Household Types in Middle Atlantic (Division)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Middle Atlantic
Middle Atlantic
United States
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family246.735300%48.235831%46.735300%46.7%7,208,0467.21M13.456704%12.866629%13.456704%13.5%2,075,4452.08M4.779776%4.826277%4.779776%4.8%737,191737k28.878697%27.689881%28.878697%28.9%4,453,9994.45M6.149523%6.381381%6.149523%6.1%948,449948k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in the United States and Middle Atlantic
Middle Atlantic
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads67.883824%67.364644%67.883824%67.9%2,866,1632.87M24.723441%24.570491%24.723441%24.7%1,043,8631.04M7.392734%8.064864%7.392734%7.4%312,133312k

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Middle Atlantic
Middle Atlantic
United States
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children227.375500%28.463433%27.375500%27.4%4,222,1594.22M72.341405%71.282943%72.341405%72.3%11,157,30911.2M
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 the United States and Middle Atlantic
Middle Atlantic
United States
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Mixed3Other3Black3-8.164597%-4.356110%-18.453770%-6.227452%-9.223276%-4.568546%-19.297359%-6.534708%-37.201928%37%62.798072%60.376111%62.798072%63%872,315872k-8.876886%-3.770546%-30.033237%-6.452997%-8.975901%-3.859308%-29.122015%-6.654621%-49.133667%49%50.866333%51.388155%50.866333%51%10,631,88110.6M-21.172887%-8.067177%-22.532662%-6.066207%-18.904743%-8.030729%-17.631762%-5.826767%-57.838934%58%42.161066%49.605999%42.161066%42%908,459908k-20.855150%-6.587495%-26.903491%-7.969278%-17.705417%-6.277793%-26.689688%-8.932936%-62.315413%62%37.684587%40.394166%37.684587%38%250,763251k-28.535785%-9.913940%-20.161416%-5.654618%-21.478750%-10.121021%-17.436336%-6.129820%-64.265759%64%35.734241%44.834073%35.734241%36%773,527774k-29.960351%-6.636794%-33.824040%-4.491928%-28.278902%-6.112935%-33.290551%-4.856703%-74.913112%75%25.086888%27.460909%25.086888%25%1,986,1851.99M
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by State in Middle Atlantic

Married Household Types by State#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
43.9%45.4%46.8%48.2%49.6%51.1%

Single Female Household Types by State#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
11.9%12.5%13.0%13.5%14.0%14.6%

Single Male Household Types by State#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
4.42%4.54%4.65%4.77%4.88%5.00%

One-Person Household Types by State#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
25.7%26.6%27.4%28.2%29.0%29.8%

Other Non-Family Household Types by State#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
4.98%5.34%5.69%6.04%6.39%6.75%

With Children Household Types by State#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
25.6%26.6%27.7%28.7%29.7%30.8%
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Map of Household Types by County in Middle Atlantic

Married Household Types by County#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
27%34%42%49%56%64%

Single Female Household Types by County#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
5.7%10.7%15.6%20.6%25.6%30.6%

Single Male Household Types by County#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.3%2.6%3.9%5.1%6.4%7.7%

One-Person Household Types by County#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
19%25%31%36%42%48%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
3.2%5.6%7.9%10.2%12.4%14.8%

With Children Household Types by County#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
4%11%17%23%30%36%
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Household Types by Place in Middle Atlantic

There are 3,501 places in Middle Atlantic. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Middle Atlantic, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Middle Atlantic. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 45,209.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Middle Atlantic, selected places in Middle Atlantic, and entities that contain Middle Atlantic
0%20%40%60%Count#LakewoodLevittownLevittownToms RiverBrentwoodCliftonNew RochelleUnited StatesNortheastMiddle AtlanticWhite PlainsVinelandIrondequoitTonawandaPerth AmboyBayonneYonkersAltoonaPassaicCheektowagaElizabethJersey CityWest New YorkBethlehemNew YorkScrantonUnion CityPatersonPlainfieldAllentownHempsteadErieUticaSchenectadyLancasterNiagara FallsMount VernonHobokenNew BrunswickTrentonReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaTroyBinghamtonNewarkSyracuseBuffaloHarrisburgAlbanyEast OrangeRochesterCamden72.423719%72.423719%72%7,548165.556648%65.556648%66%10,67010.7k257.008981%57.008981%57%10,22010.2k353.901821%53.901821%54%17,87617.9k451.572515%51.572515%52%6,920550.893041%50.893041%51%14,81714.8k648.744377%48.744377%49%13,76213.8k748.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M43.963134%43.963134%44%9,540843.731032%43.731032%44%9,222943.713034%43.713034%44%9,6821042.905903%42.905903%43%11,06211.1k1142.232641%42.232641%42%6,6661241.927730%41.927730%42%10,64010.6k1340.600030%40.600030%41%29,62329.6k1440.109831%40.109831%40%7,4501539.720930%39.720930%40%7,6861639.485995%39.485995%39%13,16713.2k1738.119282%38.119282%38%15,25015.3k1837.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k1936.350273%36.350273%36%6,9242036.236596%36.236596%36%10,47610.5k2136.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2236.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k2334.825766%34.825766%35%8,2452434.458178%34.458178%34%15,08215.1k2533.508488%33.508488%34%4,9742632.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k2732.638494%32.638494%33%5,1672832.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k2932.292607%32.292607%32%7,5093032.228139%32.228139%32%7,5043131.680376%31.680376%32%6,7403231.492079%31.492079%31%6,6593330.819035%30.819035%31%7,6163430.423333%30.423333%30%7,6253528.974771%28.974771%29%4,1463628.883081%28.883081%29%7,9573728.315931%28.315931%28%8,2173828.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k3927.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4026.818571%26.818571%27%5,3204126.630187%26.630187%27%5,2564226.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k4324.268605%24.268605%24%13,45513.5k4423.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k4522.911766%22.911766%23%4,5784622.609759%22.609759%23%9,2444722.250382%22.250382%22%5,5314819.904678%19.904678%20%17,08117.1k4919.774764%19.774764%20%4,89950
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in Middle Atlantic

There are 66 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Middle Atlantic (64 fully and 2 partially). This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Middle Atlantic, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Middle Atlantic. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 61,808.

Married by Metro Area#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Middle Atlantic, selected metro areas in Middle Atlantic, and entities that contain Middle Atlantic
0%20%40%Count#GettysburgLancasterSomerset AreaChambersburgEast StroudsburgYork AreaSayre AreaWatertownLebanon AreaDuBois AreaMeadvilleAllentownOcean CityReading AreaIndiana AreaTrenton AreaWilliamsportBloomsburgNew CastleHarrisburgPottsvilleUnited StatesAltoona AreaGlens FallsHudson AreaSunbury AreaCorning AreaState CollegeJohnstownNortheastMiddle AtlanticPittsburghKingston AreaOlean AreaOgdensburgPlattsburghPhiladelphiaNew York AreaJamestownAlbany AreaBinghamtonErie AreaAuburn AreaYoungstownElmira AreaAtlantic CitySyracuse AreaScranton AreaRochesterUtica AreaBuffalo AreaVineland AreaIthaca Area57.707283%57.707283%58%22,08422.1k157.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k256.294296%56.294296%56%16,68016.7k355.118534%55.118534%55%32,73632.7k454.441858%54.441858%54%31,10131.1k553.431979%53.431979%53%89,77089.8k653.392150%53.392150%53%13,07213.1k753.278991%53.278991%53%23,13823.1k852.347503%52.347503%52%27,35027.4k952.333642%52.333642%52%16,38216.4k1051.346811%51.346811%51%17,72817.7k1151.262803%51.262803%51%161,708162k1251.236493%51.236493%51%20,53220.5k1351.057061%51.057061%51%77,83777.8k1450.544643%50.544643%51%17,21517.2k1550.086453%50.086453%50%65,17765.2k1649.555794%49.555794%50%22,59122.6k1749.399413%49.399413%49%16,65616.7k1848.936698%48.936698%49%17,76517.8k1948.830562%48.830562%49%109,671110k2048.365643%48.365643%48%28,21728.2k2148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.137536%48.137536%48%24,52824.5k2248.090090%48.090090%48%24,51224.5k2347.839494%47.839494%48%12,10112.1k2447.586242%47.586242%48%18,65018.7k2547.373757%47.373757%47%19,15719.2k2647.169381%47.169381%47%26,90426.9k2747.128325%47.128325%47%26,96427.0k2847.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.694197%46.694197%47%463,255463k2946.598399%46.598399%47%32,30932.3k3046.393880%46.393880%46%14,61514.6k3146.298172%46.298172%46%19,19819.2k3246.246208%46.246208%46%14,63614.6k3346.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M3446.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M3545.642854%45.642854%46%24,06224.1k3645.616363%45.616363%46%157,813158k3745.613197%45.613197%46%44,90344.9k3845.465119%45.465119%45%50,03350.0k3945.442830%45.442830%45%14,10514.1k4045.341019%45.341019%45%103,986104k4145.271878%45.271878%45%15,79415.8k4245.158929%45.158929%45%45,64845.6k4344.919273%44.919273%45%115,182115k4444.857689%44.857689%45%100,252100k4544.698626%44.698626%45%192,618193k4644.677823%44.677823%45%51,79551.8k4742.445266%42.445266%42%199,688200k4842.375488%42.375488%42%21,49221.5k4940.753613%40.753613%41%15,59615.6k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by State in Middle Atlantic

There are 3 states in Middle Atlantic. This section compares all 3 of those to each other, Middle Atlantic, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Middle Atlantic.

Married by State#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Middle Atlantic, selected states in Middle Atlantic, and entities that contain Middle Atlantic
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#New JerseyUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheastMiddle AtlanticNew York51.034049%51.034049%51%1,630,5451.63M148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M247.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M43.958145%43.958145%44%3,194,0813.19M3
Count number of this household type
# rank of state out of 3 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in Middle Atlantic

There are 150 counties in Middle Atlantic. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Middle Atlantic, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Middle Atlantic. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 213,006.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Middle Atlantic, selected counties in Middle Atlantic, and entities that contain Middle Atlantic
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauRocklandSomersetMorrisBucksChesterSuffolkLancasterBergenMiddlesexMontgomeryMonmouthGloucesterRichmondOrangeBurlingtonYorkNorthamptonOceanWestmorelandSaratogaCumberlandDutchessWestchesterBerksMercerUnionPassaicLehighUnited StatesDelawareNortheastMiddle AtlanticCamdenErieNiagaraAtlanticQueensLuzerneDauphinLackawannaOneidaOnondagaMonroeAlleghenyErieAlbanyEssexHudsonKingsPhiladelphiaBronxNew York60.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k160.231426%60.231426%60%59,65259.7k259.959985%59.959985%60%69,82769.8k359.645921%59.645921%60%107,204107k458.138808%58.138808%58%135,764136k557.952774%57.952774%58%108,210108k657.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k757.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k856.653682%56.653682%57%190,962191k955.994267%55.994267%56%158,620159k1055.478502%55.478502%55%171,919172k1155.199942%55.199942%55%128,543129k1254.571314%54.571314%55%57,17057.2k1354.539376%54.539376%55%90,54390.5k1454.462859%54.462859%54%68,15768.2k1553.665041%53.665041%54%88,34588.3k1653.431979%53.431979%53%89,77089.8k1753.391716%53.391716%53%60,23660.2k1853.020318%53.020318%53%118,028118k1952.843122%52.843122%53%79,63379.6k2052.738294%52.738294%53%47,93747.9k2152.122776%52.122776%52%50,29950.3k2251.981786%51.981786%52%55,59455.6k2351.544935%51.544935%52%176,161176k2451.057061%51.057061%51%77,83777.8k2550.086453%50.086453%50%65,17765.2k2649.824496%49.824496%50%93,11793.1k2749.034259%49.034259%49%79,20779.2k2848.462283%48.462283%48%65,60065.6k2948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.609646%47.609646%48%96,93896.9k3047.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M45.478726%45.478726%45%84,46484.5k3145.465119%45.465119%45%50,03350.0k3245.335357%45.335357%45%39,73139.7k3345.158929%45.158929%45%45,64845.6k3444.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k3544.586477%44.586477%45%56,85456.9k3644.530945%44.530945%45%49,07849.1k3744.328081%44.328081%44%37,75637.8k3843.885442%43.885442%44%39,61139.6k3943.155333%43.155333%43%79,80579.8k4042.231650%42.231650%42%126,817127k4142.200631%42.200631%42%224,117224k4241.783649%41.783649%42%159,957160k4340.039321%40.039321%40%49,69249.7k4438.977387%38.977387%39%108,934109k4538.896592%38.896592%39%97,90097.9k4637.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k4727.583532%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

Household Types by Division in the United States

There are 10 divisions in the United States. This section compares Middle Atlantic to all of the divisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Middle Atlantic.

Married by Division#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Middle Atlantic, selected other divisions in the United States, and entities that contain Middle Atlantic
0%10%20%30%40%Count#West North CentralMountainPacificWest South CentralUnited StatesNew EnglandEast North CentralEast South CentralSouth AtlanticNortheastMiddle Atlantic49.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M149.645492%49.645492%50%4,194,0014.19M249.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M349.014411%49.014411%49%6,677,6906.68M448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M547.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M647.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M747.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M847.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M9
Count number of this household type
# rank of division out of 9 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 Middle Atlantic. 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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