Demographics of Cranston city, Rhode Island

Cranston city, Rhode Island had 84,647 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,855 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Cranston city, in four figures

84,647
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 83,250 ±48.; +2.2%
Change since July 2020: +1,855 people.; 39.6 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $90,206 ±$4,068
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.

Cranston city, Rhode Island's population grew 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cranston 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

Cranston city, Rhode Island's population grew 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cranston 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	82,792	100.0	100.0
2021	82,630	99.8	100.2
2022	82,844	100.1	100.7
2023	83,201	100.5	101.6
2024	84,310	101.8	102.5
2025	84,647	102.2	103.1

Population of Cranston city, Rhode Island on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	82,792	—
2021	82,630	−162
2022	82,844	+214
2023	83,201	+357
2024	84,310	+1,109
2025	84,647	+337

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.6 ±0.9: for men 38.0 ±1.2 and for women 41.0 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cranston city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Under 5	4,474 ±617	5.4% ±0.7	4.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	11,881 ±1,018	14.3% ±1.2	14.0% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	6,000 ±669	7.2% ±0.8	10.0% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	25,034 ±1,307	30.1% ±1.6	26.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	21,879 ±1,251	26.3% ±1.5	25.9% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	13,982 ±891	16.8% ±1.1	18.7% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $90,206 ±$4,068, and income per person $45,258 ±$1,687, 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 Cranston city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Under $25,000	5,103 ±758	15.7% ±2.3	14.8% ±0.6	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,884 ±528	11.9% ±1.6	14.1% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,924 ±536	15.1% ±1.6	14.5% ±0.5	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,930 ±514	12.1% ±1.5	12.5% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	6,916 ±674	21.2% ±2.0	19.1% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,676 ±437	11.3% ±1.3	11.1% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	4,162 ±478	12.8% ±1.4	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 Cranston city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Rhode Island	United States
All ages	8,154 ±1,211	10.2% ±1.5	11.2% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,657 ±395	10.3% ±2.3	13.7% ±0.9	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,152 ±602	7.3% ±1.4	10.2% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,345 ±557	16.4% ±2.6	11.3% ±0.5	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cranston city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cranston city	Rhode Island	United States
Housing units	33,834 ±805	485,932 ±179	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.3% ±0.4	90.9% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.7% ±1.0	9.1% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.6% ±1.9	63.6% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	32.4% ±2.3	36.4% ±0.6	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$378,300 ±$7,077	$404,200 ±$4,032	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,375 ±$59	$1,342 ±$19	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1958 ±1	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 Cranston city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Hispanic or Latino	15,613 ±1,468	18.8% ±1.8	17.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	54,399 ±1,907	65.3% ±2.3	68.0% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,413 ±983	5.3% ±1.2	4.9% ±0.2	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	5,640 ±982	6.8% ±1.2	3.5% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 175	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 175	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	130 to 450	0.2% to 0.5%	0.8% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,748 ±622	3.3% ±0.7	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 Cranston city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Born in the state	52,334 ±1,350	62.9% ±1.6	53.6% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	15,425 ±1,277	18.5% ±1.5	28.4% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,029 ±457	2.4% ±0.5	2.7% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	13,462 ±1,158	16.2% ±1.4	15.3% ±0.4	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	8,145 ±925	9.8% ±1.1	8.3% ±0.3	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	5,317 ±828	6.4% ±1.0	7.0% ±0.3	6.8% ±<0.1

Cranston city among the places and towns of Rhode Island

2nd 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 Cranston city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Providence city	191,767 ±114
Cranston city	83,250 ±48
Warwick city	83,175 ±33
Pawtucket city	75,893 ±41
East Providence city	47,281 ±54
Woonsocket city	43,521 ±41
Cumberland town	36,820 ±66

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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