Pawtucket 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 75,321 people and 21 associated neighborhoods, Pawtucket is the fourth largest community in Rhode Island. Much of the housing stock in Pawtucket was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Also of interest is that Pawtucket 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: 8.46% 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.

Pawtucket 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 population of Pawtucket overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Pawtucket, 23.50% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Pawtucket in 2022 was $35,558, which is low income relative to Rhode Island, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $142,232 for a family of four. However, Pawtucket contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Pawtucket is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pawtucket home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pawtucket residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Pawtucket also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.56% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pawtucket include Irish, Portuguese, Cape Verdean, Italian, and English.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Pawtucket's cultural character, accounting for 23.90% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Pawtucket is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.