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Providence, RI--MA Urban Area

1,292,041 Population
544.3 square miles 2,374 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.7 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$45,468 ±$1,032 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$81,366 ±$1,923 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

11.8% ±1% (146,545  ±12,003) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

27.4 minutes ±0.5 (16,141,975  ±431,425) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

520,673 ±5,052 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0 (1,242,807  ±11,366) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.6% ±0.7% (10,796  ±2,028) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

555,858 ±4,580 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$455,200 ±$6,447 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.3% ±1% (144,733  ±12,593.7) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89.7% ±1.6% (828,600  ±16,163.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
36.9% ±1.1% (341,113  ±10,171) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

24.3% ±1.6% (299,203  ±19,953) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

16.6% ±0.9% (214,865  ±12,296) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.7% ±0.4% (49,193  ±4,267) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
49,193 Total veterans ±4,267 44,937 Male ±4,140 4,256 Female ±1,310

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