HOUSING

Our site contains a variety of maps, tables, and charts that describe housing in Providence. Some of the key findings are listed below. For more information, see the Neighborhood Profiles Property page.

Housing Stock
47% of Providence’s 67,915 housing units are 60 years or older; considerably higher than the state percentage (29%) and the national percentage (15%).  See Citywide Property Profile for breakdown of city’s housing stock.

Rate of Home Ownership
Home ownership rate in Providence is 35%; considerably lower than the state rate of 60% and the national rate of 66%. See Housing Tenure by Neighborhood map/ranking and table for breakdown.

Vacancy Status
8.1% of housing units in Providence are vacant; slightly higher than the state rate of 7.1% and slightly lower than the national rate of 9.0%. See Housing Vacancy by Neighborhood map/ranking for a block-by-block breakdown and the summary table for detail on vacancy type.

Housing Sales
In calendar year 2004, the Blackstone neighborhood had the highest median sales price for a residential property at $446,000 while Upper South Providence had the lowest at $175,000.  The 2004 Citywide median sales price of $220,000 was more than double Providence’s 2001 median ($105,000). See the Property page for an Analysis of Median Sales Price 1997-2004 by Neighborhood.

Households with Children
There are slightly more single-parent households with children (11,563) than two-parent households (10,378) in Providence. The vast majority of single-parent households with children are headed by females (9,800). See Household Type by Presence of Persons under 18 for a breakdown by neighborhood.