Providence County

Providence County has 664,854 residents across 40 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $78,787, 10% below the Rhode Island figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $373,600, and 32% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

664,854residentsACS 2020–2024

$78,787median household incomeRhode Island: $88K

$373,600median home valueowner-occupied homes

91%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Providence County in Rhode IslandZIP codes in Providence County highlighted; the rest of Rhode Island in grey

Map of Rhode Island with Providence County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 40 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
02802	677	$116K	$363K	83%	30%	100%	34 min
02814	7,587	$111K	$391K	92%	36%	92%	40 min
02815	161	$126K	$421K	100%	0%	100%	–
02824	448	$204K	$413K	100%	55%	100%	27 min
02825	6,107	$113K	$446K	92%	37%	92%	36 min
02826	831	$79K	$286K	79%	9%	100%	32 min
02828	7,023	$97K	$441K	86%	43%	90%	27 min
02830	6,637	$121K	$409K	83%	27%	89%	37 min
02831	3,483	$137K	$462K	95%	31%	91%	31 min
02838	3,740	$97K	$372K	65%	41%	92%	28 min
02839	1,525	$97K	$338K	94%	31%	96%	41 min
02857	8,262	$109K	$428K	83%	37%	92%	33 min
02858	738	$129K	$352K	46%	19%	100%	45 min
02859	7,018	$125K	$386K	81%	24%	97%	38 min
02860	47,818	$62K	$336K	41%	23%	88%	28 min
02861	28,124	$83K	$315K	67%	21%	92%	28 min
02863	22,701	$49K	$352K	26%	11%	87%	30 min
02864	36,820	$118K	$431K	76%	45%	93%	28 min
02865	18,447	$106K	$470K	73%	48%	91%	26 min
02876	355	$-666667K	$-666667K	0%	19%	86%	19 min
02895	43,521	$61K	$311K	37%	20%	90%	31 min
02896	11,583	$109K	$457K	82%	34%	94%	30 min
02903	11,836	$64K	$409K	25%	56%	82%	24 min
02904	32,531	$67K	$340K	52%	32%	88%	29 min
02905	25,012	$63K	$372K	50%	30%	83%	33 min
02906	26,380	$103K	$639K	52%	80%	96%	26 min
02907	31,461	$52K	$349K	36%	23%	89%	25 min
02908	39,500	$73K	$324K	46%	27%	91%	27 min
02909	46,014	$65K	$325K	40%	22%	91%	30 min
02910	23,499	$91K	$339K	69%	30%	97%	26 min
02911	15,653	$89K	$360K	68%	38%	89%	28 min
02912	4,836	$-666667K	$-666667K	0%	0%	58%	13 min
02914	21,834	$61K	$359K	51%	26%	88%	22 min
02915	16,752	$84K	$358K	65%	32%	93%	27 min
02916	8,695	$95K	$404K	71%	44%	90%	28 min
02917	15,293	$111K	$452K	79%	39%	93%	27 min
02918	2,925	$-666667K	$-666667K	0%	15%	100%	14 min
02919	29,802	$92K	$356K	76%	29%	94%	26 min
02920	37,155	$81K	$370K	64%	32%	88%	24 min
02921	12,149	$147K	$536K	85%	53%	98%	27 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

664,854 residents in 259,210 households, next to the Rhode Island figure.

20%

under 18

25%

aged 18–34

16%

aged 65 and over

32%

of households are people living alone

40%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

277,740 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $373,600 (±$3,437).

57%

of households own their home

46%

of homes are detached single-family houses

21%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,312

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20193%

2000–20095%

1990–19996%

1980–198910%

1970–197911%

1960–196910%

1950–195912%

1940–19497%

1939 or earlier36%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,722.

$78,787

median household income

13.4%

of people live below the poverty line

6.6%

unemployment rate

32%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

28 min

average commute to work

16%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

80%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

12%

work from home

12%

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

91%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Providence County, Rhode Island, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.