COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Providence County

Rhode Island · 596,270 residents · 409 sq mi

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Providence County is a county of 596,270 people in Rhode Island. 54% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $126,100. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Headcount has barely moved since 2000. Median household income is $29,580, close to the national figure.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.7

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 36%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

596,270

−4%vs 2000

vs 621,602 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.7

−5%vs 2000

vs 35.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

409 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024665K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(40,857)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(37,816)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.8%(34,540)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(41,376)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.6%(51,577)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.7%(105,291)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(82,379)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(55,452)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(52,730)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.8%(52,601)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(31,320)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(10,331)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,580

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,950 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,871

−28%vs 2000

vs $19,255 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.9%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$126,100

+36%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $122,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$465

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $527 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

53.5%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 53.2% in 2000

46.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic73.8%(458,622)

Black5.8%(36,078)

Hispanic / Latino13.4%(83,232)

Asian2.9%(17,813)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic88%(524,420)

Black5.4%(32,140)

Hispanic / Latino6.6%(39,252)

Asian2.3%(13,746)

Other4.4%(25,964)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Dominican9%(60,120)

Central American5.8%(38,384)

Puerto Rican5.4%(36,104)

Guatemalan4.8%(32,191)

South American2.8%(18,797)

Colombian1.7%(11,620)

Mexican1.2%(7,847)

Salvadoran0.6%(3,720)

Bolivian0.3%(2,208)

Ecuadorian0.3%(2,003)

Venezuelan0.2%(1,569)

Honduran0.2%(1,360)

+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data

Cuban0.2%(1,270)

Spaniard0.2%(1,229)

Peruvian0.1%(809)

Nicaraguan0.1%(452)

Costa Rican0.1%(392)

Argentine0%(278)

Panamanian0%(269)

Chilean0%(202)

Uruguayan0%(64)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.9%(6,218)

Chinese0.9%(5,813)

Cambodian0.7%(4,746)

Laotian0.5%(3,103)

Filipino0.4%(2,476)

Korean0.2%(1,395)

Pakistani0.1%(729)

Vietnamese0.1%(569)

Japanese0.1%(410)

Hmong0.1%(375)

Taiwanese0%(330)

Nepalese0%(211)

+ 9 more asian origin groups with data

Sri Lankan0%(125)

Bangladeshi0%(117)

Thai0%(106)

Indonesian0%(103)

Uzbek0%(75)

Singaporean0%(56)

Burmese0%(39)

Kazakh0%(33)

Malaysian0%(13)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(392)

Fijian0%(259)

Chamorro0%(162)

Samoan0%(149)

Ancestry

Italian13.1%(87,286)

Irish12.3%(81,758)

English7.6%(50,482)

French7%(46,530)

Portuguese6%(39,965)

Subsaharan African4.7%(31,204)

French Canadian3.7%(24,676)

German3.4%(22,605)

American3.1%(20,720)

Polish2.7%(18,124)

Cape Verdean2.5%(16,925)

Scottish1.3%(8,559)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian1.2%(7,671)

Arab0.9%(6,137)

Swedish0.8%(5,608)

Russian0.8%(5,462)

Haitian0.7%(4,865)

Nigerian0.5%(3,331)

Armenian0.5%(3,149)

Greek0.5%(3,143)

Lebanese0.4%(2,973)

Ukrainian0.3%(2,152)

Canadian0.3%(1,967)

Brazilian0.3%(1,946)

Dutch0.3%(1,847)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(1,700)

Lithuanian0.3%(1,676)

Norwegian0.2%(1,505)

Welsh0.2%(1,479)

Syrian0.2%(1,378)

Jamaican0.2%(1,208)

Hungarian0.2%(1,147)

British0.1%(960)

Danish0.1%(708)

Belgian0.1%(696)

Egyptian0.1%(675)

Austrian0.1%(621)

Czech0.1%(577)

Romanian0.1%(502)

Swiss0.1%(414)

Finnish0.1%(368)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(358)

Ethiopian0.1%(355)

Iranian0.1%(349)

Turkish0%(328)

Slovak0%(310)

Barbadian0%(270)

Palestinian0%(264)

Guyanese0%(250)

Moroccan0%(221)

Croatian0%(189)

Latvian0%(153)

Kenyan0%(135)

Australian0%(132)

Ghanaian0%(132)

Israeli0%(114)

Jordanian0%(69)

Iraqi0%(61)

Slovene0%(16)

Bulgarian0%(12)

Somali0%(12)

Macedonian0%(10)

Serbian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest Dominican population · Largest English population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.3%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.0%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.7%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.2 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 14.6 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 married43.9%(118,691)

Married44.4%(120,024)

Widowed2.7%(7,208)

Divorced9.1%(24,503)

Women 15+

Never married38.5%(109,502)

Married40.8%(116,087)

Widowed8.3%(23,602)

Divorced12.3%(35,074)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.4%

−8.2 ptssince 2013

from 13.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.8%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 55.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.4%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.7%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.8%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 26.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.2%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 66.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.0%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 39.6% 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)21.7%(4,625)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.6%(2,909)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.2%(7,076)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6%(1,287)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.5%(529)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 21,324 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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