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Northeast RI (Providence County)--Pawtucket Central Falls & E Providence Cities PUMA, RI

149,390 Population
23.1 square miles 6,454.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.3 ±1.8 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Rhode Island: 41 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$34,891 ±$2,729 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Rhode Island: $47,260 ±$1,407
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$64,535 ±$4,951 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Rhode Island: $83,504 ±$3,548
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

14.5% ±3% (21,272  ±4,489) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Rhode Island: 12.2% 130,333 (±1.1% / ±11,261)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24.9 minutes ±0.7 (1,613,495  ±70,028) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in Rhode Island: 25.5 12,151,820 (±0.2 / ±166,081)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

59,870 ±2,819 Number of households
  • Rhode Island: 448,318 ±4,122
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.2 (146,615  ±5,336) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Rhode Island: 2.4 1,068,324
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.6% ±2.9% (1,885  ±995) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Rhode Island: 3.5% † 8,924 (±0.8% / ±1,997)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

62,052 ±2,855 Number of housing units
  • Rhode Island: 488,011 ±154
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$384,500 ±$12,751 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Rhode Island: $455,700 ±$6,647
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13% ±3.3% (19,071  ±4,925.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Rhode Island: 11.3% 125,111 (±1% / ±11,277.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

84.3% ±4% (89,674  ±5,630.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Rhode Island: 90.4% 720,699 (±1.9% / ±14,873.5)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
24.4% ±2.6% (25,907  ±2,934.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Rhode Island: 39% 310,882 (±1.2% / ±9,559.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

38.2% ±1.8% (52,374  ±2,431.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Rhode Island: 23.1% 242,013 (±0.5% / ±4,822.4)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

26.3% ±3.7% (39,237  ±5,662) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Rhode Island: 15.7% 174,869
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.4% ±1.3% (5,190  ±1,528) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Rhode Island: 4.8% 43,418 (±0.5% / ±4,110)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,190 Total veterans ±1,528 4,367 Male ±1,378 823 Female ±562

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