Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.7% of all households
Housing units in zip code 02908 with a mortgage: 4,339 (941 second mortgage, 1,009 home equity loan, 1,306 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,604
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,933
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $627
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
30.8%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 02908: College Hill (A), Mount Pleasant Branch Providence Public Library (B), Phillips Memorial Library (C), Foundry Office Complex (D), Department of Veterans Affairs Health Sciences Library (E), Universal Ambulance Service (F), Providence Fire Department Admiral Street Station (G), Providence Fire Department Mount Pleasant Avenue Station (H), Growing Children of Providence Day Care Center (I), Dominic Hall (J), Capitol Hill Center (K), Wanskuck Branch Providence Public Library (L), Smith Hill Branch Providence Public Library (M), Saint Vincent Home (N), Roger Williams Hospital Health Sciences Library (O). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 02908 include: Our Lady of Lourdes Church Complex (A), Alpha and Omega Deaf Church (B), United Presbyterian Church (C), Victory Assembly of God Church (D), Assembly of Pentecost Church (E), House of Faith Church (F), Trumpet of Faith Pentecostal Church (G), Blessed Sacrament Rectory (H), Gosepel Tabernacle Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 02908 include: Oakland Avenue Historic District (1), College Hill Historic District (2), Heatherman Memorial Park (3), O Brian Memorial Park (4), Davis Park (5), Pekin Street Historic District (6), Hopkins Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attraction (not listed on the city page) : Timtrex International Passport (56 Veazie Street).
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 02908:
Less than $10,000: 1,168
$15,000 to $19,999: 497
$20,000 to $24,999: 53
$25,000 to $29,999: 640
$30,000 to $34,999: 1,089
$40,000 to $49,999: 610
$50,000 to $59,999: 208
$70,000 to $79,999: 584
$80,000 to $89,999: 486
$90,000 to $99,999: 416
$100,000 to $124,999: 1,201
$125,000 to $149,999: 868
$150,000 to $174,999: 984
$175,000 to $199,999: 1,065
$200,000 to $249,999: 1,965
$250,000 to $299,999: 1,509
$300,000 to $399,999: 809
$400,000 to $499,999: 273
$500,000 to $749,999: 542
$1,000,000 or more: 157
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 02908:
Less than $100: 979
$100 to $149: 794
$150 to $199: 1,652
$200 to $249: 1,049
$250 to $299: 561
$300 to $349: 642
$350 to $399: 733
$400 to $449: 1,073
$450 to $499: 475
$500 to $549: 588
$550 to $599: 406
$600 to $649: 776
$650 to $699: 1,182
$700 to $749: 1,197
$750 to $799: 1,214
$800 to $899: 1,473
$900 to $999: 584
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,016
$1,250 to $1,499: 840
$1,500 to $1,999: 759
$2,000 or more: 577
No cash rent: 798
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2010: $172,845.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $214,327
Black or African American householders: $186,783
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $349,681
Asian householders: $192,808
Some other race householders: $190,656
Two or more races householders: $263,821
Hispanic or Latino householders: $201,201
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $215,188
02908:
$215,188
Rhode Island:
$271,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $169,400 - $258,077
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $219,426 Townhouses or other attached units: $317,704 In 2-unit structures: $219,038 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $447,220 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $197,157
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
3,628 married couples with children.
6,748 single-parent households (1,978 men, 4,770 women).
63.3% of residents of 02908 zip code speak English at home.
55.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (34% very well, 25% well, 21% not well, 20% not at all).
24.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (32% very well, 16% well, 16% not well, 37% not at all).
17.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% very well, 18% well, 17% not well, 25% not at all).
12.4% of residents speak other language at home (54% very well, 36% well, 9% not well, 1% not at all).
Foreign born population: 8,682 (22.4%) (33.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
22.4%
Whole state:
12.7%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Dominican Republic (15%)
Guatemala (14%)
Laos (7%)
El Salvador (5%)
Italy (4%)
Mexico (4%)
Colombia (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 3,298
1990 to 1999: 3,403
1980 to 1989: 2,084
Before 1980: 1,531
Races in zip code 02908:
White population: 18,413 Black population: 6,840 American Indian population: 854 Asian population: 2,252 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 542 Some other race population: 773 Two or more races population: 1,151 Hispanic or Latino population: 13,125
First ancestries reported:
Other groups: 17,055
Italian: 5,003
Irish: 3,818
Ghanaian: 2,445
Subsaharan African: 2,149
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 1,657
Barbadian: 1,413
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 1,159
French (except Basque): 1,044
Portuguese: 936
Haitian: 900
English: 776
African: 762
Romanian: 754
Cape Verdean: 702
Polish: 685
German: 594
French Canadian: 559
Armenian: 520
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 462
American: 434
Sierra Leonean: 421
Turkish: 393
British West Indian: 317
Nigerian: 283
Croatian: 254
Danish: 251
Bermudan: 247
Jamaican: 240
Liberian: 240
Other Subsaharan African: 238
Bulgarian: 227
Russian: 227
Eastern European: 199
European: 199
Scottish: 177
Greek: 173
Dutch: 170
Norwegian: 160
Yugoslavian: 153
Scandinavian: 132
Lithuanian: 132
Celtic: 132
Swedish: 131
Iranian: 129
Ethiopian: 126
Icelander: 122
Arab: 122
Lebanese: 121
Brazilian: 120
Swiss: 113
British: 109
Australian: 102
Ukrainian: 98
Austrian: 97
Welsh: 95
Guyanese: 89
Syrian: 89
Egyptian: 89
Scotch-Irish: 81
Hungarian: 79
Canadian: 62
West Indian: 57
Basque: 40
Slovene: 39
Belgian: 37
Czechoslovakian: 21
Albanian: 17
Public primary/middle schools in zip code 02908 not listed on the city page:
ROBERT F. KENNEDY EL. SCHOOL (Students: 540; Location: 195 NELSON STREET, PROVIDENCE, RI; Grades: KG - 06)
TIMES2 ACADEMY (Students: 478; Location: 50 FILLMORE STREET, PROVIDENCE, RI; Grades: KG - 12)
PAUL CUFFEE CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 241; Location: 459 PROMENADE STREET, PROVIDENCE, RI; Grades: KG - 05)
R.I. SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (Students: 111; Location: ONE CORLISS PARK, PROVIDENCE, RI; Grades: PK - 12)
Private primary/middle schools not listed on the city page:
ST PATRICK SCHOOL (Students: 186; Location: 244 SMITH STREET, PROVIDENCE, RI; Grades: KG - 8)
SMITH HILL EARLY CHILDHOOD LEA (Students: 94; Location: 25 DANFORTH ST, PROVIDENCE, RI; Grades: PK - KG)
GROWING CHILD (Students: 43; Location: 1 CAPITOL HILL, PROVIDENCE, RI; Grades: PK - KG)
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
DREW EASTON CO., INC. (125 WHIPPLE STREET in PROVIDENCE, RI)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2005-1024, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2005-1024, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC classification: COSTUME JEWELRY AND COSTUME NOVELTIES, EXCEPT PRECIOUS METAL Organizations: DREW EASTON MFG CO INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, UNION INDUSTRIES (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: DREW EASTON MFG CO INC
MICROFIN CORPORATION (555 VALLEY STREET in PROVIDENCE, RI)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-1999-0037, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING; COATING, ENGRAVING, AND ALLIED SERVICES Business NAICS classification: ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING. Organizations: A T WALL CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
EASTERN BUTCHER BLOCK (25 EAGLE STREET in PROVIDENCE, RI)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC classification: WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, EXCEPT UPHOLSTERED Business NAICS classification: NONUPHOLSTERED WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING. Organizations: JOEL SCANLON (CONTACT/OWNER)
GEORGE J. WEST SCHOOL (145 BEAUFORT STREET in PROVIDENCE, RI)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-28135 Organizations: PROVIDENCE SCH DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CAPITAL EXXON (201 SMITH STREET in PROVIDENCE, RI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: TEXACO CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
, ELIAS GIANNAKOPOULOS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BRANCH SERVICE STA, CAPITAL TEXACO, TEXACO STA CAPITAL TEXACO
PAUL CUFFEE CHARTER SCHOOL (459 PROMENADE STREET in PROVIDENCE, RI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-28602
NATHANAEL GREENE MIDDLE (721 CHALKSTONE AVENUE in PROVIDENCE, RI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-28145 Organizations: PROVIDENCE SCH DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
MOUNT PLEASANT HIGH (434 MOUNT PLEASANT AVENUE in PROVIDENCE, RI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-28150 Organizations: PROVIDENCE SCH DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
HARRY KIZIRIAN ELEMENTARY (60 CAMDEN AVENUE in PROVIDENCE, RI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-28161 Organizations: PROVIDENCE SCH DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
HARRY'S SVC STA (175 DOUGLAS AVE in PROVIDENCE, RI)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-HQ-2001-0528, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
LANCASHIRE STREET DISPOSAL AREA (27 TO 86 LANCASHIRE STREET in PROVIDENCE, RI)
ELI METAL PRODUCTS (91 HARTFORD AVE in PROVIDENCE, RI)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC classification: METAL STAMPINGS; FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
EXSIL INC (15 CLARKSON ST. in PROVIDENCE, RI)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: SEMICONDUCTORS AND RELATED DEVICES; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES Business NAICS classification: SEMICONDUCTOR AND RELATED DEVICE MANUFACTURING. Organizations: ASP REALTY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AMERICAN SILICON PRODS. INC.
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 14.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 12.2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (57%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
Electricity (15%)
Coal or coke (5%)
No fuel used (4%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Wood (1%)
Other fuel (1%)
Population in 1990: 35,933. Population change in the 1990s: +2,619 (+7.3%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 19,987
Northeast: 6,992
Midwest: 477
South: 1,252
West: 599
53% of the 02908 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Rhode Island.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3,096
Here:
34.4%
Rhode Island:
12.0%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,232
Here:
31.2%
Rhode Island:
13.4%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11,281
Here:
79.5%
Rhode Island:
43.6%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (PROVIDENCE, RI):
PROVIDENCE EMERGENCY MANAGEMEN (200 CHAD BROWN STREET) : $880,000 in 4 contractsfrom 2002 to 2004
$400,000 with Office of Assistant Secretary for Health except national centers (disused code) for Other Medical Services. Signed on 2002-05-15. Completion date: 2003-11-15.
$280,000, same as above.Signed on 2003-08-15. Completion date: 2005-11-15.
$200,000, same as above.Signed on 2003-08-15. Completion date: 2004-09-15.
$0 with Federal Emergency Management Agency for Other Medical Services. Signed on 2004-10-26. Completion date: 2005-12-19.
ADAMS RESOURCES MARKETING, LTD (235 PROMENADE ST , SUITE 4; small business) : $310,000 in 2 contractsin 2003
$200,000 with Army for Fueling and Other Petroleum Services - Excluding Storage. Taking place in MA. Signed on 2003-01-13. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$110,000 with Army for Gases: Compressed and Liquefied. Taking place in MA. Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE (600 MOUNT PLEASANT AVE) : $171,596 in 5 contractsfrom 2002 to 2005
Contracts for Educational Services, Guard Services by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $115; 2003: $6,406; 2004: $85,000; 2005: $80,075; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$85,000 with Army for Educational Services. Signed on 2004-04-06. Completion date: 2004-04-06.
$80,075, same as above.Signed on 2005-08-15. Completion date: 2005-08-15.
$6,406, same as above.Signed on 2003-05-30. Completion date: 2003-05-30.
$300 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Guard Services. Signed on 2002-05-15. Completion date: 2002-06-04.
EDWIN H BENZ COMPANY INCORPOR (73 MAPLEHURST AVENUE; small business) : $135,801 in 3 contractsin 2001
$68,506 with Army for Physical Properties Testing and Inspection. Signed on 2001-02-15. Completion date: 2001-04-02.
$41,000 with Bureau of Land Management for Miscellaneous Special Industry Machinery. Signed on 2001-09-15. Completion date: 2001-11-15.
$26,295 with Army for Liquid and Gas Flow, Liquid Level, and Mechanical Motion Measuring Instruments. Signed on 2001-04-17. Completion date: 2001-06-08.
NORTHEAST ENVIRONMENTAL TESTIN (472 SMITH STREET; small business) : $26,398 in 4 contractsfrom 2001 to 2005
$7,490 with Army for Other Environmental Services, Studies, and Analytical Support. Signed on 2001-11-01. Completion date: 2002-10-31.
$6,600 with Army for Water Pollution -- Management and Support (R&D). Signed on 2003-12-20. Completion date: 2004-12-19.
$6,240 with Army for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2004-12-30. Completion date: 2005-01-03.
$6,068 with Army for Other Special Studies and Analyses. Signed on 2005-12-09. Completion date: 2005-12-01.
USA ENVIRONMENTAL INC (59 MESSINA ST; small business)
$7,250 with Air Force for Facilities Operations Support Services. Taking place in MA. Signed on 2005-08-09. Completion date: 2006-08-29.
HARDING GLASS LLC (332 VALLEY STREET; small business) : $6,795 in 2 contractsin 2000
$6,795 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2000-12-12. Completion date: 2000-11-11.
$0, same as above.Signed on 2000-12-12. Completion date: 2000-11-11.
PORTLAND TRANSMISSION COMPANY (290 SMITH ST; small business)
$2,695 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Communication, Detection, and Coherent Radiation Equipment. Signed on 2005-05-03. Completion date: 2005-05-24.
THE ROBINSON GREEN BERETTA COR (50 HOLDEN STREET; small business)
$-29,400 with Navy for Architect - Engineer Services (including landscaping, interior layout, and designing). Taking place in CT. Signed on 2003-10-23. Completion date: 2003-10-23.
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, 500-999 employees: 1 establishment)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (100-249: 3, 50-99: 2, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Blood and Organ Banks (250-499: 1)
Wholesale Trade: Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers (250-499: 1)
Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (100-249: 1, 20-49: 5)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 2)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 3)