 |
United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data—Rhode Island
Social Statistics
East Providence, Rhode Island
|
| | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT |
|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 11,294 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 704 | 6.2 |
| Kindergarten | 558 | 4.9 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,964 | 44.0 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 2,612 | 23.1 |
| College or graduate school | 2,456 | 21.7 |
| | |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |
|---|
| Population 25 years and over | 34,489 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 4,077 | 11.8 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,907 | 17.1 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 10,125 | 29.4 |
| Some college, no degree | 6,138 | 17.8 |
| Associate degree | 2,017 | 5.8 |
| Bachelor's degree | 4,265 | 12.4 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,960 | 5.7 |
| | |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 71.1 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 18.0 | (X) |
| | |
| MARITAL STATUS |
|---|
| Population 15 years and over | 40,008 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 11,014 | 27.5 |
| Now married, except separated | 20,191 | 50.5 |
| Separated | 708 | 1.8 |
| Widowed | 3,983 | 10.0 |
Female | 3,238 | 8.1 |
| Divorced | 4,112 | 10.3 |
Female | 2,488 | 6.2 |
| | |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS |
|---|
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 839 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 189 | 22.5 |
| | |
| VETERAN STATUS |
|---|
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 38,131 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 4,921 | 12.9 |
| | |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION |
|---|
| Population 5 to 20 years | 9,358 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 684 | 7.3 |
| | |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 27,487 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 5,843 | 21.3 |
Percent employed | 56.2 | (X) |
| No disability | 21,644 | 78.7 |
Percent employed | 80.5 | (X) |
| | |
| Population 65 years and over | 8,565 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,443 | 40.2 |
| | |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 |
|---|
| Population 5 years and over | 46,095 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 29,859 | 64.8 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 15,641 | 33.9 |
Same county | 10,776 | 23.4 |
Different county | 4,865 | 10.6 |
Same state | 1,956 | 4.2 |
Different state | 2,909 | 6.3 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 595 | 1.3 |
| | |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH |
|---|
| Total population | 48,688 | 100.0 |
| Native | 40,919 | 84.0 |
Born in United States | 40,409 | 83.0 |
State of residence | 31,527 | 64.8 |
Different state | 8,882 | 18.2 |
Born outside United States | 510 | 1.0 |
| Foreign born | 7,769 | 16.0 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 1,528 | 3.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 4,676 | 9.6 |
Not a citizen | 3,093 | 6.4 |
| | |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN |
|---|
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 7,769 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 5,823 | 75.0 |
| Asia | 580 | 7.5 |
| Africa | 737 | 9.5 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 503 | 6.5 |
| Northern America | 126 | 1.6 |
| | |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME |
|---|
| Population 5 years and over | 46,095 | 100.0 |
| English only | 35,067 | 76.1 |
| Language other than English | 11,028 | 23.9 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 5,012 | 10.9 |
Spanish | 700 | 1.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 289 | 0.6 |
Other Indo-European languages | 9,586 | 20.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 4,413 | 9.6 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 467 | 1.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 213 | 0.5 |
| | |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) |
|---|
| Total population | 48,688 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 55,936 | 114.9 |
| Arab | 561 | 1.2 |
| Czech1 | 55 | 0.1 |
| Danish | 50 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 226 | 0.5 |
| English | 5,289 | 10.9 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 3,590 | 7.4 |
| French Canadian1 | 1,648 | 3.4 |
| German | 1,952 | 4.0 |
| Greek | 195 | 0.4 |
| Hungarian | 100 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 8,417 | 17.3 |
| Italian | 5,627 | 11.6 |
| Lithuanian | 57 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 169 | 0.3 |
| Polish | 1,400 | 2.9 |
| Portuguese | 15,032 | 30.9 |
| Russian | 264 | 0.5 |
| Scotch-Irish | 446 | 0.9 |
| Scottish | 854 | 1.8 |
| Slovak | 8 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 2,682 | 5.5 |
| Swedish | 1,013 | 2.1 |
| Swiss | 39 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 184 | 0.4 |
| United States or American | 1,104 | 2.3 |
| Welsh | 106 | 0.2 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 85 | 0.2 |
| Other ancestries | 4,783 | 9.8 |
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19
|
More census articles:
|
24 X 7
Private Tutor
|
24 x 7 Tutor Availability |
|
|
Unlimited Online Tutoring |
|
|
1-on-1 Tutoring |
|
