Providence County, Rhode Island (RI)

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• • 379,53761.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 152,60624.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 54,2338.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 25,5384.1%Asian alone
  • 19,1043.1%Two or more races
  • 6,4651.0%Some other race alone
  • 1,2260.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 2220.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $294,447

Here:	$294,447
State:	$332,629

Townhouses or other attached units: $266,271

Here:	$266,271
State:	$292,863

In 2-unit structures: $253,383

Here:	$253,383
State:	$235,832

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $230,109

Here:	$230,109
State:	$223,702

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $190,495

Here:	$190,495
State:	$220,188

Mobile homes: $45,962

Here:	$45,962
State:	$68,482

Health of residents in Providence County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

Health of residents in Providence County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $4,134 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $4,050 (1.6%)

Area name: Providence-Fall River, RI-MA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Providence County is $827 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $965 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1155 a month.

Cities in this county include: Providence, Cranston, Pawtucket, East Providence, Woonsocket, North Providence, Cumberland, Johnston, Lincoln, Smithfield.

2018 air pollution in Providence County:

Carbon Monoxide: 0.203 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 7.1 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Allegany County, New York , Bristol County, Massachusetts , Carroll County, Illinois , Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania , Warren County, Pennsylvania .

Current college students: 51,819
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 29.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 115,120 (53.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 29,1342010 or later
• 24,2262000 to 2009
• 24,9681990 to 1999
• 27,7921980 to 1989
• 16,1241970 to 1979
• 16,346Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 113,026
• One, attached: 8,289
• Two: 40,394
• 3 or 4: 47,980
• 5 to 9: 14,887
• 10 to 19: 9,665
• 20 to 49: 10,844
• 50 or more: 20,729
• Mobile homes: 1,010

Housing units in Providence County with a mortgage: 87,207 (2,635 second mortgage, 10,389 home equity loan, 107 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 44,093

Religion statistics for Providence County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Providence County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Rhode Island Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 26, 2015 to January 29, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4212: April 03, 2015, FEMA Id: 4212, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Rhode Island Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: February 08, 2013 to February 10, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4107: March 22, 2013, FEMA Id: 4107, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Rhode Island Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3355: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3355, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Rhode Island Tropical Storm Irene, Incident Period: August 27, 2011 to August 29, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4027: September 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 4027, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Rhode Island Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to August 29, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3334: August 27, 2011, FEMA Id: 3334, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Rhode Island Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2010 to April 12, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1894: March 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 1894, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Rhode Island Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2010 to April 12, 2010, Emergency Declared EM-3311: March 30, 2010, FEMA Id: 3311, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Rhode Island Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3255: September 19, 2005, FEMA Id: 3255, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Rhode Island Snow, Incident Period: January 22, 2005 to January 23, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3203: February 17, 2005, FEMA Id: 3203, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Rhode Island Snowstorm, Incident Period: February 17, 2003 to February 18, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3182: March 27, 2003, FEMA Id: 3182, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
• 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.40% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($54,338 average adjusted gross income)

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,084 average AGI)

Providence County:	0.05%
Rhode Island average:	0.05%

1.24% relocated from other counties in Rhode Island ($14,877 average AGI)
3.11% relocated from other states ($38,376 average AGI)

Providence County:	3.11%
Rhode Island average:	3.13%

from Kent County, RI	0.76% ($49,544 average AGI)
from Bristol County, MA	0.40% ($56,129)
from Washington County, RI	0.22% ($58,127)
from Norfolk County, MA	0.19% ($67,781)
from Worcester County, MA	0.19% ($48,755)
from Bristol County, RI	0.16% ($60,652)
from Middlesex County, MA	0.16% ($59,338)

5.12% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($61,893 average adjusted gross income)

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($538 average AGI)

Providence County:	0.05%
Rhode Island average:	0.07%

1.51% relocated to other counties in Rhode Island ($18,165 average AGI)
3.55% relocated to other states ($43,190 average AGI)

Providence County:	3.55%
Rhode Island average:	3.55%

to Kent County, RI	0.98% ($53,571 average AGI)
to Bristol County, MA	0.44% ($58,774)
to Washington County, RI	0.26% ($71,775)
to Worcester County, MA	0.19% ($57,428)
to Bristol County, RI	0.17% ($78,698)
to Norfolk County, MA	0.16% ($93,053)
to Middlesex County, MA	0.15% ($64,371)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 8.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2007 to 2018: 6.7

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Providence County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 112,435 (34,210 living alone), Female householders: 125,083 (42,674 living alone)

• 93,440 spouses (92,838 opposite-sex spouses), 20,233 unmarried partners, (19,297 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 198,779 children (189,649 natural, 3,410 adopted, 5,720 stepchildren), 10,556 grandchildren, 9,340 brothers or sisters, 9,996 parents, 217 foster children, 10,298 other relatives, 21,879 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 26,675

Size of family households: 62,647 2-persons, 34,175 3-persons, 25,767 4-persons, 12,467 5-persons, 3,857 6-persons, 2,184 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 76,884 1-person, 17,924 2-persons, 1,340 3-persons, 161 4-persons, 40 5-persons, 72 7-or-more-persons.

72,457 married couples with children.
46,470 single-parent households (11,272 men, 35,198 women).

68.4% of residents of Providence speak English at home.
19.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
7.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $4,567,905,000 ($7,116 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $134,444,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,452,252,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $902,348,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $21,483,000
Federal grants: $1,760,261,000
Federal procurement contracts: $127,653,000 ($46,661,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $303,907,000 ($39,410,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $75,012,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $389,668,000
Federal Government insurance: $245,098,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-15 per 1000 residents
State:	-5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 95.72 millions of gallons per day (4% from ground, 96% from surface)

• Year house built in Providence County, Rhode Island
• 2,4822014 or later
• 1,3212010 to 2013
• 10,7642000 to 2009
• 15,9881990 to 1999
• 28,7601980 to 1989
• 28,3521970 to 1979
• 30,1451960 to 1969
• 33,5631950 to 1959
• 20,1461940 to 1949
• 95,3031939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Providence County, Rhode Island

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Providence County, Rhode Island
• 2311 room
• 7512 rooms
• 3,6753 rooms
• 13,2174 rooms
• 30,1895 rooms
• 31,2486 rooms
• 23,6937 rooms
• 12,9598 rooms
• 15,3379+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Providence County, Rhode Island
• 6,5631 room
• 6,7902 rooms
• 25,4063 rooms
• 29,5794 rooms
• 18,4055 rooms
• 12,5736 rooms
• 4,0437 rooms
• 1,7988 rooms
• 1,0619+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Providence County, Rhode Island

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Providence County, Rhode Island
• 289no bedroom
• 4,2061 bedroom
• 32,0762 bedrooms
• 67,6563 bedrooms
• 20,4194 bedrooms
• 6,6545+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Providence County, Rhode Island
• 7,356no bedroom
• 33,1601 bedroom
• 40,0932 bedrooms
• 21,8203 bedrooms
• 3,0044 bedrooms
• 7855+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Providence County, Rhode Island in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Providence County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 5,020no vehicle
• 38,8161 vehicle
• 57,3612 vehicles
• 20,4153 vehicles
• 6,8094 vehicles
• 2,8795+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Providence County in renter-occupied apartments
• 23,298no vehicle
• 51,6861 vehicle
• 26,4642 vehicles
• 3,7333 vehicles
• 6124 vehicles
• 4255+ vehicles

86.6% of Providence County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 25% lived in Rhode Island.

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

• This state: 363,259
• Other state: 136,947
• Northeast: 97,718
• Midwest: 9,762
• South: 17,327
• West: 12,140

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 24,189
• Number of aged recipients: 3,269
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 20,920
• Number of recipients under 18: 3,499
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 14,733
• Number of recipients older than 64: 5,957
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 8,782
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 11,907

Providence County on our top lists:

• #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election"
• #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
• #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations"
• #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents"
• #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents"
• #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations"
• #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #69 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #69 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #86 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #88 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"