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ZIP Code 02871 demographics

Cities: 1

Total housing units: 8,212

Population: 17,674

ZIP Code 02871 location, demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics.

ZIP Code 02871 Location

The list below contains cities and counties that use ZIP Code 02871.

02871 state: Rhode Island
02871 county: Newport County
02871 city: Melville CDP

ZIP Code 02871 population: 17,674

Population

Year	Population
2021	17,674
2020	17,108
2019	17,119
2018	17,140
2017	17,165
2016	17,112
2015	17,127
2014	17,093
2013	17,155
2012	17,222
2011	17,239

Census data for ZIP Code 02871

Demographic and housing estimates in ZIP Code 02871

Total population
Total population	17,674
Male	8,983
Female	8,691

Population by age
Total population	17,674
Under 5 years	735
5 to 9 years	888
10 to 14 years	1,194
15 to 19 years	1,276
20 to 24 years	730
25 to 34 years	1,316
35 to 44 years	1,908
45 to 54 years	2,801
55 to 59 years	1,358
60 to 64 years	1,406
65 to 74 years	2,416
75 to 84 years	1,235
85 years and over	411
Median age (years)	48.4
Under 18 years	3,703
16 years and over	14,652
18 years and over	13,971
21 years and over	13,452
62 years and over	4,926
65 years and over	4,062

Population by race
Total population	17,674
One race	16,731
White	16,318
Black or African American	258
American Indian and Alaska Native	0
Asian	126
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0
Some other race	29
Two or more races	943

Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	13,760
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	6,866
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	6,894

Social characteristics in ZIP Code 02871

Households by type
Total households	7,196
Family households (families)	4,235
Married-couple family	292
Male householder, no wife present, family	914
Female householder, no husband present, family	784
Nonfamily households	1,755
Average household size	2,826
Average family size	2.41

Economic characteristics in ZIP Code 02871

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households	7,196
Less than $10,000	250
$10,000 to $14,999	136
$15,000 to $24,999	283
$25,000 to $34,999	352
$35,000 to $49,999	733
$50,000 to $74,999	690
$75,000 to $99,999	939
$100,000 to $149,999	1,461
$150,000 to $199,999	1,181
$200,000 or more	1,171
Median household income (dollars)	104,677

Housing characteristics in ZIP Code 02871

Housing occupancy
Total housing units	8,212
Occupied housing units	7,196
Vacant housing units	1,016

Units in structure
Total housing units	8,212
1-unit, detached	5,981
1-unit, attached	721
2 units	229
3 or 4 units	399
5 to 9 units	135
10 to 19 units	71
20 or more units	434
Mobile home	217
Boat, RV, van, etc.	25

Year structure built
Total housing units	8,212
Built 2014 or later	0
Built 2010 to 2013	420
Built 2000 to 2009	860
Built 1990 to 1999	759
Built 1980 to 1989	1,248
Built 1970 to 1979	1,125
Built 1960 to 1969	1,202
Built 1950 to 1959	882
Built 1940 to 1949	652
Built 1939 or earlier	1,064

Rooms
Total housing units	8,212
1 room	84
2 rooms	29
3 rooms	528
4 rooms	1,187
5 rooms	1,511
6 rooms	1,315
7 rooms	1,069
8 rooms	933
9 rooms or more	1,556
Median rooms	6.1

Bedrooms
Total housing units	8,212
No bedroom	84
1 bedroom	587
2 bedrooms	2,397
3 bedrooms	3,114
4 bedrooms	1,863
5 or more bedrooms	167

Housing tenure
Occupied housing units	7,196
Owner-occupied	5,820
Renter-occupied	1,376
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.43
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.32

Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units	7,196
Moved in 2017 or later	667
Moved in 2015 to 2016	1,539
Moved in 2010 to 2014	1,081
Moved in 2000 to 2009	1,522
Moved in 1990 to 1999	1,079
Moved in 1989 and earlier	1,308

Value
Owner-occupied units	5,820
Less than $50,000	72
$50,000 to $99,999	53
$100,000 to $149,999	158
$150,000 to $199,999	231
$200,000 to $299,999	854
$300,000 to $499,999	2,286
$500,000 to $999,999	1,855
$1,000,000 or more	311
Median (dollars)	404,700

Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units	5,820
Housing units with a mortgage	3,729
Housing units without a mortgage	2,091

Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent	1,308
Less than $500	129
$500 to $999	271
$1,000 to $1,499	197
$1,500 to $1,999	265
$2,000 to $2,499	186
$2,500 to $2,999	81
$3,000 or more	179
Median (dollars)	1,608
No rent paid	68

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