CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Providence

Kentucky · 4,123 residents · 6.03 sq mi

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With 4,123 people, Providence is a city in Kentucky. The typical home is worth $23,600. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. Renters pay $213 a month at the median. 22.4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Households take in $16,883 at the median, 44% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,123

+14%vs 2000

vs 3,611 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.0

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.03 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(301)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(264)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(351)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(308)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(271)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.7%(566)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.2%(461)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(453)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(395)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.9%(368)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(243)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.4%(142)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,883

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,400 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,601

−32%vs 2000

vs $14,209 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.4%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$23,600

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$213

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $302 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.9%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.1% in 2000

29.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic81.6%(2,947)

Black16.5%(596)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(31)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic82.1%(3,385)

Black17.4%(717)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.2%(8)

Other0.3%(13)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Ancestry

English24.8%(709)

American9.6%(274)

Irish8%(229)

German6.2%(176)

Portuguese1.1%(30)

Scottish1%(28)

Italian0.9%(27)

Polish0.7%(19)

French0.4%(12)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(12)

Dutch0.2%(7)

Swiss0.2%(5)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.1%(3)

Norwegian0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Portuguese population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.8%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.9%

−12.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.0 min

+1%vs 2000

vs 16.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married29.1%(345)

Married55.4%(657)

Widowed2.4%(28)

Divorced13.2%(156)

Women 15+

Never married15.9%(177)

Married51.9%(579)

Widowed14.4%(161)

Divorced17.8%(199)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.8%

−7.5 ptssince 2013

from 8.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.4%

+15.1 ptssince 2020

from 43.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.4%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 11.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.9%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 25.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.7%

−6.0 ptssince 2020

from 34.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.5%

+13.4 ptssince 2020

from 54.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.3%

−11.1 ptssince 2020

from 55.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)24.4%(31)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)6.3%(8)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era52.8%(67)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 127 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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