Compare ZIP Code 02908 vs Providence County, RI vs Providence, RI vs Providence Metro Area, RI vs Rhode Island (RI)
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02908 – Providence, RI ZIP Code |
Providence County, RI County |
Providence, RI City |
Providence Metro Area, RI Metro Area |
Rhode Island (RI) State |
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| Overview | |||||
| Total population | 39,500 | 664,854 | 191,767 | 1,684,071 | 1,101,801 |
| Rent | $1,409 | $1,312 | $1,408 | $1,307 | $1,342 |
| Year built | 1942 | 1956 | 1938 | 1962 | 1962 |
| Household income | $73,081 | $78,787 | $68,119 | $87,040 | $87,796 |
| Per capita income | $36,266 | $41,523 | $37,138 | $46,322 | $47,150 |
| Poverty rate | 16.3% | 13.4% | 20.7% | 11.2% | 11.2% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 4.6% | 5.1% | 4.5% | 4.3% |
| Household size | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 41.2% | 45% | 45.5% | 46.8% | 45.4% |
| Demographics | |||||
| Total population | 39,500 | 664,854 | 191,767 | 1,684,071 | 1,101,801 |
| Adults over 25 | 25,440 | 463,552 | 121,416 | 1,196,324 | 783,801 |
| Total households | 14,756 | 259,210 | 71,497 | 675,395 | 441,570 |
| Household size | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Income & Poverty | |||||
| Household income | $73,081 | $78,787 | $68,119 | $87,040 | $87,796 |
| Per capita income | $36,266 | $41,523 | $37,138 | $46,322 | $47,150 |
| Poverty rate | 16.3% | 13.4% | 20.7% | 11.2% | 11.2% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 4.6% | 5.1% | 4.5% | 4.3% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 41.2% | 45% | 45.5% | 46.8% | 45.4% |
| Housing | |||||
| Rent | $1,409 | $1,312 | $1,408 | $1,307 | $1,342 |
| Year built | 1942 | 1956 | 1938 | 1962 | 1962 |
| Households that rent | 54% | 43.1% | 58.6% | 36.8% | 36.4% |
| Households that own | 46% | 56.9% | 41.4% | 63.2% | 63.6% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 37.7% | 59.6% | 37.4% | 72.6% | 70.4% |
| Black | 13.6% | 7.9% | 11.5% | 5.2% | 5.5% |
| Asian | 4.8% | 4.2% | 6.2% | 3.2% | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 23.1% | 15.9% | 21.5% | 11.4% | 12.2% |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 44% | 25.6% | 45.3% | 15.1% | 17.7% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 56% | 74.4% | 54.7% | 84.9% | 82.3% |
| Commute | |||||
| Commute rate | 86.6% | 87.7% | 85.7% | 87.6% | 87% |
| Commute time to work | 25.0 min | 26.0 min | 25.0 min | 27.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 13.4% | 12.3% | 14.3% | 12.4% | 13% |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 34% | 28.1% | 28.5% | 25.8% | 25.3% |
| High school graduate or GED | 29.7% | 29% | 27.8% | 27.9% | 26.6% |
| Some college or associate degree | 9.4% | 10.6% | 9.1% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 26.9% | 32.3% | 34.6% | 35.3% | 37.7% |