Providence: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 919,000

1990: 1,134,350

2000: 1,188,613

Percent change, 1990–2000: 4.8%

U.S. rank in 1980: 41st

U.S. rank in 1990: 36th (CMSA)

U.S. rank in 2000: 40th

City Residents

1980: 156,804

1990: 160,281

2000: 173,168

2003 estimate: 176,365

Percent change, 1990–2000: 8.3%

U.S. rank in 1980: 99th

U.S. rank in 1990: 110th (State rank: 1st)

U.S. rank in 2000: 119th

Density: 9,401.7 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 94,666

Black or African American: 25,243

American Indian and Alaska Native: 1,975

Asian: 10,432

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 270

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 52,146

Other: 30,477

Percent of residents born in state: 42.8% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 12,607

Population 5 to 9 years old: 13,463

Population 10 to 14 years old: 12,290

Population 15 to 19 years old: 17,957

Population 20 to 24 years old: 21,766

Population 25 to 34 years old: 27,165

Population 35 to 44 years old: 22,570

Population 45 to 54 years old: 17,281

Population 55 to 59 years old: 5,741

Population 60 to 64 years old: 4,623

Population 65 to 74 years old: 8,476

Population 75 to 84 years old: 6,856

Population 85 years and older: 2,823

Median age: 28.1 years

Births (2000)

Total number: 8,934

Deaths (2000)

Total number: 3,457 (of which, 28 were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $15,525

Median household income: $26,867

Total number of households: 62,327

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 13,430

$10,000 to $14,999: 6,173

$15,000 to $24,999: 9,749

$25,000 to $34,999: 7,842

$35,000 to $49,999: 8,704

$50,000 to $74,999: 8,143

$75,000 to $99,999: 3,917

$100,000 to $149,999: 2,312

$150,000 to $199,999: 861

$200,000 or more: 1,196

Percent of families below poverty level: 23.9% (52.1% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 12,478