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Woonsocket, Rhode Island: commercial real estate data.
Woonsocket is a Census city of 43,521 people across 7.75 square miles of land, in Providence County. Median household income is $61,059, 37.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 29 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Woonsocket
What Woonsocket is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.75 sq mi
- Water area0.19 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land5,619
- 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.
Woonsocket
How many people live in Woonsocket
- Population43,521
- Median age35.7
- Population under 1810,134
- Share under 1823.3 percent
- Population 65 and over6,387
- Share 65 and over14.7 percent
- Households17,618
- Family households10,424
- Share of households that are families59.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Woonsocket
Income and work in Woonsocket
- Median household income$61,059
- Per capita income$31,639
- Civilian labor force21,457
- Employed19,996
- Unemployed1,461 plus or minus 328
- Unemployment rate6.8 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over29,947
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Woonsocket
Housing in Woonsocket
- Housing units19,429
- Occupied units17,618
- Vacant units1,811
- Vacancy rate9.3 percent
- Owner occupied6,551
- Renter occupied11,067
- Ownership rate37.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$311,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,161
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.8 percent
- Single family units5,526
- Share single family28.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more13,903
- Share in buildings of two or more71.6 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1952
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Woonsocket
How Woonsocket gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute17,991
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,330
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more8,092
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.0 percent
- Drove alone73.0 percent
- Carpooled11.8 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport1.7 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked1.3 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home6.4 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Woonsocket
SBA loans in Woonsocket (7(a))
- Approvals29
- Gross approval$7,706,500
- Average approval$265,741
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$799,600
- Largest approval$1,230,000
- Jobs supported176
- Jobs per approval6.1
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more10.3 percent
- Share to franchises3.4 percent
- Distinct lenders16
- Distinct industries by NAICS26
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Woonsocket, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 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.
Woonsocket
SBA loans in Woonsocket (504)
- Approvals15
- Gross approval$11,495,000
- Average approval$766,333
- Median approval$310,000
- Largest approval$5,500,000
- Jobs supported89
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Woonsocket, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 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.
Woonsocket
Flood risk in Woonsocket
- NFIP communityCity of Woonsocket
- NFIP community number445411
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/23/26
The City of Woonsocket participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 445411 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Providence County, not Woonsocket
Providence County context, not Woonsocket 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 Woonsocket.
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
Woonsocket questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Woonsocket, Rhode Island?
43,521, in 17,618 households. Woonsocket city covers 7.75 square miles of land, which is 5,619 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Woonsocket 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 Woonsocket?
$61,059. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $311,000. Median gross rent is $1,161 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Woonsocket businesses?
29 7(a) approvals totaling $7.7 m since FY2020, across 16 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 15 504 approvals worth $11.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Woonsocket, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Woonsocket borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Woonsocket. Only 5 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 Woonsocket in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Woonsocket appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Woonsocket, city of, community 445411, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Woonsocket 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 Woonsocket.
Is zoning published for Woonsocket?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.