Tiverton 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 16,196 people and four associated neighborhoods, Tiverton is the 23rd largest community in Rhode Island. Housing costs in Tiverton are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Rhode Island.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Tiverton is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Tiverton is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tiverton who work in office and administrative support (12.80%), management occupations (11.55%), and sales jobs (10.64%). Also of interest is that Tiverton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.11% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Tiverton has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Tiverton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Tiverton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Tiverton may be for you. Tiverton is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities. The education level of Tiverton ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Tiverton, 41.05% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Tiverton in 2022 was $48,796, 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 $195,184 for a family of four. The people who call Tiverton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tiverton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Tiverton include Portuguese, Irish, English, French, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Tiverton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Portuguese and Spanish.
