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Housing units in Providence, RI

Housing units in Providence, RI was 79,423 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 8 cities in 2024.

2024, count79,423
Change on 2023+0.2%
Rank1st of 8Cities in Rhode Island ranked
Series high79,4232024
Series low78,9112022

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Housing units in Providence, RI, 2021 to 2024

78.8K79K79.2K79.4K79.6K20212022202320242021: 79,103 count2022: 78,911 count2023: 79,275 count2024: 79,423 count78.8K79K79.2K79.4K79.6K202120242021: 79,103 count2022: 78,911 count2023: 79,275 count2024: 79,423 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-29.
All 4 values
Periodcount
202479,423
202379,275
202278,911
202179,103

Compared with Rhode Island and United States

Place2024
Providence, RI79,423
Rhode Island485,932
United States143,775,355

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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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). 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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Housing units, Providence, RI, 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

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Housing units, Providence, RI, 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-ri. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Housing units, Providence, RI, 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-ri.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Housing units, Providence, RI, 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-ri (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}
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What is the housing units in Providence, RI?

Housing units in Providence, RI was 79,423 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 8 cities in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest housing units in Providence, RI?

79,423 in 2024, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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