Household Types in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lancaster County and Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family231.680376%57.061441%31.680376%31.7%6,74019.586369%9.500895%19.586369%19.6%4,1675.931845%3.847154%5.931845%5.9%1,26231.722679%23.752746%31.722679%31.7%6,74911.078731%5.837764%11.078731%11.1%2,357
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Lancaster County and Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster County
0%20%40%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads41.210046%74.703162%41.210046%41.2%2,52746.836269%18.547682%46.836269%46.8%2,87211.953686%6.749156%11.953686%12.0%733

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lancaster County and Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster County
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children228.822562%28.550092%28.822562%28.8%6,13270.886016%71.243456%70.886016%70.9%15,08115.1k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lancaster County and Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster County
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3Mixed3Hispanic4White5Black3Other3-11.054422%-3.231293%-14.455782%-12.755102%-7.935943%-3.131673%-14.519573%-5.160142%-41.496599%41%58.503401%69.252669%58.503401%59%588-18.892508%-8.143322%-27.850163%-4.723127%-19.402339%-9.181464%-20.701602%-1.472499%-59.609121%60%40.390879%49.242096%40.390879%40%614-26.058163%-7.284768%-27.209905%-6.219407%-22.637446%-6.637953%-21.066633%-7.930073%-66.772243%67%33.227757%41.727895%33.227757%33%3,473-10.400149%-3.703013%-39.464602%-15.063893%-7.522385%-3.281370%-24.300124%-5.680192%-68.631657%69%31.368343%59.215929%31.368343%31%10,72110.7k-29.072435%-9.144543%-21.599476%-9.537856%-25.112714%-9.002104%-22.888488%-9.197475%-69.354310%69%30.645690%33.799219%30.645690%31%3,051-38.154173%-9.335219%-23.267327%-4.632249%-30.783758%-9.556185%-17.374882%-5.854580%-75.388967%75%24.611033%36.430595%24.611033%25%2,828
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4White Hispanic 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in Lancaster

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
17%26%33%41%49%57%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
4%11%17%24%30%37%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.2%2.5%4.8%7.1%9.4%11.8%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
19%27%34%41%48%56%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
3.4%6.6%9.7%12.8%15.9%19.1%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
14%20%25%31%37%43%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Lancaster

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
20%29%39%48%58%67%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
1%10%18%26%34%42%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.6%5.3%7.9%10.5%13.2%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
17%24%31%39%46%53%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.7%5.0%8.2%11.4%14.7%17.9%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
9%18%26%34%42%50%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Lancaster

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
3%16%28%40%52%65%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

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

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.7%9.5%14.2%18.9%23.7%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
9%25%40%56%72%88%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%14%20%27%35%
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Household Types by Neighborhood in Lancaster

There are 15 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Lancaster (6 fully and 9 partially). This section compares all 15 of those to each other, Lancaster, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lancaster.

Married by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lancaster, selected neighborhoods in Lancaster, and entities that contain Lancaster
0%20%40%Count#LancasterLancasterCollege ParkUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheastProspect HtsMiddle AtlanticEast SideConestoga HtsWest EndCabbage HillLancasterLancasterStevensChurchtowneChestnut HillRossMusser ParkStadium DistMussertownCntrl Business DistSouth Side57.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k57.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k56.429212%56.429212%56%365366148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.983099%46.983099%47%1,6321,633246.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M41.850494%41.850494%42%1,0821,083341.312362%41.312362%41%494439.473453%39.473453%39%1,7131,714535.785463%35.785463%36%1,2651,266631.680376%31.680376%32%6,74031.680376%31.680376%32%6,74030.666317%30.666317%31%425426729.891960%29.891960%30%221222828.734030%28.734030%29%806927.631006%27.631006%28%8198201026.785634%26.785634%27%3141124.421322%24.421322%24%1921223.434634%23.434634%23%2982991321.307827%21.307827%21%2801417.777108%17.777108%18%15715815
Count number of this household type
# rank of neighborhood out of 15 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Lancaster Area

There are 60 county subdivisions in the Lancaster Area. This section compares Lancaster to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Lancaster Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lancaster. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 3,249.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lancaster, selected other county subdivisions in the Lancaster Area, and entities that contain Lancaster
0%20%40%60%80%Count#StrasburgSadsburyColerainBart TownshipE EarlCaernarvonLeacockSalisburyBrecknockElizabethW CocalicoClay TownshipE DrumoreEarl TownshipPenn TownshipParadiseW EarlE DonegalPequeaConestogaE CocalicoWarwickMarticW LampeterLittle BritainW DonegalW HempfieldUpper LeacockEphrataE PetersburgMt JoyAkronRaphoE HempfieldManheimProvidenceE LampeterLancasterLancasterConoyMnrEphrataNew HollandDenverLititzElizabethtownUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheastMiddle AtlanticLancasterMount JoyColumbiaManheimMillersvilleLancasterLancaster85.808039%85.808039%86%1,046179.064588%79.064588%79%710277.476636%77.476636%77%829376.759777%76.759777%77%687475.389408%75.389408%75%1,452575.000000%75.000000%75%1,029673.968623%73.968623%74%1,273773.841060%73.841060%74%2,453872.454155%72.454155%72%1,857971.585903%71.585903%72%9751070.897065%70.897065%71%1,7151170.189819%70.189819%70%1,6271269.945778%69.945778%70%9031369.050606%69.050606%69%1,6511468.241470%68.241470%68%2,3401567.429259%67.429259%67%1,1201667.326733%67.326733%67%1,7681767.098926%67.098926%67%1,8111867.071153%67.071153%67%1,2161966.050198%66.050198%66%1,0002065.516347%65.516347%66%2,5252165.482234%65.482234%65%4,3862265.282823%65.282823%65%1,2582364.591869%64.591869%65%4,0992464.546104%64.546104%65%9032563.821138%63.821138%64%2,0412663.757116%63.757116%64%4,0322762.996942%62.996942%63%1,8542862.351969%62.351969%62%2,2642961.997768%61.997768%62%1,1113061.567445%61.567445%62%2,4513160.888341%60.888341%61%9873260.736748%60.736748%61%2,7043359.403386%59.403386%59%5,7553458.687259%58.687259%59%9,1203557.606491%57.606491%58%1,7043657.592295%57.592295%58%3,5883757.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k57.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k55.188679%55.188679%55%7023853.588808%53.588808%54%4,4053953.441581%53.441581%53%3,0284052.927826%52.927826%53%1,1664152.748691%52.748691%53%8064252.578388%52.578388%53%2,0294349.468480%49.468480%49%2,0014448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.044138%46.044138%46%3,0674545.115291%45.115291%45%1,4874643.548387%43.548387%44%1,8094743.191268%43.191268%43%8314836.894315%36.894315%37%9674931.680376%31.680376%32%6,74031.680376%31.680376%32%6,74050
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Pennsylvania

There are 2,574 county subdivisions in Pennsylvania. This section compares Lancaster to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lancaster. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 27,333.

Married by County Subdivision#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lancaster, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Lancaster
0%20%40%60%Count#NorthamptonLower MakefieldCranberryN HuntingdonLower MacungiePlumMiddletownHampdenHaverfordManheimLower MerionHempfieldShalerTredyffrinLancasterLancasterBethel ParkSpgAbingtonWarminsterMcCandlessYork TownshipRadnorMt LebanonUpper MerionFallsRoss TownshipBensalemLower PaxtonBristolMillcreekUnited StatesPennsylvaniaRidleyCheltenhamNortheastMiddle AtlanticMonroevillePenn HlsUpper DarbyAltoonaScrantonBethlehemWilliamsportAllentownErieLancasterLancasterNorristownWilkes-BarreReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaYorkState CollegeHarrisburgChester69.118072%69.118072%69%9,577168.448889%68.448889%68%8,283267.520117%67.520117%68%7,384363.354744%63.354744%63%7,792463.132589%63.132589%63%7,747560.675786%60.675786%61%6,698659.723957%59.723957%60%9,563759.685864%59.685864%60%7,068858.687679%58.687679%59%10,24110.2k958.687259%58.687259%59%9,1201057.411754%57.411754%57%12,96313.0k1157.291790%57.291790%57%9,6721257.225148%57.225148%57%6,9541357.092614%57.092614%57%6,8181457.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k57.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k56.472782%56.472782%56%7,5731555.938807%55.938807%56%5,8871655.924600%55.924600%56%11,71911.7k1754.834714%54.834714%55%7,0831854.439827%54.439827%54%6,4191952.931210%52.931210%53%6,2482052.872485%52.872485%53%5,0712152.748907%52.748907%53%7,3592252.709812%52.709812%53%6,3122351.375284%51.375284%51%6,5562450.207258%50.207258%50%6,9042549.627844%49.627844%50%11,73511.7k2649.071070%49.071070%49%9,9842748.945473%48.945473%49%9,5152848.258133%48.258133%48%10,88810.9k2948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.812579%47.812579%48%5,6943047.438846%47.438846%47%6,8073147.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M45.764603%45.764603%46%5,7433241.323657%41.323657%41%7,6303341.302985%41.302985%41%12,52112.5k3440.109831%40.109831%40%7,4503536.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k3635.285749%35.285749%35%7,1933732.982293%32.982293%33%3,5393832.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k3932.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k4031.680376%31.680376%32%6,74031.680376%31.680376%32%6,7404129.463486%29.463486%29%3,6194229.303145%29.303145%29%4,4914328.315931%28.315931%28%8,2174428.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k4527.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4625.276753%25.276753%25%4,1104723.864575%23.864575%24%2,8904822.911766%22.911766%23%4,5784917.278208%17.278208%17%2,00650
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares Lancaster to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lancaster. 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 Lancaster, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Lancaster
0%20%40%60%Count#Oyster BaySmithtownRamapoHuntingtonN HempsteadEdisonHempsteadWoodbridgeLakewoodLancasterLancasterBrookhavenGreenburghTown of IslipStaten IslandBabylonToms RivAmherstUnited StatesPennsylvaniaStamfordNortheastMiddle AtlanticGreeceQueensYonkersManchesterQuincyElizabethJersey CityBrooklynLynnBrocktonLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordCambridgeLancasterLancasterProvidenceSpringfieldPittsburghPhiladelphiaBronxManhattanBostonNewarkNew HvnSyracuseBuffaloAlbanyHartfordRochester67.294353%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%13,98414.0k957.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k57.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k57.040769%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%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M48.010816%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%349,676350k1940.600030%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%13,97814.0k3631.680376%31.680376%32%6,74031.680376%31.680376%32%6,74029.571368%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%26,28726.3k4722.609759%22.609759%23%9,2444821.208420%21.208420%21%9,7234919.904678%19.904678%20%17,08117.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares Lancaster to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lancaster. 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 Lancaster, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Lancaster
0%20%40%Count#HempsteadNW HarrisPlanoLancasterLancasterSan JoseE San Gabriel VlyNE TarrantSeattle EastAnaheim-Santa Ana-Gdn GrvAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lk CityOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San BernardinoUnited StatesPennsylvaniaSan DiegoSan Fernando VlyNortheastMiddle AtlanticEl PasoFort WorthQueensTulsaSW DallasFresnoHoustonPhoenixNE DallasLas VegasTucsonSacramentoAlbuquerqueLong Bch-Lakewood1, CharlotteSeattleBrooklynSan Antonio CntrlTampaAustinOrlandoSan FranciscoMiamiDenverLos AngelesChicagoColumbusLancasterLancasterAtlantaPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBronxManhattanBostonWashingtonBaltimoreDetroit59.227510%59.227510%59%143,160143k158.970655%58.970655%59%147,784148k258.722970%58.722970%59%117,480117k357.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k57.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k56.155513%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%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.817936%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%103,681104k1843.845023%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%243,397243k2342.324971%42.324971%42%280,852281k2442.304475%42.304475%42%146,684147k2542.251822%42.251822%42%172,308172k2640.600191%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%108,156108k4131.680376%31.680376%32%6,74031.680376%31.680376%32%6,74027.610773%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%58,79558.8k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

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 Lancaster. 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

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State:
Pennsylvania
County:
Lancaster
Metro Area:
Lancaster Area
City:
Lancaster
ZIP Codes:
17601, 17602, 17603
Unified School Districts:
Lampeter-Strasburg, Lancaster, Manheim Township
Neighborhoods:
Cabbage Hill, Central Business District, Chestnut Hill, Churchtowne, College Park, Conestoga Heights, East Side, Musser Park, Mussertown, Prospect Heights, Ross, South Side, Stadium District, Stevens, West End
Congressional District:
PA-16
State Senate District:
PA-13
State House District:
PA-96
Neighboring Townships:
East Lampeter, Lancaster, Manheim, West Lampeter
Nearby Townships:
East Hempfield, Manor, Pequea, Strasburg, Upper Leacock