Median household income (1999): $32,323
Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,148
| This zip code |  $41,148 | | Rhode Island: |  $51,458 |
Nearest zip codes: 02907, 02903, 02910, 02888, 02914, 02906.
Housing units in zip code 02905 with a mortgage: 2,439 (286 second mortgage, 223 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 823
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,097
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $388
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 20.7% | | Whole state: | 11.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 9.4% | | Whole state: | 5.4% |
| Here: | 6.4 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 4.0 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 51
- 1995 to 1998: 115
- 1990 to 1994: 234
- 1980 to 1989: 458
- 1970 to 1979: 658
- 1960 to 1969: 658
- 1950 to 1959: 1,326
- 1940 to 1949: 1,347
- 1939 or earlier: 4,356
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Providence, RI (02905):
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- no bedroom: 8
- 1 bedrooms: 146
- 2 bedrooms: 935
- 3 bedrooms: 1,936
- 4 bedrooms: 967
- 5 or more bedrooms: 333
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 159
- 1 bedrooms: 1,152
- 2 bedrooms: 1,985
- 3 bedrooms: 754
- 4 bedrooms: 256
- 5 or more bedrooms: 65
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Vehicles available in 02905 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 353
- 1 vehicle: 1,383
- 2 vehicles: 1,934
- 3 vehicles: 483
- 4 vehicles: 150
- 5 or more vehicles: 22
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 1,110
- 1 vehicle: 2,267
- 2 vehicles: 837
- 3 vehicles: 118
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 39
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:
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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 02905:
- $15,000 to $19,999: 6
- $20,000 to $24,999: 6
- $25,000 to $29,999: 7
- $35,000 to $39,999: 7
- $40,000 to $49,999: 100
- $50,000 to $59,999: 54
- $60,000 to $69,999: 158
- $70,000 to $79,999: 212
- $80,000 to $89,999: 441
- $90,000 to $99,999: 532
- $100,000 to $124,999: 705
- $125,000 to $149,999: 380
- $150,000 to $174,999: 158
- $175,000 to $199,999: 151
- $200,000 to $249,999: 163
- $250,000 to $299,999: 57
- $300,000 to $399,999: 52
- $400,000 to $499,999: 47
- $500,000 to $749,999: 18
- $750,000 to $999,999: 8
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 02905:
- Less than $100: 182
- $100 to $149: 158
- $150 to $199: 277
- $200 to $249: 144
- $250 to $299: 350
- $300 to $349: 206
- $350 to $399: 298
- $400 to $449: 485
- $450 to $499: 529
- $500 to $549: 370
- $550 to $599: 354
- $600 to $649: 327
- $650 to $699: 195
- $700 to $749: 35
- $750 to $799: 100
- $800 to $899: 84
- $900 to $999: 65
- $1,000 to $1,249: 44
- $1,500 to $1,999: 19
- $2,000 or more: 24
- No cash rent: 117
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $89,000
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $271,369
- Black or African American householders: $209,190
- Asian householders: $256,186
- Some other race householders: $200,755
- Two or more races householders: $230,398
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $205,334
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,725
- One, attached: 273
- Two: 1,955
- 3 or 4: 1,963
- 5 to 9: 463
- 10 to 19: 155
- 20 to 49: 193
- 50 or more: 465
- Mobile homes: 11
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 6,945 (68%)
- Carpooled: 1,710 (17%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 556 (5%)
- Subway or elevated: 20 (0%)
- Railroad: 30 (0%)
- Bicycle: 40 (0%)
- Walked: 508 (5%)
- Other means: 102 (1%)
- Worked at home: 247 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 316
- 5 to 9 minutes: 959
- 10 to 14 minutes: 2233
- 15 to 19 minutes: 2497
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1691
- 25 to 29 minutes: 406
- 30 to 34 minutes: 685
- 35 to 39 minutes: 91
- 40 to 44 minutes: 143
- 45 to 59 minutes: 382
- 60 to 89 minutes: 332
- 90 or more minutes: 176
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 73.3%
Household type by relationship
Households: 23,936
- In family households: 20,306 (3,072 male householders, 2,709 female householders)
3,282 spouses, 9,100 children (8,723 natural, 178 adopted, 199 stepchildren), 611 grandchildren, 238 brothers or sisters, 296 parents, 383 other relatives, 615 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3,630 (1,286 male householders (977 living alone)), 1,634 female householders (1,353 living alone)), 710 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,336 (66 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,788 2-persons, 1,448 3-persons, 1,311 4-persons, 681 5-persons, 428 6-persons, 125 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,330 1-person, 495 2-persons, 67 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 9 5-persons.
3,499 married couples with children.
2,964 single-parent households (408 men, 2,556 women).
61.5% of residents of 02905 zip code speak English at home.
23.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% very well, 23% well, 17% not well, 9% not at all).
10.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% very well, 19% well, 14% not well, 6% not at all).
4.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% very well, 29% well, 23% not well, 4% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (78% very well, 22% well).
Foreign born population: 6,347 (24.9%)
(44.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 24.9% | | Whole state: | 11.4% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Dominican Republic (42%)
- Portugal (17%)
- Guatemala (4%)
- Other Western Africa (4%)
- Cambodia (4%)
- Laos (3%)
- Haiti (3%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 1,016
- 1990 to 1994: 977
- 1985 to 1989: 1,228
- 1980 to 1984: 1,174
- 1975 to 1979: 695
- 1970 to 1974: 356
- 1970 to 1974: 492
- 1965 to 1969: 409
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 9281
- Irish: 2513
- Portuguese: 1885
- Italian: 1722
- English: 1102
- Subsaharan African:: 943
- United States or American: 699
- Cape Verdean: 652
- French (except Basque): 566
- German: 478
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 431
- Polish: 329
- French Canadian: 327
- Armenian: 216
- Scottish: 209
- Haitian: 208
- Russian: 190
- Jamaican: 135
- Scotch-Irish: 130
- Greek: 127
- Swedish: 126
- Liberian: 121
- African: 116
- European: 115
- Arab:: 61
- Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 61
- Lithuanian: 49
- Dutch: 48
- British: 43
- Canadian: 42
- Eastern European: 34
- Lebanese: 33
- Ukrainian: 29
- Syrian: 28
- Nigerian: 27
- Austrian: 26
- Turkish: 26
- Cypriot: 24
- Norwegian: 23
- Finnish: 18
- Slavic: 16
- British West Indian: 16
- Danish: 15
- Ethiopian: 13
- Latvian: 12
- West Indian: 11
- Sierra Leonean: 7
- Icelander: 7
- Other Subsaharan African: 7
- Czech: 6
- Hungarian: 5
- Welsh: 5
- Brazilian: 4
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (60%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 12382
- Northeast: 4002
- Midwest: 529
- South: 1083
- West: 280
61% of the 02905 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 23% lived in Rhode Island.
Population in 1990: 24,885. Population change in the 1990s: +624 (+2.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 394
| Here: | 10.9% | | Rhode Island: | 12.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 203
| Here: | 12.4% | | Rhode Island: | 12.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,316
| Here: | 51.7% | | Rhode Island: | 43.8% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 6, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 9, 1-4: 43)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child and Youth Services (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Construction: Electrical Contractors (100-249: 1, 10-19: 2, 1-4: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Information: Wired Telecommunications Carriers (100-249: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 1139 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 186 people in nursing homes
- 103 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
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