East Providence vs Woonsocket

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

East Providence and Woonsocket 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 43,074 in Woonsocket). East Providence has the higher median household income ($79,660 vs $58,614 in Woonsocket). East Providence has the higher median home value ($322,100 vs $268,000 in Woonsocket).

Population, income & housing

	East Providence	Woonsocket
Population	46,970	43,074
Median age	43.6 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$79,660	$58,614
Median home value	$322,100	$268,000
Median gross rent	$1,262	$1,116
Housing units	21,769	19,436
Homeownership rate	61.0%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.3%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Providence	Woonsocket
Population	47,483 → 46,970 (-1.1%)	41,603 → 43,074 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$59,142 → $79,660 (+34.7%)	$42,595 → $58,614 (+37.6%)
Median home value	$221,700 → $322,100 (+45.3%)	$173,300 → $268,000 (+54.6%)
Median gross rent	$974 → $1,262 (+29.6%)	$912 → $1,116 (+22.4%)

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

Woonsocket

Population

41,60343,074

Median household income

$42,595$58,614

Median home value

$173,300$268,000

Median gross rent

$912$1,116

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Providence	Woonsocket
Under 5	6.0%	7.2%
5 to 17	10.9%	16.0%
18 to 24	6.3%	7.1%
25 to 34	15.3%	18.1%
35 to 44	12.5%	12.6%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.1%
55 to 64	15.6%	12.9%
65 to 74	11.2%	8.3%
75 and over	9.5%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Providence	Woonsocket
White (non-Hispanic)	74.4%	53.8%
Black or African American	5.4%	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	2.7%	6.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	6.4%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.9%	25.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Providence	Woonsocket
No high school diploma	12.5%	18.1%
High school graduate	30.1%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12.8%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Providence	Woonsocket
Drove alone	76.4%	76.3%
Carpooled	8.4%	11.2%
Public transit	2.0%	1.9%
Walked	0.9%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.2%
Worked from home	10.7%	4.5%
Other means	1.1%	4.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Providence	Woonsocket
1-unit, detached	52.3%	25.2%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	21.5%	40.7%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	22.3%
20 or more units	13.8%	9.3%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	East Providence	Woonsocket
Poverty rate	10.8%	19.7%
Average household size	2.27	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	23	29
Median year structure built	1958	1950