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METRO AREA · 2020 ACS

Providence Metro

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA · 6 counties · 1,676,579 residents · 1,587 sq mi
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Providence is home to 1,676,579 people. The typical home is worth $292,168, having more than doubled since 2000. The population has held roughly steady since 2000. Households earn $70,581 at the median, near the US median. About 33% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $66,278
Older
median age 41.1
US median: 38.8
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 43%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,676,579
+6%since 2000
from 1,582,997 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,056 / sq mi
+6%since 2000
from 997 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
41.1
+12%since 2000
from 36.7 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
1,587 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.5M1.5M1.6M1.6M1.7M19902000201020202024Providence
20241.7M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 54.8%(80,080)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.3%(88,108)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 145.8%(97,482)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.8%(113,706)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.9%(115,090)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3413.1%(219,459)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4412.1%(202,633)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5412.8%(214,575)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6414.4%(241,700)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 7410.6%(177,170)
US avg: 10%
75 to 845.2%(86,977)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over2.4%(39,599)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$70,581
+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $42,717 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$37,290
+74%since 2000
from $21,448 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
47.2%
+10.7 ptssince 2009
from 36.5% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
11.3%
Unchangedsince 2000
from 11.3% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information11.9%
US avg: 11.1%
Retail trade10.6%
US avg: 10%
Wholesale trade6.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Other services6.4%
US avg: 6.6%
Public administration4.9%
US avg: 4.7%
Finance & insurance4.4%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical3.7%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.6%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 2%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$292,168
+43%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $136,267 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,013
+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $546 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
59.8%
−0.7 ptssince 2000
from 60.5% in 2000
40.2% rent
Persons per household
2.47 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.53 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
4.1
−23%since 2009
from 5.3 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
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%
2020
White, non-Hispanic71.6%(1,199,708)
Black4.7%(78,509)
Hispanic / Latino14.1%(236,852)
Asian3.1%(52,018)
Other4.3%(72,253)
Segregation Score
48
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%(70,473)
Dominican3.5%(56,945)
Central American2.4%(38,875)
Guatemalan1.7%(27,588)
South American1.2%(20,194)
Mexican0.8%(13,483)
Colombian0.7%(10,624)
Salvadoran0.4%(6,460)
Spaniard0.2%(3,127)
Bolivian0.2%(2,821)
Cuban0.2%(2,815)
Ecuadorian0.1%(2,419)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Honduran0.1%(2,355)
Peruvian0.1%(1,746)
Panamanian0.1%(931)
Venezuelan0.1%(882)
Nicaraguan0.1%(858)
Argentine0.1%(830)
Chilean0%(733)
Uruguayan0%(96)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.7%(11,917)
Chinese0.7%(11,127)
Cambodian0.5%(7,543)
Filipino0.2%(3,673)
Vietnamese0.2%(2,795)
Laotian0.1%(2,235)
Korean0.1%(2,193)
Pakistani0.1%(1,649)
Japanese0.1%(1,114)
Hmong0.1%(827)
Taiwanese0%(711)
Thai0%(575)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Burmese0%(324)
Indonesian0%(138)
Nepalese0%(125)
Malaysian0%(71)
Bhutanese0%(61)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(596)
Samoan0%(517)
Fijian0%(82)
Ancestry
Irish17.4%(282,784)
Portuguese13.9%(225,055)
Italian13.6%(220,421)
English10.6%(172,506)
French8.9%(144,221)
French Canadian4.9%(78,777)
German4.6%(74,777)
Polish3.6%(58,108)
Subsaharan African3.3%(53,399)
American3.3%(52,812)
Cape Verdean2.2%(35,619)
Scottish1.6%(25,761)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish1.4%(23,071)
West Indian1%(16,426)
Russian0.8%(12,283)
Greek0.7%(10,644)
Haitian0.6%(9,504)
Lebanese0.5%(7,479)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(7,285)
Armenian0.4%(7,081)
British0.4%(6,630)
Dutch0.4%(6,487)
Brazilian0.4%(6,164)
Norwegian0.4%(6,076)
Canadian0.3%(5,389)
Nigerian0.3%(5,228)
Lithuanian0.3%(5,154)
Ukrainian0.3%(5,139)
Jamaican0.2%(3,909)
Welsh0.2%(3,906)
Hungarian0.2%(2,975)
Finnish0.2%(2,500)
Syrian0.2%(2,449)
Czech0.1%(2,304)
Austrian0.1%(2,272)
Danish0.1%(1,778)
Swiss0.1%(1,491)
Belgian0.1%(1,466)
Egyptian0.1%(1,436)
Romanian0.1%(1,304)
Arab0.1%(1,266)
Slovak0.1%(978)
Iranian0.1%(867)
Turkish0%(646)
Barbadian0%(476)
Bulgarian0%(463)
Croatian0%(444)
Guyanese0%(442)
Moroccan0%(387)
Ethiopian0%(335)
Latvian0%(315)
Jordanian0%(276)
Kenyan0%(270)
Australian0%(237)
Ghanaian0%(224)
Serbian0%(152)
Israeli0%(143)
Slovene0%(105)
Iraqi0%(102)
Macedonian0%(101)
Somali0%(21)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
32.9%
+9.3 ptssince 2000
from 23.6% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
88.1%
+11.8 ptssince 2000
from 76.3% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
12.7%
+4.1 ptssince 2000
from 8.6% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.4 min
+64%since 2000
from 16.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
79.8%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 80.9% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
9.4%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 8.9% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.5%
−3.7 ptssince 2011
from 9.2% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
65.0%
−1.8 ptssince 2011
from 66.8% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.1%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
39.7%
+4.8 ptssince 2009
from 34.9% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 48.4% in 2009
Female
51.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 51.6% in 2009
Foreign born
13.6%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 12.4% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
3.8%
−5.1 ptssince 2013
from 8.9% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
90.2%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
88.5%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
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
3.8%
−5.1 ptssince 2013
from 8.9% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
58.8%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
14.4%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
18.9%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
23.9%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
2.0%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
70.9%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
39.0%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)15.5%(12,456)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)15.7%(12,609)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era37.2%(29,957)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War10.1%(8,105)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II4.1%(3,317)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 80,485 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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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 1,676,579 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA earns about $70,581 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 $292,168, and the typical rent is about $1,013 a month.

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

About 32.9% 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 11.3% 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 166,790 residents, a change of about 11 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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