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Cities in Rhode Island by housing units

Providence, RI had the highest housing units of 8 cities in 2021, at 79,103. Central Falls, RI had the lowest, at 8,059. The median was 27,074 and the figure for Rhode Island was 481,168. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest79,103Providence, RI
Lowest8,059Central Falls, RI
Median27,0748 cities
Rhode Island481,168History

All cities, 2021

Providence, RI: 79,103 countProvidence, RI79,103Warwick, RI: 37,614 countWarwick, RI37,614Cranston, RI: 33,648 countCranston, RI33,648Pawtucket, RI: 32,492 countPawtucket, RI32,492East Providence, RI: 21,656 countEast Providence, RI21,656Woonsocket, RI: 18,967 countWoonsocket, RI18,967Newport, RI: 13,250 countNewport, RI13,250Central Falls, RI: 8,059 countCentral Falls, RI8,059Providence, RI: 79,103 countProvidence, RI79,103Warwick, RI: 37,614 countWarwick, RI37,614Cranston, RI: 33,648 countCranston, RI33,648Pawtucket, RI: 32,492 countPawtucket, RI32,492East Providence, RI: 21,656 countEast Providence, RI21,656Woonsocket, RI: 18,967 countWoonsocket, RI18,967Newport, RI: 13,250 countNewport, RI13,250Central Falls, RI: 8,059 countCentral Falls, RI8,059
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

RankCities2021
count
1Providence, RI79,103
2Warwick, RI37,614
3Cranston, RI33,648
4Pawtucket, RI32,492
5East Providence, RI21,656
6Woonsocket, RI18,967
7Newport, RI13,250
8Central Falls, RI8,059

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/rhode-island-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/rhode-island-cities?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/rhode-island-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest housing units?

Providence, RI, with 79,103 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest housing units?

Central Falls, RI, with 8,059 in 2021.

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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