Household Types in Maryland (State)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Maryland
Maryland
United States
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family247.664974%48.235831%47.664974%47.7%1,037,9011.04M14.304852%12.866629%14.304852%14.3%311,487311k4.894346%4.826277%4.894346%4.9%106,574107k27.019847%27.689881%27.019847%27.0%588,355588k6.115981%6.381381%6.115981%6.1%133,175133k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in the United States and Maryland
Maryland
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads67.381373%67.364644%67.381373%67.4%427,458427k24.770093%24.570491%24.770093%24.8%157,138157k7.848534%8.064864%7.848534%7.8%49,79049.8k

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Maryland
Maryland
United States
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children229.133792%28.463433%29.133792%29.1%634,386634k70.529260%71.282943%70.529260%70.5%1,535,7691.54M
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 the United States and Maryland
Maryland
United States
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Other3Mixed3Black3-7.571225%-3.421789%-17.532159%-4.652718%-9.223276%-4.568546%-19.297359%-6.534708%-33.177891%33%66.822109%60.376111%66.822109%67%113,654114k-8.514131%-3.717816%-27.051574%-6.719710%-8.975901%-3.859308%-29.122015%-6.654621%-46.003230%46%53.996770%51.388155%53.996770%54%1,256,8401.26M-15.309380%-9.963442%-15.969608%-6.880559%-18.904743%-8.030729%-17.631762%-5.826767%-48.122988%48%51.877012%49.605999%51.877012%52%73,30873.3k-19.870207%-15.931056%-11.869788%-6.908342%-21.478750%-10.121021%-17.436336%-6.129820%-54.579394%55%45.420606%44.834073%45.420606%45%57,32257.3k-16.736914%-5.841992%-26.262007%-8.231229%-17.705417%-6.277793%-26.689688%-8.932936%-57.072143%57%42.927857%40.394166%42.927857%43%40,80840.8k-26.186355%-5.843351%-31.343382%-4.888287%-28.278902%-6.112935%-33.290551%-4.856703%-68.261376%68%31.738624%27.460909%31.738624%32%635,560636k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County in Maryland

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
24%32%39%47%54%62%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
8.5%11.2%13.9%16.5%19.2%21.9%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
3.2%4.0%4.7%5.4%6.1%6.8%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
19.4%23.4%27.3%31.2%35.1%39.0%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
3.3%4.6%5.9%7.1%8.4%9.7%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
17.1%21.1%25.0%28.9%32.9%36.9%
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Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Maryland

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
17%34%51%67%84%100%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%17%25%33%42%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%15%22%30%38%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%13%26%40%53%67%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%11%23%34%45%57%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
0%10%21%31%41%52%
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Household Types by Place in Maryland

There are 518 places in Maryland. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Maryland, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Maryland. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 25,878.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Maryland, selected places in Maryland, and entities that contain Maryland
0%20%40%60%Count#PotomacEllicott CityOlneySeverna ParkBel Air NorthEldersburgIlchesterPasadenaSevernCroftonBel Air SouthBethesdaGermantownPerry HallRockvilleBowieClintonColumbiaAspen HillCatonsvillePikesvilleGaithersburgWheatonUnited StatesOdentonSouthMarylandSouth AtlanticMontgomery VlgWaldorfN BethesdaReisterstownRandallstownTowsonEdgewoodMiddle RiverSouth LaurelWoodlawnFrederickCarneyParkvilleGlen BurnieDundalkSilver SpringEssexOwings MillsLochearnAnnapolisCollege ParkHagerstownChillumMilford MillSalisburyBaltimore72.652859%72.652859%73%11,71611.7k169.315443%69.315443%69%17,25417.3k269.271728%69.271728%69%8,066368.774035%68.774035%69%8,942467.323270%67.323270%67%7,314567.118488%67.118488%67%7,279659.482759%59.482759%59%5,244756.550242%56.550242%57%5,262856.276486%56.276486%56%9,827956.246380%56.246380%56%5,8261055.900998%55.900998%56%10,14110.1k1155.894277%55.894277%56%14,06314.1k1252.875364%52.875364%53%16,54116.5k1351.709552%51.709552%52%5,8681451.664249%51.664249%52%12,82112.8k1551.245446%51.245446%51%10,41010.4k1651.027935%51.027935%51%6,5031750.310078%50.310078%50%20,11920.1k1850.264364%50.264364%50%8,5561950.000000%50.000000%50%7,5322049.321913%49.321913%49%6,9102149.270379%49.270379%49%11,75011.8k2249.246928%49.246928%49%7,4552348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.047604%48.047604%48%7,4692447.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.664974%47.664974%48%1,037,9011.04M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M45.645958%45.645958%46%5,2682545.446538%45.446538%45%11,86711.9k2644.857320%44.857320%45%9,4162744.078818%44.078818%44%4,4742844.011567%44.011567%44%5,4792943.632905%43.632905%44%9,1763043.483857%43.483857%43%4,0543143.162088%43.162088%43%4,2263242.873599%42.873599%43%4,0943342.483432%42.483432%42%6,0903442.294456%42.294456%42%11,30711.3k3540.566111%40.566111%41%5,2313639.104857%39.104857%39%4,9193738.483353%38.483353%38%10,44910.4k3838.463180%38.463180%38%9,0103938.201811%38.201811%38%11,81211.8k4038.167887%38.167887%38%5,6294137.645669%37.645669%38%4,7814237.128762%37.128762%37%3,7634337.037503%37.037503%37%5,8864436.612176%36.612176%37%2,5984533.951751%33.951751%34%5,5454632.450513%32.450513%32%3,5414731.246253%31.246253%31%3,6484828.546526%28.546526%29%3,4394924.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in Maryland

There are 9 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Maryland (4 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 9 of those to each other, Maryland, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Maryland.

Married by Metro Area#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Maryland, selected metro areas in Maryland, and entities that contain Maryland
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#CaliforniaEaston AreaHagerstownSalisburyWashingtonUnited StatesSouthMarylandSouth AtlanticPhiladelphiaBaltimoreCumberlandCambridge56.311253%56.311253%56%21,94921.9k150.725077%50.725077%51%8,360250.186067%50.186067%50%49,08949.1k349.375229%49.375229%49%74,01174.0k449.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M548.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.664974%47.664974%48%1,037,9011.04M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M645.925237%45.925237%46%477,932478k745.886557%45.886557%46%18,10518.1k844.722096%44.722096%45%5,9069
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 9 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in Maryland

There are 24 counties in Maryland. This section compares all 24 of those to each other, Maryland, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Maryland.

Married by County#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Maryland, selected counties in Maryland, and entities that contain Maryland
0%20%40%60%Count#Queen Anne'sCarrollHowardCalvertGarrettFrederickHarfordSt. Mary'sMontgomeryCecilAnne ArundelCharlesCarolineTalbotWorcesterWashingtonUnited StatesSouthMarylandKentSouth AtlanticWicomicoAlleganyBaltimoreDorchesterPrince George'sSomersetBaltimore61.557492%61.557492%62%10,94810.9k160.990256%60.990256%61%36,86836.9k260.524064%60.524064%61%66,49966.5k357.844912%57.844912%58%18,20918.2k456.982137%56.982137%57%6,635556.888589%56.888589%57%50,62850.6k656.351017%56.351017%56%52,12352.1k756.311253%56.311253%56%21,94921.9k853.958245%53.958245%54%198,439198k953.885870%53.885870%54%19,93419.9k1053.020812%53.020812%53%108,602109k1152.640237%52.640237%53%28,48128.5k1250.982515%50.982515%51%6,1231350.725077%50.725077%51%8,3601449.381247%49.381247%49%10,37510.4k1549.281563%49.281563%49%27,64427.6k1648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.664974%47.664974%48%1,037,9011.04M47.455421%47.455421%47%3,6461747.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.019101%47.019101%47%17,47717.5k1846.348564%46.348564%46%13,05513.1k1946.062987%46.062987%46%144,097144k2044.722096%44.722096%45%5,9062139.110433%39.110433%39%119,956120k2237.848223%37.848223%38%3,1522324.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k24
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 24 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Maryland

There are 290 county subdivisions in Maryland. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Maryland, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Maryland. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 37,366.

Married by County Subdivision#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Maryland, selected county subdivisions in Maryland, and entities that contain Maryland
0%20%40%60%Count#61082, Ellicott City53, Bel Air75, Piscataway5, Clarksville1, Elkridge23714, Bowie116, Savage841, Abingdon157, Westminster49, Surratts7, Queen Anne94United States6, WaldorfSouthMarylandSouth Atlantic38, Bay11361315214920, Lanham2, Frederick10, Laurel22, Bladensburg1221, Berwyn13, Kent17, Chillum12, Oxon Hl6, SpauldingsBaltimore73.163692%73.163692%73%12,42112.4k171.897838%71.897838%72%9,543269.241134%69.241134%69%11,30511.3k369.104780%69.104780%69%16,03316.0k464.387935%64.387935%64%17,14217.1k562.617788%62.617788%63%19,40419.4k660.204633%60.204633%60%17,82917.8k759.251466%59.251466%59%7,884858.533616%58.533616%59%14,90514.9k958.399846%58.399846%58%9,0731058.041152%58.041152%58%10,57810.6k1158.010392%58.010392%58%16,07716.1k1256.588602%56.588602%57%22,52022.5k1355.902253%55.902253%56%7,0231454.003034%54.003034%54%16,02016.0k1552.662251%52.662251%53%18,52518.5k1652.087539%52.087539%52%14,70914.7k1751.636021%51.636021%52%25,72325.7k1851.531824%51.531824%52%17,14017.1k1951.379082%51.379082%51%13,97114.0k2051.283878%51.283878%51%19,43319.4k2151.192504%51.192504%51%7,2122251.147611%51.147611%51%16,84716.8k2349.957469%49.957469%50%7,6352449.697981%49.697981%50%11,02511.0k2549.376987%49.376987%49%31,06831.1k2648.330059%48.330059%48%11,07011.1k2748.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.993090%47.993090%48%14,16914.2k2847.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.664974%47.664974%48%1,037,9011.04M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.367481%47.367481%47%10,60710.6k2946.544541%46.544541%47%7,0383046.410018%46.410018%46%13,49013.5k3146.356353%46.356353%46%44,49744.5k3244.364360%44.364360%44%13,60313.6k3343.964791%43.964791%44%5,7443443.933963%43.933963%44%17,40417.4k3543.651532%43.651532%44%13,13313.1k3643.402481%43.402481%43%8,1183742.893117%42.893117%43%16,86316.9k3842.153312%42.153312%42%5,5873940.458269%40.458269%40%12,14812.1k4040.053800%40.053800%40%8,9344137.922784%37.922784%38%15,05815.1k4237.811968%37.811968%38%5,3334336.554368%36.554368%37%7,2484434.108185%34.108185%34%7,7184532.641215%32.641215%33%8,7724631.122787%31.122787%31%7,9974731.090684%31.090684%31%8,0504826.310570%26.310570%26%9,2854924.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by State in the United States

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

Married by State#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Maryland, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Maryland
0%20%40%60%Count#UtahIdahoNew HampshireHawaiiWyomingNew JerseyMinnesotaKansasIowaNebraskaVirginiaTexasSouth DakotaWashingtonAlaskaColoradoMontanaCaliforniaWisconsinIndianaArkansasMaineConnecticutOklahomaWest VirginiaKentuckyVermontTennesseeOregonDelawareUnited StatesNorth DakotaMissouriN CarolinaPennsylvaniaSouthIllinoisGeorgiaMarylandMichiganAlabamaSouth AtlanticArizonaS 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%1,136,9241.14M1948.945672%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%2,383,4202.38M3447.955775%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%878,633879k3947.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.393605%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
Count number of this household type
# rank of state out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by State in the South

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

Married by State#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Maryland, selected other states in the South, and entities that contain Maryland
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#VirginiaTexasArkansasOklahomaWest VirginiaKentuckyTennesseeDelawareUnited StatesN CarolinaSouthGeorgiaMarylandAlabamaSouth AtlanticS CarolinaFloridaMississippiLouisianaD.C.50.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M150.139834%50.139834%50%4,657,7674.66M248.823107%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%878,633879k1247.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.958224%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
Count number of this household type
# rank of state out of 17 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 Maryland. 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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Major City:
Baltimore
Major Counties:
Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's, St. Mary's, Washington, Wicomico
City:
Baltimore
Counties:
Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard, Kent, Montgomery, Prince George's, Queen Anne's, Somerset, St. Mary's, Talbot, Washington, Wicomico, Worcester
Metro Areas:
Baltimore Area, California Area, Cambridge Area, Cumberland Area, Easton Area, Hagerstown Area, Philadelphia Area, Salisbury Area, Washington Area
Major Cities:
Annapolis, Baltimore, Bowie, College Park, Frederick, Gaithersburg, Hagerstown, Rockville, Salisbury
Major Unincorporated Places:
Aspen Hill, Bel Air North, Bel Air South, Bethesda, Carney, Catonsville, Chillum, Clinton, Columbia, Crofton, Dundalk, Edgewood, Eldersburg, Ellicott City, Essex, Germantown, Glen Burnie, Ilchester, Lochearn, Middle River, Milford Mill, Montgomery Village, North Bethesda, Odenton, Olney, Owings Mills, Parkville, Pasadena, Perry Hall, Pikesville, Potomac, Randallstown, Reisterstown, Severn, Severna Park, Silver Spring, South Laurel, Towson, Waldorf, Wheaton, Woodlawn
Congressional Districts:
MD-1, MD-2, MD-3, MD-4, MD-5, MD-6, MD-7, MD-8
State Legislative Districts:
MD-4, MD-5, MD-6, MD-7, MD-8, MD-10, MD-11, MD-12, MD-13, MD-14, MD-15, MD-16, MD-17, MD-18, MD-19, MD-20, MD-21, MD-22, MD-24, MD-25, MD-26, MD-28, MD-32, MD-33, MD-36, MD-39, MD-40, MD-41, MD-43, MD-45, MD-46
State Legislative Subdistricts:
MD-1A, MD-1B, MD-1C, MD-2A, MD-2B, MD-3A, MD-3B, MD-9A, MD-9B, MD-23A, MD-23B, MD-27A, MD-27B, MD-27C, MD-29A, MD-29B, MD-29C, MD-30A, MD-30B, MD-31A, MD-31B, MD-34A, MD-34B, MD-35A, MD-35B, MD-37A, MD-37B, MD-38A, MD-38B, MD-38C, MD-42A, MD-42B, MD-44A, MD-44B, MD-47A, MD-47B
State Senate Districts:
MD-1, MD-2, MD-3, MD-4, MD-5, MD-6, MD-7, MD-8, MD-9, MD-10, MD-11, MD-12, MD-13, MD-14, MD-15, MD-16, MD-17, MD-18, MD-19, MD-20, MD-21, MD-22, MD-23, MD-24, MD-25, MD-26, MD-27, MD-28, MD-29, MD-30, MD-31, MD-32, MD-33, MD-34, MD-35, MD-36, MD-37, MD-38, MD-39, MD-40, MD-41, MD-42, MD-43, MD-44, MD-45, MD-46, MD-47
Neighboring States:
Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
Neighboring State Equivalents:
District of Columbia