Providence, Rhode Island Demographics

Providence is 1st in Rhode Island out of 16 other cities in Households

Providence is 1st in Rhode Island out of 16 other cities in Housing units

Providence is 1st in Rhode Island out of 16 other cities in Income below poverty line

Providence is 1st in Rhode Island out of 16 other cities in Race - Asian

Providence is 1st in Rhode Island out of 16 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Providence is 1st in Rhode Island out of 8 other cities in Current population (2012)

Providence is 1st in Rhode Island out of 8 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Providence is 1st in Rhode Island out of 8 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Providence is 2nd in Rhode Island out of 16 other cities in Foreign born residents

Providence is 2nd in Rhode Island out of 16 other cities in People per household

Size Demographics
	Providence	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Current population (2012)	178,432	1st	1,050,292	313,914,040
Size in square miles	18.4	3rd	1,033.8	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	9,676.2	2nd	1,018.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Providence	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Residents younger than 5	6.9%	4th	5.2%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.4%	4th	20.6%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	8.7%	14th	15.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Providence	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	73.3%	15th	84.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	29.1%	8th	30.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Providence	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Race - White	49.8%	16th	85.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	16.0%	1st	7.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.4%	2nd	0.9%	1.2%
Race - Asian	6.4%	1st	3.2%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	7th	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	6.5%	2nd	2.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	38.1%	2nd	13.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	37.6%	15th	75.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Providence	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Female residents	51.8%	11th	51.6%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	29.4%	2nd	12.9%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Providence	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Housing units	71,530	1st	464,728	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	72.3%	2nd	40.6%	25.9%
Households	61,797	1st	410,475	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	36.7%	15th	62.1%	66.1%
Home median value	$230,500	12th	$270,600	$186,200
People per household	2.6	2nd	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	Providence	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Income per capita	$21,628	13th	$29,685	$27,915
Income per household	$38,922	15th	$55,975	$52,762
Income below poverty line	27.7%	1st	12.8%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Providence	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	15,395	1st	96,822	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,473,954	2nd	$12,286,485	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$8,558	6th	$11,646	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$472,019	1st	$2,148,674	$613,795,732