Overview
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Total Population
58.8
Median age
50.00%
Female population %
1:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
55-59 years
Largest age group
66.0
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
1
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Providence's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Providence is 58.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Providence's population under 18 was 4.55%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Providence's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 35.23% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Providence, 4.55% were under the age of 15, 13.64% aged 15 to 29, 46.59% aged 30 to 64, 30.68% aged 65 to 84, and 4.55% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 0 less females than males in Providence:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.00% females and 50.00% males in Providence, AL.
- The Providence, AL gender ratio is 1:100 i.e. 1 men to 100 women (1.000).
- For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 10.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 8.
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Race / Ethnicity
Providence's population is not that diverse:
- Racial distribution of Providence population: 92.05% are White, 5.68% are Black or African American and 2.27% are multiracial.
- Providence's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 87 (98.86% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Providence is White with a population of 81 (92.05% of the total population).
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Year by year
Providence's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 299 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Providence's population decreased by 75 (25.08%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Providence's population decreased by 57 (25.45%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Providence's population was lowest in year 2022 at 163.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)