| | People QuickFacts | East Providence | Rhode Island |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 47,039 | 1,051,302 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 47,037 | 1,052,567 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
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Population, 2010 | 47,037 | 1,052,567 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.4% | 5.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 19.5% | 21.3% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 18.4% | 14.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 53.2% | 51.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 84.0% | 81.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 5.8% | 5.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.5% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.5% | 2.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 4.2% | 3.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 4.1% | 12.4% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 82.2% | 76.4% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 88.4% | 86.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 15.1% | 12.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 22.5% | 20.8% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 79.2% | 83.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 22.8% | 30.3% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 20.2 | 22.9 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 58.7% | 62.5% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 44.4% | 40.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $244,700 | $279,300 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 20,271 | 410,305 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.30 | 2.47 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $27,853 | $28,707 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $50,319 | $54,902 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 9.3% | 12.2% |
| | Business QuickFacts | East Providence | Rhode Island |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 4,214 | 96,822 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.0% | 3.3% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.8% | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.1% | 2.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 6.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 22.6% | 27.3% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 740,156 | 12,061,517 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 885,437 | 9,182,788 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 554,184 | 12,286,485 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $11,382 | $11,646 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 68,571 | 2,148,674 |