Census Reporter

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area

1,621,099 Population
1,587 square miles 1,021.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.4 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Rhode Island: 40 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,294 ±$361 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Rhode Island: $37,504 ±$478
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$70,676 ±$794 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Rhode Island: $70,305 ±$949
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

11.3% ±0.4% (176,231  ±5,845) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Rhode Island: 11.6% 117,785 (±0.5% / ±4,786)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

26.4 minutes ±0.2 (20,051,630  ±205,984) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Rhode Island: 25.3 12,524,235 (±0.3 / ±167,967)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

635,095 ±2,248 Number of households
  • Rhode Island: 414,730 ±1,881
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.5 ±0 (1,564,511  ±816) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Rhode Island: 2.5 1,016,357 (±0)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

4.7% ±0.3% (17,875  ±1,113) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Rhode Island: 4.8% 11,897 (±0.4% / ±945)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

705,332 ±405 Number of housing units
  • Rhode Island: 469,289 ±265
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$290,500 ±$1,874 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Rhode Island: $276,600 ±$2,203
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

11.5% ±0.4% (184,426  ±5,543.8) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Rhode Island: 11.9% 125,071 (±0.4% / ±4,616.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

88.1% ±0.7% (1,002,198  ±7,713.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Rhode Island: 89.2% 661,112 (±0.9% / ±6,313.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
33% ±0.4% (375,163  ±4,814) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Rhode Island: 35% 259,644 (±0.5% / ±3,847)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

13.6% ±0.3% (220,290  ±4,323) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in Rhode Island: 14% 148,305 (±0.3% / ±3,637)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

6.2% ±0.1% (80,485  ±1,796) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Rhode Island: 6.2% 52,128 (±0.2% / ±1,420)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
80,485 Total veterans ±1,796 75,432 Male ±1,746 5,053 Female ±469

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