East Providence vs Providence

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

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

Providence has the higher population (190,214 vs 46,970 in East Providence). East Providence has the higher median household income ($79,660 vs $66,772 in Providence). Providence has the higher median home value ($322,800 vs $322,100 in East Providence).

Population, income & housing

	East Providence	Providence
Population	46,970	190,214
Median age	43.6 yrs	32.9 yrs
Median household income	$79,660	$66,772
Median home value	$322,100	$322,800
Median gross rent	$1,262	$1,333
Housing units	21,769	79,275
Homeownership rate	61.0%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.3%	34.7%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Providence	Providence
Population	47,483 → 46,970 (-1.1%)	179,494 → 190,214 (+6.0%)
Median household income	$59,142 → $79,660 (+34.7%)	$45,610 → $66,772 (+46.4%)
Median home value	$221,700 → $322,100 (+45.3%)	$200,300 → $322,800 (+61.2%)
Median gross rent	$974 → $1,262 (+29.6%)	$994 → $1,333 (+34.1%)

East Providence

Population

47,48346,970

Median household income

$59,142$79,660

Median home value

$221,700$322,100

Median gross rent

$974$1,262

Providence

Population

179,494190,214

Median household income

$45,610$66,772

Median home value

$200,300$322,800

Median gross rent

$994$1,333

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Providence	Providence
Under 5	6.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	10.9%	14.8%
18 to 24	6.3%	16.5%
25 to 34	15.3%	17.3%
35 to 44	12.5%	12.6%
45 to 54	12.7%	11.9%
55 to 64	15.6%	9.9%
65 to 74	11.2%	6.8%
75 and over	9.5%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Providence	Providence
White (non-Hispanic)	74.4%	34.0%
Black or African American	5.4%	11.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.4%
Asian	2.7%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	6.4%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.9%	44.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Providence	Providence
No high school diploma	12.5%	18.1%
High school graduate	30.1%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	12.8%	16.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Providence	Providence
Drove alone	76.4%	62.6%
Carpooled	8.4%	9.8%
Public transit	2.0%	4.2%
Walked	0.9%	7.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.8%
Worked from home	10.7%	12.7%
Other means	1.1%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Providence	Providence
1-unit, detached	52.3%	24.9%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	21.5%	47.0%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	9.8%
20 or more units	13.8%	14.5%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	East Providence	Providence
Poverty rate	10.8%	20.1%
Average household size	2.27	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1958	1938