East Providence, RI Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school11,294100.0
Nursery school, preschool7046.2
Kindergarten5584.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,96444.0
High school (grades 9-12)2,61223.1
College or graduate school2,45621.7
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over34,489100.0
Less than 9th grade4,07711.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma5,90717.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)10,12529.4
Some college, no degree6,13817.8
Associate degree2,0175.8
Bachelor's degree4,26512.4
Graduate or professional degree1,9605.7
Percent high school graduate or higher71.1(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher18.0(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over40,008100.0
Never married11,01427.5
Now married, except separated20,19150.5
Separated7081.8
Widowed3,98310.0
Female
3,2388.1
Divorced4,11210.3
Female
2,4886.2
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years839100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren18922.5
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over38,131100.0
Civilian veterans4,92112.9
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years9,358100.0
With a disability6847.3
Population 21 to 64 years27,487100.0
With a disability5,84321.3
Percent employed
56.2(X)
No disability21,64478.7
Percent employed
80.5(X)
Population 65 years and over8,565100.0
With a disability3,44340.2
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over46,095100.0
Same house in 199529,85964.8
Different house in the U.S. in 199515,64133.9
Same county
10,77623.4
Different county
4,86510.6
Same state
1,9564.2
Different state
2,9096.3
Elsewhere in 19955951.3
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population48,688100.0
Native40,91984.0
Born in United States
40,40983.0
State of residence
31,52764.8
Different state
8,88218.2
Born outside United States
5101.0
Foreign born7,76916.0
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1,5283.1
Naturalized citizen
4,6769.6
Not a citizen
3,0936.4
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)7,769100.0
Europe5,82375.0
Asia5807.5
Africa7379.5
Oceania00.0
Latin America5036.5
Northern America1261.6
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over46,095100.0
English only35,06776.1
Language other than English11,02823.9
Speak English less than 'very well
5,01210.9
Spanish
7001.5
Speak English less than "very well"
2890.6
Other Indo-European languages
9,58620.8
Speak English less than "very well"
4,4139.6
Asian and Pacific Island languages
4671.0
Speak English less than "very well"
2130.5
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population48,688100.0

Total ancestries reported

55,936114.9
Arab5611.2
Czech1550.1
Danish500.1
Dutch2260.5
English5,28910.9
French (except Basque)13,5907.4
French Canadian11,6483.4
German1,9524.0
Greek1950.4
Hungarian1000.2
Irish18,41717.3
Italian5,62711.6
Lithuanian570.1
Norwegian1690.3
Polish1,4002.9
Portuguese15,03230.9
Russian2640.5
Scotch-Irish4460.9
Scottish8541.8
Slovak80.0
Subsaharan African2,6825.5
Swedish1,0132.1
Swiss390.1
Ukrainian1840.4
United States or American1,1042.3
Welsh1060.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)850.2
Other ancestries4,7839.8
(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

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