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East Providence, RI
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Living in East Providence



East Providence is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Rhode Island. With a population of 46,691 people and ten constituent neighborhoods, East Providence is the fifth largest community in Rhode Island.

Also of interest is that East Providence has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

East 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 bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

The overall education level of East Providence citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.76% of adults in East Providence have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in East Providence in 2018 was $38,714, which is lower middle income relative to Rhode Island, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $154,856 for a family of four. However, East Providence contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

East Providence is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call East Providence home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Providence residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in East Providence include Portuguese, Irish, Italian, English, and French.

In addition, East Providence has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.45%).

The most common language spoken in East Providence is English. Other important languages spoken here include Portuguese and Spanish.