Windham County vs. Providence County

	Windham County (CT)	Providence County (RI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	117,027	636,084
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.1%	1.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	118,381	626,762
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	118,428	626,667
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.9%	5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.8%	20.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.6%	15.3%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	51.3%
White alone, percent	92.1%	78.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.2%	12.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	1.4%
Asian alone, percent	1.5%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	2.5%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	12.3%	23.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	82.2%	60.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	8,362	28,014
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.1%	18.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	49,833	266,574
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.7%	53.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$198,000	$223,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,667	$1,765
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$648	$702
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$895	$945
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	26.7%	51.7%
Building permits, 2018	173	376
Households, 2014-2018	44,449	238,171
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.50	2.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.3%	86.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	12.6%	31.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.8%	85.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	80.1%	79.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.6%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	24.1%	28.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.8%	10.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.6%	6.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.0%	64.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.3%	60.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	158,585	1,242,902
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	590,714	5,943,157
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,146,052	6,126,382
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	289,276	19,000,605
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,296,178	5,999,413
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,022	$9,548
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	26.5	24.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$64,774	$55,233
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,106	$30,356
Persons in poverty, percent	11.7%	16.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,119	15,985
Total employment, 2017	31,180	269,906
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,230,590	13,563,457
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.6%	0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	6,829	44,090
All firms, 2012	8,262	51,999
Men-owned firms, 2012	4,750	29,509
Women-owned firms, 2012	2,477	17,634
Minority-owned firms, 2012	706	12,443
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	7,235	37,812
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	736	5,244
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	6,930	43,607
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.9%	5.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.8%	0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.9%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	9.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.4%	28.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	230.9	1,530.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	512.91	409.50

Source: United States Census Bureau

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