Demographics of Providence city, Rhode Island

Providence city, Rhode Island had 195,310 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4,597 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Providence city, in four figures

195,310
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 191,767 ±114.; +2.4%
Change since July 2020: +4,597 people.; 32.8 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $68,119 ±$2,678
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Providence city, Rhode Island's population grew 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Providence city, Rhode Island's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Providence city, Rhode Island's population grew 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Providence city, Rhode Island's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	190,713	100.0	100.0
2021	190,134	99.7	100.2
2022	190,527	99.9	100.7
2023	191,987	100.7	101.6
2024	194,242	101.9	102.5
2025	195,310	102.4	103.1

Population of Providence city, Rhode Island on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	190,713	—
2021	190,134	−579
2022	190,527	+393
2023	191,987	+1,460
2024	194,242	+2,255
2025	195,310	+1,068

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.8 ±0.5: for men 32.0 ±0.8 and for women 33.5 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Providence city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Under 5	10,229 ±941	5.3% ±0.5	4.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	28,304 ±1,707	14.8% ±0.9	14.0% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	31,818 ±1,574	16.6% ±0.8	10.0% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	57,749 ±2,160	30.1% ±1.1	26.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	41,462 ±1,699	21.6% ±0.9	25.9% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	22,205 ±1,311	11.6% ±0.7	18.7% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $68,119 ±$2,678, and income per person $37,138 ±$1,471, in 2024 dollars. The median is $87,796 ±$1,209 in Rhode Island and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Providence city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Under $25,000	15,859 ±1,348	22.2% ±1.8	14.8% ±0.6	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	11,500 ±1,276	16.1% ±1.8	14.1% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	11,842 ±1,087	16.6% ±1.5	14.5% ±0.5	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	9,299 ±1,032	13.0% ±1.4	12.5% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	10,182 ±982	14.2% ±1.4	19.1% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	5,841 ±647	8.2% ±0.9	11.1% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	6,974 ±841	9.8% ±1.2	13.8% ±0.4	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Providence city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Rhode Island	United States
All ages	36,736 ±3,140	20.7% ±1.8	11.2% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	10,515 ±1,475	28.0% ±3.5	13.7% ±0.9	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	19,642 ±1,770	17.9% ±1.5	10.2% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	6,579 ±716	21.9% ±2.1	11.3% ±0.5	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Providence city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Providence city	Rhode Island	United States
Housing units	79,423 ±1,256	485,932 ±179	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.0% ±0.6	90.9% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.0% ±0.9	9.1% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	41.4% ±2.0	63.6% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	58.6% ±1.7	36.4% ±0.6	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$362,200 ±$8,303	$404,200 ±$4,032	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,408 ±$42	$1,342 ±$19	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	At the edge of the top or bottom interval	1962 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Providence city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Hispanic or Latino	86,835 ±2,747	45.3% ±1.4	17.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	63,482 ±2,570	33.1% ±1.3	68.0% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	19,632 ±1,875	10.2% ±1.0	4.9% ±0.2	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	11,856 ±1,090	6.2% ±0.6	3.5% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	227 to 825	0.1% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 397	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	2,323 ±696	1.2% ±0.4	0.8% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	6,950 ±843	3.6% ±0.4	4.9% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Providence city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Born in the state	63,494 ±2,563	33.1% ±1.3	53.6% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	54,801 ±2,372	28.6% ±1.2	28.4% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	9,167 ±1,209	4.8% ±0.6	2.7% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	64,305 ±2,589	33.5% ±1.3	15.3% ±0.4	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	30,160 ±1,804	15.7% ±0.9	8.3% ±0.3	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	34,145 ±2,473	17.8% ±1.3	7.0% ±0.3	6.8% ±<0.1

Providence city among the places and towns of Rhode Island

1st of 44 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Rhode Island page.

Places of Rhode Island near Providence city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Providence city	191,767 ±114
Cranston city	83,250 ±48
Warwick city	83,175 ±33
Pawtucket city	75,893 ±41
East Providence city	47,281 ±54
Woonsocket city	43,521 ±41

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Reported crime in Providence city, Rhode Island

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026