Overview
82,666
Total Population
44.6
Median age
52.65%
Female population %
89.9:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
60-64 years
Largest age group
55.5
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
4,995
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Warwick's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Warwick is 44.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Warwick's population under 18 was 18.43%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Warwick's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.51% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Warwick, 15.17% were under the age of 15, 16.64% aged 15 to 29, 47.68% aged 30 to 64, 17.51% aged 65 to 84, and 3.00% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 4,386 more females than males in Warwick:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.65% females and 47.35% males in Warwick, RI.
- The Warwick, RI gender ratio is 89.9:100 i.e. 89.9 men to 100 women (0.899).
- For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 3,208.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 4,001.
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Race / Ethnicity
Warwick's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Warwick population: 88.76% are White, 2.73% are Black or African American, 0.29% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.98% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.24% are some other race and 3.97% are multiracial.
- Warwick's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 4,995 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 77,671 (93.96% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Warwick is White with a population of 73,371 (88.76% of the total population).
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Year by year
Warwick's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 87,509 in the year 2004
- From 2000 to 2010, Warwick's population decreased by 3,337 (3.88%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Warwick's population increased by 204 (0.25%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Warwick's population was lowest in year 2017 at 80,877.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)