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> Providence-new Bedford-fall River, Ri-ma Metro Area
Language Spoken At Home in Providence-new Bedford-fall River
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 1,513,354 | 100% |
English only | 1,196,999 | 79.1% |
Language other than English | 316,355 | 20.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 129,881 | 8.6% |
Spanish | 129,245 | 8.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 60,308 | 4.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 149,432 | 9.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 52,876 | 3.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 28,080 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 13,755 | 0.9% |
Other languages | 9,598 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,942 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Providence-new Bedford-fall River
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 1,601,210 | 100% |
American | 42,940 | 2.7% |
Arab | 14,411 | 0.9% |
Czech | 2,032 | 0.1% |
Danish | 2,823 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 7,721 | 0.5% |
English | 196,871 | 12.3% |
French (except Basque) | 192,981 | 12.1% |
French Canadian | 76,988 | 4.8% |
German | 86,819 | 5.4% |
Greek | 11,677 | 0.7% |
Hungarian | 3,336 | 0.2% |
Irish | 310,037 | 19.4% |
Italian | 250,598 | 15.7% |
Lithuanian | 6,925 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 6,829 | 0.4% |
Polish | 65,756 | 4.1% |
Portuguese | 264,579 | 16.5% |
Russian | 14,971 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 7,918 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 32,003 | 2.0% |
Slovak | 988 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 48,042 | 3.0% |
Swedish | 26,154 | 1.6% |
Swiss | 1,634 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 4,208 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 4,172 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 9,891 | 0.6% |
Households By Type in Providence-new Bedford-fall River
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 620,171 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 395,459 | 63.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 175,302 | 28.3% |
Married-couple family | 283,018 | 45.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 112,716 | 18.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 27,682 | 4.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,803 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 84,759 | 13.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 49,783 | 8.0% |
Nonfamily households | 224,712 | 36.2% |
Householder living alone | 183,538 | 29.6% |
65 years and over | 69,690 | 11.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 191,820 | 30.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 163,244 | 26.3% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Providence-new Bedford-fall River
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 1,543,800 | 100% |
Householder | 620,171 | 40.2% |
Spouse | 282,957 | 18.3% |
Child | 464,753 | 30.1% |
Other relatives | 86,861 | 5.6% |
Nonrelatives | 89,058 | 5.8% |
Unmarried partner | 42,098 | 2.7% |
Marital Status in Providence-new Bedford-fall River
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 630,553 | 100% |
Never married | 237,267 | 37.6% |
Now married, except separated | 306,222 | 48.6% |
Separated | 10,857 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 17,535 | 2.8% |
Divorced | 58,672 | 9.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 689,930 | 100% |
Never married | 215,227 | 31.2% |
Now married, except separated | 301,790 | 43.7% |
Separated | 15,813 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 72,505 | 10.5% |
Divorced | 84,595 | 12.3% |
Fertility in Providence-new Bedford-fall River
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 19,139 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 7,236 | 37.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 31 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 48 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 16 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 86 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 26 | 0% |
Grandparents in Providence-new Bedford-fall River
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 29,320 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 9,219 | 31.4% |
Less than 1 year | 1,987 | 6.8% |
1 or 2 years | 1,995 | 6.8% |
3 or 4 years | 1,635 | 5.6% |
5 or more years | 3,602 | 12.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 9,219 | 100% |
Who are female | 5,767 | 62.6% |
Who are married | 6,370 | 69.1% |
School Enrollment in Providence-new Bedford-fall River
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 417,708 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 25,835 | 6.2% |
Kindergarten | 18,227 | 4.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 152,807 | 36.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 85,202 | 20.4% |
College or graduate school | 135,637 | 32.5% |
Educational Attainment in Providence-new Bedford-fall River
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 1,084,104 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 81,529 | 7.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 96,583 | 8.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 306,797 | 28.3% |
Some college, no degree | 196,382 | 18.1% |
Associate's degree | 89,982 | 8.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 194,211 | 17.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 118,620 | 10.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 28.9% |
Veteran Status in Providence-new Bedford-fall River
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 1,252,223 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 110,345 | 8.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Providence-new Bedford-fall River
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 1,577,370 | 100% |
With a disability | 205,420 | 13.0% |
Under 18 years | 344,347 | 100% |
With a disability | 17,893 | 5.2% |
18 to 64 years | 1,013,520 | 100% |
With a disability | 110,030 | 10.9% |
65 years and over | 219,503 | 100% |
With a disability | 77,497 | 35.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Providence-new Bedford-fall River
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 1,584,763 | 100% |
Same house | 1,381,689 | 87.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 193,786 | 12.2% |
Same county | 127,036 | 8.0% |
Different county | 66,750 | 4.2% |
Same state | 26,524 | 1.7% |
Different state | 40,226 | 2.5% |
Abroad | 9,288 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Providence-new Bedford-fall River
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 1,601,210 | 100% |
Native | 1,400,172 | 87.4% |
Born in United States | 1,368,337 | 85.5% |
State of residence | 990,358 | 61.9% |
Different state | 377,979 | 23.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 31,835 | 2.0% |
Foreign born | 201,038 | 12.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Providence-new Bedford-fall River
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 201,038 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 107,694 | 53.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 93,344 | 46.4% |
Year of Entry in Providence-new Bedford-fall River
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 232,873 | 100% |
Native | 31,835 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 904 | 2.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 30,931 | 97.2% |
Foreign born | 201,038 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 6,397 | 3.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 194,641 | 96.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Providence-new Bedford-fall River
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 201,038 | 100% |
Europe | 70,356 | 35.0% |
Asia | 31,456 | 15.6% |
Africa | 22,409 | 11.1% |
Oceania | 490 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 71,560 | 35.6% |
Northern America | 4,767 | 2.4% |