Providence, Kentucky demographics

Providence, KY demographics: median age 39.6; 11.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Providence city, Kentucky · Incorporated city · GEOID 2163372. The survey estimates a population of 2,857 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Providence is 39.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 5.8 years. There are 1,171 households (±117). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	39.6 ±5.8	39.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,857
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Under 18	639 ±183	22.4% ±6.4 pp	22.6%	22.0%
18–34	612 ±153	21.4% ±5.4 pp	22.2%	22.8%
35–64	1,202 ±228	42.1% ±8.0 pp	37.9%	38.0%
65 and older	404 ±112	14.1% ±3.9 pp	17.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,857
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Male	1,539 ±127	53.9% ±4.4 pp	49.5%	49.5%
Female	1,318 ±124	46.1% ±4.3 pp	50.5%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,857
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
White alone	2,373 ±100	83.1% ±3.4 pp	82.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	403 ±108	14.1% ±3.8 pp	7.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	81 ±61 · low precision	2.8% ±2.1 pp · low precision	6.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,857
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,857 ±22	100.0% ±0.0 pp	95.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	5.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,171
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Married-couple family	509 ±108	43.5% ±8.1 pp	46.6%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	132 ±91 · low precision	11.3% ±7.7 pp · low precision	5.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	203 ±95	17.3% ±7.9 pp	12.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	268 ±112	22.9% ±9.3 pp	29.8%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	59 ±42 · low precision	5.0% ±3.6 pp · low precision	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,171
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Households with people under 18	374 ±80	31.9% ±6.0 pp	29.8%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	797 ±156	68.1% ±11.5 pp	70.2%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,171
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	268 ±112	22.9% ±9.3 pp	29.8%	28.7%
Two-person households	463 ±137	39.5% ±11.0 pp	34.9%	33.8%
Three-person households	205 ±97	17.5% ±8.1 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	182 ±101 · low precision	15.5% ±8.5 pp · low precision	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	8 ±21 · low precision	0.7% ±1.8 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	45 ±40 · low precision	3.8% ±3.4 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±1.6 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,857
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Native	2,857 ±22	100.0% ±0.0 pp	95.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	4.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 2,705
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
English only	2,675 ±87	98.9% ±1.5 pp	93.2%	77.7%
Spanish	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	3.4%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	30 ±45 · low precision	1.1% ±1.7 pp · low precision	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 2,001
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	190 ±89	9.5% ±4.4 pp	11.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	906 ±183	45.3% ±8.6 pp	32.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	433 ±121	21.6% ±5.9 pp	19.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	239 ±118	11.9% ±5.8 pp	9.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	190 ±115 · low precision	9.5% ±5.7 pp · low precision	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	43 ±38 · low precision	2.1% ±1.9 pp · low precision	11.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 2,857
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Same house	2,378 ±328	83.2% ±11.5 pp	87.5%	87.7%
Moved within same county	371 ±342 · low precision	13.0% ±12.0 pp · low precision	6.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	56 ±43 · low precision	2.0% ±1.5 pp · low precision	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	41 ±53 · low precision	1.4% ±1.9 pp · low precision	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	11 ±17 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

0.8% of Providence residents (±1.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.0% in Kentucky and 8.4% nationally. 91.2% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Providence	Kentucky	U.S.	Compared with Kentucky
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	0.8% ±1.0 pp · low precision	6.0%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.2% ±12.6 pp	88.6%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.7% ±3.0 pp · low precision	6.5%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Providence . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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