Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
Providence--Fall River--Warwick, RI--MA MSA
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TABLE 1. PROFILE OF GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
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Estimate |
Lower Bound |
Upper Bound |
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Total population
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1,156,941
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1,141,591
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1,172,291
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SEX AND AGE
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Male
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555,108
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546,318
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563,898
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Female
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601,833
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591,846
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611,820
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Under 5 years
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70,434
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67,497
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73,371
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5 to 9 years
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76,711
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71,042
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82,380
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10 to 14 years
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85,920
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80,140
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91,700
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15 to 19 years
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71,835
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67,797
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75,873
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20 to 24 years
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75,148
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70,889
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79,407
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25 to 34 years
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155,824
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149,886
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161,762
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35 to 44 years
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192,809
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186,666
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198,952
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45 to 54 years
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161,407
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155,848
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166,966
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55 to 59 years
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57,271
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53,489
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61,053
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60 to 64 years
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47,925
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43,922
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51,928
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65 to 74 years
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80,149
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77,060
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83,238
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75 to 84 years
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62,774
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59,426
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66,122
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85 years and over
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18,734
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15,950
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21,518
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Median age (years)
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37.3
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36.8
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37.8
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18 years and over
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877,289
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866,543
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888,035
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21 years and over
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833,244
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822,867
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843,621
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62 years and over
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191,026
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185,342
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196,710
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65 years and over
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161,657
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157,593
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165,721
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Male
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64,448
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62,475
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66,421
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Female
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97,209
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94,346
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100,072
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RACE
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One race
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1,134,761
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1,119,546
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1,149,976
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White
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997,909
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979,807
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1,016,011
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Black or African American
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44,893
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40,761
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49,025
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American Indian and Alaska Native
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7,491
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3,810
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11,172
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Asian
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28,424
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25,076
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31,772
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Asian Indian
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1,934
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586
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3,282
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Chinese (except Taiwanese)
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7,156
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4,665
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9,648
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Filipino
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1,156
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470
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1,842
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Japanese
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512
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0
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1,576
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Korean
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1,217
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0
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2,542
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Vietnamese
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453
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0
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1,001
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Other Asian
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15,996
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10,828
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21,164
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
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6,716
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2,528
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10,904
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Native Hawaiian
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105
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0
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283
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Guamanian or Chamorro
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6,392
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2,231
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10,553
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Samoan
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0
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0
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464
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Other Pacific Islander
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219
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0
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559
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Some other race
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49,328
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40,948
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57,708
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Two or more races
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22,180
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14,938
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29,422
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Two races including Some other race
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6,856
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4,338
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9,374
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Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
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15,324
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8,346
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22,302
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Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
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White
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1,015,675
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996,495
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1,034,855
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Black or African American
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53,239
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49,144
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57,334
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American Indian and Alaska Native
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17,881
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10,586
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25,176
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Asian
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30,987
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27,268
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34,706
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
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7,382
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3,127
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11,637
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Some other race
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56,767
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49,010
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64,524
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HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
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Total population
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1,156,941
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1,141,591
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1,172,291
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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
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88,267
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85,932
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90,602
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Mexican
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5,478
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2,252
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8,704
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Puerto Rican
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29,150
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22,530
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35,770
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Cuban
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1,037
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197
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1,877
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Other Hispanic or Latino
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52,602
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46,537
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58,667
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Not Hispanic or Latino
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1,068,674
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1,053,050
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1,084,298
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White alone
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968,780
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952,542
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985,018
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Black or African American alone
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40,804
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37,245
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44,363
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American Indian or Alaska Native alone
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4,160
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2,642
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5,678
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Asian alone
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28,424
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25,076
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31,772
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
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854
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0
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1,829
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Some other race alone
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9,082
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4,926
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13,238
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Two or more races:
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16,570
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9,810
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23,330
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Two races including Some other race
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3,005
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1,558
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4,452
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Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
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13,565
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6,991
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20,139
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RELATIONSHIP
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Household population
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1,156,941
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1,141,591
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1,172,291
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Householder
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467,950
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459,481
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476,419
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Spouse
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225,397
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218,031
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232,763
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Child
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342,591
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332,953
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352,229
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Other relatives
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67,052
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57,254
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76,850
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Nonrelatives
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53,951
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48,249
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59,653
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Unmarried partner
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26,909
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22,405
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31,414
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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
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Total households
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462,068
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455,427
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468,709
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Family households (families)
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304,726
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296,400
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313,052
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With own children under 18 years
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138,354
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132,591
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144,117
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Married-couple families
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224,034
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216,134
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231,934
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With own children under 18 years
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92,719
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87,716
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97,722
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Female householder, no husband present
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64,116
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59,082
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69,150
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With own children under 18 years
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40,494
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36,445
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44,543
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Nonfamily households
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157,342
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149,194
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165,490
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Householder living alone
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130,164
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122,685
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137,643
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65 years and over
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51,056
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46,997
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55,115
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Households with one or more people under 18 years
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152,284
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146,022
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158,546
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Households with one or more people 65 years and over
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122,375
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118,481
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126,269
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Average household size
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2.50
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2.47
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2.53
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Average family size
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3.09
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3.04
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3.14
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HOUSING OCCUPANCY
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Total housing units
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496,969
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490,516
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503,422
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Occupied housing units
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462,068
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455,427
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468,709
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Vacant housing units
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34,901
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30,042
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39,760
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Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
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1.3
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0.6
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2.0
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Rental vacancy rate (percent)
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5.7
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3.7
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7.7
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HOUSING TENURE
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Occupied housing units
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462,068
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455,427
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468,709
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Owner-occupied
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281,610
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273,388
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289,832
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Renter-occupied
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180,458
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172,711
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188,205
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Average household size of owner-occupied unit
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2.72
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2.67
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2.77
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Average household size of renter-occupied unit
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2.16
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2.09
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2.23
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