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Pawtucket, Rhode Island: commercial real estate data.
Pawtucket is a Census city of 75,893 people across 8.67 square miles of land, in Providence County. Median household income is $68,310, 50.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 52 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $17.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Pawtucket
What Pawtucket is
- Census place typecity
- Land area8.67 sq mi
- Water area0.3 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land8,756
- County holding the largest share of its areaProvidence County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pawtucket
How many people live in Pawtucket
- Population75,893
- Median age37.1
- Population under 1817,002
- Share under 1822.4 percent
- Population 65 and over11,015
- Share 65 and over14.5 percent
- Households30,598
- Family households18,265
- Share of households that are families59.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pawtucket
Income and work in Pawtucket
- Median household income$68,310
- Per capita income$35,248
- Civilian labor force42,564
- Employed39,457
- Unemployed3,107
- Unemployment rate7.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over53,409
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pawtucket
Housing in Pawtucket
- Housing units32,810
- Occupied units30,598
- Vacant units2,212 plus or minus 465
- Vacancy rate6.7 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Owner occupied15,327
- Renter occupied15,271
- Ownership rate50.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$325,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,208
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.2 percent
- Single family units12,200
- Share single family37.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more20,338
- Share in buildings of two or more62.0 percent
- Mobile homes272 plus or minus 113
- Median year structure built1947
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pawtucket
How Pawtucket gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute34,640
- Commuting under 15 minutes9,844
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more12,474
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.0 percent
- Drove alone75.3 percent
- Carpooled7.8 percent
- Public transport3.3 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home9.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pawtucket
SBA loans in Pawtucket (7(a))
- Approvals52
- Gross approval$17,590,400
- Average approval$338,277
- Median approval$100,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$426,850
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported451
- Jobs per approval8.7
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Paid in full9
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more1.9 percent
- Share to franchises1.9 percent
- Distinct lenders23
- Distinct industries by NAICS41
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pawtucket, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 10 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Pawtucket
SBA loans in Pawtucket (504)
- Approvals44
- Gross approval$16,255,000
- Average approval$369,432
- Median approval$241,000
- Largest approval$2,880,000
- Jobs supported309
- Loans with a final outcome17
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pawtucket, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 17 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Pawtucket
Flood risk in Pawtucket
- NFIP communityCity of Pawtucket
- NFIP community number440022
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date06/23/26
The City of Pawtucket participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 440022 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Providence County, not Pawtucket
Providence County context, not Pawtucket figures
- Establishments in Providence County16,414
- Covered employment, Providence County288,107
- Average annual pay, Providence County$68,852
- Housing units permitted, Providence County782
Every figure in this section is published for Providence County as a whole and is not a measurement of Pawtucket.
All Providence County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Pawtucket questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Pawtucket, Rhode Island?
75,893, in 30,598 households. Pawtucket city covers 8.67 square miles of land, which is 8,756 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Pawtucket in?
Providence County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Pawtucket?
$68,310. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $325,500. Median gross rent is $1,208 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Pawtucket businesses?
52 7(a) approvals totaling $17.6 m since FY2020, across 23 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 44 504 approvals worth $16.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pawtucket, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Pawtucket borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Pawtucket. Only 10 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Pawtucket in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Pawtucket appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Pawtucket, city of, community 440022, carrying Community Rating System class 7, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Pawtucket figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Providence County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Pawtucket.
Is zoning published for Pawtucket?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.