Providence County, Rhode Island
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Rhode Island Department of Health: 3 Capitol Hill Room 401, Providence
Population:
- Total Population: 621,602
- Males: 297,199
- Females: 324,403
Ethnicity:
- White: 458,796
- Black/African American: 35,067
- Hispanic: 83,004
- Native American/Eskimo: 2,589
- Asian: 18,106
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 163
- Other: 7,278
- 2 or more: 16,599
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (423,480)
- Spanish (71,935)
- Portuguese (28,270)
- French (14,580)
- Italian (9,295)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 96,676
- Dominican Republic (16,163)
- Portugal (15,303)
- Guatemala (8,841)
- Colombia (6,279)
- Cambodia (3,141)
- Italy (2,961)
- Canada (2,411)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (323,910)
- American Baptist Churches in the USA (13,825)
- Episcopal Church (11,624)
- Jewish Estimate (10,680)
- United Church of Christ (5,674)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 218,578
- Sensory: 18,001
- Physical: 47,078
- Mental: 31,577
- Self-care: 14,634
- Go outside home: 48,186
- Employment: 56,444
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 3,326
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 239,936
- Utility gas: 129,894
- Bottled or LP gas: 5,713
- Electricity: 16,014
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 85,762
- Coal or Coke: 151
- Wood: 1,142
- Solar Energy: 34
- Other fuel: 720
- No fuel used: 506
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 454,026
- No vehicle: 61,552
- 1 or more vehicle: 392,474
Education Attainment:
- No School: 8,869
- No High School: 33,959
- Some High School: 68,385
- High School: 113,341
- Some College: 66,646
- Associate's Degree: 26,721
- College Degree: 52,499
- Master's Degree: 22,469
- Professional Degree: 7,378
- Doctoral Degree: 3,512
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 239,936
- Owners with phone: 127,084
- Owners without phone: 447
- Renters with phone: 108,266
- Renters without phone: 4,139
10 closest counties:
- Kent County, Rhode Island
- Bristol County, Rhode Island
- Newport County, Rhode Island
- Bristol County, Massachusetts
- Washington County, Rhode Island
- Norfolk County, Massachusetts
- Windham County, Connecticut
- Worcester County, Massachusetts
- Suffolk County, Massachusetts
- Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
02802, 02814, 02815, 02823, 02824, 02825, 02826, 02828, 02829, 02830, 02831, 02838, 02839, 02857, 02858, 02859, 02860, 02861, 02862, 02863, 02864, 02865, 02876, 02895, 02896, 02901, 02902, 02903, 02904, 02905, 02906, 02907, 02908, 02909, 02910, 02911, 02912, 02914, 02915, 02916, 02917, 02918, 02919, 02920, 02921, 02940
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WLNE-TV (82 TV) PROVIDENCE, RI
- WOOD-TV (180 TV) PROVIDENCE, RI
- WSBE-TV (602 TV) PROVIDENCE, RI
- WPXQ (800 TV) PROVIDENCE, RI
- WELH (88.1 FM) PROVIDENCE, RI
- WJMF (88.7 FM) SMITHFIELD, RI
- WDOM (91.3 FM) PROVIDENCE, RI
- WBRU (95.5 FM) PROVIDENCE, RI
- WAKX (102.7 FM) PAWTUCKET, RI
- WWKX (106.3 FM) PAWTUCKET, RI
- WWRX (107.7 FM) PAWTUCKET, RI
- WDDZ (550 AM) PAWTUCKET, RI
- WALE (990 AM) PROVIDENCE, RI
- KFNX (1100 AM) PROVIDENCE, RI
- WPMZ (1110 AM) NORTH PROVIDENCE, RI
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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