Downtown, Rhode Island Population & Demographics

Statistic	Downtown	Providence	Rhode Island
Population	4,377	179,472	1,059,361
Population density (sq mi)	8,771	9,751	1,021
Median age	33.4	31.2	39.9
Male/Female ratio	0.8:1	0.9:1	0.9:1
Married (15yrs & older)	n/a	36%	52%
Families w/ Kids under 18	30%	51%	42%
Speak English	n/a	50%	78%
Speak Spanish	n/a	38%	12%

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Demographics Quick Facts

The population density in Downtown is 10% lower than Providence
The median age in Downtown is 7% higher than Providence
In Downtown 58.06% of the population is White
In Downtown 12.62% of the population is Black
In Downtown 16.27% of the population is Asian

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Downtown racial demographics

Race	Downtown	Providence	Rhode Island
White	58.06%	53.17%	80.99%
Black	12.62%	16.07%	6.53%
Asian	16.27%	5.62%	3.28%
American Indian	1.99%	0.74%	0.49%
Native Hawaiian	0.00%	0.17%	0.05%
Mixed race	6.04%	7.82%	2.85%
Other race	5.02%	16.41%	5.81%

In Downtown, 43.5% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Household income distribution

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Downtown age breakdown

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Age of children in married couples

Source: The Downtown, Providence, RI demographics data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Downtown, Providence, RI Demographics