Providence, RI Demographic Data
Providence, RI Summary
Providence is located in Providence County in Rhode Island
- Population: 178,438
- Area: 20.57 sq. miles
- Land Area: 18.40 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.17 sq. miles
- Population Density: 8,675.51 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 28.22 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Providence, RI Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
93,085
52%
50.8
Male
86,129
48%
49.2
Total Population
179,214
323,128,000
Providence, RI Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
11,889
6.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
10,545
5.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
11,958
6.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
17,374
9.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
22,040
12.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
30,630
17.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
24,044
13.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
18,799
10.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
8,866
4.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
6,723
3.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
8,482
4.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
4,489
2.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
3,375
1.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
137,681
76.8%
77.2
Female
71,858
52.2%
51.3
Male
65,823
47.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
121,324
67.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
20,554
11.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
16,346
9.1%
15.2
Female
9,541
58.4%
55.8
Male
6,805
41.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
30
0.0%
0.0
Providence, RI Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
170,524
95.2%
96.8
White
94,085
52.5%
72.6
Black or African American
23,938
13.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
3,066
1.7%
0.8
Asian
10,651
5.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
1,523
0.8%
1.2
Chinese
2,149
1.2%
1.3
Filipino
398
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
121
0.1%
0.2
Korean
628
0.4%
0.4
Vietnamese
729
0.4%
0.6
Other Asian
5,103
2.8%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
175
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
38,609
21.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
8,690
4.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
80,350
44.8%
17.8
Mexican
5,189
2.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
19,259
10.7%
1.7
Cuban
713
0.4%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
55,189
30.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
98,864
55.2%
82.2
Providence, RI Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
11,037
10.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
9,123
8.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
30,439
28.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
17,248
16.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
4,914
4.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
18,144
17.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
14,503
13.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
20,160
19.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
85,248
81.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
32,647
31.0%
31.2
Providence, RI Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
78,514
54.2%
33.7%
Now Married
44,337
30.6%
47.5
Divorced
13,041
9.0%
11.0%
Separated
3,997
2.8%
2.0
Widowed
4,933
3.4
5.8%
Providence, RI Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
78,233
46.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
89,092
53.2%
21.6%
Spanish
67,093
40.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
9,010
5.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
8,863
5.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
4,126
2.5%
1.1%
Providence, RI Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
8,831
15.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
4,676
8.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
5,831
10.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
6,056
10.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
8,178
14.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
8,536
14.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
5,355
9.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
5,539
9.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
2,156
3.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
3,012
5.2%
6.4
Median household income
40,335
57,617
Per capita income
23,911
31,128
Providence, RI Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
78
0.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
8,910
10.9%
9.8
Construction
2,429
3.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
24,197
29.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
5,074
6.2%
6.6
Information
1,617
2.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
9,331
11.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
3,557
4.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
9,447
11.6%
11.4
Public administration
1,885
2.3%
4.6
Retail trade
10,303
12.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
3,224
4.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,484
1.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
3,952
4.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
30,777
37.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
9,975
12.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
16,291
20.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
20,541
25.2%
18.1%
Providence, RI Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
79,878
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
50,786
63.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
9,698
12.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
5,217
6.5%
5.1
Walked
8,785
11.0%
2.7
Other means
1,831
2.3%
1.8
Worked at home
3,561
4.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.3
26.6
Providence, RI Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
10,453
18.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
27,834
47.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
14,846
25.5%
37.1
3 or more
5,037
8.7%
21.0
Providence, RI Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
58,170
86.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
19,241
33.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
38,929
66.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
9,223
13.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Providence, RI Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
67,393
1 room
2,615
3.9%
2.4
2 rooms
3,072
4.6%
2.7
3 rooms
8,104
12.0%
9.1
4 rooms
16,012
23.8%
16.5
5 rooms
18,325
27.2%
19.8
6 rooms
8,379
12.4%
17.8
7 rooms
3,440
5.1%
12.0
8 rooms
2,616
3.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
4,830
7.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Providence, RI Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
67,393
1-unit, detached
14,966
22.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,609
2.4%
5.9
2-units
14,995
22.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
17,700
26.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
6,178
9.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
2,713
4.0%
4.4
20 or more units
8,891
13.2%
9.0
Mobile home
341
0.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Providence, RI Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
38,521
57.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
5,318
7.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
4,513
6.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
4,836
7.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
6,278
9.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,312
3.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,942
2.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
3,399
5.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
218
0.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
56
0.1%
1.4%
Providence, RI Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.7
Electricity
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.8
Coal or coke
0.1
Wood
1.9
Solar energy
0.1
Other fuel
0.5
No fuel used
1.1
Providence, RI Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
13,765
47295100.0
Less than $500
104
0.8%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,044
7.6%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
1,332
9.7%
10.3%
$500 to $999
1,389
10.1%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,524
11.1%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,520
25.6%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
4,852
35.2%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
4,733
34.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,378
17.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,211
8.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,191
8.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
4,252
30.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Providence, RI Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
38,144
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
201
0.5%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
258
0.7%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
629
1.6%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,053
5.4%
11.9%
Less than $500
7,318
19.2%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
11,627
30.5%
28.3%
$500 to $999
16,058
42.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
785
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
915
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
5,634
15.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
3,761
10.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,017
11.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
4,333
12.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,899
8.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
15,602
43.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
2,683
0.0%
0.0%
Providence, RI Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
19,241
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
467
2.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,280
6.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
3,856
20.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
5,587
29.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,474
12.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
3,246
16.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
2,201
11.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
130
0.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
179,400
205,000
