NEW: ProvPlan Offers Redistricting Maps Online
Tuesday, April 05, 2011
The Providence Plan has released the first round of Providence neighborhood-level and city ward maps for the 2010 Census that display interesting trends about Providence’s growth. Each of the 15 wards' changes in population, housing units, and race and ethnicity are posted with interactive maps and charts.
“I am grateful to The Providence Plan for providing this level of detailed information,” said Mayor Angel Taveras. “As a native resident, I know how essential neighborhoods and wards are within the context of education, community development, and economic growth. Census data represents an important milestone for community groups and residents to understand how our city is changing. The charts and maps developed by The Providence Plan should be integrated into the agenda of anyone who is focusing on neighborhood development in the coming years.”
The City of Providence grew by more than 4,400 people over the past decade – increasing from 173,618 to 178,042. Future data on income, employment, and household composition will be posted later this year.
The user friendly website shows that the city’s 2.5 percent growth over the past decade was primarily driven by an increase in the number of people who identify themselves as Hispanic or Latino. According to Census 2010 data, there are now 67,835 Hispanic people in Providence – an increase of 30 percent from 15,689 in 2000.
A continuing reduction in the non-Hispanic White population since 1990 is another citywide trend. It dropped from 79,451 to 66,910 – a 16 percent reduction from 2000 and a 40 percent reduction from 1990.
With these reductions, Hispanics now represent the largest cohort of residents in Providence. And this trend is likely to continue given that there are 3.43 Hispanic children under 18 years of age in Providence for every one non-Hispanic White child.
Interestingly, the city’s other two largest racial cohorts, Non-Hispanic Blacks and Non-Hispanic Asians also experienced growth rates that exceeded the citywide average. The number of Blacks in Providence increased 1,296 to 23,299, while the number of Asians increased 857 to 11,241.
ProvPlan has produced interactive graphics for Providence neighborhoods and statewide by municipality for multiple data points that can be explored through their website. ProvPlan functions as a data intermediary that aims to help both policy makers and residents access public information that can be utilized to drive community improvement based on census figures.
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