Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Providence town
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 1,841 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 1,841 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 24 1.3%
Male 933 50.7%     Mexican 7 0.4%
Female 908 49.3%     Puerto Rican 13 0.7%
          Cuban 3 0.2%
Under 5 years 126 6.8%     Other Hispanic or Latino 1 0.1%
5 to 9 years 156 8.5%   Not Hispanic or Latino 1,817 98.7%
10 to 14 years 140 7.6%     White alone 1,787 97.1%
15 to 19 years 123 6.7%        
20 to 24 years 59 3.2%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 256 13.9%       Total population 1,841 100.0%
35 to 44 years 367 19.9%   In households 1,841 100.0%
45 to 54 years 278 15.1%     Householder 666 36.2%
55 to 59 years 106 5.8%     Spouse 435 23.6%
60 to 64 years 65 3.5%     Child 586 31.8%
65 to 74 years 92 5.0%       Own child under 18 years 473 25.7%
75 to 84 years 60 3.3%     Other relatives 56 3.0%
85 years and over 13 0.7%       Under 18 years 19 1.0%
          Nonrelatives 98 5.3%
Median age (years) 36.6 (X)       Unmarried partner 46 2.5%
        In group quarters 0 0.0%
18 years and over 1,339 72.7%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 675 36.7%     Noninstitutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Female 664 36.1%        
21 years and over 1,284 69.7%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 200 10.9%       Total households 666 100.0%
65 years and over 165 9.0%   Family households (families) 508 76.3%
  Male 82 4.5%       With own children under 18 years 245 36.8%
  Female 83 4.5%     Married couple family 435 65.3%
            With own children under 18 years 199 29.9%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 41 6.2%
One race 1,832 99.5%       With own children under 18 years 27 4.1%
  White 1,804 98.0%   Nonfamily households 158 23.7%
  Black or African American 13 0.7%     Householder living alone 112 16.8%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 2 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 37 5.6%
  Asian 7 0.4%        
    Asian Indian 1 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 261 39.2%
    Chinese 0 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 117 17.6%
    Filipino 4 0.2%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.76 (X)
    Korean 2 0.1%   Average family size 3.12 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 909 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 666 73.3%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 243 26.7%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 195 21.5%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 6 0.3%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.0% (X)
Two or more races 9 0.5%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.2% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 1,812 98.4%       Occupied housing units 666 100.0%
Black or African American 16 0.9%   Owner-occupied housing units 575 86.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 7 0.4%   Renter-occupied housing units 91 13.7%
Asian 7 0.4%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.80 (X)
Some other race 8 0.4%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.54 (X)
Date: September 10, 2003
- Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.
1Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.