CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Providence

Utah · 3,344 residents · 4.14 sq mi

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With 3,344 people, Providence is a city in Utah. This skews young, with a median age of 23.7. Owners hold 89% of the housing stock. This is an unusually credentialed place: 34% of adults have a four-year degree. Households here earn about 32% more than in Utah as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 3.2% of residents.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 23.7

US median: 33.0

More educated

34% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,344

−24%vs 2000

vs 4,377 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

23.7

−14%vs 2000

vs 27.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.14 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.7%(323)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 912.7%(426)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1413.3%(444)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.3%(343)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(176)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413%(434)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(456)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(313)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.9%(197)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.4%(146)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.1%(70)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(16)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$38,854

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,129 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,530

−46%vs 2000

vs $21,201 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.2%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$83,300

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $154,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$381

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $580 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

88.8%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.0% in 2000

11.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.3%(4,217)

Black0.1%(6)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(90)

Asian0.5%(21)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(3,301)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(30)

Asian0.5%(16)

Other0.8%(27)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.3%(741)

Central American2.8%(254)

Guatemalan2.1%(184)

Salvadoran0.8%(70)

Puerto Rican0.4%(38)

Spaniard0.2%(15)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.5%(46)

Ancestry

English37.7%(3,374)

German11.7%(1,043)

Danish10.6%(952)

Norwegian6.3%(566)

Swedish6.2%(553)

Irish4.7%(419)

American4.2%(378)

Scottish3.2%(283)

Dutch2.2%(197)

Polish1.8%(158)

Italian1.7%(151)

Welsh1.2%(109)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss1%(88)

British0.9%(78)

Canadian0.6%(58)

Russian0.6%(51)

French0.5%(46)

West Indian0.4%(40)

Haitian0.4%(40)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(37)

Brazilian0.4%(34)

Slovak0.3%(25)

Greek0.2%(20)

Finnish0.2%(19)

Turkish0.1%(13)

Austrian0.1%(12)

French Canadian0.1%(10)

Croatian0.1%(8)

Czech0.1%(5)

Hungarian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Danish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Norwegian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

33.9%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 39.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

91.9%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 95.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

13.1%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.7 min

+56%vs 2000

vs 13.9 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 married22.3%(655)

Married72.3%(2,126)

Widowed2.3%(69)

Divorced3.1%(91)

Women 15+

Never married19.9%(657)

Married63.9%(2,113)

Widowed6.3%(209)

Divorced9.9%(327)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.3%

−4.5 ptssince 2013

from 6.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

72.7%

+7.1 ptssince 2020

from 65.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.9%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.4%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

11.7%

+7.0 ptssince 2020

from 4.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.8%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

84.6%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 84.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

23.7%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 19.1% 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)15.6%(44)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)33.3%(94)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.6%(92)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.9%(11)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 282 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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