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Cities in Rhode Island by housing units, 2024

Providence, RI had the highest housing units of 8 cities in 2024, at 79,423. Central Falls, RI had the lowest, at 8,426. The median was 27,366 and the figure for Rhode Island was 485,932. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest79,423Providence, RI
Lowest8,426Central Falls, RI
Median27,3668 cities
Rhode Island485,932History

All cities, 2024

Providence, RI: 79,423 countProvidence, RI79,423Warwick, RI: 37,516 countWarwick, RI37,516Cranston, RI: 33,834 countCranston, RI33,834Pawtucket, RI: 32,810 countPawtucket, RI32,810East Providence, RI: 21,921 countEast Providence, RI21,921Woonsocket, RI: 19,429 countWoonsocket, RI19,429Newport, RI: 13,552 countNewport, RI13,552Central Falls, RI: 8,426 countCentral Falls, RI8,426Providence, RI: 79,423 countProvidence, RI79,423Warwick, RI: 37,516 countWarwick, RI37,516Cranston, RI: 33,834 countCranston, RI33,834Pawtucket, RI: 32,810 countPawtucket, RI32,810East Providence, RI: 21,921 countEast Providence, RI21,921Woonsocket, RI: 19,429 countWoonsocket, RI19,429Newport, RI: 13,552 countNewport, RI13,552Central Falls, RI: 8,426 countCentral Falls, RI8,426
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
count		Change on 2023
1Providence, RI79,423+0.2%
2Warwick, RI37,516-0.6%
3Cranston, RI33,834+0.3%
4Pawtucket, RI32,810-1.6%
5East Providence, RI21,921+0.7%
6Woonsocket, RI19,429-0%
7Newport, RI13,552+0.2%
8Central Falls, RI8,426+1%

Other periods

About this ranking

All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Rhode Island by housing units, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Rhode Island by housing units, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/rhode-island-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Rhode Island by housing units, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/rhode-island-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Rhode Island by housing units, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/rhode-island-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest housing units?

Providence, RI, with 79,423 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest housing units?

Central Falls, RI, with 8,426 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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