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Population (year 2000): 12,948. Estimated
population in July 2005: 13,616 (+5.2% change)
Males: 6,267 (48.4%), Females: 6,681 (51.6%)
Kent County
Median resident age: 40.5 years
Median household income: $70,062 (year 2000)
Median house value: $244,900 (year 2000)
Races in East Greenwich:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.1%)
- Chinese (1.0%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Black (0.7%)
Ancestries: Irish (23.2%), Italian (20.8%),
English (19.2%), German (11.0%), French (6.3%), Swedish (4.9%).
Elevation: 100 feet
For population 25 years and over in East Greenwich
- High school or higher: 92.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 24.8%
- Unemployed: 5.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in East Greenwich town
- Never married: 22.4%
- Now married: 64.4%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 5.2%
- Divorced: 7.5%
4.8% Foreign born (2.5% Europe, 1.4% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,140 (+9.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near East Greenwich:
- KENT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles;
WARWICK, RI)
- ELEANOR SLATER HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; CRANSTON,
RI)
- WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RI (about 10 miles;
PROVIDENCE, RI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to East
Greenwich:
- THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 5 miles;
PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: PVD)
- GROTON-NEW LONDON (about 47 miles; GROTON NEW
LONDON, CT; ID: GON)
- WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 51 miles; WORCESTER, MA;
ID: ORH)
Other public-use airports nearest to East Greenwich:
- QUONSET STATE (about 7 miles; NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI;
ID: OQU)
- DOWNTOWN PROVIDENCE HELISTOP (about 12 miles;
PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: RI9)
- NEWPORT STATE (about 17 miles; NEWPORT, RI; ID: UUU)
Amtrak stations near East Greenwich:
- 12 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.
- 15 miles: KINGSTON (WEST KINGSTON, FAIRGROUNDS RD.).
Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, call for car rental service,
call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
East Greenwich:
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND (about 4 miles;
WARWICK, RI; Full-time enrollment: 8,650)
- NEW ENGLAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 4 miles;
WARWICK, RI; FT enrollment: 2,419)
- JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles;
Providence, RI; FT enrollment: 8,218)
- RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (about 12 miles;
PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 2,086)
- BROWN UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT
enrollment: 7,460)
- RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE (about 13 miles; PROVIDENCE,
RI; FT enrollment: 6,208)
- PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (about 13 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI;
FT enrollment: 4,456)
Public high school in East Greenwich:
- EAST GREENWICH HIGH (Students: 665; Location:
300 AVENGER DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in East Greenwich:
- ROCKY HILL SCHOOL (Students: 325; Location:
530 IVES ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in East Greenwich:
- ARCHIE R. COLE JR. HIGH (Students: 463;
Location: 100 CEDAR AVENUE; Grades: 07 - 08)
- FRENCHTOWN SCHOOL (Students: 385; Location:
FRENCHTOWN ROAD; Grades: KG - 03)
- JAMES H. ELDREDGE SCHOOL (Students: 335;
Location: FIRST AVENUE; Grades: 04 - 06)
- GEORGE HANAFORD SCHOOL (Students: 292;
Location: LEBARON DRIVE; Grades: 04 - 06)
- MEADOWBROOK FARMS SCHOOL (Students: 5;
Location: 2 CHESTNUT DRIVE; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in East Greenwich:
- OUR LADY OF MERCY REGIONAL SCH (Students:
365; Location: 55 4TH AVE; Grades: PK - 7)
- HAPPY HEARTS LEARNING CTR INC (Students: 220;
Location: PO BOX 1536; Grades: PK - KG)
- THE STORKS NEST CHILD ACADEMY (Students: 71;
Location: 2260 SOUTH COUNTY TRAIL; Grades: PK - KG)
- A STEP UP INC (Students: 57; Location: 88
CROMPTON RD; Grades: PK - KG)
- SWEET PEAS VILLAGE (Students: 26; Location:
836 MIDDLE RD; Grades: KG - KG)
Library in East Greenwich:
- EAST GREENWICH FREE LIBRARY (Operating
income: $385,162; Location: 82 PEIRCE STREET; 56,836
books; 721 audio materials; 1,153 video materials; 107
serial subscriptions)
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