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DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Geographic Area: Providence city, Rhode Island

NOTE: For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf1u.htm.

Subject	Number	Percent

Total population	173,618	100.0

SEX AND AGE
Male	83,035	47.8
Female	90,583	52.2

Under 5 years	12,607	7.3
5 to 9 years	13,463	7.8
10 to 14 years	12,290	7.1
15 to 19 years	17,957	10.3
20 to 24 years	21,766	12.5
25 to 34 years	27,165	15.6
35 to 44 years	22,570	13.0
45 to 54 years	17,281	10.0
55 to 59 years	5,741	3.3
60 to 64 years	4,623	2.7
65 to 74 years	8,476	4.9
75 to 84 years	6,856	3.9
85 years and over	2,823	1.6

Median age (years)	28.1	(X)

18 years and over	128,341	73.9
Male	59,898	34.5
Female	68,443	39.4
21 years and over	111,493	64.2
62 years and over	20,829	12.0
65 years and over	18,155	10.5
Male	7,004	4.0
Female	11,151	6.4

RACE
One race	163,063	93.9
White	94,666	54.5
Black or African American	25,243	14.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,975	1.1
Asian	10,432	6.0
Asian Indian	1,055	0.6
Chinese	1,479	0.9
Filipino	437	0.3
Japanese	269	0.2
Korean	573	0.3
Vietnamese	215	0.1
Other Asian ¹	6,404	3.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	270	0.2
Native Hawaiian	19	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	157	0.1
Samoan	36	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	58	0.0
Some other race	30,477	17.6
Two or more races	10,555	6.1

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	100,834	58.1
Black or African American	29,700	17.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	3,770	2.2
Asian	12,239	7.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	680	0.4
Some other race	37,625	21.7

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	173,618	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	52,146	30.0
Mexican	2,237	1.3
Puerto Rican	12,712	7.3
Cuban	468	0.3
Other Hispanic or Latino	36,729	21.2
Not Hispanic or Latino	121,472	70.0
White alone	79,451	45.8

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	173,618	100.0
In households	159,970	92.1
Householder	62,389	35.9
Spouse	19,883	11.5
Child	51,611	29.7
Own child under 18 years	40,267	23.2
Other relatives	11,980	6.9
Under 18 years	3,961	2.3
Nonrelatives	14,107	8.1
Unmarried partner	4,588	2.6
In group quarters	13,648	7.9
Institutionalized population	1,491	0.9
Noninstitutionalized population	12,157	7.0

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	62,389	100.0
Family households (families)	35,859	57.5
With own children under 18 years	20,174	32.3
Married-couple family	19,883	31.9
With own children under 18 years	9,811	15.7
Female householder, no husband present	12,769	20.5
With own children under 18 years	8,887	14.2
Nonfamily households	26,530	42.5
Householder living alone	20,123	32.3
Householder 65 years and over	6,317	10.1

Households with individuals under 18 years	22,150	35.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	13,272	21.3

Average household size	2.56	(X)
Average family size	3.33	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	67,915	100.0
Occupied housing units	62,389	91.9
Vacant housing units	5,526	8.1
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	343	0.5

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.3	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	6.1	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	62,389	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	21,588	34.6
Renter-occupied housing units	40,801	65.4

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.71	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.49	(X)

Subject	Number	Percent

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.