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Providence, RI real estate and demographic information

Most Expensive Providence Neighborhoods

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1 Brown U / Main St
2 Blackstone Blvd / Elm...
3 Angell St / Wayland Ave
4 City Center
5 U.S. Route 1 / Branch...
6 Main St / Smith St
7 Main St / Cypress St
8 U.S. Route 1 / Smithf...
9 U.S. Route 44 / Main St
10 Smith St / River Ave

Providence, RI Information

Population 178,042

About Providence

Providence is a relatively large coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Rhode Island. With a population of 178,042 people and 37 constituent neighborhoods, Providence is the largest community in Rhode Island. Providence has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Providence is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Providence is a city of professionals, sales and office workers and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Providence who work in office and administrative support (14.78%), sales jobs (8.91%) and teaching (8.33%).

Providence is a nice balance between life in a moderately big city and the interesting diversions and culture that come from having a big college student population. The thousands of students who arrive on campus every fall will find that Providence has plenty of amenities and opportunities for them, while residents of Providence enjoy the lectures, music, art, and economic trickle-down that colleges typically provide. "Town and Gown" complement each other in Providence.

Providence is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Providence Information and Demographics

The education level of Providence citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.39% of adults in Providence have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Providence in 2000 was $15,525, which is low income relative to Rhode Island, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $62,100 for a family of four.

Providence is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Providence home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Providence residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Providence also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 29.98% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Providence include Italian, Irish, Portuguese, English, French and German.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Providence's cultural character, accounting for 25.31% of the city’s population.

The languages spoken by people in Providence are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Providence is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Mon-Khmer (Cambodian) and Portuguese.

PROVIDENCE INFORMATION DETAILS
POPULATION 178,042
NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS 67,915
PROVIDENCE HOME OWNERSHIP
% OWNER OCCUPIED 31.75%
% RENTER OCCUPIED 60.11%
% VACANT 8.14%
TYPE OF PROVIDENCE HOMES
SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED 23.02%
ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES 3.41%
SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS 51.39%
COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS 22.09%
MOBILE HOMES 0.08%
OTHER 0.01%
SIZE OF PROVIDENCE HOMES
NO BEDROOM 5.00%
1 BEDROOM 18.91%
2 BEDROOMS 38.02%
3 BEDROOMS 26.75%
4 BEDROOMS 7.14%
5 OR MORE BEDROOMS 4.18%
AGE OF PROVIDENCE HOMES
NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) 2.01%
ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) 19.08%
WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) 31.86%
HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) 47.05%
PROVIDENCE REAL ESTATE INFORMATION DETAILS
MEDIAN HOME VALUE $252,387
MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE $766
HOME VALUE RANGE
$0 - $86,000 2.51%
$86,001 - $171,000 46.24%
$171,001 - $343,000 37.44%
$343,001 - $514,000 6.21%
$514,001 - $685,000 3.46%
$685,001 - $857,000 1.52%
$857,001 - $1,285,000 1.43%
$1,285,001 - $1,714,000 0.58%
> $1,714,000 0.61%
PEOPLE OF PROVIDENCE DETAILS
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
UNDER 5 YEARS 6.90%
5 TO 17 19.14%
18 TO 24 18.57%
25 TO 34 15.64%
35 TO 54 23.36%
55 TO 64 5.81%
65 YEARS AND OVER 10.57%
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES 65.78%
COLLEGE GRADUATES 24.39%
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME $26,867
PER CAPITA INCOME $15,525
INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL 29.14%
INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN Manufacturing (18.34%)
Education (14.85%)
Healthcare (13.45%)
Retail (9.20%)
Accommodation (7.72%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4.93%)
Other (4.57%)
Administration (4.27%)
Finance (4.25%)
Public Service (3.54%)
Construction (3.04%)
Information Technology (2.82%)
Wholesale (2.75%)
Transportation (2.28%)
Arts (2.06%)
ATTENDING COLLEGE 15.15%
RACIAL MAKEUP
WHITE 54.92%
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN 13.89%
AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE 1.16%
ASIAN 6.17%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS 0.16%
SOME OTHER RACE ALONE 17.90%
TWO OR MORE RACES 5.79%
HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) 29.98%
ETHNICITIES PRESENT Italian (12.07%)
Irish (6.28%)
Portuguese (3.33%)
English (2.87%)
French (2.19%)
German (2.01%)
FOREIGN BORN 25.31%
LANGUAGES SPOKEN English (53.04%)
Spanish (25.77%)
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian) (2.26%)
Portuguese (2.11%)
Italian (1.78%)
French (1.01%)

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