Providence vs Putnam

A side-by-side comparison of Providence and Putnam: population, income, housing, and more.

Providence and Putnam are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Providence has the higher population (101 vs 58 in Putnam). Providence has the higher median home value ($150,000 vs $46,300 in Putnam). Since 2019, Putnam's population has grown faster (+28.9% vs -36.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Providence	Putnam
Population	101	58
Median age	65.9 yrs	64.0 yrs
Median household income	$48,750	—
Median home value	$150,000	$46,300
Housing units	95	77
Homeownership rate	89.7%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.0%	10.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Providence	Putnam
Population	158 → 101 (-36.1%)	45 → 58 (+28.9%)
Median household income	$57,250 → $48,750 (-14.8%)	—
Median home value	$106,300 → $150,000 (+41.1%)	$87,000 → $46,300 (-46.8%)

Providence

Population

158101

Median household income

$57,250$48,750

Median home value

$106,300$150,000

Putnam

Population

4558

Median home value

$87,000$46,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Providence	Putnam
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	1.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	5.0%	20.7%
35 to 44	2.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	7.9%	0.0%
55 to 64	30.7%	29.3%
65 to 74	22.8%	50.0%
75 and over	30.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Providence	Putnam
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	37.9%
Black or African American	5.9%	62.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Providence	Putnam
No high school diploma	18.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	48.0%	67.2%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	1.0%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Providence	Putnam
Drove alone	96.7%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	3.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Providence	Putnam
1-unit, detached	61.1%	15.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	37.9%	84.4%

Poverty & households

	Providence	Putnam
Poverty rate	17.8%	44.8%
Average household size	1.74	1.35
Mean commute (minutes)	32	—
Median year structure built	1979	1988