West Greenwich, Rhode Island

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Population in July 2007: 6,394. Population change since 2000: +26.0%

Males: 2,548	(50.1%)
Females: 2,537	(49.9%)

Kent County

Median resident age:	37.4 years
Rhode Island median age:	36.7 years

Zip codes: 02817.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $78,900 (it was $65,725 in 2000)

West Greenwich	$78,900
Rhode Island:	$51,458

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $341,400 (it was $165,400 in 2000)

West Greenwich	$341,400
Rhode Island:	$281,300

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Races in West Greenwich:

White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
American Indian (0.7%)
Hispanic (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in West Greenwich: 93.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: Irish (26.3%), English (22.2%), Italian (18.7%), French (16.6%), French Canadian (10.4%), German (8.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1741

Elevation: 110 feet

Land area: 50.6 square miles.

Population density: 111 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in West Greenwich

High school or higher: 91.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 10.1%
Unemployed: 4.8%
Mean travel time to work: 28.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West Greenwich town

Never married: 23.1%
Now married: 66.0%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 3.7%
Divorced: 6.3%

131 residents are foreign born (0.8% Europe, 0.7% North America, 0.5% Asia, 0.5% Latin America).

This town:	2.6%
Rhode Island:	11.4%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in West Greenwich, Rhode Island in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in West Greenwich to the number of sex offenders is 5644 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

West Greenwich:	1.6% ($2,712)
Rhode Island:	1.9% ($2,507)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cranston, RI (17.4 miles , pop. 79,269).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (61.9 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Queens, NY (161.3 miles , pop. 2,229,379).

Nearest cities: Exeter, RI (5.9 miles ), Coventry, RI (6.3 miles ), Hope Valley, RI (9.0 miles ), Richmond, RI (9.4 miles ), West Warwick, RI (11.0 miles ), Scituate, RI (11.3 miles ), Sterling, CT (12.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 33 buildings, average cost: $81,900
1997: 51 buildings, average cost: $82,900
1998: 41 buildings, average cost: $84,700
1999: 34 buildings, average cost: $79,900
2000: 76 buildings, average cost: $86,400
2001: 45 buildings, average cost: $104,200
2002: 29 buildings, average cost: $99,600
2003: 25 buildings, average cost: $144,200
2004: 22 buildings, average cost: $159,900
2005: 16 buildings, average cost: $193,900
2006: 16 buildings, average cost: $160,200
2007: 11 buildings, average cost: $165,200

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 41.63 N, Longitude: 71.66 W

18 people in other workers' dormitories

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.1%
Rhode Island:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Construction (11%)
Public administration (8%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Educational services (19%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)
Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Top executives (5%)
Computer specialists (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Registered nurses (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (3%)

Crime in West Greenwich by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	17.8
Assaults	0	0	5	3	4	2
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	90.2	53.5	71.0	35.5
Burglaries	11	14	21	8	18	7
per 100,000	214.2	269.8	379.0	142.7	319.5	124.3
Thefts	56	79	92	66	56	91
per 100,000	1090.3	1522.5	1660.4	1177.1	994.0	1615.8
Auto thefts	1	6	8	3	7	3
per 100,000	19.5	115.6	144.4	53.5	124.2	53.3
Arson	0	0	2	1	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	36.1	17.8	0.0	17.8
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 213.2)	60.2	89.0	122.5	72.1	86.3	90.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 17 (11 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.95
US city average:	3.00

West Greenwich-area historical tornado activity is near Rhode Island state average. It is 47% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 47.4 miles away from the West Greenwich town center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 38.1 miles away from the town center injured 17 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Main business address for: GTECH HOLDINGS CORP (SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, ETC.).

Hospitals/medical centers near West Greenwich:

ELEANOR SLATER HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; CRANSTON, RI)
KENT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; WARWICK, RI)
SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL INC (about 16 miles; WAKEFIELD, RI)

Political contributions by individuals in West Greenwich, RI

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West Greenwich:

THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 18 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: PVD)
GROTON-NEW LONDON (about 34 miles; GROTON NEW LONDON, CT; ID: GON)
WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 47 miles; WORCESTER, MA; ID: ORH)

Other public-use airports nearest to West Greenwich:

RICHMOND (about 11 miles; WEST KINGSTON, RI; ID: 08R)
QUONSET STATE (about 19 miles; NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI; ID: OQU)
DANIELSON (about 21 miles; DANIELSON, CT; ID: 5B3)

Amtrak station near West Greenwich:

13 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 West Greenwich:

UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND (about 14 miles; KINGSTON, RI; Full-time enrollment: 11,759)
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND (about 16 miles; WARWICK, RI; FT enrollment: 8,650)
NEW ENGLAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 16 miles; WARWICK, RI; FT enrollment: 2,419)
BRYANT COLLEGE (about 21 miles; SMITHFIELD, RI; FT enrollment: 2,926)
RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE (about 21 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 6,208)
PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (about 22 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 4,456)
JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; Providence, RI; FT enrollment: 8,218)

Public high school in West Greenwich:

Exeter-West Greenwich Regional High School (Students: 671; Grades: 09-12)

Private high school in West Greenwich:

GOSPEL TEMPLE CHRISTIAN ADMY (Students: 77; Location: 39 NOOSENECK HILL RD; Grades: KG - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in West Greenwich:

Exeter-West Greenwich Regional Junior High (Students: 335; Grades: 07-08)
Mildred E. Lineham School (Students: 135; Grades: PK-KG)

Private elementary/middle schools in West Greenwich:

THE GTECH CHILD CARE CENTER (Students: 83; Location: 51 TECHNOLOGY WAY; Grades: PK - KG)
GREENWICH VILLAGE NURSERY/KG (Students: 37; Location: 227 NOOSENECK HILL RD; Grades: PK - KG)

Library in West Greenwich:

LOUTTIT MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $83,671; Location: 274 VICTORY HIGHWAY; 17,373 books; 349 audio materials; 1,227 video materials; 30 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in West Greenwich: Camp Bosco (A), West Greenwich Center (B), Louttit Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in West Greenwich include: West Greenwich Baptist Church (A), Sharp Street Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: West Greenwich Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Phelps Pond (A), Fry Pond (B), Tippecansett Pond (C), Tillinghast Pond (D), Mishnock, Lake (E), Phillips Pond (F), Eisenhower Lake (G), Wickaboxet Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Kelley Brook (A), Raccoon Brook (B), Factory Brook (C), Congdon River (D), Coney Brook (E), Nooseneck River (F), Carr River (G), Mud Bottom Brook (H), Phillips Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in West Greenwich: Big River State Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in West Greenwich and their reported violations in the past:

BLUEBERRY HEIGHTS HOUSING COOPERATIVE CO (Population served: 44, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUL-09-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-09-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-04-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-04-2005)

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2003 and APR-15-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-07-2004), St Formal NOV issued (APR-13-2004), St Compliance achieved (APR-15-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and AUG-19-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-09-2002), St Compliance achieved (AUG-19-2002)

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2001 and FEB-26-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from FEB-11-2002 to FEB-11-2002), St Compliance achieved (2 times from FEB-26-2002 to FEB-26-2002)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and FEB-26-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from FEB-11-2002 to FEB-11-2002), St Compliance achieved (2 times from FEB-26-2002 to FEB-26-2002)

WEST GREENWICH TOWN HALL (Population served: 40, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-2006 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-28-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-28-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-28-2006)

W. ALTON JONES CAMPUS - URI - RESEARCH B (Population served: 34, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-06-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-06-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-06-2006)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-08-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-08-2006), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-08-2006), St Public Notif received (JUN-05-2006)

Drinking water stations with addresses in West Greenwich that have no violations reported:

EXETER-W.GREENWICH JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL (Population served: 1050, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
TIM HORTONS-NEW ENGLAND INC STORE 9959 (Population served: 1000, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
METCALF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Population served: 762, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
WAWALOAM SCHOOL (Population served: 355, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
RIS ONLY 24 HR. TRUCK/AUTO PLAZA,INC. (Population served: 213, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
MILDRED E LINEHAM SCHOOL (Population served: 160, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
W. ALTON JONES CAMPUS - ENVIRONMENTAL ED (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
W. ALTON JONES CAMPUS - URI POOR FARM (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
OAK EMBERS CAMPGROUND (Population served: 69, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
BIG RIVER INN (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This town:	2.9 people
Rhode Island:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	83.0%
Whole state:	65.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.0%
Whole state:	5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	4.2%
Whole state:	11.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	1.0%
Whole state:	5.4%

West Greenwich compared to Rhode Island state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Banks with branches in West Greenwich (2007 data):

Centreville Savings Bank: West Greenwich Branch at 834 Victory Highway, branch established on 1991-10-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $826.4 mil, Deposits: $569.1 mil, headquarters in West Warwick, RI, positive income, 6 total offices

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

6.37% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,105 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.37%
Rhode Island average:	5.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Providence County, RI	3.25% ($46,126 average AGI)
from Washington County, RI	0.90% ($47,970)
from Newport County, RI	0.18% ($48,315)

7.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($49,102 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.07%
Rhode Island average:	6.42%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($360 average AGI)
Kent County: 0.04%
Rhode Island average: 0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Providence County, RI	2.72% ($40,023 average AGI)
to Washington County, RI	0.94% ($52,383)
to Bristol County, MA	0.22% ($61,203)

Strongest AM radio stations in West Greenwich:

WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WJJF (1180 AM; daytime; 2 kW; HOPE VALLEY, RI; Owner: CHARLES RIVER BROADCASTING WJJF LICENSE CORPORATION)
WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRNI (1290 AM; 10 kW; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WRNI FOUNDATION)
WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WARV (1590 AM; 5 kW; WARWICK, RI; Owner: BLOUNT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
WPRO (630 AM; 5 kW; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDDZ (550 AM; 5 kW; PAWTUCKET, RI; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in West Greenwich:

WSKO-FM (99.7 FM; WAKEFIELD-PEACEDALE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WWRX-FM (103.7 FM; WESTERLY, RI; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
WRIU (90.3 FM; KINGSTON, RI; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND)
WPRO-FM (92.3 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WWLI (105.1 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WWBB (101.5 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKKB (100.3 FM; MIDDLETOWN, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WHJM (107.7 FM; PAWCATUCK, CT; Owner: FULLER BROADCASTING INTERNATIONAL, LLC)
WWKX (106.3 FM; WOONSOCKET, RI; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
WBRU (95.5 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: BROWN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
WSNE-FM (93.3 FM; TAUNTON, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WHJY (94.1 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WXLM (102.3 FM; STONINGTON, CT; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBMW (106.5 FM; LEDYARD, CT; Owner: RED WOLF BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WAKX (102.7 FM; NARRAGANSETT PIER, RI; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
WCVY (91.5 FM; COVENTRY, RI; Owner: COVENTRY RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS)

TV broadcast stations around West Greenwich:

WPXQ (Channel 69; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: OCEAN STATE TELEVISION, L.L.C.)
WRIW-LP (Channel 50; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: ZGS PROVIDENCE, INC.)
WNAC-TV (Channel 64; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WNAC, LLC)
WPRI-TV (Channel 12; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: TVL BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
WJAR (Channel 10; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
WLNE-TV (Channel 6; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC.)
WHPX (Channel 26; NEW LONDON, CT; Owner: PAXSON HARTFORD LICENSE, INC.)
WSBE-TV (Channel 36; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TELECOM. AUTHORITY)
WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)

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