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People MapStats |
Providence |
Rhode Island |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
175,255 | 1,067,610 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
0.9% | 1.8% |
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Population, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
1,602 | 19,291 |
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Population, 2000 |
173,618 | 1,048,319 |
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Population under 5 years old, 2000 |
12,607 | 63,896 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
7.3% | 6.1% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2000 |
45,277 | 247,822 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
26.1% | 23.6% |
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Population 65 years old and over, 2000 |
18,155 | 152,402 |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
10.5% | 14.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
52.2% | 52.0% |
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White persons, 2000 |
94,666 | 891,191 |
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Black or African American persons, 2000 |
25,243 | 46,908 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2000 |
1,975 | 5,121 |
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Asian persons, 2000 |
10,432 | 23,665 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, 2000 |
270 | 567 |
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Persons reporting some other race, 2000 |
30,477 | 52,616 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2000 |
10,555 | 28,251 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2000 |
52,146 | 90,820 |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
54.5% | 85.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
14.5% | 4.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.1% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
6.0% | 2.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.2% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 |
17.6% | 5.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
6.1% | 2.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
30.0% | 8.7% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
44.6% | 58.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
25.3% | 11.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
43.0% | 20.0% |
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High school graduates, persons age 25+, 2000 |
63,250 | 192,914 |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
24.4% | 25.6% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
20.2 | 22.5 |
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Households, 2000 |
62,389 | 408,424 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.56 | 2.47 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
67,915 | 439,837 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
34.6% | 60.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$101,500 | $133,000 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$26,867 | $42,090 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$15,525 | $21,688 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
29.1% | 11.9% |
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Very low-income (VLI) owner households, 2000 |
4,802 | 36,578 |
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Very low-income (VLI) renter households, 2000 |
24,936 | 80,424 |
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VLI owner households, pct of total owner households, 2000 |
22.7% | 15.1% |
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VLI renter households, pct of total renter households, 2000 |
61.5% | 50.0% |
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Critical housing needs, pct of VLI owner households 2000 |
55.4% | 42.2% |
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Critical housing needs, pct of total VLI renter hhlds, 2000 |
45.9% | 38.5% |
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Serious crimes known to police, 2000 |
12,840 | 36,444 |
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Serious crimes known to police per 100,000 population, 2000 |
8,097 | 3,476 |
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Property crimes known to police, 2000 |
11,670 | 33,323 |
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Violent crimes known to police, 2000 |
1,170 | 3,121 |
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Business MapStats |
Providence |
Rhode Island |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
13,772 | 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 |
1.4% | 0.5% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
27.8% | 26.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.8% | 1.7% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
14.7% | 3.9% |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,261,791 | 8,566,430 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,138,978 | 10,342,351 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$6,473 | $9,679 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
382,237 | 1,731,799 |
Rhode Island
