CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Providence

Rhode Island · 160,728 residents · 18.4 sq mi

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With 160,728 people, Providence is a city in Rhode Island. 36% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the Rhode Island median by roughly 31%. The poverty rate is 23.0%, above the 13.2% national rate. This skews young, with a median age of 29.4. Households take in $22,147 at the median, 26% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.4

US median: 33.0

Average education

22% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 44%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

160,728

−7%vs 2000

vs 173,618 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.4

+4%vs 2000

vs 28.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

18.4 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024192K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.8%(12,584)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(11,179)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.8%(9,272)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.9%(14,333)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2412.1%(19,403)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.1%(29,100)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412%(19,353)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.7%(12,430)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647%(11,218)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.1%(11,475)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(7,528)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(2,853)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,147

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,867 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,838

−24%vs 2000

vs $15,525 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.0%

−6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$111,200

+44%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $101,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$469

+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $526 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

36.3%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 34.6% in 2000

63.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic45.8%(79,451)

Black12.7%(22,103)

Hispanic / Latino30%(52,146)

Asian5.9%(10,303)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic70.2%(112,893)

Black14.6%(23,387)

Hispanic / Latino14.8%(23,744)

Asian6%(9,599)

Other9.2%(14,849)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

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)

Singaporean0%(40)

Burmese0%(39)

Indonesian0%(34)

Kazakh0%(33)

Sri Lankan0%(30)

Thai0%(28)

Malaysian0%(13)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(162)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(130)

Samoan0%(37)

Fijian0%(23)

Ancestry

Irish8.1%(15,588)

Italian6.5%(12,513)

Subsaharan African5.1%(9,802)

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

French Canadian1%(1,991)

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)

Australian0%(82)

Croatian0%(71)

Jordanian0%(69)

Israeli0%(57)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(55)

Kenyan0%(51)

Barbadian0%(40)

Moroccan0%(24)

Slovene0%(16)

Latvian0%(15)

Iraqi0%(11)

Serbian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest Dominican population · Largest Central American population · Largest Guatemalan population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.6%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.8%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.6%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.1 min

+20%vs 2000

vs 13.5 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 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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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