Household Types in the Dover Area, Delaware (Metro Area)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Delaware and the Dover Area
Dover Area
Delaware
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family248.862247%48.262755%48.862247%48.9%30,36330.4k15.772449%13.902560%15.772449%15.8%9,8014.596073%4.655065%4.596073%4.6%2,85624.526875%26.823942%24.526875%24.5%15,24115.2k6.242356%6.355678%6.242356%6.2%3,879
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Delaware and the Dover Area
Dover Area
Delaware
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads61.987077%63.699445%61.987077%62.0%11,22411.2k30.733970%27.942665%30.733970%30.7%5,5657.278953%8.357890%7.278953%7.3%1,318

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Delaware and the Dover Area
Dover Area
Delaware
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children229.139041%25.837305%29.139041%29.1%18,10718.1k70.580946%73.727988%70.580946%70.6%43,85943.9k
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 Delaware and the Dover Area
Dover Area
Delaware
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountHispanic3Asian4White5Black4Other4Mixed4-18.506494%-9.145022%-9.036797%-6.818182%-18.389753%-7.453023%-14.610458%-8.114575%-43.506494%44%56.493506%51.432191%56.493506%56%1,848-6.870229%-1.272265%-26.547922%-9.838846%-5.854487%-3.030032%-15.668573%-7.999642%-44.529262%45%55.470738%67.447265%55.470738%55%1,179-11.595395%-3.745301%-25.079887%-6.242951%-9.902210%-3.859361%-27.892655%-6.491988%-46.663534%47%53.336466%51.853787%53.336466%53%42,56042.6k-25.247998%-6.054817%-26.372254%-5.151003%-26.979257%-6.590320%-28.280035%-5.102276%-62.826071%63%37.173929%33.048113%37.173929%37%13,60913.6k-25.619250%-13.800425%-15.286624%-13.021939%-19.677094%-10.004325%-19.561770%-7.178896%-67.728238%68%32.271762%43.577916%32.271762%32%1,413-42.129327%-3.853690%-18.419334%-6.205095%-22.228671%-4.430257%-24.879087%-7.332173%-70.607446%71%29.392554%41.129812%29.392554%29%1,531
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3White Hispanic 4including Hispanics 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in the Dover Area

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
45.0%47.3%49.7%52.0%54.3%56.7%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
11.3%13.0%14.6%16.2%17.8%19.5%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
3.71%4.18%4.65%5.11%5.58%6.05%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
16.2%19.2%22.1%25.0%28.0%30.9%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
4.3%4.9%5.4%6.0%6.5%7.1%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
25.6%27.1%28.7%30.2%31.7%33.3%
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Household Types by Place in the Dover Area

There are 27 places that are fully or partially contained within the Dover Area (24 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 27 of those to each other, the Dover Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Dover Area.

Married by Place#11

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Dover Area, selected places in the Dover Area, and entities that contain the Dover Area
0%20%40%60%Count#RiverviewDover Base HousingHoustonCamdenHighland AcresClaytonViolaMagnoliaRising Sun-LebanonDover AreaDelawareUnited StatesSouthHartlySouth AtlanticMilfordKent AcresFredericaSmyrnaFarmingtonCheswoldKentonBowersHarringtonWyomingLittle CreekFeltonWoodsideDoverLeipsicWoodside EastRodney Vlg76.166329%76.166329%76%751171.788194%71.788194%72%827265.248227%65.248227%65%92363.864886%63.864886%64%813460.419682%60.419682%60%835558.278867%58.278867%58%535658.064516%58.064516%58%36754.320988%54.320988%54%44852.430815%52.430815%52%701948.862247%48.862247%49%30,36330.4k48.262755%48.262755%48%167,979168k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.619048%47.619048%48%101047.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.209118%46.209118%46%1,8651145.778364%45.778364%46%3471244.159544%44.159544%44%1551343.647304%43.647304%44%1,8861441.935484%41.935484%42%131540.625000%40.625000%41%1821639.784946%39.784946%40%371739.552239%39.552239%40%531838.994229%38.994229%39%4731938.651316%38.651316%39%2352038.028169%38.028169%38%272137.699115%37.699115%38%2132233.333333%33.333333%33%232332.933545%32.933545%33%4,3662432.394366%32.394366%32%232529.032258%29.032258%29%2162622.782609%22.782609%23%13127
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 27 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Dover Area

There is 1 county in the Dover Area. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, the Dover Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Dover Area.

Married by County#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Dover Area, selected counties in the Dover Area, and entities that contain the Dover Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Dover AreaKentDelawareUnited StatesSouthSouth Atlantic48.862247%48.862247%49%30,36330.4k48.862247%48.862247%49%30,36330.4k148.262755%48.262755%48%167,979168k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 1 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Dover Area

There are 7 county subdivisions in the Dover Area. This section compares all 7 of those to each other, the Dover Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Dover Area.

Married by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Dover Area, selected county subdivisions in the Dover Area, and entities that contain the Dover Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Central KentHarringtonSmyrnaKentonFeltonDover AreaDelawareUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticMilford NorthDover56.642183%56.642183%57%5,398152.855020%52.855020%53%2,490252.567582%52.567582%53%4,842349.233320%49.233320%49%1,188448.925678%48.925678%49%1,389548.862247%48.862247%49%30,36330.4k48.262755%48.262755%48%167,979168k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M45.192308%45.192308%45%1,974645.004816%45.004816%45%13,08213.1k7
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 7 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in Delaware

There are 3 metro areas in Delaware. This section compares the Dover Area to all of the metro areas in Delaware and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Dover Area.

Married by Metro Area#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Dover Area, selected other metro areas in Delaware, and entities that contain the Dover Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#SalisburyDover AreaDelawareUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticPhiladelphia49.375229%49.375229%49%74,01174.0k148.862247%48.862247%49%30,36330.4k248.262755%48.262755%48%167,979168k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M3
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 3 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in the South

There are 381 metro areas in the South. This section compares the Dover Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Dover Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 445,227.

Married by Metro Area#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Dover Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Dover Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#McAllen AreaFayettevilleRaleigh AreaCape CoralHouston AreaDallas AreaNorth PortKnoxvilleEl Paso AreaPort St. LucieLakeland AreaGreenvilleNashvilleCharlotteChattanoogaWashingtonDover AreaWinston AreaTulsa AreaSan AntonioDelawareUnited StatesAtlanta AreaCincinnatiSouthPalm Bay AreaOklahoma CityBirminghamOrlando AreaSouth AtlanticDeltona AreaJacksonvilleAustin AreaPensacolaCorpus ChristiVirginia BeachAugusta AreaLittle RockRichmond AreaPhiladelphiaBaltimoreLouisvilleCharlestonLafayetteLexingtonGreensboroColumbia AreaTampa AreaDurham AreaBaton RougeJackson AreaMiami AreaMemphis AreaShreveportNew Orleans55.211736%55.211736%55%125,594126k154.044525%54.044525%54%100,552101k251.878926%51.878926%52%238,738239k351.268967%51.268967%51%132,317132k450.693151%50.693151%51%1,127,3291.13M550.691692%50.691692%51%1,242,5361.24M650.362684%50.362684%50%156,913157k750.238439%50.238439%50%171,929172k850.179718%50.179718%50%131,649132k950.034929%50.034929%50%85,94885.9k1050.010311%50.010311%50%111,553112k1149.901787%49.901787%50%163,861164k1249.453501%49.453501%49%334,864335k1349.365515%49.365515%49%437,337437k1449.261250%49.261250%49%103,357103k1549.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M1648.862247%48.862247%49%30,36330.4k48.471351%48.471351%48%125,582126k1748.436298%48.436298%48%182,027182k1848.353380%48.353380%48%380,133380k1948.262755%48.262755%48%167,979168k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.089265%48.089265%48%959,251959k2048.087445%48.087445%48%399,372399k2147.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.822599%47.822599%48%107,301107k2247.712699%47.712699%48%238,772239k2347.606639%47.606639%48%209,006209k2447.459543%47.459543%47%387,473387k2547.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.248419%47.248419%47%115,031115k2647.232717%47.232717%47%250,912251k2747.120099%47.120099%47%332,699333k2847.051112%47.051112%47%82,54682.5k2947.002896%47.002896%47%75,63875.6k3046.984217%46.984217%47%299,172299k3146.762893%46.762893%47%98,78198.8k3246.571574%46.571574%47%129,523130k3346.141054%46.141054%46%219,469219k3446.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M3545.925237%45.925237%46%477,932478k3645.815549%45.815549%46%227,783228k3745.800778%45.800778%46%125,681126k3845.488699%45.488699%45%81,48881.5k3945.386441%45.386441%45%88,93788.9k4045.318004%45.318004%45%132,639133k4144.597207%44.597207%45%134,259134k4244.170578%44.170578%44%513,191513k4344.156977%44.156977%44%94,17894.2k4444.154003%44.154003%44%132,987133k4544.030122%44.030122%44%92,08992.1k4643.920159%43.920159%44%907,022907k4741.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k4840.751869%40.751869%41%69,71369.7k4940.419778%40.419778%40%193,694194k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Dover Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Dover Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

Married by Metro Area#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Dover Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Dover Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San Jose AreaSalt Lake CityRiversideRaleigh AreaHouston AreaDallas AreaMinneapolisSan DiegoNashvilleCharlotteWashingtonPortland AreaDover AreaSeattle AreaSan AntonioKansas CitySacramentoDelawareUnited StatesDenver AreaAtlanta AreaCincinnatiSan FranciscoSouthBoston AreaPhoenix AreaOklahoma CityHartford AreaChicago AreaBirminghamOrlando AreaSouth AtlanticJacksonvilleSt. LouisAustin AreaLos AngelesVirginia BeachIndianapolisPittsburghColumbus AreaRichmond AreaPhiladelphiaNew York AreaBaltimoreLouisvilleDetroit AreaProvidenceMilwaukeeTampa AreaMiami AreaLas VegasClevelandBuffalo AreaMemphis AreaNew Orleans56.624620%56.624620%57%364,645365k155.335393%55.335393%55%207,578208k252.682016%52.682016%53%697,846698k351.878926%51.878926%52%238,738239k450.693151%50.693151%51%1,127,3291.13M550.691692%50.691692%51%1,242,5361.24M650.572688%50.572688%51%679,262679k749.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k849.453501%49.453501%49%334,864335k949.365515%49.365515%49%437,337437k1049.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M1149.117024%49.117024%49%440,341440k1248.862247%48.862247%49%30,36330.4k48.859336%48.859336%49%692,692693k1348.353380%48.353380%48%380,133380k1448.348962%48.348962%48%389,960390k1548.345618%48.345618%48%388,765389k1648.262755%48.262755%48%167,979168k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.145667%48.145667%48%509,606510k1748.089265%48.089265%48%959,251959k1848.087445%48.087445%48%399,372399k1948.067131%48.067131%48%804,663805k2047.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k2147.743419%47.743419%48%762,291762k2247.712699%47.712699%48%238,772239k2347.712425%47.712425%48%223,412223k2447.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M2547.606639%47.606639%48%209,006209k2647.459543%47.459543%47%387,473387k2747.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.232717%47.232717%47%250,912251k2847.149714%47.149714%47%522,168522k2947.120099%47.120099%47%332,699333k3047.064720%47.064720%47%2,023,2452.02M3146.984217%46.984217%47%299,172299k3246.978857%46.978857%47%352,247352k3346.694197%46.694197%47%463,255463k3446.409350%46.409350%46%355,019355k3546.141054%46.141054%46%219,469219k3646.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M3746.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M3845.925237%45.925237%46%477,932478k3945.815549%45.815549%46%227,783228k4045.322984%45.322984%45%757,837758k4144.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k4244.632277%44.632277%45%279,623280k4344.170578%44.170578%44%513,191513k4443.920159%43.920159%44%907,022907k4543.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k4642.769908%42.769908%43%363,019363k4742.445266%42.445266%42%199,688200k4841.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k4940.419778%40.419778%40%193,694194k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area 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 the Dover Area. 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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State:
Delaware
County:
Kent
Principal City:
Dover
Cities:
Dover, Harrington, Milford
Towns:
Bowers, Camden, Cheswold, Clayton, Farmington, Felton, Frederica, Hartly, Houston, Kenton, Leipsic, Little Creek, Magnolia, Smyrna, Viola, Woodside, Wyoming
Unincorporated Places:
Dover Base Housing, Highland Acres, Kent Acres, Rising Sun-Lebanon, Riverview, Rodney Village, Woodside East
ZIP Codes:
19901, 19902, 19904, 19934, 19936, 19938, 19943, 19946, 19950, 19952, 19953, 19954, 19955, 19962, 19963, 19964, 19977, 19979
Unified School Districts:
Caesar Rodney, Capital, Lake Forest, Milford, Smyrna, Woodbridge
Congressional District:
DE-At Large
State Senate Districts:
DE-14, DE-15, DE-16, DE-17, DE-18
State House Districts:
DE-11, DE-28, DE-29, DE-30, DE-31, DE-32, DE-33, DE-34
Neighboring Metro Areas:
Baltimore Area, Ocean City Area, Philadelphia Area, Salisbury Area, Vineland Area
Nearby Metro Areas:
Atlantic City Area, Cambridge Area, Easton Area