Providence, Rhode Island


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Providence
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Population 2002:175,901
Population 2000:173,618
Area codes:401
Elevation:115 feet
Foreign born:25.3% (15.6% Latin America, 4.5% Asia, 3.0% Europe)
Land area:18.5 square miles
Population growth:+2,283 (+1.31%)
County:Providence
Industries:Educational,health and social services (28.3%), Manufacturing (18.3%).
Races
White Non-Hispanic:45.8%
Hispanic:30.0%
Other race:17.6%
Black:14.5%
Two or more races:6.1%
Other Asian:3.7%
American Indian:2.2%
Chinese:0.9%
Asian Indian:0.6%
Marital Status
Never married:46.3%
Now married:35.0%
Divorced:9.0%
Widowed:6.0%
Separated:3.6%
Median
House value:$101,500
Household income:$26,867
Resident age:28.1 years
Providence Compared to Rhode Island State Average
House age:much above
Number of rooms per house:below
Hispanic race population percentage:much above
Black race population percentage:much above
Unemployed percentage:above
Foreign-born population percentage:much above
Population density:above
Renting percentage:much above
Median household income:below
Education
High school or higher:65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher:24.4%
Graduate or professional degree:11.3%
Unemployed:9.3%
Crime Statistics
2002 assaults:620 (350.0 per 100,000)
2002 crime index:597.9 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime
2002 robberies:550 (310.5 per 100,000)
2002 rapes:109 (61.5 per 100,000)
2002 murders:23 (13.0 per 100,000)
2002 larceny counts:7,515 (4241.9 per 100,000)
2002 burglaries:2,186 (1233.9 per 100,000)
2002 auto thefts:2,861 (1614.9 per 100,000)
Ancestries
Italian:13.8%
Irish:9.7%
English:4.9%
Subsaharan African:4.3%
Portuguese:4.0%
French:3.8%
 

Nearby CityDistance from Providence to...Population in 2002
East Providence, RI2.32 miles (3.73 km)49,658
North Providence, RI3.29 miles (5.29 km) 
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Seekonk, MA4.05 miles (6.53 km) 
Pawtucket, RI4.09 miles (6.59 km)74,033
Central Falls, RI4.73 miles (7.61 km)19,168
Barrington, RI7.88 miles (12.68 km) 
Greenville, RI7.88 miles (12.68 km) 
Johnston, RI8.12 miles (13.07 km) 
Lincoln, RI8.12 miles (13.07 km) 
Rehoboth, MA8.49 miles (13.67 km) 
Warwick, RI8.57 miles (13.79 km)87,039
Warren, RI9.33 miles (15.02 km) 
Smithfield, RI9.77 miles (15.73 km) 
Cumberland, RI9.93 miles (15.98 km) 
West Warwick, RI9.94 miles (15.99 km) 
Attleboro, MA10.60 miles (17.07 km)43,164
Cumberland Hill, RI10.78 miles (17.35 km) 
East Greenwich, RI11.53 miles (18.56 km) 
North Smithfield, RI12.13 miles (19.52 km) 
Swansea, MA12.64 miles (20.35 km) 
Bristol, RI12.67 miles (20.39 km) 
West Greenwich, RI13.03 miles (20.96 km) 
Plainville, MA13.13 miles (21.13 km) 
Woonsocket, RI13.44 miles (21.63 km)43,879
Providence, Rhode Island ZIP Codes: 02903 02904 02905 02906 02907 02908 02909