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People QuickFacts |
Providence County |
Rhode Island |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
626,150 | 1,050,788 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
0.7% | 0.2% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
621,599 | 1,048,319 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
6.4% | 5.8% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
22.8% | 21.7% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
13.4% | 14.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
51.6% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
84.4% | 88.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
9.4% | 6.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.7% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
3.4% | 2.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.2% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
1.8% | 1.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
17.8% | 11.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
69.7% | 78.8% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
56.6% | 58.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
15.6% | 11.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
27.4% | 20.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
72.5% | 78.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
21.3% | 25.6% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
126,833 | 195,806 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
22.0 | 22.5 |
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Housing units, 2008 |
256,548 | 451,753 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
53.2% | 60.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
53.0% | 41.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$123,900 | $133,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
239,936 | 408,424 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.48 | 2.47 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$47,337 | $52,755 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$19,255 | $21,688 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
15.4% | 11.9% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Providence County |
Rhode Island |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2007 |
16,807 | 30,3591 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2007 |
272,072 | 441,3531 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007 |
3.2% | 6.3%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2007 |
38,812 | 72,389 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
46,912 | 87,446 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | S |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.8% | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.5% | 1.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
6.3% | 3.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
26.9% | 26.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
5,874,984 | 10,818,058 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
5,486,325 | 8,566,430 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
4,984,615 | 10,342,351 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$7,860 | $9,676 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
832,499 | 1,731,799 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
326 | 1,058 |
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Federal spending, 2008 |
5,398,470 | 9,841,0591 |
