Geography: City (Place), in RHODE ISLAND's North; Providence Region. (In PROVIDENCE COUNTY: 100%; Pawtucket city: 100%.) Markets: Providence - Warwick - Pawtucket, RI NECMA; Providence Inner (Prov. Co.) Group of Metro Regions; Providence, RI - New Bedford, MA Designated Market Area (TV Media Market). Rank: 11.7% of county pop., ranked 3rd of 12 places. Density: Area Size: 9.0 sq. mi. (%water: 2.9«–), persons per mile: 8351–»; 5,591 acres land; acres per person: 0.08«–. Urban#: %Urban Pop: 100.0-›; (100.0% in, 0.0% out of an urbanized area); %Rural Pop: 0.0.

Population (2000): 72,958 total; 54,807 of voting age (75.1%). Net Change in Population: %1990 to 2000: 0.4 (314). Sex: %Female: 52.6. Group Quarters: %Pop: 0.9«– (657). (%Corr: 0.0; %Nurs: 0.6«–; %OthI: 0.0; %Coll: 0.0; %Mili: 0.0; %OthN: 0.3.) Age#:BAR CHART %<5: 6.7-› (4,918); %5-17: 18.1 (13,233); %18-24: 9.1‹- (6,618); %25-44: 31.3-› (22,838); %45-64: 19.9‹- (14,523); %>64: 14.8 (10,828); Median: 35.4. Enrollment: %Priv(5-17): 15.1–» (2,007). %Coll(18-24): 24.3«– (1,627). Education#:BAR CHART %<9th: 13.0–»; %9-11: 20.8–»; %HS Only: 30.0-›; %Some Coll: 21.9‹-; %Coll Only: 8.8«–; %Post Grad: 5.5«–. (%HS Grad: 66.2‹-; %Coll Grad: 14.3«–.) Marital Status#: %Never: 32.1-›; %Now: 49.7‹-; %Wid: 7.6; %Div: 10.7-›. Military: %In Military: 0.1 (59); %Veterans: 11.6‹- (6,378). (%WW2: 28.4-›; %Korea: 14.2; %Vietnam: 23.7‹-; %Gulf: 8.6–».) Birth: %State Native: 57.2‹-; %Non Citizen: 12.9–» (9,434). Language: %English: 64.2‹-; %Spanish: 11.1–»; %Other Euro: 22.5–»; %Asian: 0.5«–; %Other: 1.7–». Ancestry: %Irish: 11.0 (7,999); %French: 10.5 (7,633); %Portuguese: 9.2 (6,747); %SubSaharan: 8.4 (6,132); %English: 6.1 (4,458); %Unclassified: 14.0. (%Specified: 87.4; 1.25 Average # of responses). Race/Spanish Origin Population:BAR CHART %Minority/Non-Anglo: 30.9–» (22,522). %Hispanic/Latino: 13.9–»; %Black/African-American: 6.7–»; %Am.Indian/Aleut: 0.2; %Asian: 0.8«–; %Nat.Hawaiian/Pac.Islander: 0.0; %Other Race: 5.0–»; %Multi (2 or more): 4.2–». Race/Spanish Origin Voting Age Pop.: %Minority/Non-Anglo: 26.4–» (14,461). %Hispanic/Latino: 11.5–»; %Black/African-American: 5.7–»; %Am.Indian/Aleut: 0.2; %Asian: 0.9«–; %Nat.Hawaiian/Pac.Islander: 0.0; %Other Race: 4.4–»; %Multi (2 or more): 3.7–». Hispanics: 10,141 Total. Puerto Rican, 3,298; South American, 2,397; Dominican, 804. American Indians: 151 Total. Cherokee, 21; Iroquois, 4; Pueblo, 4. Asians: 603 Total. Chinese, 191; Asian Indian, 172; Filipino, 81.

Income & Labor Force: 35,804 in Force, %Women in Force: 58.2; %Force women: 49.4. Unemployment: 2,553, % of 16+yrs: 4.5–», % of Force: 7.1–». Workers per HH: 1.1‹-. Work Sector#: %Private Sector: 86.1-› (28,563); %Government Sector: 10.1«– (3,350); %Self-Employed: 3.7«– (1,214); %Unpaid Family Workers: 0.2 (65). Industry#:BAR CHART %Agriculture: 0.2; %Construction: 4.6‹-; %Finance: 6.2‹-; %Information: 1.5«–; %Manufacturing: 29.7–»; %Professional: 25.4‹-; %Public Service: 3.7‹-; %Trade: 16.7-›; %Travel & Leisure: 12.1‹-. Occupation#:BAR CHART %Management: 8.2«–; %Prof, Health, Educ: 15.0«–; %Service: 14.9‹-; %Sales, Admin.: 27.6; %Farming, Fishing: 0.2; %Construction: 8.1-›; %Production: 26.0–». (%White Collar Workers: 50.8‹-; %Blue Collar Workers: 34.2–»; %Grey (Service, Farm): 15.0‹-.) Workplace#: %in Co. of Res: 70.4-›; (%in Town/City: 28.1‹-); %outside County: 6.5«–; %another State: 23.1–». Transport#: %SOV: 75.8‹-; %HOV: 14.4–»; %Public: 3.7–»; %Other: 4.8; %Home: 1.3«–. Commuting Time#: %<30min: 75.5-›; %30-60min: 17.1‹-; %>60min: 6.0-›; %Home: 1.3«–. Leave for Work#: %<5am: 2.9–»; %5-6am: 6.7–»; %6-7am: 23.3–»; %7-8am: 26.2‹-; %8-9am: 15.5‹-; %>9am: 24.1; %Home: 1.3«–. HH Income#:BAR CHART %<15k: 25.0–»; %15-35k: 29.2–»; %35-50k: 16.2; %50-100k: 24.4«–; %100-150k: 3.4«–; %>150k: 1.7«–; Median: $31775«–. Median Income by Age: %<25yrs: $23958-›; %25to34: $33497‹-; %35to44: $39568«–; %45to54: $44334«–; %55to64: $36534«–; %65to74: $21923«–; %>74yrs: $15096«–. Income Type: %Wages: 72.2; %Self: 6.0«–; %PubA: 6.7–»; %SSI: 6.7–»; %Int: 27.3«–; %Ret: 14.1‹-; %Soc: 28.1. Family Income: Median: $39038«–; $17008«– per capita. %In Poverty: 14.9–» (2,752). Poverty Status: %Tot: 16.8–» (12,131). (%<18yrs: 6.3–»; %18-64yrs: 8.3–»; %>64yrs: 2.2–».)

Housing: 31,819 units, %Vacation: 0.2 (71). 30,047 households. %Owned: 44.4«– (13,331). Units in Structure#: %1 det: 31.4«–; %1 att. to 4: 46.3–»; %>4: 20.9–»; %Mobile: 1.4–» (459). Rooms: Median: 4.9‹-. Prop. Tax: Median: $1964«–. Home Value#:BAR CHART %<50k: 3.5–»; %50-100k: 44.3–»; %100-200k: 50.4‹-; %200-300k: 1.3«–; %300-500k: 0.3; %>500k: 0.1; Median: $101800«–. Monthly Rent#: %None: 2.3«–; %<$250: 14.3; %$250-500: 54.2–»; %$500-1,000: 28.6«–; %$1,000-1,500: 0.4; %>$1,500: 0.1; Median: $434‹-. Year Built#:BAR CHART %<'40: 42.2–»; %'40-'60: 29.7–»; %'60-'80: 18.7«–; %'80-'90: 6.8«–; %'90-'00: 2.5«–; Median: 1945. Year Moved in: %All: 1995; %Own: 1984; %Rent: 1997. Residence 1995:BAR CHART %Same: 56.6; %Same County: 30.4–»; %Same State: 1.3«–. %NorthEast: 5.2‹-; %MidWest: 0.2; %South: 1.1«–; %West: 0.3; %P.Rico: 0.5–»; %Other: 4.5–». Families: 18,520, persons per: 3.1. Persons in HH#: %1: 32.3-›; %2: 29.7‹-; %3-4: 29.5; %5+: 8.5. (persons per HH: 2.4). HH With Children: %All HH: 33.2 (9,966). (%Couple: 18.3‹-; %Other: 14.9–».) Vehicles by HH#: %None: 16.1–»; %1or2: 74.6; %3+: 9.3«–. (41,302, per 16+yrs: 0.73). Heating Fuel#: %Util: 68.2–»; %Deli: 31.0«–; %Self: 0.6«–; %None: 0.2. (%Coal: 0.1; %Elec: 6.1‹-; %Gas: 62.0–»; %Oil: 27.9«–; %Prop: 3.0-›; %Wood: 0.2; %Oth: 0.4; %None: 0.2.)

Income Indexes: HH Inc: 75%; Fam Inc: 74%; RE Tax: 78%; Home Value: 78%; Mon Rent: 91%; Average is: 79% (as % of values for STATE). Home Purchase Index: Median. HH Income: $31,775; Median. Home Value: $101,800; INDEX: 3.2. SES Average (State): High Educ: 56%; Prof Spec: 81%; HH Income: 75%; Home Value: 78%; AVERAGE= 73% (as % of 4 values for STATE). SES Average (Nation): High Educ: 59%; Prof Spec: 87%; HH Income: 76%; Home Value: 91%; AVERAGE= 78% (as % of 4 values for NATION).