Providence County vs. Worcester County

Providence County (RI)Worcester County (MA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)636,084830,839
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)1.5%4.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)626,762798,383
Population, Census, April 1, 2010626,667798,552
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.5%21.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.3%15.6%
Female persons, percent51.3%50.7%
White alone, percent78.3%85.9%
Black or African American alone, percent12.3%6.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.4%0.4%
Asian alone, percent4.5%5.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent3.2%2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent23.4%11.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent60.9%76.1%
Veterans, 2014-201828,01444,391
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201818.6%11.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)266,574336,485
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201853.5%65.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$223,600$269,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,765$1,891
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$702$715
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$945$1,027
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201351.7%36.7%
Building permits, 20183761,596
Households, 2014-2018238,171307,294
Persons per household, 2014-20182.552.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.5%88.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201831.2%19.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.8%89.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201879.2%84.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.8%90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201828.1%35.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.2%8.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.6%3.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.2%66.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.5%62.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,242,9021,266,930
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)5,943,1576,350,013
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)6,126,38210,475,792
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)19,000,6057,126,758
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,999,41310,916,535
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,548$13,541
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.729.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$55,233$71,895
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,356$36,169
Persons in poverty, percent16.1%9.0%
Total employer establishments, 201715,98518,451
Total employment, 2017269,906305,842
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)13,563,45715,397,755
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.1%1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201744,09056,134
All firms, 201251,99961,953
Men-owned firms, 201229,50936,840
Women-owned firms, 201217,63419,245
Minority-owned firms, 201212,4437,583
Nonminority-owned firms, 201237,81252,298
Veteran-owned firms, 20125,2446,519
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201243,60752,634
Black-owned firms, percent, 20075.5%2.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.6%3.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20079.7%2.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.1%28.2%
Population per square mile, 20101,530.3528.6
Land area in square miles, 2010409.501,510.77

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