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Providence, Rhode Island QuickFacts

	Providence, Rhode Island	United States
Total population	173,618	281,421,906
State	Rhode Island
City	providence

Providence, Rhode Island Population

	Providence, Rhode Island	%, Providence, Rhode Island	United States
Male	83,035	47.83%	49.06%
Female	90,583	52.17%	50.94%
Median age (years)	28.1		35.3

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	Providence, Rhode Island	%, Providence, Rhode Island	United States
18 years and over	128,341	73.92%	74.31%
21 years and over	111,493	64.22%	69.97%
62 years and over	20,829	12.0%	14.66%
65 years and over	18,155	10.46%	12.43%

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	Providence, Rhode Island	%, Providence, Rhode Island	United States
White	94,666	54.53%	75.14%
Black or African American	25,243	14.54%	12.32%
Asian	10,432	6.01%	3.64%
Some other race	32,722	18.85%	5.46%
Two or more races	10,555	6.08%	2.43%

Providence, Rhode Island Housing

	Providence, Rhode Island	%, Providence, Rhode Island	United States
Total households	62,389		105,480,101
Family households (families)	35,859	57.48%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	26,530	42.52%	31.94%

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	Providence, Rhode Island	%, Providence, Rhode Island	United States
Total housing units	67,915		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	5,526	8.14%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	62,389	91.86%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	21,588	31.79%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	40,801	60.08%	30.77%

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	Providence, Rhode Island	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	295	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	6,180	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,535	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	975	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	887	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	876	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	396	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	97	0.57%
Median (dollars)	101,500	119,600

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	Providence, Rhode Island	%, Providence, Rhode Island	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	16,693	26.76%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	20,555	32.95%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	8,475	13.58%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	6,853	10.98%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	4,066	6.52%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	5,747	9.21%	9.65%

Providence, Rhode Island Education

	Providence, Rhode Island	%, Providence, Rhode Island	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	63,584		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	2,660	4.18%	6.47%
Kindergarten	2,703	4.25%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	22,197	34.91%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	9,714	15.28%	21.38%
College or graduate school	26,310	41.38%	22.81%

Providence, Rhode Island Economy

	Providence, Rhode Island	%, Providence, Rhode Island	United States
Population 16 years and over	133,072		217,168,077
In labor force	76,833	57.74%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	76,727	57.66%	63.39%
- - Employed	69,570	52.28%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	7,157	5.38%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	9.3		5.8
- Armed Forces	106	0.08%	0.53%
Not in labor force	56,239	42.26%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	71,167	53.48%	51.66%
In labor force	37,410	28.11%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	37,410	28.11%	29.65%
- - Employed	33,679	25.31%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	13,786	10.36%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	7,083		12,787,501

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	Providence, Rhode Island	%, Providence, Rhode Island	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	62,327		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	13,430	21.55%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	6,173	9.9%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	9,749	15.64%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	7,842	12.58%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	8,704	13.97%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	8,143	13.06%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,917	6.28%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,312	3.71%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	861	1.38%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	1,196	1.92%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	26,867		41,994

	Providence, Rhode Island	%, Providence, Rhode Island	United States
With earnings	46,259	34.76%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	43,604		56,604
With Social Security income	13,907	10.45%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,693		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	6,158	4.63%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,384		6,320
With public assistance income	6,364	4.78%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	4,470		3,032
With retirement income	6,623	4.98%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	15,830		17,376

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