Providence County, Rhode Island

15 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 658,977
Median household income: $78,204
Median home value: $339,100

Providence County is a county in Rhode Island with a population of 658,977. 15 cities and places have their primary county here. At $78,204, its median household income sits below Rhode Island's $86,372.

From 2019 to 2023, Providence County's population grew 3.7% from 635,737 to 658,977, while its median household income rose 32.6% from $58,974 to $78,204.

72.7% of workers drive to work alone. 44.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 658,977
Median age: 37.9 yrs
Median household income: $78,204
Median home value: $339,100
Median gross rent: $1,242
Housing units: 277,117
Homeownership rate: 56.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

635,737658,977

Median household income

$58,974$78,204

Median home value

$233,500$339,100

Median gross rent

$967$1,242

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	635,737	$58,974	$233,500	$967
2020	636,161	$62,323	$248,500	$989
2021	656,672	$65,797	$266,700	$1,062
2022	657,984	$72,579	$310,500	$1,161
2023	658,977	$78,204	$339,100	$1,242

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	36,064	5.5%
5 to 17	97,754	14.8%
18 to 24	66,838	10.1%
25 to 34	100,298	15.2%
35 to 44	86,214	13.1%
45 to 54	80,462	12.2%
55 to 64	85,948	13.0%
65 to 74	61,683	9.4%
75 and over	43,716	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	379,663	57.6%
Black or African American	47,246	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,219	0.2%
Asian	27,169	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	367	0.1%
Some other race	6,971	1.1%
Two or more races	32,249	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	164,093	24.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.7%

High school graduate28.7%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree19.7%

Graduate or professional degree12.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	62,869	13.7%
High school graduate	131,506	28.7%
Some college or associate's	116,362	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	90,198	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	57,386	12.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone72.7%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit2.5%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home10.9%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	233,074	72.7%
Carpooled	27,528	8.6%
Public transit	7,932	2.5%
Walked	9,685	3.0%
Bicycle	1,074	0.3%
Worked from home	34,861	10.9%
Other means	6,556	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	71,329	25.0%
15 to 29 min	115,826	40.5%
30 to 44 min	55,506	19.4%
45 to 59 min	20,549	7.2%
60+ min	22,639	7.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 13.0% (82,273 of 631,780)

	Count	Share
Family households	155,106	60.5%
Nonfamily households	101,399	39.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	256,505	92.6%
Vacant	20,612	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	145,239	56.6%
Renter-occupied	111,266	43.4%

1-unit, detached44.8%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units30.7%

5 to 19 units9.3%

20 or more units11.0%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	124,193	44.8%
1-unit, attached	10,356	3.7%
2 to 4 units	85,034	30.7%
5 to 19 units	25,862	9.3%
20 or more units	30,408	11.0%
Mobile home & other	1,264	0.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 44007
State: Rhode Island
Land area: 409 sq mi
Water area: 26 sq mi
Center point: 41.8698, -71.5786