Providence, Rhode Island - Dental Demographics - Population


Providence, Rhode Island - Dental Demographics - Population


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Population



Providence's current population is 34,204 people with 13,252 households within this smaller 1 mile radius. This area experienced positive population growth of 11.4% from 2010-2020. This area is projected to grow another 2.8% over the next five years. This is higher than the national average.

The median age of the population in this area is 29.0 which is well below the state average of 41.1 years old. This area has an average household size of 1.88 persons. This area is not very family centric with 31.5% of the households being family households and with 16.1% having children in the home and 6.9% of the population being under 15 and an additional 34.4% being under 24. Another 29.7% of this area’s population is between 25 and 44 years of age and 15.0% between 45-64 years old leaving 14.0% of the population over 65 years old. These last two age groups are target age groups for dentures, partials, crowns, and other restorative work. This area does have a higher percentage of the population between 15-24 years old which could indicate a college population in this area. Many college students are included in the count, but do not typically make the best patient base for the area.


Providence has a daytime employee population of 67,739 versus a permanent population of 34,204 meaning the daytime employee population is 198.0% of the permanent population living in the area and 79.0% of the total daytime population. Providence has a significant employee population that strongly influences the area. This could allow a practice to keep more daytime weekday hours as opposed to early morning hours, evening hours, or Saturday hours.

In this area, 56.9% of the population either holds a bachelor's degree or higher educational degree. Providence is higher than the state and US average.

The dominant racial and ethnic groups of the population in the Providence area are White 51.4%, Black 11.6%, Asian 12.4%, 12.1% other races and 23.4% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics

Demographic Analysis for Providence, Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode IslandRhode IslandUnited States
Demographic CharacteristicProvidence
Rhode Island
Latitude / Longitude:41.823989, -71.412834
Radius1 mile2 miles
POPULATION
Population 202534,204133,9721,102,490338,440,954
2010 Total Population29,863122,5061,051,896309,121,785
2020 Total Population33,276132,2171,097,722331,839,624
Projected Total Population 203035,176134,6791,103,112344,873,411
     Population Change, 2010 - 202011.4%7.9%4.4%7.3%
     Annual Population Change Rate, 2025 - 20300.6%0.1%0.0%0.4%
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN
Median Age29.031.741.139.3
Under 4 years old2.6%5.1%4.7%5.5%
5 - 9 years old2.2%4.8%5.0%5.8%
10 - 14 years old2.1%4.9%5.1%6.0%
15 - 24 years old34.4%22.8%13.8%13.2%
25 - 44 years old29.7%31.1%26.3%26.9%
     Number of Adults 25-4410,15741,672290,00990,938,228
45 - 64 years old15.0%18.8%25.1%24.4%
     Number of Adults 45-645,13925,143276,59182,485,679
65 years and over14.0%12.6%20.0%18.1%
     Number of Adults 65 years and older4,77316,880220,72561,399,291
     0 - 14 years old6.9%14.8%14.8%17.4%
     Number of Children 0-14 years old2,37719,767162,76958,800,947
NOTE: All percentages are rounded. ESRI data pulled as of August 27, 2025. Data showing future dates are projections.
Highlighted fields signify favorable characteristics on a comparison basis with the other locations listed and/or national averages


Percentage of the Population with a Bachelor's Degree

Providence, Rhode Island - Percentage of the Population with a Bachelor
Education: Bach Deg by Census Tract

 70.21% to 90.55%
 49.15% to 70.21%
 30.23% to 49.15%
 17.34% to 30.23%
 4.70% to 17.34%
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Projected Population Growth Rate

Providence, Rhode Island - Projected Population Growth Rate
Projected Population Growth Per Year

 0.57% to 4.59%
 0.33% to 0.57%
 0.14% to 0.33%
 -0.23% to 0.14%
 -0.36% to -0.23%
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