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Cities in Rhode Island by housing units

Providence, RI had the highest housing units of 8 cities in 2022, at 78,911. Central Falls, RI had the lowest, at 8,276. The median was 27,365 and the figure for Rhode Island was 483,053. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest78,911Providence, RI
Lowest8,276Central Falls, RI
Median27,3658 cities
Rhode Island483,053History

All cities, 2022

Providence, RI: 78,911 countProvidence, RI78,911Warwick, RI: 37,877 countWarwick, RI37,877Cranston, RI: 34,080 countCranston, RI34,080Pawtucket, RI: 33,010 countPawtucket, RI33,010East Providence, RI: 21,719 countEast Providence, RI21,719Woonsocket, RI: 18,886 countWoonsocket, RI18,886Newport, RI: 13,605 countNewport, RI13,605Central Falls, RI: 8,276 countCentral Falls, RI8,276Providence, RI: 78,911 countProvidence, RI78,911Warwick, RI: 37,877 countWarwick, RI37,877Cranston, RI: 34,080 countCranston, RI34,080Pawtucket, RI: 33,010 countPawtucket, RI33,010East Providence, RI: 21,719 countEast Providence, RI21,719Woonsocket, RI: 18,886 countWoonsocket, RI18,886Newport, RI: 13,605 countNewport, RI13,605Central Falls, RI: 8,276 countCentral Falls, RI8,276
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

RankCities2022
count		Change on 2021
1Providence, RI78,911-0.2%
2Warwick, RI37,877+0.7%
3Cranston, RI34,080+1.3%
4Pawtucket, RI33,010+1.6%
5East Providence, RI21,719+0.3%
6Woonsocket, RI18,886-0.4%
7Newport, RI13,605+2.7%
8Central Falls, RI8,276+2.7%

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/rhode-island-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/rhode-island-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/rhode-island-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest housing units?

Providence, RI, with 78,911 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest housing units?

Central Falls, RI, with 8,276 in 2022.

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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