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Providence County, RI

Demographic and economic profile of Providence County, RI, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Providence County has a foreign-born population of 20.9% and an unemployment rate of 6.3%, with a labor force participation rate of 65.4% among its 675,912 residents, of whom 32.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median worker earnings stand at $45,718 against a median household income of $78,787, with a poverty rate of 13.0%. The county posted 3.9% population growth over five years, while median home values of $339,100 and median gross rent of $1,242/month remain below many comparable northeastern markets.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

675,912

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$78,787

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.9% since 2018

Providence County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone396,508 (59.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone77,207 (11.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race75,985 (11.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone52,364 (7.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races29,693 (4.5%)
  • Asian Alone28,206 (4.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish123,979
  2. 2.Other Indo-European30,508
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)14,939
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island9,041
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)5,221

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

63.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

20.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

21,324

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$55,409

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$40,689

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance88,536
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)38,435
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services38,297
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)36,268
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services31,105

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations137,752
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations63,529
  3. 3.Service Occupations60,425
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations47,720
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations25,216

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.15×)88,987
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.12×)36,953
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.06×)38,151
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.00×)28,950
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 0.97×)21,501

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$339,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,242/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

56.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99944,268 (30.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99931,794 (21.5%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99921,609 (14.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99916,516 (11.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99912,615 (8.5%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9995,918 (4.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

32.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$45,718

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

11.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone228,610 (70.7%)
  • Worked At Home39,612 (12.3%)
  • Carpooled28,456 (8.8%)
  • Walked9,904 (3.1%)
  • Public Transit7,312 (2.3%)
  • Other6,374 (2.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.