East Providence is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Rhode Island. With a population of 46,691 people and ten associated neighborhoods, East Providence is the fifth largest community in Rhode Island.East Providence is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, East Providence is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in East Providence who work in office and administrative support (12.97%), management occupations (9.79%), and sales jobs (9.72%). Also of interest is that East Providence has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in East Providence telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.80% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. East Providence is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. In terms of college education, East Providence is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.08% of adults in East Providence have a college degree. The per capita income in East Providence in 2022 was $42,159, which is lower middle income relative to Rhode Island, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $168,636 for a family of four. However, East Providence contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. East Providence is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call East Providence home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Providence residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in East Providence include Portuguese, Irish, English, Italian, and French. East Providence also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.04%. The most common language spoken in East Providence is English. Other important languages spoken here include Portuguese and Spanish.
