Warwick is a larger medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Rhode Island. With a population of 83,016 people and 22 associated neighborhoods, Warwick is the third largest community in Rhode Island.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Warwick is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Warwick is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Warwick who work in management occupations (11.91%), office and administrative support (11.44%), and sales jobs (10.03%). Also of interest is that Warwick has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.09% 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 Warwick 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. In terms of college education, Warwick is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.27% of adults in Warwick have a college degree. The per capita income in Warwick in 2022 was $44,193, which is middle income relative to Rhode Island, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $176,772 for a family of four. However, Warwick contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Warwick is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Warwick home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Warwick residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Warwick include Irish, Italian, English, French, and Portuguese. The most common language spoken in Warwick is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
