Tinkhamtown, MA Demographics

Population 753 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Tinkhamtown

Household size in Tinkhamtown

Household size, people per household
PeriodTinkhamtownProvidence areaMassachusettsU.S.
2006–102.762.532.532.68
2010–142.782.542.572.73
2015–192.462.532.572.71
2020–242.332.492.522.65
Change−0.43−0.05−0.01−0.03
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Households in Tinkhamtown are small: just 2.33 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 2.76 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 Tinkhamtown

Median age, years
PeriodTinkhamtownProvidence areaMassachusettsU.S.
2006–1043.239.539.437.7
2010–1444.540.540.138.6
2015–1948.541.441.039.6
2020–2452.641.741.440.1
Change+9.4+2.2+2.0+2.3
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With a median age of 52.6, Tinkhamtown is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.

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 Tinkhamtown

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodTinkhamtownProvidence areaMassachusettsU.S.
2006–105.5%12.5%11.0%12.3%
2010–147.4%12.4%11.0%12.3%
2015–1911.1%11.9%10.3%11.6%
2020–245.9%12.1%10.6%11.6%
Change+0.4 pts−0.4 pts−0.4 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head only 5.9% of households in Tinkhamtown, well 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 Tinkhamtown

Renters in Tinkhamtown

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodTinkhamtownProvidence areaMassachusettsU.S.
2006–104.0%37.0%36.0%33.3%
2010–147.3%39.0%37.7%35.6%
2015–199.9%38.6%37.6%36.0%
2020–247.2%36.8%37.5%34.8%
Change+3.2 pts−0.1 pts+1.5 pts+1.5 pts
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Only 7.2% of households in Tinkhamtown rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. About half of owners (50.8%) have paid off their mortgages, well above 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 Tinkhamtown

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodTinkhamtownProvidence areaMassachusettsU.S.
2006–1010.4%10.3%9.5%11.4%
2010–144.2%10.5%9.1%11.4%
2015–197.0%10.7%8.9%11.1%
2020–249.0%7.9%7.9%9.6%
Change−1.4 pts−2.4 pts−1.6 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy in Tinkhamtown is close to the national rate: 9.0% of homes are empty, against 9.6%.

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 Tinkhamtown

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodTinkhamtownProvidence areaMassachusettsU.S.
2006–101970195919581974
2010–141973195919591975
2015–191968196019611977
2020–241979196219631980
Change+8+3+5+6
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The typical home in Tinkhamtown was built around 1979, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are newer than in the wider Providence area, where the median home dates to 1962.

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 Tinkhamtown

Rent, per month
PeriodTinkhamtownProvidence areaMassachusettsU.S.
2006–10$902$928$1,085$965
2010–14$1,069$974$1,157$1,040
2015–19$1,021$1,103$1,398$1,213
2020–24$1,332$1,439$1,860$1,571
Change+$430+$511+$775+$606
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The median renter in Tinkhamtown pays $1,332 a month for rent and utilities, below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 23.1% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.

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 Tinkhamtown

Bachelor's degrees in Tinkhamtown

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodTinkhamtownProvidence areaMassachusettsU.S.
2006–1029.2%28.5%38.5%28.4%
2010–1430.4%29.6%40.1%29.6%
2015–1928.3%32.4%43.6%32.1%
2020–2440.7%35.2%47.2%35.6%
Change+11.5 pts+6.7 pts+8.7 pts+7.2 pts
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College degrees are a bit more common in Tinkhamtown than nationally: 40.7% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 35.6%.

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 Tinkhamtown

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodTinkhamtownProvidence areaMassachusettsU.S.
2006–1082.4%82.1%88.4%84.9%
2010–1488.1%83.9%89.3%86.1%
2015–1994.3%87.5%90.5%87.7%
2020–2492.0%88.3%91.0%89.3%
Change+9.6 pts+6.2 pts+2.6 pts+4.3 pts
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High school completion in Tinkhamtown is a bit above the national rate: 92.0% of adults have a diploma or equivalent, against 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 Tinkhamtown

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodTinkhamtownProvidence areaMassachusettsU.S.
2006–106.7%8.5%7.5%8.1%
2010–148.4%10.0%8.7%9.4%
2015–195.1%5.5%5.0%5.6%
2020–241.6%5.8%5.2%5.4%
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The job market in Tinkhamtown has been strong: just 1.6% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 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).

Tinkhamtown compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Tinkhamtown2.3352.65.9%7.2%9.0%1979$1,33240.7%92.0%1.6%
Acushnet2.6146.312.0%14.9%1.3%1972$1,27726.4%87.2%2.8%
Mattapoisett2.3758.73.7%8.2%25.1%1980$1,59554.1%93.7%0.1%
Mattapoisett Center2.1350.410.4%22.7%25.9%1965$1,57062.8%94.7%2.5%
Fairhaven2.3148.28.5%25.6%8.8%1957$1,25332.1%92.8%5.9%
Rochester2.6045.810.9%12.1%1.2%1981$1,43844.3%93.5%2.4%
New Bedford2.4237.718.9%59.8%6.3%1948$1,17516.4%75.7%8.2%
Marion2.4052.211.5%8.8%22.8%1960$1,20949.6%97.0%5.5%
Silver Shell Beach2.2559.916.3%14.7%35.0%1972$1,64541.7%98.3%6.2%
East Freetown2.8142.413.9%19.0%6.0%1970$1,80336.5%94.6%4.6%
Smith Mills2.3046.55.3%21.0%1.9%1970$84236.5%86.6%6.2%

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 Tinkhamtown. 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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