Demographics of Central Falls city, Rhode Island

Central Falls city, Rhode Island had 23,124 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +572 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Central Falls city, in four figures

23,124
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 22,701 ±43.; +2.5%
Change since July 2020: +572 people.; 32.5 ±2.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,285 ±$8,160
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 place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Central Falls city, Rhode Island's population grew 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Central Falls city, 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

Central Falls city, Rhode Island's population grew 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Central Falls city, 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	22,552	100.0	100.0
2021	22,545	100.0	100.2
2022	22,635	100.4	100.7
2023	22,712	100.7	101.6
2024	22,995	102.0	102.5
2025	23,124	102.5	103.1

Population of Central Falls city, Rhode Island on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	22,552	—
2021	22,545	−7
2022	22,635	+90
2023	22,712	+77
2024	22,995	+283
2025	23,124	+129

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.5 ±2.3: for men 32.4 ±3.9 and for women 32.6 ±3.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Central Falls city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Under 5	2,061 ±531	9.1% ±2.3	4.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,870 ±662	17.0% ±2.9	14.0% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,438 ±555	10.7% ±2.4	10.0% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,374 ±928	32.5% ±4.1	26.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,519 ±678	19.9% ±3.0	25.9% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,439 ±455	10.7% ±2.0	18.7% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,285 ±$8,160, and income per person $21,117 ±$2,206, 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 Central Falls city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Under $25,000	1,822 ±460	23.7% ±5.8	14.8% ±0.6	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,067 ±475	26.9% ±5.9	14.1% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,984 ±516	25.8% ±6.5	14.5% ±0.5	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	628 ±270	8.2% ±3.5	12.5% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	752 ±265	9.8% ±3.4	19.1% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	115 to 483	1.5% to 6.3%	11.1% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	17 to 245	0.2% to 3.2%	13.8% ±0.4	13.4% ±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%.

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 Central Falls city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Rhode Island	United States
All ages	5,364 ±1,124	24.6% ±5.2	11.2% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,977 ±659	33.3% ±9.6	13.7% ±0.9	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,576 ±602	21.0% ±4.6	10.2% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	811 ±301	22.3% ±7.2	11.3% ±0.5	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Central Falls city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Central Falls city	Rhode Island	United States
Housing units	8,426 ±536	485,932 ±179	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.2% ±2.5	90.9% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.8% ±2.5	9.1% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	25.6% ±4.9	63.6% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	74.4% ±5.5	36.4% ±0.6	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$352,100 ±$30,455	$404,200 ±$4,032	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,200 ±$75	$1,342 ±$19	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1944 ±8	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 Central Falls city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Hispanic or Latino	15,686 ±1,027	69.1% ±4.5	17.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,421 ±684	15.1% ±3.0	68.0% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,196 ±774	9.7% ±3.4	4.9% ±0.2	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 50	0% to 0.2%	3.5% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	102 to 564	0.4% to 2.5%	0.8% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,052 ±479	4.6% ±2.1	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 Central Falls city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Born in the state	8,168 ±936	36.0% ±4.1	53.6% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,533 ±613	11.2% ±2.7	28.4% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,968 ±917	8.7% ±4.0	2.7% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	10,032 ±1,173	44.2% ±5.2	15.3% ±0.4	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,021 ±794	13.3% ±3.5	8.3% ±0.3	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	7,011 ±1,146	30.9% ±5.0	7.0% ±0.3	6.8% ±<0.1

Central Falls city among the places and towns of Rhode Island

17th 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 Central Falls city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Johnston town	29,835 ±27
North Kingstown town	27,859 ±28
Newport city	24,874 ±26
Westerly town	23,333 ±47
Lincoln town	22,864 ±45
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

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Rhode Island by foreign-born share
No. 1 Places in Rhode Island by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 1 Places in Rhode Island by poverty rate
No. 14 Places in Rhode Island by median rent
No. 27 Places in Rhode Island by median home value
No. 40 Places in Rhode Island by median age

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