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Census Tract 159, Providence, RI

3,133 Population
0.3 square miles 10,772.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.7 ±3.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Pawtucket: 37.1 ±0.8
  • about the same as the figure in Providence County: 38 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Rhode Island: 40.6 ±0.2

Economics

$36,718 ±$4,938 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Pawtucket: $35,248 ±$1,242
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Providence County: $41,523 ±$633
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Rhode Island: $47,150 ±$573
$67,902 ±$17,028 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Pawtucket: $68,310 ±$4,475
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Providence County: $78,787 ±$1,722
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Rhode Island: $87,796 ±$1,209

13.5% ±6.8% (422  ±226) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Pawtucket: 13.3% † 10,013 (±1.8% / ±1,370)
  • about the same as the rate in Providence County: 13.4% 85,582 (±0.6% / ±3,827)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Rhode Island: 11.2% 118,364 (±0.4% / ±4,269)

18.1 minutes ±7.5 (26,060  ±6,310) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Pawtucket: 25.6 888,170 (±0.9 / ±45,650)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Providence County: 25.9 7,334,030 (±0.3 / ±139,010)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Rhode Island: 25.5 12,151,820 (±0.2 / ±166,081)

Families

1,394 ±325 Number of households
  • Pawtucket: 30,598 ±831
  • Providence County: 259,210 ±1,297
  • Rhode Island: 441,570 ±1,908
2.3 ±0.7 (3,133  ±568) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pawtucket: 2.5 75,221 (±0.1 / ±50)
  • 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

1.9% ±3% (18  ±29) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Pawtucket: 4% † 755 (±1.1% / ±217)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Providence County: 4.7% 7,665 (±0.4% / ±676)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Rhode Island: 4.5% 11,505 (±0.4% / ±892)

Housing

1,540 ±286 Number of housing units
  • Pawtucket: 32,810 ±780
  • Providence County: 277,740 ±167
  • Rhode Island: 485,932 ±179

$240,700 ±$50,842 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Pawtucket: $325,500 ±$8,367
  • 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

16.4% ±7.5% (509  ±251.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Pawtucket: 10.9% † 8,181 (±1.9% / ±1,437.4)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Providence County: 12.1% 79,447 (±0.6% / ±3,959.1)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Rhode Island: 11.1% 120,772 (±0.4% / ±4,702.9)

Social

79.7% ±21.2% (1,884  ±334.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Pawtucket: 82.4% 44,015 (±3% / ±1,837.2)
  • 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)
19.2% ±6% (453  ±168.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pawtucket: 22.2% 11,858 (±1.6% / ±873.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Providence County: 32.3% 149,556 (±0.7% / ±3,244.5)
  • about half 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

24% ±12.9% (753  ±427) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in Pawtucket: 25.5% 19,350 (±2% / ±1,545)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Providence County: 20.9% 138,851
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Rhode Island: 15.3% 168,502

3% ±2% (78  ±53) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Pawtucket: 3.6% † 2,108 (±0.7% / ±404)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Providence County: 4% 21,324 (±0.2% / ±1,238)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Rhode Island: 5.1% 45,406 (±0.2% / ±1,802)
78 Total veterans ±53 78 Male ±53 N/A Female ±15

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