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Population (year 2000): 16,819. Estimated
population in July 2005: 16,757 (-0.4% change)
Males: 8,197 (48.7%), Females: 8,622 (51.3%)
Bristol County
Median resident age: 40.2 years
Median household income: $74,591 (year 2000)
Median house value: $198,500 (year 2000)
Races in Barrington:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.7%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Chinese (0.7%)
- Black (0.7%)
Ancestries: Irish (23.9%), English (21.3%),
Italian (19.5%), German (10.0%), Portuguese (7.7%), French
(7.0%).
Elevation: 50 feet
Land area: 8.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Barrington
- High school or higher: 92.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 23.7%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Barrington town
- Never married: 20.7%
- Now married: 66.2%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 6.1%
- Divorced: 6.5%
5.6% Foreign born (2.9% Europe, 1.1% Asia, 0.8%
Latin America, 0.6% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +963 (+6.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Barrington:
- EMMA PENDLETON BRADLEY HOSPITAL (about 4 miles;
RIVERSIDE, RI)
- WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RI (about 7 miles;
PROVIDENCE, RI)
- BUTLER HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Barrington:
- THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 8 miles;
PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: PVD)
- GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 48 miles;
BOSTON, MA; ID: BOS)
- LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 50 miles; BEDFORD, MA;
ID: BED)
Other public-use airports nearest to Barrington:
- DOWNTOWN PROVIDENCE HELISTOP (about 8 miles;
PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: RI9)
- QUONSET STATE (about 13 miles; NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI;
ID: OQU)
- NEWPORT STATE (about 17 miles; NEWPORT, RI; ID: UUU)
Amtrak station near Barrington:
- 9 miles: PROVIDENCE (100 GASPEE ST.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack
bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public
transit connection.
College/University in Barrington:
- ZION BIBLE INSTITUTE (Location: 27 MIDDLE
HWY; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.zbi.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Barrington:
- ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; BRISTOL,
RI; Full-time enrollment: 3,007)
- BROWN UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT
enrollment: 7,460)
- JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles;
Providence, RI; FT enrollment: 8,218)
- RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (about 9 miles;
PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 2,086)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND (about 10 miles;
WARWICK, RI; FT enrollment: 8,650)
- NEW ENGLAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 10 miles;
WARWICK, RI; FT enrollment: 2,419)
- RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE (about 11 miles; PROVIDENCE,
RI; FT enrollment: 6,208)
Public high school in Barrington:
- BARRINGTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,086;
Location: 220 LINCOLN AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Barrington:
- ST ANDREWS SCHOOL (Students: 158; Location:
63 FEDERAL RD; Grades: 6 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Barrington:
- BARRINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 806;
Location: MIDDLE HIGHWAY; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HAMPDEN MEADOWS SCHOOL (Students: 594;
Location: NEW MEADOW ROAD; Grades: 04 - 05)
- PRIMROSE HILL SCHOOL (Students: 351;
Location: MIDDLE HIGHWAY; Grades: PK - 03)
- NAYATT SCHOOL (Students: 346; Location: 400
NAYATT ROAD; Grades: PK - 03)
- SOWAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 251;
Location: 364 SOWAMS ROAD; Grades: KG - 03)
Private primary/middle schools in Barrington:
- ST LUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 293;
Location: 10 WALDRON AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
- BARRINGTON CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 191;
Location: 9 OLD COUNTY ROAD; Grades: KG - 8)
- RED BRICK NURSERY SCH INC(THE) (Students:
107; Location: 50 MIDDLE HIGHWAY; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Barrington:
- BARRINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,366,782; Location: 281 COUNTY ROAD; 125,128 books;
2,252 audio materials; 3,275 video materials; 167 serial
subscriptions)
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