West Warwick is a medium-sized town located in the state of Rhode Island. With a population of 29,581 people and six constituent neighborhoods, West Warwick is the tenth largest community in Rhode Island.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, West Warwick is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, West Warwick is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in West Warwick who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.29%), sales jobs (12.86%), and management occupations (7.68%).

West Warwick is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 96.8% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in West Warwick.

West Warwick Information and Demographics

The education level of West Warwick citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 16.69% of adults in West Warwick have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in West Warwick in 2000 was $20,250, which is lower middle income relative to Rhode Island, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $81,000 for a family of four.

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

The languages spoken by people in West Warwick are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in West Warwick is English. Other important languages spoken here include Portuguese, Spanish, and French.