Household Types in Worcester County, Massachusetts (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Worcester County
Worcester County
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family249.423040%46.901878%49.423040%49.4%149,650150k12.208630%12.492179%12.208630%12.2%36,96737.0k4.509006%4.195805%4.509006%4.5%13,65313.7k27.145518%28.639460%27.145518%27.1%82,19582.2k6.713805%7.770677%6.713805%6.7%20,32920.3k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Worcester County
Worcester County
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads69.709572%69.306498%69.709572%69.7%61,01461.0k23.621552%24.387245%23.621552%23.6%20,67520.7k6.668876%6.306257%6.668876%6.7%5,837

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Worcester County
Worcester County
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children228.906121%27.334675%28.906121%28.9%87,52687.5k70.659921%72.182263%70.659921%70.7%213,954214k
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 Massachusetts and Worcester County
Worcester County
Massachusetts
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Mixed3Hispanic5Black3Other3-7.273071%-5.875130%-12.411448%-7.159724%-8.243134%-4.153923%-19.357498%-9.232310%-32.719373%33%67.280627%59.013135%67.280627%67%10,58710.6k-10.228502%-4.088864%-27.762738%-6.629937%-9.439443%-3.502863%-29.882148%-7.809223%-48.710042%49%51.289958%49.366323%51.289958%51%252,295252k-20.524202%-8.116677%-28.640879%-7.461425%-21.340294%-8.288941%-24.854038%-10.564671%-64.743183%65%35.256817%34.952056%35.256817%35%4,731-28.167681%-4.536849%-27.146721%-6.382691%-28.270514%-6.723493%-22.186544%-8.816479%-66.233942%66%33.766058%34.002970%33.766058%34%14,79014.8k-24.766355%-8.173322%-26.907392%-7.587086%-29.451210%-7.190844%-29.400671%-5.327647%-67.434155%67%32.565845%28.629629%32.565845%33%11,77011.8k-27.131423%-8.096509%-26.679040%-7.586127%-31.539801%-8.937208%-23.011028%-6.490896%-69.493098%69%30.506902%30.021067%30.506902%31%8,621
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Worcester County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
33%43%51%60%69%78%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
2.9%5.7%8.6%11.4%14.2%17.0%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.2%3.3%5.3%7.4%9.4%11.5%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
10%15%20%25%30%36%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2.5%4.3%5.9%7.6%9.3%11.0%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
19.7%24.7%29.6%34.5%39.4%44.3%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Worcester County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
12%26%39%53%66%80%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%12%24%36%48%61%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%15%23%31%39%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
8%20%31%42%53%64%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.9%7.8%11.7%15.6%19.6%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
6%18%29%40%51%63%
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Household Types by Place in Worcester County

There are 34 places that are fully or partially contained within Worcester County (33 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 34 of those to each other, Worcester County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Worcester County.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Worcester County, selected places in Worcester County, and entities that contain Worcester County
0%20%40%60%Count#CordavilleSturbridgeS AshburnhamNorthboroughS LancasterN BrookfieldRutlandE BrookfieldBaldwinvilleUptonLunenburgPetershamWorcesterHopedaleWorcesterMilfordUnited StatesFiskdaleWestboroughNew EnglandOxfordWhitinsvilleNortheastMassachusettsW BrookfieldLeominsterFitchburgSpencerWarrenSouthbridge TownClintonGardnerWebsterWinchendonEast DouglasBrookfieldWorcesterAtholBarreDevens77.479580%77.479580%77%664169.402110%69.402110%69%592263.636364%63.636364%64%196363.216348%63.216348%63%1,423458.241758%58.241758%58%371554.883721%54.883721%55%472653.837719%53.837719%54%491752.452026%52.452026%52%246851.597052%51.597052%52%420951.136364%51.136364%51%6301050.000000%50.000000%50%3951149.541284%49.541284%50%541249.423040%49.423040%49%149,650150k49.333333%49.333333%49%7401349.248678%49.248678%49%170,920171k49.146962%49.146962%49%4,9261448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.158915%48.158915%48%4971548.124639%48.124639%48%8341647.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.733105%47.733105%48%1,1161747.120000%47.120000%47%1,1781847.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M43.380855%43.380855%43%2131943.269921%43.269921%43%7,2332041.987223%41.987223%42%6,1782139.844708%39.844708%40%9752237.743191%37.743191%38%1942337.483541%37.483541%37%2,5622436.772217%36.772217%37%1,0802536.701156%36.701156%37%3,0152635.725394%35.725394%36%1,6082735.248042%35.248042%35%5402834.730539%34.730539%35%3482934.042553%34.042553%34%1123033.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k3133.651620%33.651620%34%1,1633233.392857%33.392857%33%1873320.425532%20.425532%20%4834
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 34 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Worcester County

There are 60 county subdivisions in Worcester County. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Worcester County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Worcester County. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 3,451.

Married by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Worcester County, selected county subdivisions in Worcester County, and entities that contain Worcester County
0%20%40%60%Count#MendonBoltonHarvardNorthboroughSouthboroughPrincetonPaxtonSterlingRutlandHoldenHubbardstonLancasterTown of UptonSuttonSturbridgeWestboroughAshburnhamCharltonWestminsterShrewsburyBoylstonBlackstoneDouglasHopedaleWinchendonN BrookfieldGraftonTempletonLunenburgW BoylstonUxbridgeW BrookfieldMillburyAuburnWarrenTown of BarreNorthbridgeSpencerDudleyLeicesterMilfordWorcesterWorcesterUnited StatesOxfordNew EnglandNortheastMassachusettsWebsterLeominsterFitchburgClintonTown of AtholSouthbridge TownGardnerWorcester77.733598%77.733598%78%1,564175.102760%75.102760%75%1,279271.658866%71.658866%72%1,378369.005277%69.005277%69%3,531468.978979%68.978979%69%2,297567.944535%67.944535%68%833667.509987%67.509987%68%1,014765.278783%65.278783%65%1,803865.123564%65.123564%65%1,871965.102639%65.102639%65%4,2181064.883149%64.883149%65%1,0551163.873684%63.873684%64%1,5171263.300037%63.300037%63%1,7111362.994087%62.994087%63%2,0241462.965019%62.965019%63%2,2681562.868137%62.868137%63%4,2481661.366743%61.366743%61%1,3471760.757137%60.757137%61%2,9371860.439944%60.439944%60%1,7311960.422961%60.422961%60%7,8002059.837493%59.837493%60%1,0312159.228238%59.228238%59%1,9802258.788071%58.788071%59%1,8532358.728070%58.728070%59%1,3392458.469520%58.469520%58%2,2542558.333333%58.333333%58%1,0642658.278243%58.278243%58%3,9672757.582282%57.582282%58%1,8722857.578602%57.578602%58%2,4542957.295720%57.295720%57%1,1783056.866953%56.866953%57%2,6503156.864021%56.864021%57%8743255.629391%55.629391%56%2,9303354.691566%54.691566%55%3,5733453.475104%53.475104%53%1,0313552.502607%52.502607%53%1,0073651.271951%51.271951%51%3,1243751.235480%51.235480%51%2,4263851.051965%51.051965%51%2,0143950.947272%50.947272%51%2,2324050.478685%50.478685%50%5,5894149.423040%49.423040%49%149,650150k49.248678%49.248678%49%170,920171k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.116214%48.116214%48%2,5674247.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M43.788344%43.788344%44%2,8554343.269921%43.269921%43%7,2334441.987223%41.987223%42%6,1784541.253124%41.253124%41%2,3114640.846251%40.846251%41%1,9504737.483541%37.483541%37%2,5624836.701156%36.701156%37%3,0154933.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Worcester Area

There are 2 counties in the Worcester Area. This section compares Worcester County to all of the counties in the Worcester Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Worcester County.

Married by County#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Worcester County, selected other counties in the Worcester Area, and entities that contain Worcester County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#WorcesterWorcesterUnited StatesWindhamNew EnglandNortheastMassachusetts49.423040%49.423040%49%149,650150k149.248678%49.248678%49%170,920171k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.055851%48.055851%48%21,27021.3k247.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 2 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in Massachusetts

There are 14 counties in Massachusetts. This section compares Worcester County to all of the counties in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Worcester County.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Worcester County, selected other counties in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Worcester County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#PlymouthNorfolkMiddlesexDukesBarnstableWorcesterWorcesterEssexNantucketUnited StatesNew EnglandNortheastMassachusettsBristolFranklinHampshireBerkshireHampdenSuffolk53.930272%53.930272%54%98,28998.3k152.724169%52.724169%53%137,115137k251.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k351.304206%51.304206%51%3,147449.784316%49.784316%50%46,97247.0k549.423040%49.423040%49%149,650150k649.248678%49.248678%49%170,920171k48.694548%48.694548%49%140,382140k748.279458%48.279458%48%1,852848.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.799698%46.799698%47%99,65299.7k944.808977%44.808977%45%13,61713.6k1043.999795%43.999795%44%25,71725.7k1143.052467%43.052467%43%23,61623.6k1241.775189%41.775189%42%74,00674.0k1328.190137%28.190137%28%84,47484.5k14
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 14 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Worcester County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Worcester County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Worcester County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Worcester County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandSan DiegoTarrantWorcesterWorcesterAlamedaUnited StatesNew EnglandMaricopaKingNortheastMassachusettsHarrisFresnoSt. LouisPalm BeachBexarSacramentoQueensLos AngelesHennepinHillsboroughOrangeClarkPimaBrowardMecklenburgMiami-DadeDallasAlleghenyTravisCookFranklinKingsWayneCuyahogaFultonMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBronxNew York60.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k158.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k257.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k356.519609%56.519609%57%354,140354k454.863463%54.863463%55%557,968558k554.829088%54.829088%55%195,225195k654.144604%54.144604%54%209,832210k753.958245%53.958245%54%198,439198k853.850274%53.850274%54%380,030380k953.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k1052.951400%52.951400%53%163,910164k1151.544935%51.544935%52%176,161176k1251.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k1351.349928%51.349928%51%317,816318k1451.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k1550.587546%50.587546%51%251,282251k1649.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k1749.775611%49.775611%50%339,951340k1849.423040%49.423040%49%149,650150k49.248678%49.248678%49%170,920171k49.233820%49.233820%49%277,823278k1948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.135363%47.135363%47%690,929691k2047.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k2147.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.758587%46.758587%47%718,333718k2246.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k2346.377789%46.377789%46%186,307186k2445.755354%45.755354%46%246,415246k2545.572827%45.572827%46%284,065284k2645.025648%45.025648%45%237,436237k2744.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k2844.647965%44.647965%45%1,465,2771.47M2944.010311%44.010311%44%217,337217k3043.936060%43.936060%44%217,853218k3143.830757%43.830757%44%194,982195k3243.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k3343.498318%43.498318%43%171,988172k3443.305081%43.305081%43%291,438291k3543.282903%43.282903%43%167,420167k3643.247261%43.247261%43%369,169369k3743.118601%43.118601%43%385,714386k3842.200631%42.200631%42%224,117224k3941.793066%41.793066%42%182,983183k4040.962571%40.962571%41%799,428799k4139.660948%39.660948%40%193,946194k4237.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k4336.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k4436.700533%36.700533%37%196,186196k4535.948564%35.948564%36%138,439138k4634.891765%34.891765%35%133,558134k4727.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4827.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4927.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county 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 Worcester County. 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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Principal Cities:
Worcester, Leominster, Gardner
Principal Unincorporated Place:
Athol
Cities:
Fitchburg, Gardner, Leominster, Southbridge Town, Worcester
Towns:
Ashburnham, Athol, Auburn, Barre, Berlin, Blackstone, Bolton, Boylston, Brookfield, Charlton, Clinton, Douglas, Dudley, East Brookfield, Grafton, Hardwick, Harvard, Holden, Hopedale, Hubbardston, Lancaster, Leicester, Lunenburg, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Millville, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Northborough, Northbridge, Oakham, Oxford, Paxton, Petersham, Phillipston, Princeton, Royalston, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Southborough, Spencer, Sterling, Sturbridge, Sutton, Templeton, Upton, Uxbridge, Warren, Webster, West Boylston, West Brookfield, Westborough, Westminster, Winchendon
Unincorporated Places:
Athol, Baldwinville, Barre, Brookfield, Clinton, Cordaville, Devens, East Brookfield, East Douglas, Fiskdale, Hopedale, Lunenburg, Milford, North Brookfield, Northborough, Oxford, Petersham, Rutland, South Ashburnham, South Lancaster, Spencer, Sturbridge, Upton, Warren, Webster, West Brookfield, Westborough, Whitinsville, Winchendon
ZIP Codes:
01005, 01031, 01037, 01068, 01074, 01082, 01083, 01092, 01094, 01331, 01364, 01366, 01368, 01420, 01430, 01434, 01436, 01438, 01440, 01451, 01452, 01453, 01462, 01467, 01468, 01473, 01475, 01501, 01503, 01504, 01505, 01506, 01507, 01510, 01515, 01516, 01518, 01519, 01520, 01522, 01523, 01524, 01525, 01527, 01529, 01531, 01532, 01534, 01535, 01536, 01537, 01540, 01541, 01542, 01543, 01545, 01550, 01560, 01561, 01562, 01564, 01566, 01568, 01569, 01570, 01571, 01581, 01583, 01585, 01588, 01590, 01602, 01603, 01604, 01605, 01606, 01607, 01608, 01609, 01610, 01611, 01612, 01740, 01745, 01747, 01752, 01756, 01757, 01772, 02019
Unified School Districts:
Ashburnham-Westminster, Athol-Royalston, Auburn, Blackstone-Millville, Clinton, Douglas, Dudley-Charlton, Fitchburg, Gardner, Grafton, Harvard, Hopedale, Leicester, Leominster, Lunenburg, Mendon-Upton, Milford, Millbury, Narragansett, Nashoba, North Brookfield, Northbridge, Oxford, Quabbin, Quaboag, Shrewsbury, Southbridge, Spencer-East Brookfield, Sutton, Uxbridge, Wachusett, Webster, West Boylston, Westborough, Winchendon, Worcester
Elementary School Districts:
Berlin, Boylston, Brookfield, Northborough, Petersham, Southborough, Sturbridge
Secondary School Districts:
Berlin-Boylston, Northborough-Southborough, Ralph C. Mahar, Tantasqua
Congressional Districts:
MA-1, MA-2, MA-3, MA-4, MA-5
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Worcester, MA-Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester, MA-Middlesex and Worcester, MA-2nd Worcester, MA-Worcester and Middlesex, MA-Worcester and Norfolk, MA-Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Hampden, MA-1st Worcester, MA-2nd Franklin, MA-2nd Worcester, MA-3rd Middlesex, MA-3rd Worcester, MA-4th Middlesex, MA-4th Worcester, MA-5th Worcester, MA-6th Worcester, MA-7th Worcester, MA-8th Middlesex, MA-8th Worcester, MA-9th Worcester, MA-10th Worcester, MA-11th Worcester, MA-12th Worcester, MA-13th Worcester, MA-14th Worcester, MA-15th Worcester, MA-16th Worcester, MA-17th Worcester, MA-18th Worcester, MA-37th Middlesex
Neighboring Counties:
Cheshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Hillsborough, Middlesex, Norfolk, Providence, Tolland, Windham
Nearby Counties:
Bristol, Bristol, Hartford, Kent, New London, Windham