Demographics of North Smithfield town, Rhode Island

North Smithfield town, Rhode Island had 12,990 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +406 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

North Smithfield town, in four figures

12,990
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 12,708 ±33.; +3.2%
Change since July 2020: +406 people.; 45.5 ±3.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $108,866 ±$12,302
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.

North Smithfield town, Rhode Island's population grew 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of North Smithfield 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

North Smithfield town, Rhode Island's population grew 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of North Smithfield 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	12,584	100.0	100.0
2021	12,588	100.0	100.2
2022	12,638	100.4	100.7
2023	12,693	100.9	101.6
2024	12,871	102.3	102.5
2025	12,990	103.2	103.1

Population of North Smithfield town, Rhode Island on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	12,584	—
2021	12,588	+4
2022	12,638	+50
2023	12,693	+55
2024	12,871	+178
2025	12,990	+119

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.5 ±3.9: for men 43.7 ±4.8 and for women 46.8 ±3.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in North Smithfield town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Under 5	639 ±162	5.0% ±1.3	4.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,803 ±380	14.2% ±3.0	14.0% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	610 ±172	4.8% ±1.4	10.0% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,248 ±497	25.6% ±3.9	26.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,756 ±558	29.6% ±4.4	25.9% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,652 ±355	20.9% ±2.8	18.7% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $108,866 ±$12,302, and income per person $53,528 ±$5,205, 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 North Smithfield town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Under $25,000	354 ±143	7.1% ±2.8	14.8% ±0.6	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	639 ±234	12.7% ±4.6	14.1% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	842 ±271	16.8% ±5.3	14.5% ±0.5	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	498 ±150	9.9% ±2.9	12.5% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,024 ±249	20.4% ±4.8	19.1% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	746 ±242	14.9% ±4.7	11.1% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	912 ±215	18.2% ±4.1	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 North Smithfield town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Rhode Island	United States
All ages	605 ±248	4.8% ±2.0	11.2% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 235	0% to 9.6%	13.7% ±0.9	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	52 to 224	0.8% to 3.4%	10.2% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	377 ±163	10.6% ±4.4	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 North Smithfield town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	North Smithfield town	Rhode Island	United States
Housing units	5,240 ±343	485,932 ±179	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.7% ±8.6	90.9% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.5% to 7.1%	9.1% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.9% ±6.7	63.6% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.1% ±6.4	36.4% ±0.6	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$457,200 ±$21,065	$404,200 ±$4,032	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,282 ±$531	$1,342 ±$19	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±5	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

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People in North Smithfield town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Hispanic or Latino	84 to 464	0.7% to 3.7%	17.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,017 ±258	94.6% ±2.0	68.0% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 115	0% to 0.9%	4.9% ±0.2	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	19 to 281	0.1% to 2.2%	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 60	0% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 90	0% to 0.7%	0.8% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	68 to 242	0.5% to 1.9%	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 North Smithfield town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Born in the state	8,824 ±567	69.4% ±4.5	53.6% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,263 ±618	25.7% ±4.9	28.4% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 178	0% to 1.4%	2.7% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	533 ±196	4.2% ±1.5	15.3% ±0.4	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	438 ±182	3.4% ±1.4	8.3% ±0.3	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	24 to 166	0.2% to 1.3%	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%.

North Smithfield town among the places and towns of Rhode Island

28th 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 North Smithfield town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
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
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

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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