Household Types in Louisiana (State)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Louisiana
Louisiana
United States
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family243.315691%48.235831%43.315691%43.3%749,967750k16.373185%12.866629%16.373185%16.4%283,485283k5.162822%4.826277%5.162822%5.2%89,38989.4k29.654014%27.689881%29.654014%29.7%513,429513k5.494288%6.381381%5.494288%5.5%95,12895.1k

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in the United States and Louisiana
Louisiana
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads58.455162%67.364644%58.455162%58.5%282,211282k32.735272%24.570491%32.735272%32.7%158,040158k8.809566%8.064864%8.809566%8.8%42,53142.5k

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Louisiana
Louisiana
United States
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children227.883941%28.463433%27.883941%27.9%482,782483k71.964505%71.282943%71.964505%72.0%1,245,9921.25M

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Louisiana
Louisiana
United States
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Other3Hispanic5Mixed3Black3-7.920958%-5.731391%-21.686343%-7.833040%-9.223276%-4.568546%-19.297359%-6.534708%-43.171732%43%56.828268%60.376111%56.828268%57%23,88623.9k-9.843180%-4.361139%-28.732379%-5.752631%-8.975901%-3.859308%-29.122015%-6.654621%-48.689329%49%51.310671%51.388155%51.310671%51%1,095,0121.10M-16.043192%-8.027662%-23.027460%-8.043839%-21.478750%-10.121021%-17.436336%-6.129820%-55.142152%55%44.857848%44.834073%44.857848%45%24,72724.7k-15.088911%-8.436810%-23.783152%-8.006317%-18.904743%-8.030729%-17.631762%-5.826767%-55.315191%55%44.684809%49.605999%44.684809%45%46,22646.2k-18.218498%-6.114215%-30.296917%-7.484999%-17.705417%-6.277793%-26.689688%-8.932936%-62.114629%62%37.885371%40.394166%37.885371%38%19,33219.3k-30.513294%-6.357152%-32.760645%-4.428827%-28.278902%-6.112935%-33.290551%-4.856703%-74.059918%74%25.940082%27.460909%25.940082%26%522,215522k

Map of Household Types by County in Louisiana

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
26%35%43%51%59%67%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
7.2%11.7%16.2%20.7%25.1%29.7%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
2.8%4.0%5.1%6.2%7.3%8.4%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
18.2%23.1%27.9%32.8%37.7%42.6%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.0%3.4%5.7%8.0%10.3%12.7%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
20.7%24.2%27.7%31.2%34.6%38.2%
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Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Louisiana

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
7%25%42%60%78%96%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%13%26%39%52%65%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%5%11%16%21%27%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
4%17%29%41%53%66%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%13%19%26%33%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
5%16%27%38%49%61%
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Household Types by Place in Louisiana

There are 474 places in Louisiana. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Louisiana, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Louisiana. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 10,918.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Louisiana, selected places in Louisiana, and entities that contain Louisiana
0%20%40%60%Count#PrairievilleCentralLulingDestrehanShenandoahMoss BluffEstelleBelle ChasseBayou BlueZacharyLaplaceWest South CentralMandevilleClaiborneUnited StatesRiver RidgeSouthSlidellWoodmereSulphurKennerHoumaBayou CaneDeRidderLouisianaMetairieBossier CityTerrytownChalmetteHarveyLafayetteMindenNew IberiaBakerMarreroAlexandriaCrowleyMorgan CityGretnaHammondPinevilleAbbevilleThibodauxWest MonroeLake CharlesShreveportBaton RougeMonroeNatchitochesGardereRustonNew OrleansBogalusaOpelousas64.969968%64.969968%65%6,382162.856583%62.856583%63%6,412260.990783%60.990783%61%2,647360.814125%60.814125%61%2,480460.318715%60.318715%60%4,580560.186448%60.186448%60%2,647657.863894%57.863894%58%3,061756.804144%56.804144%57%2,851853.978996%53.978996%54%2,313953.930700%53.930700%54%2,8951053.262075%53.262075%53%5,2821149.014411%49.014411%49%6,677,6906.68M48.812277%48.812277%49%2,3221248.632634%48.632634%49%2,1341348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.044406%48.044406%48%2,8131447.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.783203%47.783203%48%4,8931547.752497%47.752497%48%1,7211646.557994%46.557994%47%3,7131745.578855%45.578855%46%11,43311.4k1845.157852%45.157852%45%5,5071944.716478%44.716478%45%3,5252044.355698%44.355698%44%1,6662143.315691%43.315691%43%749,967750k42.356741%42.356741%42%25,44225.4k2242.008124%42.008124%42%10,65210.7k2340.118371%40.118371%40%3,4572439.463602%39.463602%39%2,8842538.487929%38.487929%38%3,0292637.492921%37.492921%37%18,53818.5k2737.364470%37.364470%37%1,7922836.885813%36.885813%37%4,2642936.490744%36.490744%36%1,8533035.901778%35.901778%36%4,2403134.798453%34.798453%35%6,2073234.451587%34.451587%34%1,7153333.983229%33.983229%34%1,6213433.911902%33.911902%34%2,3253533.776758%33.776758%34%2,2093633.632637%33.632637%34%1,7233733.229883%33.229883%33%1,4993833.000545%33.000545%33%1,8183932.804533%32.804533%33%1,7374032.762067%32.762067%33%9,9984132.709529%32.709529%33%25,23925.2k4229.478636%29.478636%29%25,87925.9k4328.644804%28.644804%29%5,0754428.416486%28.416486%28%1,8344528.257614%28.257614%28%1,1324627.824750%27.824750%28%2,1724726.805042%26.805042%27%41,50641.5k4826.648581%26.648581%27%1,2774925.452196%25.452196%25%1,57650

Household Types by Metro Area in Louisiana

There are 19 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Louisiana (18 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 19 of those to each other, Louisiana, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Louisiana.

Married by Metro Area#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Louisiana, selected metro areas in Louisiana, and entities that contain Louisiana
0%20%40%Count#DeRidder AreaFort Polk SouthHouma AreaWest South CentralUnited StatesSouthJennings AreaLake CharlesLafayetteHammond AreaAlexandriaBaton RougeOpelousasLouisianaMonroe AreaBastrop AreaBogalusa AreaShreveportNew OrleansNatchitochesNatchez AreaMorgan CityRuston Area55.913322%55.913322%56%7,328155.185789%55.185789%55%9,817249.206978%49.206978%49%37,29237.3k349.014411%49.014411%49%6,677,6906.68M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.844902%47.844902%48%5,528446.193125%46.193125%46%36,45736.5k545.488699%45.488699%45%81,48881.5k645.259182%45.259182%45%20,85020.9k745.227273%45.227273%45%25,07425.1k844.154003%44.154003%44%132,987133k943.387928%43.387928%43%13,21913.2k1043.315691%43.315691%43%749,967750k42.495046%42.495046%42%27,66327.7k1141.993575%41.993575%42%4,3141241.888260%41.888260%42%7,3251340.751869%40.751869%41%69,71369.7k1440.419778%40.419778%40%193,694194k1540.339054%40.339054%40%5,8061639.326898%39.326898%39%7,5371738.672882%38.672882%39%7,7981838.544097%38.544097%39%6,60819

Household Types by County in Louisiana

There are 64 counties in Louisiana. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Louisiana, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Louisiana. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 16,452.

Married by County#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Louisiana, selected counties in Louisiana, and entities that contain Louisiana
0%20%40%Count#AscensionBeauregardVernonSt. TammanySt. CharlesLivingstonLafourcheSabineGrantUnionPlaqueminesSt. MartinWest South CentralVermilionUnited StatesAcadiaWest Baton RougeTerrebonneAssumptionSouthJefferson DavisSt. John the BaptistSt. JamesRichlandEast FelicianaBossierIberiaCalcasieuAvoyellesDe SotoTangipahoaSt. BernardAllenEvangelineRapidesSt. LandryLouisianaLafayettePointe CoupeeWebsterFranklinIbervilleJeffersonMorehouseWashingtonOuachitaConcordiaNatchitochesClaiborneSt. MaryEast Baton RougeLincolnCaddoOrleans56.697735%56.697735%57%23,05523.1k155.913322%55.913322%56%7,328255.185789%55.185789%55%9,817354.753985%54.753985%55%49,22049.2k453.045303%53.045303%53%9,859552.290998%52.290998%52%25,10725.1k650.540864%50.540864%51%18,17518.2k750.523152%50.523152%51%4,539850.274499%50.274499%50%3,663949.804735%49.804735%50%4,0811049.722351%49.722351%50%4,2981149.351256%49.351256%49%9,5091249.014411%49.014411%49%6,677,6906.68M48.847905%48.847905%49%10,62110.6k1348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.196866%48.196866%48%10,91910.9k1448.060089%48.060089%48%4,4471548.002511%48.002511%48%19,11719.1k1647.994467%47.994467%48%4,1641747.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.844902%47.844902%48%5,5281847.738072%47.738072%48%7,3341947.585513%47.585513%48%3,7842047.394803%47.394803%47%3,5932147.302844%47.302844%47%3,2272246.056205%46.056205%46%21,87921.9k2345.613901%45.613901%46%11,94411.9k2445.481841%45.481841%45%34,68934.7k2545.378263%45.378263%45%6,8142645.306560%45.306560%45%4,6482745.259182%45.259182%45%20,85020.9k2845.092316%45.092316%45%6,6432945.057734%45.057734%45%3,5513044.680313%44.680313%45%5,3043144.463596%44.463596%44%21,41121.4k3243.387928%43.387928%43%13,21913.2k3343.315691%43.315691%43%749,967750k43.113296%43.113296%43%38,49538.5k3443.024313%43.024313%43%3,7873543.008984%43.008984%43%6,7983642.978723%42.978723%43%3,2323741.999642%41.999642%42%4,6883841.993711%41.993711%42%71,05071.1k3941.993575%41.993575%42%4,3144041.888260%41.888260%42%7,3254141.442455%41.442455%41%23,58223.6k4241.430268%41.430268%41%3,1404340.339054%40.339054%40%5,8064439.344544%39.344544%39%2,2934538.672882%38.672882%39%7,7984638.625779%38.625779%39%65,10865.1k4738.544097%38.544097%39%6,6084837.322174%37.322174%37%36,38836.4k4926.805042%26.805042%27%41,50641.5k50

Household Types by County Subdivision in Louisiana

There are 579 county subdivisions in Louisiana. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Louisiana, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Louisiana. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 17,642.

Married by County Subdivision#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Louisiana, selected county subdivisions in Louisiana, and entities that contain Louisiana
0%20%40%60%Count#District C19294106519District A3District BDistrict F7District G4West South Central1United StatesSouth1District CDistrict B11District E12Louisiana3District A588211212103425District E6New Orleans7District DDistrict C67District FDistrict D1067.857143%67.857143%68%4,180163.876953%63.876953%64%6,541260.424710%60.424710%60%8,764360.259324%60.259324%60%4,508459.780504%59.780504%60%3,704558.191530%58.191530%58%7,626655.924382%55.924382%56%3,757755.863844%55.863844%56%3,906854.726221%54.726221%55%3,688953.607129%53.607129%54%6,9181052.548952%52.548952%53%6,0921152.542211%52.542211%53%5,5081252.524462%52.524462%53%4,0261352.277189%52.277189%52%5,3261451.760184%51.760184%52%6,7341551.574537%51.574537%52%3,8161651.218791%51.218791%51%12,12412.1k1749.861198%49.861198%50%17,60217.6k1849.014411%49.014411%49%6,677,6906.68M48.647256%48.647256%49%3,7761948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M46.878180%46.878180%47%15,20415.2k2046.405229%46.405229%46%5,1122145.989522%45.989522%46%9,0422245.884029%45.884029%46%4,1862345.389150%45.389150%45%4,5432443.403868%43.403868%43%4,2872543.315691%43.315691%43%749,967750k42.470750%42.470750%42%6,1712641.505356%41.505356%42%4,4172740.521079%40.521079%41%16,65716.7k2838.342931%38.342931%38%4,1282938.233351%38.233351%38%5,7873038.018433%38.018433%38%2,8053136.821839%36.821839%37%6,4073236.725279%36.725279%37%12,26012.3k3336.081974%36.081974%36%5,9513435.898092%35.898092%36%2,8043534.586717%34.586717%35%9,3273633.662588%33.662588%34%2,9993731.789367%31.789367%32%3,7613831.418240%31.418240%31%3,9103931.251901%31.251901%31%3,0834028.593554%28.593554%29%3,8774126.805042%26.805042%27%41,50641.5k4225.904270%25.904270%26%3,8104325.650932%25.650932%26%1,5274424.175146%24.175146%24%1,5684523.794808%23.794808%24%1,5404623.100819%23.100819%23%1,6364723.015756%23.015756%23%1,5634818.179658%18.179658%18%1,5304917.798242%17.798242%18%2,12650

Household Types by State in the United States

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

Married by State#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Louisiana, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Louisiana
0%20%40%60%Count#UtahIdahoNew HampshireHawaiiWyomingNew JerseyMinnesotaKansasIowaNebraskaVirginiaTexasSouth DakotaWashingtonAlaskaColoradoMontanaCaliforniaWisconsinWest South CentralIndianaArkansasMaineConnecticutOklahomaWest VirginiaKentuckyVermontTennesseeOregonDelawareUnited StatesNorth DakotaMissouriN CarolinaPennsylvaniaSouthIllinoisGeorgiaMarylandMichiganAlabamaArizonaS 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%1,019,0231.02M1649.393801%49.393801%49%203,825204k1749.272635%49.272635%49%6,310,5376.31M1849.212248%49.212248%49%1,136,9241.14M1949.014411%49.014411%49%6,677,6906.68M48.945672%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%2,383,4202.38M3447.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.886081%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 South

There are 17 states in the South. This section compares Louisiana to all of the states in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Louisiana.

Married by State#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Louisiana, selected other states in the South, and entities that contain Louisiana
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#VirginiaTexasWest South CentralArkansasOklahomaWest VirginiaKentuckyTennesseeDelawareUnited StatesN CarolinaSouthGeorgiaMarylandAlabamaS CarolinaFloridaMississippiLouisianaD.C.50.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M150.139834%50.139834%50%4,657,7674.66M249.014411%49.014411%49%6,677,6906.68M48.823107%48.823107%49%557,306557k348.761546%48.761546%49%712,650713k448.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k548.507610%48.507610%49%833,466833k648.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M748.262755%48.262755%48%167,979168k848.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M947.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.693555%47.693555%48%1,722,5511.72M1047.664974%47.664974%48%1,037,9011.04M1147.466453%47.466453%47%878,633879k1246.958224%46.958224%47%863,581864k1346.480471%46.480471%46%3,436,4233.44M1444.624560%44.624560%45%490,336490k1543.315691%43.315691%43%749,967750k1624.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k17

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 Louisiana. 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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