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People QuickFactsProvidence CountyRhode Island
Population, 2000 173,618 1,048,319
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 8.3% 4.5%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 65.8% 78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 24.4% 25.6%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 20.2 22.5 
Housing units, 2000 67,915 439,837
Homeownership rate, 2000 34.6% 60.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $101,500 $133,000 
Households, 2000 62,389 408,424
Persons per household, 2000 2.56 2.47
Median household income, 1999 $26,867 $42,090
Per capita money income, 1999 $15,525 $21,688

Business QuickFactsProvidence CountyRhode Island
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 1,294,059 10,482,011
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 1,462,448 7,602,702
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 772,588 7,505,754
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $5,116 $7,605
Accommodation and food services sales, 1997 ($1000) 237,634 1,220,865
Total number of firms, 1997 11,652 80,934

Geography QuickFactsProvidence CountyRhode Island
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 18 1,045
Persons per square mile, 2000 9,401.7 1,003.2
FIPS Code 59000 44

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