Demographics of Glocester town, Rhode Island

Glocester town, Rhode Island had 10,612 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +628 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Glocester town, in four figures

10,612
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,221 ±24.; +6.3%
Change since July 2020: +628 people.; 50.8 ±4.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $113,508 ±$7,266
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.

Glocester town, Rhode Island's population grew 6.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Glocester 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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

About this chart

The figures

Glocester town, Rhode Island's population grew 6.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Glocester 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	9,984	100.0	100.0
2021	10,083	101.0	100.2
2022	10,174	101.9	100.7
2023	10,274	102.9	101.6
2024	10,492	105.1	102.5
2025	10,612	106.3	103.1

Population of Glocester town, Rhode Island on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,984	—
2021	10,083	+99
2022	10,174	+91
2023	10,274	+100
2024	10,492	+218
2025	10,612	+120

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 50.8 ±4.3: for men 49.4 ±5.2 and for women 52.4 ±6.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Glocester town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Under 5	90 to 286	0.9% to 2.8%	4.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,837 ±429	18.0% ±4.2	14.0% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	613 ±221	6.0% ±2.2	10.0% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,842 ±339	18.0% ±3.3	26.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,469 ±469	33.9% ±4.6	25.9% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,272 ±350	22.2% ±3.4	18.7% ±0.3	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $113,508 ±$7,266, and income per person $47,171 ±$3,485, in 2024 dollars. The median is $87,796 ±$1,209 in Rhode Island and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

2 more columns on a wider screen

Households in Glocester town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Under $25,000	359 ±158	9.3% ±4.0	14.8% ±0.6	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	326 ±147	8.4% ±3.7	14.1% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	519 ±187	13.4% ±4.7	14.5% ±0.5	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	475 ±176	12.3% ±4.5	12.5% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,144 ±266	29.5% ±6.6	19.1% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	500 ±150	12.9% ±3.8	11.1% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	550 ±160	14.2% ±4.0	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).

2 more columns on a wider screen

Poverty rate in Glocester town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Rhode Island	United States
All ages	486 ±190	4.8% ±1.9	11.2% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 40	0% to 2.0%	13.7% ±0.9	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	87 to 325	1.8% to 6.5%	10.2% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	114 to 446	3.7% to 13.6%	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

1 more column on a wider screen

Housing in Glocester town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Glocester town	Rhode Island	United States
Housing units	4,306 ±301	485,932 ±179	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.9% ±8.8	90.9% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.6% to 15.6%	9.1% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	91.0% ±8.7	63.6% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	9.0% ±4.4	36.4% ±0.6	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$396,500 ±$28,188	$404,200 ±$4,032	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,417 ±$627	$1,342 ±$19	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±4	1962 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Glocester town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Hispanic or Latino	6 to 172	0.1% to 1.7%	17.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,797 ±189	95.9% ±1.8	68.0% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	10 to 134	0.1% to 1.3%	4.9% ±0.2	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	13 to 143	0.1% to 1.4%	3.5% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.8% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	52 to 304	0.5% to 3.0%	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).

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Glocester town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Born in the state	7,484 ±522	73.2% ±5.1	53.6% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,409 ±539	23.6% ±5.3	28.4% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1 to 97	< 0.1% to 0.9%	2.7% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	279 ±134	2.7% ±1.3	15.3% ±0.4	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	63 to 241	0.6% to 2.4%	8.3% ±0.3	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	11 to 243	0.1% to 2.4%	7.0% ±0.3	6.8% ±<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%.

Glocester town among the places and towns of Rhode Island

33rd 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 Glocester town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
North Smithfield town	12,708 ±33
Valley Falls CDP	12,657 ±1,206
Warren town	11,144 ±26
Newport East CDP	11,069 ±850
Scituate town	10,517 ±25
Glocester town	10,221 ±24
Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP	9,302 ±768
Cumberland Hill CDP	8,648 ±1,268
Hopkinton town	8,420 ±31
Greenville CDP	8,296 ±770
Richmond town	8,142 ±38

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026