Census Reporter

Providence, RI

179,875 Population
18.4 square miles 9,772.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.9 ±2 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 40.4 ±0.3
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Rhode Island: 40.1 ±0.4

Economics

$28,508 ±$2,160 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: $37,114 ±$726
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Rhode Island: $37,525 ±$910
$50,097 ±$3,661 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: $70,967 ±$1,292
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Rhode Island: $71,169 ±$1,559

22.6% ±3.8% (37,151  ±6,308) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 11% 173,218 (±0.8% / ±11,794)
  • more than double the rate in Rhode Island: 10.8% 110,244 (±1% / ±9,715)

24 minutes ±1.6 (1,972,570  ±176,684) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 27.2 21,401,840 (±0.5 / ±457,070)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Rhode Island: 25.7 13,194,825 (±0.5 / ±322,285)

Families

62,046 ±3,478 Number of households
  • the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 627,702 ±4,851
  • Rhode Island: 407,174 ±4,739
2.7 ±0.2 (164,377  ±1,220) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 2.5 1,568,522 (±0 / ±1,430)
  • a little higher than the figure in Rhode Island: 2.5 1,018,460 (±0)

2.3% ±1.1% (1,193  ±578) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 3.5% † 13,243 (±0.6% / ±2,187)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Rhode Island: 3.2% † 7,968 (±0.7% / ±1,775)

Housing

75,963 ±3,946 Number of housing units
  • the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 707,080 ±590
  • Rhode Island: 470,177 ±67

$237,200 ±$13,684 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: $296,800 ±$3,193
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Rhode Island: $283,000 ±$3,445

16.6% ±3% (29,603  ±5,270.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 11.4% 183,537 (±0.8% / ±12,704.5)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Rhode Island: 11.4% 120,196 (±0.9% / ±9,753.4)

Social

83.5% ±4.9% (94,861  ±6,301) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 88.2% 1,011,294 (±1.5% / ±17,080.2)
  • a little less than the rate in Rhode Island: 89.3% 666,745 (±1.8% / ±13,617.4)
33.2% ±2.9% (37,678  ±3,533.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 33.2% 380,264 (±0.9% / ±9,819.7)
  • a little less than the rate in Rhode Island: 34.8% 260,275 (±1% / ±7,511.2)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 5-year data

29.2% ±3.3% (52,587  ±5,923) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 13.7% 221,872 (±0.7% / ±11,242)
  • more than double the rate in Rhode Island: 13.7% 145,074 (±0.9% / ±9,563)

1.7% ±0.6% (2,408  ±804) Population with veteran status
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 6% 77,575 (±0.3% / ±3,888)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Rhode Island: 5.8% 49,471 (±0.4% / ±3,013)
2,408 Total veterans ±804 2,333 Male ±824 75 Female ±128

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