Household Types in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Providence County and Providence
Providence
Providence County
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family229.571368%40.025015%29.571368%29.6%18,10318.1k21.266621%16.604551%21.266621%21.3%13,01913.0k6.110948%5.138571%6.110948%6.1%3,74131.995492%31.354044%31.995492%32.0%19,58719.6k11.055572%6.877819%11.055572%11.1%6,768
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Providence County and Providence
Providence
Providence County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads46.949143%56.907824%46.949143%46.9%8,68743.452413%34.855213%43.452413%43.5%8,0409.598443%8.236963%9.598443%9.6%1,776

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Providence County and Providence
Providence
Providence County
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children230.224770%27.311662%30.224770%30.2%18,50318.5k69.425659%72.382601%69.425659%69.4%42,50142.5k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Providence County and Providence
Providence
Providence County
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%CountHispanic3Asian4White5Other4Mixed4Black4-30.223924%-8.516069%-19.723866%-7.506671%-28.425205%-9.116110%-21.937307%-5.682909%-65.970530%66%34.029470%34.838469%34.029470%34%8,619-11.563101%-7.687380%-32.415119%-14.638053%-9.203203%-5.524637%-26.089317%-11.307181%-66.303652%66%33.696348%47.875662%33.696348%34%3,122-8.392253%-3.481402%-41.081310%-16.638488%-11.900675%-3.880772%-33.888726%-7.359652%-69.593452%70%30.406548%42.970175%30.406548%30%26,02426.0k-37.028341%-8.586282%-19.537146%-4.779473%-32.631016%-9.144385%-21.465241%-4.732620%-69.931243%70%30.068757%32.026738%30.068757%30%11,92611.9k-32.604945%-8.338125%-24.669350%-11.155837%-26.577869%-6.045082%-29.344262%-7.377049%-76.768258%77%23.231742%30.655738%23.231742%23%1,739-29.485084%-7.069881%-34.991827%-5.823457%-29.793137%-7.743977%-30.688732%-4.293015%-77.370249%77%22.629751%27.481139%22.629751%23%9,788
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3White Hispanic 4including Hispanics 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in Providence

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
15%23%30%38%45%53%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
2%10%17%24%31%39%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.8%5.5%8.3%11.0%13.8%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
18%29%40%50%61%72%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
4.0%7.9%11.7%15.5%19.3%23.1%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
4%13%22%30%39%48%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Providence

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
14%23%33%42%51%61%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%17%26%35%44%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.6%7.2%10.8%14.3%18.0%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
11%24%36%48%60%72%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2%8%13%19%25%31%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
4%14%23%32%42%52%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Providence

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%16%32%48%64%80%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%13%26%39%52%65%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%17%26%34%43%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%19%38%57%76%95%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%13%26%38%51%65%
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Household Types by Neighborhood in Providence

There are 25 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Providence (20 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 25 of those to each other, Providence, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Providence.

Married by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Providence, selected neighborhoods in Providence, and entities that contain Providence
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#BlackstoneUnited StatesNew EnglandNortheastProvidenceFairlawnRhode IslandProvidenceElmhurstMt PleasantReservoirHartfordWashington PkSilverlakeHopeCharlesSouth ElmwoodValleyMantonCollege HillProvidenceProvidenceProvidenceWaylandWest EndMount HopeFox PointWanskuckElmwoodLower S ProvidenceOlneyvilleSmith HillFederal HillDowntown52.634443%52.634443%53%1,609148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M44.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k44.427957%44.427957%44%1,1721,173243.957440%43.957440%44%180,331180k40.025015%40.025015%40%95,04395.0k39.279735%39.279735%39%1,455338.573048%38.573048%39%1,303436.199470%36.199470%36%355356535.627281%35.627281%36%828829634.493297%34.493297%34%837733.076766%33.076766%33%1,3581,359831.631778%31.631778%32%464465931.381428%31.381428%31%8841030.989782%30.989782%31%1501130.880451%30.880451%31%4291229.661645%29.661645%30%3551329.651615%29.651615%30%5771429.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k29.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k29.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k28.633663%28.633663%29%3753761526.741492%26.741492%27%1,3241,3251624.917624%24.917624%25%6151724.351184%24.351184%24%5565571823.591512%23.591512%24%8761922.970220%22.970220%23%9112022.356523%22.356523%22%4712121.962741%21.962741%22%5505512220.040981%20.040981%20%5172315.842007%15.842007%16%5565572415.494382%15.494382%15%28828925
Count number of this household type
# rank of neighborhood out of 25 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Providence Area

There are 61 county subdivisions in the Providence Area. This section compares Providence to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Providence Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Providence. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 7,776.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Providence, selected other county subdivisions in the Providence Area, and entities that contain Providence
0%20%40%60%Count#BarringtonRehobothFreetownSeekonkRaynhamMansfieldEastonScituateSwanseaCharlestownGlocesterN SmithfieldNortonE GreenwichWestportN KingstownPortsmouthHopkintonSomersetCumberlandTivertonAcushnetN AttleboroughDartmouthSmithfieldCoventryBristolS KingstownLincolnBurrillvilleAttleboroUnited StatesFairhavenNew EnglandWesterlyNortheastWarwickMiddletownCranstonProvidenceRhode IslandTauntonNarragansettJohnstonE ProvidenceProvidenceN ProvidenceWarrenW WarwickPawtucketWoonsocketFall RiverNew BedfordCentral FallsNewportProvidenceProvidenceProvidence67.307071%67.307071%67%4,169166.531440%66.531440%67%2,624265.658245%65.658245%66%1,975363.934133%63.934133%64%3,572463.213308%63.213308%63%3,002562.874396%62.874396%63%5,206661.913357%61.913357%62%4,802761.781609%61.781609%62%2,580861.027732%61.027732%61%3,741960.611794%60.611794%61%1,9221060.325021%60.325021%60%2,1531160.182913%60.182913%60%2,6981259.825949%59.825949%60%3,7811358.177155%58.177155%58%2,9491457.972907%57.972907%58%3,5521557.121994%57.121994%57%5,8671656.666201%56.666201%57%4,0591756.105006%56.105006%56%1,8381855.760634%55.760634%56%3,8671955.197636%55.197636%55%7,4712055.154639%55.154639%55%3,7452154.258276%54.258276%54%2,1472253.949756%53.949756%54%5,6482353.731735%53.731735%54%6,1412452.416307%52.416307%52%3,8832552.366800%52.366800%52%7,2242652.176513%52.176513%52%4,3632751.826004%51.826004%52%5,4212850.925000%50.925000%51%4,0742950.682163%50.682163%51%3,0093049.997024%49.997024%50%8,4003148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.131472%48.131472%48%3,2073247.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.075723%47.075723%47%4,5883347.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.976890%46.976890%47%16,52616.5k3445.963385%45.963385%46%3,0633545.668671%45.668671%46%13,90213.9k3644.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k43.957440%43.957440%44%180,331180k42.887883%42.887883%43%9,5673742.867572%42.867572%43%2,9363841.938428%41.938428%42%5,0543940.622290%40.622290%41%7,9644040.025015%40.025015%40%95,04395.0k37.596627%37.596627%38%5,3504137.571157%37.571157%38%1,7824237.131141%37.131141%37%4,6184335.596424%35.596424%36%9,7944434.322820%34.322820%34%5,9204532.992754%32.992754%33%12,65812.7k4632.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k4730.061641%30.061641%30%1,9024829.762350%29.762350%30%3,1814929.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k29.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k29.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Rhode Island

There are 40 county subdivisions in Rhode Island. This section compares Providence to all of the county subdivisions in Rhode Island and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Providence.

Married by County Subdivision#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Providence, selected other county subdivisions in Rhode Island, and entities that contain Providence
0%20%40%60%Count#FosterBarringtonRichmondScituateW GreenwichCharlestownGlocesterN SmithfieldJamestownE GreenwichExeterN KingstownPortsmouthHopkintonCumberlandTivertonSmithfieldCoventryBristolS KingstownLincolnBurrillvilleLittle ComptonUnited StatesNew EnglandWesterlyNortheastWarwickMiddletownCranstonProvidenceRhode IslandNarragansettJohnstonE ProvidenceNew ShorehamProvidenceN ProvidenceWarrenW WarwickPawtucketWoonsocketCentral FallsNewportProvidenceProvidenceProvidence69.073966%69.073966%69%1,186167.307071%67.307071%67%4,169267.125706%67.125706%67%1,901361.781609%61.781609%62%2,580460.935351%60.935351%61%1,329560.611794%60.611794%61%1,922660.325021%60.325021%60%2,153760.182913%60.182913%60%2,698858.874087%58.874087%59%1,370958.177155%58.177155%58%2,9491057.880000%57.880000%58%1,4471157.121994%57.121994%57%5,8671256.666201%56.666201%57%4,0591356.105006%56.105006%56%1,8381455.197636%55.197636%55%7,4711555.154639%55.154639%55%3,7451652.416307%52.416307%52%3,8831752.366800%52.366800%52%7,2241852.176513%52.176513%52%4,3631951.826004%51.826004%52%5,4212050.925000%50.925000%51%4,0742150.682163%50.682163%51%3,0092249.511002%49.511002%50%8102348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.075723%47.075723%47%4,5882447.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.976890%46.976890%47%16,52616.5k2545.963385%45.963385%46%3,0632645.668671%45.668671%46%13,90213.9k2744.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k43.957440%43.957440%44%180,331180k42.867572%42.867572%43%2,9362841.938428%41.938428%42%5,0542940.622290%40.622290%41%7,9643040.178571%40.178571%40%1803140.025015%40.025015%40%95,04395.0k37.596627%37.596627%38%5,3503237.571157%37.571157%38%1,7823337.131141%37.131141%37%4,6183435.596424%35.596424%36%9,7943534.322820%34.322820%34%5,9203630.061641%30.061641%30%1,9023729.762350%29.762350%30%3,1813829.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k29.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k29.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k39
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 39 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares Providence to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Providence. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Married by County Subdivision#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Providence, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Providence
0%20%40%60%Count#Oyster BaySmithtownRamapoHuntingtonN HempsteadEdisonHempsteadWoodbridgeLakewoodBrookhavenGreenburghTown of IslipStaten IslandBabylonToms RivAmherstUnited StatesStamfordNew EnglandNortheastGreeceProvidenceQueensRhode IslandYonkersProvidenceManchesterQuincyElizabethJersey CityBrooklynLynnBrocktonLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordCambridgeProvidenceProvidenceProvidenceSpringfieldPittsburghPhiladelphiaBronxManhattanBostonNewarkNew HvnSyracuseBuffaloAlbanyHartfordRochester67.294353%67.294353%67%65,97066.0k167.240118%67.240118%67%26,65626.7k264.323905%64.323905%64%22,37722.4k363.764393%63.764393%64%43,69243.7k463.248354%63.248354%63%48,42848.4k563.106359%63.106359%63%22,42822.4k659.227510%59.227510%59%143,160143k758.968828%58.968828%59%19,95820.0k858.909765%58.909765%59%13,98414.0k957.040769%57.040769%57%91,71391.7k1055.281137%55.281137%55%18,28718.3k1155.014053%55.014053%55%54,80554.8k1254.539376%54.539376%55%90,54390.5k1353.685164%53.685164%54%36,14336.1k1453.434078%53.434078%53%18,49318.5k1549.033880%49.033880%49%24,38724.4k1648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.010816%48.010816%48%22,90522.9k1747.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.697291%46.697291%47%19,01019.0k1844.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k44.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k1943.957440%43.957440%44%180,331180k40.600030%40.600030%41%29,62329.6k2040.025015%40.025015%40%95,04395.0k39.047240%39.047240%39%17,67217.7k2138.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k2238.119282%38.119282%38%15,25015.3k2337.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k2437.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k2537.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k2637.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k2734.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k2834.458178%34.458178%34%15,08215.1k2933.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k3033.406317%33.406317%33%13,27413.3k3132.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k3232.589312%32.589312%33%16,41116.4k3332.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k3432.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k3532.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k3629.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k29.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k29.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k3729.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k3828.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k3927.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4027.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4127.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k4226.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4326.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k4425.147929%25.147929%25%12,58012.6k4524.268605%24.268605%24%13,45513.5k4623.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k4722.609759%22.609759%23%9,2444821.208420%21.208420%21%9,7234919.904678%19.904678%20%17,08117.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares Providence to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Providence. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Married by County Subdivision#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Providence, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Providence
0%20%40%Count#HempsteadNW HarrisPlanoSan JoseE San Gabriel VlyNE TarrantSeattle EastAnaheim-Santa Ana-Gdn GrvAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lk CityOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San BernardinoUnited StatesNew EnglandSan DiegoSan Fernando VlyNortheastEl PasoFort WorthProvidenceQueensTulsaRhode IslandSW DallasFresnoHoustonPhoenixNE DallasLas VegasTucsonSacramentoAlbuquerqueLong Bch-Lakewood1, CharlotteProvidenceSeattleBrooklynSan Antonio CntrlTampaAustinOrlandoSan FranciscoMiamiDenverLos AngelesChicagoColumbusProvidenceProvidenceProvidenceAtlantaPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBronxManhattanBostonWashingtonBaltimoreDetroit59.227510%59.227510%59%143,160143k158.970655%58.970655%59%147,784148k258.722970%58.722970%59%117,480117k356.155513%56.155513%56%329,032329k456.150060%56.150060%56%148,431148k556.136383%56.136383%56%114,905115k655.866645%55.866645%56%127,724128k755.452266%55.452266%55%270,876271k854.546020%54.546020%55%105,204105k953.538307%53.538307%54%174,514175k1053.207769%53.207769%53%117,661118k1149.760860%49.760860%50%113,093113k1248.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.817936%47.817936%48%391,024391k1347.153157%47.153157%47%291,092291k1447.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M45.596507%45.596507%46%83,74383.7k1545.311033%45.311033%45%134,185134k1644.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k44.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k1744.033568%44.033568%44%103,681104k1843.957440%43.957440%44%180,331180k43.845023%43.845023%44%142,317142k1943.733151%43.733151%44%97,82197.8k2043.635214%43.635214%44%505,284505k2143.280242%43.280242%43%495,480495k2242.704899%42.704899%43%243,397243k2342.324971%42.324971%42%280,852281k2442.304475%42.304475%42%146,684147k2542.251822%42.251822%42%172,308172k2640.600191%40.600191%41%102,077102k2740.380940%40.380940%40%80,07580.1k2840.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k2940.025015%40.025015%40%95,04395.0k38.976276%38.976276%39%171,519172k3037.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k3137.246576%37.246576%37%83,94083.9k3236.331926%36.331926%36%94,68194.7k3336.297932%36.297932%36%120,985121k3434.824245%34.824245%35%76,94876.9k3534.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3634.614790%34.614790%35%116,386116k3733.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3833.396359%33.396359%33%312,631313k3932.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k4032.461440%32.461440%32%108,156108k4129.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k29.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k29.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k27.610773%27.610773%28%65,84765.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4427.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4527.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k4626.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4724.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4824.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Providence. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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State:
Rhode Island
County:
Providence
Metro Area:
Providence Area
City:
Providence
ZIP Codes:
02860, 02903, 02904, 02905, 02906, 02907, 02908, 02909, 02910, 02911, 02912, 02919
Unified School District:
Providence
Neighborhoods:
Blackstone, Charles, College Hill, Downtown, Elmhurst, Elmwood, Fairlawn, Federal Hill, Fox Point, Hartford, Hope, Lower South Providence, Manton, Mount Hope, Mount Pleasant, Olneyville, Reservoir, Silverlake, Smith Hill, South Elmwood, Valley, Wanskuck, Washington Park, Wayland, West End
Congressional Districts:
RI-1, RI-2
State Senate Districts:
RI-1, RI-2, RI-3, RI-4, RI-5, RI-6, RI-7, RI-28
State House Districts:
RI-1, RI-2, RI-3, RI-4, RI-5, RI-6, RI-7, RI-8, RI-9, RI-10, RI-11, RI-12, RI-13, RI-14, RI-54
Neighboring Towns:
Johnston, North Providence
Nearby Towns:
Barrington, Cumberland, Lincoln, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Smithfield, Warren