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Narragansett
Profile
Narragansett Characteristics
Population: The population count for The Town of Narragansett as of April
1, 2000, was 16,361. This represented a 9.18% increase (1,376 persons)
from the 1990 population of 14,985.
Rank: In 2000 Narragansett ranks 23rd in population among Rhode Island's
39 cities and towns.
Median Age: In 2000 the median age of the population in Narragansett was
36.4.
Age Distribution: In 2000, 82.7% or 13,528 persons residing in
Narragansett were 18 years of age or older. 12,464 were 21 and over, 2,632
were 62 and over, and 2,216 were 65 and over.
Population Density: The 2000 population density of Narragansett is 1,157
persons per square mile of land area. Narragansett contains 14.15 square
miles of land area (36,640,457 Sq. meters) (9,054.12 acres) and 23.63
square miles of water area (61,193,722 square meters) (9,054.12 acres).
Housing Units: The total number of housing units in the The Town of
Narragansett as of April 1, 2000, was 9,159. This represented an increase
of 953 units from the 8,206 housing units in 1990.
Of the 9,159 housing units 2,313 were vacant. 2,035 of the vacant units
were for seasonal of recreational use.
Households: In 2000, there are 6,846 households in Narragansett with an
average size of 2.38 persons. Of these, 3,846 were family households with
an average family size of 2.86 persons.
Race:
Total Population of One Race: 16,132
White: 15,680
Black of African American: 122
American Indian and Alaska Native: 148
Asian: 124
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 3
Some Other Race: 55
Total Population of two or More Races: 229
Hispanic or Latino: In 2000, 204 persons of Hispanic origin resided in
Narragansett. This represented 1.2% of the population. An increase of 49
or 31.6% from the 1980 Hispanic population of 155.
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