2020 census The
2020 United States census counted 8,925 people, 3,751 households, and 2,641 families in Wakefield-Peacedale. The population density was . There were 4,027 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 84.18% (7,513)
white or
European American (83.62%
non-Hispanic white), 2.1% (187)
black or
African-American, 3.11% (278)
Native American or
Alaska Native, 2.04% (182)
Asian, 0.03% (3)
Pacific Islander or
Native Hawaiian, 1.48% (132) from
other races, and 7.06% (630) from
two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race was 3.98% (355) of the population. Of the 3,751 households, 23.1% had children under the age of 18; 43.5% were married couples living together; 32.0% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 32.6% of households consisted of individuals and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The percent of those with a bachelor's degree or higher was estimated to be 38.6% of the population. 19.2% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 110.4 males. The median income for those above 16 years old was $33,509 (+/- $7,659). Approximately, 4.6% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 8.8% of those under the age of 18 and 3.8% of those ages 65 or over.
2010 census The 2020 census showed 8,487 residents, 3,445 households, and 2,401 families in Wakefield-Peacedale. There were 3,720 total housing units. The racial makeup was 90.27% (7,662)
white or
European American, 1.8% (157)
Black or
African American, 2.6% (221)
Native American or
Alaska Native, 1.39% (118)
Asian, 0.0001% (1)
Pacific Islander or
Native Hawaiian, 0.6% (59) from
other races, and 2.6% (227) from
two or more races.
2000 census At the 2000
census, there were 8,468 people, 3,221 households and 2,174 families residing in the CDP. The
population density was . There were 3,385 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.34%
White, 2.01%
African American, 3.08%
Native American, 1.23%
Asian, 0.56% from
other races, and 2.79% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.56% of the population. There were 3,221 households, of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were
married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.14. 28.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males. The
median household income was $50,313 and the median family income was $61,541. Males had a median income of $47,470 compared with $26,922 for females. The
per capita income was $24,191. About 3.9% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over. ==References==