Household Types in Colorado (State)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Colorado
Colorado
United States
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family249.669285%48.235831%49.669285%49.7%1,019,0231.02M10.036381%12.866629%10.036381%10.0%205,908206k4.583801%4.826277%4.583801%4.6%94,04294.0k27.462352%27.689881%27.462352%27.5%563,422563k8.248181%6.381381%8.248181%8.2%169,221169k

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in the United States and Colorado
Colorado
United States
0%20%40%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads71.625954%67.364644%71.625954%71.6%428,041428k20.282092%24.570491%20.282092%20.3%121,207121k8.091954%8.064864%8.091954%8.1%48,35848.4k

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Colorado
Colorado
United States
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children229.128550%28.463433%29.128550%29.1%597,606598k70.582117%71.282943%70.582117%70.6%1,448,0741.45M

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Colorado
Colorado
United States
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Other3Mixed3Black3-9.714763%-4.049807%-22.373394%-6.456618%-9.223276%-4.568546%-19.297359%-6.534708%-42.594582%43%57.405418%60.376111%57.405418%57%50,27450.3k-7.807277%-3.815052%-28.806648%-8.601508%-8.975901%-3.859308%-29.122015%-6.654621%-49.030485%49%50.969515%51.388155%50.969515%51%1,561,7611.56M-17.479323%-7.414082%-20.218668%-6.635388%-18.904743%-8.030729%-17.631762%-5.826767%-51.747461%52%48.252539%49.605999%48.252539%48%233,596234k-18.731326%-8.190943%-21.408730%-6.882586%-21.478750%-10.121021%-17.436336%-6.129820%-55.213585%55%44.786415%44.834073%44.786415%45%85,68085.7k-13.232690%-5.932353%-28.300425%-11.747388%-17.705417%-6.277793%-26.689688%-8.932936%-59.212856%59%40.787144%40.394166%40.787144%41%45,17645.2k-21.609498%-7.196955%-31.845226%-6.570033%-28.278902%-6.112935%-33.290551%-4.856703%-67.221712%67%32.778288%27.460909%32.778288%33%75,12975.1k

Map of Household Types by County in Colorado

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
33%41%47%54%61%68%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
1.2%4.7%8.2%11.6%15.1%18.6%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.7%2.8%3.9%5.0%6.0%7.2%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
17%23%29%35%40%47%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.3%6.6%10.0%13.3%16.7%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
8%15%22%28%35%42%
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Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Colorado

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
24%36%47%58%69%81%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.8%9.7%14.5%19.4%24.3%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.6%5.2%7.8%10.3%13.0%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
12%25%37%48%60%73%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%13%20%26%34%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%19%28%37%47%
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Household Types by Place in Colorado

There are 458 places in Colorado. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Colorado, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Colorado. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 12,928.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Colorado, selected places in Colorado, and entities that contain Colorado
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Fort CarsonBlack ForestJohnstownErieHighlands RnchWindsorCastle RockParkerCentennialFountainColumbineSuperiorDakota RidgePueblo WestSecurity-WidefieldGreenwood VlgCommerce CityKen CarylBroomfieldLouisvilleCimarron HlsThorntonBrightonLafayetteArvadaEvansWestminsterLovelandColoradoMountainWestLongmontUnited StatesColorado SpgsGreeleyMontroseCañon CityAuroraLittletonFort CollinsNorthglennCliftonSherrelwoodLakewoodGrand JctWelbyGoldenWheat RidgeDurangoPuebloSterlingBoulderDenverEnglewood81.945468%81.945468%82%2,224179.698160%79.698160%80%3,855278.267193%78.267193%78%3,767371.851332%71.851332%72%5,123468.018831%68.018831%68%26,00726.0k566.506805%66.506805%67%5,131666.070762%66.070762%66%12,38112.4k764.984673%64.984673%65%11,02411.0k864.101780%64.101780%64%25,14225.1k963.237031%63.237031%63%5,8881062.771426%62.771426%63%5,9841162.743323%62.743323%63%2,7721262.682614%62.682614%63%7,8091362.457276%62.457276%62%6,9441461.711636%61.711636%62%7,3191561.426684%61.426684%61%3,7201659.386796%59.386796%59%8,9681757.922862%57.922862%58%7,4791857.402059%57.402059%57%14,11014.1k1956.935947%56.935947%57%4,5602056.627713%56.627713%57%3,3922154.810784%54.810784%55%23,86923.9k2252.698298%52.698298%53%5,8202352.484815%52.484815%52%5,7032451.692967%51.692967%52%23,38923.4k2551.392962%51.392962%51%3,5052650.874968%50.874968%51%21,65921.7k2750.113978%50.113978%50%15,16915.2k2849.669285%49.669285%50%1,019,0231.02M49.645492%49.645492%50%4,194,0014.19M49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.027158%49.027158%49%16,93316.9k2948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k3047.396486%47.396486%47%16,26616.3k3147.326071%47.326071%47%3,8233245.405875%45.405875%45%3,1383345.238057%45.238057%45%56,72456.7k3444.902263%44.902263%45%8,7293543.507617%43.507617%44%26,16226.2k3643.424588%43.424588%43%5,9803742.360933%42.360933%42%3,3053841.618876%41.618876%42%2,5403941.449312%41.449312%41%26,52326.5k4041.440932%41.440932%41%10,25010.3k4140.482574%40.482574%40%2,1144240.416270%40.416270%40%2,9714338.451306%38.451306%38%5,4924436.698973%36.698973%37%2,5374536.020420%36.020420%36%15,52315.5k4635.904518%35.904518%36%1,8204734.128687%34.128687%34%14,47514.5k4833.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k4931.484671%31.484671%31%4,57050

Household Types by Metro Area in Colorado

There are 17 metro areas in Colorado. This section compares all 17 of those to each other, Colorado, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Colorado.

Married by Metro Area#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Colorado, selected metro areas in Colorado, and entities that contain Colorado
0%20%40%Count#Greeley AreaEdwards AreaMontrose AreaColorado SpringsFort MorganGlenwood SpringsCañon CityCraig AreaSteamboat SpringsFort CollinsColoradoMountainWestGrand JunctionBreckenridgeDurango AreaUnited StatesDenver AreaBoulder AreaSterling AreaPueblo Area57.888962%57.888962%58%55,93055.9k154.459774%54.459774%54%9,592254.078495%54.078495%54%8,970353.415482%53.415482%53%138,368138k452.911465%52.911465%53%5,552552.805583%52.805583%53%14,98215.0k652.526490%52.526490%53%8,576752.405115%52.405115%52%2,582851.605383%51.605383%52%4,870950.562302%50.562302%51%64,24864.2k1049.669285%49.669285%50%1,019,0231.02M49.645492%49.645492%50%4,194,0014.19M49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M48.612628%48.612628%49%28,92528.9k1148.507309%48.507309%49%4,7121248.502661%48.502661%49%10,47910.5k1348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.145667%48.145667%48%509,606510k1447.226063%47.226063%47%58,40458.4k1546.630963%46.630963%47%3,7441644.248716%44.248716%44%27,83227.8k17

Household Types by County in Colorado

There are 64 counties in Colorado. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Colorado, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Colorado. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 5,515.

Married by County#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Colorado, selected counties in Colorado, and entities that contain Colorado
0%20%40%60%Count#ElbertDouglasTellerGarfieldRio BlancoWeldBroomfieldKit CarsonParkChaffeeArchuletaEagleConejosRio GrandeMontroseEl PasoMorganDeltaFremontBentMoffatLincolnRouttGilpinGrandJeffersonClear CreekAdamsLarimerYumaOteroColoradoMountainSaguacheArapahoeProwersWestLas AnimasMontezumaMesaSummitLa PlataUnited StatesLakeBoulderLoganAlamosaPuebloGunnisonCrowleySan MiguelHuerfanoPitkinDenver67.798786%67.798786%68%5,809167.025970%67.025970%67%76,42176.4k259.168203%59.168203%59%5,776358.446873%58.446873%58%12,14012.1k458.000000%58.000000%58%1,421557.888962%57.888962%58%55,93055.9k657.402059%57.402059%57%14,11014.1k756.302521%56.302521%56%1,675856.190862%56.190862%56%4,157955.855739%55.855739%56%4,3211054.533631%54.533631%55%2,9351154.459774%54.459774%54%9,5921254.344828%54.344828%54%1,5761354.146661%54.146661%54%2,4811454.078495%54.078495%54%8,9701553.190201%53.190201%53%132,592133k1652.911465%52.911465%53%5,5521752.731354%52.731354%53%6,3421852.526490%52.526490%53%8,5761952.441860%52.441860%52%9022052.405115%52.405115%52%2,5822151.997337%51.997337%52%7812251.605383%51.605383%52%4,8702351.555024%51.555024%52%1,2932451.485833%51.485833%51%2,9802551.050506%51.050506%51%115,027115k2650.963500%50.963500%51%2,2482750.711190%50.711190%51%80,50380.5k2850.562302%50.562302%51%64,24864.2k2950.261911%50.261911%50%2,0153049.671097%49.671097%50%3,7003149.669285%49.669285%50%1,019,0231.02M49.645492%49.645492%50%4,194,0014.19M49.644269%49.644269%50%1,2563249.534601%49.534601%50%114,843115k3349.458852%49.458852%49%2,4223449.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.392447%49.392447%49%3,0083549.267346%49.267346%49%5,0773648.612628%48.612628%49%28,92528.9k3748.507309%48.507309%49%4,7123848.502661%48.502661%49%10,47910.5k3948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.997437%47.997437%48%1,4984047.226063%47.226063%47%58,40458.4k4146.630963%46.630963%47%3,7444246.400942%46.400942%46%2,7594344.248716%44.248716%44%27,83227.8k4443.895393%43.895393%44%2,8874543.696763%43.696763%44%5134642.173112%42.173112%42%1,3744740.868455%40.868455%41%1,2804837.389817%37.389817%37%2,8424933.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k50

Household Types by County Subdivision in Colorado

There are 209 county subdivisions in Colorado. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Colorado, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Colorado. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 15,370.

Married by County Subdivision#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Colorado, selected county subdivisions in Colorado, and entities that contain Colorado
0%20%40%60%Count#Black Frst-PeytonS JeffersonJohnstown-MillikenTimnath-WellingtonEast ArapahoeCastle RockElizabethSedaliaParkerFountainErie-FrederickBrightonWindsorEagle-GypsumCntrl JeffersonPueblo WestDivideElsmereLafayette-LouisvilleFruitaMonumentBroomfieldLovelandGlenwood SpgsGoldenMontroseLongmontSteamboat SpgsBreckenridgeFort MorganSW ArapahoeCañon CityColoradoCortezMountainGreeleyWestCliftonNE JeffersonWest AdamsUnited StatesSouth AuroraMinturn-Red CliffColorado SpgsAlamosaDurangoFort CollinsSterlingGrand JctCommerce CityNorth AuroraPuebloBoulderDenver77.042259%77.042259%77%19,34319.3k174.003107%74.003107%74%7,145273.266102%73.266102%73%7,701372.093023%72.093023%72%5,425470.168023%70.168023%70%6,640570.000000%70.000000%70%11,48011.5k668.494749%68.494749%68%5,283767.249850%67.249850%67%38,05438.1k865.528503%65.528503%66%26,88726.9k965.310976%65.310976%65%16,20316.2k1064.902780%64.902780%65%9,9471164.701914%64.701914%65%18,22218.2k1264.499497%64.499497%64%5,1291363.727179%63.727179%64%3,7001463.016176%63.016176%63%6,2721562.255693%62.255693%62%6,9441661.156528%61.156528%61%5,0871760.704933%60.704933%61%14,14014.1k1859.082582%59.082582%59%16,12616.1k1957.772949%57.772949%58%5,3182057.462806%57.462806%57%3,5922157.402059%57.402059%57%14,11014.1k2254.582767%54.582767%55%22,87422.9k2353.833175%53.833175%54%5,1052453.720175%53.720175%54%7,6102552.639740%52.639740%53%6,7902651.349198%51.349198%51%20,62820.6k2751.261876%51.261876%51%3,4532850.566696%50.566696%51%2,9002950.165344%50.165344%50%3,0343050.060081%50.060081%50%41,24441.2k3149.918434%49.918434%50%5,2023249.669285%49.669285%50%1,019,0231.02M49.661366%49.661366%50%3,3733349.645492%49.645492%50%4,194,0014.19M49.598459%49.598459%50%22,66622.7k3449.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.218543%49.218543%49%5,5743549.074374%49.074374%49%94,00094.0k3648.522355%48.522355%49%50,96451.0k3748.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.830590%47.830590%48%66,95967.0k3847.801147%47.801147%48%4,2503945.411780%45.411780%45%72,20772.2k4045.311653%45.311653%45%2,5084144.599592%44.599592%45%5,9094244.296211%44.296211%44%29,11929.1k4344.230478%44.230478%44%2,9174444.130417%44.130417%44%15,75515.8k4543.868029%43.868029%44%3,9494639.363534%39.363534%39%5,2574736.997965%36.997965%37%16,72916.7k4836.854988%36.854988%37%18,52018.5k4933.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k50

Household Types by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares Colorado to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Colorado.

Married by State#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Colorado, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Colorado
0%20%40%60%Count#UtahIdahoNew HampshireHawaiiWyomingNew JerseyMinnesotaKansasIowaNebraskaVirginiaTexasSouth DakotaWashingtonAlaskaColoradoMountainWestMontanaCaliforniaWisconsinIndianaArkansasMaineConnecticutOklahomaWest VirginiaKentuckyVermontTennesseeOregonDelawareUnited StatesNorth DakotaMissouriN CarolinaPennsylvaniaIllinoisGeorgiaMarylandMichiganAlabamaArizonaS CarolinaMassachusettsOhioFloridaNew MexicoNevadaMississippiNew YorkRhode IslandLouisiana61.419345%61.419345%61%564,055564k154.674412%54.674412%55%325,918326k252.531681%52.531681%53%273,886274k351.987700%51.987700%52%235,000235k451.803864%51.803864%52%117,587118k551.034049%51.034049%51%1,630,5451.63M650.946420%50.946420%51%1,087,8641.09M750.837920%50.837920%51%567,279567k850.823448%50.823448%51%631,553632k950.431039%50.431039%50%373,987374k1050.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M1150.139834%50.139834%50%4,657,7674.66M1250.137616%50.137616%50%167,227167k1349.901951%49.901951%50%1,345,6591.35M1449.841149%49.841149%50%124,720125k1549.669285%49.669285%50%1,019,0231.02M1649.645492%49.645492%50%4,194,0014.19M49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.393801%49.393801%49%203,825204k1749.272635%49.272635%49%6,310,5376.31M1849.212248%49.212248%49%1,136,9241.14M1948.945672%48.945672%49%1,230,4101.23M2048.823107%48.823107%49%557,306557k2148.801780%48.801780%49%268,951269k2248.781255%48.781255%49%660,846661k2348.761546%48.761546%49%712,650713k2448.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k2548.507610%48.507610%49%833,466833k2648.482927%48.482927%48%124,653125k2748.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M2848.397504%48.397504%48%748,102748k2948.262755%48.262755%48%167,979168k3048.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.171961%48.171961%48%147,003147k3148.103072%48.103072%48%1,141,1791.14M3248.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M3348.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M3447.886081%47.886081%48%2,299,5492.30M3547.693555%47.693555%48%1,722,5511.72M3647.664974%47.664974%48%1,037,9011.04M3747.492458%47.492458%47%1,833,3961.83M3847.466453%47.466453%47%878,633879k3947.393605%47.393605%47%1,160,6311.16M4046.958224%46.958224%47%863,581864k4146.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M4246.487639%46.487639%46%2,139,1052.14M4346.480471%46.480471%46%3,436,4233.44M4444.784414%44.784414%45%341,504342k4544.771277%44.771277%45%461,458461k4644.624560%44.624560%45%490,336490k4743.958145%43.958145%44%3,194,0813.19M4843.957440%43.957440%44%180,331180k4943.315691%43.315691%43%749,967750k50

Household Types by State in the West

There are 13 states in the West. This section compares Colorado to all of the states in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Colorado.

Married by State#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Colorado, selected other states in the West, and entities that contain Colorado
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count#UtahIdahoHawaiiWyomingWashingtonAlaskaColoradoMountainWestMontanaCaliforniaOregonUnited StatesArizonaNew MexicoNevada61.419345%61.419345%61%564,055564k154.674412%54.674412%55%325,918326k251.987700%51.987700%52%235,000235k351.803864%51.803864%52%117,587118k449.901951%49.901951%50%1,345,6591.35M549.841149%49.841149%50%124,720125k649.669285%49.669285%50%1,019,0231.02M749.645492%49.645492%50%4,194,0014.19M49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.393801%49.393801%49%203,825204k849.272635%49.272635%49%6,310,5376.31M948.397504%48.397504%48%748,102748k1048.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.393605%47.393605%47%1,160,6311.16M1144.784414%44.784414%45%341,504342k1244.771277%44.771277%45%461,458461k13

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 Colorado. 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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