Exeter, RI (Rhode Island) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 6,195 (Urban population: 1,313, Rural population: 4,882 (194 farm, 4,689 nonfarm))

Houses: 2,196 (2,085 occupied: 1,769 owner occupied, 316 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	15%
State:	40%

Housing density: 38 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $741 (lower quartile is $663, upper quartile is $908)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $791

Median gross rent in Exeter, RI in 2007: $861

Housing units in Exeter with a mortgage: 1,102 (93 second mortgage, 222 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 225

Exeter,RI index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $363,654 (it was $164,800 in 2000)

Exeter:	$363,654
Rhode Island:	$292,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $255,512 - $517,893

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $441,008
Here: $441,008
State: $363,749

In 2-unit structures: $256,733
Here: $256,733
State: $291,227

Mobile homes: $56,766
Here: $56,766
State: $45,819

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,780

In family households: 5,145 (1,225 male householders, 380 female householders)
1,343 spouses, 1,754 children (1,681 natural, 39 adopted, 34 stepchildren), 110 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 79 parents, 78 other relatives, 167 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 635 (273 male householders (174 living alone)), 207 female householders (173 living alone)), 155 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 265 (208 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 604 2-persons, 369 3-persons, 402 4-persons, 160 5-persons, 38 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 347 1-person, 124 2-persons, 9 4-persons.

1,248 married couples with children.
213 single-parent households (57 men, 156 women).

94.9% of residents of Exeter speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 173 (2.9%)
(56.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.6
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Exeter, Rhode Island:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 17 3 rooms: 68 4 rooms: 168 5 rooms: 275 6 rooms: 334 7 rooms: 400 8 rooms: 261 9 or more rooms: 246

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Exeter, Rhode Island:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 16 3 rooms: 89 4 rooms: 67 5 rooms: 70 6 rooms: 58 7 rooms: 16 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 44
1995 to 1998: 159
1990 to 1994: 281
1980 to 1989: 565
1970 to 1979: 572
1960 to 1969: 199
1950 to 1959: 108
1940 to 1949: 123
1939 or earlier: 145

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Exeter:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 118 2 bedrooms: 365 3 bedrooms: 768 4 bedrooms: 429 5 or more bedrooms: 81

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Exeter:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 122 2 bedrooms: 90 3 bedrooms: 67 4 bedrooms: 37 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Exeter in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 26 1 vehicle: 318 2 vehicles: 836 3 vehicles: 417 4 vehicles: 164 5 or more vehicles: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Exeter in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 8 1 vehicle: 152 2 vehicles: 126 3 vehicles: 8 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 22

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Exeter, RI:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 15
$60,000 to $69,999: 10
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 24
$90,000 to $99,999: 73
$100,000 to $124,999: 230
$125,000 to $149,999: 216
$150,000 to $174,999: 147
$175,000 to $199,999: 164
$200,000 to $249,999: 159
$250,000 to $299,999: 228
$300,000 to $399,999: 45
$400,000 to $499,999: 8
$500,000 to $749,999: 8
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Exeter rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Exeter:

Less than $100: 15 people
$100 to $149: 7
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 6
$650 to $699: 28
$700 to $749: 56
$750 to $799: 19
$800 to $899: 17
$900 to $999: 13
$1,000 to $1,249: 23
$1,250 to $1,499: 13
$1,500 to $1,999: 3
$2,000 or more: 6
No cash rent: 69

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 25 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 23 1980 to 1984: 51 1975 to 1979: 17 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 24 1965 to 1969: 33

Percentage of workers working in this county: 37.7%
Number of people working at home: 95 (2.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 44
5 to 9 minutes: 170
10 to 14 minutes: 268
15 to 19 minutes: 364
20 to 24 minutes: 721
25 to 29 minutes: 307
30 to 34 minutes: 507
35 to 39 minutes: 157
40 to 44 minutes: 124
45 to 59 minutes: 295
60 to 89 minutes: 141
90 or more minutes: 59

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,798 (86%)
Carpooled: 229 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 27 (1%)
Railroad: 10 (0%)
Bicycle: 16 (0%)
Walked: 59 (2%)
Other means: 18 (1%)
Worked at home: 95 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 84
$10,000 to $14,999: 31
$15,000 to $19,999: 92
$20,000 to $24,999: 81
$25,000 to $29,999: 92
$30,000 to $34,999: 64
$35,000 to $39,999: 103
$40,000 to $44,999: 85
$45,000 to $49,999: 75
$50,000 to $59,999: 226
$60,000 to $74,999: 251
$75,000 to $99,999: 460
$100,000 to $124,999: 224
$125,000 to $149,999: 88
$150,000 to $199,999: 70
$200,000 or more: 59

First ancestries reported:

English: 1120

Irish: 829

Italian: 793

French (except Basque): 418

German: 393

Other groups: 242

United States or American: 222

French Canadian: 208

Swedish: 181

Portuguese: 161

Polish: 101

Scottish: 92

Dutch: 69

Scotch-Irish: 68

Russian: 54

Norwegian: 46

Greek: 31

Danish: 31

Canadian: 23

Lithuanian: 17

European: 16

Armenian: 16

Swiss: 16

Ukrainian: 15

Brazilian: 14

Scandinavian: 14

Subsaharan African:: 14

Cape Verdean: 14

Finnish: 12

Slovene: 10

Cypriot: 9

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Canada (22%)
Mexico (14%)
Netherlands (13%)
Brazil (8%)
Philippines (6%)
Japan (6%)
Germany (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 4312
Northeast: 960
Midwest: 198
South: 202
West: 129

59% of Exeter residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Rhode Island.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 23
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 62
9th grade: 44
10th grade: 42
11th grade: 19
12th grade, no diploma: 76
High school graduate (or equivalency): 504
Less than 1 year of college: 134
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 282
Associate degree: 182
Bachelor's degree: 317
Master's degree: 173
Professional school degree: 42
Doctorate degree: 48

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 8
5th and 6th grade: 54
7th and 8th grade: 65
9th grade: 36
10th grade: 73
11th grade: 50
12th grade, no diploma: 20
High school graduate (or equivalency): 548
Less than 1 year of college: 116
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 314
Associate degree: 205
Bachelor's degree: 504
Master's degree: 125
Professional school degree: 15
Doctorate degree: 13

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.3%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 25.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $83,687
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $57,467
Some other race householders: $156,899
Two or more races householders: $41,334
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $185,696

Exeter household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Exeter household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Exeter household income for Two or more races householders

Exeter household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Exeter marital status for males

Exeter marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $376,040
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $252,413
Two or more races householders: $280,459
Hispanic or Latino householders: $617,011

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,818
One, attached: 8
Two: 9
3 or 4: 33
5 to 9: 34
10 to 19: 14
Mobile homes: 280

Median worth of mobile homes: $71,781

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Exeter:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (78%) Wood (7%) Utility gas (6%) Electricity (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Coal or coke (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (63%) Electricity (23%) Wood (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Other fuel (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 90

Here:	11.2%
Rhode Island:	12.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5

Here:	1.6%
Rhode Island:	12.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 54

Here:	22.0%
Rhode Island:	43.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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