Household Types in Virginia (State)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Virginia
Virginia
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family250.392728%48.235831%50.392728%50.4%1,557,2251.56M12.238356%12.866629%12.238356%12.2%378,187378k4.288782%4.826277%4.288782%4.3%132,531133k26.758329%27.689881%26.758329%26.8%826,880827k6.321804%6.381381%6.321804%6.3%195,355195k

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in the United States and Virginia
Virginia
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads70.596822%67.364644%70.596822%70.6%634,993635k22.522858%24.570491%22.522858%22.5%202,585203k6.880320%8.064864%6.880320%6.9%61,88661.9k

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Virginia
Virginia
United States
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children229.107191%28.463433%29.107191%29.1%899,464899k70.664797%71.282943%70.664797%70.7%2,183,6682.18M

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Virginia
Virginia
United States
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3Hispanic4White5Other3Mixed3Black3-7.683408%-3.981198%-16.928356%-5.623393%-9.223276%-4.568546%-19.297359%-6.534708%-34.216355%34%65.783645%60.376111%65.783645%66%151,261151k-15.253947%-8.384166%-13.954854%-7.549093%-18.904743%-8.030729%-17.631762%-5.826767%-45.142060%45%54.857940%49.605999%54.857940%55%122,624123k-8.527764%-3.538225%-27.449916%-6.560308%-8.975901%-3.859308%-29.122015%-6.654621%-46.076213%46%53.923787%51.388155%53.923787%54%2,121,3182.12M-17.686249%-9.349735%-14.624033%-6.643187%-21.478750%-10.121021%-17.436336%-6.129820%-48.303203%48%51.696797%44.834073%51.696797%52%57,63857.6k-15.818652%-5.502213%-24.339985%-8.993905%-17.705417%-6.277793%-26.689688%-8.932936%-54.654755%55%45.345245%40.394166%45.345245%45%59,88559.9k-25.507228%-5.625922%-30.973484%-5.058775%-28.278902%-6.112935%-33.290551%-4.856703%-67.165409%67%32.834591%27.460909%32.834591%33%577,452577k

Map of Household Types by County in Virginia

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
23%33%41%50%59%68%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
2%8%13%18%23%28%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.4%2.0%3.6%5.1%6.7%8.3%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
15%22%29%36%42%50%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.5%6.0%10.4%14.8%19.2%23.7%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
10%18%25%32%39%47%
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Household Types by Place in Virginia

There are 593 places in Virginia. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Virginia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Virginia. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 23,008.

Married by Place#11

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Virginia, selected places in Virginia, and entities that contain Virginia
0%20%40%60%Count#Linton HallSouth RidingBurkeMcLeanChantillyAshburnDale CityCentrevilleShort PumpLeesburgManassasOaktonW SpringfieldFairfaxMechanicsvilleChesapeakeLake RidgeSpringfieldHerndonW Falls ChurchTuckahoeSuffolkAnnandaleVirginiaLincolniaVirginia BchSterlingCave SpringUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticMarumscoRestonSalemFair OaksTysons CornerStauntonWinchesterNewport NewsHamptonArlingtonLynchburgAlexandriaNorfolkPortsmouthBailey's CrossroadsHarrisonburgRoanokeDanvilleFredericksburgCharlottesvilleBlacksburgPetersburgRichmond76.177965%76.177965%76%8,698172.509205%72.509205%73%6,499272.083425%72.083425%72%9,781371.829058%71.829058%72%12,06812.1k464.870015%64.870015%65%4,766562.074689%62.074689%62%10,47210.5k660.989804%60.989804%61%12,68112.7k760.604831%60.604831%61%14,93014.9k860.496454%60.496454%60%5,971960.382916%60.382916%60%9,8401060.152856%60.152856%60%7,4771157.375450%57.375450%57%7,6471255.304659%55.304659%55%4,6291355.261916%55.261916%55%4,6841455.164728%55.164728%55%7,9201554.635292%54.635292%55%45,11445.1k1654.189100%54.189100%54%8,2531753.307512%53.307512%53%5,2301853.188961%53.188961%53%4,0281952.366984%52.366984%52%5,1772052.075348%52.075348%52%9,5102152.062002%52.062002%52%16,52516.5k2251.166307%51.166307%51%7,1072350.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M50.340737%50.340737%50%3,9892450.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k2549.794239%49.794239%50%4,7192648.526817%48.526817%49%5,5012748.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.153846%46.153846%46%5,5082845.718666%45.718666%46%11,62911.6k2944.473161%44.473161%44%4,4743043.587571%43.587571%44%6,1723141.794523%41.794523%42%4,3043240.710777%40.710777%41%4,2273339.231786%39.231786%39%4,1573438.083960%38.083960%38%26,37226.4k3537.911883%37.911883%38%20,34220.3k3637.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k3737.253377%37.253377%37%10,53610.5k3836.051893%36.051893%36%24,53824.5k3934.886170%34.886170%35%30,47930.5k4034.856135%34.856135%35%12,84112.8k4134.407895%34.407895%34%3,1384233.712258%33.712258%34%5,6054333.384265%33.384265%33%14,20214.2k4433.361926%33.361926%33%6,2234532.538214%32.538214%33%3,3424632.330367%32.330367%32%5,8134729.473382%29.473382%29%4,1084826.436433%26.436433%26%3,4834923.803368%23.803368%24%21,17521.2k50

Household Types by Metro Area in Virginia

There are 15 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Virginia (10 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 15 of those to each other, Virginia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Virginia.

Married by Metro Area#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Virginia, selected metro areas in Virginia, and entities that contain Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#WinchesterStaunton AreaLynchburgVirginiaBluefieldKingsportHarrisonburgWashingtonCharlottesvilleUnited StatesBig Stone GapSouthSouth AtlanticRoanoke AreaVirginia BeachRichmond AreaBlacksburgMartinsvilleDanville Area51.145840%51.145840%51%25,82225.8k150.940400%50.940400%51%24,37624.4k250.556308%50.556308%51%50,39250.4k350.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M50.179338%50.179338%50%21,40521.4k450.176309%50.176309%50%64,31864.3k549.257133%49.257133%49%22,90922.9k649.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M749.066124%49.066124%49%42,40042.4k848.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.150229%48.150229%48%11,14111.1k947.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.375654%47.375654%47%61,36061.4k1046.984217%46.984217%47%299,172299k1146.141054%46.141054%46%219,469219k1246.115967%46.115967%46%32,02832.0k1344.783870%44.783870%45%12,50512.5k1444.473099%44.473099%44%20,00420.0k15

Household Types by County in Virginia

There are 133 counties in Virginia. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Virginia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Virginia. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 34,417.

Married by County#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Virginia, selected counties in Virginia, and entities that contain Virginia
0%20%40%60%Count#LoudounStaffordYorkHanoverPrince GeorgeFauquierSpotsylvaniaPrince WilliamManassasFrederickBedfordIsle of WightAugustaFairfaxRockinghamJames CityGloucesterCulpeperFranklinChesterfieldOrangeChesapeakeShenandoahTazewellAlbemarleWarrenCampbellRoanokePittsylvaniaSuffolkWashingtonPulaskiVirginiaVirginia BeachWiseUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticHenryHalifaxHenricoMontgomeryNewport NewsHamptonArlingtonLynchburgAlexandriaNorfolkPortsmouthHarrisonburgRoanokeDanvilleCharlottesvilleRichmond65.527491%65.527491%66%76,71576.7k165.369773%65.369773%65%28,96629.0k264.351542%64.351542%64%15,36215.4k362.069240%62.069240%62%23,41523.4k461.129479%61.129479%61%6,841561.067392%61.067392%61%14,58914.6k660.939566%60.939566%61%26,26826.3k760.373492%60.373492%60%83,37783.4k860.152856%60.152856%60%7,477959.961891%59.961891%60%17,93717.9k1059.410791%59.410791%59%18,31118.3k1158.624658%58.624658%59%8,1501258.290237%58.290237%58%16,56916.6k1358.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k1457.905833%57.905833%58%17,30417.3k1557.861879%57.861879%58%16,40516.4k1657.790642%57.790642%58%8,3861757.542593%57.542593%58%9,7271857.316330%57.316330%57%13,16913.2k1955.283076%55.283076%55%65,73665.7k2054.730087%54.730087%55%7,2492154.635292%54.635292%55%45,11445.1k2254.099408%54.099408%54%9,3172353.219665%53.219665%53%9,3642453.123177%53.123177%53%20,94720.9k2552.920841%52.920841%53%7,5012652.830358%52.830358%53%11,77811.8k2752.463337%52.463337%52%20,10520.1k2852.345501%52.345501%52%13,78113.8k2952.062002%52.062002%52%16,52516.5k3051.967839%51.967839%52%11,69911.7k3151.631966%51.631966%52%7,5143250.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M50.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k3348.584565%48.584565%49%7,3973448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.208168%47.208168%47%10,45010.5k3546.641896%46.641896%47%6,6533644.872408%44.872408%45%56,30556.3k3743.620627%43.620627%44%15,57315.6k3838.083960%38.083960%38%26,37226.4k3937.911883%37.911883%38%20,34220.3k4037.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k4137.253377%37.253377%37%10,53610.5k4236.051893%36.051893%36%24,53824.5k4334.886170%34.886170%35%30,47930.5k4434.856135%34.856135%35%12,84112.8k4533.712258%33.712258%34%5,6054633.384265%33.384265%33%14,20214.2k4733.361926%33.361926%33%6,2234832.330367%32.330367%32%5,8134923.803368%23.803368%24%21,17521.2k50

Household Types by County Subdivision in Virginia

There are 551 county subdivisions in Virginia. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Virginia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Virginia. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 40,635.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Virginia, selected county subdivisions in Virginia, and entities that contain Virginia
0%20%40%60%Count#CatoctinBlue RidgeDullesColesBrentsvilleDranesvilleSpringfieldMatoacaSullyAshburnPotomacBroad RunAlgonkianBraddockManassasLeesburgClover HillGainesvilleNeabscoThree ChoptMount VernonHunter MillOccoquanChesapeakeSterlingMidlothianLeeSuffolkTuckahoeVirginiaProvidenceBermudaVirginia BchDaleWoodbridgeMasonUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticBrooklandVarinaNewport NewsHamptonArlingtonLynchburgAlexandriaNorfolkPortsmouthHarrisonburgRoanokeDanvilleFairfieldCharlottesvilleRichmond76.368698%76.368698%76%9,876173.426912%73.426912%73%12,13612.1k271.822311%71.822311%72%11,54411.5k370.639134%70.639134%71%13,30713.3k469.493486%69.493486%69%13,81613.8k567.304386%67.304386%67%27,79227.8k666.576520%66.576520%67%27,57227.6k766.278694%66.278694%66%14,35014.4k865.398089%65.398089%65%27,44327.4k964.807976%64.807976%65%8,7751062.492143%62.492143%62%11,93111.9k1161.497870%61.497870%61%9,6731261.049404%61.049404%61%8,9591360.899519%60.899519%61%24,92824.9k1460.152856%60.152856%60%7,4771559.466166%59.466166%59%8,8671657.939182%57.939182%58%13,92813.9k1757.919356%57.919356%58%12,38212.4k1857.484140%57.484140%57%10,05810.1k1957.196240%57.196240%57%14,54114.5k2056.828731%56.828731%57%26,07726.1k2156.342802%56.342802%56%27,09327.1k2255.862504%55.862504%56%11,50611.5k2354.635292%54.635292%55%45,11445.1k2454.276705%54.276705%54%6,8852553.142743%53.142743%53%13,29113.3k2652.260306%52.260306%52%22,56622.6k2752.062002%52.062002%52%16,52516.5k2850.858864%50.858864%51%12,99813.0k2950.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M50.266895%50.266895%50%24,95525.0k3050.237395%50.237395%50%12,80312.8k3150.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k3250.011002%50.011002%50%11,36411.4k3349.843893%49.843893%50%10,37710.4k3448.853676%48.853676%49%20,00920.0k3548.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M43.923347%43.923347%44%11,52911.5k3638.974424%38.974424%39%9,1893738.083960%38.083960%38%26,37226.4k3837.911883%37.911883%38%20,34220.3k3937.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k4037.253377%37.253377%37%10,53610.5k4136.051893%36.051893%36%24,53824.5k4234.886170%34.886170%35%30,47930.5k4334.856135%34.856135%35%12,84112.8k4433.712258%33.712258%34%5,6054533.384265%33.384265%33%14,20214.2k4633.361926%33.361926%33%6,2234732.618652%32.618652%33%8,0484832.330367%32.330367%32%5,8134923.803368%23.803368%24%21,17521.2k50

Household Types by State in the United States

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

Married by State#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Virginia, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Virginia
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

Household Types by State in the South

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

Married by State#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Virginia, selected other states in the South, and entities that contain Virginia
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

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 Virginia. 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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