Providence County, Rhode Island

Providence County has a population of 664,854 and has grown 2.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $373,600, about 4.7 times the county's median household income of $78,787.

Home price
$373,600
Income
$78,787
Population
664,854
Unemployment
6.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$373,600county
Median gross rent$1,312county
Median year homes here were built1956county
Share of homes built before 198075.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile0.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented43.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$2,110county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,729county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,402county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,087county
Home insurance / yr$2,445(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living110.6(statewide)
Median household income$78,787county
Family health premium / yr$25,960(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,758(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.976(statewide)
Poverty rate13.4%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home12.3%county
Unemployment rate6.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force65.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.0%county
Share of workers employed by government11.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.5%county
Economic output per resident$70,281county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.25%county
Top state income tax5.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service9.4 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1984916county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.9 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station2.7 micounty
Households without a vehicle11.5%county
Traffic deaths8.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.0(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher32.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.4%county
Public schools in the county197county
Public school enrollment87970county
Students per full-time teacher13.6county
Free lunch eligible63.7%county
Elementary schools108county
Middle schools41county
High schools40county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above8county
Share of local colleges that are public11.1%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians97county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county9county
Hospitals here with an emergency department8county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year19.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year16.4%county
Frequent mental distress16.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population664,854county
Land area in square miles409county
People per square mile of land1624.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores135county
Convenience stores99county
Share living far from a food store7.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents8county
Median age38.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.3%county
Share of households that are one person31.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States20.9%county
Second languages32.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls51.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents65county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-4county
Households that moved in14,188county
Households that moved away14,326county
Average income of arriving households$66,542county
Average income of departing households$72,699county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,028county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings74.9%county
Violent crime rate154(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature50.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation46.5 incounty
Annual snowfall20.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.86 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F10 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing123 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days180 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 25county
Average first fall frostOct 22county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$138county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh22.4¢county
Household electricity use630 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$22.76(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity13.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas60.9%county
Homes heated by propane4.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil19.9%county
Homes heated by wood0.5%county
Households with broadband90.5%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk96.6county
Coastal flood risk56.4county
Drought risk34.9county
Landslide risk74.7county
Hail risk75.1county
Earthquake risk89.4county
Tornado risk78.3county
Tropical cyclone risk91.7county
Extreme heat risk97.2county
Winter weather risk37.3county
Strong wind risk53.5county
Wildfire risk31.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams2county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here1county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Providence County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Rhode Island figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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