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Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island

Providence is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island. As of the 2014 census, the city population was 179,154. The city has a total area of 18.5 square miles according to the United States Census Bureau. An elevation is 115 feet (35.05 meters) above sea level. The density of the population was about 9,701 people per square mile. The median age was 29.9 years (The median age in the state of Rhode Island was 39.7). There were 100 males for every 99 females.
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Description of the Population
Population (Year: 2014)
179,154 residents
Population Change
+3.2% since 2000 year
Residents Median Age
29.9 years (State: 39.7)
Below the Poverty Line
28.1% (Year: 2015)
Population Males
89,065 residents
Population Females
90,089 residents
Population Urban
100% of residents
Foreign Born Residents
19.8% Latin America, 4.4% Asia
Daytime Population Change
+44,083 (+24.6%)
Live and Work in the City
37,674 (50.2%)
Unemployment (Year: 2015)
5.8% (State: 4.8%)

Elections Results Data

 

    English Language Proficiency by Native Speakers

     

      Providence Marital Status Data (Over 15 Years Old)

       

        Providence Residents Living Below the Poverty Line (According to 2015)

         

          Year of Entry of Foreign-born Providence Residents

           

            Countries for Foreign-Born Residents

             
              Financial Information
              Median Sale for Vacant Units (Year: 2015)
              $355,426
              Median Home Value (Year: 2015)
              $177,400 (State: $241,000)
              Changes in Home Value
              +$75,700 since 2000 year
              Median Gross Rent (Year: 2015)
              $943
              Median Contract Rent Range (Year: 2015)
              $313 – $557
              Median Rent for Vacant Units (Year: 2015)
              $881
              Cost of Living Index (Date: February 2016)
              96 (USA: 100)
              Property Taxes with Mortgage (Year: 2015)
              $3,173 (1.80%)
              Property Taxes without Mortgage (Year: 2015)
              $3,361 (1.90%)
              Median Household Income (Year: 2015)
              $39,015 (State: $58,073)
              Changes in Household Income
              +$12,148 since 2000 year
              Median Per Capita Income (Year: 2015)
              $23,217
              Changes in Per Capita Income
              +$7,692 since 2000 year
              Education Data (by Residents, Schools, Colleges)

              Education attainment (25+ years residents)

               

                Males 25 Years and Older

                 

                  Females 25 Years and Older

                   

                    List of Largest Colleges & Universities

                    • Johnson & Wales University-Providence
                      Full-Time Enrollment: 10,898
                      Location: 8 Abbott Park Place
                      Private
                      Not-For-Profit
                      Website: www.jwu.edu
                      Offers: Doctoral Degree
                    • Brown University
                      Full-Time Enrollment: 8,458
                      Location: One Prospect Street
                      Private
                      Not-For-Profit
                      Website: www.brown.edu
                      Offers: Doctoral Degree
                    • Rhode Island College
                      Full-Time Enrollment: 7,189
                      Location: 600 Mount Pleasant Ave
                      Public
                      Website: www.ric.edu
                      Offers: Doctoral Degree
                    • Providence College
                      Full-Time Enrollment: 4,312
                      Location: 1 Cunningham Square
                      Private
                      Not-For-Profit
                      Website: www.providence.edu
                      Offers: Master’s Degree
                    • Rhode Island School of Design
                      Full-Time Enrollment: 2,714
                      Location: 2 College St
                      Private
                      Not-For-Profit
                      Website: www.risd.edu
                      Offers: Master’s Degree
                    • Johnson & Wales University-Online
                      Full-Time Enrollment: 249
                      Location: 8 Abbott Park Pl
                      Private
                      Not-For-Profit
                      Website: www.jwu.edu/content.aspx?id=55426
                      Offers: Master’s Degree
                    • Empire Beauty School-Providence
                      Full-Time Enrollment: 171
                      Location: 151 Broadway
                      Private
                      For-Profit
                      Website: www.empire.edu

                    List of Largest Public High Schools

                    • MOUNT PLEASANT HIGH
                      Students: 1,383
                      Location: 434 MT. PLEASANT AVENUE
                      Grades: 9-12
                    • CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
                      Students: 1,236
                      Location: 70 FRICKER STREET
                      Grades: 9-12
                    • CLASSICAL HIGH SCHOOL
                      Students: 1,045
                      Location: 770 WESTMINSTER STREET
                      Grades: 9-12
                    • E-CUBED ACADEMY
                      Students: 358
                      Location: 812 BRANCH AVENUE
                      Grades: 9-12
                    • RINI MIDDLE COLLEGE
                      Location: 150 WASHINGTON STREET
                      Grades: 10-12
                      Charter School
                    • SHEILA SKIP NOWELL LEADERSHIP
                      Location: 133 DELAINE STREET
                      Grades: 9-12
                      Charter School
                    • VILLAGE GREEN VIRTUAL
                      Location: 135 WEYBOSSET STREET
                      Grades: 9-10
                      Charter School
                    • HIGHLANDER CHARTER
                      Location: 42 LEXINGTON AVENUE
                      Grades: PK-9
                      Charter School
                    • PAUL CUFFEE CHARTER SCHOOL
                      Location: 459 PROMENADE STREET
                      Grades: KG-12
                      Charter School
                    • ACADEMY FOR CAREER EXPLORATION
                      Location: 155 HARRISON STREET
                      Grades: 9-12
                      Charter School

                    List of Largest Private High Schools

                    • LA SALLE ACADEMY
                      Students: 1,478
                      Location: 612 ACADEMY AVE
                      Grades: 7-12
                    • MOSES BROWN SCHOOL
                      Students: 805
                      Location: 250 LLOYD AVE
                      Grades: PK-12
                    • WHEELER SCHOOL
                      Students: 788
                      Location: 216 HOPE ST
                      Grades: PK-12
                    • PROVIDENCE HEBREW DAY SCHOOL
                      Students: 166
                      Location: 450 ELMGROVE AVE
                      Grades: PK-12
                    • MEETING STREET SCHOOL
                      Students: 157
                      Location: 1000 EDDY ST
                      Grades: UG-12
                    • SCHOOL ONE
                      Students: 80
                      Location: 220 UNIVERSITY AVE
                      Grades: 9-12
                    • ST PATRICK ACADEMY
                      Students: 64
                      Location: 244 SMITH ST
                      Grades: 8-10
                    • CENTER FOR INDIVIDUALIZED TRAINING & EDUCATION
                      Students: 17
                      Location: 15 BOUGH ST
                      Grades: 1-12
                    • TAVARES PEDIATRIC & EDUCATION CENTER
                      Students: 10
                      Location: 101 PLAIN ST
                      Grades: PK-12
                    • THE TIDES SCHOOL
                      Students: 8
                      Location: 790 BROAD ST
                      Grades: 7-12

                    List of Largest Public Middle Schools

                    • NATHANAEL GREENE MIDDLE
                      Students: 872
                      Location: 721 CHALKSTONE AVENUE
                      Grades: 6-8
                    • CARL G. LAURO EL. SCHOOL
                      Students: 808
                      Location: 99 KENYON STREET
                      Grades: KG-5
                    • ROGER WILLIAMS MIDDLE
                      Students: 801
                      Location: 278 THURBERS AVENUE
                      Grades: 6-8
                    • GILBERT STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL
                      Students: 794
                      Location: 188 PRINCETON AVENUE
                      Grades: 6-8
                    • GEORGE J. WEST EL. SCHOOL
                      Students: 687
                      Location: 145 BEAUFORT STREET
                      Grades: KG-5
                    • ANTHONY CARNEVALE ELEMENTARY
                      Students: 557
                      Location: 50 SPRINGFIELD STREET
                      Grades: PK-5
                    • HARRY KIZIRIAN ELEMENTARY
                      Students: 520
                      Location: 60 CAMDEN AVENUE
                      Grades: KG-5
                    • ROBERT F. KENNEDY EL. SCHOOL
                      Students: 501
                      Location: 195 NELSON STREET
                      Grades: KG-5
                    • ESEK HOPKINS MIDDLE
                      Students: 489
                      Location: 480 CHARLES STREET
                      Grades: 6-8
                    • MARTIN LUTHER KING EL. SCHOOL
                      Students: 463
                      Location: 35 CAMP STREET
                      Grades: KG-5

                    List of Largest Private Middle Schools

                    • HENRY BARNARD SCHOOL AT RI COLLEGE
                      Students: 292
                      Location: 600 MOUNT PLEASANT AVE
                      Grades: PK-5
                    • ST AUGUSTINE SCHOOL
                      Students: 290
                      Location: 635 MOUNT PLEASANT AVE
                      Grades: PK-8
                    • BLESSED SACRAMENT SCHOOL
                      Students: 285
                      Location: 240 REGENT AVE
                      Grades: PK-8
                    • ST PIUS V SCHOOL
                      Students: 238
                      Location: 49 ELMHURST AVE
                      Grades: PK-8
                    • BISHOP MCVINNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
                      Students: 234
                      Location: 155 GORDON AVE
                      Grades: PK-8
                    • FRENCH-AMERICAN SCHOOL OF RHODE ISLAND
                      Students: 186
                      Location: 75 JOHN ST
                      Grades: PK-8
                    • ST THOMAS REGIONAL SCHOOL
                      Students: 168
                      Location: 15 EDENDALE AVE
                      Grades: KG-8
                    • COMMUNITY PREPARATORY SCHOOL
                      Students: 148
                      Location: 126 SOMERSET ST
                      Grades: 3-8
                    • HAMILTON SCHOOL AT WHEELER
                      Students: 72
                      Location: 216 HOPE ST
                      Grades: 1-8
                    • JEWISH COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL OF RHODE ISLAND
                      Students: 70
                      Location: 85 TAFT AVE
                      Grades: PK-5
                    Providence Police Department
                    Full-time Employees (Year: 2015)
                    511 policemen
                    Full-time Law Enforcement Officers
                    423 policemen
                    Officers per 1,000 Residents
                    2 policemen (State: 2.31)
                    Labor Market Description

                    Unemployment Rate

                     

                      Male: Employment in Industries (Services)

                       

                        Female: Employment in Industries (Services)

                         

                          Male: Most Common Occupations

                           

                            Female: Most Common Occupations

                             
                              Providence Infrastructure
                              Grocery Stores in the City
                              129 stores
                              Grocery Stores per 10,000 Citizens
                              2.06 (State: 1.92)
                              Supercenters in the City
                              1 center
                              Supercenters per 10,000 Citizens
                              0.02 (State: 0.05)
                              Non-gas Station Convenience Stores
                              94 stores
                              Convenience Stores per 10,000 (no Gas)
                              1.50 (State: 1.42)
                              Convenience Stores at Gas Stations
                              132 stores
                              Convenience Stores per 10,000 (with Gas)
                              2.10 (State: 2.24)
                              Number of Restaurants in the City
                              499 restaurants
                              Restaurants per 10,000 Citizens
                              7.96 (State: 9.75)
                              Number of Houses in the City
                              67,915

                              Hospitals in Providence

                              • BUTLER HOSPITAL
                                345 BLACKSTONE BLVD
                              • MIRIAM HOSPITAL
                                Voluntary (Private)
                                164 SUMMIT AVENUE
                              • PROVIDENCE VA MEDICAL CENTER
                                Government (Federal)
                                830 CHALKSTONE AVENUE
                              • RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL
                                Voluntary (Private)
                                593 EDDY STREET
                              • ROGER WILLIAMS MEDICAL CENTER
                                Voluntary (Private)
                                825 CHALKSTONE AVENUE
                              • TAVARES PEDIATRIC CENTER
                                101 PLAIN STREET
                              • WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND
                                Voluntary (Private)
                                101 DUDLEY STREET
                              • ANNS REST HOME
                                599 BROAD ST
                              • BANNISTER NURSING CARE CENTER
                                135 DODGE ST
                              • BERKSHIRE PLACE
                                455 DOUGLAS AVENUE
                              • CHARLESGATE NURSING CENTER
                                100 RANDALL STREET
                              • EPOCH SENIOR HEALTH CARE ON BLACKSTONE BOULEVARD
                                353 BLACKSTONE BOULEVARD
                              • HILLSIDE HEALTH CENTER
                                99 HILLSIDE AVENUE
                              • LYNN-ANN NURSING HOME
                                292 ELMWOOD AVE
                              • ST ELIZABETH HOME
                                109 MELROSE ST
                              • STEERE HOUSE NURSING AND REHAB
                                100 BORDEN STREET
                              • SUMMIT COMMONS REHABILITATION AND HEALTH CARE CENTER
                                99 HILLSIDE AVENUE
                              • DIALYSIS CENTER OF PROVIDENCE
                                9 PLENTY STREET
                              • MIRIAM HOSPITAL
                                DIALYSIS UNIT
                              • NNA OF PROVIDENCE
                                125 CORLISS STREET
                              • RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL
                                DIALYSIS UNIT
                              • THE DIALYSIS CENTER OF RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL
                                22 BAKER STREET
                              • BAYADA NURSES, INC
                                2 CHARLES STREET
                              • CAPITOL HOME CARE NETWORK, INC
                                400 RESERVOIR AVE.
                              • CATHLEEN NAUGHTON, INC.
                                249 WICKENDEN ST.
                              • HOMEFRONT HEALTH CARE
                                725 BRANCH AVE
                              • INDEPENDENCE HEALTH SERVICES LLC
                                1179 ELMWOOD AVENUE
                              • INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF RI
                                245 WATERMAN ST.
                              • ROGER WILLIAMS HOME CARE
                                50 MAUDE ST.
                              • ST JOSEPH HOME CARE
                                21 PEACE STREET
                              • TENDER LOVING CARE, AN AMEDISYS COMPANY
                                SUITE 150

                              Airports & Heliports in Providence

                              • Rhode Island Hospital Heliport
                                RI25

                              Amtrak Stations in Providence

                              • PROVIDENCE (100 GASPEE ST.)
                                Services: Ticket Office, Fully Wheelchair Accessible, Enclosed Waiting Area, Public Restrooms, Public Pay Phones, Snack Bar, Automated Teller Machine, Paid Short Term Parking, Paid Long Term Parking, Call for Car Rental, Taxi Stand, Public Transit Connection

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                                Means of Transportation for Getting to Work

                                 
                                  Other Information

                                  Providence by Race (According to 2015)

                                   

                                    Median Unit Value (According to 2015)

                                     

                                      Crime Rates per 100,000 Residents (According to 2015)

                                       

                                        Natural Disasters in Providence

                                         

                                          Air Quality Information

                                           
                                            Common Weather Information
                                            Tornadoes Average Activity
                                            48% (Smaller then US)
                                            Earthquakes Average Activity
                                            89% (Smaller then US)
                                            Number of Natural Disasters
                                            17 pc. (State: 13 pc.)
                                            Number of Major Disasters
                                            7 pc.
                                            Number of Emergencies Disasters
                                            10 pc.
                                            Google Map of Providence
                                            ZIP Codes for Providence: 02903, 02904, 02906, 02908, 02911, 02912, 02919
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