Compare Providence Metro Area, RI vs Rhode Island (RI) vs Massachusetts (MA) vs United States
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| Metric |
Providence Metro Area, RI Metro Area |
Rhode Island (RI) State |
Massachusetts (MA) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 1,684,071 | 1,101,801 | 7,044,056 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,307 | $1,342 | $1,762 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1962 | 1962 | 1964 | 1980 |
| Household income | $87,040 | $87,796 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $46,322 | $47,150 | $57,897 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 11.2% | 11.2% | 10.0% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 46.8% | 45.4% | 48.9% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 1,684,071 | 1,101,801 | 7,044,056 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 1,196,324 | 783,801 | 4,987,302 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 675,395 | 441,570 | 2,785,042 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $87,040 | $87,796 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $46,322 | $47,150 | $57,897 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 11.2% | 11.2% | 10.0% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 46.8% | 45.4% | 48.9% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $1,307 | $1,342 | $1,762 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1962 | 1962 | 1964 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 36.8% | 36.4% | 37.5% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 63.2% | 63.6% | 62.5% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 72.6% | 70.4% | 68.6% | 61% |
| Black | 5.2% | 5.5% | 6.8% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 3.2% | 3.5% | 7.3% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 11.4% | 12.2% | 11.1% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 15.1% | 17.7% | 13.3% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 84.9% | 82.3% | 86.7% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 87.6% | 87% | 81.4% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 27.0 min | 26.0 min | 29.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 12.4% | 13% | 18.6% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 25.8% | 25.3% | 21.1% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 27.9% | 26.6% | 22.6% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 10.9% | 10.3% | 9% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 35.3% | 37.7% | 47.3% | 35.7% |