Providence County vs. Bristol County

Providence County (RI)Bristol County (RI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)636,08448,649
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)1.5%-2.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)626,76249,847
Population, Census, April 1, 2010626,66749,875
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%4.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.5%18.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.3%19.7%
Female persons, percent51.3%51.7%
White alone, percent78.3%94.1%
Black or African American alone, percent12.3%1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.4%0.3%
Asian alone, percent4.5%2.2%
Two or More Races, percent3.2%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent23.4%3.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent60.9%91.5%
Veterans, 2014-201828,0142,693
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201818.6%9.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)266,57421,056
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201853.5%69.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$223,600$345,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,765$2,171
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$702$883
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$945$1,034
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201351.7%29.3%
Building permits, 2018376189
Households, 2014-2018238,17119,553
Persons per household, 2014-20182.552.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.5%88.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201831.2%11.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.8%88.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201879.2%83.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.8%90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201828.1%47.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.2%6.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.6%3.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.2%64.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.5%60.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,242,90272,761
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)5,943,157133,656
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)6,126,382325,056
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)19,000,605204,850
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,999,413288,060
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,548$5,862
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.725.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$55,233$75,578
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,356$43,617
Persons in poverty, percent16.1%7.7%
Total employer establishments, 201715,9851,269
Total employment, 2017269,90614,570
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)13,563,457478,850
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.1%0.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201744,0904,547
All firms, 201251,9994,906
Men-owned firms, 201229,5092,992
Women-owned firms, 201217,6341,314
Minority-owned firms, 201212,443187
Nonminority-owned firms, 201237,8124,565
Veteran-owned firms, 20125,244505
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201243,6074,185
Black-owned firms, percent, 20075.5%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.6%1.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20079.7%1.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.1%33.9%
Population per square mile, 20101,530.32,064.0
Land area in square miles, 2010409.5024.16

Source: United States Census Bureau

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