East Providence is a medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Rhode Island. With a population of 48,688 people and ten constituent neighborhoods, East Providence is the fifth largest community in Rhode Island.

East Providence is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, East Providence is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in East Providence who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.33%), sales jobs (10.11%), and management occupations (6.90%).

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of East Providence are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

The city of East Providence is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.

East Providence Information and Demographics

The population of East Providence overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 14.96%. Of adults 25 and older in East Providence, 18.05% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in East Providence in 2000 was $19,527, which is low income relative to Rhode Island, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $78,108 for a family of four.

East Providence is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call East Providence home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in East Providence is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in East Providence include Portuguese, Irish, Italian, English, Cape Verdean, French, French Canadian, and German.

East Providence also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.96%.

The most common language spoken in East Providence is English. Some people also speak Portuguese.