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North Providence town, Providence County, RI

34,293 Population
5.6 square miles 6,084.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.1 ±1.9 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Providence County: 38 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Rhode Island: 40.6 ±0.2

Economics

$46,312 ±$3,386 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Providence County: $41,523 ±$633
  • about the same as the amount in Rhode Island: $47,150 ±$573
$83,756 ±$6,468 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Providence County: $78,787 ±$1,722
  • a little less than the amount in Rhode Island: $87,796 ±$1,209

9.3% ±2.2% (3,153  ±730) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Providence County: 13.4% 85,582 (±0.6% / ±3,827)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Rhode Island: 11.2% 118,364 (±0.4% / ±4,269)

27.3 minutes ±2.4 (416,505  ±42,557) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Providence County: 25.9 7,334,030 (±0.3 / ±139,010)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Rhode Island: 25.5 12,151,820 (±0.2 / ±166,081)

Families

15,029 ±489 Number of households
  • Providence County: 259,210 ±1,297
  • Rhode Island: 441,570 ±1,908
2.3 ±0.1 (33,798  ±33) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Providence County: 2.5 637,099 (±0 / ±88)
  • a little less than the figure in Rhode Island: 2.4 1,057,168

6.1% ±2.9% (518  ±250) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Providence County: 4.7% 7,665 (±0.4% / ±676)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Rhode Island: 4.5% 11,505 (±0.4% / ±892)

Housing

15,555 ±546 Number of housing units
  • Providence County: 277,740 ±167
  • Rhode Island: 485,932 ±179

$355,900 ±$12,262 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Providence County: $373,600 ±$3,437
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Rhode Island: $404,200 ±$4,032

8.8% ±2.6% (3,002  ±872.5) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Providence County: 12.1% 79,447 (±0.6% / ±3,959.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Rhode Island: 11.1% 120,772 (±0.4% / ±4,702.9)

Social

92.6% ±4.8% (24,385  ±1,400.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Providence County: 86.5% 400,728 (±1.2% / ±5,503.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in Rhode Island: 89.7% 703,088 (±0.9% / ±6,849.8)
36.9% ±3.2% (9,720  ±873.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Providence County: 32.3% 149,556 (±0.7% / ±3,244.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Rhode Island: 37.7% 295,838 (±0.6% / ±4,306.2)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

15.7% ±2.4% (5,382  ±831) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Providence County: 20.9% 138,851
  • a little higher than the rate in Rhode Island: 15.3% 168,502

3.9% ±0.9% (1,103  ±260) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Providence County: 4% 21,324 (±0.2% / ±1,238)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Rhode Island: 5.1% 45,406 (±0.2% / ±1,802)
1,103 Total veterans ±260 1,045 Male ±251 58 Female ±73

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