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Rhode Island·Providence County
42 tracts·192K people·$362K median·10,419/mi²
Hispanic 45 · White 33 · Black 10 · Asian 6 · Multiracial 4 · Other 2
Other 35 · Living alone 34 · Married couple 31
Health 42 · Professional 23 · Retail 11 · Leisure 8 · Public admin 7 · Manufacturing 6 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 42 · Service 20 · Production · transport 17 · Sales · office 16 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 61 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 14 · Walk 7 · Transit 4 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Providence is $362,200 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Providence has 191,767 residents across 42 census tracts and 11 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 32.8; the population is 45.3% Hispanic or Latino, 33.1% White, 10.2% Black, 6.2% Asian, 3.6% Multiracial and 1.6% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 34.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 20.7% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Vartan Gregorian El. School (48%), Asa Messer El. School (36%) and Robert F. Kennedy El. School (33%) lead the elementary schools; AF Providence Mayoral Middle (19%), Nathanael Greene Middle (18%) and Nathan Bishop Middle (17%) lead the middle schools; Classical High School (74%), Achievement First Providence H (44%) and Paul Cuffee Upper School (30%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,408/month, 11% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Providence is $68,119 a year, 21% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Providence, median rent is $1,408/month and the median home value is $362,200 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Providence reported 3.1 violent crimes and 19.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 26°F; there are 98 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 50 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Providence are heat wave (72), earthquake (60) and landslide (59), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.20g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Providence, 7.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).