East Providence vs Valley Falls

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

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

East Providence has the higher population (46,970 vs 12,370 in Valley Falls). Valley Falls has the higher median household income ($93,653 vs $79,660 in East Providence). Valley Falls has the higher median home value ($347,900 vs $322,100 in East Providence).

Population, income & housing

	East Providence	Valley Falls
Population	46,970	12,370
Median age	43.6 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$79,660	$93,653
Median home value	$322,100	$347,900
Median gross rent	$1,262	$1,160
Housing units	21,769	5,078
Homeownership rate	61.0%	68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.3%	27.6%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Providence	Valley Falls
Population	47,483 → 46,970 (-1.1%)	11,882 → 12,370 (+4.1%)
Median household income	$59,142 → $79,660 (+34.7%)	$83,090 → $93,653 (+12.7%)
Median home value	$221,700 → $322,100 (+45.3%)	$239,000 → $347,900 (+45.6%)
Median gross rent	$974 → $1,262 (+29.6%)	$876 → $1,160 (+32.4%)

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

Valley Falls

Population

11,88212,370

Median household income

$83,090$93,653

Median home value

$239,000$347,900

Median gross rent

$876$1,160

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Providence	Valley Falls
Under 5	6.0%	5.9%
5 to 17	10.9%	15.2%
18 to 24	6.3%	6.7%
25 to 34	15.3%	10.7%
35 to 44	12.5%	14.6%
45 to 54	12.7%	13.3%
55 to 64	15.6%	16.7%
65 to 74	11.2%	11.5%
75 and over	9.5%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Providence	Valley Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	74.4%	79.6%
Black or African American	5.4%	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.4%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.9%	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Providence	Valley Falls
No high school diploma	12.5%	15.0%
High school graduate	30.1%	28.0%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12.8%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Providence	Valley Falls
Drove alone	76.4%	78.2%
Carpooled	8.4%	12.6%
Public transit	2.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.9%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.7%	6.5%
Other means	1.1%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Providence	Valley Falls
1-unit, detached	52.3%	65.8%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	21.5%	22.9%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	1.4%
20 or more units	13.8%	6.5%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	East Providence	Valley Falls
Poverty rate	10.8%	4.9%
Average household size	2.27	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1958	1964