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Providence

Rhode Island · 195,310 residents (2025 est.) · 18.4 sq mi
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With 191,767 people, Providence is a city in Rhode Island. Owners hold 41% of the housing stock. 34% of residents were born outside the United States. This skews young, with a median age of 32.8. There are 10,419 people per square mile. The poverty rate is 20.7%, above the 12.5% national rate.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.8
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 96%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
191,767
+10%since 2000
from 173,618 in 2000
195,310 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
10,419 / sq mi
+11%since 2009
from 9,373 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
32.8
+17%since 2000
from 28.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
18.4 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
158K167K176K186K195K19902000201020202024Providence
2024192K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.3%(10,229)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.3%(10,167)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.9%(11,385)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 199.3%(17,837)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2410.8%(20,733)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3417.4%(33,314)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.7%(24,435)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.7%(22,523)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 649.9%(18,939)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 746.7%(12,864)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.4%(6,448)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.5%(2,893)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$68,119
+39%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $26,867 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$37,138
+139%since 2000
from $15,525 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
45.2%
+22.0 ptssince 2009
from 23.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
20.7%
−8.4 ptssince 2000
from 29.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.503
−4%since 2010
from 0.525 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade10.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Information10.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance5.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade5.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services5.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration4.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.1%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$362,200
+96%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $101,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,408
+47%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $526 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
41.4%
+6.8 ptssince 2000
from 34.6% in 2000
58.6% rent
Vacancy rate
10.0%
−4.0 ptssince 2009
from 13.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.47 people
−8%since 2009
from 2.69 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
32.7%
−14.1 ptssince 2009
from 46.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
45.5%
−8.1 ptssince 2009
from 53.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.3
−20%since 2009
from 6.7 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
57
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic45.8%(79,451)
Black12.7%(22,103)
Hispanic / Latino30%(52,146)
Asian5.9%(10,303)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic33.1%(63,482)
Black10.2%(19,632)
Hispanic / Latino45.3%(86,835)
Asian6.2%(11,856)
Other5.2%(9,962)
Diversity Score
84
−2%since 2009
from 85 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Dominican22.1%(42,389)
Central American10.4%(20,003)
Guatemalan9.1%(17,501)
Puerto Rican6.5%(12,403)
South American2.9%(5,569)
Mexican1.4%(2,631)
Colombian1.3%(2,404)
Salvadoran0.6%(1,180)
Ecuadorian0.6%(1,109)
Honduran0.5%(948)
Bolivian0.5%(875)
Venezuelan0.3%(586)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.3%(545)
Cuban0.2%(330)
Peruvian0.2%(313)
Panamanian0.1%(146)
Chilean0.1%(134)
Costa Rican0.1%(131)
Argentine0.1%(113)
Nicaraguan0.1%(97)
Uruguayan0%(35)
Asian origin
Chinese1.5%(2,881)
Cambodian1.1%(2,062)
Asian Indian1%(1,873)
Laotian0.7%(1,367)
Korean0.5%(1,042)
Filipino0.4%(735)
Pakistani0.2%(289)
Hmong0.1%(273)
Taiwanese0.1%(154)
Japanese0.1%(119)
Nepalese0.1%(119)
Bangladeshi0.1%(101)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Vietnamese0.1%(99)
Burmese0%(39)
Kazakh0%(33)
Thai0%(28)
Malaysian0%(13)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(162)
Samoan0%(37)
Fijian0%(23)
Ancestry
Irish8.1%(15,588)
Italian6.5%(12,513)
English4.5%(8,724)
German3.2%(6,092)
American2.5%(4,860)
French2.4%(4,531)
Portuguese1.9%(3,736)
Polish1.6%(3,109)
Cape Verdean1.6%(2,990)
West Indian1.4%(2,708)
Scottish1.1%(2,061)
+ 48 more ancestry groups with data
Arab1%(1,887)
Russian1%(1,829)
Haitian0.9%(1,747)
Nigerian0.7%(1,421)
Lebanese0.7%(1,367)
Swedish0.6%(1,131)
Dutch0.4%(740)
Ukrainian0.3%(568)
Armenian0.2%(463)
Lithuanian0.2%(437)
Greek0.2%(424)
Norwegian0.2%(424)
Jamaican0.2%(424)
Canadian0.2%(357)
Ethiopian0.2%(340)
Welsh0.2%(332)
British0.2%(290)
Hungarian0.1%(282)
Swiss0.1%(261)
Danish0.1%(258)
Scotch-Irish0.1%(254)
Austrian0.1%(213)
Brazilian0.1%(185)
Iranian0.1%(185)
Czech0.1%(175)
Egyptian0.1%(150)
Palestinian0.1%(149)
Guyanese0.1%(129)
Slovak0.1%(119)
Romanian0.1%(114)
Turkish0.1%(99)
Finnish0.1%(96)
Belgian0%(95)
Ghanaian0%(95)
Syrian0%(90)
Croatian0%(71)
Jordanian0%(69)
Israeli0%(57)
Kenyan0%(51)
Barbadian0%(40)
Moroccan0%(24)
Slovene0%(16)
Latvian0%(15)
Iraqi0%(11)
Serbian0%(3)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
34.6%
+10.2 ptssince 2000
from 24.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
82.1%
+16.3 ptssince 2000
from 65.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
16.6%
+5.3 ptssince 2000
from 11.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.0 min
+85%since 2000
from 13.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
60.5%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 63.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.0%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 14.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
4.1%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 7.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
14.3%
+10.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
7.3%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 8.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
1.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
17.1%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 18.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
8.2%
−6.0 ptssince 2011
from 14.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
64.4%
−0.5 ptssince 2011
from 64.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.4%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 71.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.0%
+2.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
41.8%
+8.7 ptssince 2009
from 33.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.0% in 2009
Female
50.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.0% in 2009
Foreign born
33.5%
+4.5 ptssince 2009
from 29.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
2.3%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 4.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.2%
+1.9 ptssince 2012
from 12.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
7.4%
−13.0 ptssince 2013
from 20.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
89.7%
+16.2 ptssince 2017
from 73.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.6%
+6.6 ptssince 2020
from 88.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
84.1%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 82.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
49.6%
−1.0 ptssince 2016
from 50.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
38.5%
+1.3 ptssince 2016
from 37.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married54.8%(42,632)
Married37.2%(28,916)
Widowed2%(1,546)
Divorced6%(4,687)
Women 15+
Never married51.2%(42,060)
Married32.7%(26,885)
Widowed6.1%(4,996)
Divorced10.1%(8,264)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.4%
−13.0 ptssince 2013
from 20.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
43.7%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 43.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.3%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 12.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
12.9%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 13.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
37.7%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 38.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
55.5%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 54.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
45.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 46.1% 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)31.4%(1,107)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.2%(499)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.5%(1,040)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.3%(188)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4.1%(146)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,521 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Providence, Rhode Island?

Providence, Rhode Island has about 191,767 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Providence, Rhode Island?

The typical household in Providence, Rhode Island earns about $68,119 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Providence, Rhode Island expensive?

In Providence, Rhode Island, the median home is worth about $362,200, and the typical rent is about $1,408 a month.

How educated are people in Providence, Rhode Island?

About 34.6% of adults age 25 and over in Providence, Rhode Island hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Providence, Rhode Island?

About 20.7% of people in Providence, Rhode Island live below the federal poverty line.

Has Providence, Rhode Island grown since 1990?

Yes, Providence, Rhode Island has grown since 1990. The population has added about 31,039 residents, a change of about 19 percent over that period.

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