Pawtucket is a larger medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Rhode Island. With a population of 75,066 people and 21 associated neighborhoods, Pawtucket is the fourth largest community in Rhode Island. Much of the housing stock in Pawtucket was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Unlike some cities, Pawtucket isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Pawtucket are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pawtucket is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pawtucket who work in office and administrative support (12.74%), sales jobs (9.21%), and management occupations (7.85%). Also of interest is that Pawtucket has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Pawtucket is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. The education level of Pawtucket citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.93% of adults in Pawtucket have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Pawtucket in 2022 was $33,541, which is low income relative to Rhode Island, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $134,164 for a family of four. However, Pawtucket contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pawtucket is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pawtucket home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pawtucket residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Pawtucket also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.82% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pawtucket include Cape Verdean, Irish, Portuguese, French, and Italian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Pawtucket's cultural character, accounting for 24.46% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Pawtucket is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
