Worcester County vs. Providence County

	Worcester County (MA)	Providence County (RI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	830,839	636,084
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.1%	1.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	798,383	626,762
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	798,552	626,667
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.0%	20.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.6%	15.3%
Female persons, percent	50.7%	51.3%
White alone, percent	85.9%	78.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	6.0%	12.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	1.4%
Asian alone, percent	5.4%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	2.3%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	11.9%	23.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	76.1%	60.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	44,391	28,014
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	11.9%	18.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	336,485	266,574
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.0%	53.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$269,900	$223,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,891	$1,765
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$715	$702
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,027	$945
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	36.7%	51.7%
Building permits, 2018	1,596	376
Households, 2014-2018	307,294	238,171
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.58	2.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.9%	86.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	19.0%	31.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.7%	85.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	84.0%	79.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.4%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	35.9%	28.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.5%	10.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	3.2%	6.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.4%	64.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.5%	60.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,266,930	1,242,902
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	6,350,013	5,943,157
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	10,475,792	6,126,382
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	7,126,758	19,000,605
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	10,916,535	5,999,413
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,541	$9,548
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.2	24.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$71,895	$55,233
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$36,169	$30,356
Persons in poverty, percent	9.0%	16.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	18,451	15,985
Total employment, 2017	305,842	269,906
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	15,397,755	13,563,457
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.7%	0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	56,134	44,090
All firms, 2012	61,953	51,999
Men-owned firms, 2012	36,840	29,509
Women-owned firms, 2012	19,245	17,634
Minority-owned firms, 2012	7,583	12,443
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	52,298	37,812
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	6,519	5,244
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	52,634	43,607
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.4%	5.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.8%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.8%	9.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.2%	28.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	528.6	1,530.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,510.77	409.50

Source: United States Census Bureau

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