Norfolk County vs. Providence County

Norfolk County (MA)Providence County (RI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)705,388636,084
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)5.1%1.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)670,907626,762
Population, Census, April 1, 2010670,850626,667
Persons under 5 years, percent5.3%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.9%20.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.9%15.3%
Female persons, percent51.9%51.3%
White alone, percent78.1%78.3%
Black or African American alone, percent7.8%12.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.2%1.4%
Asian alone, percent11.8%4.5%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%3.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.8%23.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent74.4%60.9%
Veterans, 2014-201830,45028,014
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201817.7%18.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)280,291266,574
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.2%53.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$452,500$223,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,487$1,765
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$920$702
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,520$945
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201337.2%51.7%
Building permits, 20182,009376
Households, 2014-2018263,551238,171
Persons per household, 2014-20182.582.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.4%86.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201821.7%31.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201892.6%85.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201888.6%79.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.9%84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201853.0%28.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.0%10.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent2.3%6.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.9%64.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.5%60.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,613,3461,242,902
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)5,406,7835,943,157
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)10,798,8816,126,382
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)13,702,87819,000,605
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)11,801,0575,999,413
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$17,308$9,548
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201834.224.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$99,511$55,233
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$52,036$30,356
Persons in poverty, percent6.5%16.1%
Total employer establishments, 201720,31015,985
Total employment, 2017353,679269,906
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)20,002,71213,563,457
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.7%0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201762,26944,090
All firms, 201268,07351,999
Men-owned firms, 201240,01929,509
Women-owned firms, 201221,87617,634
Minority-owned firms, 20129,60212,443
Nonminority-owned firms, 201256,05737,812
Veteran-owned firms, 20125,8285,244
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201259,12343,607
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.9%5.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20076.2%2.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.5%9.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200730.0%28.1%
Population per square mile, 20101,693.61,530.3
Land area in square miles, 2010396.11409.50

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