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Providence, New Bedford, Fall River Metro Area Population and Races

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As of 2010, the total population of Providence, New Bedford, Fall River Area is 1,600,852. The Providence, New Bedford, Fall River Area population density is 715.91 people per square mile, which is much higher than the national average density of 81.32 people per square mile. The most prevalent race in Providence, New Bedford, Fall River Area is white, which represent 83.81% of the total population. The average Providence, New Bedford, Fall River Area education level is about the same as the national average.

Topics:Population Density Population by Races Population by First Ancestry Population by Gender Population by Age Education School Enrollment Household and Family Marital Status Place of Birth and Citizenship Language

Population in 2010: 1,600,852. #37

Population Density, #18

Providence, New Bedford, Fall River Area	715.91 per square mile
U.S.	81.32 per square mile

Population by Races

White:	1,341,663 (83.81%, #501)
Black:	78,021 (4.87%, #418)
Hispanic:	163,675 (10.22%, #261)
Asian:	40,699 (2.54%, #143)
Native (American Indian, Alaska Native, Hawaiian Native, etc.):	8,937 (0.56%, #409)
One Race, Other:	82,335 (5.14%, see rank)
Two or More Races:	49,197 (3.07%, see rank)

Hispanic Population

Mexican:	11,182 (6.83%, see rank)
Puerto Rican:	53,465 (32.67%, see rank)
Cuban:	2,175 (1.33%, see rank)
Central American:	28,809 (17.60%, see rank)
South American:	15,587 (9.52%, see rank)

Asian Population

Indian:	7,190 (17.67%, see rank)
Chinese:	8,968 (22.03%, see rank)
Filipino:	3,364 (8.27%, see rank)
Japanese:	810 (1.99%, see rank)
Korean:	2,668 (6.56%, see rank)
Vietnamese:	2,266 (5.57%, see rank)
Asian, Other:	14,305 (35.15%, see rank)

*Based on 2010 data. View historical race data.

Population by First Ancestry

1,601,498 (100.00%) out of the total population of 1,601,498 reported first ancestry.

	Providence, New Bedford, Fall River Area	% of the Total Population	U.S.
Arab	12,035	0.75%, see rank	0.53%
Czech	1,669	0.10%, see rank	0.49%
Danish	2,383	0.15%, see rank	0.44%
Dutch	8,037	0.50%, see rank	1.50%
English	203,343	12.70%, see rank	8.38%
French	273,553	17.08%, see rank	3.49%
German	87,734	5.48%, see rank	15.60%
Greek	11,073	0.69%, see rank	0.43%
Hungarian	4,003	0.25%, see rank	0.49%
Irish	310,069	19.36%, see rank	11.21%
Italian	249,405	15.57%, see rank	5.57%
Norwegian	5,994	0.37%, see rank	1.44%
Polish	61,584	3.85%, see rank	3.09%
Portuguese	268,711	16.78%, see rank	0.45%
Russian	13,996	0.87%, see rank	0.96%
Scotch-Irish	8,312	0.52%, see rank	1.05%
Scottish	32,279	2.02%, see rank	1.77%
Subsaharan African	46,438	2.90%, see rank	0.90%
Swedish	28,427	1.78%, see rank	1.32%
Swiss	717	0.04%, see rank	0.31%
Ukrainian	4,150	0.26%, see rank	0.30%
American	40,935	2.56%, see rank	6.46%
Welsh	3,491	0.22%, see rank	0.58%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical first ancestry data.

Population by Gender

Male: 773,916 (48.34%, see rank)

Females: 826,936 (51.66%, see rank)

Providence, New Bedford, Fall River Area	Male: 48.34% Female: 51.66%
U.S.	Male: 49.16% Female: 50.84%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical gender data.

Population by Age

Median Age (see rank)

Providence, New Bedford, Fall River Area	39.60 years old
U.S.	37.20 years old

Median Age, Male (see rank)

Providence, New Bedford, Fall River Area	38.10 years old
U.S.	35.80 years old

Median Age, Female (see rank)

Providence, New Bedford, Fall River Area	40.90 years old
U.S.	38.50 years old

	Providence, New Bedford, Fall River Area	% of the Total Population	U.S.
Under 5 years	88,751	5.54%, see rank	6.54%
5 to 9 years	93,533	5.84%, see rank	6.59%
10 to 14 years	99,138	6.19%, see rank	6.70%
15 to 19 years	118,732	7.42%, see rank	7.14%
20 to 24 years	118,402	7.40%, see rank	6.99%
25 to 34 years	191,633	11.97%, see rank	13.30%
35 to 44 years	214,307	13.39%, see rank	13.30%
45 to 54 years	248,797	15.54%, see rank	14.58%
55 to 64 years	197,799	12.36%, see rank	11.82%
65 to 74 years	113,034	7.06%, see rank	7.03%
75 to 84	77,034	4.81%, see rank	4.23%
85 years and over	39,692	2.48%, see rank	1.78%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical age data.

Education for the 25 Years and Over

	Providence, New Bedford, Fall River Area	%	U.S.
Total 25 Years and Over Population	1,083,503	100%	204,288,933
Less Than High School	188,239	17.37%, see rank	14.42%
High School Graduate	304,502	28.10%, see rank	28.50%
Some College or Associate Degree	281,902	26.02%, see rank	28.89%
Bachelor Degree	192,189	17.74%, see rank	17.74%
Master, Doctorate, or Professional Degree	116,671	10.77%, see rank	10.44%
USA.com Education Index^#	13.29, see rank	-	13.44

^# Higher USA.com Education Index means more educated population.

*Based on 2010 data. View historical education level data.

School Enrollment

	Providence, New Bedford, Fall River Area			U.S.
	Total	Public	Private	Public	Private
Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten	42,182	63.11%	36.89%	70.98%	29.02%
Elementary School (Grades 1-8)	152,889	89.15%, see rank	10.85%, see rank	89.88%	10.12%
High School (Grades 9-12)	84,005	88.49%, see rank	11.51%, see rank	90.76%	9.24%
College	115,698	59.46%, see rank	40.54%, see rank	77.90%	22.10%
Graduate School	23,433	50.07%, see rank	49.93%, see rank	58.87%	41.13%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical school enrollment data.

Household and Family

	Providence, New Bedford, Fall River Area	%	U.S.
Total Households	626,610	100%	116,716,292
Average Household Size	2.46, see rank	-	2.58
1 Person Households	180,924	28.87%, see rank	26.74%
2 or More Person Households	445,686	71.13%, see rank	73.26%
Family Households (Families)	400,899	63.98%, see rank	66.43%
Average Family Size	3.05, see rank	-	3.14
Married-Couple Family	285,112	45.50%, see rank	48.42%
Nonfamily Households	225,711	36.02%, see rank	33.57%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical household and family data.

Marital Status of 15 Years and Over

	Providence, New Bedford, Fall River Area	%	U.S.
15 Years and Over Total	1,320,154	see rank	248,055,946
Males, 15 Years and Over	629,881	100%, see rank	120,742,609
Never Married	245,250	38.94%, see rank	35.40%
Married	302,270	47.99%, see rank	52.42%
Widowed	19,860	3.15%, see rank	2.55%
Divorced	62,501	9.92%, see rank	9.63%
Females, 15 Years and Over	690,273	100%, see rank	127,313,337
Never Married	221,552	32.10%, see rank	28.98%
Married	307,275	44.51%, see rank	49.61%
Widowed	72,766	10.54%, see rank	9.32%
Divorced	88,680	12.85%, see rank	12.09%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical marital status data.

Place of Birth and Citizenship

	Providence, New Bedford, Fall River Area	%	U.S.
Native	1,407,852	87.91%, see rank	87.08%
Born in the State of Residence	1,003,300	62.65%, see rank	58.75%
Born in Different State	371,465	23.19%, see rank	26.97%
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island Areas, or Born Abroad to American Parent(s)	33,087	2.07%, see rank	1.37%
Foreign Born	193,646	12.09%, see rank	12.92%
Foreign Born with U.S. Citizenship	103,112	6.44%, see rank	5.65%
Foreign Born without U.S. Citizenship	90,534	5.65%, see rank	7.27%
Born In Europe	0	0.00%, see rank	1.56%
Born In Asia	0	0.00%, see rank	3.65%
Born In Africa	0	0.00%, see rank	0.52%
Born In Oceania	0	0.00%, see rank	0.02%
Born In Latin America	0	0.00%, see rank	6.86%
Born In Northern America	0	0.00%, see rank	0.26%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical place of birth and citizenship data.

Language Spoken at Home

	Providence, New Bedford, Fall River Area	%	U.S.
English	476,184	77.77%, see rank	79.79%
Spanish	47,958	7.83%, see rank	11.46%
Other Indo-European Languages	74,491	12.17%, see rank	4.58%
Asian and Pacific Islander Languages	9,255	1.51%, see rank	3.22%
Other	4,403	0.72%, see rank	0.95%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical language spoken at home data.