Kenyon, RI · standard
ZIP Code 02836
Washington County, Rhode Island - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 136
- 171/sq mi
- $458,100
- Median home value
- 53.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Kenyon pairs upper-quartile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 16%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 171
- people per sq mi
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 02836 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 02836 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Kenyon, Washington County, Rhode Island, home to just 136 residents across 0.8 square miles, a density of 171 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 02836, but per-capita income is $54,459. Poverty here runs at 0.0%, with unemployment measured at 0.0%. Housing costs here run $458,100 for a typical home value (0% above the state average), with rent averaging - a month; 100.0% of homes are owner-occupied.
This is a highly-educated ZIP: 53.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 48.5, and the average commute is 30 minutes. We also surface 10 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Washington County, so you can benchmark 02836 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 02836, Kenyon, RI · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
136
Population
0.8
Area (sq mi)
171
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 02836?
48.5
Median Age
76.9%
Male
23.1%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$54,459
Per Capita Income
0.0%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
30.0 min
Mean Commute Time
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
119
Total Housing Units
60
Occupied Units
59
Vacant Units
1.73
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$458,100
Median Home Value
+0% vs state
1938
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 02836 vs 02875 →
ZIP 02836 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 02879
Wakefield (02879)
20,371 residents
- 02881 7,841
Kingston (02881)
7,841 residents
- 02813 7,831
Charlestown (02813)
7,831 residents
- 02822 6,111
Exeter (02822)
6,111 residents
- 02892 4,988
West Kingston (02892)
4,988 residents
- 02832 4,608
Hope Valley (02832)
4,608 residents
- 02898 1,696
Wyoming (02898)
1,696 residents
- 02812 1,497
Carolina (02812)
1,497 residents
- 02894 722
Wood River Junction (02894)
722 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 02836 ranks #0 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02875 | Shannock, RI | 307 | 0.9 mi |
| 02812 | Carolina, RI | 1,497 | 2.5 mi |
| 02892 | West Kingston, RI | 4,988 | 3.3 mi |
| 02894 | Wood River Junction, RI | 722 | 4.2 mi |
| 02813 | Charlestown, RI | 7,831 | 4.6 mi |
| 02879 | Wakefield, RI | 20,371 | 4.7 mi |
| 02898 | Wyoming, RI | 1,696 | 5.2 mi |
| 02881 | Kingston, RI | 7,841 | 5.4 mi |
| 02822 | Exeter, RI | 6,111 | 8.0 mi |
| 02832 | Hope Valley, RI | 4,608 | 6.7 mi |
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