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General Demographics

Homeless Demographics

Indicators Rhode Island Providence  Populations Total population 1,057,832[1] 168,846[2] Families 117,132[3] 18,810[4] Children 309,271[5] 49,086[6]  Households Average family size 3.19[7] 3.34[8]  Family Composition One parent (female) 27.25%[9] 50.69%[10] One parent (male) 4.79%[11] 3.99%[12] Two-parent 67.95%[13] 45.32%[14]  Income Median family income $70,187[15] $42,300[16] Mean family income $84,851[17] $65,651[18] Fair market rent two-bedroom apartment $1,029[19] $1,020[20] Income needed to afford two-bedroom apartment $41,162[21] $40,800[22]  Employment Unemployed 6.32%[23] 10.96%[24]  Families Below Poverty Level Total 14.11%[25] 32.94%[26] Children under 5 20.61%[27] 44.68%[28] Children 5-17 16.14%[29] 39.00%[30]  Education No high school diploma 17.03%[31] 24.70%[32] High school and above 82.97%[33] 75.30%[34] Bachelor’s degree and above 29.80%[35] 30.73%[36] High school dropout rate 4.10%[37] n/a  Teen Birth Rate Percent of total births to teens 8.99%[38] n/a Birth rate ranking 20[39]