ZIP 02911 vs ZIP 02904

This side-by-side compares ZIP 02911 (North Providence, RI) and ZIP 02904 (Providence, RI) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 02911 has a population of 15,574 at 2,415 people per square mile, while ZIP 02904 has 29,359 at 2,172 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 02911 reports a median household income of $89,456 against $67,003 in ZIP 02904, with per-capita income of $48,351 vs $38,842. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 37.8% in 02911 and 31.8% in 02904. Poverty rate reads 9.7% vs 17.3%, and unemployment 3.9% vs 7.4% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $360,200 in 02911 versus $339,900 in 02904, with median rent of $1,524 and $1,289 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 67.8% vs 51.7%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.