Household Types in Buffalo, Erie County, New York (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Erie County and Buffalo
Buffalo
Erie County
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family223.969617%41.783649%23.969617%24.0%26,28726.3k21.516760%13.532138%21.516760%21.5%23,59723.6k5.730933%4.394471%5.730933%5.7%6,28539.793741%33.532817%39.793741%39.8%43,64143.6k8.988948%6.756926%8.988948%9.0%9,858

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Erie County and Buffalo
Buffalo
Erie County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads36.858834%61.543316%36.858834%36.9%10,08910.1k53.379366%30.357218%53.379366%53.4%14,61114.6k9.761800%8.099466%9.761800%9.8%2,672

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Erie County and Buffalo
Buffalo
Erie County
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children224.958967%24.833474%24.958967%25.0%27,37227.4k74.837692%74.946320%74.837692%74.8%82,07382.1k

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Erie County and Buffalo
Buffalo
Erie County
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
80%60%40%20%0%20%40%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Other3Black3Mixed3-10.281348%-5.418548%-18.409170%-12.608545%-6.108181%-3.520177%-17.686741%-15.846928%-46.717610%47%53.282390%56.837974%53.282390%53%2,879-11.722519%-5.027662%-40.605033%-13.622562%-9.837051%-3.990604%-32.930780%-7.062978%-70.977777%71%29.022223%46.178587%29.022223%29%53,68353.7k-32.475884%-4.565916%-30.996785%-6.720257%-23.752624%-3.713870%-30.744389%-7.395446%-74.758842%75%25.241158%34.393670%25.241158%25%3,110-33.236994%-9.044543%-30.159810%-5.457327%-30.980709%-8.906088%-29.837126%-5.856532%-77.898674%78%22.101326%24.419545%22.101326%22%5,882-31.930035%-6.201030%-42.216365%-3.483886%-31.629104%-6.063702%-40.589079%-3.521113%-83.831317%84%16.168683%18.197002%16.168683%16%41,73541.7k-30.138714%-7.061791%-40.184952%-8.322825%-24.537037%-6.657848%-34.104938%-7.032628%-85.708281%86%14.291719%27.667549%14.291719%14%2,379

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in Buffalo

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
6%14%22%31%39%47%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
1%10%17%25%33%41%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.8%4.2%7.4%10.7%14.0%17.3%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
11%22%33%44%55%66%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%16%24%32%40%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
4%11%18%25%32%39%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Buffalo

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
3%23%42%61%81%100%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%11%21%32%43%54%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.5%6.9%10.4%13.9%17.4%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%15%30%45%59%75%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%15%22%30%38%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
0%10%19%29%38%48%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Buffalo

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%13%25%38%50%63%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.6%9.2%13.8%18.5%23.1%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%17%34%51%69%86%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%11%22%34%45%57%
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Household Types by Neighborhood in Buffalo

There are 53 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Buffalo (51 fully and 2 partially). This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Buffalo, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Buffalo. The least populous of the compared neighborhoods has a population of 802.

Married by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Buffalo, selected neighborhoods in Buffalo, and entities that contain Buffalo
0%10%20%30%40%Count#United StatesNortheastEggertsvilleMiddle AtlanticSouth ParkAlbrightNew YorkSouth AbbottBuffalo AreaErieParksidePark MeadowStarin CntrlCazenovia PkAbbott McKinleyKaisertownNorth ParkForestRiverside PkGrant FerryBabcockFront ParkFirst WardWaterfrontTriangleBuffaloBuffaloBuffaloBlack RockDelaware ParkLovejoyN DelawareMilitarySenecaDelaware-W FerrySchiller ParkHamlin ParkUniversityLaSalleGriderS EllicottMedical ParkBroadway-FillmoreEmersonKensingtonAllenKenfieldMasten ParkEmslieCntrl Business DistLakeviewLeroyMLK ParkColumbusKingsleyGenesee MoselleBryantWillert ParkCold Spring48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.912347%46.912347%47%2,865146.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M45.289662%45.289662%45%1,2581,259244.158075%44.158075%44%478343.958145%43.958145%44%3,194,0813.19M42.511508%42.511508%43%648649442.445266%42.445266%42%199,688200k41.783649%41.783649%42%159,957160k39.461956%39.461956%39%480481535.702735%35.702735%36%626627635.045727%35.045727%35%862734.123756%34.123756%34%810831.982537%31.982537%32%957958930.162302%30.162302%30%8008011030.074532%30.074532%30%2,1041128.634596%28.634596%29%1,0001,0011228.506528%28.506528%29%1,4191,4201328.092342%28.092342%28%8671427.150122%27.150122%27%4194201527.139637%27.139637%27%1,4811626.633067%26.633067%27%2272281726.271186%26.271186%26%2201826.150617%26.150617%26%4324331923.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k23.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k23.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k23.222372%23.222372%23%6496502023.101347%23.101347%23%1142122.984527%22.984527%23%7612222.710681%22.710681%23%2332322.239126%22.239126%22%3953962421.903574%21.903574%22%3343352521.320658%21.320658%21%6062620.897141%20.897141%21%9109112720.527395%20.527395%21%4454462819.740616%19.740616%20%3182919.726988%19.726988%20%7147153018.765975%18.765975%19%4824833118.050506%18.050506%18%2613217.992641%17.992641%18%1523317.617199%17.617199%18%5463417.514892%17.514892%18%1511523517.422896%17.422896%17%7307313617.060275%17.060275%17%3253263715.871374%15.871374%16%5453815.692495%15.692495%16%2052063914.910003%14.910003%15%1084014.410480%14.410480%14%1104113.859740%13.859740%14%2382394213.395675%13.395675%13%3153164313.119028%13.119028%13%2284411.574030%11.574030%12%1461474511.361211%11.361211%11%1754611.127996%11.127996%11%1951964710.833056%10.833056%11%4714810.820820%10.820820%11%333334496.060606%6.060606%6%2850

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Buffalo Area

There are 49 county subdivisions in the Buffalo Area. This section compares Buffalo to all of the county subdivisions in the Buffalo Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Buffalo.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Buffalo, selected other county subdivisions in the Buffalo Area, and entities that contain Buffalo
0%20%40%60%Count#PendletonMarillaTown of ElmaHartlandSomersetColdenSardiniaTown of WalesClarenceCambriaGrand IsOrch PkN CollinsRoyaltonWheatfieldTown of EdenAuroraPorterBostonNewfaneLancasterTown of AldenWilsonHollandLewistonLockportNewsteadConcordTown of EvansTown of BrantHamburgAmherstW SenecaUnited StatesCollinsNortheastMiddle AtlanticNew YorkTonawandaN TonawandaBuffalo AreaErieTonawandaCheektowagaNiagaraLockportTuscarora NationNiagara FallsLackawannaCattaraugusBuffaloBuffaloBuffaloTonawanda70.884956%70.884956%71%1,602170.157068%70.157068%70%1,474264.085841%64.085841%64%3,046363.865031%63.865031%64%1,041462.920168%62.920168%63%599562.500000%62.500000%63%855662.428843%62.428843%62%658762.278481%62.278481%62%738862.088613%62.088613%62%7,301960.438556%60.438556%60%1,3231060.200584%60.200584%60%4,7421159.946026%59.946026%60%6,8861258.429561%58.429561%58%7591357.969432%57.969432%58%1,5931457.577855%57.577855%58%4,1601556.391953%56.391953%56%1,7381656.208670%56.208670%56%3,0601756.083650%56.083650%56%1,4751855.390222%55.390222%55%1,8241954.790895%54.790895%55%2,0702054.746318%54.746318%55%9,3662154.436809%54.436809%54%1,8222252.365006%52.365006%52%1,2512352.083333%52.083333%52%7752452.077651%52.077651%52%3,2462551.776275%51.776275%52%4,2122650.027840%50.027840%50%1,7972750.013994%50.013994%50%1,7872849.985057%49.985057%50%3,3452949.328859%49.328859%49%4413049.074539%49.074539%49%11,71911.7k3149.033880%49.033880%49%24,38724.4k3248.246110%48.246110%48%9,3943348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.161543%48.161543%48%7993447.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M43.958145%43.958145%44%3,194,0813.19M42.669431%42.669431%43%13,99614.0k3542.567120%42.567120%43%5,7873642.445266%42.445266%42%199,688200k41.783649%41.783649%42%159,957160k40.867280%40.867280%41%2,7993740.230150%40.230150%40%15,69715.7k3838.325991%38.325991%38%1,3053936.740857%36.740857%37%3,2854032.114883%32.114883%32%1234131.492079%31.492079%31%6,6594229.944766%29.944766%30%2,2774325.405405%25.405405%25%1884423.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k23.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k23.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k450.000000%0.000000%0%046

Household Types by County Subdivision in New York

There are 1,023 county subdivisions in New York. This section compares Buffalo to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in New York and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Buffalo. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 42,343.

Married by County Subdivision#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Buffalo, selected other county subdivisions in New York, and entities that contain Buffalo
0%20%40%60%Count#MonroeOyster BaySmithtownRamapoMt PleasantHuntingtonN HempsteadClarkstownHempsteadCortlandtBrookhavenPerintonWebsterGreenburghTown of IslipLancasterStaten IslandBabylonOrangetownSouthamptonTown of RyePoughkeepsieTown of ClayColonieHamburgAmherstNew RochelleHenriettaW SenecaUnited StatesNortheastMiddle AtlanticGreeceQueensWhite PlainsNew YorkIrondequoitTonawandaBuffalo AreaErieTown of UnionYonkersCheektowagaBrooklynUticaSchenectadyNiagara FallsMount VernonBronxManhattanTroyBinghamtonSyracuseBuffaloBuffaloBuffaloAlbanyRochester75.867769%75.867769%76%7,803167.294353%67.294353%67%65,97066.0k267.240118%67.240118%67%26,65626.7k364.323905%64.323905%64%22,37722.4k464.155606%64.155606%64%9,087563.764393%63.764393%64%43,69243.7k663.248354%63.248354%63%48,42848.4k763.114194%63.114194%63%18,47118.5k859.227510%59.227510%59%143,160143k958.439948%58.439948%58%8,9531057.040769%57.040769%57%91,71391.7k1156.716261%56.716261%57%10,78810.8k1256.355835%56.355835%56%9,8511355.281137%55.281137%55%18,28718.3k1455.014053%55.014053%55%54,80554.8k1554.746318%54.746318%55%9,3661654.539376%54.539376%55%90,54390.5k1753.685164%53.685164%54%36,14336.1k1853.651858%53.651858%54%9,6011952.551958%52.551958%53%11,15111.2k2051.967835%51.967835%52%7,9492151.517360%51.517360%52%7,7752249.817146%49.817146%50%11,71511.7k2349.392522%49.392522%49%15,73315.7k2449.074539%49.074539%49%11,71911.7k2549.033880%49.033880%49%24,38724.4k2648.744377%48.744377%49%13,76213.8k2748.345624%48.345624%48%7,4082848.246110%48.246110%48%9,3942948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.697291%46.697291%47%19,01019.0k3044.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k3143.963134%43.963134%44%9,5403243.958145%43.958145%44%3,194,0813.19M43.713034%43.713034%44%9,6823342.669431%42.669431%43%13,99614.0k3442.445266%42.445266%42%199,688200k41.783649%41.783649%42%159,957160k41.305964%41.305964%41%10,00110.0k3540.600030%40.600030%41%29,62329.6k3640.230150%40.230150%40%15,69715.7k3737.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k3832.292607%32.292607%32%7,5093932.228139%32.228139%32%7,5044031.492079%31.492079%31%6,6594130.819035%30.819035%31%7,6164227.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4327.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k4426.818571%26.818571%27%5,3204526.630187%26.630187%27%5,2564624.268605%24.268605%24%13,45513.5k4723.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k23.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k23.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k4822.609759%22.609759%23%9,2444919.904678%19.904678%20%17,08117.1k50

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares Buffalo to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Buffalo. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Married by County Subdivision#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Buffalo, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Buffalo
0%20%40%60%Count#Oyster BaySmithtownRamapoHuntingtonN HempsteadEdisonHempsteadWoodbridgeLakewoodBrookhavenGreenburghTown of IslipStaten IslandBabylonToms RivAmherstUnited StatesStamfordNortheastMiddle AtlanticGreeceQueensNew YorkBuffalo AreaErieYonkersManchesterQuincyElizabethJersey CityBrooklynLynnBrocktonLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordCambridgeProvidenceSpringfieldPittsburghPhiladelphiaBronxManhattanBostonNewarkNew HvnSyracuseBuffaloBuffaloBuffaloAlbanyHartfordRochester67.294353%67.294353%67%65,97066.0k167.240118%67.240118%67%26,65626.7k264.323905%64.323905%64%22,37722.4k363.764393%63.764393%64%43,69243.7k463.248354%63.248354%63%48,42848.4k563.106359%63.106359%63%22,42822.4k659.227510%59.227510%59%143,160143k758.968828%58.968828%59%19,95820.0k858.909765%58.909765%59%13,98414.0k957.040769%57.040769%57%91,71391.7k1055.281137%55.281137%55%18,28718.3k1155.014053%55.014053%55%54,80554.8k1254.539376%54.539376%55%90,54390.5k1353.685164%53.685164%54%36,14336.1k1453.434078%53.434078%53%18,49318.5k1549.033880%49.033880%49%24,38724.4k1648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.010816%48.010816%48%22,90522.9k1747.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.697291%46.697291%47%19,01019.0k1844.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k1943.958145%43.958145%44%3,194,0813.19M42.445266%42.445266%42%199,688200k41.783649%41.783649%42%159,957160k40.600030%40.600030%41%29,62329.6k2039.047240%39.047240%39%17,67217.7k2138.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k2238.119282%38.119282%38%15,25015.3k2337.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k2437.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k2537.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k2637.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k2734.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k2834.458178%34.458178%34%15,08215.1k2933.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k3033.406317%33.406317%33%13,27413.3k3132.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k3232.589312%32.589312%33%16,41116.4k3332.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k3432.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k3532.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k3629.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k3729.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k3828.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k3927.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4027.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4127.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k4226.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4326.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k4425.147929%25.147929%25%12,58012.6k4524.268605%24.268605%24%13,45513.5k4623.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k23.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k23.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k4722.609759%22.609759%23%9,2444821.208420%21.208420%21%9,7234919.904678%19.904678%20%17,08117.1k50

Household Types by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares Buffalo to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Buffalo. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Married by County Subdivision#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Buffalo, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Buffalo
0%20%40%Count#HempsteadNW HarrisPlanoSan JoseE San Gabriel VlyNE TarrantSeattle EastAnaheim-Santa Ana-Gdn GrvAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lk CityOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San BernardinoUnited StatesSan DiegoSan Fernando VlyNortheastMiddle AtlanticEl PasoFort WorthQueensTulsaNew YorkSW DallasFresnoHoustonPhoenixNE DallasBuffalo AreaLas VegasTucsonSacramentoErieAlbuquerqueLong Bch-Lakewood1, CharlotteSeattleBrooklynSan Antonio CntrlTampaAustinOrlandoSan FranciscoMiamiDenverLos AngelesChicagoColumbusAtlantaPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBronxManhattanBostonWashingtonBaltimoreBuffaloBuffaloBuffaloDetroit59.227510%59.227510%59%143,160143k158.970655%58.970655%59%147,784148k258.722970%58.722970%59%117,480117k356.155513%56.155513%56%329,032329k456.150060%56.150060%56%148,431148k556.136383%56.136383%56%114,905115k655.866645%55.866645%56%127,724128k755.452266%55.452266%55%270,876271k854.546020%54.546020%55%105,204105k953.538307%53.538307%54%174,514175k1053.207769%53.207769%53%117,661118k1149.760860%49.760860%50%113,093113k1248.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.817936%47.817936%48%391,024391k1347.153157%47.153157%47%291,092291k1447.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M45.596507%45.596507%46%83,74383.7k1545.311033%45.311033%45%134,185134k1644.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k1744.033568%44.033568%44%103,681104k1843.958145%43.958145%44%3,194,0813.19M43.845023%43.845023%44%142,317142k1943.733151%43.733151%44%97,82197.8k2043.635214%43.635214%44%505,284505k2143.280242%43.280242%43%495,480495k2242.704899%42.704899%43%243,397243k2342.445266%42.445266%42%199,688200k42.324971%42.324971%42%280,852281k2442.304475%42.304475%42%146,684147k2542.251822%42.251822%42%172,308172k2641.783649%41.783649%42%159,957160k40.600191%40.600191%41%102,077102k2740.380940%40.380940%40%80,07580.1k2840.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k2938.976276%38.976276%39%171,519172k3037.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k3137.246576%37.246576%37%83,94083.9k3236.331926%36.331926%36%94,68194.7k3336.297932%36.297932%36%120,985121k3434.824245%34.824245%35%76,94876.9k3534.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3634.614790%34.614790%35%116,386116k3733.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3833.396359%33.396359%33%312,631313k3932.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k4032.461440%32.461440%32%108,156108k4127.610773%27.610773%28%65,84765.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4427.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4527.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k4626.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4724.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4824.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4923.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k23.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k23.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k20.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Buffalo. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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