City safety & data profile

East ProvidenceRI

East Providence, RI is a 47K-resident city in Providence County with a median household income of $75,912.

Providence County, Rhode Island. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for East Providence, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. East Providence has a population larger than 78% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $365,500, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

47K
Population (place)
Top 22%
By size
$75,912
Median income (place)
$365,500
Median home (place)
10.1%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on East Providence

East Providence posts a median household income higher than 45% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the East Providence area.

Bottom 46%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near East Providence

Where East Providence income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$75,912 Bottom 45% higher than 45% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

East Providence $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in RI

Population among 11 RI places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Providence is the largest RI city on this list; Westerly leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in RI

Median household income among the same 11-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Westerly posts the highest place-level median income in RI; Providence is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading East Providence, RI beyond the headline numbers

East Providence sits inside Providence County, Rhode Island, at roughly 41.81°N, -71.37°W. Population 47,408, $75,912 median household income. Median home value $365,500, median rent $1,288. Poverty rate 10.1%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around East Providence, 0 with an ER.

At 10.1%, poverty in East Providence, RI runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

A median home in East Providence runs about 4.8 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

Remote work covers 12.4% of East Providence workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current asthma departs furthest from its peer median: 13.1% in East Providence, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,722 cities reporting that measure.

At 45.1 years, East Providence's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for East Providence from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
47,408
East Providence · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$75,912
-15% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$365,500
-12% vs avg
Median Age (place)
45.1
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Providence County): East Providence's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
665K+6%
Median Income
$78,787+60%
Median Home Value
$373,600+67%
Poverty Rate
13.4%-22%
Unemployment
6.5%-41%

Economics

Economics indicators for East Providence, RI
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,288/mo
Poverty Rate
10.1% -19% vs avg
Unemployment 5.5%
Bachelor's Degree+ 31.6%
Work From Home 12.4%
Public Transit 1.2%

Population

White 73.9%
African American 6.3%
Asian 2.6%
Two or More Ethnicities 7.8%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
36.6%
High Blood Pressure
35.7%
Obesity
32.4%
Physical Inactivity
27.4%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.9%
Binge Drinking
15.9%
Frequent Physical Distress
14.7%
Current Asthma
13.1%
Current Smoking
12.8%
Diabetes
11.7%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 68.7%
Annual Checkup 84.3%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
7.3%
Coronary Heart Disease
7.2%
Stroke
3.7%

What alerts and safety updates affect East Providence?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for East Providence right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet RI-EAST-PROVIDENCE · East Providence

East Providence: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to East Providence; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Rhode Island state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of East Providence, RI? ▼
East Providence, RI has a population of 47,408 people, located in Providence County, Rhode Island.
What is the median household income in East Providence? ▼
The median household income in East Providence, RI is $75,912 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 10.1%.
What is the median home value in East Providence? ▼
The median home value in East Providence, RI is $365,500. Median rent is $1,288/month.
What are the top health concerns in East Providence? ▼
The top health indicators in East Providence include Short Sleep Duration (36.6%), High Blood Pressure (35.7%), Obesity (32.4%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in East Providence? ▼
East Providence has 1 hospital. 0 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in East Providence? ▼
The median age in East Providence, RI is 45.1 years. 31.6% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for East Providence, both outside Rhode Island so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside RI (10.1% here).

Stamford, CT 10.1% Beaverton, OR 10.1% Parma, OH 10.1% New Rochelle, NY 10.1%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside RI ($75,912 here).

Muscle Shoals, AL $75,894 Anoka, MN $75,948 Forest Park, OH $75,956 Browns Mills, NJ $75,867

Compare East Providence with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Seekonk, MA 14K Providence, RI 191K Pawtucket, RI 72K Cranston, RI 81K Central Falls, RI 19K Valley Falls, RI 12K Barrington, RI 17K North Providence, RI 34K
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Using East Providence's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the East Providence area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Providence County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.