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General Demographics

Homeless Demographics

Indicators National Rhode Island  Populations Total population 304,059,724[1] 1,057,832[2] Families 34,884,816[3] 117,132[4] Children 89,378,554[5] 309,271[6]  Households Average family size 3.20[7] 3.19[8]  Family Composition One parent (female) 23.80%[9] 27.25%[10] One parent (male) 7.27%[11] 4.79%[12] Two-parent 68.93%[13] 67.95%[14]  Income Median family income $63,211[15] $70,187[16] Mean family income $82,719[17] $84,851[18] Fair market rent two-bedroom apartment $928[19] $1,029[20] Income needed to afford two-bedroom apartment $37,105[21] $41,162[22]  Employment Unemployed 5.80%[23] 6.32%[24]  Families Below Poverty Level Total 14.93%[25] 14.11%[26] Children under 5 21.02%[27] 20.61%[28] Children 5-17 16.53%[29] 16.14%[30]  Education No high school diploma 15.47%[31] 17.03%[32] High school and above 84.53%[33] 82.97%[34] Bachelor’s degree and above 27.41%[35] 29.80%[36] High school dropout rate 3.70%[37] 4.10%[38]  Teen Birth Rate Percent of total births to teens 10.36%[39] 8.99%[40] Birth rate ranking 20[41]