Providence

Population: 2,861
Median household income: $53,208
Median home value: $66,800

Providence, a community in Webster County, Kentucky, has 2,861 residents. At $53,208, its median household income sits below Webster County's $58,786.

Between 2019 and 2023, Providence's population declined 5.5% from 3,027 to 2,861, while its median home value rose 31.5% from $50,800 to $66,800.

Households average 2.18 people. The median gross rent is $623.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,861
Median age: 46.4 yrs
Median household income: $53,208
Median home value: $66,800
Median gross rent: $623
Housing units: 1,520
Homeownership rate: 63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0272,861

Median household income

$26,129$53,208

Median home value

$50,800$66,800

Median gross rent

$613$623

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,027	$26,129	$50,800	$613
2020	3,006	$38,614	$48,000	$539
2021	2,913	$44,306	$56,500	$569
2022	2,883	$49,954	$57,700	$609
2023	2,861	$53,208	$66,800	$623

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 5416.1%

55 to 6419.4%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	101	3.5%
5 to 17	386	13.5%
18 to 24	211	7.4%
25 to 34	304	10.6%
35 to 44	293	10.2%
45 to 54	462	16.1%
55 to 64	554	19.4%
65 to 74	376	13.1%
75 and over	174	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,415	84.4%
Black or African American	416	14.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	30	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.8%

High school graduate44.3%

Some college or associate's27.8%

Bachelor's degree13.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	256	11.8%
High school graduate	958	44.3%
Some college or associate's	602	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	291	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	56	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone68.0%

Carpooled26.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	770	68.0%
Carpooled	297	26.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	49	4.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	16	1.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	251	22.5%
15 to 29 min	256	22.9%
30 to 44 min	367	32.9%
45 to 59 min	140	12.5%
60+ min	102	9.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 17.8% (505 of 2,839)

	Count	Share
Family households	860	66.7%
Nonfamily households	430	33.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,290	84.9%
Vacant	230	15.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	819	63.5%
Renter-occupied	471	36.5%

1-unit, detached63.1%

1-unit, attached7.5%

2 to 4 units9.9%

5 to 19 units5.5%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other10.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	959	63.1%
1-unit, attached	114	7.5%
2 to 4 units	151	9.9%
5 to 19 units	84	5.5%
20 or more units	52	3.4%
Mobile home & other	160	10.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2163372
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.03 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 37.3991, -87.7517