000	381 ±173	6.1% ±2.8	14.8% ±0.6	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	461 ±134	7.4% ±2.1	14.1% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	472 ±144	7.6% ±2.3	14.5% ±0.5	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	435 ±119	7.0% ±1.9	12.5% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,247 ±247	20.0% ±3.9	19.1% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,044 ±205	16.8% ±3.2	11.1% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,188 ±264	35.1% ±3.9	13.8% ±0.4	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Barrington town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Rhode Island	United States
All ages	762 ±331	4.5% ±1.9	11.2% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	32 to 284	0.7% to 6.2%	13.7% ±0.9	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	95 to 423	1.1% to 4.9%	10.2% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	136 to 554	3.6% to 14.4%	11.3% ±0.5	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Barrington town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Barrington town	Rhode Island	United States
Housing units	6,498 ±274	485,932 ±179	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.8% ±1.6	90.9% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.2% ±1.9	9.1% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	88.5% ±2.2	63.6% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	11.5% ±3.0	36.4% ±0.6	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$644,100 ±$25,457	$404,200 ±$4,032	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,943 ±$505	$1,342 ±$19	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1956 ±2	1962 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Barrington town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Hispanic or Latino	835 ±213	4.9% ±1.2	17.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,533 ±290	84.9% ±1.7	68.0% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2 to 160	< 0.1% to 0.9%	4.9% ±0.2	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	931 ±182	5.4% ±1.1	3.5% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 137	0% to 0.8%	0.8% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	680 ±206	4.0% ±1.2	4.9% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Barrington town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Born in the state	6,994 ±538	40.8% ±3.1	53.6% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,051 ±488	47.0% ±2.8	28.4% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	427 ±180	2.5% ±1.1	2.7% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,654 ±225	9.7% ±1.3	15.3% ±0.4	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,124 ±234	6.6% ±1.4	8.3% ±0.3	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	530 ±200	3.1% ±1.2	7.0% ±0.3	6.8% ±<0.1

Barrington town among the places and towns of Rhode Island

22nd of 44 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Rhode Island page.

Places of Rhode Island near Barrington town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Central Falls city	22,701 ±43
Smithfield town	22,233 ±33
Bristol town	22,220 ±24
Westerly CDP	18,411 ±732
Portsmouth town	17,644 ±24
Barrington town	17,126 ±20
Middletown town	16,832 ±25
Burrillville town	16,427 ±21
Tiverton town	16,189 ±29
East Greenwich town	14,554 ±27
Narragansett town	14,494 ±20

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026