People QuickFacts East Providence Rhode Island Population, 2011 estimate 47,039 1,051,302 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 47,037 1,052,567 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.0% -0.1% Population, 2010 47,037 1,052,567 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 5.4% 5.5% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 19.5% 21.3% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 18.4% 14.4% Female persons, percent, 2010 53.2% 51.7%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 84.0% 81.4% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 5.8% 5.7% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.5% 0.6% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.5% 2.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 4.2% 3.3% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 4.1% 12.4% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 82.2% 76.4%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 88.4% 86.3% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 15.1% 12.6% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 22.5% 20.8% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 79.2% 83.7% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 22.8% 30.3% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 20.2 22.9  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 58.7% 62.5% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 44.4% 40.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $244,700 $279,300 Households, 2006-2010 20,271 410,305 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.30 2.47 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $27,853 $28,707 Median household income 2006-2010 $50,319 $54,902 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 9.3% 12.2%     Business QuickFacts East Providence Rhode Island Total number of firms, 2007 4,214 96,822 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.0% 3.3% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.8% 0.4% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.1% 2.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 6.0% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 22.6% 27.3%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 740,156 12,061,517 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 885,437 9,182,788 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 554,184 12,286,485 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $11,382 $11,646 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 68,571 2,148,674     Geography QuickFacts East Providence Rhode Island Land area in square miles, 2010 13.24 1,033.81 Persons per square mile, 2010 3,552.4 1,018.1 FIPS Code 22960 44 Counties Providence County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts