Moving to West Greenwich, Rhode Island
Population: 5,085. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,677 (+11.6% change)
Males: 2,548 (50.1%), Females: 2,537 (49.9%)
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $65,725
Median house value: $165,400
Population by Race
Races in West Greenwich:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: Irish (26.3%), English (22.2%), Italian (18.7%), French (16.6%), French Canadian (10.4%), German (8.1%).
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in West Greenwich
- High school or higher: 91.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 29.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.1%
- Unemployed: 4.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in West Greenwich town
- Never married: 23.1%
- Now married: 66.0%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 3.7%
- Divorced: 6.3%
2.6% Foreign born (0.8% Europe, 0.7% North America, 0.5% Asia, 0.5% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,889 (+59.1%).
Schools
Public high school in West Greenwich:
- EXETER-WEST GREENWICH REGIONAL (Students: 712; Location: 930 NOOSENECK HILL ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in West Greenwich:
- GOSPEL TEMPLE CHRISTIAN ADMY (Students: 77; Location: 39 NOOSENECK HILL RD; Grades: KG – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in West Greenwich:
- EXETER-WEST GREENWICH REG. JR. (Students: 378; Location: 930 NOOSENECK HILL ROAD; Grades: 07 – 08)
- MILDRED E. LINEHAM SCHOOL (Students: 144; Location: 859 NOOSENECK HILL ROAD; Grades: PK – KG)
Private primary/middle schools in West Greenwich:
- THE GTECH CHILD CARE CENTER (Students: 83; Location: 51 TECHNOLOGY WAY; Grades: PK – KG)
- GREENWICH VILLAGE NURSERY/KG (Students: 37; Location: 227 NOOSENECK HILL RD; Grades: PK – KG)
Libraries
Library in West Greenwich:
- LOUTTIT MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $83,671; Location: 274 VICTORY HIGHWAY; 17,373 books; 349 audio materials; 1,227 video materials; 30 serial subscriptions)