East Providence, Rhode Island Neighborhood Profile

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The number of people who reside in East Providence, Rhode Island is about forty-eight thousand, six hundred and eighty-eight people. The percentage of male population in East Providence, Rhode Island is forty-six point four eight percent, female population - fifty-three point five two percent. 39.6 years old is the median age for East Providence, Rhode Island residents. Total occupied housing units in East Providence, Rhode Island is twenty thousand, five hundred and thirty. Total vacant housing units in East Providence, Rhode Island is 779. Renter-occupied housing units in East Providence, Rhode Island account for 39.58%. East Providence, Rhode Island median household income was $39,108 in 1999 (national average was forty-one thousand, nine hundred and ninety-four dollars).

QuickFacts

 East Providence, Rhode Island United States
Total population48,688 281,421,906
StateRhode Island 
CityEast Providence 

East Providence, Rhode Island Population

 East Providence, Rhode Island %, East Providence, Rhode Island United States
Male22,62946.48%49.06%
Female26,05953.52%50.94%
Median age (years)39.6  35.3
18 years and over38,14278.34%74.31%
21 years and over36,62875.23%69.97%
62 years and over10,43221.43%14.66%
65 years and over9,20318.9%12.43%

 East Providence, Rhode Island %, East Providence, Rhode Island United States
White42,11186.49%75.14%
Black or African American2,4455.02%12.32%
Asian5591.15%3.64%
Some other race1,6093.3%5.46%
Two or more races1,9644.03%2.43%

East Providence, Rhode Island Housing

 East Providence, Rhode Island %, East Providence, Rhode Island United States
Total housing units 21,309 115,904,641
- Vacant housing units 7793.66%8.99%
- Occupied housing units 20,53096.34%91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units 12,09656.76%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units 8,43439.58%30.77%
 East Providence, Rhode Island %, East Providence, Rhode Island United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 20002,850 13.88%19.95%
1995 to 19985,214 25.4%28.9%
1990 to 19943,083 15.02%16.07%
1980 to 19893,441 16.76%15.58%
1970 to 19792,472 12.04%9.86%
1969 or earlier3,470 16.9%9.65%
 East Providence, Rhode Island %, East Providence, Rhode Island United States
Total households20,530  105,480,101
Family households (families)12,850 62.59%68.06%
Nonfamily households7,680 37.41%31.94%
 East Providence, Rhode Island United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000615,457,817
$50,000 to $99,9992,50516,778,971
$100,000 to $149,9995,95013,110,384
$150,000 to $199,9991,2658,075,904
$200,000 to $299,9994916,583,049
$300,000 to $499,999663,584,108
$500,000 to $999,99971,308,116
$1,000,000 or more14313,759
Median (dollars)117,900119,600

East Providence, Rhode Island Education

 East Providence, Rhode Island %, East Providence, Rhode Island United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 11,294 76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool7046.23% 6.47%
Kindergarten5584.94% 5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,96443.95% 43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)2,61223.13% 21.38%
College or graduate school2,45621.75% 22.81%

East Providence, Rhode Island Economy

 East Providence, Rhode Island %, East Providence, Rhode Island United States
Population 16 years and over39,290  217,168,077
In labor force24,509 62.38%63.92%
- Civilian labor force24,475 62.29%63.39%
- - Employed23,117 58.84%59.73%
- - Unemployed1,358 3.46%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force5.5  5.8
- Armed Forces34 0.09%0.53%
Not in labor force14,781 37.62%36.08%
Females 16 years and over21,542 54.83%51.66%
In labor force12,234 31.14%29.72%
- Civilian labor force12,234 31.14%29.65%
- - Employed11,553 29.4%27.92%
Own children under 6 years3,077 7.83%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force2,068  12,787,501
With earnings15,256 38.83%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)48,226  56,604
With Social Security income6,935 17.65%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)11,081  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income1,034 2.63%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,686  6,320
With public assistance income776 1.98%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)4,363  3,032
With retirement income4,166 10.6%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)13,097  17,376
 East Providence, Rhode Island %, East Providence, Rhode Island United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households20,547  105,539,122
Less than $10,0002,155 10.49%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9991,584 7.71%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9992,956 14.39%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9992,574 12.53%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9993,674 17.88%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9994,549 22.14%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9991,764 8.59%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999915 4.45%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999208 1.01%2.2%
$200,000 or more168 0.82%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)39,108  41,994


The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.