Compare Kent County, RI vs Providence Metro Area, RI vs Rhode Island (RI) vs United States
Select 2 to 5 places and click Apply.
Place 1
Place 2
Place 3
Place 4
Map Layers
| Metric |
Kent County, RI County |
Providence Metro Area, RI Metro Area |
Rhode Island (RI) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 171,456 | 1,684,071 | 1,101,801 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,327 | $1,307 | $1,342 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1967 | 1962 | 1962 | 1980 |
| Household income | $94,345 | $87,040 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $50,854 | $46,322 | $47,150 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 7.5% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.7% | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 47.1% | 46.8% | 45.4% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 171,456 | 1,684,071 | 1,101,801 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 128,639 | 1,196,324 | 783,801 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 72,839 | 675,395 | 441,570 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $94,345 | $87,040 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $50,854 | $46,322 | $47,150 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 7.5% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.7% | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 47.1% | 46.8% | 45.4% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $1,327 | $1,307 | $1,342 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1967 | 1962 | 1962 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 26.9% | 36.8% | 36.4% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 73.1% | 63.2% | 63.6% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 85.2% | 72.6% | 70.4% | 61% |
| Black | 2.1% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 2.9% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 7.2% | 11.4% | 12.2% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 6.9% | 15.1% | 17.7% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 93.1% | 84.9% | 82.3% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 88.1% | 87.6% | 87% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 25.0 min | 27.0 min | 26.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 11.9% | 12.4% | 13% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 24.6% | 25.8% | 25.3% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 28.5% | 27.9% | 26.6% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 12.2% | 10.9% | 10.3% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 34.7% | 35.3% | 37.7% | 35.7% |