Providence, Texas
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| Males: 2,480 |  (51.8%) |
| Females: 2,306 |  (48.2%) |
| Median resident age: | 29.7 years |
| Texas median age: | 35.6 years |
| Providence: | $48,814 |
| TX: | $72,284 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $29,222
Providence CDP income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $105,069
| Providence: | $105,069 |
| TX: | $275,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $262,535; detached houses: $260,462
Median gross rent in 2022: $2,126.
(1.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 12.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for other race residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Providence, TX
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- 3,97268.1%White alone
- 73612.6%Hispanic
- 2965.1%Asian alone
- 2804.8%Two or more races
- 2334.0%Black alone
- 50.09%American Indian alone
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Ancestries: English (10.9%), Irish (8.3%), American (8.2%), German (7.5%), French Canadian (2.8%), Canadian (2.8%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
326 residents are foreign born (4.0% Latin America, 0.9% Asia, 0.7% Europe).
| This place: | 5.6% |
| Texas: | 100.0% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $5,919 (2.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $8,339 (2.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lubbock, TX 
(52.1 miles , pop. 199,564).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Oklahoma City, OK (241.5 miles , pop. 506,132).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (290.9 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
Nearest cities:
Lockney, TX (3.2 miles ),
), Seth Ward, TX (3.2 miles ),
), Floydada, TX (4.6 miles ),
), Edmonson, TX (4.7 miles),
Hale Center, TX (4.8 miles )
)Latitude: 34.26 N, Longitude: 101.52 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 806
| Here: | 4.0% |
| Texas: | 3.5% |
Tornado activity:
Providence-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 87% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/2/1965, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.3 miles away from the Providence place center killed 4 people and injured 76 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
On 5/15/1957, a category F4 tornado 19.4 miles away from the place center killed 21 people and injured 80 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Providence-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 496% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 95.3 miles away from Providence center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 299.3 miles away from the city center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 283.8 miles away from Providence center
On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi) earthquake occurred 295.6 miles away from the city center
On 1/2/1992 at 11:45:35, a magnitude 5.0 (4.6 MB, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 161.3 miles away from the city center
On 2/13/2016 at 17:07:06, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 5.2 mi) earthquake occurred 221.3 miles away from Providence center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Floyd County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 4, Fires: 3, Winter Storms: 2, Flood: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Providence:
- W J MANGOLD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 11 miles away; LOCKNEY, TX)
- MANGOLD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH CARE (Home Health Center, about 11 miles away; LOCKNEY, TX)
- HOSPICE HANDS OF WEST TEXAS INC (Hospital, about 11 miles away; LOCKNEY, TX)
- LOCKNEY HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; LOCKNEY, TX)
- AREA HOME CARE INC (Home Health Center, about 12 miles away; PLAINVIEW, TX)
- TEXAN NURSING AND REHAB OF PLAINVIEW LLC (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; PLAINVIEW, TX)
- CALVERT HOME HEALTH CARE, LTD (Home Health Center, about 13 miles away; PLAINVIEW, TX)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Providence:
- Wayland Baptist University (about 13 miles; Plainview, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,526)
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (about 51 miles; Lubbock, TX; FT enrollment: 3,269)
- Texas Tech University (about 52 miles; Lubbock, TX; FT enrollment: 29,251)
- West Texas A & M University (about 55 miles; Canyon, TX; FT enrollment: 6,820)
- Amarillo College (about 68 miles; Amarillo, TX; FT enrollment: 6,622)
- South Plains College (about 68 miles; Levelland, TX; FT enrollment: 7,007)
- Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus (about 105 miles; Portales, NM; FT enrollment: 4,263)
Points of interest:
Average household size:
| This place: | 3.1 people |
| Texas: | 2.8 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 81.3% |
| Whole state: | 69.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 5.7% |
| Whole state: | 6.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
For population 15 years and over in Providence:
- Never married: 22.8%
- Now married: 63.9%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 1.7%
- Divorced: 9.7%
For population 25 years and over in Providence:
- High school or higher: 95.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.6%
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 7.6 |
| Texas average: | 14.0 |
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Religion statistics for Providence, TX (based on Floyd County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 2,499 | 17 |
| Catholic | 1,170 | 2 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,166 | 3 |
| Black Protestant | 193 | 1 |
| None | 1,418 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 2
| This county: | 3.02 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 2
| Floyd County: | 3.02 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 5
| This county: | 7.56 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 10.5% |
| Texas: | 8.9% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Floyd County: | 27.0% |
| Texas: | 26.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 10.9% |
| Texas: | 15.7% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Providence:
- KVOP (1090 AM; 5 kW; PLAINVIEW, TX; Owner: EQUICOM, INC)
- KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KREW (1400 AM; 1 kW; PLAINVIEW, TX; Owner: EQUICOM, INC)
- KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KJTV (950 AM; 5 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
- KGNC (710 AM; 10 kW; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KCLR (1530 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RALLS, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL)
- KFYO (790 AM; 5 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
- KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KTUE (1260 AM; 1 kW; TULIA, TX; Owner: DOVE MEDIA, INC.)
- KIXZ (940 AM; 5 kW; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KIJN (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FARWELL, TX; Owner: METROPOLITIAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Providence:
- KHDY (97.3 FM; PLAINVIEW, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
- KKYN-FM (106.9 FM; PLAINVIEW, TX; Owner: EQUICOM, INC)
- KRIA (103.9 FM; PLAINVIEW, TX; Owner: EQUICOM, INC)
- KBTE (104.9 FM; TULIA, TX; Owner: DOVE MEDIA, INC.)
- KPMB (88.5 FM; PLAINVIEW, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL EVANGELISM)
- KBAH (90.5 FM; PLAINVIEW, TX; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- KWLD (91.5 FM; PLAINVIEW, TX; Owner: WAYLAND BAPTIST COLLEGE)
TV broadcast stations around Providence:
- KLBK-TV (Channel 13; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: QUORUM OF TEXAS LICENSE, LLC)
- K41CA (Channel 41; KRESS, TX; Owner: PANHANDLE TELECASTING CO.)
- K25CP (Channel 25; KRESS, TX; Owner: QUORUM OF AMARILLO LICENSE, LLC)
- K36CC (Channel 36; KRESS/PLAINVIEW, TX; Owner: KVII OPERATING, L.P.)
- K59GC (Channel 59; PLAINVIEW, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
- KPGD-LP (Channel 53; PLAINVIEW, TX; Owner: PRIME TIME CHRISTIAN B/CASTING, INC.)
Providence fatal accident list:
Oct 2, 2015 08:00 AM, Fm 2931, Cr-Fishtrap Rd, Lat: 33.233464, Lon: -96.964550, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Feb 24, 2005 06:33 PM, Us-380, Providence, Lat: 33.221960, Lon: -96.961530, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Feb 24, 2005 06:33 PM, Us-380, Providence, Lat: 33.221960, Lon: -96.961530, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
FAA Registered Aircraft:
1- Aircraft: PIPER PA-28R-180 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4987J, N4987J, N-4987J, Serial Number: 28R-30742, Airworthiness Date: 05/07/1968, Certificate Issue Date: 07/15/2020
Registrant (Individual): Jason E Fulco, 9901 Concord Dr, Providence Village, TX 76227
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 84.3%Electricity
- 10.5%Utility gas
- 5.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 97.0%Electricity
- 3.0%Utility gas
Providence compared to Texas state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house above state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.