COMPARING TWO PLACES
Richmond vs Providence
PLACE A
Richmond, VA
VS
PLACE B
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
Richmond is 19% smaller than Providence. Richmond earns more, with a median household income $2,465 higher. Richmond has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs 5%).
RICHMONDPROVIDENCEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,389,3381,708,161−19% vs Providence
Population density3181,076−758
Population growth10.8%4.7%+6.1 pts
Median age39.140.8−1.7
Male48.6%49.0%−0.4 pts
Female51.4%51.0%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born8.9%14.7%−5.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.7%70.5%−15.9 pts
Black27.6%4.6%+23.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.4%15.1%−6.7 pts
Asian4.2%3.1%+1.1 pts
Other5.1%6.6%−1.5 pts
Median household income$89,669$87,204+$2,465
Per capita income$47,682$46,322+$1,360
Poverty rate10.0%11.2%−1.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4490.457Even
Bachelor's degree or higher41.1%35.3%+5.8 pts
Graduate degree16.2%14.0%+2.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.5%5.7%−1.2 pts
Labor force participation66.5%65.1%+1.4 pts
Median home value$351,202$426,358−$75,155
Median gross rent$1,492$1,318+$174
Owner-occupied68.1%63.0%+5.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.1%7.3%−1.2 pts
Rent-burdened households47.1%46.8%+0.3 pts
Average commute25.526.6−1.1
Worked from home18.8%12.3%+6.5 pts
Public transit to work1.0%1.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured6.5%4.0%+2.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025