Providence

Population: 190,214
Median household income: $66,772
Median home value: $322,800

Providence, a community in Providence County, Rhode Island, has 190,214 residents. At $66,772, its median household income sits below Providence County's $78,204.

Between 2019 and 2023, Providence's population grew 6.0% from 179,494 to 190,214, while its median home value rose 61.2% from $200,300 to $322,800.

34.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 41.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 190,214
Median age: 32.9 yrs
Median household income: $66,772
Median home value: $322,800
Median gross rent: $1,333
Housing units: 79,275
Homeownership rate: 41.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

179,494190,214

Median household income

$45,610$66,772

Median home value

$200,300$322,800

Median gross rent

$994$1,333

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	179,494	$45,610	$200,300	$994
2020	179,472	$49,065	$225,200	$1,015
2021	188,812	$55,787	$248,900	$1,098
2022	189,715	$61,365	$293,000	$1,214
2023	190,214	$66,772	$322,800	$1,333

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 2416.5%

25 to 3417.3%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10,351	5.4%
5 to 17	28,121	14.8%
18 to 24	31,420	16.5%
25 to 34	32,891	17.3%
35 to 44	23,923	12.6%
45 to 54	22,683	11.9%
55 to 64	18,917	9.9%
65 to 74	12,880	6.8%
75 and over	9,028	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	64,661	34.0%
Black or African American	21,409	11.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	685	0.4%
Asian	11,101	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	57	0.0%
Some other race	1,609	0.8%
Two or more races	6,479	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	84,213	44.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.1%

High school graduate27.5%

Some college or associate's19.8%

Bachelor's degree18.3%

Graduate or professional degree16.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	21,756	18.1%
High school graduate	33,046	27.5%
Some college or associate's	23,775	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	21,990	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	19,755	16.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone62.6%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit4.2%

Walked7.3%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home12.7%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	56,148	62.6%
Carpooled	8,761	9.8%
Public transit	3,803	4.2%
Walked	6,525	7.3%
Bicycle	705	0.8%
Worked from home	11,374	12.7%
Other means	2,340	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	21,155	27.0%
15 to 29 min	31,842	40.7%
30 to 44 min	13,158	16.8%
45 to 59 min	5,243	6.7%
60+ min	6,884	8.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 20.1% (35,065 of 174,871)

	Count	Share
Family households	37,839	53.8%
Nonfamily households	32,474	46.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	70,313	88.7%
Vacant	8,962	11.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	28,952	41.2%
Renter-occupied	41,361	58.8%

1-unit, detached24.9%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units47.0%

5 to 19 units9.8%

20 or more units14.5%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	19,710	24.9%
1-unit, attached	2,932	3.7%
2 to 4 units	37,241	47.0%
5 to 19 units	7,740	9.8%
20 or more units	11,517	14.5%
Mobile home & other	135	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4459000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 18 sq mi
Water area: 2.18 sq mi
Center point: 41.8231, -71.4188