2001 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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1,163,094
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1,145,523
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1,180,665
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SEX AND AGE
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Male
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556,506
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546,837
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566,175
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Female
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606,588
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596,576
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616,600
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Under 5 years
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71,606
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67,910
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75,302
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5 to 9 years
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80,248
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75,278
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85,218
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10 to 14 years
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81,007
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76,351
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85,663
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15 to 19 years
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67,253
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63,829
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70,677
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20 to 24 years
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79,106
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75,136
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83,076
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25 to 34 years
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152,660
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148,146
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157,174
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35 to 44 years
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194,934
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188,195
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201,673
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45 to 54 years
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166,221
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160,994
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171,448
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55 to 59 years
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65,002
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61,431
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68,573
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60 to 64 years
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46,322
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42,643
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50,002
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65 to 74 years
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78,810
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75,352
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82,268
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75 to 84 years
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61,840
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58,418
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65,262
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85 years and over
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18,085
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15,772
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20,398
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Median age (years)
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37.5
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37.0
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38.0
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18 years and over
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884,761
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873,232
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896,290
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21 years and over
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847,685
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836,485
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858,885
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62 years and over
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186,779
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180,653
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192,905
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65 years and over
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158,735
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153,557
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163,913
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Male
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64,664
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62,186
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67,142
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Female
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94,071
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90,702
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97,440
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RACE
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One race
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1,145,871
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1,127,728
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1,164,014
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White
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1,015,200
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998,844
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1,031,556
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Black or African American
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49,031
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43,365
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54,697
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American Indian and Alaska Native
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4,277
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3,135
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5,419
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Asian
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24,283
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23,092
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25,474
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Asian Indian
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2,123
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1,113
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3,133
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Chinese (except Taiwanese)
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4,804
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2,509
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7,099
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Filipino
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1,649
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572
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2,726
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Japanese
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726
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76
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1,376
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Korean
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1,896
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899
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2,893
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Vietnamese
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578
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0
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1,563
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Other Asian
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12,507
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9,532
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15,482
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
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2,192
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535
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3,849
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Native Hawaiian
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N
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N
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N
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Guamanian or Chamorro
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N
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N
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N
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Samoan
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N
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N
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N
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Other Pacific Islander
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N
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N
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N
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Some other race
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50,888
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45,352
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56,424
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Two or more races
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17,223
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13,634
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20,812
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Two races including Some other race
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5,227
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3,325
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7,129
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Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
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11,996
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8,937
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15,055
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Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
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White
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1,029,690
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1,013,584
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1,045,796
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Black or African American
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56,662
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50,011
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63,313
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American Indian and Alaska Native
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8,717
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7,780
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9,654
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Asian
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26,088
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25,182
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26,994
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
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3,462
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1,126
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5,798
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Some other race
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56,591
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51,354
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61,828
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HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
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Total population
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1,163,094
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1,145,523
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1,180,665
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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
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94,195
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90,417
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97,974
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Mexican
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8,052
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4,283
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11,821
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Puerto Rican
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30,306
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26,016
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34,596
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Cuban
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861
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0
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1,726
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Other Hispanic or Latino
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54,976
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48,741
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61,211
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Not Hispanic or Latino
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1,068,899
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1,052,064
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1,085,734
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White alone
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975,017
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959,301
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990,733
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Black or African American alone
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46,413
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41,151
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51,675
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American Indian or Alaska Native alone
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4,111
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2,997
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5,225
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Asian alone
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24,220
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23,039
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25,401
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
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771
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0
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1,578
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Some other race alone
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5,662
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3,682
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7,642
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Two or more races:
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12,705
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9,522
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15,888
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Two races including Some other race
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1,819
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997
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2,641
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Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
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10,886
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7,867
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13,906
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RELATIONSHIP
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Household population
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1,163,094
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1,145,523
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1,180,665
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Householder
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484,393
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475,066
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493,720
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Spouse
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225,664
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219,774
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231,555
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Child
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338,820
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326,881
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350,759
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Other relatives
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55,114
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48,823
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61,405
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Nonrelatives
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59,103
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53,216
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64,990
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Unmarried partner
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30,626
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27,234
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34,018
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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
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Total households
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459,571
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453,535
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465,607
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Family households (families)
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293,714
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286,248
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301,180
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With own children under 18 years
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138,283
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132,063
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144,504
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Married-couple families
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212,632
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205,875
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219,389
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With own children under 18 years
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92,245
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86,770
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97,720
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Female householder, no husband present
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62,503
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56,335
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68,671
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With own children under 18 years
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37,205
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32,400
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42,010
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Nonfamily households
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165,857
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158,201
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173,513
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Householder living alone
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133,853
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125,796
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141,910
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65 years and over
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53,513
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49,423
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57,603
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Households with one or more people under 18 years
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149,280
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142,484
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156,076
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Households with one or more people 65 years and over
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115,385
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110,994
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119,776
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Average household size
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2.53
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2.50
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2.56
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Average family size
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3.16
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3.11
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3.21
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HOUSING OCCUPANCY
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Total housing units
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495,775
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490,300
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501,250
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Occupied housing units
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459,571
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453,535
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465,607
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Vacant housing units
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36,204
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31,751
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40,657
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Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
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0.8
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0.5
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1.1
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Rental vacancy rate (percent)
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6.9
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5.4
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8.4
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HOUSING TENURE
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Occupied housing units
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459,571
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453,535
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465,607
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Owner-occupied
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271,923
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265,899
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277,947
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Renter-occupied
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187,648
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180,182
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195,114
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Average household size of owner-occupied unit
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2.75
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2.70
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2.80
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Average household size of renter-occupied unit
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2.21
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2.16
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2.26
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