Bristol County vs. Providence County

Bristol County (MA)Providence County (RI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)564,022636,084
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.9%1.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)548,254626,762
Population, Census, April 1, 2010548,285626,667
Persons under 5 years, percent5.2%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.6%20.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.9%15.3%
Female persons, percent51.6%51.3%
White alone, percent88.7%78.3%
Black or African American alone, percent5.7%12.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%1.4%
Asian alone, percent2.5%4.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent2.3%3.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent8.4%23.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent82.4%60.9%
Veterans, 2014-201829,34028,014
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201812.9%18.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)236,274266,574
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201862.5%53.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$290,100$223,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,910$1,765
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$663$702
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$872$945
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201342.0%51.7%
Building permits, 2018669376
Households, 2014-2018216,618238,171
Persons per household, 2014-20182.512.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.8%86.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201821.4%31.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.7%85.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201879.8%79.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.9%84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201828.0%28.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.1%10.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent3.7%6.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.9%64.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.5%60.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)969,0911,242,902
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)3,485,8815,943,157
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)8,015,0316,126,382
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)9,375,77619,000,605
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)8,403,4985,999,413
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,249$9,548
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.224.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$66,157$55,233
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$34,226$30,356
Persons in poverty, percent10.8%16.1%
Total employer establishments, 201712,90315,985
Total employment, 2017206,699269,906
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)9,477,54913,563,457
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.3%0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201734,91644,090
All firms, 201241,13451,999
Men-owned firms, 201224,86829,509
Women-owned firms, 201212,09117,634
Minority-owned firms, 20123,47412,443
Nonminority-owned firms, 201236,26337,812
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,0625,244
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201235,05143,607
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.3%5.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%2.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.2%9.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.7%28.1%
Population per square mile, 2010991.31,530.3
Land area in square miles, 2010553.10409.50

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Bristol county (MA) and Providence county (RI) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.