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02921 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 02921 covers Cranston, Rhode Island, with a population of about 12,673 and a median household income of $135,500.

Population
12,673973 per square mile
Median age
42.74 points above the US average
Median household income
$135,5001.6× the Rhode Island median
Poverty rate
5.1%7.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$653,111up 35% in five years
Median rent
$1,4391.1× the Rhode Island median
Degree or higher
46.8%11.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
84.7%19.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
283

Where 02921 is

Cranston, Rhode Island — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population12,673
Median age42.7
Family households79.6%
Born outside the US13.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home20.4%
White (non-Hispanic)83.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)9.3%
Hispanic or Latino3.8%
Veterans4.4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$135,500
Income per person$63,807
Poverty rate5.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.0%
$10–15k2.6%
$15–20k2.2%
$20–25k0.4%
$25–30k2.3%
$30–35k1.0%
$35–40k0.2%
$40–45k0.6%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k4.5%
$60–75k7.5%
$75–100k11.9%
$100–125k11.4%
$125–150k8.3%
$150–200k16.4%
$200k or more28.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed6,720
Mean adjusted gross income$125,554
Returns declaring $200,000 or more15.9%
Returns, under $25k21.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k12.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k27.4%
Returns, $200k or more15.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$523,900
Median gross rent$1,439
Rent as a share of household income27.6%
Owner-occupied84.7%
Vacant homes1.3%
Median year built1989

What the homes are

Detached house80.4%
Attached house5.1%
2 to 4 units1.5%
5 to 19 units4.2%
20 or more units8.6%
Mobile home0.3%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$653,111as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 35%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 91.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$653,111$204,008

$204,008 in 2000 to $653,111 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher46.8%
High school diploma or higher95.1%
Works from home10.4%
Drives to work alone80.6%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.2%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity28.7% 4.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.9% 4.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32% 2.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.9% 7.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.4% 6.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.7% 4.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.1% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year85.1% 8.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening92% 6.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11% 3.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening75.6% 11.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.4% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist77.4% 16.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.7% 7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20% 4.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.1% 8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.3% 7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.1% 4.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use85.5% 9.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.6% 1.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33% 3.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8% 5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.2% 2.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments283
People employed4,332
Annual payroll$241,852,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 47.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss60.2 out of 100
Community resilience52.8 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hurricane76.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding76Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide72Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave68.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought56.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave49.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm47.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail43.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire42.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning38.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado36.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake35.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind22.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather20.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Rhode Island and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPRhode IslandUnited States
Median household income$135,500$86,372$78,538
Income per person$63,807$45,919$43,289
Poverty rate5.1%10.9%12.4%
Median home value$523,900$368,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,439$1,273$1,348
Homeownership84.7%63.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher46.8%37.3%35%
Unemployment rate2.5%5.7%5.2%
Works from home10.4%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US13.7%14.8%13.9%
Median age42.740.538.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationPROVIDENCE T F GREEN AP, RI US7.5 km away
Rain in a year48 in
Snow in a year37 in

Average high and low by month

January38.3°F / 22.1°F3.96 in rain, 10.3 in snow
February40.5°F / 23.5°F3.44 in rain, 10.5 in snow
March47.7°F / 30.2°F4.9 in rain, 6.4 in snow
April58.9°F / 39.6°F4.29 in rain, 0.6 in snow
May68.9°F / 49.2°F3.37 in rain
June77.7°F / 58.8°F3.81 in rain
July83.6°F / 65.2°F2.91 in rain
August82.2°F / 63.9°F3.59 in rain
September74.8°F / 56.5°F4.17 in rain
October63.8°F / 45.1°F4.18 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November53.2°F / 35.8°F4.27 in rain, 1 in snow
December43.4°F / 27.6°F4.65 in rain, 7.6 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket92% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Cranston School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Household characteristics26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Walkability7.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

02920 Cranston, RI3.5 km away
02831 Hope, RI4.7 km away
02823 Fiskeville, RI4.8 km away
02910 Cranston, RI5.9 km away
02893 West Warwick, RI6.9 km away
02919 Johnston, RI7.4 km away
02907 Providence, RI7.8 km away
02886 Warwick, RI8.1 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Providence County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area13.02 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq mi
Population density973 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.7614, -71.5061

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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