Providence, Rhode Island county Economy Profile

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Providence, Rhode Island county Economy

According to the statistics on employment by occupation in Providence, Rhode Island, 22.79% of workers provide educational, health and social services. 7.78% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Providence, Rhode Island. The percentage of people involved into professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Providence, Rhode Island is as follows: 7.91%.

In Providence, Rhode Island government workers account for 12.38% of workers. Eighty-two point seven three percent of workers comprise private wage and salary workers. Median household income in Providence, Rhode Island is equal to $36,950 while median family income is forty-six thousand, six hundred and ninety-four dollars. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Providence, Rhode Island are $35,336. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches twenty-six thousand, three hundred and twenty-two dollars.

zero of families in Providence, Rhode Island are below poverty line (total population in Providence, Rhode Island is 621,602). There are eleven thousand, six hundred and forty-four families with female householder, no husband present. The median age of a Providence, Rhode Island resident is 35.4 years old.

	Providence, Rhode Island	%, Providence, Rhode Island	United States
Population 16 years and over	488,469		217,168,077
In labor force	303,889	62.21%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	303,543	62.14%	63.39%
- - Employed	284,618	58.27%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	18,925	3.87%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.2		5.8
- Armed Forces	346	0.07%	0.53%
Not in labor force	184,580	37.79%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	260,456	53.32%	51.66%
In labor force	147,841	30.27%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	147,821	30.26%	29.65%
- - Employed	138,422	28.34%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	44,910	9.19%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	27,057		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	276,324		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	213,895	77.41%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	32,646	11.81%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	9,169	3.32%	4.73%
Walked	12,462	4.51%	2.93%
Other means	3,035	1.1%	1.19%
Worked at home	5,117	1.85%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	22.0	0.01%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	284,618		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	88,723	31.17%	33.65%
Service occupations	44,842	15.76%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	77,806	27.34%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	419	0.15%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	21,233	7.46%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	51,595	18.13%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	641	0.23%	1.87%
Construction	14,184	4.98%	6.78%
Manufacturing	52,627	18.49%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	10,459	3.67%	3.6%
Retail trade	34,347	12.07%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	10,789	3.79%	5.2%
Information	6,400	2.25%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	19,966	7.02%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	22,527	7.91%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	64,861	22.79%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	22,139	7.78%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	13,457	4.73%	4.87%
Public administration	12,221	4.29%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	235,477	82.73%	78.47%
Government workers	35,225	12.38%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	13,249	4.66%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	667	0.23%	0.31%

	Providence, Rhode Island	%, Providence, Rhode Island	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	239,926		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	32,160	13.4%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	19,050	7.94%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	33,213	13.84%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	29,702	12.38%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	37,523	15.64%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	44,299	18.46%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	22,004	9.17%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	14,736	6.14%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,670	1.53%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	3,569	1.49%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	36,950		41,994
With earnings	181,045	37.06%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	51,018		56,604
With Social Security income	67,661	13.85%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,009		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	14,876	3.05%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,474		6,320
With public assistance income	14,306	2.93%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	4,286		3,032
With retirement income	37,998	7.78%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	15,438		17,376
Families	153,637		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	12,107	7.88%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	8,219	5.35%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	17,931	11.67%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	17,467	11.37%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	25,887	16.85%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	34,422	22.4%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	18,620	12.12%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	12,892	8.39%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,171	2.06%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	2,921	1.9%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	46,694		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	19,255		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	35,336		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	26,322		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	18,306		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	15,185	82.95%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	7,567	41.34%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	11,644		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	10,816	92.89%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	5,466	46.94%	42.27%
Individuals	92,164		33,899,812
18 years and over	58,795	63.79%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	10,837	11.76%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	32,606	35.38%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	23,115	25.08%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	30,968	33.6%	31.63%

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