Providence City, Rhode Island Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Providence Population: 173618 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 83035 47.83% Female 90583 52.17%       Under 5 years 12607 7.26% 5 to 9 years 13463 7.75% 10 to 14 years 12290 7.08% 15 to 19 years 17957 10.34% 20 to 24 years 21766 12.54% 25 to 34 years 27165 15.65% 35 to 44 years 22570 13% 45 to 54 years 17281 9.95% 55 to 59 years 5741 3.31% 60 to 64 years 4623 2.66% 65 to 74 years 8476 4.88% 75 to 84 years 6856 3.95% 85 years and over 2823 1.63%       Median age (years) 28.1       18 years and over 128341 73.92% Male 59898 34.5% Female 68443 39.42% 21 years and over 111493 64.22% 62 years and over 20829 12% 65 years and over 18155 10.46% Male 7004 4.03% Female 11151 6.42%       Race     One race % White 94666 54.53% Black or African American 25243 14.54% American Indian and Alaska Native 1975 1.14% Asian 10432 6.01% Asian indian 1055 0.61% Chinese 1479 0.85% Filipino 437 0.25% Japanese 269 0.15% Korean 573 0.33% Vietnamese 215 0.12% Other Asian 6404 3.69% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 270 0.16% Native Hawaiian 19 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 157 0.09% Samoan 36 0.02% Other Pacific Islander 58 0.03% Some other race 30477 17.55% Two or more races 10555 6.08%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 173618 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 52146 30.03% Mexican 2237 1.29% Puerto Rican 12712 7.32% Cuban 468 0.27% Other Hispanic or Latino 36729 21.16% Not Hispanic or Latino 121472 69.97% White alone 79451 45.76%       Relationship     Total Population 173618 100.00% In households 159970 92.14% Householder 62389 35.93% Spouse 19883 11.45% Child 51611 29.73% Own child under 18 years 40267 23.19% Other relatives 11980 6.9% Under 18 years 3961 2.28% Nonrelatives 14107 8.13% Unmarried partner 4588 2.64% In group quarters 13648 7.86% Institutionalized population 1491 0.86% Non-Institutionalized population 12157 7%       Households by Type     Total Households 62389 100.0 % Family households (families) 35859 57.48% With own children under 18 years 20174 32.34% Married-couple family 19883 31.87% With own children under 18 years % Female householder, no husband present 12769 20.47% With own children under 18 years 8887 14.24% Non Family households 26530 42.52% Householder living alone 20123 32.25% Householder 65 years and over 6317 10.13%       Households with individuals under 18 years 22150 35.5% Households with individuals 65 years and over 13272 21.27%       Average Household size 2.56 Average family size 3.33       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 67915 100.00% Occupied housing units 62389 91.86% Vacant housing units 5526 8.14% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 343 0.51% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.1       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 62389 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 21588 34.6% Renter-occupied housing units. 40801 65.4%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.71 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.49

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