Household Types in Providence, Rhode Island (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Rhode Island and Providence
Providence
Rhode Island
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family229.571368%43.957440%29.571368%29.6%18,10318.1k21.266621%13.858473%21.266621%21.3%13,01913.0k6.110948%4.699688%6.110948%6.1%3,74131.995492%30.439499%31.995492%32.0%19,58719.6k11.055572%7.044901%11.055572%11.1%6,768

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Rhode Island and Providence
Providence
Rhode Island
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads46.949143%62.643898%46.949143%46.9%8,68743.452413%29.331416%43.452413%43.5%8,0409.598443%8.024686%9.598443%9.6%1,776

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Rhode Island and Providence
Providence
Rhode Island
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children230.224770%26.108376%30.224770%30.2%18,50318.5k69.425659%73.577906%69.425659%69.4%42,50142.5k

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Rhode Island and Providence
Providence
Rhode Island
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%-26.967079%-8.993696%-21.723091%-6.145225%-65.970530%66%34.029470%36.170908%34.029470%34%8,619-11.563101%-7.687380%-32.415119%-14.638053%-8.502700%-5.036819%-25.321551%-9.278351%-66.303652%66%33.696348%51.860579%33.696348%34%3,122-8.392253%-3.481402%-41.081310%-16.638488%-10.842495%-3.877222%-31.642527%-7.276732%-69.593452%70%30.406548%46.361024%30.406548%30%26,02426.0k-37.028341%-8.586282%-19.537146%-4.779473%-31.215376%-9.634375%-22.322848%-4.778650%-69.931243%70%30.068757%32.048750%30.068757%30%11,92611.9k-32.604945%-8.338125%-24.669350%-11.155837%-23.948220%-5.354516%-29.611650%-9.473375%-76.768258%77%23.231742%31.612239%23.231742%23%1,739-29.485084%-7.069881%-34.991827%-5.823457%-28.193889%-7.593142%-31.236303%-4.941773%-77.370249%77%22.629751%28.034893%22.629751%23%9,788

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 HillProvidenceProvidenceWaylandWest 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%18,10318.1k28.633663%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

Household Types by Place in the Providence Area

There are 50 places in the Providence Area. This section compares Providence to all of the places in the Providence Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Providence.

Married by Place#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Providence, selected other places in the Providence Area, and entities that contain Providence
0%20%40%60%Count#GreeneCarolinaHope ValleyClayvilleNorth SeekonkFoster CenterMelvilleWatch HillHopkintonNorton CenterCumberland HlRaynham CtrChepachetAshawaySomersetQuonochontaugGreenvilleTivertonN WestportHarmonyMansfield CtrAttleboroValley FallsKingstonBradfordMisquamicutUnited StatesNew EnglandCharlestownNortheastWarwickWakefield-PeacedaleCranstonWesterlyAcushnet CtrProvidenceRhode IslandPascoagOcean GroveTauntonBliss CornerE ProvidenceProvidenceWeekapaugSmith MillsNewport EastNarragansett PierPawtucketWoonsocketFall RiverNew BedfordCentral FallsNewportProvidenceProvidenceHarrisvilleWyoming79.109589%79.109589%79%231178.671329%78.671329%79%225274.723539%74.723539%75%473374.603175%74.603175%75%47469.736842%69.736842%70%742569.402985%69.402985%69%93668.475992%68.475992%68%328767.500000%67.500000%68%54866.513761%66.513761%67%145964.675325%64.675325%65%2491061.958216%61.958216%62%1,9871159.689399%59.689399%60%8841259.152799%59.152799%59%3911358.271605%58.271605%58%2361455.760634%55.760634%56%3,8671555.223881%55.223881%55%1481653.756158%53.756158%54%1,7461752.351738%52.351738%52%1,7921851.486784%51.486784%51%9351950.402145%50.402145%50%1882050.145490%50.145490%50%1,5512149.997024%49.997024%50%8,4002249.947000%49.947000%50%2,3562348.979592%48.979592%49%3602448.908297%48.908297%49%2242548.815166%48.815166%49%1032648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.342193%47.342193%47%2852747.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.976890%46.976890%47%16,52616.5k2846.935301%46.935301%47%1,6542945.668671%45.668671%46%13,90213.9k3045.653306%45.653306%46%3,5083145.299145%45.299145%45%5303244.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k43.957440%43.957440%44%180,331180k43.443096%43.443096%43%7523343.122677%43.122677%43%4643442.887883%42.887883%43%9,5673540.761821%40.761821%41%9313640.622290%40.622290%41%7,9643740.025015%40.025015%40%95,04395.0k39.814815%39.814815%40%863839.471007%39.471007%39%7763938.725693%38.725693%39%1,8724037.833424%37.833424%38%6954135.596424%35.596424%36%9,7944234.322820%34.322820%34%5,9204332.992754%32.992754%33%12,65812.7k4432.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k4530.061641%30.061641%30%1,9024629.762350%29.762350%30%3,1814729.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k29.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k4828.975741%28.975741%29%2154927.192982%27.192982%27%3150

Household Types by Place in Rhode Island

There are 36 places in Rhode Island. This section compares Providence to all of the places in Rhode Island and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Providence.

Married by Place#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Providence, selected other places in Rhode Island, and entities that contain Providence
0%20%40%60%Count#GreeneCarolinaHope ValleyClayvilleFoster CenterMelvilleWatch HillHopkintonCumberland HlChepachetAshawayQuonochontaugGreenvilleTivertonHarmonyValley FallsKingstonBradfordMisquamicutUnited StatesNew EnglandCharlestownNortheastWarwickWakefield-PeacedaleCranstonWesterlyProvidenceRhode IslandPascoagE ProvidenceProvidenceWeekapaugNewport EastNarragansett PierPawtucketWoonsocketCentral FallsNewportProvidenceProvidenceHarrisvilleWyoming79.109589%79.109589%79%231178.671329%78.671329%79%225274.723539%74.723539%75%473374.603175%74.603175%75%47469.402985%69.402985%69%93568.475992%68.475992%68%328667.500000%67.500000%68%54766.513761%66.513761%67%145861.958216%61.958216%62%1,987959.152799%59.152799%59%3911058.271605%58.271605%58%2361155.223881%55.223881%55%1481253.756158%53.756158%54%1,7461352.351738%52.351738%52%1,7921450.402145%50.402145%50%1881549.947000%49.947000%50%2,3561648.979592%48.979592%49%3601748.908297%48.908297%49%2241848.815166%48.815166%49%1031948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.342193%47.342193%47%2852047.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.976890%46.976890%47%16,52616.5k2146.935301%46.935301%47%1,6542245.668671%45.668671%46%13,90213.9k2345.653306%45.653306%46%3,5082444.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k43.957440%43.957440%44%180,331180k43.443096%43.443096%43%7522540.622290%40.622290%41%7,9642640.025015%40.025015%40%95,04395.0k39.814815%39.814815%40%862738.725693%38.725693%39%1,8722837.833424%37.833424%38%6952935.596424%35.596424%36%9,7943034.322820%34.322820%34%5,9203130.061641%30.061641%30%1,9023229.762350%29.762350%30%3,1813329.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k29.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k3428.975741%28.975741%29%2153527.192982%27.192982%27%3136

Household Types by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Providence to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Providence. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Married by Place#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Providence, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Providence
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count#NewtonToms RiverCliftonNew RochelleUnited StatesStamfordNew EnglandNorwalkDanburyNortheastWarwickNashuaCranstonProvidenceRhode IslandYonkersProvidenceCheektowagaManchesterQuincyElizabethJersey CityLynnBrocktonBethlehemNew YorkScrantonPawtucketLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyFall RiverAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordNew BritainCambridgeSomervilleLawrenceProvidenceProvidenceSpringfieldTrentonReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaBostonNewarkNew HavenSyracuseBuffaloAlbanyHartfordRochesterCamden61.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k153.901821%53.901821%54%17,87617.9k250.893041%50.893041%51%14,81714.8k348.744377%48.744377%49%13,76213.8k448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.010816%48.010816%48%22,90522.9k547.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.634402%47.634402%48%15,80715.8k647.566778%47.566778%48%13,99714.0k747.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.976890%46.976890%47%16,52616.5k845.851128%45.851128%46%15,99716.0k945.668671%45.668671%46%13,90213.9k1044.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k43.957440%43.957440%44%180,331180k40.600030%40.600030%41%29,62329.6k1140.025015%40.025015%40%95,04395.0k39.485995%39.485995%39%13,16713.2k1239.047240%39.047240%39%17,67217.7k1338.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k1438.119282%38.119282%38%15,25015.3k1537.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k1637.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k1737.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k1836.236596%36.236596%36%10,47610.5k1936.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2036.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k2135.596424%35.596424%36%9,7942234.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k2334.458178%34.458178%34%15,08215.1k2433.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k2533.406317%33.406317%33%13,27413.3k2632.992754%32.992754%33%12,65812.7k2732.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k2832.589312%32.589312%33%16,41116.4k2932.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k3032.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k3132.143111%32.143111%32%9,0383232.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k3330.246052%30.246052%30%9,7483429.678947%29.678947%30%7,6453529.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k29.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k3629.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k3728.883081%28.883081%29%7,9573828.315931%28.315931%28%8,2173928.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k4027.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4126.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4226.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k4325.147929%25.147929%25%12,58012.6k4424.268605%24.268605%24%13,45513.5k4523.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k4622.609759%22.609759%23%9,2444721.208420%21.208420%21%9,7234819.904678%19.904678%20%17,08117.1k4919.774764%19.774764%20%4,89950

Household Types by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Providence to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Providence. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Providence, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Providence
0%20%40%Count#San JoseVirginia BchEl PasoUnited StatesNew EnglandColorado SpgsMesaNortheastArlingtonFort WorthProvidenceSan DiegoRhode IslandOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteProvidenceAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoMiamiMinneapolisProvidenceProvidenceMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k150.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k248.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k447.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k547.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k645.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k744.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k44.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k843.957440%43.957440%44%180,331180k43.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k943.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1042.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1141.949568%41.949568%42%91,94891.9k1241.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1341.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1440.940267%40.940267%41%220,614221k1540.523657%40.523657%41%66,49066.5k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1740.025015%40.025015%40%95,04395.0k39.283391%39.283391%39%86,94286.9k1838.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k1938.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2038.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2138.227288%38.227288%38%98,02798.0k2238.155187%38.155187%38%517,503518k2337.868093%37.868093%38%62,07362.1k2437.658800%37.658800%38%67,73567.7k2537.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2637.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2736.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k2836.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2935.728916%35.728916%36%108,672109k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3235.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3334.940889%34.940889%35%55,53455.5k3434.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3533.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3633.463674%33.463674%33%69,49169.5k3732.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3930.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4030.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4129.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k29.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k29.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4426.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4724.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4821.384235%21.384235%21%35,72635.7k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50

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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