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Population and households in ZIP 02743
Household size in ZIP 02743
| Period | ZIP 02743 | Providence area | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.72 | 2.53 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.66 | 2.54 | 2.57 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.59 | 2.53 | 2.57 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.60 | 2.49 | 2.52 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.12 | −0.05 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Households in ZIP 02743 average 2.60 people, about the same as the country as a whole (2.65). The typical household here is bigger than in the wider Providence area, where it has 2.49 people. Household size has dropped from 2.72 in 2006–10, a much bigger shift than nationally.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in ZIP 02743
| Period | ZIP 02743 | Providence area | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 42.1 | 39.5 | 39.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 43.9 | 40.5 | 40.1 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 46.4 | 41.4 | 41.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 46.4 | 41.7 | 41.4 | 40.1 |
| Change | +4.3 | +2.2 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
ZIP 02743 skews older: half of its residents are older than 46.4, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families. Since 2006–10, the median age has climbed from 42.1, mirroring the country.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in ZIP 02743
| Period | ZIP 02743 | Providence area | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.4% | 12.5% | 11.0% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 9.1% | 12.4% | 11.0% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 11.3% | 11.9% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 11.8% | 12.1% | 10.6% | 11.6% |
| Change | +4.4 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are about as common in ZIP 02743 as they are nationally: 11.8%, against 11.6%. The single-parent share is up 4.4 points from 2006–10, even as the national share fell.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in ZIP 02743
Renters in ZIP 02743
| Period | ZIP 02743 | Providence area | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.3% | 37.0% | 36.0% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 14.2% | 39.0% | 37.7% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 13.2% | 38.6% | 37.6% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 14.8% | 36.8% | 37.5% | 34.8% |
| Change | +0.5 pts | −0.1 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 14.8% of households in ZIP 02743 rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 38.8% have no mortgage at all, about the same as nationally.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in ZIP 02743
| Period | ZIP 02743 | Providence area | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.8% | 10.3% | 9.5% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 3.7% | 10.5% | 9.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.4% | 10.7% | 8.9% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 1.3% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| Change | −4.5 pts | −2.4 pts | −1.6 pts | −1.8 pts |
Empty homes are scarce in ZIP 02743: just 1.3% sit vacant, compared with 9.6% nationally, a sign of a tight housing market. Vacancy has fallen 4.5 points since 2006–10, in line with the national trend. Only five of the 343 Massachusetts ZIP codes with 5,000+ people have a lower vacancy rate.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in ZIP 02743
| Period | ZIP 02743 | Providence area | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1970 | 1959 | 1958 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1972 | 1959 | 1959 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1965 | 1960 | 1961 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1972 | 1962 | 1963 | 1980 |
| Change | +2 | +3 | +5 | +6 |
ZIP 02743 is a place of older homes: half were built before 1972, while the national median is 1980. That means established neighborhoods, and more houses that may need updating. Even so, homes here are newer than in the Providence area as a whole, where the median home dates to 1962. Newer construction is concentrated in the northwest, while the south has the oldest housing.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in ZIP 02743
| Period | ZIP 02743 | Providence area | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $692 | $928 | $1,085 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $839 | $974 | $1,157 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $825 | $1,103 | $1,398 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,270 | $1,439 | $1,860 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$578 | +$511 | +$775 | +$606 |
Rent in ZIP 02743 runs $1,270 a month at the median, utilities included, below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rents are up $578 a month from 2006–10, an 83% jump, faster than rents rose nationally. The typical renter here spends 40.4% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched. The priciest rents are in the northeast; the most affordable are in the south.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in ZIP 02743
Bachelor's degrees in ZIP 02743
| Period | ZIP 02743 | Providence area | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 20.1% | 28.5% | 38.5% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 23.2% | 29.6% | 40.1% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 22.9% | 32.4% | 43.6% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 26.5% | 35.2% | 47.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | +6.4 pts | +6.7 pts | +8.7 pts | +7.2 pts |
Just over a quarter of adults 25 and older in ZIP 02743 (26.5%) have a bachelor's degree or higher, below the national share of 35.6%. The share with a degree has risen 6.4 points since 2006–10, in line with the national trend. College graduates are most concentrated in the southeast and least in the center.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in ZIP 02743
| Period | ZIP 02743 | Providence area | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 79.7% | 82.1% | 88.4% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 81.4% | 83.9% | 89.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 85.0% | 87.5% | 90.5% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 87.3% | 88.3% | 91.0% | 89.3% |
| Change | +7.6 pts | +6.2 pts | +2.6 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in eight adults in ZIP 02743 never finished high school, a bit more than nationally: 87.3% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S. The share with a diploma is up 7.6 points from 2006–10, in line with the national trend. ZIP 02743 has a lower share of high school graduates than at least four in five Massachusetts ZIP codes.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in ZIP 02743
| Period | ZIP 02743 | Providence area | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.1% | 8.5% | 7.5% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 8.0% | 10.0% | 8.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.6% | 5.5% | 5.0% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 2.8% | 5.8% | 5.2% | 5.4% |
| Change | −7.3 pts | −2.7 pts | −2.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in ZIP 02743 has been low: just 2.8% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Since 2006–10, unemployment has fallen 7.3 points, as it has nationally. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
ZIP 02743 compared with nearby ZIP codes
| ZIP code | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP 02743 | 2.60 | 46.4 | 11.8% | 14.8% | 1.3% | 1972 | $1,270 | 26.5% | 87.3% | 2.8% |
| ZIP 02745 | 2.43 | 39.6 | 14.5% | 41.9% | 4.5% | 1959 | $1,224 | 21.7% | 82.9% | 5.9% |
| ZIP 02746 | 2.55 | 33.4 | 22.4% | 80.9% | 8.8% | 1946 | $1,177 | 9.2% | 65.4% | 11.9% |
| ZIP 02719 | 2.31 | 48.2 | 8.6% | 25.6% | 8.9% | 1957 | $1,254 | 32.1% | 92.8% | 5.9% |
| ZIP 02717 | 2.85 | 41.6 | 14.6% | 18.9% | 5.1% | 1972 | $1,834 | 36.1% | 94.8% | 4.8% |
| ZIP 02740 | 2.36 | 38.8 | 19.5% | 60.5% | 6.3% | 1944 | $1,135 | 16.7% | 76.5% | 7.9% |
| ZIP 02770 | 2.61 | 45.3 | 10.7% | 12.1% | 1.1% | 1980 | $1,438 | 43.9% | 93.6% | 2.8% |
| ZIP 02739 | 2.28 | 55.4 | 6.4% | 14.7% | 25.3% | 1974 | $1,586 | 57.4% | 94.1% | 1.0% |
| ZIP 02744 | 2.44 | 36.3 | 20.7% | 64.8% | 6.0% | 1944 | $1,213 | 15.0% | 73.4% | 8.3% |
| ZIP 02747 | 2.47 | 40.2 | 6.4% | 22.4% | 4.1% | 1980 | $1,272 | 36.1% | 86.7% | 5.0% |
| ZIP 02738 | 2.39 | 52.2 | 11.6% | 9.1% | 22.4% | 1960 | $1,212 | 49.1% | 97.0% | 5.5% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up ZIP 02743. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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