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As of 2005-2009, the per capita income of North Providence is $27,793, which is about the same as the state average of $28,638 and is about the same as the national average of $27,041. North Providence median household income is $47,751, which has grown by 20.22% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 34.05% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average North Providence residents spend 22.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 22.8 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.2 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, see rank

North Providence, RI	27,793 USD
Rhode Island	28,638 USD
U.S.	27,041 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

North Providence, RI	31,550 USD
Rhode Island	30,968 USD
U.S.	29,050 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

North Providence, RI	38,648 USD
Rhode Island	37,242 USD
U.S.	34,625 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

North Providence, RI	26,868 USD
Rhode Island	25,248 USD
U.S.	23,628 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

North Providence, RI	47,751 USD
Rhode Island	55,569 USD
U.S.	51,425 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

North Providence, RI	61,110 USD
Rhode Island	72,122 USD
U.S.	70,096 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, see rank

North Providence, RI	20.22%
Rhode Island	34.05%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	North Providence, RI		Rhode Island		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	27.18%	$11,336, see rank	27.69%	$13,258	24.85%	$14,905
Social Security Income	32.66%	$14,978, see rank	28.56%	$14,670	27.06%	$14,966
Public Assistance Income	1.05%	$3,299, see rank	2.68%	$4,110	2.39%	$3,363
Retirement Income	21.37%	$17,569, see rank	17.57%	$20,938	17.40%	$20,838

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

North Providence, RI	62,998 USD
Rhode Island	71,037 USD
U.S.	62,363 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

North Providence, RI	75,709 USD
Rhode Island	86,382 USD
U.S.	81,537 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	North Providence, RI	Rhode Island	U.S.
White	$47,845, see rank	$59,144	$54,535
Black	$48,528, see rank	$38,395	$34,445
Hispanic	$38,595, see rank	$33,703	$40,946
Asian	$65,806, see rank	$53,610	$68,458
One Race, Other	$26,360, see rank	$32,668	$40,521
Two or More Races	$11,300, see rank	$36,986	$45,012

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	North Providence, RI	Rhode Island	U.S.
less than 25	$16,743, see rank	$27,011	$26,365
25 to 44	$57,743, see rank	$62,534	$56,832
45 to 64	$61,327, see rank	$70,038	$63,121
65 or over	$30,593, see rank	$30,916	$32,753

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	North Providence, RI	Rhode Island	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	27,029, see rank	852,449	235,871,704
Male¹	12,229, 45.24%, see rank	47.78%	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	8,361, 68.37%, see rank	71.98%	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	34, 0.28%, see rank	0.73%	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	8,327, 68.09%, see rank	71.26%	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	7,631, 91.64%, see rank	92.53%	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	696, 8.36%, see rank	7.47%	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,868, 31.63%, see rank	28.02%	28.72%
Female¹	14,800, 54.76%, see rank	52.22%	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	9,054, 61.18%, see rank	61.49%	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	8, 0.05%, see rank	0.15%	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	9,046, 61.12%, see rank	61.34%	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	8,468, 93.61%, see rank	93.33%	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	578, 6.39%, see rank	6.67%	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	5,746, 38.82%, see rank	38.51%	40.90%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	North Providence, RI	Rhode Island	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	15,573, 100%	508,019	138,541,405
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	13,330, 85.60%, see rank	80.73%	75.92%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	948, 6.09%, see rank	8.82%	10.52%
Public Transportation	512, 3.29%, see rank	2.69%	4.95%
Walked	154, 0.99%, see rank	3.09%	2.86%
Other Means	241, 1.55%, see rank	1.46%	1.72%
Worked at Home	388, 2.49%, see rank	3.20%	4.02%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

North Providence, RI	22.3 minutes
Rhode Island	22.8 minutes
U.S.	25.2 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	North Providence, RI	Rhode Island	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	16,099	523,367	141,303,145
Male¹	7,631, 47.40%, see rank	51.31%	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,287, 29.97%, see rank	32.29%	31.81%
Service Occupations²	1,387, 18.18%, see rank	15.96%	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,891, 24.78%, see rank	18.66%	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	947, 12.41%, see rank	14.84%	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,119, 14.66%, see rank	17.93%	18.26%
Female¹	8,468, 52.60%, see rank	48.69%	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,876, 33.96%, see rank	39.52%	38.12%
Service Occupations²	1,864, 22.01%, see rank	20.42%	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,369, 39.79%, see rank	32.81%	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	71, 0.84%, see rank	0.57%	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	288, 3.40%, see rank	6.57%	6.09%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	North Providence, RI	Rhode Island	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	16,099, 100%	523,367	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	53, 0.33%, see rank	0.46%	1.82%
Construction	770, 4.78%, see rank	6.25%	7.45%
Manufacturing	1,387, 8.62%, see rank	12.19%	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	458, 2.84%, see rank	2.67%	3.20%
Retail Trade	2,304, 14.31%, see rank	11.89%	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	742, 4.61%, see rank	3.79%	5.08%
Information	286, 1.78%, see rank	1.92%	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,372, 8.52%, see rank	7.59%	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,505, 9.35%, see rank	9.14%	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,980, 24.72%, see rank	25.62%	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,596, 9.91%, see rank	9.87%	8.77%
Public Administration	838, 5.21%, see rank	4.14%	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	808, 5.02%, see rank	4.45%	4.84%

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	North Providence, RI	%	Rhode Island	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,297	10.17%, see rank	11.64%	13.47%
Family in Poverty	519	6.30%, see rank	8.14%	9.86%

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical poverty level data.