East Providence, RI Demographic Data
East Providence, RI Summary
East Providence is located in Providence County in Rhode Island
- Population: 47,058
- Area: 16.55 sq. miles
- Land Area: 13.24 sq. miles
- Water Area: 3.31 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,842.69 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 103.35 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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East Providence, RI Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
25,214
53%
50.8
Male
22,046
47%
49.2
Total Population
47,260
323,128,000
East Providence, RI Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,774
5.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,464
5.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,574
5.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,073
4.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
3,003
6.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
6,815
14.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
5,763
12.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
6,434
13.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
3,688
7.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,964
6.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,827
8.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,717
5.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
2,164
4.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
38,080
80.6%
77.2
Female
20,789
54.6%
51.3
Male
17,291
45.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
36,817
77.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
10,361
21.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
8,708
18.4%
15.2
Female
5,553
63.8%
55.8
Male
3,155
36.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
East Providence, RI Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
44,715
94.6%
96.8
White
38,915
82.3%
72.6
Black or African American
3,122
6.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
75
0.2%
0.8
Asian
1,212
2.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
416
0.9%
1.2
Chinese
373
0.8%
1.3
Filipino
64
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
34
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
325
0.7%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
67
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
67
0.1%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
1,324
2.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
2,545
5.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
2,494
5.3%
17.8
Mexican
480
1.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
709
1.5%
1.7
Cuban
18
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,287
2.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
44,766
94.7%
82.2
East Providence, RI Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,781
8.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
3,259
9.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
10,054
29.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
6,607
19.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,755
8.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
5,634
16.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
3,282
9.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
6,040
17.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
28,332
82.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
8,916
25.9%
31.2
East Providence, RI Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
12,928
32.8%
33.7%
Now Married
17,355
44.0%
47.5
Divorced
5,138
13.0%
11.0%
Separated
799
2.0%
2.0
Widowed
3,228
8.2
5.8%
East Providence, RI Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
34,053
76.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
10,433
23.5%
21.6%
Spanish
1,589
3.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
7,874
17.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
587
1.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
383
0.9%
1.1%
East Providence, RI Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,371
7.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,200
6.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,007
10.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,940
9.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,894
14.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
3,655
18.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,542
13.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
2,612
13.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
798
4.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
586
3.0%
6.4
Median household income
52,550
57,617
Per capita income
28,438
31,128
East Providence, RI Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
75
0.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,153
9.4%
9.8
Construction
1,369
6.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
6,688
29.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,656
7.2%
6.6
Information
446
1.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,250
9.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,034
4.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
2,056
8.9%
11.4
Public administration
832
3.6%
4.6
Retail trade
2,717
11.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,007
4.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
711
3.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,141
9.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
7,689
33.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,692
11.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
6,278
27.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
4,194
18.2%
18.1%
East Providence, RI Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
22,285
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
19,022
85.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,836
8.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
633
2.8%
5.1
Walked
255
1.1%
2.7
Other means
156
0.7%
1.8
Worked at home
383
1.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.8
26.6
East Providence, RI Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
2,114
10.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
7,956
40.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
7,023
35.8%
37.1
3 or more
2,512
12.8%
21.0
East Providence, RI Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
19,605
93.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
11,335
57.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
8,270
42.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,274
6.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
East Providence, RI Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
20,879
1 room
555
2.7%
2.4
2 rooms
647
3.1%
2.7
3 rooms
2,443
11.7%
9.1
4 rooms
4,005
19.2%
16.5
5 rooms
4,524
21.7%
19.8
6 rooms
4,097
19.6%
17.8
7 rooms
2,115
10.1%
12.0
8 rooms
1,401
6.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,092
5.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
East Providence, RI Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
20,879
1-unit, detached
11,655
55.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
747
3.6%
5.9
2-units
2,416
11.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,943
9.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,106
5.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
909
4.4%
4.4
20 or more units
2,043
9.8%
9.0
Mobile home
60
0.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
East Providence, RI Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
6,302
30.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,966
9.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
3,813
18.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,571
12.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,860
13.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,819
8.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,045
5.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
417
2.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
86
0.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
East Providence, RI Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
12,080
61.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
352
1.8%
4.7
Electricity
2,320
11.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4,723
24.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
53
0.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
38
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
39
0.2%
1.1
East Providence, RI Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
7,263
47295100.0
Less than $500
117
1.6%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
239
3.3%
10.3%
$500 to $999
598
8.2%
20.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
612
8.4%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,338
18.4%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,067
28.5%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,292
31.6%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,581
35.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,230
16.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
932
12.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
439
6.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
2,081
28.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
East Providence, RI Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
8,065
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
26
0.3%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
63
0.8%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
689
8.5%
11.9%
Less than $500
1,475
18.3%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,343
29.1%
28.3%
$500 to $999
3,469
43.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
205
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
910
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
1,111
14.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
1,038
13.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,134
14.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
975
12.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
891
11.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
2,742
34.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
379
0.0%
0.0%
East Providence, RI Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
11,335
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
496
4.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
127
1.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,550
13.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
3,062
27.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
4,828
42.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,027
9.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
212
1.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
33
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
206,700
205,000
