Kent County vs. Providence County

Kent County (RI)Providence County (RI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)163,861636,084
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.4%1.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)166,113626,762
Population, Census, April 1, 2010166,158626,667
Persons under 5 years, percent4.9%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.7%20.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.9%15.3%
Female persons, percent51.7%51.3%
White alone, percent92.3%78.3%
Black or African American alone, percent2.3%12.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%1.4%
Asian alone, percent2.7%4.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%3.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.3%23.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent88.1%60.9%
Veterans, 2014-201811,28828,014
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.1%18.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)74,514266,574
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.9%53.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$224,600$223,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,769$1,765
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$691$702
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,038$945
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201327.1%51.7%
Building permits, 2018192376
Households, 2014-201868,833238,171
Persons per household, 2014-20182.362.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.7%86.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.8%31.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.5%85.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201885.1%79.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.6%84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201832.1%28.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.4%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+, 2014-201867.2%64.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.3%60.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)412,0211,242,902
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,113,0595,943,157
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,643,0396,126,382
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,670,56519,000,605
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,984,2035,999,413
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$18,103$9,548
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.724.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$70,223$55,233
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$38,039$30,356
Persons in poverty, percent7.8%16.1%
Total employer establishments, 20174,69815,985
Total employment, 201770,945269,906
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,226,16813,563,457
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.5%0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201712,16944,090
All firms, 201214,84451,999
Men-owned firms, 20128,78629,509
Women-owned firms, 20124,30217,634
Minority-owned firms, 20121,04612,443
Nonminority-owned firms, 201213,11837,812
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,6615,244
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201212,23643,607
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%5.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.0%2.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.7%9.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.6%28.1%
Population per square mile, 2010985.91,530.3
Land area in square miles, 2010168.53409.50

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