Household Types in Wisconsin (State)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Wisconsin
Wisconsin
United States
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family249.212248%48.235831%49.212248%49.2%1,136,9241.14M9.979413%12.866629%9.979413%10.0%230,549231k4.494803%4.826277%4.494803%4.5%103,841104k29.085907%27.689881%29.085907%29.1%671,956672k7.227629%6.381381%7.227629%7.2%166,976167k

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in the United States and Wisconsin
Wisconsin
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads67.789482%67.364644%67.789482%67.8%423,769424k22.821836%24.570491%22.821836%22.8%142,665143k9.388682%8.064864%9.388682%9.4%58,69158.7k

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Wisconsin
Wisconsin
United States
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children227.058807%28.463433%27.058807%27.1%625,125625k72.749266%71.282943%72.749266%72.7%1,680,6871.68M

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Wisconsin
Wisconsin
United States
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
80%60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Other3Mixed3Black3-10.327754%-6.574403%-19.926092%-7.434244%-9.223276%-4.568546%-19.297359%-6.534708%-44.262493%44%55.737507%60.376111%55.737507%56%41,40341.4k-7.749615%-3.972771%-29.475684%-7.269960%-8.975901%-3.859308%-29.122015%-6.654621%-48.468030%48%51.531970%51.388155%51.531970%52%2,006,8612.01M-18.750600%-8.729473%-19.334806%-7.730721%-18.904743%-8.030729%-17.631762%-5.826767%-54.545600%55%45.454400%49.605999%45.454400%45%62,47862.5k-21.381224%-11.025223%-21.499820%-7.488511%-21.478750%-10.121021%-17.436336%-6.129820%-61.394778%61%38.605222%44.834073%38.605222%39%47,21947.2k-19.560604%-6.921082%-26.686056%-11.004559%-17.705417%-6.277793%-26.689688%-8.932936%-64.172300%64%35.827700%40.394166%35.827700%36%25,44425.4k-34.658352%-7.071846%-34.017392%-5.387848%-28.278902%-6.112935%-33.290551%-4.856703%-81.135437%81%18.864563%27.460909%18.864563%19%126,841127k

Map of Household Types by County in Wisconsin

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
34%40%46%52%57%63%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
5.7%10.3%14.9%19.4%24.0%28.6%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
2.8%3.6%4.3%5.0%5.8%6.5%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
20.5%23.5%26.4%29.3%32.2%35.1%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
3.8%5.5%7.1%8.8%10.4%12.1%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
13.4%17.6%21.8%26.0%30.1%34.4%
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Household Types by Place in Wisconsin

There are 779 places in Wisconsin. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Wisconsin, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wisconsin. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 16,289.

Married by Place#11

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wisconsin, selected places in Wisconsin, and entities that contain Wisconsin
0%20%40%60%Count#MuskegoMequonBrookfieldCaledoniaGermantownFranklinNew BerlinPleasant PrairieMenomonee FallsHowardOconomowocOak CreekMt PleasantDe PereOnalaskaWest BendWisconsinMidwestUnited StatesSun PrairieEast North CentralWauwatosaMenashaAshwaubenonWatertownWaukeshaFitchburgAppletonNeenahJanesvilleMiddletonS MilwaukeeManitowocMarshfieldFond du LacSheboyganCudahyBeaver DamKenoshaGreenfieldEau ClaireWausauGreen BayBeloitRacineWisconsin RapidsSuperiorMadisonStevens PointOshkoshWest AllisMenomonieLa CrosseMilwaukee68.677778%68.677778%69%6,181168.030221%68.030221%68%6,303266.500205%66.500205%67%9,721363.428864%63.428864%63%6,197459.893320%59.893320%60%4,716558.455530%58.455530%58%7,933658.424156%58.424156%58%9,810757.704321%57.704321%58%4,434857.642128%57.642128%58%8,527954.631104%54.631104%55%4,1171054.481920%54.481920%54%3,5861152.942849%52.942849%53%7,4481252.785338%52.785338%53%5,8181351.917591%51.917591%52%4,9141451.610774%51.610774%52%3,9091550.320585%50.320585%50%6,6711649.212248%49.212248%49%1,136,9241.14M48.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.121746%48.121746%48%6,0081747.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.665228%47.665228%48%9,8301847.350107%47.350107%47%3,5381947.280390%47.280390%47%3,5902047.262218%47.262218%47%4,4972147.036038%47.036038%47%13,60013.6k2246.635878%46.635878%47%5,1502346.601298%46.601298%47%13,35513.4k2446.022727%46.022727%46%5,0222545.095410%45.095410%45%11,76911.8k2644.436669%44.436669%44%3,8102744.427606%44.427606%44%3,8112844.285617%44.285617%44%6,5062943.749262%43.749262%44%3,7063043.381778%43.381778%43%7,7613143.044619%43.044619%43%8,8563242.495966%42.495966%42%3,1603342.354554%42.354554%42%2,7813440.926662%40.926662%41%15,35215.4k3540.300933%40.300933%40%6,6963639.975766%39.975766%40%10,88710.9k3739.310880%39.310880%39%6,5833839.300581%39.300581%39%16,71116.7k3937.233586%37.233586%37%5,2064036.596315%36.596315%37%10,92410.9k4136.112105%36.112105%36%3,0284235.874322%35.874322%36%4,0994335.737175%35.737175%36%37,80637.8k4435.399180%35.399180%35%3,6274535.137294%35.137294%35%9,2394634.984060%34.984060%35%9,6574732.310149%32.310149%32%1,8214832.295757%32.295757%32%6,7444927.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k50

Household Types by Metro Area in Wisconsin

There are 28 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Wisconsin (22 fully and 6 partially). This section compares all 28 of those to each other, Wisconsin, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wisconsin.

Married by Metro Area#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wisconsin, selected metro areas in Wisconsin, and entities that contain Wisconsin
0%20%40%Count#Appleton AreaWatertownWausau AreaFond du LacSheboyganManitowocMerrill AreaBeaver DamShawano AreaIron MountainWhitewaterBaraboo AreaGreen BayPlattevilleMenomonieStevens PointMinneapolisWisconsin RapidsEau ClaireRacine AreaWisconsinMidwestLa CrosseUnited StatesMarinetteEast North CentralChicago AreaMadison AreaJanesvilleOshkosh AreaDuluth AreaMilwaukee55.271956%55.271956%55%49,76349.8k154.878576%54.878576%55%17,76217.8k253.976631%53.976631%54%29,14929.1k353.839967%53.839967%54%22,09022.1k453.401765%53.401765%53%25,18025.2k553.122885%53.122885%53%18,05718.1k653.028854%53.028854%53%6,653752.823624%52.823624%53%17,76317.8k852.514459%52.514459%53%9,534952.295744%52.295744%52%6,8681052.183051%52.183051%52%20,85620.9k1151.974855%51.974855%52%13,14613.1k1251.197636%51.197636%51%64,27364.3k1350.922338%50.922338%51%9,8551450.750988%50.750988%51%8,3461550.653642%50.653642%51%14,10414.1k1650.572688%50.572688%51%679,262679k1750.225819%50.225819%50%16,01416.0k1850.123514%50.123514%50%32,66832.7k1949.684557%49.684557%50%37,40837.4k2049.212248%49.212248%49%1,136,9241.14M48.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.393295%48.393295%48%26,44526.4k2148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.228958%48.228958%48%13,97014.0k2247.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M2347.218029%47.218029%47%123,240123k2447.013653%47.013653%47%30,06130.1k2546.976247%46.976247%47%32,49332.5k2645.463956%45.463956%45%53,14153.1k2744.632277%44.632277%45%279,623280k28

Household Types by County in Wisconsin

There are 72 counties in Wisconsin. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Wisconsin, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wisconsin. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 20,566.

Married by County#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wisconsin, selected counties in Wisconsin, and entities that contain Wisconsin
0%20%40%60%Count#CalumetOzaukeeSt. CroixWaukeshaWashingtonOcontoVernonClarkDoorPierceWausharaGreenIowaOneidaChippewaJeffersonPolkMarathonColumbiaFond du LacShawanoSheboyganOutagamieManitowocLincolnBarronDodgeWaupacaWalworthTrempealeauSaukGrantJacksonDunnPortageJuneauVilasWoodMonroeRacineBrownWisconsinMarinetteMidwestUnited StatesEast North CentralKenoshaLa CrosseEau ClaireRockWinnebagoDaneDouglasMilwaukee62.641329%62.641329%63%11,80111.8k160.547133%60.547133%61%21,04821.0k260.028649%60.028649%60%19,69619.7k359.898187%59.898187%60%93,30793.3k459.619832%59.619832%60%31,71031.7k558.814767%58.814767%59%9,081657.417884%57.417884%57%6,800757.108074%57.108074%57%7,271857.060585%57.060585%57%7,431956.261175%56.261175%56%8,4961055.841625%55.841625%56%5,4441155.693203%55.693203%56%8,2271255.478745%55.478745%55%5,3771355.162045%55.162045%55%8,2551454.895287%54.895287%55%13,70913.7k1554.878576%54.878576%55%17,76217.8k1654.134594%54.134594%54%9,8461753.976631%53.976631%54%29,14929.1k1853.881576%53.881576%54%12,40312.4k1953.839967%53.839967%54%22,09022.1k2053.476978%53.476978%53%9,0592153.401765%53.401765%53%25,18025.2k2253.321909%53.321909%53%37,96238.0k2353.122885%53.122885%53%18,05718.1k2453.028854%53.028854%53%6,6532552.857969%52.857969%53%10,05210.1k2652.823624%52.823624%53%17,76317.8k2752.792826%52.792826%53%11,30411.3k2852.183051%52.183051%52%20,85620.9k2952.111486%52.111486%52%6,1703051.974855%51.974855%52%13,14613.1k3150.922338%50.922338%51%9,8553250.818249%50.818249%51%4,0993350.750988%50.750988%51%8,3463450.653642%50.653642%51%14,10414.1k3550.651433%50.651433%51%5,0543650.347483%50.347483%50%5,3613750.225819%50.225819%50%16,01416.0k3849.941054%49.941054%50%8,8963949.684557%49.684557%50%37,40837.4k4049.498469%49.498469%49%50,43350.4k4149.212248%49.212248%49%1,136,9241.14M48.939064%48.939064%49%8,9954248.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.629933%47.629933%48%30,00430.0k4347.236213%47.236213%47%22,03922.0k4447.159345%47.159345%47%18,95919.0k4547.013653%47.013653%47%30,06130.1k4646.976247%46.976247%47%32,49332.5k4745.538336%45.538336%46%97,23397.2k4844.298198%44.298198%44%8,2124934.891765%34.891765%35%133,558134k50

Household Types by County Subdivision in Wisconsin

There are 1,927 county subdivisions in Wisconsin. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Wisconsin, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wisconsin. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 16,289.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wisconsin, selected county subdivisions in Wisconsin, and entities that contain Wisconsin
0%20%40%60%Count#MuskegoMequonBrookfieldCaledoniaGermantownFranklinNew BerlinPleasant PrairieMenomonee FallsHowardOconomowocOak CreekMt PleasantDe PereOnalaskaWest BendWisconsinMidwestMenashaUnited StatesSun PrairieEast North CentralWauwatosaAshwaubenonWaukeshaFitchburgGrand ChuteNeenahAppletonJanesvilleMiddletonS MilwaukeeManitowocMarshfieldFond du LacSheboyganCudahyBeaver DamKenoshaGreenfieldEau ClaireWausauGreen BayBeloitRacineWisconsin RapidsSuperiorMadisonStevens PointOshkoshWest AllisMenomonieLa CrosseMilwaukee68.677778%68.677778%69%6,181168.030221%68.030221%68%6,303266.500205%66.500205%67%9,721363.428864%63.428864%63%6,197459.893320%59.893320%60%4,716558.455530%58.455530%58%7,933658.424156%58.424156%58%9,810757.704321%57.704321%58%4,434857.642128%57.642128%58%8,527954.631104%54.631104%55%4,1171054.481920%54.481920%54%3,5861152.942849%52.942849%53%7,4481252.785338%52.785338%53%5,8181351.917591%51.917591%52%4,9141451.610774%51.610774%52%3,9091550.320585%50.320585%50%6,6711649.212248%49.212248%49%1,136,9241.14M48.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.287961%48.287961%48%3,9911748.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.121746%48.121746%48%6,0081847.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.665228%47.665228%48%9,8301947.280390%47.280390%47%3,5902047.036038%47.036038%47%13,60013.6k2146.635878%46.635878%47%5,1502246.344955%46.344955%46%4,5332346.022727%46.022727%46%5,0222445.805716%45.805716%46%10,85010.9k2545.095410%45.095410%45%11,76911.8k2644.436669%44.436669%44%3,8102744.427606%44.427606%44%3,8112844.285617%44.285617%44%6,5062944.223450%44.223450%44%3,6023043.381778%43.381778%43%7,7613143.044619%43.044619%43%8,8563242.495966%42.495966%42%3,1603342.354554%42.354554%42%2,7813440.926662%40.926662%41%15,35215.4k3540.300933%40.300933%40%6,6963639.594732%39.594732%40%10,49310.5k3739.310880%39.310880%39%6,5833839.300581%39.300581%39%16,71116.7k3937.233586%37.233586%37%5,2064036.596315%36.596315%37%10,92410.9k4136.112105%36.112105%36%3,0284235.874322%35.874322%36%4,0994335.737175%35.737175%36%37,80637.8k4435.399180%35.399180%35%3,6274535.137294%35.137294%35%9,2394634.984060%34.984060%35%9,6574732.310149%32.310149%32%1,8214832.295757%32.295757%32%6,7444927.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k50

Household Types by State in the United States

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

Married by State#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wisconsin, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Wisconsin
0%20%40%60%Count#UtahIdahoNew HampshireHawaiiWyomingNew JerseyMinnesotaKansasIowaNebraskaVirginiaTexasSouth DakotaWashingtonAlaskaColoradoMontanaCaliforniaWisconsinIndianaArkansasMaineConnecticutOklahomaWest VirginiaKentuckyVermontTennesseeMidwestOregonDelawareUnited StatesNorth DakotaMissouriN CarolinaPennsylvaniaIllinoisEast North CentralGeorgiaMarylandMichiganAlabamaArizonaS 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%1,222,4761.22M2848.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.397504%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%2,299,5492.30M3547.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.693555%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 Midwest

There are 12 states in the Midwest. This section compares Wisconsin to all of the states in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wisconsin.

Married by State#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wisconsin, selected other states in the Midwest, and entities that contain Wisconsin
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#MinnesotaKansasIowaNebraskaSouth DakotaWisconsinIndianaMidwestUnited StatesNorth DakotaMissouriIllinoisEast North CentralMichiganOhio50.946420%50.946420%51%1,087,8641.09M150.837920%50.837920%51%567,279567k250.823448%50.823448%51%631,553632k350.431039%50.431039%50%373,987374k450.137616%50.137616%50%167,227167k549.212248%49.212248%49%1,136,9241.14M648.945672%48.945672%49%1,230,4101.23M748.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.171961%48.171961%48%147,003147k848.103072%48.103072%48%1,141,1791.14M947.886081%47.886081%48%2,299,5492.30M1047.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.492458%47.492458%47%1,833,3961.83M1146.487639%46.487639%46%2,139,1052.14M12

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 Wisconsin. 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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