Household Types in Rhode Island (State)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Rhode Island
Rhode Island
United States
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family243.957440%48.235831%43.957440%44.0%180,331180k13.858473%12.866629%13.858473%13.9%56,85356.9k4.699688%4.826277%4.699688%4.7%19,28019.3k30.439499%27.689881%30.439499%30.4%124,875125k7.044901%6.381381%7.044901%7.0%28,90128.9k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in the United States and Rhode Island
Rhode Island
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads62.643898%67.364644%62.643898%62.6%67,09667.1k29.331416%24.570491%29.331416%29.3%31,41631.4k8.024686%8.064864%8.024686%8.0%8,595

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Rhode Island
Rhode Island
United States
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children226.108376%28.463433%26.108376%26.1%107,107107k73.577906%71.282943%73.577906%73.6%301,846302k
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 Rhode Island
Rhode Island
United States
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Other3Mixed3Black3-8.502700%-5.036819%-25.321551%-9.278351%-9.223276%-4.568546%-19.297359%-6.534708%-48.139421%48%51.860579%60.376111%51.860579%52%10,18510.2k-10.842495%-3.877222%-31.642527%-7.276732%-8.975901%-3.859308%-29.122015%-6.654621%-53.638976%54%46.361024%51.388155%46.361024%46%327,812328k-26.967079%-8.993696%-21.723091%-6.145225%-18.904743%-8.030729%-17.631762%-5.826767%-63.829092%64%36.170908%49.605999%36.170908%36%21,41521.4k-31.215376%-9.634375%-22.322848%-4.778650%-21.478750%-10.121021%-17.436336%-6.129820%-67.951250%68%32.048750%44.834073%32.048750%32%20,75920.8k-23.948220%-5.354516%-29.611650%-9.473375%-17.705417%-6.277793%-26.689688%-8.932936%-68.387761%68%31.612239%40.394166%31.612239%32%6,798-28.193889%-7.593142%-31.236303%-4.941773%-28.278902%-6.112935%-33.290551%-4.856703%-71.965107%72%28.034893%27.460909%28.034893%28%23,27123.3k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County in Rhode Island

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
40.0%42.7%45.4%48.1%50.8%53.5%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
8.7%10.4%11.9%13.5%15.0%16.7%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
3.18%3.57%3.96%4.36%4.75%5.14%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
26.2%27.2%28.3%29.3%30.3%31.4%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
6.02%6.48%6.95%7.41%7.88%8.34%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
22.8%23.7%24.6%25.5%26.4%27.4%
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Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Rhode Island

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
29%37%45%53%61%70%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
3.6%8.0%12.4%16.7%21.1%25.5%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.8%3.2%5.5%7.9%10.3%12.7%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
14%20%25%31%36%42%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2.2%4.8%7.3%9.9%12.5%15.1%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
10%17%24%31%37%44%
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Household Types by Place in Rhode Island

There are 36 places in Rhode Island. This section compares all 36 of those to each other, Rhode Island, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rhode Island.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Rhode Island, selected places in Rhode Island, and entities that contain Rhode Island
0%20%40%60%Count#GreeneCarolinaHope ValleyClayvilleFoster CenterMelvilleWatch HillHopkintonCumberland HlChepachetAshawayQuonochontaugGreenvilleTivertonHarmonyValley FallsKingstonBradfordMisquamicutUnited StatesNew EnglandCharlestownNortheastWarwickWakefield-PeacedaleCranstonWesterlyProvidenceRhode IslandPascoagE ProvidenceWeekapaugNewport EastNarragansett PierPawtucketWoonsocketCentral FallsNewportProvidenceHarrisvilleWyoming79.109589%79.109589%79%231178.671329%78.671329%79%225274.723539%74.723539%75%473374.603175%74.603175%75%47469.402985%69.402985%69%93568.475992%68.475992%68%328667.500000%67.500000%68%54766.513761%66.513761%67%145861.958216%61.958216%62%1,987959.152799%59.152799%59%3911058.271605%58.271605%58%2361155.223881%55.223881%55%1481253.756158%53.756158%54%1,7461352.351738%52.351738%52%1,7921450.402145%50.402145%50%1881549.947000%49.947000%50%2,3561648.979592%48.979592%49%3601748.908297%48.908297%49%2241848.815166%48.815166%49%1031948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.342193%47.342193%47%2852047.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.976890%46.976890%47%16,52616.5k2146.935301%46.935301%47%1,6542245.668671%45.668671%46%13,90213.9k2345.653306%45.653306%46%3,5082444.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k43.957440%43.957440%44%180,331180k43.443096%43.443096%43%7522540.622290%40.622290%41%7,9642639.814815%39.814815%40%862738.725693%38.725693%39%1,8722837.833424%37.833424%38%6952935.596424%35.596424%36%9,7943034.322820%34.322820%34%5,9203130.061641%30.061641%30%1,9023229.762350%29.762350%30%3,1813329.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k3428.975741%28.975741%29%2153527.192982%27.192982%27%3136
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 36 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in Rhode Island

There is 1 metro area that are fully or partially contained within Rhode Island (0 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Rhode Island, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rhode Island.

Married by Metro Area#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Rhode Island, selected metro areas in Rhode Island, and entities that contain Rhode Island
0%10%20%30%40%Count#United StatesNew EnglandNortheastProvidenceRhode Island48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M44.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k43.957440%43.957440%44%180,331180k
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 1 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in Rhode Island

There are 5 counties in Rhode Island. This section compares all 5 of those to each other, Rhode Island, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rhode Island.

Married by County#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Rhode Island, selected counties in Rhode Island, and entities that contain Rhode Island
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#BristolWashingtonUnited StatesNew EnglandKentNortheastNewportProvidenceRhode IslandProvidence53.443184%53.443184%53%10,31410.3k152.670878%52.670878%53%26,10026.1k248.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.546642%47.546642%48%32,64632.6k347.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.013383%46.013383%46%16,22816.2k444.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k43.957440%43.957440%44%180,331180k40.025015%40.025015%40%95,04395.0k5
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 5 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Rhode Island

There are 40 county subdivisions in Rhode Island. This section compares all 40 of those to each other, Rhode Island, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rhode Island.

Married by County Subdivision#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Rhode Island, selected county subdivisions in Rhode Island, and entities that contain Rhode Island
0%20%40%60%Count#FosterBarringtonRichmondScituateW GreenwichCharlestownGlocesterN SmithfieldJamestownE GreenwichExeterN KingstownPortsmouthHopkintonCumberlandTivertonSmithfieldCoventryBristolS KingstownLincolnBurrillvilleLittle ComptonUnited StatesNew EnglandWesterlyNortheastWarwickMiddletownCranstonProvidenceRhode IslandNarragansettJohnstonE ProvidenceNew ShorehamN ProvidenceWarrenW WarwickPawtucketWoonsocketCentral FallsNewportProvidence69.073966%69.073966%69%1,186167.307071%67.307071%67%4,169267.125706%67.125706%67%1,901361.781609%61.781609%62%2,580460.935351%60.935351%61%1,329560.611794%60.611794%61%1,922660.325021%60.325021%60%2,153760.182913%60.182913%60%2,698858.874087%58.874087%59%1,370958.177155%58.177155%58%2,9491057.880000%57.880000%58%1,4471157.121994%57.121994%57%5,8671256.666201%56.666201%57%4,0591356.105006%56.105006%56%1,8381455.197636%55.197636%55%7,4711555.154639%55.154639%55%3,7451652.416307%52.416307%52%3,8831752.366800%52.366800%52%7,2241852.176513%52.176513%52%4,3631951.826004%51.826004%52%5,4212050.925000%50.925000%51%4,0742150.682163%50.682163%51%3,0092249.511002%49.511002%50%8102348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.075723%47.075723%47%4,5882447.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.976890%46.976890%47%16,52616.5k2545.963385%45.963385%46%3,0632645.668671%45.668671%46%13,90213.9k2744.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k43.957440%43.957440%44%180,331180k42.867572%42.867572%43%2,9362841.938428%41.938428%42%5,0542940.622290%40.622290%41%7,9643040.178571%40.178571%40%1803137.596627%37.596627%38%5,3503237.571157%37.571157%38%1,7823337.131141%37.131141%37%4,6183435.596424%35.596424%36%9,7943534.322820%34.322820%34%5,9203630.061641%30.061641%30%1,9023729.762350%29.762350%30%3,1813829.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k39
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 39 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 Rhode Island to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rhode Island.

Married by State#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Rhode Island, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Rhode Island
0%20%40%60%Count#UtahIdahoNew HampshireHawaiiWyomingNew JerseyMinnesotaKansasIowaNebraskaVirginiaTexasSouth DakotaWashingtonAlaskaColoradoMontanaCaliforniaWisconsinIndianaArkansasMaineConnecticutOklahomaWest VirginiaKentuckyVermontTennesseeOregonDelawareUnited StatesNorth DakotaMissouriN CarolinaPennsylvaniaNew EnglandIllinoisGeorgiaMarylandMichiganAlabamaArizonaNortheastS CarolinaMassachusettsOhioFloridaProvidenceNew 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%2,383,4202.38M3447.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.886081%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%1,160,6311.16M4047.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.958224%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%3,436,4233.44M4444.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k44.784414%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 Northeast

There are 9 states in the Northeast. This section compares Rhode Island to all of the states in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rhode Island.

Married by State#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Rhode Island, selected other states in the Northeast, and entities that contain Rhode Island
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#New HampshireNew JerseyMaineConnecticutVermontUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNew EnglandNortheastMassachusettsProvidenceNew YorkRhode Island52.531681%52.531681%53%273,886274k151.034049%51.034049%51%1,630,5451.63M248.801780%48.801780%49%268,951269k348.781255%48.781255%49%660,846661k448.482927%48.482927%48%124,653125k548.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M647.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M744.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k43.958145%43.958145%44%3,194,0813.19M843.957440%43.957440%44%180,331180k9
Count number of this household type
# rank of state out of 9 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 Rhode Island. 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 Counties:
Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington
Counties:
Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington
Metro Area:
Providence Area
Major Cities:
Central Falls, Cranston, East Providence, Newport, Pawtucket, Providence, Warwick, Woonsocket
Major Unincorporated Places:
Ashaway, Bradford, Carolina, Charlestown, Chepachet, Clayville, Cumberland Hill, Foster Center, Greene, Greenville, Harmony, Harrisville, Hope Valley, Hopkinton, Kingston, Melville, Misquamicut, Narragansett Pier, Newport East, Pascoag, Quonochontaug, Tiverton, Valley Falls, Wakefield-Peacedale, Watch Hill, Weekapaug, Westerly, Wyoming
Congressional Districts:
RI-1, RI-2
State House Districts:
RI-1, RI-2, RI-3, RI-4, RI-5, RI-6, RI-7, RI-8, RI-9, RI-10, RI-11, RI-12, RI-13, RI-14, RI-15, RI-16, RI-17, RI-18, RI-19, RI-20, RI-21, RI-22, RI-23, RI-24, RI-25, RI-26, RI-27, RI-28, RI-29, RI-30, RI-31, RI-32, RI-33, RI-34, RI-35, RI-36, RI-37, RI-38, RI-39, RI-40, RI-41, RI-42, RI-43, RI-44, RI-45, RI-46, RI-47, RI-48, RI-49, RI-50, RI-51, RI-52, RI-53, RI-54, RI-55, RI-56, RI-57, RI-58, RI-59, RI-60, RI-61, RI-62, RI-63, RI-64, RI-65, RI-66, RI-67, RI-68, RI-69, RI-70, RI-71, RI-72, RI-73, RI-74, RI-75
State Senate Districts:
RI-1, RI-2, RI-3, RI-4, RI-5, RI-6, RI-7, RI-8, RI-9, RI-10, RI-11, RI-12, RI-13, RI-14, RI-15, RI-16, RI-17, RI-18, RI-19, RI-20, RI-21, RI-22, RI-23, RI-24, RI-25, RI-26, RI-27, RI-28, RI-29, RI-30, RI-31, RI-32, RI-33, RI-34, RI-35, RI-36, RI-37, RI-38
Neighboring States:
Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York