Household Types in Detroit, Michigan (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Michigan and Detroit
Detroit
Michigan
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family220.285620%47.492458%20.285620%20.3%52,13152.1k28.745258%12.599595%28.745258%28.7%73,87173.9k6.853318%4.621368%6.853318%6.9%17,61217.6k38.876588%29.148139%38.876588%38.9%99,90799.9k5.239216%6.138441%5.239216%5.2%13,46413.5k

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Michigan and Detroit
Detroit
Michigan
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads29.483423%65.786532%29.483423%29.5%19,12019.1k60.087895%25.755645%60.087895%60.1%38,96739.0k10.428682%8.457824%10.428682%10.4%6,763

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Michigan and Detroit
Detroit
Michigan
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children225.234936%26.787007%25.234936%25.2%64,85064.9k74.626145%73.057802%74.626145%74.6%191,778192k

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Michigan and Detroit
Detroit
Michigan
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
80%60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3Hispanic4Other3Mixed3White5Black3-4.736081%-1.193059%-33.188720%-10.122921%-5.728963%-2.827131%-19.732457%-7.717149%-49.240781%49%50.759219%63.994300%50.759219%51%2,766-21.633100%-7.644883%-19.906837%-4.849979%-17.657493%-7.755107%-20.508393%-7.470839%-54.034799%54%45.965201%46.608169%45.965201%46%7,299-19.193649%-10.523039%-23.801370%-4.062889%-18.510972%-8.759796%-21.916144%-6.857367%-57.580946%58%42.419054%43.955721%42.419054%42%6,424-26.832427%-6.630407%-35.301735%-4.428904%-20.942921%-6.971576%-27.702232%-8.677987%-73.193473%73%26.806527%35.705283%26.806527%27%3,861-10.686808%-4.552960%-46.176006%-12.555770%-9.336494%-4.179219%-28.582141%-6.238951%-73.971544%74%26.028456%51.663195%26.028456%26%28,46528.5k-32.113177%-7.106211%-39.150694%-4.238843%-30.651471%-6.338726%-36.377843%-4.693292%-82.608925%83%17.391075%21.938668%17.391075%17%208,170208k

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in Detroit

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
3%15%26%38%50%62%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
1%11%21%31%40%51%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.7%7.4%11.1%14.8%18.6%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
10%24%37%50%64%77%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.9%7.8%11.8%15.7%19.6%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
1%10%18%27%35%44%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Detroit

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%12%25%37%49%62%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%15%28%42%56%70%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.6%9.2%13.7%18.3%23.0%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
13%26%39%52%65%78%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.3%8.6%12.9%17.1%21.5%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
0%11%22%33%44%55%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Detroit

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%17%33%50%67%84%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%16%32%49%65%82%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%11%21%32%42%53%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%18%27%36%46%
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Household Types by Neighborhood in Detroit

There are 92 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Detroit (90 fully and 2 partially). This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Detroit, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Detroit. The least populous of the compared neighborhoods has a population of 2,082.

Married by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Detroit, selected neighborhoods in Detroit, and entities that contain Detroit
0%20%40%Count#N Rosedale PkMidwestUnited StatesEast North CentralMichiganDetroit AreaGrandmont No.1Rosedale ParkSpringwellsWayneSW DetroitHubbard-RichardAviation Sub.E English VlgBerg-LasherBagleyParkFive PointsMorningsideWarrendaleFranklin ParkBoyntonBelmontRiverdaleWoodbridgeRegent ParkKranz WoodsGrandmont-RosedaleVan SteubanDetroitDetroitJefferson ChalmersRavendaleRussell WoodsMohican RegentEight Mile WyomingThe EyeCastle RougeFishkornVirginia ParkGrandaleBarton-McFarlandPulaskiBrightmoorChandler ParkLaSalle College PkMartin ParkFitzgeraldLafayette PkPetosky-OtsegoGreensbriarCore CityElmwood ParkDowntownMidtownWayne StateIslandviewNW Goldberg51.871346%51.871346%52%756148.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.492458%47.492458%47%1,833,3961.83M45.322984%45.322984%45%757,837758k38.237235%38.237235%38%383384237.899664%37.899664%38%533534337.255814%37.255814%37%1,5041,505436.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k35.233883%35.233883%35%1,6921,693532.060022%32.060022%32%224631.909279%31.909279%32%418729.617128%29.617128%30%787829.065642%29.065642%29%451452928.775641%28.775641%29%1,2661,2671025.113460%25.113460%25%3231124.520203%24.520203%25%2761223.945650%23.945650%24%9419421323.433689%23.433689%23%1,5871423.241975%23.241975%23%8811522.999373%22.999373%23%6511622.769583%22.769583%23%1901722.618296%22.618296%23%5475481822.498297%22.498297%22%2001921.725161%21.725161%22%4324332021.585030%21.585030%22%3152121.049682%21.049682%21%9362220.860861%20.860861%21%5042320.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k20.280332%20.280332%20%52,13152.1k19.705959%19.705959%20%5395402419.594492%19.594492%20%2332342519.503414%19.503414%20%1871882619.077080%19.077080%19%1732718.986034%18.986034%19%2402412818.714840%18.714840%19%2482918.610104%18.610104%19%1723017.019377%17.019377%17%2662673116.734832%16.734832%17%1811823216.240901%16.240901%16%4153316.052880%16.052880%16%6063415.476512%15.476512%15%2882893515.397368%15.397368%15%5575583615.088370%15.088370%15%1103714.740386%14.740386%15%2043813.207494%13.207494%13%1733913.071312%13.071312%13%3613624012.885426%12.885426%13%3214112.427677%12.427677%12%5175184211.410633%11.410633%11%1831844310.785737%10.785737%11%1594410.479710%10.479710%10%378379457.611743%7.611743%8%187188467.109505%7.109505%7%314477.019059%7.019059%7%116117486.669797%6.669797%7%177178495.466962%5.466962%5%666750

Household Types by Place in the Detroit Area

There are 115 places in the Detroit Area. This section compares Detroit to all of the places in the Detroit Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Detroit.

Married by Place#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Detroit, selected other places in the Detroit Area, and entities that contain Detroit
0%20%40%60%80%Count#AtticaOrch Lk VlgBloomfield HlsFranklinLake AngelusGrosse Pt FarmsVlg of Grosse Pt ShrsVlg of Grosse Pt S…Huntington WdsBarnes Lk-Millers LkGrosse Pt WdsBeverly HillsLeonardTroyNew BaltimoreCliffordPearl BeachRochester HlsGrosse Pt PkVlg of ClarkstonBingham FarmsNoviPinckneyLivoniaNorthvilleDrydenEmmettNew HavenPleasant RdgOtter LakeSterling HtsArmadaDearbornMidwestUnited StatesTrentonEast North CentralMichiganFraserDetroit AreaRiverviewFentonWarrenRomulusWayneWestlandRosevilleCenter LinePontiacInksterEcorseDetroitDetroitHighland Park81.018519%81.018519%81%175179.496403%79.496403%79%663276.003086%76.003086%76%985373.909250%73.909250%74%847471.900826%71.900826%72%87569.332922%69.332922%69%2,245665.970409%65.970409%66%758765.470297%65.470297%65%1,587863.917526%63.917526%64%248963.217634%63.217634%63%3,8431063.148957%63.148957%63%2,6031162.893082%62.893082%63%1001262.271578%62.271578%62%19,45819.5k1362.256298%62.256298%62%2,8421460.483871%60.483871%60%751560.288809%60.288809%60%8351660.040467%60.040467%60%16,91416.9k1759.603913%59.603913%60%2,4981859.383033%59.383033%59%2311957.231405%57.231405%57%2772057.160353%57.160353%57%13,06813.1k2156.540084%56.540084%57%5362256.282962%56.282962%56%20,91720.9k2356.195044%56.195044%56%1,4062455.690073%55.690073%56%2302555.555556%55.555556%56%502654.539007%54.539007%55%7692754.365437%54.365437%54%6042854.362416%54.362416%54%812953.627849%53.627849%54%26,68226.7k3052.617080%52.617080%53%3823350.925541%50.925541%51%15,92915.9k4148.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.059550%48.059550%48%3,7774947.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.492458%47.492458%47%1,833,3961.83M45.906620%45.906620%46%2,8715845.322984%45.322984%45%757,837758k43.656344%43.656344%44%2,1856641.985203%41.985203%42%2,0437441.204321%41.204321%41%21,93121.9k7740.264672%40.264672%40%3,4998236.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k36.740962%36.740962%37%12,56112.6k9034.169629%34.169629%34%6,7289830.520548%30.520548%31%1,11410624.908504%24.908504%25%5,78511123.741690%23.741690%24%2,25011222.994046%22.994046%23%81111320.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k11420.280332%20.280332%20%52,13152.1k12.847918%12.847918%13%577115

Household Types by Place in Michigan

There are 692 places in Michigan. This section compares Detroit to the 50 most populous places in Michigan and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Detroit. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 24,091.

Married by Place#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Detroit, selected other places in Michigan, and entities that contain Detroit
0%20%40%60%Count#Forest HillsTroyRochester HlsNoviLivoniaSterling HtsAllen ParkNorton ShoresDearbornPortageFarmington HlsMidwestMidlandUnited StatesEast North CentralHoltMichiganDearborn HtsWalkerHollandWyomingDetroit AreaGarden CityBurtonSt. Clair ShrsKentwoodWyandotteWaverlyWarrenSouthgateTaylorMadison HtsLincoln ParkRoyal OakWayneWestlandBattle CreekOak ParkBay CityAnn ArborGrand RapidsEastpointeRosevillePort HuronSouthfieldJacksonLansingMuskegonEast LansingMt PleasantKalamazooSaginawPontiacInksterFlintDetroitDetroit76.743449%76.743449%77%7,263162.271578%62.271578%62%19,45819.5k260.040467%60.040467%60%16,91416.9k357.160353%57.160353%57%13,06813.1k456.282962%56.282962%56%20,91720.9k553.627849%53.627849%54%26,68226.7k653.151319%53.151319%53%5,743752.114924%52.114924%52%5,224850.925541%50.925541%51%15,92915.9k950.277236%50.277236%50%9,7931049.277199%49.277199%49%17,11217.1k1148.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.371906%48.371906%48%8,4231248.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.712878%47.712878%48%4,7461347.492458%47.492458%47%1,833,3961.83M47.422981%47.422981%47%9,7441446.464949%46.464949%46%4,6531545.778968%45.778968%46%5,2981645.585605%45.585605%46%12,74312.7k1745.322984%45.322984%45%757,837758k44.704625%44.704625%45%4,6011843.985839%43.985839%44%5,0941943.395591%43.395591%43%11,59411.6k2043.330829%43.330829%43%8,6512142.114892%42.114892%42%4,6042241.673533%41.673533%42%4,5522341.204321%41.204321%41%21,93121.9k2440.627239%40.627239%41%5,1042539.231899%39.231899%39%9,3472638.506533%38.506533%39%5,0692738.471784%38.471784%38%5,4882837.790086%37.790086%38%10,78010.8k2936.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k36.740962%36.740962%37%12,56112.6k3036.519882%36.519882%37%7,5223136.141374%36.141374%36%4,2133235.834448%35.834448%36%5,0913335.468168%35.468168%35%16,75816.8k3434.985219%34.985219%35%25,56325.6k3534.504585%34.504585%35%4,2523634.169629%34.169629%34%6,7283733.840580%33.840580%34%4,2033832.696795%32.696795%33%10,65010.7k3929.092780%29.092780%29%3,6754028.960565%28.960565%29%14,03414.0k4128.286129%28.286129%28%3,8954226.326979%26.326979%26%3,5914326.267736%26.267736%26%2,1294426.137199%26.137199%26%7,4644525.811931%25.811931%26%5,0154624.908504%24.908504%25%5,7854723.741690%23.741690%24%2,2504822.461669%22.461669%22%8,9954920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k5020.280332%20.280332%20%52,13152.1k

Household Types by Place in the Midwest

There are 9,721 places in the Midwest. This section compares Detroit to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Detroit. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

Married by Place#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Detroit, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Detroit
0%20%40%60%Count#NapervilleOlatheAuroraSterling HtsElginOverland ParkDearbornJolietRochesterMidwestUnited StatesEast North CentralMichiganDetroit AreaSioux FallsLincolnCedar RapidsWichitaDavenportFort WayneOmahaWarrenKenoshaIndependenceTopekaGreen BayColumbiaDes MoinesKansas CitySpringfieldWayneRockfordPeoriaFargoSt. PaulMadisonIndianapolisAnn ArborEvansvilleKansas CityGrand RapidsSouth BendSpringfieldColumbusChicagoMinneapolisToledoAkronLansingMilwaukeeDaytonSt. LouisCincinnatiFlintClevelandDetroitDetroit65.857449%65.857449%66%33,47633.5k161.016543%61.016543%61%28,03128.0k254.417687%54.417687%54%33,64733.6k353.627849%53.627849%54%26,68226.7k453.370913%53.370913%53%18,93618.9k550.967259%50.967259%51%38,80838.8k650.925541%50.925541%51%15,92915.9k750.743906%50.743906%51%24,04524.0k848.651520%48.651520%49%21,52121.5k948.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.492458%47.492458%47%1,833,3961.83M45.322984%45.322984%45%757,837758k45.285163%45.285163%45%30,28430.3k1043.887073%43.887073%44%47,92647.9k1143.627841%43.627841%44%23,54923.5k1243.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1341.818762%41.818762%42%17,04717.0k1441.584720%41.584720%42%43,21943.2k1541.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1641.204321%41.204321%41%21,93121.9k1740.926662%40.926662%41%15,35215.4k1840.857904%40.857904%41%19,77419.8k1939.666945%39.666945%40%20,91420.9k2039.300581%39.300581%39%16,71116.7k2138.602113%38.602113%39%17,82817.8k2238.469588%38.469588%38%31,98432.0k2338.369165%38.369165%38%21,02421.0k2437.223668%37.223668%37%18,74118.7k2536.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k36.976305%36.976305%37%21,73821.7k2636.478643%36.478643%36%17,15717.2k2736.008880%36.008880%36%18,49218.5k2835.827167%35.827167%36%40,33140.3k2935.737175%35.737175%36%37,80637.8k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.468168%35.468168%35%16,75816.8k3235.183303%35.183303%35%18,00418.0k3335.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3434.985219%34.985219%35%25,56325.6k3533.702519%33.702519%34%12,96313.0k3633.648493%33.648493%34%24,23624.2k3732.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3930.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4030.416797%30.416797%30%36,02936.0k4129.854832%29.854832%30%25,19325.2k4228.960565%28.960565%29%14,03414.0k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4424.932094%24.932094%25%14,31914.3k4524.339119%24.339119%24%34,10334.1k4622.832125%22.832125%23%30,74330.7k4722.461669%22.461669%22%8,9954821.384235%21.384235%21%35,72635.7k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k5020.280332%20.280332%20%52,13152.1k

Household Types by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Detroit to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Detroit. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Detroit, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Detroit
0%20%40%Count#San JoseVirginia BchEl PasoMidwestUnited StatesColorado SpgsMesaEast North CentralMichiganArlingtonFort WorthDetroit AreaSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinWayneNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroitDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k150.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k248.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k348.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k447.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k547.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.492458%47.492458%47%1,833,3961.83M46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k645.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k745.322984%45.322984%45%757,837758k44.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k843.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k943.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1042.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1141.949568%41.949568%42%91,94891.9k1241.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1341.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1440.940267%40.940267%41%220,614221k1540.523657%40.523657%41%66,49066.5k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.283391%39.283391%39%86,94286.9k1838.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k1938.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2038.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2138.227288%38.227288%38%98,02798.0k2238.155187%38.155187%38%517,503518k2337.868093%37.868093%38%62,07362.1k2437.658800%37.658800%38%67,73567.7k2537.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2637.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2736.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k36.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k2836.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2935.728916%35.728916%36%108,672109k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3235.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3334.940889%34.940889%35%55,53455.5k3434.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3533.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3633.463674%33.463674%33%69,49169.5k3732.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3930.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4030.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4129.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4426.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4724.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4821.384235%21.384235%21%35,72635.7k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k5020.280332%20.280332%20%52,13152.1k

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 Detroit. 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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