ZIP 02861 · Pawtucket
Who lives in ZIP code 02861 (Pawtucket, RI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Pawtucket, RI · Providence County
uszips 2026
People28,124
Median age37.8
Household income$83,411
Home value$315,485
Median rent$1,245/mo
Poverty9.5%
College degree+20.8%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Wider region
- Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 3,040 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,065
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.3% are 65 or older; 79.2% are adults.
Household income
39.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $44,733.
Education (adults 25+)
39.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
18.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 41.8%
- Never married
- 37.9%
- Divorced
- 14.3%
- Widowed
- 6.0%
- Family size
- 2.98
- Dual-income families
- 60.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 66.7%
- Rent burden
- 25.1%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 71.8%
- Unemployment
- 6.0%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 4.7%
- With a disability
- 10.7%
- No health insurance
- 4.9%
- Limited English
- 3.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.