Household Types in Somerset County, New Jersey (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New Jersey and Somerset County
Somerset County
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family259.959985%51.034049%59.959985%60.0%69,82769.8k9.365769%13.385700%9.365769%9.4%10,90710.9k3.119633%4.848273%3.119633%3.1%3,63323.383939%25.744864%23.383939%23.4%27,23227.2k4.170674%4.987114%4.170674%4.2%4,857
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in New Jersey and Somerset County
Somerset County
New Jersey
0%20%40%60%80%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads82.606045%71.859897%82.606045%82.6%32,52232.5k14.058928%21.699523%14.058928%14.1%5,5353.335027%6.440580%3.335027%3.3%1,313

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New Jersey and Somerset County
Somerset County
New Jersey
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children233.806760%30.767220%33.806760%33.8%39,37039.4k65.967404%68.970934%65.967404%66.0%76,82376.8k
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 New Jersey and Somerset County
Somerset County
New Jersey
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%80%CountAsian3Other3Mixed3White4Hispanic5Black3-4.312879%-2.291404%-9.585508%-2.045468%-6.440358%-3.602382%-13.579704%-3.898946%-18.235259%18%81.764741%72.478610%81.764741%82%16,67116.7k-13.432836%-6.621438%-17.204885%-3.799186%-24.879977%-10.788416%-16.755770%-6.093600%-41.058345%41%58.941655%41.482237%58.941655%59%3,685-10.803803%-5.877269%-17.286085%-7.260156%-20.887064%-7.130557%-22.841410%-5.272327%-41.227312%41%58.772688%43.868642%58.772688%59%1,157-7.278602%-2.307946%-27.157270%-4.486647%-8.835187%-3.495737%-27.931666%-5.096918%-41.230465%41%58.769535%54.640493%58.769535%59%75,82575.8k-19.019452%-6.722785%-13.547947%-5.152997%-20.933785%-8.858431%-18.109178%-5.378848%-44.443181%44%55.556819%46.719757%55.556819%56%8,791-23.017333%-5.790646%-29.214680%-4.231626%-28.349233%-6.537804%-31.977075%-4.361859%-62.254285%62%37.745715%28.774028%37.745715%38%10,32710.3k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Somerset County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
38%46%53%61%68%76%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
2.9%6.0%9.0%12.1%15.1%18.2%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.8%1.8%2.8%3.8%4.9%5.9%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
12%19%25%32%38%45%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.9%2.5%4.1%5.6%7.2%8.8%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
15%22%28%34%40%47%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Somerset County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
31%43%54%65%77%89%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
1%7%12%18%23%29%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.0%4.1%6.1%8.2%10.3%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
5%15%24%33%42%51%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.2%2.3%4.4%6.5%8.5%10.7%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
14%22%29%37%45%53%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Somerset County

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
16%33%50%67%83%100%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%16%25%33%42%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.3%8.6%12.9%17.2%21.6%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%14%27%41%55%69%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.1%8.1%12.2%16.2%20.4%
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Household Types by Place in Somerset County

There are 37 places that are fully or partially contained within Somerset County (36 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 37 of those to each other, Somerset County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Somerset County.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Somerset County, selected places in Somerset County, and entities that contain Somerset County
0%50%100%Count#Blackwells MillsClydePleasant PlainsBelle MeadBlawenburgTen Mile RunMartinsvilleWatchungBernardsvilleHarlingenFranklin CtrBradley GdnsWestonFar HillsE MillstoneRocky HillSomersetPeapack and GladstonePeapack and Glad…GriggstownMiddlebushGreen KnollMillstoneE Rocky HlSix Mile RunSkillmanSomersetFinderneRaritanNew JerseyN PlainfieldS Bound BrkUnited StatesSomervilleNortheastMiddle AtlanticNew York AreaFranklin ParkBound BrookManvilleVoorheesKingstonEast FranklinZarephath100.000000%100.000000%100%1891100.000000%100.000000%100%70282.802548%82.802548%83%130382.758621%82.758621%83%48480.645161%80.645161%81%75572.193437%72.193437%72%418671.738060%71.738060%72%2,914771.413276%71.413276%71%1,334871.309696%71.309696%71%1,971970.512821%70.512821%71%551068.155054%68.155054%68%1,3891166.624419%66.624419%67%3,1541264.813039%64.813039%65%6761364.444444%64.444444%64%2321463.888889%63.888889%64%1381563.362069%63.362069%63%1471659.959985%59.959985%60%69,82769.8k59.539474%59.539474%60%5431757.750760%57.750760%58%1901857.538803%57.538803%58%5191957.243963%57.243963%57%1,3752056.790123%56.790123%57%922156.637168%56.637168%57%642256.577646%56.577646%57%5722356.321839%56.321839%56%492454.174802%54.174802%54%4,7172551.283248%51.283248%51%1,0992651.100071%51.100071%51%1,4402751.034049%51.034049%51%1,630,5451.63M50.292716%50.292716%50%3,6942849.604743%49.604743%50%7532948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.092280%48.092280%48%2,1683047.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M45.276817%45.276817%45%2,6173144.071652%44.071652%44%1,5503243.606207%43.606207%44%1,6303338.912134%38.912134%39%1863437.865749%37.865749%38%2203535.676554%35.676554%36%878360.000000%0.000000%0%037
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 37 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Somerset County

There are 21 county subdivisions in Somerset County. This section compares all 21 of those to each other, Somerset County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Somerset County.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Somerset County, selected county subdivisions in Somerset County, and entities that contain Somerset County
0%20%40%60%Count#Grn BrkMontgomeryWarrenWatchungBernardsvilleBranchburgHillsboroughBridgewaterFar HillsRocky HillBernardsSomersetPeapack and GladstonePeapack and Glad…MillstoneFranklinRaritanNew JerseyN PlainfieldS Bound BrkUnited StatesSomervilleNortheastMiddle AtlanticNew York AreaBound BrookManvilleBedminster75.486205%75.486205%75%1,669175.144357%75.144357%75%5,726274.707260%74.707260%75%3,828371.413276%71.413276%71%1,334471.309696%71.309696%71%1,971568.354430%68.354430%68%3,510668.039404%68.039404%68%9,186765.539568%65.539568%66%10,02110.0k864.444444%64.444444%64%232963.362069%63.362069%63%1471062.307127%62.307127%62%5,9361159.959985%59.959985%60%69,82769.8k59.539474%59.539474%60%5431256.790123%56.790123%57%921352.957956%52.957956%53%12,81012.8k1451.100071%51.100071%51%1,4401551.034049%51.034049%51%1,630,5451.63M50.292716%50.292716%50%3,6941649.604743%49.604743%50%7531748.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.092280%48.092280%48%2,1681847.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M44.071652%44.071652%44%1,5501943.606207%43.606207%44%1,6302038.547486%38.547486%39%1,58721
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 21 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the New York Area

There are 25 counties in the New York Area. This section compares Somerset County to all of the counties in the New York Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Somerset County.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Somerset County, selected other counties in the New York Area, and entities that contain Somerset County
0%20%40%60%Count#PutnamHunterdonNassauRocklandSomersetMorrisSussexPikeSuffolkBergenMiddlesexMonmouthRichmondOrangeOceanDutchessWestchesterNew JerseyUnionPassaicUnited StatesNortheastMiddle AtlanticNew York AreaQueensEssexHudsonKingsBronxNew York63.664888%63.664888%64%21,71121.7k161.953766%61.953766%62%29,07829.1k260.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k360.231426%60.231426%60%59,65259.7k459.959985%59.959985%60%69,82769.8k559.645921%59.645921%60%107,204107k659.141068%59.141068%59%31,72831.7k757.487580%57.487580%57%12,15012.2k857.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k956.653682%56.653682%57%190,962191k1055.994267%55.994267%56%158,620159k1155.199942%55.199942%55%128,543129k1254.539376%54.539376%55%90,54390.5k1354.462859%54.462859%54%68,15768.2k1453.020318%53.020318%53%118,028118k1551.981786%51.981786%52%55,59455.6k1651.544935%51.544935%52%176,161176k1751.034049%51.034049%51%1,630,5451.63M49.824496%49.824496%50%93,11793.1k1849.034259%49.034259%49%79,20779.2k1948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M44.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k2038.977387%38.977387%39%108,934109k2138.896592%38.896592%39%97,90097.9k2237.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k2327.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k2427.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k25
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 25 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in New Jersey

There are 21 counties in New Jersey. This section compares Somerset County to all of the counties in New Jersey and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Somerset County.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Somerset County, selected other counties in New Jersey, and entities that contain Somerset County
0%20%40%60%Count#HunterdonSomersetMorrisSussexBergenMiddlesexMonmouthWarrenGloucesterBurlingtonOceanCape MayNew JerseyMercerUnionPassaicSalemUnited StatesNortheastMiddle AtlanticNew York AreaCamdenAtlanticCumberlandEssexHudson61.953766%61.953766%62%29,07829.1k159.959985%59.959985%60%69,82769.8k259.645921%59.645921%60%107,204107k359.141068%59.141068%59%31,72831.7k456.653682%56.653682%57%190,962191k555.994267%55.994267%56%158,620159k655.199942%55.199942%55%128,543129k754.950065%54.950065%55%22,77922.8k854.571314%54.571314%55%57,17057.2k953.665041%53.665041%54%88,34588.3k1053.020318%53.020318%53%118,028118k1151.236493%51.236493%51%20,53220.5k1251.034049%51.034049%51%1,630,5451.63M50.086453%50.086453%50%65,17765.2k1349.824496%49.824496%50%93,11793.1k1449.034259%49.034259%49%79,20779.2k1548.608534%48.608534%49%11,79011.8k1648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M45.478726%45.478726%45%84,46484.5k1745.158929%45.158929%45%45,64845.6k1842.375488%42.375488%42%21,49221.5k1938.977387%38.977387%39%108,934109k2038.896592%38.896592%39%97,90097.9k21
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 21 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 Somerset County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Somerset County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Somerset County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Somerset County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauSomersetFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexNew JerseyOaklandSan DiegoTarrantAlamedaUnited StatesMaricopaKingNortheastHarrisMiddle AtlanticFresnoSt. LouisNew York AreaPalm BeachBexarSacramentoQueensLos AngelesHennepinHillsboroughOrangeClarkPimaBrowardMecklenburgMiami-DadeDallasAlleghenyTravisCookFranklinKingsWayneCuyahogaFultonMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBronxNew York60.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k159.959985%59.959985%60%69,82769.8k58.073053%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%301,678302k1551.034049%51.034049%51%1,630,5451.63M50.587546%50.587546%51%251,282251k1649.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k1749.775611%49.775611%50%339,951340k1849.233820%49.233820%49%277,823278k1948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.135363%47.135363%47%690,929691k2047.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k2147.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.758587%46.758587%47%718,333718k2246.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k2346.377789%46.377789%46%186,307186k2446.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M45.755354%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 Somerset 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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Boroughs:
Bernardsville, Bound Brook, Far Hills, Manville, Millstone, North Plainfield, Peapack and Gladstone, Raritan, Rocky Hill, Somerville, South Bound Brook, Watchung
Townships:
Bedminster, Bernards, Branchburg, Bridgewater, Franklin, Green Brook, Hillsborough, Montgomery, Warren
Unincorporated Places:
Belle Mead, Blackwells Mills, Blawenburg, Bradley Gardens, Clyde, East Franklin, East Millstone, East Rocky Hill, Finderne, Franklin Center, Franklin Park, Green Knoll, Griggstown, Harlingen, Kingston, Martinsville, Middlebush, Pleasant Plains, Six Mile Run, Skillman, Somerset, Ten Mile Run, Voorhees, Weston, Zarephath
ZIP Codes:
07059, 07060, 07062, 07063, 07069, 07076, 07920, 07921, 07924, 07930, 07931, 07934, 07939, 07960, 07977, 07979, 08502, 08528, 08540, 08553, 08558, 08805, 08807, 08812, 08821, 08822, 08823, 08835, 08836, 08844, 08853, 08858, 08869, 08873, 08876, 08880, 08889, 08890
Unified School Districts:
Bedminster Township, Bernards Township, Bound Brook Borough, Branchburg Township, Bridgewater-Raritan, Franklin Township, Green Brook Township, Hillsborough Township, Manville Borough, Montgomery Township, North Plainfield Borough, Somerset Hills, Somerville Borough, South Bound Brook Borough
Elementary School Districts:
Warren Township, Watchung Borough
Secondary School District:
Watchung Hills
Congressional Districts:
NJ-7, NJ-12
State Senate Districts:
NJ-16, NJ-17, NJ-21, NJ-22, NJ-23, NJ-25
General Assembly Districts:
NJ-16, NJ-17, NJ-21, NJ-22, NJ-23, NJ-25
Neighboring Counties:
Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Union
Nearby Counties:
Bucks, Essex, Hudson, Kings, Monmouth, New York, Northampton, Passaic, Richmond, Warren