Household Types in Charleston, West Virginia (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in West Virginia and Charleston
Charleston
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family234.589712%48.727544%34.589712%34.6%7,77313.794945%11.419305%13.794945%13.8%3,1004.592382%4.613083%4.592382%4.6%1,03240.285689%29.871909%40.285689%40.3%9,0536.737273%5.368158%6.737273%6.7%1,514
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in West Virginia and Charleston
Charleston
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads51.892909%65.966965%51.892909%51.9%2,48135.452834%24.564868%35.452834%35.5%1,69512.654256%9.468166%12.654256%12.7%605

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in West Virginia and Charleston
Charleston
West Virginia
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children221.275365%23.761795%21.275365%21.3%4,78178.631185%76.098091%78.631185%78.6%17,67017.7k
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 West Virginia and Charleston
Charleston
West Virginia
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
80%60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountOther3Asian3Hispanic4White5Mixed3Black3-21.875000%-0.000000%-7.812500%-0.000000%-15.895572%-7.005948%-32.914739%-10.145406%-29.687500%30%70.312500%34.038334%70.312500%70%64-4.103672%-0.000000%-32.397408%-2.591793%-5.957189%-1.837641%-28.735864%-7.613086%-39.092873%39%60.907127%55.856220%60.907127%61%463-5.343511%-0.000000%-41.984733%-5.343511%-11.736904%-5.829067%-23.020874%-8.546672%-52.671756%53%47.328244%50.866483%47.328244%47%131-11.477785%-4.464477%-40.427130%-7.185018%-11.048065%-4.530869%-29.646186%-5.260531%-63.554411%64%36.445589%49.514349%36.445589%36%18,63618.6k-29.655172%-5.793103%-36.689655%-1.931034%-13.925746%-4.528302%-35.654291%-7.778454%-74.068966%74%25.931034%38.113208%25.931034%26%725-28.781084%-6.441093%-42.519364%-5.788830%-22.323263%-7.156910%-36.020636%-5.950247%-83.530371%84%16.469629%28.548944%16.469629%16%2,453
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4White Hispanic 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in Charleston

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
9%18%27%36%44%53%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
5.9%9.9%13.8%17.8%21.7%25.7%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.1%4.2%6.3%8.4%10.5%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
28%40%50%61%72%83%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.7%3.3%4.9%6.4%8.0%9.6%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
5%10%16%21%26%32%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Charleston

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
9%21%32%43%54%66%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
5%11%17%23%29%35%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.7%5.3%8.0%10.6%13.3%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
19%32%44%57%70%83%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.8%3.3%5.8%8.3%10.8%13.4%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
5%12%18%25%31%38%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Charleston

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
2%18%32%47%62%78%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%16%23%31%39%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.0%7.9%11.9%15.8%19.8%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
11%26%40%54%68%83%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%12%17%23%29%
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Household Types by Neighborhood in Charleston

There are 8 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Charleston (4 fully and 4 partially). This section compares all 8 of those to each other, Charleston, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charleston.

Married by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Charleston, selected neighborhoods in Charleston, and entities that contain Charleston
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#South HillsWest VirginiaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticCharlestonKanawhaKanawha CoKanawha CityOakridge/GreenbrierEdgewoodCharlestonN CharlestonEast EndWest SideDowntown52.954020%52.954020%53%3,070148.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M44.820146%44.820146%45%42,37742.4k43.748470%43.748470%44%35,74635.7k43.748470%43.748470%44%35,74635.7k38.034948%38.034948%38%1,4191,420236.124746%36.124746%36%757334.650411%34.650411%35%1,490434.589712%34.589712%35%7,77324.823685%24.823685%25%274516.790415%16.790415%17%476477615.102505%15.102505%15%42943079.646302%9.646302%10%76778
Count number of this household type
# rank of neighborhood out of 8 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Charleston Area

There are 38 places in the Charleston Area. This section compares Charleston to all of the places in the Charleston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charleston.

Married by Place#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Charleston, selected other places in the Charleston Area, and entities that contain Charleston
0%20%40%60%80%Count#ComfortGreenviewSylvesterTornadoPinchVanPrattEast BankGlasgowShrewsburyElkviewSissonvilleBelleCedar GroveWest VirginiaUnited StatesSouthBig ChimneyCross LanesMadisonSouth AtlanticAlum CreekNitroCharlestonKanawhaKanawha CoJeffersonSt. AlbansCoal ForkMarmetClendeninChesapeakeS CharlestonRandWhitesvilleSmithersCharlestonRacineDanvilleHandleyMontgomeryDunbarChelyanClayTwilight89.333333%89.333333%89%67176.237624%76.237624%76%77272.857143%72.857143%73%51365.344468%65.344468%65%313463.005780%63.005780%63%763562.745098%62.745098%63%32660.427807%60.427807%60%113759.027778%59.027778%59%170857.564576%57.564576%58%156956.410256%56.410256%56%1541054.465849%54.465849%54%3111151.943844%51.943844%52%9621251.449275%51.449275%51%2841350.495050%50.495050%50%1531448.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.787611%47.787611%48%1081547.662627%47.662627%48%1,9271647.469880%47.469880%47%5911747.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.361478%47.361478%47%3591846.398660%46.398660%46%1,3851944.820146%44.820146%45%42,37742.4k43.748470%43.748470%44%35,74635.7k43.748470%43.748470%44%35,74635.7k43.119266%43.119266%43%942042.516863%42.516863%43%2,0172142.481203%42.481203%42%2262242.424242%42.424242%42%2382340.848214%40.848214%41%1832439.514979%39.514979%40%2772537.461650%37.461650%37%2,3202637.205387%37.205387%37%2212734.883721%34.883721%35%902834.615385%34.615385%35%1262934.589712%34.589712%35%7,7733032.876712%32.876712%33%483132.573290%32.573290%33%1003232.530120%32.530120%33%273332.290185%32.290185%32%2273432.284100%32.284100%32%1,2003531.805930%31.805930%32%1183631.168831%31.168831%31%72370.000000%0.000000%0%038
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 38 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in West Virginia

There are 404 places in West Virginia. This section compares Charleston to the 50 most populous places in West Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charleston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 3,043.

Married by Place#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Charleston, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Charleston
0%20%40%60%Count#Shady SpringTeays ValleyCheat LakeBridgeportShannondaleSissonvilleBrookhavenViennaCullodenCharles TownWest VirginiaLewisburgUnited StatesSouthCross LanesSouth AtlanticNitroPleasant VlyWestonRavenswoodCharlestonSummersvilleRansonPea RidgeHurricaneKanawhaKanawha CoNew MartinsvilleSt. AlbansBluefieldOak HillWeirtonMoundsvillePt PleasantWestoverMoorefieldBuckhannonFairmontBeckleyS CharlestonElkinsParkersburgPrincetonWheelingGraftonCharlestonWelchClarksburgPhilippiKeyserKenovaDunbarRipleyMartinsburgHuntingtonBarboursvilleMorgantown62.817552%62.817552%63%816161.250953%61.250953%61%3,212260.274372%60.274372%60%2,065356.955615%56.955615%57%1,912452.555301%52.555301%53%689551.943844%51.943844%52%962651.377551%51.377551%51%1,007750.853971%50.853971%51%2,382850.275374%50.275374%50%639949.976798%49.976798%50%1,0771048.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k48.584663%48.584663%49%9441148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.662627%47.662627%48%1,9271247.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.398660%46.398660%46%1,3851345.864106%45.864106%46%6211445.813953%45.813953%46%7881544.900753%44.900753%45%6561644.820146%44.820146%45%42,37742.4k44.549499%44.549499%45%8011744.498382%44.498382%44%8251844.483986%44.483986%44%1,2501943.989983%43.989983%44%1,0542043.748470%43.748470%44%35,74635.7k43.748470%43.748470%44%35,74635.7k42.980857%42.980857%43%9432142.516863%42.516863%43%2,0172242.363593%42.363593%42%1,7782342.296760%42.296760%42%1,4882441.742643%41.742643%42%3,6172541.643767%41.643767%42%1,6672640.091931%40.091931%40%7852739.751553%39.751553%40%7042838.843588%38.843588%39%5242938.572961%38.572961%39%7193038.563686%38.563686%39%2,8463137.790307%37.790307%38%2,8153237.461650%37.461650%37%2,3203337.319190%37.319190%37%1,1613437.212085%37.212085%37%4,9763537.087307%37.087307%37%1,0113636.638338%36.638338%37%4,6563735.500468%35.500468%36%7593834.589712%34.589712%35%7,7733933.734940%33.734940%34%2804033.520656%33.520656%34%2,2074133.452722%33.452722%33%4674233.349146%33.349146%33%7034333.210059%33.210059%33%4494432.284100%32.284100%32%1,2004531.853786%31.853786%32%4884630.911382%30.911382%31%2,2084730.140845%30.140845%30%6,2064829.544109%29.544109%30%4994929.411174%29.411174%29%2,92750
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Charleston to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charleston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Married by Place#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Charleston, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Charleston
0%20%40%Count#PlanoChesapeakeLaredoGarlandVirginia BchWest VirginiaEl PasoUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticArlingtonAmarilloFort WorthIrvingHialeahCharlestonCorpus ChristiKanawhaKanawha CoOklahoma CitySan AntonioJacksonvilleLexington-FayetteCharlotteFayettevilleLubbockHuntsvilleLouisvilleColumbusRaleighHoustonWinston-SalemArlingtonTulsaAustinLittle RockNashville-DavidsonDurhamGreensboroSt. PetersburgDallasMontgomeryNorfolkMobileCharlestonAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…TampaShreveportOrlandoMiamiBaton RougeMemphisNew OrleansWashingtonBirminghamBaltimoreAtlantaRichmond57.647663%57.647663%58%60,63960.6k154.635292%54.635292%55%45,11445.1k252.048011%52.048011%52%35,21135.2k352.045659%52.045659%52%39,25739.3k450.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k548.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k48.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k746.072479%46.072479%46%34,45334.5k845.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k945.179817%45.179817%45%38,15338.2k1045.017748%45.017748%45%31,70631.7k1144.820146%44.820146%45%42,37742.4k44.685855%44.685855%45%51,87051.9k1243.748470%43.748470%44%35,74635.7k43.748470%43.748470%44%35,74635.7k43.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k1342.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1441.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1540.472481%40.472481%40%51,17351.2k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.877534%39.877534%40%31,45531.5k1839.758089%39.758089%40%36,42036.4k1939.753750%39.753750%40%31,80331.8k2038.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k2138.926330%38.926330%39%28,59128.6k2238.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2338.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2438.147093%38.147093%38%36,01236.0k2537.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k2637.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2737.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2836.800040%36.800040%37%29,33029.3k2936.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k3036.452715%36.452715%36%37,57437.6k3136.339868%36.339868%36%41,55941.6k3235.370683%35.370683%35%37,69137.7k3335.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3435.239021%35.239021%35%28,29228.3k3534.886170%34.886170%35%30,47930.5k3634.784891%34.784891%35%26,51226.5k3734.589712%34.589712%35%7,77333.919853%33.919853%34%24,03924.0k3833.493392%33.493392%33%48,47848.5k3932.709529%32.709529%33%25,23925.2k4031.002645%31.002645%31%33,64533.6k4130.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4229.478636%29.478636%29%25,87925.9k4329.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4426.805042%26.805042%27%41,50641.5k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.279667%24.279667%24%21,96822.0k4724.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4824.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4923.803368%23.803368%24%21,17521.2k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the United States

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

Married by Place#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Charleston, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Charleston
0%20%40%Count#San JoseVirginia BchWest VirginiaEl PasoUnited StatesSouthColorado SpgsMesaSouth AtlanticArlingtonFort WorthCharlestonSan DiegoKanawhaKanawha CoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoCharlestonDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k150.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k248.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k48.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k447.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k547.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k645.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k744.820146%44.820146%45%42,37742.4k44.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k843.748470%43.748470%44%35,74635.7k43.748470%43.748470%44%35,74635.7k43.611312%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%132,996133k2736.666962%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%123,894124k3534.589712%34.589712%35%7,77333.868546%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%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place 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 Charleston. 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

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State:
West Virginia
County:
Kanawha
Metro Area:
Charleston Area
Districts:
1, 2, 4
ZIP Codes:
25301, 25302, 25303, 25304, 25305, 25306, 25309, 25311, 25312, 25314
Unified School District:
Kanawha County
Neighborhoods:
Downtown, East End, Edgewood, Kanawha City, North Charleston, Oakridge/Greenbrier, South Hills, West Side
Congressional District:
WV-2
State Senate Districts:
WV-8, WV-17
State House Districts:
WV-35, WV-36, WV-37, WV-39, WV-40
Neighboring Cities:
Dunbar, South Charleston
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Rand
Nearby Cities:
Marmet, St. Albans
Nearby Towns:
Belle, Chesapeake
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Big Chimney, Coal Fork, Cross Lanes, Elkview, Jefferson, Pinch