About New Shoreham

New Shoreham is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Rhode Island. With a population of 1,010 people and just one neighborhood, New Shoreham is the 39th largest community in Rhode Island.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, New Shoreham is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, New Shoreham is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in New Shoreham who work in management occupations (15.54%), office and administrative support jobs (14.99%), and sales jobs (12.43%).

Of important note, New Shoreham is also a town of artists. New Shoreham has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape New Shoreham's character.

New Shoreham is a major vacation destination. Much of the town's population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependant on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, New Shoreham's population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of New Shoreham are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

One of the benefits of New Shoreham is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 8.27 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

As is often the case in a small town, New Shoreham doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

New Shoreham Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, New Shoreham is a pretty powerful place. 48.06% of the adults in New Shoreham have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in New Shoreham in 2000 was $29,188, which is wealthy relative to Rhode Island and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $116,752 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in New Shoreham is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.