East Providence, RI Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	48,688	100.0

Male	22,629	46.5
Female	26,059	53.5

Under 5 years	2,625	5.4
5 to 9 years	3,004	6.2
10 to 14 years	3,061	6.3
15 to 19 years	2,850	5.9
20 to 24 years	2,626	5.4
25 to 34 years	6,509	13.4
35 to 44 years	7,806	16.0
45 to 54 years	6,430	13.2
55 to 59 years	2,499	5.1
60 to 64 years	2,075	4.3
65 to 74 years	4,271	8.8
75 to 84 years	3,532	7.3
85 years and over	1,400	2.9

Median age (years)	39.6	(X)

18 years and over	38,142	78.3
Male	17,259	35.4
Female	20,883	42.9
21 years and over	36,628	75.2
62 years and over	10,432	21.4
65 years and over	9,203	18.9
Male	3,394	7.0
Female	5,809	11.9

RACE
One race	46,724	96.0
White	42,111	86.5
Black or African American	2,445	5.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	225	0.5
Asian	559	1.1
Asian Indian	92	0.2
Chinese	222	0.5
Filipino	54	0.1
Japanese	28	0.1
Korean	77	0.2
Vietnamese	13	0.0
Other Asian ¹	73	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	23	0.0
Native Hawaiian	6	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	5	0.0
Samoan	7	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	5	0.0
Some other race	1,361	2.8
Two or more races	1,964	4.0

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	43,417	89.2
Black or African American	3,382	6.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	643	1.3
Asian	682	1.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	89	0.2
Some other race	2,593	5.3

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	48,688	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	922	1.9
Mexican	111	0.2
Puerto Rican	306	0.6
Cuban	25	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	480	1.0
Not Hispanic or Latino	47,766	98.1
White alone	41,630	85.5

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	48,688	100.0
In households	47,933	98.4
Householder	20,530	42.2
Spouse	9,500	19.5
Child	13,837	28.4
Own child under 18 years	9,682	19.9
Other relatives	2,211	4.5
Under 18 years	710	1.5
Nonrelatives	1,855	3.8
Unmarried partner	995	2.0
In group quarters	755	1.6
Institutionalized population	659	1.4
Noninstitutionalized population	96	0.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	20,530	100.0
Family households (families)	12,850	62.6
With own children under 18 years	5,562	27.1
Married-couple family	9,500	46.3
With own children under 18 years	3,842	18.7
Female householder, no husband present	2,611	12.7
With own children under 18 years	1,414	6.9
Nonfamily households	7,680	37.4
Householder living alone	6,661	32.4
Householder 65 years and over	3,005	14.6

Households with individuals under 18 years	6,032	29.4
Households with individuals 65 years and over	6,500	31.7

Average household size	2.33	(X)
Average family size	2.99	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	21,309	100.0
Occupied housing units	20,530	96.3
Vacant housing units	779	3.7
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	73	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.7	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	3.5	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	20,530	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	12,096	58.9
Renter-occupied housing units	8,434	41.1

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.63	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	1.92	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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