What is the population of Providence, Rhode Island?

The population of Providence, Rhode Island is 183,958.

What is the median household income in Providence, Rhode Island?

The median household income in Providence, Rhode Island is $66,826, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Providence, Rhode Island is $337,783, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Providence, Rhode Island is 7.4%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income D

Education C

Metric	Providence	Rhode Island Avg	U.S. Average
Population	183,958	1,069,105	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	8936.5	691.8	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.85%	0.48%	0.57%
Median age	30.0	40.8	37.1
Households	70,176	435,734	128,459,983

Year	Providence

Group	Share

Providence has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Providence	Rhode Island Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$66,826	$86,475	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	8.55%	5.72%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	5.7%	5.2%

Metric	Providence	Rhode Island Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$337,783	$317,211	$242,182
Median rent	$1,332	$1,273	$1,342
Homeownership rate	41.2%	63.3%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM .

Metric	Providence	Rhode Island Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	20.8	22.0	22.5
Work from home	12.7%	11.5%	13.4%

Providence has a education index of C, which means it is somewhat educated.

Metric	Providence	Rhode Island Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.7%	33.5%	31.6%
Average household size	2.49	2.40	2.54

Providence has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Providence	Rhode Island Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	77.9	79.9	78.3
Self-rated poor health	16.3%	11.6%	16.3%
Smokers	16.1%	14.8%	19.0%