Living in Providence School District, Rhode Island

Overview

A total of 61,691 households are located in Providence School District area. Among them, 19,798 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.52 people. The total number of children in the region is 53,597 and 56,542 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

16% (26,557) of residents are non-citizens and 51% (84,569) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Providence School District, Rhode Island
Household	61,691
Population	165,003
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	19,798 (32%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	53,597
Total Students	56,542
Pre-Kindergarten	2,401
Kindergarten	2,158
Grade 1-8	16,950
Grade 9-12	9,121
College/Graduate School	25,912
Veterans	139,281
Non-citizen	26,557
Non-English Home Language	84,569
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

144,606 residents are over the age of 16 and 88,613 people are in labor force. Among them, 88,556 people are in civilian labor force and 57 are in armed labor force. 81,646 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 7.80%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Providence School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	79,389	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	51,221	64.52%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	9,530	12.00%
Public transportation	5,194	6.54%
Walked	7,518	9.47%
Other method	1,551	1.95%
Worked from home	4,375	5.51%
Average Commute Time	23 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	81,646	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	29,596	36.25%
Service	19,161	23.47%
Sales and office	15,847	19.41%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	3,898	4.77%
Production, transportation, and material moving	13,144	16.10%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	81,646	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	206	0.25%
Construction	2,853	3.49%
Manufacturing	9,836	12.05%
Wholesale trade	1,615	1.98%
Retail trade	9,065	11.10%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	3,239	3.97%
Information	1,626	1.99%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	4,539	5.56%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	9,656	11.83%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	24,460	29.96%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	8,585	10.51%
Other services, except public administration	4,129	5.06%
Public administration	1,837	2.25%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	81,646	-
Private wage and salary workers	71,171	87.17%
Government workers	7,127	8.73%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	3,247	3.98%
Unpaid family workers	101	0.12%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $71,136 for the 61,691 households in Providence School District area, Rhode Island. The average income of a single worker is $27,939. 164,276 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 92.47%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	61,691	-
Less than $10,000	7,475	12.12%
$10,000 - $14,999	4,968	8.05%
$15,000 - $24,999	7,380	11.96%
$25,000 - $34,999	5,550	9.00%
$35,000 - $49,999	7,051	11.43%
$50,000 - $74,999	10,280	16.66%
$75,000 - $99,999	6,836	11.08%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,156	9.98%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,739	4.44%
More than $200,000	3,256	5.28%
Median Household Income	$45,610	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$71,136	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	34,983	-
Less than $10,000	2,710	7.75%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,966	5.62%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,051	11.58%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,343	9.56%
$35,000 - $49,999	4,547	13.00%
$50,000 - $74,999	5,863	16.76%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,261	12.18%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,074	11.65%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,931	5.52%
More than $200,000	2,237	6.39%

Median Family Income	$53,659	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$81,016	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$27,939	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$44,400	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$44,400	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	177,646	-
With health insurance coverage	164,276	92.47%
Public coverage	82,381	46.37%
Private health insurance	94,455	53.17%
Without health insurance coverage	13,370	7.53%

Housing

There are 73,691 housing units in Providence School District area, Rhode Island with 61,691 units (83.72%) occupied. 22,271 houses (36.10%) are occupied by owner and 39,420 houses (63.90%) are rented. The average housing value is $200,300 and the average rental cost is $994. 117 houses (0.16%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 46,385 houses (62.95%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	73,691	-
Occupied	61,691	83.72%
Owner Occupied	22,271	36.10%
Renter Occupied	39,420	63.90%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	17,044	23.13%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	2,016	2.74%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	54,539	74.01%
Mobile Homes	50	0.07%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	42	0.06%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	73,691	-
Built 2014 or later	117	0.16%
Built 2010 - 2013	310	0.42%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,346	4.54%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,699	3.66%
Built 1980 - 1989	4,081	5.54%
Built 1970 - 1979	6,765	9.18%
Built 1960 - 1969	4,364	5.92%
Built 1950 - 1959	5,624	7.63%
Built 1949 or earlier	46,385	62.95%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	73,691	-
1 room	2,637	3.58%
2 rooms	3,009	4.08%
3 rooms	10,034	13.62%
4 rooms	18,873	25.61%
5 rooms	17,571	23.84%
6 rooms	9,999	13.57%
7 rooms	4,379	5.94%
8 rooms	3,091	4.19%
9 rooms or more	4,098	5.56%
Median Number of Rooms	4.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	73,691	-
no bedroom	2,897	3.93%
1 bedroom	13,529	18.36%
2 bedrooms	27,624	37.49%
3 bedrooms	21,635	29.36%
4 bedrooms	5,606	7.61%
5 bedrooms or more	2,400	3.26%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	22,271	-
Less than $50,000	463	2.08%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,178	5.29%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,754	16.86%
$150,000 - $199,999	5,719	25.68%
$200,000 - $299,999	5,333	23.95%
$300,000 - $499,999	3,485	15.65%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,924	8.64%
$1,000,000 or more	415	1.86%
Median House Value	$200,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	38,104	-
Less than $500	7,444	19.54%
$500 - $999	11,844	31.08%
$1,000 - $1,499	13,402	35.17%
$1,500 - $1,999	3,735	9.80%
$2,000 - $2,499	1,007	2.64%
$2,500 - $2,999	271	0.71%
$3,000 or more	401	1.05%
Median Rental Costs	$994	-

Demographic

A total of 179,494 people lives in Providence School District area, Rhode Island with 86,874 male and 92,620 female. The males to female ratio is 48.40 to 51.60. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	179,494	-
Male	86,874	48.40%
Female	92,620	51.60%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	179,494	-
Under 5 years	11,379	6.34%
5 - 9 years	11,069	6.17%
10 - 14 years	10,754	5.99%
15 - 19 years	17,482	9.74%
20 - 24 years	19,912	11.09%
25 - 34 years	30,878	17.20%
35 - 44 years	22,141	12.34%
45 - 54 years	19,633	10.94%
55 - 59 years	8,953	4.99%
60 - 64 years	7,943	4.43%
65 - 74 years	10,679	5.95%
75 - 84 years	5,669	3.16%
85 years and older	3,002	1.67%
Median Age	30.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	179,494	-
One Race	171,110	95.33%
White	98,836	55.06%
Black or African American	30,212	16.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,777	0.99%
Asian	10,787	6.01%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	260	0.14%
Other	29,238	16.29%

Two or more races	8,384	4.67%
White and Black or African American	2,352	1.31%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	516	0.29%
White and Asian	1,234	0.69%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	608	0.34%

Living in Providence School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic