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Population (year 2000): 8,468
Males: 3,958 (46.7%), Females: 4,510 (53.3%)
Median resident age: 37.0 years
Median household income: $50,313 (year 2000)
Median house value: $151,700 (year 2000)
Races in Wakefield-Peacedale:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.7%)
- American Indian (4.8%)
- Two or more races (2.8%)
- Black (2.0%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: Irish (23.1%), English (17.3%),
Italian (17.3%), French (10.1%), German (9.1%), Polish (5.9%).
Land area: 4.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wakefield-Peacedale
- High school or higher: 89.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 16.6%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wakefield-Peacedale CDP
- Never married: 26.4%
- Now married: 54.4%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 7.8%
- Divorced: 10.3%
3.1% Foreign born (1.2% Europe, 1.0% Asia, 0.8%
Latin America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Wakefield-Peacedale:
- SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL INC (about 3 miles; WAKEFIELD,
RI)
- NEWPORT HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; NEWPORT, RI)
- KENT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
WARWICK, RI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wakefield-Peacedale:
- THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 20 miles;
PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: PVD)
- GROTON-NEW LONDON (about 38 miles; GROTON NEW
LONDON, CT; ID: GON)
- WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 63 miles; WORCESTER, MA;
ID: ORH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wakefield-Peacedale:
- RICHMOND (about 9 miles; WEST KINGSTON, RI; ID: 08R)
- QUONSET STATE (about 12 miles; NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI;
ID: OQU)
- NEWPORT STATE (about 17 miles; NEWPORT, RI; ID: UUU)
Amtrak station near Wakefield-Peacedale:
- 6 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
Wakefield-Peacedale:
- UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND (about 4 miles; KINGSTON,
RI; Full-time enrollment: 11,759)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND (about 19 miles;
WARWICK, RI; FT enrollment: 8,650)
- NEW ENGLAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 19 miles;
WARWICK, RI; FT enrollment: 2,419)
- ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; BRISTOL,
RI; FT enrollment: 3,007)
- JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles;
Providence, RI; FT enrollment: 8,218)
- RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (about 27 miles;
PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 2,086)
- BROWN UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT
enrollment: 7,460)
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