Humidity & wind
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Population
195,310
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$362,200
Owner-occupied units
Providence, RI
Rhode Island · 41.823° N, 71.419° W · 18 sq mi
Providence is a city in Rhode Island, with a population of 195,310 and about 10,611 residents per square mile. The median household earns $68,119 a year, and the median home is worth $362,200.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
18 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
10,611
People per square mile
Rank by population
#137
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#675
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$68,119
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,408
Per month
Homeownership
41.4%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
25 min
One way
People
Median age
32.8
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
34.6%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
33.5%
Households
71,497
2.47 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 29%
Professional & business services 12.1%
Manufacturing 10.7%
Retail trade 10.6%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Rhode Island
State bird
Rhode Island Red
State flower
Violet
State capital
Providence
Nickname
The Ocean State
Compare Providence with
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Cities near Providence
- Pawtucket, RI4 mi · 77,065
- Cranston, RI5 mi · 84,647
- Warwick, RI8 mi · 84,187
- Fall River, MA18 mi · 95,298
- Taunton, MA18 mi · 62,522
- Brockton, MA27 mi · 106,134
- New Bedford, MA27 mi · 101,834
- Framingham, MA34 mi · 73,021
Cities about the same size
- Montgomery, AL195,300
- Birmingham, AL195,893
- Chattanooga, TN194,144
- Brownsville, TX192,957
- Huntington Beach, CA191,451
- Oxnard, CA199,651
- Vancouver, WA199,698
- Tempe, AZ190,571
Wealthiest person in Rhode Island
Name
Jonathan Nelson
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$3.4B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Providence
Source of wealth
Private equity
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Rhode Island · private sector
Employer
Brown University Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Rhode Island
Company
CVS Health
Revenue
$372.8B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Woonsocket
Ticker
CVS
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.