Population & age
- Total population
- 25,674
- Median age
- 34.6
Providence County · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA · Population 25,674
Providence, RI (ZIP 02905) sits in Providence County within the Providence-Warwick metro area. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 27. Top health signal: Annual Checkup comes in below the national average at 82.0%. NCES lists 12 schools serving the area, 12 non-charter. 10 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $47,548. 24% of returns claim the Earned Income Tax Credit (IRS), a higher share than most ZIPs. Federal QCEW filings show 288,107 covered jobs in this ZIP's primary county — a major regional employment hub. Citizens Bank, National Association holds 74% of FDIC-reported deposits in this ZIP (2024) — a notably concentrated local banking market. CDC's Social Vulnerability Index places this ZIP in the 77th percentile nationally — a highly vulnerable community profile. FEMA has issued 25 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1978 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Per IRS migration filings (2022-2023), the area's primary county lost $117,473,000 in net taxable income to other counties. Healthcare access and school options both run strong here, giving residents a wide menu of providers and enrollment choices nearby. Notable: median household income $53,668, fair market rent of $1,700 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $418,328, up 2.0% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
Studio
$1,300
/month
1 Bed
$1,380
/month
2 Bed
$1,700
/month
3 Bed
$2,050
/month
4 Bed
$2,440
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
$418,328
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) · as of March 2026
+2.0%
vs. March 2025
+46.4%
vs. March 2021
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
Metropolitan statistical area
Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI All Homes (SFR, Condo/Co-op) Time Series (zillow.com/research/data). Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) is copyrighted by Zillow, Inc.
New housing units permitted
782
Across 440 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $123.5M.
Single-family
314
40% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
468
60% of total units
Single-family value
$75.1M
construction value
Multifamily value
$48.4M
construction value
Based on county-level data (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Tax returns filed
13,120
Average AGI
$57,398
Avg property tax
$280
EITC participation
24.1%
Income distribution
Avg mortgage interest
$390
Avg charitable contribution
$312
Avg capital gains
$1,786
Avg total income tax
—
Source: IRS Statistics of Income — Individual Income Tax Statistics by ZIP Code (irs.gov). Public domain. Dollar columns reported in thousands by the IRS; figures here display real dollars. Total ZCTA AGI for the area was $753.1M across all reported brackets.
Business establishments
550
Total employment
10,126
Annual payroll
$606.9M
Average annual pay
$59,934
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Average annual pay
$68,852
Average weekly wage
$1,324
Total employment
288,107
Total establishments
24,426
That is roughly 5% above the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment rate
4.7%
That is 0.7 percentage points above the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
353,759
Employed
337,038
Unemployed
16,721
Based on Providence County, RI data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
FDIC-insured bank branches
4
Typical banking access
A standard suburban / mid-density branch count for this area.
Total deposits
$418.6M
across all branches in this ZIP
Distinct institutions
3
different banks operating here
Top banks by deposits in this ZIP
Based on FDIC-insured branch offices as of June 30, 2024.
Source: FDIC Summary of Deposits (fdic.gov). Annual June-30 snapshot of every FDIC-insured branch and the deposits booked there. Figures cover all institutions reporting a branch address in this ZIP.
Federally funded health-center sites
6
Strong health-center coverage
Several federally funded community health centers operate here, giving residents real choice in primary-care providers.
FQHC sites
6
federally qualified
Look-Alike sites
0
FQHC equivalents
Avg hours / week
52.1
across sites in this ZIP
Sites in this ZIP
+ 3 more sites in this ZIP
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Look-Alike sites provide primary care on a sliding-fee scale, regardless of ability to pay. Active sites only; data refreshed 2026.
Source: HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care (data.hrsa.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active service-delivery sites operated by Health Center Program grantees and Look-Alike organizations.
Public EV charging stations
7
Established EV charging
Multiple public charging stations across the ZIP — typical of mid-density suburban and small-urban areas with active EV adoption.
Level 2 ports
14
AC charging — workplace, retail, home
DC Fast ports
0
Highway-class fast charging
Charging networks
Active public stations only. Snapshot taken 2026; AFDC's underlying registry refreshes continuously as stations open and close.
Source: U.S. Department of Energy via NREL (afdc.energy.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public alternative-fuel stations (electric, hydrogen, propane, CNG, biodiesel, E85, LNG, renewable diesel) and EV charging-port totals.
Public-library outlets
3
Multiple library outlets
Several public-library outlets within the ZIP, giving residents real choice in branch hours, programming, and walk-in distance.
Buildings
3
3 branch
Avg hours / week
36.7
across outlets in this ZIP
Avg square feet
9,850
per outlet
Outlets in this ZIP
Public libraries provide free WiFi, computer access, children's programming, job-seeking resources, and meeting space — community infrastructure beyond books. FY2023 outlet inventory from the federal Public Libraries Survey.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services (imls.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public-library outlets — central buildings, branches, and bookmobiles — operated by federally reporting library systems.
Overall SVI
77th percentile
Very High Vulnerability
Based on 11 census tracts, population 25,890
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
1,227
Limited English Speakers
3,020
Persons with Disability
3,281
Without HS Diploma
3,504
Without Health Insurance
1,422
Adults Age 65+
3,773
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.
Federally Declared Disasters
25
Date Range
1978–2024
Most Recent Declaration
SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Severe Storm — declared March 20, 2024 (DR-4766)
Incident period: January 9, 2024 – January 13, 2024
Top Incident Types
Individual Assistance
2
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
5
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
21
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
9
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Median daily AQI
38
GoodPeak AQI (2024)
72
Moderate
Primary pollutant
PM2.5
288 days as main pollutant
Days measured
366
Based on Providence County data (2024).
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
7,036
That is roughly 1,164 years per 100,000 below the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
17%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.3
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.5
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
6.1%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
97
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
2,563
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
8.6
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
98%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
49%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 8.3% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Providence data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access status
Moderate food access challenges
15.9% of Providence County, RI residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.21
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
0.01
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
0.94
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.82
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 3.3% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Providence County, RI for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Net migration (2022-2023)
▼−1,899 people
−142 households • −$117.5M net AGI flow
Moved in
16,927households
24,595 people • $1.1B AGI
Moved out
17,069households
26,494 people • $1.2B AGI
Where new residents came from
Where departing residents went
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $64,987 versus departing households' $71,329.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
35.4%
2.4pp above the 33.0% national rate.
31.6%
Tracks close to the 32.0% national rate.
22.8%
Tracks close to the 22.0% national rate.
82.0%
6.0pp above the 76.0% national rate.
15.2%
2.2pp above the 13.0% national rate.
12.7%
Tracks close to the 11.0% national rate.
12 schools serve this ZIP, including 12 non-charter.
| School | Type | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr | Vocational | 9–12 | 811 |
| Roger Williams Middle | Public | 6–8 | 757 |
| Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods | Public | 0–5 | 540 |
| Mary E. Fogarty El. School | Public | 0–5 | 401 |
| Robert L. Bailey IV | Public | 0–5 | 390 |
Showing top 5 by enrollment. 7 more schools serve this ZIP.
Schools listed from NCES Common Core of Data via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal.
Fresh.NCES CCD via Urban Institute EDP · Apr 27, 2026Colleges in this area
10
Median in-state tuition
$47,548
Median earnings (10 yr)
$56,318
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
Providence, RI (ZIP 02905) sits in Providence County within the Providence-Warwick metro area. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 27. Top health signal: Annual Checkup comes in below the national average at 82.0%. NCES lists 12 schools serving the area, 12 non-charter. 10 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $47,548. 24% of returns claim the Earned Income Tax Credit (IRS), a higher share than most ZIPs. Federal QCEW filings show 288,107 covered jobs in this ZIP's primary county — a major regional employment hub. Citizens Bank, National Association holds 74% of FDIC-reported deposits in this ZIP (2024) — a notably concentrated local banking market. CDC's Social Vulnerability Index places this ZIP in the 77th percentile nationally — a highly vulnerable community profile. FEMA has issued 25 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1978 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Per IRS migration filings (2022-2023), the area's primary county lost $117,473,000 in net taxable income to other counties. Healthcare access and school options both run strong here, giving residents a wide menu of providers and enrollment choices nearby. Notable: median household income $53,668, fair market rent of $1,700 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $418,328, up 2.0% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
These two readings tell a consistent story. Strong access numbers usually correlate with denser provider networks, and a high school count signals the population base that supports them. Reading them together: a household weighing this ZIP for a multi-year stay can expect both healthcare and education infrastructure to keep pace.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits near the national rate at 22.8%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
35.4%, which is 2.4 percentage points above the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
22.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points above the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
31.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points below the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
12 schools serve this ZIP, including 12 public schools (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 27, 2026). No charter schools are listed in this ZIP by NCES CCD.
No charter schools are listed in ZIP 02905 by NCES CCD (retrieved Apr 27, 2026).
Yes, 3 high schools serve this ZIP: Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr, W B Cooley & Acad Internationa, 360 High School. (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 27, 2026).
25,674 people live in ZIP 02905, with a median age of 34.6 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
$53,668 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 02905, 48.6% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 51.4% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 02905, 8.4% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 4.4% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
21.1% of the population in ZIP 02905 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
79.5% of households in ZIP 02905 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
The typical home value in ZIP 02905 is $418,328, up 2.0% from a year ago (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
Home values are up 2.0% over the past year and up 46.4% over the past five years (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
The average Adjusted Gross Income reported on tax returns from ZIP 02905 (Providence, RI) is $57,398 per return (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Tax returns from ZIP 02905 report an average of $280 per return in real-estate tax deductions (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
3.8% of tax returns from ZIP 02905 (Providence, RI) report Adjusted Gross Income of $200,000 or more (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
As of 2022, 550 business establishments operated in ZIP 02905 employing 10,126 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 02905 is $59,934, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 02905 ranks in the 77th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a very high vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
Household Characteristics is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 02905, ranking in the 78th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
FEMA has recorded 25 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 02905 between 1978–2024 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
Severe Storm is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 02905, accounting for 7 of 25 declarations (28%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 02905 was "SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING" — a severe storm declared in 2024 (DR-4766) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
10 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 02905 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Brown University, Rhode Island College, and Providence College (retrieved May 2, 2026).
Median in-state tuition across 10 nearby institutions is $47,548 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $56,318 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (40 metrics), school information from NCES CCD (12 schools), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), home values from the Zillow Home Value Index, colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (10 institutions), income & tax statistics from the IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), and federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (25 on record). Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. School data retrieved Apr 27, 2026 from NCES CCD. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). Home values retrieved May 1, 2026 from Zillow Research. College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Income & tax statistics retrieved May 2, 2026 from IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022). Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (25 on record).
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