| Geography and Educational Attainment | |||||||
| Rhode Island, 1997 | |||||||
| High school graduate or more: 77.5% | |||||||
| Bachelor's degree or more: 25.7% | |||||||
| Rhode Island, 1990 Census | |||||||
| Subject | Number | ||||||
| URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE | |||||||
| Total population | 1,003,464 | ||||||
| Urban population | 863,427 | ||||||
| Rural population | 140,037 | ||||||
| Farm population | 1,124 | ||||||
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | |||||||
| Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school | 254,635 | ||||||
| Preprimary school | 16,831 | ||||||
| Elementary or high school | 148,499 | ||||||
| Percent in private school | 13.4 | ||||||
| College | 89,305 | ||||||
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | |||||||
| Persons 25 years and over | 658,956 | ||||||
| Less than 9th grade | 72,842 | ||||||
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 111,502 | ||||||
| High school graduate | 194,064 | ||||||
| Some college, no degree | 99,092 | ||||||
| Associate degree | 41,296 | ||||||
| Bachelor's degree | 88,634 | ||||||
| Graduate or professional degree | 51,526 | ||||||
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 72 | ||||||
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 21.3 | ||||||
| RESIDENCE IN 1985 | |||||||
| Persons 5 years and over | 936,423 | ||||||
| Lived in same house | 537,546 | ||||||
| Lived in different house in U.S. | 377,161 | ||||||
| Same state | 271,244 | ||||||
| Same county | 223,290 | ||||||
| Different county | 47,954 | ||||||
| Different state | 105,917 | ||||||
| Lived abroad | 21,716 | ||||||
| DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS | |||||||
| Persons 16 to 64 years | 638,813 | ||||||
| With a mobility or self-care limitation | 26,481 | ||||||
| With a mobility limitation | 13,498 | ||||||
| With a self-care limitation | 19,255 | ||||||
| With a work disability | 54,838 | ||||||
| In labor force | 23,207 | ||||||
| Prevented from working | 27,409 | ||||||
| Persons 65 years and over | 140,725 | ||||||
| With a mobility or self-care limitation | 27,577 | ||||||
| With a mobility limitation | 20,133 | ||||||
| With a self-care limitation | 16,151 | ||||||
| CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN | |||||||
| Women 15 to 24 years | 218 | ||||||
| Women 25 to 34 years | 1,155 | ||||||
| Women 35 to 44 years | 1,789 | ||||||
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
| Civilian veterans 16 years and over | 118,330 | ||||||
| 65 years and over | 35,984 | ||||||
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | |||||||
| Total population | 1,003,464 | ||||||
| Native population | 908,376 | ||||||
| Percent born in state of residence | 70 | ||||||
| Foreign-born population | 95,088 | ||||||
| Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990 | 35,079 | ||||||
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | |||||||
| Persons 5 years and over | 936,423 | ||||||
| Speak a language other than English | 159,492 | ||||||
| Do not speak English "very well" | 65,927 | ||||||
| Speak Spanish | 35,492 | ||||||
| Do not speak English "very well" | 19,789 | ||||||
| Speak Asian or Pacific Island language | 12,756 | ||||||
| Do not speak English "very well" | 7,182 | ||||||
| ANCESTRY | |||||||
| Total ancestries reported | 1,276,935 | ||||||
| Arab | 6,370 | ||||||
| Austrian | 2,710 | ||||||
| Belgian | 1,336 | ||||||
| Canadian | 5,459 | ||||||
| Czech | 1,927 | ||||||
| Danish | 1,978 | ||||||
| Dutch | 6,933 | ||||||
| English | 161,001 | ||||||
| Finnish | 1,562 | ||||||
| French (except Basque) | 134,177 | ||||||
| French Canadian | 72,843 | ||||||
| German | 73,482 | ||||||
| Greek | 6,208 | ||||||
| Hungarian | 2,902 | ||||||
| Irish | 213,801 | ||||||
| Italian | 199,190 | ||||||
| Lithuanian | 4,580 | ||||||
| Norwegian | 4,010 | ||||||
| Polish | 47,227 | ||||||
| Portuguese | 94,650 | ||||||
| Romanian | 1,102 | ||||||
| Russian | 12,412 | ||||||
| Scotch-Irish | 13,638 | ||||||
| Scottish | 24,144 | ||||||
| Slovak | 2,231 | ||||||
| Subsaharan African | 12,618 | ||||||
| Swedish | 22,373 | ||||||
| Swiss | 1,459 | ||||||
| Ukrainian | 3,530 | ||||||
| United States or American | 20,994 | ||||||
| Welsh | 3,253 | ||||||
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 2,182 | ||||||
| Yugoslavian | 331 | ||||||
| Other ancestries | 114,322 | ||||||
| (X) Not applicable | |||||||
| Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 3 (Sample Data) | |||||||
| Matrices P1, P6, P13, P28, P32, P33, P34, P36, P37, P38, P39, P42, P43, P54, P58, P64, P66, P69. | |||||||