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Housing units in Providence County

Housing units in Providence County was 277,740 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 5 counties in 2024.

2024, count277,740
Change on 2023+0.2%
Rank1st of 5Counties in Rhode Island ranked
Series high277,7402024
Series low275,3522021

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Housing units in Providence County, 2021 to 2024

275K275.5K276K276.5K277K277.5K278K20212022202320242021: 275,352 count2022: 276,370 count2023: 277,117 count2024: 277,740 count275K276K277K278K202120242021: 275,352 count2022: 276,370 count2023: 277,117 count2024: 277,740 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-29.
All 4 values
Periodcount
2024277,740
2023277,117
2022276,370
2021275,352

Compared with Rhode Island and United States

Place2024
Providence County277,740
Rhode Island485,932
United States143,775,355

Providence County compared with nearby places

Bristol County: 21,615 countKent County: 76,529 countNewport County: 43,663 countProvidence County: 277,740 countWashington County: 66,385 count
  • Under 39K
  • 39K to 57K
  • 57K to 70K
  • 70K to 120K
  • 120K and over
Housing units, 2024, count. Providence County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units (Housing units, Providence County, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Housing units, Providence County, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/housing-units/providence-county-rhode-island. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Housing units, Providence County, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/housing-units/providence-county-rhode-island.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Housing units, Providence County, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/housing-units/providence-county-rhode-island (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units: Housing units, Providence County, 2021 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/housing-units/providence-county-rhode-island. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the housing units in Providence County?

Housing units in Providence County was 277,740 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 5 counties in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest housing units in Providence County?

277,740 in 2024, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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