Median household income (1999): $43,457
Estimated median household income in 2005: $55,321
| This zip code |  $55,321 | | Rhode Island: |  $51,458 |
Nearest zip codes: 02903, 02914, 02860, 02916, 02904, 02908.
Housing units in zip code 02906 with a mortgage: 2,359 (180 second mortgage, 231 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 987
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,668
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $635
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 18.2% | | Whole state: | 11.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 11.4% | | Whole state: | 5.4% |
| Here: | 7.2 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 | | State: | 4.0 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 0
- 1995 to 1998: 178
- 1990 to 1994: 182
- 1980 to 1989: 560
- 1970 to 1979: 557
- 1960 to 1969: 538
- 1950 to 1959: 1,169
- 1940 to 1949: 1,400
- 1939 or earlier: 8,293
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Providence, RI (02906):
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- no bedroom: 18
- 1 bedrooms: 241
- 2 bedrooms: 1,097
- 3 bedrooms: 1,559
- 4 bedrooms: 973
- 5 or more bedrooms: 1,054
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 492
- 1 bedrooms: 2,122
- 2 bedrooms: 2,965
- 3 bedrooms: 1,046
- 4 bedrooms: 336
- 5 or more bedrooms: 223
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Vehicles available in 02906 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 196
- 1 vehicle: 1,837
- 2 vehicles: 2,394
- 3 vehicles: 462
- 4 vehicles: 53
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 1,335
- 1 vehicle: 3,806
- 2 vehicles: 1,573
- 3 vehicles: 348
- 4 vehicles: 76
- 5 or more vehicles: 46
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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 02906:
- $60,000 to $69,999: 13
- $70,000 to $79,999: 31
- $80,000 to $89,999: 98
- $90,000 to $99,999: 82
- $100,000 to $124,999: 289
- $125,000 to $149,999: 328
- $150,000 to $174,999: 261
- $175,000 to $199,999: 323
- $200,000 to $249,999: 406
- $250,000 to $299,999: 302
- $300,000 to $399,999: 518
- $400,000 to $499,999: 243
- $500,000 to $749,999: 257
- $750,000 to $999,999: 117
- $1,000,000 or more: 78
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 02906:
- Less than $100: 82
- $100 to $149: 102
- $150 to $199: 96
- $200 to $249: 118
- $250 to $299: 83
- $300 to $349: 137
- $350 to $399: 259
- $400 to $449: 513
- $450 to $499: 540
- $500 to $549: 702
- $550 to $599: 608
- $600 to $649: 768
- $650 to $699: 596
- $700 to $749: 484
- $750 to $799: 475
- $800 to $899: 408
- $900 to $999: 251
- $1,000 to $1,249: 461
- $1,250 to $1,499: 136
- $1,500 to $1,999: 132
- $2,000 or more: 42
- No cash rent: 191
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $387,500
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $607,809
- Black or African American householders: $250,643
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $408,017
- Asian householders: $435,251
- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $542,256
- Some other race householders: $261,488
- Two or more races householders: $336,922
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $346,562
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,848
- One, attached: 368
- Two: 2,508
- 3 or 4: 3,165
- 5 to 9: 1,368
- 10 to 19: 731
- 20 to 49: 369
- 50 or more: 520
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 9,128 (56%)
- Carpooled: 1,161 (7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 714 (4%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 19 (0%)
- Subway or elevated: 6 (0%)
- Railroad: 377 (2%)
- Taxi: 22 (0%)
- Bicycle: 344 (2%)
- Walked: 3,611 (22%)
- Other means: 74 (0%)
- Worked at home: 754 (5%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 648
- 5 to 9 minutes: 3428
- 10 to 14 minutes: 3756
- 15 to 19 minutes: 2799
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1563
- 25 to 29 minutes: 552
- 30 to 34 minutes: 728
- 35 to 39 minutes: 267
- 40 to 44 minutes: 352
- 45 to 59 minutes: 457
- 60 to 89 minutes: 484
- 90 or more minutes: 422
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 81.8%
Household type by relationship
Households: 25,247
- In family households: 14,926 (3,561 male householders, 1,632 female householders)
4,179 spouses, 4,811 children (4,459 natural, 208 adopted, 144 stepchildren), 84 grandchildren, 184 brothers or sisters, 80 parents, 131 other relatives, 264 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 10,321 (3,154 male householders (1,911 living alone)), 3,833 female householders (2,891 living alone)), 3,334 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 5,222 (298 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,586 2-persons, 1,163 3-persons, 948 4-persons, 385 5-persons, 64 6-persons, 47 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,802 1-person, 1,457 2-persons, 490 3-persons, 153 4-persons, 56 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.
2,723 married couples with children.
1,096 single-parent households (160 men, 936 women).
80.1% of residents of 02906 zip code speak English at home.
4.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% very well, 12% well, 6% not well, 1% not at all).
9.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% very well, 17% well, 8% not well, 1% not at all).
4.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% very well, 20% well, 5% not well).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (97% very well, 3% well).
Foreign born population: 3,853 (12.6%)
(46.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 12.6% | | Whole state: | 11.4% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Other Western Africa (9%)
- United Kingdom (7%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
- Canada (6%)
- Portugal (5%)
- Korea (4%)
- Taiwan (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 1,077
- 1990 to 1994: 539
- 1985 to 1989: 353
- 1980 to 1984: 553
- 1975 to 1979: 377
- 1970 to 1974: 262
- 1970 to 1974: 227
- 1965 to 1969: 465
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 5764
- Irish: 2663
- Italian: 2624
- English: 2431
- German: 1783
- Russian: 1267
- Subsaharan African:: 1223
- Polish: 1134
- Cape Verdean: 1039
- Portuguese: 835
- United States or American: 768
- Scottish: 666
- French (except Basque): 539
- French Canadian: 452
- European: 433
- Eastern European: 411
- Swedish: 300
- Ukrainian: 264
- British: 252
- Scotch-Irish: 240
- Greek: 228
- Norwegian: 194
- Armenian: 187
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 183
- Hungarian: 172
- Austrian: 171
- Welsh: 162
- Dutch: 147
- Canadian: 118
- Danish: 113
- Romanian: 102
- Lithuanian: 70
- Arab:: 70
- Ghanian: 67
- Swiss: 62
- Jamaican: 61
- Iranian: 61
- Haitian: 57
- Nigerian: 46
- Turkish: 42
- Israeli: 41
- Slovak: 41
- Northern European: 40
- Belgian: 31
- African: 30
- Other Arab: 28
- Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 25
- Other Subsaharan African: 24
- Czech: 24
- Czechoslovakian: 24
- U.S. Virgin Islander: 24
- Finnish: 23
- Lebanese: 20
- Serbian: 20
- Latvian: 19
- Arab/Arabic: 15
- Scandinavian: 14
- Ethiopian: 10
- Brazilian: 9
- Celtic: 9
- Estonian: 9
- Australian: 8
- Bahamian: 8
- West Indian: 8
- South African: 7
- Slovene: 7
- Syrian: 7
- Pennsylvania German: 7
- Guyanese: 6
- Croatian: 4
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (59%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 9019
- Northeast: 10758
- Midwest: 2303
- South: 2390
- West: 1584
38% of the 02906 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 12% lived in Rhode Island.
Population in 1990: 31,069. Population change in the 1990s: -573 (-1.8%).
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): 958
| Here: | 51.0% | | Rhode Island: | 12.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 311
| Here: | 34.1% | | Rhode Island: | 12.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7,442
| Here: | 92.1% | | 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: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)
- Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (250-499: 1, 100-249: 2, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 4, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (500-999: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 11, 10-19: 7, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 6)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 3, 10-19: 11, 5-9: 20, 1-4: 27)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 2, 50-99: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (100-249: 1, 50-99: 3)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
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
- 5143 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 287 people in nursing homes
- 101 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 28 people in other group homes
- 5 people in religious group quarters
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