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Providence Metro

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA · 6 counties · 1,708,161 residents (2025 est.) · 1,587 sq mi
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With 1,684,071 people, Providence is a metro area. That puts it in the top 2% of US metro areas for household income. There are 1,061 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $426,358, having roughly tripled since 2000. The population has held roughly steady since 2000. Households earn $87,204 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $87,204, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.8
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 72%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Providence

What changed most since 1990

  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$325,961 → $426,358 (+31%)US over the same years: +67%
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,684,071
+6%since 2000
from 1,582,997 in 2000
1,708,161 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,061 / sq mi
+6%since 2000
from 997 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
40.8
+11%since 2000
from 36.7 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,587 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.5M1.5M1.6M1.6M1.7M19902000201020202024Providence
20241.7M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.9%(82,610)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.3%(88,745)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.7%(95,178)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.5%(109,646)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.6%(111,568)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.5%(227,549)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.8%(215,773)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.3%(207,441)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414%(235,862)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.8%(181,806)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.4%(91,473)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.2%(36,420)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$87,204
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $42,717 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$46,322
+116%since 2000
from $21,448 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
55.9%
+19.4 ptssince 2009
from 36.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2000
from 11.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.457
+2%since 2010
from 0.448 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade10.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade7.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services6.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration5.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance4.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.3%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$426,358
+72%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $136,267 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,318
+32%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $546 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
63.0%
+2.5 ptssince 2000
from 60.5% in 2000
37.0% rent
Vacancy rate
7.3%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 9.2% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.41 people
−5%since 2009
from 2.53 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
26.5%
−9.9 ptssince 2009
from 36.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
46.8%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 46.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.9
−8%since 2009
from 5.3 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
51
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic84.4%(1,336,371)
Black3.3%(51,710)
Hispanic / Latino7%(110,062)
Asian1.9%(30,089)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic70.5%(1,187,934)
Black4.6%(77,715)
Hispanic / Latino15.1%(254,304)
Asian3.1%(52,253)
Other6.6%(111,865)
Diversity Score
56
+46%since 2009
from 39 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
44
−9%since 2020
from 48 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican4.3%(71,643)
Dominican4.1%(69,294)
Central American3.1%(52,045)
Guatemalan2.3%(38,487)
South American1.6%(27,317)
Mexican0.9%(15,373)
Colombian0.9%(14,346)
Salvadoran0.4%(7,147)
Ecuadorian0.3%(5,189)
Honduran0.2%(3,867)
Cuban0.2%(3,350)
Spaniard0.2%(2,802)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Bolivian0.2%(2,600)
Venezuelan0.2%(2,496)
Peruvian0.1%(1,618)
Costa Rican0.1%(1,174)
Panamanian0%(662)
Nicaraguan0%(535)
Argentine0%(504)
Chilean0%(400)
Uruguayan0%(81)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.8%(12,781)
Chinese0.7%(11,113)
Cambodian0.5%(7,276)
Filipino0.3%(4,933)
Laotian0.2%(3,287)
Vietnamese0.2%(2,922)
Korean0.2%(2,765)
Pakistani0.1%(1,799)
Japanese0.1%(867)
Hmong0.1%(847)
Taiwanese0.1%(788)
Thai0%(473)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Nepalese0%(270)
Sri Lankan0%(237)
Burmese0%(189)
Indonesian0%(125)
Uzbek0%(75)
Kazakh0%(33)
Malaysian0%(18)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(309)
Samoan0%(272)
Fijian0%(259)
Guamanian0%(62)
Ancestry
Irish16.3%(274,560)
Italian12.5%(209,787)
Portuguese12.3%(207,722)
English10.6%(178,462)
French7.4%(124,382)
German4.5%(75,474)
French Canadian3.7%(62,419)
American3.5%(58,221)
Subsaharan African3.2%(54,620)
Polish3.2%(53,658)
Cape Verdean2.2%(36,648)
Scottish1.6%(26,604)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish1.2%(19,899)
West Indian1.1%(18,302)
Arab0.8%(13,626)
Russian0.7%(11,597)
Haitian0.7%(10,971)
Brazilian0.6%(10,148)
Greek0.5%(8,250)
Lebanese0.4%(6,831)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(6,494)
Dutch0.4%(6,191)
Armenian0.3%(5,550)
Norwegian0.3%(5,537)
Canadian0.3%(5,013)
Ukrainian0.3%(4,775)
Lithuanian0.3%(4,578)
Welsh0.2%(4,140)
Nigerian0.2%(4,026)
Jamaican0.2%(3,808)
British0.2%(3,493)
Hungarian0.2%(3,131)
Syrian0.1%(2,493)
Austrian0.1%(2,315)
Czech0.1%(2,199)
Finnish0.1%(1,990)
Danish0.1%(1,779)
Romanian0.1%(1,356)
Egyptian0.1%(1,287)
Swiss0.1%(1,238)
Belgian0.1%(1,236)
Slovak0.1%(999)
Turkish0.1%(956)
Moroccan0.1%(809)
Iranian0%(742)
Croatian0%(618)
Barbadian0%(571)
Kenyan0%(431)
Ethiopian0%(428)
Ghanaian0%(423)
Latvian0%(399)
Israeli0%(358)
Guyanese0%(339)
Australian0%(255)
Iraqi0%(232)
Bulgarian0%(221)
Jordanian0%(200)
Serbian0%(165)
Slovene0%(121)
Somali0%(12)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
35.3%
+11.7 ptssince 2000
from 23.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
88.6%
+12.3 ptssince 2000
from 76.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
14.0%
+5.4 ptssince 2000
from 8.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.6 min
+65%since 2000
from 16.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
73.1%
−7.8 ptssince 2009
from 80.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.2%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 9.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.8%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.3%
+9.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
9.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 8.9% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.7%
−3.5 ptssince 2011
from 9.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
65.1%
−1.7 ptssince 2011
from 66.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.9%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 77.1% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.8%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 12.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
42.6%
+7.8 ptssince 2009
from 34.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.0%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 48.4% in 2009
Female
51.0%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 51.6% in 2009
Foreign born
14.7%
+2.3 ptssince 2009
from 12.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.1%
−4.5 ptssince 2009
from 9.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.1%
+1.2 ptssince 2012
from 13.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.0%
−4.9 ptssince 2013
from 8.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.2%
+12.0 ptssince 2017
from 79.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.5%
+4.3 ptssince 2020
from 90.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.6%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 88.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
77.3%
−1.3 ptssince 2016
from 78.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
11.1%
+1.8 ptssince 2016
from 9.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married40%(275,571)
Married48.1%(331,228)
Widowed2.7%(18,623)
Divorced9.2%(63,586)
Women 15+
Never married34.2%(249,137)
Married44.5%(324,061)
Widowed8.7%(63,248)
Divorced12.6%(92,084)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.0%
−4.9 ptssince 2013
from 8.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
57.2%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 58.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 14.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.7%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 18.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
24.8%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 23.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.7%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 2.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
69.3%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 70.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
40.3%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 39.0% 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)20.8%(14,451)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.8%(11,691)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.5%(24,672)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.4%(4,439)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.1%(1,452)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 69,438 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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Over time

Providence, decade by decade

Providence population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
19901,509,789$76,991$325,96119.5%20.8
20001,582,997$77,816$248,23123.6%35.0
20101,600,852$79,601$418,47128.4%44.2
20201,676,579$85,547$354,11932.9%57.9
20241,684,071$87,204$426,35835.3%56.2

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

In this metro

Largest cities

ProvidenceCENTRAL195,310New Bedford101,834Fall River95,298Cranston84,647WarwickCENTRAL84,187Pawtucket77,065Taunton62,522East Providence48,249Attleboro47,447Woonsocket44,580North Attleborough31,506Newport24,251Central Falls23,124Westerly18,411Somerset18,298Valley Falls12,657Newport East11,069Wakefield-Peace Dale9,302Cumberland Hill8,648Greenville8,296Tiverton8,091Kingston7,332Mansfield Center7,222Bliss Corner5,405North Westport5,289Raynham Center4,841Smith Mills4,612Pascoag4,410Ocean Grove3,453Narragansett Pier3,167

The 30 most populous of 51 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

6 component counties

Providence CountyCENTRAL678,179Bristol CountyCENTRAL593,640Kent CountyCENTRAL173,495Washington CountyCENTRAL129,795Newport CountyCENTRAL83,051Bristol CountyCENTRAL50,001
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA?

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA has about 1,684,071 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA?

The typical household in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA earns about $87,204 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Providence-Warwick, RI-MA expensive?

In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, the median home is worth about $426,358, and the typical rent is about $1,318 a month.

How educated are people in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA?

About 35.3% of adults age 25 and over in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA?

About 11.2% of people in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA live below the federal poverty line.

Has Providence-Warwick, RI-MA grown since 1990?

Yes, Providence-Warwick, RI-MA has grown since 1990. The population has added about 174,282 residents, a change of about 12 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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