Bristol County vs. Providence County

Bristol County (RI)Providence County (RI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)48,649636,084
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-2.4%1.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)49,847626,762
Population, Census, April 1, 201049,875626,667
Persons under 5 years, percent4.0%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.7%20.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.7%15.3%
Female persons, percent51.7%51.3%
White alone, percent94.1%78.3%
Black or African American alone, percent1.5%12.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%1.4%
Asian alone, percent2.2%4.5%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%3.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.2%23.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent91.5%60.9%
Veterans, 2014-20182,69328,014
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20189.2%18.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)21,056266,574
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.6%53.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$345,200$223,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,171$1,765
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$883$702
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,034$945
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201329.3%51.7%
Building permits, 2018189376
Households, 2014-201819,553238,171
Persons per household, 2014-20182.312.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.0%86.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.7%31.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201888.9%85.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.5%79.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.1%84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201847.1%28.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.9%10.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent3.5%6.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.0%64.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.7%60.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)72,7611,242,902
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)133,6565,943,157
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)325,0566,126,382
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)204,85019,000,605
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)288,0605,999,413
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$5,862$9,548
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.424.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$75,578$55,233
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$43,617$30,356
Persons in poverty, percent7.7%16.1%
Total employer establishments, 20171,26915,985
Total employment, 201714,570269,906
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)478,85013,563,457
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.3%0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20174,54744,090
All firms, 20124,90651,999
Men-owned firms, 20122,99229,509
Women-owned firms, 20121,31417,634
Minority-owned firms, 201218712,443
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,56537,812
Veteran-owned firms, 20125055,244
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20124,18543,607
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%5.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%2.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.6%9.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200733.9%28.1%
Population per square mile, 20102,064.01,530.3
Land area in square miles, 201024.16409.50

Source: United States Census Bureau

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