Population 3,071 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Bernon Heights
Household size in Bernon Heights
| Period | Bernon Heights | Woonsocket | Providence area | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.58 | 2.45 | 2.53 | 2.52 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.46 | 2.40 | 2.54 | 2.52 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.26 | 2.48 | 2.53 | 2.53 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.29 | 2.54 | 2.49 | 2.49 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.28 | +0.08 | −0.05 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
Households in Bernon Heights are small: just 2.29 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Household size has dropped from 2.58 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Bernon Heights
| Period | Bernon Heights | Woonsocket | Providence area | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 37.1 | 37.6 | 39.5 | 39.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 40.4 | 38.8 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 46.6 | 38.8 | 41.4 | 41.4 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 50.7 | 37.7 | 41.7 | 41.6 | 40.1 |
| Change | +13.5 | +0.1 | +2.2 | +2.2 | +2.3 |
Bernon Heights skews older: half of its residents are older than 50.7, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Bernon Heights
| Period | Bernon Heights | Woonsocket | Providence area | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.6% | 18.9% | 12.5% | 12.4% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 9.1% | 18.0% | 12.4% | 12.6% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 7.4% | 18.3% | 11.9% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.2% | 22.1% | 12.1% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| Change | −5.4 pts | +3.2 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.7 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head about one in ten households in Bernon Heights (10.2%), a little below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Bernon Heights
Renters in Bernon Heights
| Period | Bernon Heights | Woonsocket | Providence area | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 43.2% | 59.0% | 37.0% | 37.5% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 40.2% | 60.7% | 39.0% | 39.7% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 44.4% | 63.5% | 38.6% | 39.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 47.9% | 62.8% | 36.8% | 36.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | +4.7 pts | +3.8 pts | −0.1 pts | −1.1 pts | +1.5 pts |
Renting is far more common in Bernon Heights than nationally: 47.9% of households rent their homes, against 34.8%. Still, renters make up a smaller share here than in Woonsocket overall (62.8%). Among homeowners, 36.3% have no mortgage at all, below the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Bernon Heights
| Period | Bernon Heights | Woonsocket | Providence area | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.0% | 12.5% | 10.3% | 11.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.6% | 13.1% | 10.5% | 11.4% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 10.3% | 11.2% | 10.7% | 12.2% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 7.1% | 9.4% | 7.9% | 9.2% | 9.6% |
| Change | +0.2 pts | −3.1 pts | −2.4 pts | −1.9 pts | −1.8 pts |
Fewer homes sit empty in Bernon Heights than nationally: 7.1%, against 9.6% for the U.S.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Bernon Heights
| Period | Bernon Heights | Woonsocket | Providence area | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1949 | 1944 | 1959 | 1957 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1953 | 1944 | 1959 | 1958 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1949 | 1948 | 1960 | 1959 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1952 | 1953 | 1962 | 1961 | 1980 |
| Change | +3 | +9 | +3 | +4 | +6 |
The housing in Bernon Heights is old by national standards: the median home dates to 1952, against 1980 for the U.S., so buyers will find more older houses, some of them due for updates. Woonsocket as a whole looks much the same.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Bernon Heights
| Period | Bernon Heights | Woonsocket | Providence area | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $798 | $753 | $928 | $941 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $752 | $784 | $974 | $988 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $777 | $898 | $1,103 | $1,123 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,100 | $1,223 | $1,439 | $1,448 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$302 | +$471 | +$511 | +$507 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Bernon Heights costs $1,100 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 31.9% of the typical renter's income, just over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Bernon Heights
Bachelor's degrees in Bernon Heights
| Period | Bernon Heights | Woonsocket | Providence area | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.6% | 13.1% | 28.5% | 30.4% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 17.7% | 13.7% | 29.6% | 31.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 15.7% | 17.4% | 32.4% | 34.4% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 23.1% | 19.2% | 35.2% | 37.8% | 35.6% |
| Change | +10.4 pts | +6.0 pts | +6.7 pts | +7.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Bernon Heights have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 23.1%, against 35.6% nationally. Locally, though, the share is higher than in Woonsocket as a whole (19.2%).
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Bernon Heights
| Period | Bernon Heights | Woonsocket | Providence area | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 77.5% | 72.9% | 82.1% | 83.2% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 81.6% | 77.9% | 83.9% | 84.9% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 77.1% | 81.5% | 87.5% | 88.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 91.0% | 83.0% | 88.3% | 89.4% | 89.3% |
| Change | +13.5 pts | +10.1 pts | +6.2 pts | +6.2 pts | +4.3 pts |
About nine in ten adults in Bernon Heights have finished high school (91.0%), a bit above the national rate of 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Bernon Heights
| Period | Bernon Heights | Woonsocket | Providence area | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.1% | 7.9% | 8.5% | 8.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 4.3% | 8.1% | 10.0% | 9.9% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.9% | 7.8% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 9.2% | 6.5% | 5.8% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| Change | +2.1 pts | −1.3 pts | −2.7 pts | −2.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Bernon Heights runs well above the national rate: 9.2% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Bernon Heights compared with nearby neighborhoods
| Neighborhood | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernon Heights | 2.29 | 50.7 | 10.2% | 47.9% | 7.1% | 1952 | $1,100 | 23.1% | 91.0% | 9.2% |
| Hamlet | 2.24 | 36.8 | 18.5% | 75.9% | 12.8% | 1951 | $1,192 | 19.2% | 82.7% | 12.6% |
| Globe | 2.62 | 35.8 | 26.4% | 65.2% | 7.1% | 1944 | $1,270 | 16.8% | 86.7% | 5.7% |
| Social | 2.69 | 36.9 | 23.2% | 79.7% | 10.8% | 1948 | $1,145 | 16.9% | 78.6% | 6.3% |
| Happy Hollow | 2.66 | 37.0 | 16.5% | 49.1% | 9.1% | 1960 | $1,335 | 20.7% | 82.0% | 1.7% |
| Twin Rivers Beach | 2.19 | 49.7 | 4.4% | 38.6% | 5.5% | 1981 | $1,495 | 37.4% | 94.7% | 2.0% |
| Marieville | 2.58 | 44.6 | 11.4% | 31.1% | 5.3% | 1969 | $1,360 | 30.5% | 88.7% | 7.8% |
| Fairlawn | 2.58 | 36.7 | 14.7% | 30.9% | 5.3% | 1944 | $1,186 | 28.2% | 86.4% | 5.2% |
| Centerdale | 2.18 | 43.7 | 12.6% | 36.6% | 6.9% | 1964 | $1,418 | 33.5% | 91.1% | 1.6% |
| Woodlawn | 2.59 | 35.8 | 21.3% | 66.3% | 10.9% | 1943 | $1,248 | 20.7% | 72.7% | 9.1% |
| Darlington | 2.71 | 36.1 | 24.2% | 48.8% | 7.9% | 1944 | $1,238 | 17.6% | 81.9% | 8.2% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Bernon Heights. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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