Population

Providence's current population is 30,800 people with 11,507 households within this smaller 1 mile radius. This area experienced positive population growth of 2.7% from 2010-2020. This area is projected to grow another 3.0% over the next five years. This is lower than the national average.

The median age of the population in this area is 26.5 which is well below the state average of 41.3 years old. This area has an average household size of 2 persons. This area is not very family centric with 31.8% of the households being family households and with 15.8% having children in the home and 8.2% of the population being under 15 and an additional 38.7% being under 24. Another 26.3% of this area’s population is between 25 and 44 years of age and 15.0% between 45-64 years old leaving 11.8% 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 51,472 versus a permanent population of 30,800 meaning the daytime employee population is 167.1% of the permanent population living in the area and 75.0% 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, 49.9% 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 51.0%, Black 14.6%, Native American 1.0%, Asian 14.6%, 11.5% other races and 26.1% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics

		Providence, Rhode Island		Rhode Island	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Providence
		Rhode Island
Latitude / Longitude:		41.823989, -71.412834
Radius		1 mile	2 miles
POPULATION
Population 2021		30,800	126,211	1,071,773	333,934,112
2010 Total Population		29,800	122,630	1,051,896	309,121,785
2020 Total Population		30,605	125,802	1,072,008	332,502,844
Projected Total Population 2026		31,718	128,642	1,082,798	345,887,495
Population Change, 2010 - 2020		2.7%	2.6%	1.9%	7.6%
Annual Population Change Rate, 2021 - 2026		0.6%	0.4%	0.2%	0.7%
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN
Median Age		26.5	29.7	41.3	38.8
Under 4 years old		3.0%	6.0%	4.8%	5.9%
5 - 9 years old		2.6%	5.7%	5.1%	6.1%
10 - 14 years old		2.5%	5.4%	5.5%	6.2%
15 - 24 years old		38.7%	23.6%	13.8%	12.8%
25 - 44 years old		26.3%	29.9%	25.1%	26.8%
Number of Adults 25-44		8,100	37,732	269,331	89,400,051
45 - 64 years old		15.0%	18.3%	26.6%	25.0%
Number of Adults 45-64		4,618	23,143	285,035	83,512,738
65 years and over		11.8%	11.1%	19.1%	17.3%
Number of Adults 65 years and older		3,636	13,979	204,227	57,652,490
0 - 14 years old		8.2%	17.1%	15.4%	18.2%
Number of Children 0-14 years old		2,512	21,532	165,344	60,698,912

NOTE: All percentages are rounded. ESRI data pulled as of September 25, 2021. Data showing future dates are projections.

Highlighted fields signify favorable characteristics on a comparison basis with the other locations listed and/or national averages