Population 4,532 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Six Corners
Household size in Six Corners
| Period | Six Corners | East Providence | Providence area | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.18 | 2.41 | 2.53 | 2.52 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.47 | 2.48 | 2.54 | 2.52 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.58 | 2.49 | 2.53 | 2.53 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.30 | 2.31 | 2.49 | 2.49 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.13 | −0.10 | −0.05 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
Six Corners is a place of small households, averaging 2.30 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. The picture is much the same across East Providence. Household size has climbed from 2.18 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
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 Six Corners
| Period | Six Corners | East Providence | Providence area | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 42.4 | 40.9 | 39.5 | 39.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 39.2 | 39.9 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 40.8 | 41.4 | 41.4 | 41.4 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 44.1 | 43.9 | 41.7 | 41.6 | 40.1 |
| Change | +1.7 | +3.1 | +2.2 | +2.2 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 44.1, Six Corners is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees. East Providence as a whole looks much the same.
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 Six Corners
| Period | Six Corners | East Providence | Providence area | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.7% | 12.4% | 12.5% | 12.4% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 17.5% | 17.0% | 12.4% | 12.6% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 16.9% | 18.1% | 11.9% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 11.0% | 12.0% | 12.1% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| Change | +0.3 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.7 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in ten households in Six Corners (11.0%), close to the national share of 11.6%.
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 Six Corners
Renters in Six Corners
| Period | Six Corners | East Providence | Providence area | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 54.2% | 47.9% | 37.0% | 37.5% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 58.4% | 51.7% | 39.0% | 39.7% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 48.0% | 45.8% | 38.6% | 39.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 52.2% | 45.6% | 36.8% | 36.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | −2.0 pts | −2.3 pts | −0.1 pts | −1.1 pts | +1.5 pts |
Renters far outnumber owners in Six Corners: 52.2% of households rent their homes, against 34.8% nationally. Just over a third of owners (34.6%) have paid off their mortgages, below the national share of 39.8%.
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 Six Corners
| Period | Six Corners | East Providence | Providence area | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.6% | 6.8% | 10.3% | 11.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 12.6% | 8.4% | 10.5% | 11.4% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 9.1% | 10.3% | 10.7% | 12.2% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 12.5% | 7.6% | 7.9% | 9.2% | 9.6% |
| Change | +4.9 pts | +0.8 pts | −2.4 pts | −1.9 pts | −1.8 pts |
More homes sit empty in Six Corners than nationally: 12.5%, against 9.6%. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones.
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 Six Corners
| Period | Six Corners | East Providence | Providence area | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1945 | 1950 | 1959 | 1957 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1945 | 1951 | 1959 | 1958 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1943 | 1950 | 1960 | 1959 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1952 | 1955 | 1962 | 1961 | 1980 |
| Change | +7 | +4 | +3 | +4 | +6 |
The housing in Six Corners is old by national standards: the median home dates to 1952, against 1980 for the U.S., so buyers will find more older houses, some of them due for updates. East Providence as a whole looks much the same.
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 Six Corners
| Period | Six Corners | East Providence | Providence area | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $732 | $820 | $928 | $941 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $829 | $877 | $974 | $988 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,156 | $1,053 | $1,103 | $1,123 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,206 | $1,307 | $1,439 | $1,448 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$474 | +$487 | +$511 | +$507 | +$606 |
The median renter in Six Corners pays $1,206 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 40.7% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
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 Six Corners
Bachelor's degrees in Six Corners
| Period | Six Corners | East Providence | Providence area | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.9% | 16.2% | 28.5% | 30.4% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 17.5% | 18.8% | 29.6% | 31.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 19.4% | 22.1% | 32.4% | 34.4% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 31.2% | 27.4% | 35.2% | 37.8% | 35.6% |
| Change | +20.3 pts | +11.2 pts | +6.7 pts | +7.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are a little less common in Six Corners than nationally: 31.2% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 35.6%. Locally, though, the share is higher than in East Providence as a whole (27.4%).
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 Six Corners
| Period | Six Corners | East Providence | Providence area | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 68.1% | 70.8% | 82.1% | 83.2% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 78.0% | 75.3% | 83.9% | 84.9% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 82.4% | 80.7% | 87.5% | 88.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 77.7% | 84.0% | 88.3% | 89.4% | 89.3% |
| Change | +9.6 pts | +13.2 pts | +6.2 pts | +6.2 pts | +4.3 pts |
More than one in five adults in Six Corners never finished high school, well above the national share: only 77.7% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
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 Six Corners
| Period | Six Corners | East Providence | Providence area | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.5% | 9.2% | 8.5% | 8.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 9.8% | 12.2% | 10.0% | 9.9% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.0% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 1.7% | 4.4% | 5.8% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| Change | −5.9 pts | −4.8 pts | −2.7 pts | −2.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Six Corners has been low: just 1.7% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's 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).
Six Corners compared with nearby neighborhoods
| Neighborhood | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Six Corners | 2.30 | 44.1 | 11.0% | 52.2% | 12.5% | 1952 | $1,206 | 31.2% | 77.7% | 1.7% |
| Ingrams Corner | 2.05 | 43.9 | 13.8% | 45.5% | 7.8% | 1949 | $1,297 | 21.7% | 85.3% | 6.1% |
| Fox Point | 2.10 | 30.4 | 1.9% | 68.2% | 8.1% | 1940 | $1,830 | 73.6% | 95.7% | 3.2% |
| Kent Heights | 2.54 | 41.3 | 9.3% | 42.8% | 5.0% | 1962 | $1,440 | 27.2% | 91.3% | 2.8% |
| Blackstone | 2.20 | 43.6 | 4.0% | 31.1% | 6.6% | 1941 | $1,881 | 83.6% | 97.3% | 3.7% |
| College Hill | 1.95 | 23.4 | 3.5% | 47.7% | 18.7% | 1939 | $2,272 | 81.9% | 98.1% | 8.6% |
| Mount Hope | 1.98 | 36.3 | 6.7% | 67.4% | 8.4% | 1943 | $1,820 | 58.2% | 90.0% | 7.0% |
| Downtown | 1.44 | 32.3 | 2.2% | 87.9% | 10.9% | 1972 | $2,115 | 68.3% | 92.3% | 2.3% |
| Upper South Providence | 2.90 | 38.0 | 15.8% | 76.8% | 9.0% | 1952 | $1,268 | 16.8% | 75.4% | 16.8% |
| Hope | 1.92 | 42.3 | 9.9% | 42.5% | 8.8% | 1944 | $1,585 | 67.8% | 96.1% | 7.9% |
| Lower South Providence | 2.99 | 35.1 | 22.9% | 67.7% | 8.4% | 1966 | $1,116 | 12.9% | 67.2% | 11.9% |
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 Six Corners. 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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