Cities / Rhode Island / East Providence

East Providence, RI

47,012 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Providence)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 4.3 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

PVD

7 mi — Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport

Population & People

Population

47,012

Median age

—

Median household income

—

Poverty rate

—

Unemployment rate

—

Bachelor's degree+

—

Avg. commute

—

Hispanic or Latino

—

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

—

Median gross rent

—

Homeownership rate

—

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,729

HUD Fair Market Rent (East Providence city, 0 mi from East Providence), 2026. Efficiency $1318, 1BR $1402, 2BR $1729, 3BR $2087, 4BR $2480. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Rhode Island commercial electricity

23.46¢/kWh

Rhode Island industrial electricity

21.74¢/kWh

Rhode Island residential electricity

29.46¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

83956

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

64180.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Rhode Island

1064.86

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Source: FRED, Rhode Island-specific series.

Nearby Airports

PVD

Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport

7 mi away

BOS

Boston Logan International Airport

42 mi away

BDL

Bradley International Airport

68 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Rhode Island energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Rhode Island economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).