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Providence, RI (Rhode Island) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $359,600 (it was $101,700 in 2000)
Providence:

$359,600
Rhode Island:

$383,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $291,300 - $467,100

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $438,363
Here:

$438,363
State:

$445,354

Townhouses or other attached units: $423,976
Here:

$423,976
State:

$371,092

In 2-unit structures: $308,328
Here:

$308,328
State:

$317,098

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $299,522
Here:

$299,522
State:

$315,052

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $389,021
Here:

$389,021
State:

$291,252

Total population: 179,154 (Urban population: 173,618, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 79,302 (72,767 occupied: 30,230 owner occupied, 42,537 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

58%
State:

37%

Housing density: 4,294 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $319,632.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,195 (lower quartile is $721, upper quartile is $1,609)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $611


Median gross rent in Providence, RI in 2022: $1,382

Housing units in Providence with a mortgage: 20,897 (2,838 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 2,307 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 922

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $98,202

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $80,927

Median monthly housing costs: $1,475

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Providence, Rhode Island Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1938

Median year apartment built: 1945

Household type by relationship:

Households: 189,575
  • Male householders: 34,586 (10,367 living alone), Female householders: 38,181 (14,941 living alone)
  • 19,758 spouses (18,858 opposite-sex spouses), 8,591 unmarried partners, (7,809 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 51,353 children (47,140 natural, 188 adopted, 4,025 stepchildren), 2,625 grandchildren, 2,121 brothers or sisters, 2,937 parents, 116 foster children, 3,060 other relatives, 11,745 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 14,502

Size of family households: 12,839 2-persons, 9,929 3-persons, 7,987 4-persons, 3,599 5-persons, 2,376 6-persons, 275 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 25,308 1-person, 7,852 2-persons, 1,841 3-persons, 433 4-persons, 220 5-persons, 108 7-or-more-persons.

15,498 married couples with children.
18,135 single-parent households (9,141 men, 8,994 women).

51.7% of residents of Providence speak English at home.
37.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
5.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
4.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 63,313 (33.4%)
(42.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.1
State:

6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.2
State:

4.1

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Providence, Rhode Island
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Providence, Rhode Island
  • 340no bedroom
  • 1,0881 bedroom
  • 8,2092 bedrooms
  • 14,4923 bedrooms
  • 4,1884 bedrooms
  • 1,9135+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Providence, Rhode Island
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Providence, Rhode Island
  • 4,890no bedroom
  • 11,9621 bedroom
  • 13,9612 bedrooms
  • 10,2523 bedrooms
  • 1,0504 bedrooms
  • 4225+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Providence in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Providence in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,657no vehicle
  • 11,4821 vehicle
  • 11,1352 vehicles
  • 3,7243 vehicles
  • 1,4444 vehicles
  • 7885+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Providence in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Providence in renter-occupied apartments
  • 13,439no vehicle
  • 19,2861 vehicle
  • 6,9332 vehicles
  • 2,7443 vehicles
  • 624 vehicles
  • 735+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Providence, Rhode Island
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Providence, Rhode Island
  • 3401 room
  • 1702 rooms
  • 6293 rooms
  • 2,7334 rooms
  • 6,8555 rooms
  • 7,0236 rooms
  • 4,0967 rooms
  • 4,2438 rooms
  • 4,1419+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Providence, Rhode Island
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Providence, Rhode Island
  • 4,6491 room
  • 2,0602 rooms
  • 8,2873 rooms
  • 8,5974 rooms
  • 8,3515 rooms
  • 7,2346 rooms
  • 2,3817 rooms
  • 7458 rooms
  • 2339+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Providence, RI
Providence city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Providence, RI household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Providence, RI in 2022
  • 6,750Less than $10,000
  • 8,220$10,000 to $19,999
  • 5,798$20,000 to $29,999
  • 4,389$30,000 to $39,999
  • 3,828$40,000 to $49,999
  • 4,888$50,000 to $59,999
  • 5,640$60,000 to $74,999
  • 9,376$75,000 to $99,999
  • 7,912$100,000 to $124,999
  • 4,262$125,000 to $149,999
  • 6,494$150,000 to $199,999
  • 5,210$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Providence, RI

  • Distribution of house value in Providence, RI in 2022
  • 558Less than $10,000
  • 14$10,000 to $14,999
  • 92$15,000 to $19,999
  • 43$20,000 to $24,999
  • 80$25,000 to $29,999
  • 28$30,000 to $34,999
  • 32$40,000 to $49,999
  • 43$50,000 to $59,999
  • 80$60,000 to $69,999
  • 146$70,000 to $79,999
  • 50$80,000 to $89,999
  • 43$90,000 to $99,999
  • 226$100,000 to $124,999
  • 382$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,006$150,000 to $174,999
  • 750$175,000 to $199,999
  • 2,552$200,000 to $249,999
  • 2,860$250,000 to $299,999
  • 8,701$300,000 to $399,999
  • 2,494$400,000 to $499,999
  • 3,975$500,000 to $749,999
  • 1,940$750,000 to $999,999
  • 705$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 74$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 130$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Providence, RI

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Providence, RI in 2022
  • 97Less than $100
  • 665$100 to $149
  • 804$150 to $199
  • 3,180$200 to $249
  • 1,567$250 to $299
  • 1,086$300 to $349
  • 124$350 to $399
  • 239$400 to $449
  • 787$450 to $499
  • 444$500 to $549
  • 479$550 to $599
  • 478$600 to $649
  • 101$650 to $699
  • 798$700 to $749
  • 1,361$750 to $799
  • 2,588$800 to $899
  • 1,239$900 to $999
  • 6,060$1,000 to $1,249
  • 7,372$1,250 to $1,499
  • 7,648$1,500 to $1,999
  • 3,239$2,000 to $2,499
  • 849$2,500 to $2,999
  • 318$3,500 or more
  • 1,014No cash rent
Work and jobs in Providence: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.4%
Number of people working at home: 15,067 (16.6% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1,852
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 9,101
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 11,881
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 12,657
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 14,233
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 5,373
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 5,848
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1,114
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 2,655
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 4,659
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 4,119
  • 90 or more minutes: 2,183
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Providence

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 90,927 (70.8%)
  • Carpooled: 9,073 (7.1%)
  • Bus: 2,315 (1.8%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 109 (0.1%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 220 (0.2%)
  • Taxi: 2,275 (1.8%)
  • Bicycle: 1,494 (1.2%)
  • Walked: 6,881 (5.4%)
  • Worked at home: 15,067 (11.7%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.3%Males
  • 2.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 5.1%Males
  • 13.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 1.2%Males
  • 23.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 3.4%Males
  • 1.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 5.6%Males
  • 4.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 14.3%Males
  • 12.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 5.2%Males
  • 6.2%Females
Races in Providence detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Providence, Rhode Island
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Providence, Rhode Island
  • 28,1362010 or later
  • 13,8602000 to 2009
  • 9,1121990 to 1999
  • 14,6571980 to 1989
  • 5,5691970 to 1979
  • 3,784Before 1970
Ancestries in Providence, RI

First ancestries reported:

  • Italian: 5,930 (4.9%)
  • Irish: 5,229 (4.3%)
  • American: 3,088 (2.6%)
  • Haitian: 2,515 (2.1%)
  • Nigerian: 2,368 (2.0%)
  • Portuguese: 2,145 (1.8%)
  • Liberian: 2,083 (1.7%)
  • African: 1,820 (1.5%)
  • English: 1,801 (1.5%)
  • Cape Verdean: 1,595 (1.3%)
  • French: 1,515 (1.3%)
  • German: 1,152 (1.0%)
  • European: 972 (0.8%)
  • French Canadian: 793 (0.7%)
  • Eastern European: 695 (0.6%)
  • Lebanese: 615 (0.5%)
  • Polish: 561 (0.5%)
  • Russian: 445 (0.4%)
  • Armenian: 430 (0.4%)
  • Scottish: 378 (0.3%)
  • Ukrainian: 347 (0.3%)
  • Jamaican: 303 (0.3%)
  • Albanian: 219 (0.2%)
  • Greek: 194 (0.2%)
  • Swedish: 181 (0.2%)
  • Syrian: 156 (0.1%)
  • Brazilian: 142 (0.1%)
  • Norwegian: 139 (0.1%)
  • Canadian: 107 (0.09%)
  • Slovak: 100 (0.08%)
  • Romanian: 97 (0.08%)
  • Ghanaian: 91 (0.08%)
  • West Indian: 85 (0.07%)
  • Palestinian: 83 (0.07%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 81 (0.07%)
  • Welsh: 80 (0.07%)
  • Egyptian: 66 (0.05%)
  • Barbadian: 65 (0.05%)
  • Hungarian: 60 (0.05%)
  • Danish: 59 (0.05%)
  • Swiss: 58 (0.05%)
  • British: 55 (0.05%)
  • Kenyan: 54 (0.04%)
  • Scandinavian: 53 (0.04%)
  • Iranian: 49 (0.04%)
  • Dutch: 47 (0.04%)
  • Czech: 45 (0.04%)
  • Arab: 42 (0.03%)
  • Guyanese: 41 (0.03%)
  • Turkish: 41 (0.03%)
  • Belizean: 40 (0.03%)
  • Moroccan: 30 (0.02%)
  • Australian: 30 (0.02%)
  • Slavic: 29 (0.02%)
  • British West Indian: 28 (0.02%)
  • Ethiopian: 26 (0.02%)
  • Northern European: 21 (0.02%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 20 (0.02%)
  • Latvian: 16 (0.01%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 15 (0.01%)
  • Croatian: 13 (0.01%)
  • Lithuanian: 13 (0.01%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 13 (0.01%)
  • Israeli: 12 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Dominican Republic
Providence:

42.9% (26,243)
Rhode Island:

21.0% (33,163)

Guatemala
Providence:

15.4% (9,408)
Rhode Island:

10.4% (16,385)

Liberia
Providence:

3.5% (2,138)
Rhode Island:

2.5% (3,901)

Nigeria
Providence:

2.6% (1,594)
Rhode Island:

1.9% (2,997)

India
Providence:

2.4% (1,499)
Rhode Island:

4.1% (6,461)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Providence:

2.4% (1,486)
Rhode Island:

3.0% (4,789)

Haiti
Providence:

2.4% (1,482)
Rhode Island:

1.9% (3,057)

Colombia
Providence:

1.7% (1,069)
Rhode Island:

4.1% (6,520)

Cambodia
Providence:

1.7% (1,064)
Rhode Island:

1.2% (1,902)

Portugal
Providence:

1.7% (1,022)
Rhode Island:

10.0% (15,766)

Honduras
Providence:

1.6% (1,004)
Rhode Island:

0.7% (1,059)

Cabo Verde
Providence:

1.5% (937)
Rhode Island:

5.1% (8,042)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 57,775
  • Other state: 59,289
  • Northeast: 40,071
  • Midwest: 5,969
  • South: 8,089
  • West: 5,160

83.8% of Providence residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33.7% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 12.5% lived in Rhode Island.


Providence:

83.8%
State average:

89.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,687
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 681
  • 5th and 6th grade: 810
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,443
  • 9th grade: 2,269
  • 10th grade: 870
  • 11th grade: 715
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,453
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 16,021
  • Less than 1 year of college: 818
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 7,579
  • Associate degree: 2,109
  • Bachelor's degree: 10,526
  • Master's degree: 4,840
  • Professional school degree: 3,291
  • Doctorate degree: 1,621
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,840
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 1,186
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,472
  • 7th and 8th grade: 2,056
  • 9th grade: 1,180
  • 10th grade: 387
  • 11th grade: 326
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,834
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 16,552
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,843
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,395
  • Associate degree: 2,662
  • Bachelor's degree: 11,960
  • Master's degree: 6,911
  • Professional school degree: 1,892
  • Doctorate degree: 2,299
Educational Attainment for Females
Providence marital status for males
Providence marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 22,357
  • One, attached: 3,796
  • Two: 13,243
  • 3 or 4: 17,931
  • 5 to 9: 5,167
  • 10 to 19: 2,630
  • 20 to 49: 1,644
  • 50 or more: 12,259
  • Mobile homes: 275
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.9%

House/condo owner moved in on average 12 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Providence
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Providence, RI
  • 74.0%Utility gas
  • 14.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 7.7%Electricity
  • 2.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Providence, RI
  • 71.1%Utility gas
  • 19.3%Electricity
  • 5.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 3.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.7%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Other fuel
  • 0.1%Solar energy

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,316
Here:

15.1%
Rhode Island:

12.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,467
Here:

10.9%
Rhode Island:

11.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 14,484
Here:

70.3%
Rhode Island:

41.1%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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