ZIP Code 02908

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Providence County, Rhode Island.

Population: 39,661
Median household income: $74,341
Median home value: $293,800

ZIP Code 02908 (Providence County, Rhode Island) is home to about 39,661 residents. Its median household income of $74,341 runs below the Providence County figure of $78,204.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 02908's population grew 9.2% from 36,314 to 39,661, while its median gross rent rose 37.0% from $1,008 to $1,381.

28.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 46.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 39,661
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $74,341
Median home value: $293,800
Median gross rent: $1,381
Housing units: 17,160
Homeownership rate: 46.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

36,31439,661

Median household income

$51,981$74,341

Median home value

$184,100$293,800

Median gross rent

$1,008$1,381

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	36,314	$51,981	$184,100	$1,008
2020	37,792	$56,338	$201,300	$1,071
2021	38,977	$63,775	$230,000	$1,152
2022	39,099	$68,268	$273,500	$1,244
2023	39,661	$74,341	$293,800	$1,381

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 2411.5%

25 to 3418.3%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,699	6.8%
5 to 17	5,813	14.7%
18 to 24	4,560	11.5%
25 to 34	7,262	18.3%
35 to 44	6,232	15.7%
45 to 54	3,939	9.9%
55 to 64	4,676	11.8%
65 to 74	2,589	6.5%
75 and over	1,891	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,258	33.4%
Black or African American	5,936	15.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.0%
Asian	1,492	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	46	0.1%
Some other race	368	0.9%
Two or more races	1,392	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17,158	43.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.3%

High school graduate29.9%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree17.1%

Graduate or professional degree11.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,321	16.3%
High school graduate	7,944	29.9%
Some college or associate's	6,729	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	4,534	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3,061	11.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone66.1%

Carpooled13.7%

Public transit2.6%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home11.8%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,049	66.1%
Carpooled	2,703	13.7%
Public transit	514	2.6%
Walked	586	3.0%
Bicycle	20	0.1%
Worked from home	2,336	11.8%
Other means	544	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,708	27.0%
15 to 29 min	7,494	43.0%
30 to 44 min	3,150	18.1%
45 to 59 min	772	4.4%
60+ min	1,292	7.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 16.1% (6,216 of 38,644)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,730	59.5%
Nonfamily households	5,952	40.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1940

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,682	85.6%
Vacant	2,478	14.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,826	46.5%
Renter-occupied	7,856	53.5%

1-unit, detached32.3%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units51.0%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units9.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,541	32.3%
1-unit, attached	569	3.3%
2 to 4 units	8,760	51.0%
5 to 19 units	725	4.2%
20 or more units	1,565	9.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 02908

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