East Providence ZIP Codes — Providence County, RI

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	3,696	17.0%
18 and over	18,046	83.0%
65 and over	4,607	21.2%
Median age	41.5 years

Group	Count	%
White	15,958	66.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2,378	9.9%
Black or African American	1,929	8%
Two or more races	1,841	7.6%
Other race	1,166	4.8%
Asian	761	3.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	66	0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	21	0.1%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	5.0%
$10k–$15k	7.2%
$15k–$25k	8.9%
$25k–$35k	13.8%
$35k–$50k	9.3%
$50k–$75k	15.2%
$75k–$100k	13.6%
$100k–$150k	13.8%
$150k–$200k	8.6%
$200k+	4.5%
Median income	$60,343

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$270,300
Median rent / month	$1,186
Owner occupied	51.0%
Renter occupied	49.0%
Vacant	8.9%
Single-family detached	44.5%
Large apartment buildings	14.7%
Mobile homes	0.0%
Median rooms	5.0
Avg household size (owned)	2.61

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.2%
2010–2019	3.1%
2000–2009	2.4%
1990–1999	4.4%
1980–1989	5.8%
1970–1979	9.6%
1960–1969	15.8%
1950–1959	14.1%
1940–1949	8.6%
1939 or earlier	36.0%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	1.9%
1 bedroom	17.6%
2 bedrooms	35.9%
3 bedrooms	30.4%
4 bedrooms	10.6%
5+ bedrooms	3.7%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	15.4%
1 vehicle	39.7%
2 vehicles	30.3%
3 or more	14.7%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	62.4%
Electricity	10.3%
Propane / LP gas	3.2%
Fuel oil	21.2%
Wood	0.7%
No fuel used	1.7%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	3,162	34.4%
Cohabiting couple	945	10.3%
Male householder, no spouse	2,007	21.8%
Female householder, no spouse	3,090	33.6%
Households with children under 18	2,189	23.8%
Households with seniors (65+)	3,453	37.5%
Average household size	2.31

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	47.6%	33.5%
Married	40.2%	36.6%
Separated	0.2%	2.5%
Widowed	3.6%	14.2%
Divorced	8.4%	13.1%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	80.7%
Bachelor's or higher	24.9%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	180	4.2%
Kindergarten	59	1.4%
Elementary school	1,934	44.7%
High school	853	19.7%
College / grad school	1,299	30.0%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	30.5%
Service	20.5%
Sales & office	24.1%
Natural resources & construction	9.6%
Production & transportation	15.3%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	87.7%
Government	8.6%
Self-employed	3.7%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	78.3%
Carpool	7.5%
Public transit	2.2%
Walk	2.2%
Other means	2.2%
Avg commute (minutes)	20.0

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	36.0%
Retirement income	25.3%
Supplemental Security	8.5%
Cash public assistance	6.8%
Food stamps / SNAP	16.7%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	34.4%
High cholesterol	31.9%
Heart disease	7.3%
Stroke	3.5%
Asthma	13.5%
Arthritis	26.2%
Kidney disease	3.1%
Pulmonary disease	8.4%
Cancer	7.0%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	15.7%
No physical activity	27.5%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	36.4%
Fair or poor health	15.1%
Poor mental health	15.5%
Poor physical health	11.7%
No health insurance	10.3%
Visited doctor (checkup)	82.1%
Visited dentist	68.4%
Cholesterol screening	90.6%
Teeth loss	14.2%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	1,182	6.6%

Disability	%
Any disability	15.8%
Under 18	3.0%
18–64 years	12.7%
65 and over	36.8%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	65.8%
Public insurance	42.3%
Uninsured under 19	0.0%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	20,816	95.7%
Spanish	2,320	11.1%
Other Indo-European	414	2.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander	1,708	8.2%
Other languages	172	0.8%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	16,712	76.9%
Born in same state	16,110	74.1%
Born in different state	11,998	55.2%
Foreign born	602	2.8%
Naturalized citizen	5,030	23.1%
Not a US citizen	2,834	56.3%