| People QuickFacts | Providence | Rhode Island |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 178,053 | 1,050,646 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 178,042 | 1,052,567 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | Z | -0.2% |
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Population, 2010 | 178,042 | 1,052,567 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.9% | 5.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 23.4% | 21.3% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 8.7% | 14.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.8% | 51.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 49.8% | 81.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 16.0% | 5.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.4% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 6.4% | 2.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 6.5% | 3.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 38.1% | 12.4% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 37.6% | 76.4% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 75.2% | 86.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 29.4% | 12.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 47.9% | 21.0% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 73.3% | 84.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 29.1% | 30.6% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 5,422 | 76,775 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 21.3 | 23.1 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 71,530 | 463,388 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 36.7% | 62.1% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 72.3% | 40.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $230,500 | $270,600 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 61,797 | 410,475 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.63 | 2.46 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $21,628 | $29,685 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $38,922 | $55,975 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 27.7% | 12.8% |
| Business QuickFacts | Providence | Rhode Island |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 15,395 | 96,822 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 10.5% | 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 | 3.6% | 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 | 19.5% | 6.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 29.3% | 27.3% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,050,475 | 12,061,517 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,001,661 | 9,182,788 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,473,954 | 12,286,485 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $8,558 | $11,646 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 472,019 | 2,148,674 |