PlainZIP

Pawtucket, RI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Pawtucket, RI: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 71,377. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet PAWTUCKET-RI · Pawtucket, RI 2 ZIPs · 71,377 pop · #12226/25278 · Providence County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $72,475
  • RANK-MID #12226/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Providence
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 54% owners
  • POP-SMALL 71,377
  • SPREAD-MOD 02860→02861
  • HOME-MID $325,750

Nearest income peer: Providence, RI ( $2,810 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Pawtucket

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Pawtucket on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Pawtucket, RI sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 48%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
71,377
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$72,475
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (2) - lead code 02860 (45,199 residents). Household income $72,475 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (53.8%) for this income tier, rent $1,219 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Rhode Island, Providence is the closest lower-income city and West Warwick the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 7 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Pawtucket.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Pawtucket differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Pawtucket: $61,539 in ZIP 02860 to $83,411 in 02861. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.4×

02860 to 02861

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

02861 to 02860

Poverty-rate spread
6 points

02861 to 02860

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 02860 skews compact Pawtucket

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 02860 covers about 63% of Pawtucket's 71,377 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Pawtucket

Citywide ZBP: 1,416 establishments, 17,963 employees , annual payroll $904,122k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 02860 (985 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (175) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Pawtucket, RI

These ZIP codes sit in Providence County, which covers 38 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Pawtucket. See the Providence County roll-up →

Pawtucket sits in the lower half of Providence County on income: Cranston, Cumberland and Johnston report more, Providence, Woonsocket and East Providence report less. Cumberland marks the far end of that range at $117,522, 62% above Pawtucket.

Side-by-side: Compare 02860 vs 02861 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
02860 45,199 $61,539 985 3,229
02861 26,178 $83,411 431 2,836
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Pawtucket roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Pawtucket, .