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Providence County, Rhode Island; Kent County, Rhode Island; Bristol County, Rhode Island; Washington County, Rhode Island; Newport County, Rhode Island; Rhode Island

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Table

Providence County, Rhode Island
Kent County, Rhode Island
Bristol County, Rhode Island
Washington County, Rhode Island
Newport County, Rhode Island
Rhode Island
Population Estimates, July 1 2021, (V2021)
658,221
170,715
50,818
130,592
85,264
1,096,985
People
Population
Population Estimates, July 1 2022, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1,093,734
Population Estimates, July 1 2021, (V2021)
658,221
170,715
50,818
130,592
85,264
1,096,985
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1,097,371
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2021)
660,741
170,363
50,793
129,839
85,643
1,097,371
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
-0.3%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2021, (V2021)
-0.4%
0.2%
Z
0.6%
-0.4%
0.0%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 660,741 170,363 50,793 129,839 85,643 1,097,379
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 626,667 166,158 49,875 126,979 82,888 1,052,567
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.4%
4.6%
3.7%
3.6%
4.1%
4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.3%
18.4%
18.1%
15.7%
16.2%
19.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
16.0%
19.8%
20.6%
22.3%
23.6%
18.1%
Female persons, percent
50.9%
51.3%
51.5%
51.3%
50.2%
51.0%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
77.3%
91.1%
93.3%
93.3%
89.9%
83.1%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
13.0%
2.9%
1.6%
1.6%
4.3%
8.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
1.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.9%
0.6%
1.2%
Asian alone, percent(a)
4.5%
3.1%
2.7%
2.1%
2.1%
3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
Z
0.1%
0.2%
Two or More Races, percent
3.5%
2.3%
2.0%
2.0%
2.9%
3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
25.0%
6.7%
3.6%
3.7%
6.2%
17.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
59.0%
86.0%
90.4%
90.4%
85.1%
70.4%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2017-2021 24,564 11,027 2,262 7,462 6,751 52,066
Foreign born persons, percent, 2017-2021 19.4% 6.9% 9.9% 4.7% 6.4% 14.2%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2021, (V2021) 277,362 76,323 21,559 66,100 43,558 484,902
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2017-2021 55.7% 70.8% 72.4% 76.6% 65.5% 62.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2017-2021 $266,700 $264,900 $379,000 $379,200 $425,100 $292,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2017-2021 $1,881 $1,910 $2,343 $2,102 $2,362 $1,952
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2017-2021 $745 $769 $938 $811 $902 $778
Median gross rent, 2017-2021 $1,062 $1,149 $1,141 $1,172 $1,418 $1,097
Building permits, 2021 540 291 60 368 133 1,392
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2017-2021 249,592 71,737 19,273 50,838 35,329 426,769
Persons per household, 2017-2021 2.53 2.34 2.42 2.43 2.30 2.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2017-2021 88.3% 90.4% 88.0% 90.3% 85.7% 88.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2017-2021 31.7% 9.3% 12.9% 5.7% 9.0% 22.4%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2017-2021 91.1% 92.5% 91.1% 95.3% 94.3% 92.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2017-2021 86.6% 89.3% 88.3% 92.7% 90.5% 88.2%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 86.2% 92.5% 91.6% 94.5% 94.4% 89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 30.6% 32.9% 49.5% 46.1% 50.7% 35.3%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2017-2021 10.7% 10.8% 7.0% 6.7% 8.1% 9.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
5.4%
3.3%
3.1%
3.1%
3.8%
5.1%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 65.2% 66.8% 63.2% 63.6% 62.2% 64.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 61.8% 61.6% 59.5% 59.8% 59.8% 61.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,995,094 523,077 95,343 438,373 566,005 3,617,892
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 6,916,084 1,363,802 156,954 741,181 396,017 9,574,038
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 706,237 469,237 24,145 88,903 78,167 1,366,689
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 6,772,846 3,554,648 297,522 2,093,363 1,125,152 13,843,531
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $10,674 $21,720 $6,098 $16,550 $13,540 $13,103
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2017-2021 25.1 25.6 25.7 27.1 23.3 25.3
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $65,797 $79,880 $95,102 $92,001 $90,435 $74,489
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $34,889 $43,050 $51,917 $45,956 $52,030 $39,603
Persons in poverty, percent
14.3%
8.1%
7.5%
9.2%
9.7%
11.4%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2020 15,932 4,645 1,261 3,690 2,721 28,586
Total employment, 2020 275,501 71,352 14,714 44,437 32,688 445,846
Total annual payroll, 2020 ($1,000) 14,355,260 3,473,630 509,614 2,198,627 1,493,843 22,496,838
Total employment, percent change, 2019-2020 -0.9% 0.2% 3.1% 2.7% -0.2% 0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2019 47,388 12,485 4,607 12,245 8,391 85,116
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 13,310 4,181 1,160 3,188 2,305 23,291
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 8,213 2,575 734 1,841 1,269 14,406
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,208 659 188 578 474 4,084
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,292 182 22 88 S 1,661
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,536 3,482 1,013 2,719 1,928 19,404
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 866 275 S 200 168 1,566
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,664 3,302 940 2,535 1,769 18,963
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,613.6 1,010.7 2,104.8 394.3 836.1 1,061.4
Population per square mile, 2010 1,530.3 985.9 2,064.0 385.7 809.6 1,018.1
Land area in square miles, 2020 409.48 168.57 24.13 329.28 102.43 1,033.89
Land area in square miles, 2010 409.50 168.53 24.16 329.24 102.39 1,033.81
FIPS Code 44007 44003 44001 44009 44005 44
Value Notes

Estimates are not comparable to other geographic levels due to methodology differences that may exist between different data sources.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

The vintage year (e.g., V2022) refers to the final year of the series (2020 thru 2022). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

Users should exercise caution when comparing 2017-2021 ACS 5-year estimates to other ACS estimates. For more information, please visit the 2021 5-year ACS Comparison Guidance page.

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QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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