North Smithfield

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  3. North Smithfield Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. North Smithfield Employment Information
  5. North Smithfield Family Information
  6. North Smithfield Education Information
  7. North Smithfield Business Information
  8. North Smithfield Public Benefits Information
  9. North Smithfield Criminal Information
  10. North Smithfield Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. North Smithfield Zip Codes


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North Smithfield Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 10,618
  • Land Area (2000): 62.257 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 1.812 square kilometers
  • Local Time(s):
  • Area Code(s): 401
  • Alias(es) (2003): N SMITHFIELD, NORTH SMITHFIELD
North Smithfield Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 18,807 2002 21,034 2005 Not Available
2000 20,253 2003 21,265 2006 21,632
2001 20,821 2004 21,475 2007 21,495

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Houses (2000): 4,070
North Smithfield Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 7,619 71.76%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 2,999 28.24%

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North Smithfield Employment Information Back to top
Employment (2003): 5,194
Payroll (2003) / (1Q 2003): $148,168,000 / $33,352,000
North Smithfield Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 5,562 5,253 309 5.55% 55
1991 5,557 5,118 439 7.90% 79
1992 5,600 5,146 454 8.11% 81
1993 5,611 5,222 390 6.95% 69
1994 5,476 5,188 287 5.24% 52
1995 5,431 5,213 218 4.01% 40
1996 5,494 5,341 153 2.79% 28
1997 5,671 5,490 181 3.19% 32
1998 5,438 5,225 213 3.91% 39
1999 5,536 5,328 207 3.74% 37
2000 5,858 5,663 195 3.33% 33
2001 5,876 5,675 202 3.43% 34
2002 5,999 5,745 255 4.25% 42
2003 6,128 5,835 293 4.78% 48
2004 6,053 5,778 275 4.54% 45
2005 6,233 5,975 259 4.15% 41
2006 6,469 6,180 289 4.47% 45
2007 6,496 6,205 291 4.49% 45
2008 6,422 6,004 419 6.52% 65
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 6,455 6,063 392 6.07% 61
Feb 2008 6,371 6,007 364 5.71% 57
Mar 2008 6,391 6,009 382 5.98% 60
Apr 2008 6,391 6,052 339 5.30% 53
May 2008 6,374 5,957 417 6.54% 65
Jun 2008 6,460 6,023 437 6.76% 68
Jul 2008 6,492 6,025 467 7.19% 72
Aug 2008 6,486 5,957 529 8.16% 82
Sep 2008 6,381 5,940 441 6.91% 69
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

North Smithfield Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 354 12.62%
2. Public Administration 168 5.99%
3. Finance and Insurance 146 5.21%
4. Health Care 139 4.96%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 128 4.56%
6. Accommodation and Food Services 124 4.42%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 111 3.96%
8. Metal Manufactuing 99 3.53%
9. Educational Services 96 3.42%
10. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 94 3.35%
11. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 85 3.03%
12. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 84 3.00%
13. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 81 2.89%
14. Repair and Maintenance 81 2.89%
15. Other Transportation 77 2.75%
16. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 63 2.25%
17. Chemical Manufacturing 56 2.00%
18. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 55 1.96%
19. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 50 1.78%
20. Machinery Manufacturing 46 1.64%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 483 18.27%
2. Educational Services 361 13.65%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 170 6.43%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 154 5.82%
5. Finance and Insurance 134 5.07%
6. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 124 4.69%
7. Public Administration 105 3.97%
8. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 94 3.56%
9. Social Assistance 81 3.06%
10. Personal and Laundry Services 64 2.42%
11. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 56 2.12%
12. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 55 2.08%
13. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 53 2.00%
14. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 50 1.89%
15. Other Transportation 49 1.85%
16. Food and Beverage Stores 46 1.74%
17. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 44 1.66%
18. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 34 1.29%
19. Metal Manufactuing 32 1.21%
20. Construction 26 0.98%

North Smithfield Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Installation / Maintenance 194 6.92%
2. Other Sales and Related Occupations 163 5.81%
3. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 150 5.35%
4. Other Management Occupations 111 3.96%
5. Accountants and Auditors 110 3.92%
6. Other Production Occupations 109 3.89%
7. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 98 3.50%
8. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 95 3.39%
9. Engineers 94 3.35%
10. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 87 3.10%
11. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 86 3.07%
12. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 76 2.71%
13. Law Enforcement Workers 68 2.43%
14. Operations Managers Non Finance 68 2.43%
15. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 66 2.35%
16. Carpenters 66 2.35%
17. Top Executives 65 2.32%
18. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 63 2.25%
19. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 61 2.18%
20. Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers 55 1.96%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 181 6.85%
2. Registered Nurses 152 5.75%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 149 5.64%
4. Secretaries and Admins 135 5.11%
5. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 110 4.16%
6. Other Management Occupations 101 3.82%
7. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 101 3.82%
8. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 91 3.44%
9. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 78 2.95%
10. Other Sales and Related Occupations 76 2.87%
11. Accountants and Auditors 71 2.69%
12. Health Technologists and Technicians 64 2.42%
13. Other Production Occupations 64 2.42%
14. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 63 2.38%
15. Waiters and Waitresses 62 2.34%
16. Customer Service Representatives 59 2.23%
17. Business Operations Specialists 56 2.12%
18. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 56 2.12%
19. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 55 2.08%
20. Other Healthcare Support 54 2.04%

North Smithfield Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 4,603 53.98%
15-35 hours 1,129 13.24%
1-14 hours 197 2.31%
No regular hours 2,599 30.48%

North Smithfield Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 182 3.48%
5 AM-5:29 AM 117 2.23%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 288 5.50%
6 AM-6:29 AM 358 6.84%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 540 10.31%
7 AM-7:29 AM 843 16.10%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 782 14.93%
8 AM-8:29 AM 793 15.14%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 307 5.86%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 173 3.30%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 82 1.57%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 36 0.69%
Noon-3:59 PM 479 9.15%
4 PM-11:59 PM 257 4.91%

North Smithfield Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 126 2.41%
5-9 698 13.33%
10-14 788 15.05%
15-19 710 13.56%
20-24 595 11.36%
25-29 524 10.01%
30-34 763 14.57%
35-39 106 2.02%
40-44 176 3.36%
45-59 338 6.45%
60-89 226 4.32%
At least 90 187 3.57%

North Smithfield Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 17 0.32% 3,424 65.38%
30-44 0 0.00% 1,045 19.95%
45-59 5 0.10% 333 6.36%
At least 60 25 0.48% 388 7.41%

North Smithfield Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 9 0.17%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 347 6.49%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 4,751 88.89%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 31 0.58%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 47 0.88%
Color 6 Box Walked 52 0.97%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 108 2.02%

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North Smithfield Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 3,973 (10,318 people)
Families (2000): 3,014 (9,135 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,490
People at same address in 1995: 7,316
North Smithfield Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 257 6.47%
$10,000-$14,999 147 3.70%
$15,000-$19,999 198 4.98%
$20,000-$24,999 229 5.76%
$25,000-$29,999 169 4.25%
$30,000-$34,999 162 4.08%
$35,000-$39,999 180 4.53%
$40,000-$44,999 184 4.63%
$45,000-$49,999 169 4.25%
$50,000-$59,999 334 8.41%
$60,000-$74,999 661 16.64%
$75,000-$99,999 600 15.10%
$100,000-$124,999 317 7.98%
$125,000-$149,999 155 3.90%
$150,000-$199,999 123 3.10%
$200,000 or more 88 2.21%

North Smithfield Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 841 21.27%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,224 30.96%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 136 3.44%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 736 18.61%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 9 0.23%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 651 16.46%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 5 0.13%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 253 6.40%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 3 0.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 67 1.69%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 2 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 25 0.63%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 2 0.05%

North Smithfield Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 3,113 27.48%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,906 16.82%
Public Assistance 24 0.21%
Retirement 829 7.32%
Self Employment 431 3.80%
Social Security 1,292 11.40%
Supplemental Security 140 1.24%
Wage / Salary 3,007 26.54%
Other 587 5.18%

North Smithfield Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,584 59.86%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,062 40.14%

North Smithfield Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 177 4.38%
Color 1 Box Married 2,820 69.80%
Color 2 Box Never Married 924 22.87%
Color 3 Box Widowed 119 2.95%

North Smithfield Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 446 9.60%
Color 1 Box Married 2,725 58.68%
Color 2 Box Never Married 886 19.08%
Color 3 Box Widowed 587 12.64%

North Smithfield Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


North Smithfield Education Information Back to top
North Smithfield Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 492 5.97%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 962 11.67%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,252 27.31%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,648 19.99%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 829 10.05%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,362 16.52%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 701 8.50%

North Smithfield Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 65 0.61% 63 0.59% 128 1.21%
Kindergarten 133 1.25% 30 0.28% 163 1.54%
Grades 1-4 575 5.42% 40 0.38% 615 5.79%
Grades 5-8 476 4.48% 57 0.54% 533 5.02%
Grades 9-12 545 5.13% 56 0.53% 601 5.66%
Undergrad college 299 2.82% 123 1.16% 422 3.97%
Graduate or professional school 83 0.78% 13 0.12% 96 0.90%
Total 2,176 20.49% 382 3.60% 2,558 24.09%

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North Smithfield Business Information Back to top
Number of Businesses (2003): 480
North Smithfield Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


North Smithfield Public Benefits Information Back to top
North Smithfield Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 9,950 96.52%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 359 3.48%

North Smithfield Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


North Smithfield Criminal Information Back to top
North Smithfield Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 0.266 0.053 0.000 0.106 0.425 0.266 2.393 12.070 1.010 15.739
2000 0.247 0.247 0.000 0.000 0.494 0.543 1.679 11.504 0.296 14.023
2001 0.432 0.288 0.048 0.288 1.057 0.240 1.921 11.047 0.288 13.496
2002 0.428 0.095 0.000 0.190 0.713 0.285 2.092 14.928 0.428 17.733
2003 0.235 0.047 0.000 0.000 0.282 0.470 1.928 12.039 0.517 14.484
2004 0.326 0.093 0.000 0.000 0.419 0.233 1.956 10.058 0.559 12.573
2005 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2006 0.601 0.139 0.000 0.092 0.832 0.185 1.479 9.523 0.786 11.788
2007 0.326 0.140 0.000 0.000 0.465 0.186 2.000 10.235 0.884 13.119

North Smithfield Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 13 38
2005 13 40
2006 13 41
2007 14 41

North Smithfield Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 304
2000 294
2001 303
2002 388

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North Smithfield Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
North Smithfield Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,252 11.79%
10-19 Years 1,330 12.53%
20-29 Years 833 7.85%
30-39 Years 1,544 14.54%
40-49 Years 1,816 17.10%
50-59 Years 1,479 13.93%
60-69 Years 820 7.72%
70-79 Years 897 8.45%
80-89 Years 485 4.57%
90+ Years 162 1.53%

North Smithfield Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 5,042 47.49%
Color 1 Box Female 5,576 52.51%

North Smithfield Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 10,402 97.97%
Color 2 Box Asian 55 0.52%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 50 0.47%
Color 1 Box African-American 45 0.42%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 42 0.40%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 20 0.19%
Color 6 Box Other Race 4 0.04%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

North Smithfield Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. French Canadian 2,821 22.13%
2. French Non-Basque 2,495 19.57%
3. Irish 1,576 12.36%
4. Italian 1,575 12.35%
5. English 1,061 8.32%
6. Polish 704 5.52%
7. German 314 2.46%
8. Portuguese 276 2.16%
9. Ukrainian 266 2.09%
10. United States Or American 238 1.87%

North Smithfield Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 8,621 85.61%
2. French 1,093 10.85%
3. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 80 0.79%
4. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 79 0.78%
5. Italian 46 0.46%
6. Polish 38 0.38%
7. Other Indo European 38 0.38%
8. Other Slavic 32 0.32%
9. Scandinavian 13 0.13%
10. African 11 0.11%

North Smithfield Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 10,297 96.98%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 284 2.67%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 37 0.35%

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North Smithfield Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


North Smithfield Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
02896