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Providence County, RI


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
Designated Market Area: Providence-New Bedford, RI-MA
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Urban Suburbs

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2022 population: 657,288   ( 30,621 from 2010 , 3,451 from 2020)
Land area: 409.5 square miles
Population density: 1605.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:383,763 58.39% 7.4%
Black:59,3859.03% 31.8%
Indian:2,6720.41% 14.8%
Asian:27,9634.25% 22.5%
2+ races:15,9222.42% 1.9%
Hispanic:167,58325.50% 42.2%
Total non-White:273,52541.61% 28.8%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:15,742 11.9
Deaths:15,09611.4
Net Migration: -7,738-5.9
Net Immigration: 3,3062.5
Change in White population:-30,563 -4.9
Change in Non-White pop.:61,184 9.8




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
626,667
414,32666.12%
45,0487.19%
2,3270.37%
22,8263.64%
16,2372.59%
117,81918.80%
212,34133.88%

2000
621,602
458,62273.78%
36,0785.80%
2,3770.38%
18,0222.90%
15,4812.49%
83,23213.39%
162,98026.22%

1990
596,270
507,07585.04%
28,3254.75%
2,2880.38%
19,3303.24%
n/a
39,2526.58%
89,19514.96%

1980
571,349
524,57491.81%
22,2293.89%
1,2930.23%
4,6520.81%
n/a
14,9292.61%
46,7758.19%

1970
580,261
554,46095.55%
18,9863.27%
6960.12%
1,4760.25%
n/a
3,5980.62%
25,801 4.45%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
75,668 12.2
53,7668.6
-38,329-6.2
26,4454.3
-44,296 -7.1
49,361 7.9
1990's
NumberRate
83,088 13.9
59,74210.0
-57,440-9.6
15,7992.6
-48,453 -8.1
73,785 12.4
1980's
NumberRate
81,652 14.3
61,366 10.7
8,410 1.5
n/a
-17,499 -3.1
42,420 7.4
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-29,774 -5.1
n/a
-29,886 -5.2
20,974 3.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Providence County, RI
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
37.6
133,441 20.3%
523,847 79.7%
103,181 15.7%
253,635
2.48
152,375 60.1%
100,319 65.8%
20,194 13.3%
101,260 39.9%

2010
NumberPercent
37.0
137,625 22.0%
489,042 78.0%
84,389 13.5%
241,717
2.48
149,691 61.9%
98,652 65.9%
22,518 15.0%
92,026 38.1%

2000
NumberPercent
35.6
149,342 24.0%
472,260 76.0%
90,905 14.6%
239,926
2.48
153,637 64.0%
109,186 71.1%
21,593 14.1%
86,289 36.0%

1990
NumberPercent
33.7
134,222 22.5%
462,048 77.5%
94,252 15.8%
225,499
2.54
152,712 67.7%
116,675 76.4%
15,805 10.3%
72,787 32.3%

1980
NumberPercent
32.8
141,447 24.8%
429,902 75.2%
84,584 14.8%
209,223
2.63
148,236 70.9%
118,237 79.8%
13,887 9.4%
60,987 29.1%

2022 Housing Data for Providence County, RI

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units276,370 
Median Value$310,500 
Occupied253,63591.8%
Vacant22,7358.2%
Owned141,47355.8%
Rented112,16244.2%
Median Rent$1,161 
Single-Family Units133,25648.2%
    Detached123,27344.6%
    Attached9,9833.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units56,31320.4%
Mobile Homes1,1070.4%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Providence County, RI

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00013,3305.3%
$10,000 to $14,99914,0995.6%
$15,000 to $19,9999,7493.8%
$20,000 to $24,9999,4913.7%
$25,000 to $29,9999,1073.6%
$30,000 to $34,9999,4613.7%
$35,000 to $39,9997,8963.1%
$40,000 to $44,9998,3833.3%
$45,000 to $49,9999,2733.7%
$50,000 to $59,99915,7876.2%
$60,000 to $74,99923,2689.2%
$75,000 to $99,99932,61912.9%
$100,000 to $124,99926,44610.4%
$125,000 to $149,99920,7648.2%
$150,000 to $199,99921,3898.4%
$200,000 or more22,5738.9%
Median Household Income72,579 
Per Capita Income38,191 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state100 
Compared to U.S.93 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI18,7497.4%
Public Assistance15,4736.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps50,03819.7%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed241,72372.9%
Unemployed13,3834.0%
In Armed Forces4900.1%
Total Labor Force255,59677.0%
Not in Labor Force76,18723.0%
Real Unemployment Rate 27.0%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector118,472105,22353.0%
Non-Profit15,85225,39738.4%
Self-Employed15,6338,84163.9%
Local Government7,81011,54140.4%
State Government6,5796,47650.4%
Federal Government3,8253,38953.0%
Total Private + Self134,105114,06454.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.34,06646,80342.1%
Total168,171160,86751.1%
Pct. Govt.12.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts47,85114.5%
Sales and Office Occupations68,65420.8%
Professional, Technical81,52824.7%
Service Occupations61,64918.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing3400.1%
All others69,85421.2%
White Collar 60.1%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance54,74016.6%
Retail trade38,24711.6%
Manufacturing36,90911.2%
Educational services33,86110.3%
Accommodation and food services22,8636.9%
Construction20,5516.2%
Professional, scientific, technical20,3286.2%
Finance and insurance17,4555.3%
Transportation and warehousing15,9774.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.14,8834.5%
Other services14,6904.5%
Public administration12,8793.9%
Wholesale trade8,1442.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation7,0222.1%
Information4,0571.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing4,0231.2%
Utilities1,5150.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting9140.3%
Management4160.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction620.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Providence County, RI

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican7,8751.20%
Puerto Rican40,1576.10%
Cuban1,0280.16%
Dominican56,2418.55%
Total Central American33,2295.05%
Costa Rican4530.07%
Guatemalan26,3734.01%
Honduran1,7280.26%
Nicaraguan4900.07%
Panamanian4630.07%
Salvadoran3,6700.56%
Other Central American520.01%
Total South American15,9702.43%
Argentinean4430.07%
Bolivian1,4350.22%
Chilean1690.03%
Colombian10,4081.58%
Ecuadorian1,5140.23%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian9170.14%
Uruguayan900.01%
Venezuelan9370.14%
Other South American570.01%
Other Hispanic6,5190.99%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian6,1810.94%
Chinese5,5400.84%
Cambodian5,3160.81%
Laotian2,4380.37%
Filipino2,1740.33%
Korean1,2950.20%
Vietnamese7810.12%
Hmong6750.10%
Japanese4050.06%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English424,49368.3%
Spanish121,75319.6%
Other Indo-European30,3264.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun15,1412.4%
Other Asian9,4331.5%
Other6,5461.1%
Chinese4,9870.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic3,5920.6%
Arabic2,4570.4%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Italian89,21413.6%
Irish84,20612.8%
French50,1017.6%
English49,8867.6%
Portuguese41,0896.2%
French Canadian29,9744.6%
German23,0273.5%
American20,4863.1%
Polish18,6242.8%
Cape Verdean16,2442.5%
Scottish7,4741.1%
Swedish6,3421.0%
African5,5590.8%
Russian5,0150.8%
Haitian4,2870.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen598,90391.0%
Not a citizen59,0819.0%
Native528,39180.3%
Foreign-born129,59319.7%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Providence County, RI

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
30,472 6.7%31,903 7.0%132,887 29.2%117,764 25.9%86,194 18.9%55,732 12.3%
  Average years of education: 13.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 30,472 6.7%
9-12 Years 31,903 7.0%
H.S. Grad or GED 132,887 29.2%
Some College 117,764 25.9%
Bach. Degree 86,194 18.9%
Grad Degree 55,732 12.3%
Average years of education: 13.2

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Providence County, RI

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 306,196 285,626 20,570 6.7% 6.2%
1991 306,852 279,415 27,437 8.9% 8.4%
1992 308,617 279,309 29,308 9.5% 9.0%
1993 303,564 279,561 24,003 7.9% 7.5%
1994 298,025 277,036 20,989 7.0% 6.6%
1995 295,461 275,311 20,150 6.8% 6.3%
1996 297,802 280,944 16,858 5.7% 5.2%
1997 303,887 286,301 17,586 5.8% 5.3%
1998 304,145 288,920 15,225 5.0% 4.5%
1999 307,075 292,773 14,302 4.7% 4.2%
2000 309,119 295,719 13,400 4.3% 4.0%
2001 309,256 293,939 15,317 5.0% 4.5%
2002 314,066 296,540 17,526 5.6% 5.1%
2003 320,787 301,125 19,662 6.1% 5.6%
2004 317,672 299,593 18,079 5.7% 5.3%
2005 321,997 304,150 17,847 5.5% 5.1%
2006 327,217 308,743 18,474 5.6% 5.2%
2007 326,920 308,909 18,011 5.5% 5.1%
2008 326,229 299,594 26,635 8.2% 7.6%
2009 329,173 288,605 40,568 12.3% 11.4%
2010 331,761 291,193 40,568 12.2% 11.6%
2011 327,303 289,337 37,966 11.6% 11.0%
2012 326,755 291,552 35,203 10.8% 10.2%
2013 325,702 293,165 32,537 10.0% 9.5%
2014 325,022 298,306 26,716 8.2% 7.8%
2015 324,384 303,657 20,727 6.4% 6.0%
2016 323,197 305,287 17,910 5.5% 5.2%
2017 325,587 309,860 15,727 4.8% 4.5%
2018 327,036 312,667 14,369 4.4% 4.1%
2019 328,216 315,398 12,818 3.9% 3.6%
2020 320,264 287,648 32,616 10.2% 9.4%
2021 335,917 316,021 19,896 5.9% 5.5%
2022 334,104 322,458 11,646 3.5% 3.2%
2023 336,591 325,520 11,071 3.3% 3.0%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com