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Census Tract 179, Providence, RI

2,985 Population
0.3 square miles 10,047 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±8.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Woonsocket: 35.7 ±1.3
  • 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

$27,992 ±$8,811 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Woonsocket: $31,639 ±$1,624
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Providence County: $41,523 ±$633
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Rhode Island: $47,150 ±$573
$33,895 ±$9,985 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Woonsocket: $61,059 ±$5,299
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Providence County: $78,787 ±$1,722
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Rhode Island: $87,796 ±$1,209

32.4% ±9.5% (967  ±323) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Woonsocket: 18.7% † 8,017 (±2.5% / ±1,062)
  • 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)

22.5 minutes ±3 (22,020  ±7,005) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Woonsocket: 29.3 526,660 (±1.6 / ±39,834)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Providence County: 25.9 7,334,030 (±0.3 / ±139,010)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Rhode Island: 25.5 12,151,820 (±0.2 / ±166,081)

Families

1,457 ±228 Number of households
  • Woonsocket: 17,618 ±678
  • Providence County: 259,210 ±1,297
  • Rhode Island: 441,570 ±1,908
2 ±0.1 (2,962  ±472) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Woonsocket: 2.4 42,778 (±0.1 / ±48)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Providence County: 2.5 637,099 (±0 / ±88)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Rhode Island: 2.4 1,057,168

6.7% ±7.9% (56  ±68) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Woonsocket: 6.3% † 679 (±1.7% / ±190)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Providence County: 4.7% 7,665 (±0.4% / ±676)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Rhode Island: 4.5% 11,505 (±0.4% / ±892)

Housing

1,717 ±218 Number of housing units
  • Woonsocket: 19,429 ±654
  • Providence County: 277,740 ±167
  • Rhode Island: 485,932 ±179

$273,700 ±$90,228 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Woonsocket: $311,000 ±$14,526
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Providence County: $373,600 ±$3,437
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Rhode Island: $404,200 ±$4,032

16.1% ±7.9% (479  ±245.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Woonsocket: 14.9% † 6,378 (±2.7% / ±1,159.1)
  • about 1.3 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

74.8% ±9.3% (1,574  ±329.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Woonsocket: 82.6% 24,744 (±3.5% / ±1,263.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Providence County: 86.5% 400,728 (±1.2% / ±5,503.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Rhode Island: 89.7% 703,088 (±0.9% / ±6,849.8)
14.5% ±7.3% (306  ±162.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Woonsocket: 19.8% † 5,929 (±2.2% / ±690.3)
  • about half the rate in Providence County: 32.3% 149,556 (±0.7% / ±3,244.5)
  • about two-fifths 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

15.1% ±9% (452  ±278) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in Woonsocket: 14.6% † 6,364 (±2.4% / ±1,059)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Providence County: 20.9% 138,851
  • about the same as the rate in Rhode Island: 15.3% 168,502

11.6% ±7.1% (278  ±176) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Woonsocket: 5.6% † 1,860 (±1% / ±329)
  • more than double the rate in Providence County: 4% 21,324 (±0.2% / ±1,238)
  • more than double the rate in Rhode Island: 5.1% 45,406 (±0.2% / ±1,802)
278 Total veterans ±176 238 Male ±158 40 Female ±59

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