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Providence Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 1,048,319
Land Area (2000): 2,706.349 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 1,295.301 square kilometers
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Area Code(s): 401

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	1,906,590	90.88%
Rural, Farm	3,705	0.18%
Rural, Non-farm	187,578	8.94%

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Providence Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
: 683,613
: $22,542,799,000 / $5,449,653,000
Providence Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	514,109	482,493	31,616	6.15%	62
1991	511,139	469,341	41,797	8.18%	82
1992	517,841	471,874	45,967	8.88%	89
1993	514,120	473,227	40,893	7.95%	80
1994	503,322	468,768	34,554	6.87%	69
1995	496,279	465,424	30,855	6.22%	62
1996	504,501	477,523	26,978	5.35%	54
1997	518,252	491,085	27,166	5.24%	53
1998	520,277	496,343	23,934	4.60%	46
1999	527,217	505,147	22,070	4.19%	42
2000	530,308	508,144	22,164	4.18%	42
2001	532,020	507,752	24,267	4.56%	46
2002	539,821	512,348	27,474	5.09%	51
2003	549,524	519,736	29,788	5.42%	54
2004	543,210	514,741	28,469	5.24%	53
2005	550,784	522,767	28,017	5.09%	51
2006	560,463	531,846	28,617	5.11%	51
2007	562,410	533,994	28,416	5.05%	51
2008	557,904	516,688	41,216	7.39%	74

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	511,672	478,600	33,072	6.46%	65
Feb 1990	507,485	475,037	32,448	6.39%	64
Mar 1990	507,335	475,358	31,977	6.30%	63
Apr 1990	506,644	478,848	27,796	5.49%	55
May 1990	508,213	480,413	27,800	5.47%	55
Jun 1990	518,383	489,080	29,303	5.65%	57
Jul 1990	519,420	487,302	32,118	6.18%	62
Aug 1990	520,445	489,218	31,227	6.00%	60
Sep 1990	519,655	487,053	32,602	6.27%	63
Oct 1990	518,599	485,931	32,668	6.30%	63
Nov 1990	517,060	482,821	34,239	6.62%	66
Dec 1990	514,392	480,253	34,139	6.64%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	513,774	469,184	44,590	8.68%	87
Feb 1991	509,850	465,983	43,867	8.60%	86
Mar 1991	506,383	465,002	41,381	8.17%	82
Apr 1991	505,208	467,376	37,832	7.49%	75
May 1991	503,973	465,018	38,955	7.73%	77
Jun 1991	512,937	472,841	40,096	7.82%	78
Jul 1991	513,940	472,435	41,505	8.08%	81
Aug 1991	514,462	472,473	41,989	8.16%	82
Sep 1991	513,126	470,085	43,041	8.39%	84
Oct 1991	513,374	469,973	43,401	8.45%	85
Nov 1991	514,269	471,998	42,271	8.22%	82
Dec 1991	512,368	469,729	42,639	8.32%	83

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	513,793	461,766	52,027	10.13%	101
Feb 1992	511,433	460,572	50,861	9.94%	99
Mar 1992	509,749	461,516	48,233	9.46%	95
Apr 1992	511,697	467,750	43,947	8.59%	86
May 1992	510,516	467,515	43,001	8.42%	84
Jun 1992	522,778	476,260	46,518	8.90%	89
Jul 1992	526,122	480,006	46,116	8.77%	88
Aug 1992	526,684	480,778	45,906	8.72%	87
Sep 1992	519,306	474,809	44,497	8.57%	86
Oct 1992	519,076	475,516	43,560	8.39%	84
Nov 1992	523,525	479,415	44,110	8.43%	84
Dec 1992	519,417	476,586	42,831	8.25%	82

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	519,347	466,140	53,207	10.24%	102
Feb 1993	514,917	464,758	50,159	9.74%	97
Mar 1993	510,427	464,319	46,108	9.03%	90
Apr 1993	507,354	466,743	40,611	8.00%	80
May 1993	509,807	470,447	39,360	7.72%	77
Jun 1993	519,362	479,093	40,269	7.75%	78
Jul 1993	520,430	481,739	38,691	7.43%	74
Aug 1993	521,330	482,970	38,360	7.36%	74
Sep 1993	513,021	475,708	37,313	7.27%	73
Oct 1993	512,327	475,369	36,958	7.21%	72
Nov 1993	511,923	477,354	34,569	6.75%	68
Dec 1993	509,193	474,083	35,110	6.90%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	510,401	464,314	46,087	9.03%	90
Feb 1994	505,333	464,447	40,886	8.09%	81
Mar 1994	500,658	461,402	39,256	7.84%	78
Apr 1994	495,986	463,736	32,250	6.50%	65
May 1994	497,047	465,687	31,360	6.31%	63
Jun 1994	505,606	472,427	33,179	6.56%	66
Jul 1994	506,588	472,433	34,155	6.74%	67
Aug 1994	509,027	474,711	34,316	6.74%	67
Sep 1994	502,389	470,086	32,303	6.43%	64
Oct 1994	503,083	471,452	31,631	6.29%	63
Nov 1994	504,536	473,781	30,755	6.10%	61
Dec 1994	499,207	470,741	28,466	5.70%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	501,256	460,841	40,415	8.06%	81
Feb 1995	496,328	460,717	35,611	7.17%	72
Mar 1995	493,695	459,476	34,219	6.93%	69
Apr 1995	489,535	460,353	29,182	5.96%	60
May 1995	487,479	457,725	29,754	6.10%	61
Jun 1995	495,151	464,890	30,261	6.11%	61
Jul 1995	499,403	467,200	32,203	6.45%	64
Aug 1995	500,294	470,991	29,303	5.86%	59
Sep 1995	497,276	468,083	29,193	5.87%	59
Oct 1995	498,749	470,366	28,383	5.69%	57
Nov 1995	498,503	473,858	24,645	4.94%	49
Dec 1995	497,677	470,582	27,095	5.44%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	495,841	460,250	35,591	7.18%	72
Feb 1996	495,567	463,598	31,969	6.45%	65
Mar 1996	495,478	466,446	29,032	5.86%	59
Apr 1996	495,832	470,024	25,808	5.20%	52
May 1996	497,020	472,786	24,234	4.88%	49
Jun 1996	507,055	481,595	25,460	5.02%	50
Jul 1996	509,205	482,756	26,449	5.19%	52
Aug 1996	511,576	486,156	25,420	4.97%	50
Sep 1996	509,277	484,228	25,049	4.92%	49
Oct 1996	510,534	487,022	23,512	4.61%	46
Nov 1996	514,701	489,257	25,444	4.94%	49
Dec 1996	511,925	486,162	25,763	5.03%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	511,711	477,093	34,618	6.77%	68
Feb 1997	508,911	476,940	31,971	6.28%	63
Mar 1997	511,618	480,814	30,804	6.02%	60
Apr 1997	511,126	486,006	25,120	4.91%	49
May 1997	513,661	486,827	26,834	5.22%	52
Jun 1997	521,766	494,311	27,455	5.26%	53
Jul 1997	524,690	497,629	27,061	5.16%	52
Aug 1997	526,327	500,792	25,535	4.85%	49
Sep 1997	523,653	498,213	25,440	4.86%	49
Oct 1997	522,351	497,349	25,002	4.79%	48
Nov 1997	522,962	500,281	22,681	4.34%	43
Dec 1997	520,242	496,767	23,475	4.51%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	520,000	487,479	32,521	6.25%	63
Feb 1998	516,722	486,556	30,166	5.84%	58
Mar 1998	516,267	486,910	29,357	5.69%	57
Apr 1998	511,963	489,922	22,041	4.31%	43
May 1998	513,066	490,365	22,701	4.42%	44
Jun 1998	519,090	497,316	21,774	4.19%	42
Jul 1998	523,777	499,593	24,184	4.62%	46
Aug 1998	524,025	501,941	22,084	4.21%	42
Sep 1998	522,473	500,292	22,181	4.25%	42
Oct 1998	523,909	501,506	22,403	4.28%	43
Nov 1998	527,323	507,484	19,839	3.76%	38
Dec 1998	524,708	506,753	17,955	3.42%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	526,160	495,312	30,848	5.86%	59
Feb 1999	522,426	495,681	26,745	5.12%	51
Mar 1999	521,425	499,027	22,398	4.30%	43
Apr 1999	523,392	502,731	20,661	3.95%	39
May 1999	523,292	501,954	21,338	4.08%	41
Jun 1999	529,170	507,244	21,926	4.14%	41
Jul 1999	533,006	509,301	23,705	4.45%	44
Aug 1999	534,023	510,818	23,205	4.35%	43
Sep 1999	524,693	506,679	18,014	3.43%	34
Oct 1999	526,812	507,841	18,971	3.60%	36
Nov 1999	531,615	512,990	18,625	3.50%	35
Dec 1999	530,586	512,183	18,403	3.47%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	533,331	503,461	29,870	5.60%	56
Feb 2000	529,629	503,282	26,347	4.97%	50
Mar 2000	529,784	504,297	25,487	4.81%	48
Apr 2000	529,518	509,855	19,663	3.71%	37
May 2000	524,120	503,500	20,620	3.93%	39
Jun 2000	531,498	510,586	20,912	3.93%	39
Jul 2000	531,593	509,057	22,536	4.24%	42
Aug 2000	533,749	509,838	23,911	4.48%	45
Sep 2000	526,207	507,281	18,926	3.60%	36
Oct 2000	528,299	509,659	18,640	3.53%	35
Nov 2000	533,032	513,540	19,492	3.66%	37
Dec 2000	532,936	513,369	19,567	3.67%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	535,602	504,859	30,743	5.74%	57
Feb 2001	531,884	504,676	27,208	5.12%	51
Mar 2001	532,167	503,541	28,626	5.38%	54
Apr 2001	528,067	506,124	21,943	4.16%	42
May 2001	525,296	504,061	21,235	4.04%	40
Jun 2001	534,767	510,178	24,589	4.60%	46
Jul 2001	535,086	509,438	25,648	4.79%	48
Aug 2001	531,803	508,957	22,846	4.30%	43
Sep 2001	531,597	510,531	21,066	3.96%	40
Oct 2001	532,064	509,326	22,738	4.27%	43
Nov 2001	532,113	511,151	20,962	3.94%	39
Dec 2001	533,792	510,187	23,605	4.42%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	531,856	498,134	33,722	6.34%	63
Feb 2002	532,544	504,252	28,292	5.31%	53
Mar 2002	532,543	503,946	28,597	5.37%	54
Apr 2002	531,174	505,884	25,290	4.76%	48
May 2002	532,853	506,952	25,901	4.86%	49
Jun 2002	538,828	513,176	25,652	4.76%	48
Jul 2002	543,799	515,605	28,194	5.18%	52
Aug 2002	546,745	517,970	28,775	5.26%	53
Sep 2002	545,343	519,315	26,028	4.77%	48
Oct 2002	545,030	519,091	25,939	4.76%	48
Nov 2002	548,742	523,002	25,740	4.69%	47
Dec 2002	548,400	520,847	27,553	5.02%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	553,055	517,980	35,075	6.34%	63
Feb 2003	550,656	517,222	33,434	6.07%	61
Mar 2003	547,454	515,910	31,544	5.76%	58
Apr 2003	547,395	519,408	27,987	5.11%	51
May 2003	546,881	517,992	28,889	5.28%	53
Jun 2003	555,639	523,467	32,172	5.79%	58
Jul 2003	552,309	520,619	31,690	5.74%	57
Aug 2003	551,889	521,241	30,648	5.55%	56
Sep 2003	546,540	520,490	26,050	4.77%	48
Oct 2003	546,417	520,686	25,731	4.71%	47
Nov 2003	550,639	522,749	27,890	5.07%	51
Dec 2003	545,416	519,067	26,349	4.83%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	546,303	510,330	35,973	6.58%	66
Feb 2004	540,653	508,642	32,011	5.92%	59
Mar 2004	540,785	507,780	33,005	6.10%	61
Apr 2004	539,100	511,515	27,585	5.12%	51
May 2004	538,397	510,565	27,832	5.17%	52
Jun 2004	546,290	516,093	30,197	5.53%	55
Jul 2004	548,765	518,157	30,608	5.58%	56
Aug 2004	546,278	518,112	28,166	5.16%	52
Sep 2004	541,292	517,169	24,123	4.46%	45
Oct 2004	541,957	518,757	23,200	4.28%	43
Nov 2004	545,088	521,717	23,371	4.29%	43
Dec 2004	543,609	518,057	25,552	4.70%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	542,234	510,472	31,762	5.86%	59
Feb 2005	542,062	511,305	30,757	5.67%	57
Mar 2005	541,916	512,207	29,709	5.48%	55
Apr 2005	545,038	518,375	26,663	4.89%	49
May 2005	543,858	519,491	24,367	4.48%	45
Jun 2005	553,254	524,704	28,550	5.16%	52
Jul 2005	556,586	526,552	30,034	5.40%	54
Aug 2005	557,896	529,820	28,076	5.03%	50
Sep 2005	556,893	528,980	27,913	5.01%	50
Oct 2005	554,558	529,208	25,350	4.57%	46
Nov 2005	557,987	532,453	25,534	4.58%	46
Dec 2005	557,129	529,636	27,493	4.93%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	553,973	521,901	32,072	5.79%	58
Feb 2006	554,576	521,734	32,842	5.92%	59
Mar 2006	554,127	523,036	31,091	5.61%	56
Apr 2006	557,163	528,338	28,825	5.17%	52
May 2006	555,763	527,906	27,857	5.01%	50
Jun 2006	563,561	534,526	29,035	5.15%	52
Jul 2006	564,973	534,027	30,946	5.48%	55
Aug 2006	565,153	535,375	29,778	5.27%	53
Sep 2006	561,055	536,289	24,766	4.41%	44
Oct 2006	562,552	538,366	24,186	4.30%	43
Nov 2006	566,521	540,924	25,597	4.52%	45
Dec 2006	566,136	539,728	26,408	4.66%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	564,242	531,642	32,600	5.78%	58
Feb 2007	561,345	530,674	30,671	5.46%	55
Mar 2007	557,996	530,239	27,757	4.97%	50
Apr 2007	557,929	530,518	27,411	4.91%	49
May 2007	557,847	531,419	26,428	4.74%	47
Jun 2007	565,375	537,609	27,766	4.91%	49
Jul 2007	566,792	535,293	31,499	5.56%	56
Aug 2007	563,248	533,920	29,328	5.21%	52
Sep 2007	562,533	536,661	25,872	4.60%	46
Oct 2007	561,648	535,758	25,890	4.61%	46
Nov 2007	566,170	539,619	26,551	4.69%	47
Dec 2007	563,790	534,571	29,219	5.18%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	561,178	521,833	39,345	7.01%	70
Feb 2008	553,975	517,005	36,970	6.67%	67
Mar 2008	554,385	517,147	37,238	6.72%	67
Apr 2008	554,095	520,857	33,238	6.00%	60
May 2008	552,442	512,656	39,786	7.20%	72
Jun 2008	560,318	518,316	42,002	7.50%	75
Jul 2008	564,700	518,544	46,156	8.17%	82
Aug 2008	562,488	512,657	49,831	8.86%	89
Sep 2008	557,555	511,181	46,374	8.32%	83
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Providence Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	49,528	9.59%
2.	Educational Services	34,422	6.67%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	30,992	6.00%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	28,919	5.60%
5.	Public Administration	27,352	5.30%
6.	Health Care	25,068	4.85%
7.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	21,080	4.08%
8.	Finance and Insurance	20,073	3.89%
9.	Metal Manufactuing	17,914	3.47%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	17,836	3.45%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	14,218	2.75%
12.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	12,806	2.48%
13.	Repair and Maintenance	12,452	2.41%
14.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	11,741	2.27%
15.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	9,400	1.82%
16.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	8,164	1.58%
17.	Other Transportation	7,872	1.52%
18.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	7,672	1.49%
19.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	7,194	1.39%
20.	Truck Transportation	6,412	1.24%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	85,162	17.56%
2.	Educational Services	65,737	13.55%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	34,772	7.17%
4.	Finance and Insurance	33,922	6.99%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	22,676	4.68%
6.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	22,094	4.56%
7.	Public Administration	17,886	3.69%
8.	Social Assistance	17,116	3.53%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	12,440	2.57%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	11,428	2.36%
11.	Department and Other General Stores	11,020	2.27%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	9,650	1.99%
13.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	9,516	1.96%
14.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	8,946	1.84%
15.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	7,422	1.53%
16.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	7,204	1.49%
17.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	6,792	1.40%
18.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	5,482	1.13%
19.	Metal Manufactuing	5,030	1.04%
20.	Construction	4,956	1.02%

Providence Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	27,424	5.31%
2.	Other Management Occupations	22,325	4.32%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	21,918	4.24%
4.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	20,734	4.01%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	20,186	3.91%
6.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	20,009	3.87%
7.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	19,298	3.74%
8.	Other Installation / Maintenance	18,896	3.66%
9.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	14,889	2.88%
10.	Computer Specialists	14,636	2.83%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	13,192	2.55%
12.	Top Executives	12,987	2.51%
13.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	12,404	2.40%
14.	Engineers	11,750	2.28%
15.	Vehicle Mechanics	11,678	2.26%
16.	Carpenters	10,666	2.07%
17.	Other Office and Admin Support	10,446	2.02%
18.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	9,650	1.87%
19.	Business Operations Specialists	8,942	1.73%
20.	Other Construction Trades	8,296	1.61%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	32,792	6.76%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	28,634	5.90%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	21,821	4.50%
4.	Registered Nurses	19,214	3.96%
5.	Other Production Occupations	18,006	3.71%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	17,250	3.56%
7.	Other Management Occupations	16,926	3.49%
8.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	15,658	3.23%
9.	Cashiers	15,372	3.17%
10.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	15,238	3.14%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	13,388	2.76%
12.	Customer Service Representatives	12,414	2.56%
13.	Waiters and Waitresses	12,402	2.56%
14.	Health Technologists and Technicians	11,872	2.45%
15.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	11,170	2.30%
16.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	11,032	2.27%
17.	Business Operations Specialists	10,532	2.17%
18.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	10,150	2.09%
19.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	9,542	1.97%
20.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	8,644	1.78%

Providence Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	871,056	52.58%
15-35 hours	240,269	14.50%
1-14 hours	48,234	2.91%
No regular hours	497,083	30.01%

Providence Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	23,453	2.44%
5 AM-5:29 AM	18,865	1.96%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	33,587	3.50%
6 AM-6:29 AM	73,162	7.62%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	110,340	11.49%
7 AM-7:29 AM	134,916	14.05%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	149,483	15.57%
8 AM-8:29 AM	124,430	12.96%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	62,049	6.46%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	53,858	5.61%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	22,252	2.32%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	10,892	1.13%
Noon-3:59 PM	75,079	7.82%
4 PM-11:59 PM	68,010	7.08%

Providence Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	33,048	3.44%
5-9	118,089	12.30%
10-14	170,265	17.73%
15-19	167,545	17.45%
20-24	152,520	15.88%
25-29	60,723	6.32%
30-34	105,552	10.99%
35-39	22,332	2.33%
40-44	26,262	2.73%
45-59	50,628	5.27%
60-89	34,017	3.54%
At least 90	19,395	2.02%

Providence Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	9,620	1.00%	692,570	72.11%
30-44	5,234	0.54%	148,912	15.51%
45-59	2,168	0.23%	48,460	5.05%
At least 60	7,378	0.77%	46,034	4.79%

Providence Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	2,676	0.27%
Car / truck / van, carpool	102,045	10.39%
Car / truck / van, solo	787,101	80.11%
Motorcycle	428	0.04%
Other	6,243	0.64%
Public transportation	24,400	2.48%
Walked	37,483	3.82%
Worked at home	22,089	2.25%

Providence Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Providence Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 816,753 (2,018,635 people)
: 533,252 (1,633,704 people)
: 213,274
: 1,145,203
Providence Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	87,603	10.72%
$10,000-$14,999	57,230	7.00%
$15,000-$19,999	51,136	6.26%
$20,000-$24,999	49,943	6.11%
$25,000-$29,999	48,315	5.91%
$30,000-$34,999	48,582	5.94%
$35,000-$39,999	44,819	5.48%
$40,000-$44,999	43,739	5.35%
$45,000-$49,999	39,703	4.86%
$50,000-$59,999	75,553	9.24%
$60,000-$74,999	89,220	10.92%
$75,000-$99,999	87,341	10.69%
$100,000-$124,999	43,212	5.29%
$125,000-$149,999	19,171	2.35%
$150,000-$199,999	15,837	1.94%
$200,000 or more	15,888	1.94%

Providence Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	116,678	28.57%
Family, 2 people	109,379	26.78%
Nonfamily, 2 people	21,353	5.23%
Family, 3 people	64,121	15.70%
Nonfamily, 3 people	3,235	0.79%
Family, 4 people	56,488	13.83%
Nonfamily, 4 people	1,150	0.28%
Family, 5 people	23,880	5.85%
Nonfamily, 5 people	373	0.09%
Family, 6 people	7,658	1.88%
Nonfamily, 6 people	146	0.04%
Family, 7 or more people	3,872	0.95%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	91	0.02%

Providence Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	632,437	28.75%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	302,133	13.74%
Public Assistance	37,174	1.69%
Retirement	142,397	6.47%
Self Employment	81,455	3.70%
Social Security	228,039	10.37%
Supplemental Security	42,180	1.92%
Wage / Salary	615,015	27.96%
Other	118,593	5.39%

Providence Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	223,936	55.74%
With children under 18	177,851	44.26%

Providence Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	63,656	8.02%
Married	447,576	56.42%
Never Married	257,966	32.52%
Widowed	24,134	3.04%

Providence Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	94,903	10.65%
Married	452,326	50.78%
Never Married	241,365	27.10%
Widowed	102,145	11.47%

Providence Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Providence Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Providence Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	118,515	7.39%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	227,543	14.20%
High school diploma or equivalent	442,098	27.59%
Some college, no degree	331,352	20.68%
Associate degree	106,915	6.67%
Bachelors degree	239,528	14.95%
Graduate or professional degree	136,697	8.53%

Providence Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	15,237	1.45%	17,207	1.64%	32,444	3.09%
Kindergarten	24,202	2.31%	4,692	0.45%	28,894	2.76%
Grades 1-4	102,794	9.81%	15,180	1.45%	117,974	11.25%
Grades 5-8	104,400	9.96%	14,638	1.40%	119,038	11.36%
Grades 9-12	100,454	9.58%	14,574	1.39%	115,028	10.97%
Undergrad college	79,195	7.55%	61,670	5.88%	140,865	13.44%
Graduate or professional school	13,317	1.27%	13,931	1.33%	27,248	2.60%
Total	439,599	41.93%	141,892	13.54%	581,491	55.47%

Providence Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Providence Metro Area Business Information Back to top
: 56,308

Providence Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Providence Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Providence Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	1,780,113	88.07%
Below Poverty Level	241,118	11.93%

Providence Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Providence Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 3,576

Providence Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Providence Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Providence Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	135,801	12.95%
10-19 Years	146,815	14.00%
20-29 Years	136,545	13.03%
30-39 Years	160,958	15.35%
40-49 Years	160,375	15.30%
50-59 Years	116,416	11.11%
60-69 Years	75,030	7.16%
70-79 Years	71,737	6.84%
80-89 Years	37,369	3.56%
90+ Years	7,273	0.69%

Providence Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	503,635	48.04%
Female	544,684	51.96%

Providence Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	858,433	81.89%
Hispanic/Latino	90,820	8.66%
African-American	41,922	4.00%
Asian	23,416	2.23%
Multiracial	20,816	1.99%
Other Race	8,411	0.80%
Amerindian	4,181	0.40%
Pacific Islander	320	0.03%

Providence Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	Italian	398,419	18.44%
2.	Irish	386,412	17.88%
3.	English	251,197	11.62%
4.	French Non-Basque	228,583	10.58%
5.	Portuguese	182,942	8.47%
6.	French Canadian	133,549	6.18%
7.	German	112,179	5.19%
8.	Polish	86,368	4.00%
9.	United States Or American	62,753	2.90%
10.	Scottish	40,074	1.85%

Providence Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	1,578,149	80.07%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	158,929	8.06%
3.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	74,888	3.80%
4.	French	38,786	1.97%
5.	Italian	27,550	1.40%
6.	Mon Khmer / Cambodian	11,177	0.57%
7.	French Creole	8,674	0.44%
8.	Chinese	7,764	0.39%
9.	Laotian	6,390	0.32%
10.	Polish	5,932	0.30%

Providence Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	1,859,233	88.62%
Naturalized immigrant	112,390	5.36%
Not a citizen	126,250	6.02%

Providence Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Providence Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Providence Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Bristol County	Newport County	Washington County
Kent County	Providence County

Providence Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Adamsville	Harmony	Portsmouth
Albion	Harrisville	Providence
Ashaway	Hope	Prudence Island
Barrington	Hope Valley	Richmond
Block Island	Hopkinton	Riverside
Bradford	Jamestown	Rockville
Bristol	Johnston	Rumford
Burrillville	Kenyon	Saunderstown
Carolina	Kingston	Scituate
Central Falls	Lincoln	Shannock
Charlestown	Little Compton	Slatersville
Chepachet	Manville	Slocum
Clayville	Mapleville	Smithfield
Coventry	Melville	South Kingstown
Cranston	Middletown	Tiverton
Cumberland	Narragansett	Valley Falls
East Greenwich	New Shoreham	Wakefield
East Providence	Newport	Warren
Exeter	North Kingstown	Warwick
Fiskeville	North Providence	West Greenwich
Forestdale	North Scituate	West Kingston
Foster	North Smithfield	West Warwick
Glendale	Oakland	Westerly
Glocester	Pascoag	Wood River Junction
Greene	Pawtucket	Woonsocket
Greenville	Peace Dale	Wyoming

Providence County (621,602)	Washington County (123,546)	Bristol County (50,648)
Kent County (167,090)	Newport County (85,433)

Providence (173,618)	Warren (11,360)	Wyoming (1,751)
Warwick (85,808)	North Smithfield (10,618)	Hope Valley (1,649)
Cranston (79,269)	Scituate (10,324)	Harrisville (1,561)
Pawtucket (72,958)	Glocester (9,948)	Ashaway (1,537)
East Providence (48,688)	Burrillville (9,493)	Bradford (1,497)
Woonsocket (43,224)	Greenville (8,626)	Carolina (1,237)
Newport (37,938)	Wakefield (8,468)	Mapleville (1,142)
Coventry (33,668)	North Scituate (8,441)	Block Island (1,010)
North Providence (32,411)	Rumford (8,176)	New Shoreham (1,010)
West Warwick (29,581)	Charlestown (7,859)	Oakland (733)
Johnston (28,195)	Chepachet (7,614)	Wood River Junction (611)
North Kingstown (26,326)	Richmond (7,222)	Shannock (307)
Bristol (22,469)	Exeter (6,045)	Clayville (179)
Westerly (21,469)	Jamestown (5,622)	Kenyon (138)
Lincoln (20,898)	Kingston (5,446)	Prudence Island
Cumberland (20,241)	West Greenwich (5,085)	Fiskeville
Central Falls (18,928)	Pascoag (4,742)	Adamsville
Riverside (17,794)	Hopkinton (4,650)	Slocum
Barrington (16,819)	West Kingston (4,581)	Albion
Portsmouth (16,408)	Saunderstown (4,559)	Rockville
Narragansett (16,361)	Middletown (4,287)	Manville
Tiverton (15,260)	Foster (4,274)	Slatersville
South Kingstown (14,007)	Little Compton (3,593)	Harmony
East Greenwich (12,948)	Hope (3,218)	Peace Dale
Smithfield (11,987)	Melville (2,325)	Glendale
Valley Falls (11,599)	Greene (2,321)	Forestdale