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Census Tract 17, Providence, RI

4,084 Population
0.2 square miles 16,519.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.4 ±3.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Providence: 32.8 ±0.5
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Providence County: 38 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Rhode Island: 40.6 ±0.2

Economics

$31,758 ±$10,886 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Providence: $37,138 ±$1,471
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Providence County: $41,523 ±$633
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Rhode Island: $47,150 ±$573
$53,244 ±$17,147 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Providence: $68,119 ±$2,678
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Providence County: $78,787 ±$1,722
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Rhode Island: $87,796 ±$1,209

27.9% ±14% (1,136  ±590) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Providence: 20.7% 36,736 (±1.8% / ±3,140)
  • more than double the rate in Providence County: 13.4% 85,582 (±0.6% / ±3,827)
  • more than double the rate in Rhode Island: 11.2% 118,364 (±0.4% / ±4,269)

29.1 minutes ±8 (47,355  ±19,398) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Providence: 25 1,920,885 (±0.7 / ±85,856)
  • about 10 percent 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

1,463 ±214 Number of households
  • Providence: 71,497 ±1,225
  • Providence County: 259,210 ±1,297
  • Rhode Island: 441,570 ±1,908
2.8 ±0.6 (4,066  ±550) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Providence: 2.5 176,849 (±0 / ±162)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Providence County: 2.5 637,099 (±0 / ±88)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Rhode Island: 2.4 1,057,168

6.4% ±7.3% (62  ±73) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Providence: 3.8% † 2,088 (±0.9% / ±482)
  • about 1.4 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

1,671 ±213 Number of housing units
  • Providence: 79,423 ±1,256
  • Providence County: 277,740 ±167
  • Rhode Island: 485,932 ±179

$242,900 ±$72,913 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Providence: $362,200 ±$8,303
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Providence County: $373,600 ±$3,437
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Rhode Island: $404,200 ±$4,032

12.7% ±9% (509  ±366.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Providence: 15.9% 30,303 (±1.2% / ±2,273.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in Providence County: 12.1% 79,447 (±0.6% / ±3,959.1)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Rhode Island: 11.1% 120,772 (±0.4% / ±4,702.9)

Social

80.3% ±13.1% (2,206  ±481.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Providence: 82.1% 99,647 (±2.3% / ±3,127.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Providence County: 86.5% 400,728 (±1.2% / ±5,503.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Rhode Island: 89.7% 703,088 (±0.9% / ±6,849.8)
12.2% ±7.1% (334  ±201.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in Providence: 34.6% 42,014 (±1.5% / ±1,898.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Providence County: 32.3% 149,556 (±0.7% / ±3,244.5)
  • about one-third of 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

37.5% ±5.2% (1,532  ±296) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Providence: 33.5% 64,305 (±1.4% / ±2,589)
  • nearly double the rate in Providence County: 20.9% 138,851
  • more than double the rate in Rhode Island: 15.3% 168,502

1.9% ±2% (57  ±60) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Providence: 2.3% † 3,521 (±0.4% / ±548)
  • about half the rate in Providence County: 4% 21,324 (±0.2% / ±1,238)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Rhode Island: 5.1% 45,406 (±0.2% / ±1,802)
57 Total veterans ±60 26 Male ±40 31 Female ±48

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