East Greenwich is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Rhode Island. With a population of 12,948 people and three constituent neighborhoods, East Greenwich is the 26th largest community in Rhode Island.

East Greenwich is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.11% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, East Greenwich is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in East Greenwich who work in management occupations (17.88%), sales jobs (14.49%), and office and administrative support jobs (10.20%).

Also of interest is that East Greenwich has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, East Greenwich is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, East Greenwich is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, East Greenwich really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is East Greenwich perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of East Greenwich are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Being a small town, East Greenwich does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

East Greenwich Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to East Greenwich, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. East Greenwich is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 56.56% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in East Greenwich in 2000 was $38,593, which is wealthy relative to Rhode Island and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $154,372 for a family of four.

The people who call East Greenwich home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in East Greenwich is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in East Greenwich include Italian, Irish, English, German, Swedish, French, Polish, French Canadian, and Portuguese.

The most common language spoken in East Greenwich is English.