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East Providence city, Rhode Island: commercial real estate data.
East Providence city is a Census city of 47,281 people across 13.28 square miles of land, in Providence County. Median household income is $75,912, 59.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 39 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $15.6 m.
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East Providence
What East Providence is
- Census place typecity
- Land area13.28 sq mi
- Water area3.32 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,559
- County holding the largest share of its areaProvidence County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
East Providence
How many people live in East Providence
- Population47,281
- Median age45.1
- Population under 187,399
- Share under 1815.6 percent
- Population 65 and over9,816
- Share 65 and over20.8 percent
- Households20,836
- Family households11,491
- Share of households that are families55.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
East Providence
Income and work in East Providence
- Median household income$75,912
- Per capita income$47,202
- Civilian labor force25,985
- Employed24,552
- Unemployed1,433 plus or minus 463
- Unemployment rate5.5 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over36,463
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher31.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
East Providence
Housing in East Providence
- Housing units21,921
- Occupied units20,836
- Vacant units1,085 plus or minus 329
- Vacancy rate4.9 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Owner occupied12,482
- Renter occupied8,354
- Ownership rate59.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$365,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,288
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.4 percent
- Single family units12,312
- Share single family56.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more9,484
- Share in buildings of two or more43.3 percent
- Mobile homes125 plus or minus 139
- Median year structure built1958
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
East Providence
How East Providence gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute20,842
- Commuting under 15 minutes7,122
- Share commuting under 15 minutes34.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more5,947
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.5 percent
- Drove alone73.7 percent
- Carpooled8.8 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Public transport1.2 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked1.8 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home12.4 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
East Providence
SBA loans in East Providence (7(a))
- Approvals39
- Gross approval$15,599,900
- Average approval$399,997
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,925,000
- Largest approval$2,560,000
- Jobs supported408
- Jobs per approval10.5
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Paid in full10
- Charged off0
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans0.0 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more7.7 percent
- Share to franchises7.7 percent
- Distinct lenders20
- Distinct industries by NAICS28
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
East Providence
SBA loans in East Providence (504)
- Approvals44
- Gross approval$24,334,000
- Average approval$553,045
- Median approval$411,000
- Largest approval$2,668,000
- Jobs supported486
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs5
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Providence County, not East Providence
Providence County context, not East Providence figures
These are Providence County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as East Providence measurements.
- Establishments in Providence County16,414
- Employment at those establishments, Providence County273,731
- Covered employment, Providence County288,107
- Average annual pay, Providence County$68,852
- Average weekly wage, Providence County$1,324
- Housing units permitted, Providence County782
- Of those, single family, Providence County314
- County product, 2024, Providence County$46,726,521,000
- County product change over the prior year, Providence County4.5 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Providence County$68,047
Every figure in this section is published for Providence County as a whole and is not a measurement of East Providence. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
East Providence questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in East Providence, Rhode Island?
47,281, in 20,836 households. East Providence city covers 13.28 square miles of land, which is 3,559 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is East Providence in?
Providence County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in East Providence?
$75,912. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $365,500. Median gross rent is $1,288 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to East Providence businesses?
39 7(a) approvals totalling $15.6 m, across 20 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 44 504 approvals worth $24.3 m. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in East Providence, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to East Providence borrowers get paid back?
Of the 10 loans that have reached a final outcome, 10 were paid in full and 0 charged off, a charge off rate of 0.0 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Are the county figures on this page East Providence figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Providence County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of East Providence.
Is zoning published for East Providence?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.