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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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

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.

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State of Rhode Island

State bird

Rhode Island Red

State flower

Violet

State capital