Warren is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Rhode Island. With a population of 11,125 people and three associated neighborhoods, Warren is the 28th largest community in Rhode Island. Warren has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.Warren is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Warren is a town of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Warren who work in management occupations (13.72%), sales jobs (10.57%), and teaching (7.91%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.82% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One of the nice things about Warren is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. The population of Warren is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.03% of adults in Warren have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Warren in 2022 was $50,745, which is upper middle income relative to Rhode Island, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $202,980 for a family of four. However, Warren contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Warren home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Warren residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Warren include Portuguese, Irish, Italian, French, and English. The most common language spoken in Warren is English. Other important languages spoken here include Portuguese and Spanish.
