East Providence is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Rhode Island. With a population of 46,691 people and ten associated neighborhoods, East Providence is the fifth largest community in Rhode Island.Unlike some cities, East Providence isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in East Providence are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, East Providence is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in East Providence who work in office and administrative support (12.97%), management occupations (9.79%), and sales jobs (9.72%). Also of interest is that East Providence has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.80% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One of the nice things about East Providence is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. The education level of East Providence citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.08% of adults in East Providence have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in East Providence in 2022 was $42,159, which is lower middle income relative to Rhode Island, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $168,636 for a family of four. However, East Providence contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. East Providence is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call East Providence home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Providence residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in East Providence include Portuguese, Irish, English, Italian, and French. In addition, East Providence has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.04%). The most common language spoken in East Providence is English. Other important languages spoken here include Portuguese and Spanish.
