COMPARING TWO PLACES
Providence vs Richmond
PLACE A
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
VS
PLACE B
Richmond, VA
Providence is 23% larger than Richmond. Richmond earns more, with a median household income $2,465 higher. Richmond has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs 5%).
PROVIDENCERICHMONDDIFFERENCE
Total population1,708,1611,389,338+23% vs Richmond
Population density1,076318+758
Population growth4.7%10.8%−6.1 pts
Median age40.839.1+1.7
Male49.0%48.6%+0.4 pts
Female51.0%51.4%−0.4 pts
Foreign-born14.7%8.9%+5.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.5%54.7%+15.9 pts
Black4.6%27.6%−23.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino15.1%8.4%+6.7 pts
Asian3.1%4.2%−1.1 pts
Other6.6%5.1%+1.5 pts
Median household income$87,204$89,669−$2,465
Per capita income$46,322$47,682−$1,360
Poverty rate11.2%10.0%+1.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4570.449Even
Bachelor's degree or higher35.3%41.1%−5.8 pts
Graduate degree14.0%16.2%−2.2 pts
Unemployment rate5.7%4.5%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation65.1%66.5%−1.4 pts
Median home value$426,358$351,202+$75,155
Median gross rent$1,318$1,492−$174
Owner-occupied63.0%68.1%−5.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.3%6.1%+1.2 pts
Rent-burdened households46.8%47.1%−0.3 pts
Average commute26.625.5+1.1
Worked from home12.3%18.8%−6.5 pts
Public transit to work1.8%1.0%+0.8 pts
Uninsured4.0%6.5%−2.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025