Household Types in Washington, District of Columbia County, District of Columbia (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in District of Columbia and Washington
Washington
District of Columbia
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family224.844691%24.844691%24.844691%24.8%68,70768.7k15.306314%15.306314%15.306314%15.3%42,32942.3k3.639539%3.639539%3.639539%3.6%10,06510.1k43.386272%43.386272%43.386272%43.4%119,983120k12.823183%12.823183%12.823183%12.8%35,46235.5k

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in District of Columbia and Washington
Washington
District of Columbia
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads50.876621%50.876621%50.876621%50.9%26,52326.5k41.040052%41.040052%41.040052%41.0%21,39521.4k8.083327%8.083327%8.083327%8.1%4,214

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in District of Columbia and Washington
Washington
District of Columbia
0%20%40%60%80%CountWith Children1Without Children218.851113%18.851113%18.851113%18.9%52,13252.1k80.379033%80.379033%80.379033%80.4%222,285222k

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in District of Columbia and Washington
Washington
District of Columbia
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
80%60%40%20%0%20%CountHispanic3White4Other5Asian5Mixed5Black5-9.131235%-4.335454%-40.860395%-12.972882%-9.131235%-4.335454%-40.860395%-12.972882%-67.299967%67%32.700033%32.700033%32.700033%33%11,94811.9k-2.206747%-1.274381%-43.274151%-20.730339%-2.206747%-1.274381%-43.274151%-20.730339%-67.485617%67%32.514383%32.514383%32.514383%33%113,153113k-16.235247%-12.426857%-29.753050%-12.555787%-16.235247%-12.426857%-29.753050%-12.555787%-70.970941%71%29.029059%29.029059%29.029059%29%10,08310.1k-4.363253%-1.898734%-49.836977%-14.921366%-4.363253%-1.898734%-49.836977%-14.921366%-71.020330%71%28.979670%28.979670%28.979670%29%10,42810.4k-9.621402%-2.753442%-44.586984%-19.555695%-9.621402%-2.753442%-44.586984%-19.555695%-76.517522%77%23.482478%23.482478%23.482478%23%6,392-28.933211%-5.201458%-44.232468%-5.125179%-28.933211%-5.201458%-44.232468%-5.125179%-83.492316%83%16.507684%16.507684%16.507684%17%124,542125k

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in Washington

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
3%20%36%52%68%85%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%10%20%30%40%51%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.5%5.0%7.5%10.0%12.6%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
9%22%35%48%61%74%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%13%20%27%34%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
2%15%28%40%52%65%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Washington

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%11%22%33%44%56%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%16%33%49%65%82%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%15%31%46%62%78%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
0%16%33%49%65%82%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Washington

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%16%31%47%63%79%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%16%33%49%65%82%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%18%36%53%71%89%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%
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Household Types by Neighborhood in Washington

There are 135 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Washington (115 fully and 20 partially). This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Washington, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Washington. The least populous of the compared neighborhoods has a population of 3,725.

Married by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Washington, selected neighborhoods in Washington, and entities that contain Washington
0%20%40%60%Count#Spring ValleyChevy ChaseAmerican Univ PkWashingtonUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticWoodridgeGeorgetownWesley HtsBarney CircleBrooklandMichigan ParkCapitol HillForest HillsPetworthManor ParkBrightwoodSixteenth St HtsCleveland PkPark ViewCathedral HtsWoodley ParkMt PleasantNear NERiggs ParkBloomingdaleD.C.District of ColumbiaWashingtonDist of ColumbiaWashingtonU St CorridorAdams MorganGlover ParkShawKingman ParkColumbia HtsSW WaterfrontCatholic UnivEckingtonFoggy BottomBellevueLogan CircleEdgewoodTrinidadMt Vernon SqBenning RidgeDupont CircleRandle HighlandsMarshall HtsDeanwoodFort DupontCongress HtsShipley TerWashington HighlandsWashington Highla…Buena VistaAnacostiaGreenway69.546592%69.546592%70%625626151.503057%51.503057%52%2,470249.598143%49.598143%50%1,822349.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M41.440356%41.440356%41%550439.018172%39.018172%39%1,740539.015022%39.015022%39%910638.132813%38.132813%38%492493737.819968%37.819968%38%1,046837.298703%37.298703%37%533534935.314635%35.314635%35%4,5471033.989694%33.989694%34%1,3301131.733311%31.733311%32%2,1111231.279204%31.279204%31%9901330.443461%30.443461%30%9399401430.162433%30.162433%30%1,6671,6681529.956229%29.956229%30%1,3681629.599266%29.599266%30%4794801728.881626%28.881626%29%7191827.907241%27.907241%28%9971926.774689%26.774689%27%1,1832025.685441%25.685441%26%1,0822125.434337%25.434337%25%8352225.150186%25.150186%25%5562324.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.418455%24.418455%24%5702423.779345%23.779345%24%2,2212,2222521.284910%21.284910%21%8202621.183089%21.183089%21%8588592720.756822%20.756822%21%6872819.919768%19.919768%20%2,4562919.470712%19.470712%19%1,3201,3213019.365576%19.365576%19%4134143119.002635%19.002635%19%2973218.498169%18.498169%18%7797803318.439942%18.439942%18%4143418.233606%18.233606%18%1,7903517.118413%17.118413%17%3853863615.249034%15.249034%15%4123715.020627%15.020627%15%4464473814.579114%14.579114%15%3573583914.553950%14.553950%15%1,4164014.228859%14.228859%14%4014113.447219%13.447219%13%3184212.748246%12.748246%13%2944312.027565%12.027565%12%2224411.563659%11.563659%12%3563574511.060437%11.060437%11%3853864610.264780%10.264780%10%5555564710.073004%10.073004%10%2144810.052381%10.052381%10%182499.534798%9.534798%10%14950

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Washington Area

There are 152 county subdivisions in the Washington Area. This section compares Washington to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Washington Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Washington. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 38,650.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Washington, selected other county subdivisions in the Washington Area, and entities that contain Washington
0%20%40%60%Count#CatoctinBlue Ridge6DullesColesBrentsville8DranesvilleSpringfieldSullyAshburnPotomacBroad RunAlgonkianBraddockManassasLeesburg5, Piscataway2GainesvilleNeabscoMount Vernon7Hunter Mill14, BowieOccoquanSterlingLee45Providence9, SurrattsWoodbridge7, Queen Anne9WashingtonMasonUnited States6, WaldorfSouthSouth Atlantic1320, Lanham2, Frederick10, LaurelArlington2, BladensburgAlexandria21, Berwyn13, Kent17, Chillum12, Oxon Hl6, SpauldingsD.C.District of ColumbiaWashingtonDist of ColumbiaWashington76.368698%76.368698%76%9,876173.426912%73.426912%73%12,13612.1k273.163692%73.163692%73%12,42112.4k371.822311%71.822311%72%11,54411.5k470.639134%70.639134%71%13,30713.3k569.493486%69.493486%69%13,81613.8k669.241134%69.241134%69%11,30511.3k767.304386%67.304386%67%27,79227.8k866.576520%66.576520%67%27,57227.6k965.398089%65.398089%65%27,44327.4k1064.807976%64.807976%65%8,7751162.492143%62.492143%62%11,93111.9k1261.497870%61.497870%61%9,6731361.049404%61.049404%61%8,9591460.899519%60.899519%61%24,92824.9k1560.152856%60.152856%60%7,4771659.466166%59.466166%59%8,8671759.251466%59.251466%59%7,8841858.041152%58.041152%58%10,57810.6k1957.919356%57.919356%58%12,38212.4k2057.484140%57.484140%57%10,05810.1k2156.828731%56.828731%57%26,07726.1k2256.588602%56.588602%57%22,52022.5k2356.342802%56.342802%56%27,09327.1k2455.902253%55.902253%56%7,0232555.862504%55.862504%56%11,50611.5k2654.276705%54.276705%54%6,8852752.260306%52.260306%52%22,56622.6k2851.636021%51.636021%52%25,72325.7k2951.283878%51.283878%51%19,43319.4k3050.266895%50.266895%50%24,95525.0k3149.957469%49.957469%50%7,6353249.843893%49.843893%50%10,37710.4k3349.697981%49.697981%50%11,02511.0k3449.376987%49.376987%49%31,06831.1k3549.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M48.853676%48.853676%49%20,00920.0k3648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.993090%47.993090%48%14,16914.2k3747.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.356353%46.356353%46%44,49744.5k3842.153312%42.153312%42%5,5873940.458269%40.458269%40%12,14812.1k4040.053800%40.053800%40%8,9344137.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k4237.811968%37.811968%38%5,3334336.051893%36.051893%36%24,53824.5k4434.108185%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%9,2854924.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k50

Household Types by County Subdivision in District of Columbia

There is 1 county subdivision in District of Columbia. This section compares Washington to all of the county subdivisions in District of Columbia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Washington.

Married by County Subdivision#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Washington, selected other county subdivisions in District of Columbia, and entities that contain Washington
0%10%20%30%40%Count#WashingtonUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticD.C.District of ColumbiaWashingtonDist of ColumbiaWashington49.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k1

Household Types by County Subdivision in the South

There are 8,483 county subdivisions in the South. This section compares Washington to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Washington. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 245,874.

Married by County Subdivision#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Washington, selected other county subdivisions in the South, and entities that contain Washington
0%20%40%60%Count#Sugar LandRoswell-AlpharettaLewisville-Flower MoundLewisville-Flower …NW HarrisPlanoKendale Lks-TamiamiKendale Lks-Tami…SE MontgomeryRound Rock-GeorgetownRound Rock-Geor…NE TarrantMcAllen-PharrNaplesMiramar-Pembroke PnesMiramar-Pembrok…San Antonio NVirginia BchArlingtonWashingtonSan Antonio NWLakelandUnited StatesSouthSan Antonio NESouth AtlanticHialeahBradenton13El PasoFort WorthGreenvilleJacksonville ETulsaCorpus ChristiSW DallasBoynton Bch-Delray BchBoynton Bch-Delra…HoustonNE DallasPlantationLubbock1, CharlotteClearwaterSan Antonio CntrlOklahoma City SWSt. PetersburgTampaAustinJacksonville WOrlandoMiamiAtlanta-DecaturBirminghamFort LauderdaleAtlantaNew OrleansD.C.District of ColumbiaWashingtonDist of ColumbiaWashingtonBaltimore68.184247%68.184247%68%58,69358.7k161.037139%61.037139%61%59,18159.2k260.220014%60.220014%60%53,26453.3k358.970655%58.970655%59%147,784148k458.722970%58.722970%59%117,480117k558.266188%58.266188%58%63,63663.6k657.384578%57.384578%57%72,47572.5k756.565297%56.565297%57%53,97854.0k856.136383%56.136383%56%114,905115k952.763484%52.763484%53%42,75942.8k1052.468343%52.468343%52%53,49253.5k1151.643388%51.643388%52%49,62049.6k1250.251179%50.251179%50%65,52065.5k1350.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k1449.886349%49.886349%50%90,86190.9k1549.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M48.878671%48.878671%49%51,13151.1k1648.525926%48.525926%49%45,24845.2k1748.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.595815%47.595815%48%40,48540.5k1847.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.012011%47.012011%47%50,68650.7k1946.502198%46.502198%47%45,06945.1k2046.356353%46.356353%46%44,49744.5k2145.596507%45.596507%46%83,74383.7k2245.311033%45.311033%45%134,185134k2344.899326%44.899326%45%48,94748.9k2444.253121%44.253121%44%75,99576.0k2544.033568%44.033568%44%103,681104k2643.920966%43.920966%44%48,57048.6k2743.845023%43.845023%44%142,317142k2843.778427%43.778427%44%59,77259.8k2943.635214%43.635214%44%505,284505k3042.704899%42.704899%43%243,397243k3142.097249%42.097249%42%42,57842.6k3241.903636%41.903636%42%42,52842.5k3340.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k3439.980031%39.980031%40%56,45956.5k3537.246576%37.246576%37%83,94083.9k3636.604516%36.604516%37%64,33564.3k3736.376665%36.376665%36%60,91660.9k3836.331926%36.331926%36%94,68194.7k3936.297932%36.297932%36%120,985121k4035.230341%35.230341%35%41,36541.4k4134.824245%34.824245%35%76,94876.9k4234.614790%34.614790%35%116,386116k4333.880932%33.880932%34%46,34246.3k4433.644707%33.644707%34%61,87861.9k4531.944827%31.944827%32%38,28338.3k4627.610773%27.610773%28%65,84765.8k4726.805042%26.805042%27%41,50641.5k4824.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4924.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k50

Household Types by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares Washington to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Washington. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Married by County Subdivision#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Washington, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Washington
0%20%40%Count#HempsteadNW HarrisPlanoSan JoseE San Gabriel VlyNE TarrantSeattle EastAnaheim-Santa Ana-Gdn GrvAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lk CityOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San BernardinoWashingtonUnited StatesSouthSan DiegoSouth AtlanticSan Fernando VlyEl PasoFort WorthQueensTulsaSW DallasFresnoHoustonPhoenixNE DallasLas VegasTucsonSacramentoAlbuquerqueLong Bch-Lakewood1, CharlotteSeattleBrooklynSan Antonio CntrlTampaAustinOrlandoSan FranciscoMiamiDenverLos AngelesChicagoColumbusAtlantaPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBronxManhattanBostonD.C.District of ColumbiaWashingtonDist of ColumbiaWashingtonBaltimoreDetroit59.227510%59.227510%59%143,160143k158.970655%58.970655%59%147,784148k258.722970%58.722970%59%117,480117k356.155513%56.155513%56%329,032329k456.150060%56.150060%56%148,431148k556.136383%56.136383%56%114,905115k655.866645%55.866645%56%127,724128k755.452266%55.452266%55%270,876271k854.546020%54.546020%55%105,204105k953.538307%53.538307%54%174,514175k1053.207769%53.207769%53%117,661118k1149.760860%49.760860%50%113,093113k1249.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.817936%47.817936%48%391,024391k1347.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.153157%47.153157%47%291,092291k1445.596507%45.596507%46%83,74383.7k1545.311033%45.311033%45%134,185134k1644.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k1744.033568%44.033568%44%103,681104k1843.845023%43.845023%44%142,317142k1943.733151%43.733151%44%97,82197.8k2043.635214%43.635214%44%505,284505k2143.280242%43.280242%43%495,480495k2242.704899%42.704899%43%243,397243k2342.324971%42.324971%42%280,852281k2442.304475%42.304475%42%146,684147k2542.251822%42.251822%42%172,308172k2640.600191%40.600191%41%102,077102k2740.380940%40.380940%40%80,07580.1k2840.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k2938.976276%38.976276%39%171,519172k3037.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k3137.246576%37.246576%37%83,94083.9k3236.331926%36.331926%36%94,68194.7k3336.297932%36.297932%36%120,985121k3434.824245%34.824245%35%76,94876.9k3534.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3634.614790%34.614790%35%116,386116k3733.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3833.396359%33.396359%33%312,631313k3932.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k4032.461440%32.461440%32%108,156108k4127.610773%27.610773%28%65,84765.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4427.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4527.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k4626.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4724.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4824.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50

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 Washington. 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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Adams Morgan, American University Park, Anacostia, Anacostia Naval Station - Boiling Air Force Base, Arboretum, Barnaby Woods, Barney Circle, Barry Farm, Bellevue, Benning, Benning Heights, Benning Ridge, Berkley, Bloomingdale, Blue Plains Treatment Plant, Brentwood, Brightwood, Brightwood Park, Brookland, Buena Vista, Burleith, Burrville, Capitol Hill, Capitol View, Carver, Cathedral Heights, Catholic University, Chevy Chase, Chinatown, Civic Betterment, Cleveland Park, Colonial Village, Colony Hill, Columbia Heights, Congress Heights, Crestwood, Deanwood, Douglas, Downtown, Dupont Circle, Dupont Park, East Corner, East Potomac Park, Eastland Gardens, Eckington, Edgewood, Fairfax Village, Fairlawn, Foggy Bottom, Forest Hills, Fort Davis, Fort Dupont, Fort Lincoln, Fort Totten, Foxhall, Friendship Heights, Gallaudet, Garfield Heights, Gateway, Georgetown, Glover Park, Good Hope, Greenway, Hawthorne, Hillbrook, Hillcrest, Ivy City, Judiciary Square, Kalorama, Kenilworth, Kent, Kingman Park, Knox Hill, Lady Bird Johnson Park, Langdon, Langston, Ledroit Park, Lincoln Heights, Logan Circle, Mahaning Heights, Manor Park, Marshall Heights, Massachusetts Heights, Mayfair, McLean Gardens, Michigan Park, Mount Pleasant, Mount Vernon Square, National Arboretum, National Mall - West Potomac Park, Navy Yard, Naylor Gardens, Near Northeast, NoMa, North Cleveland Park, North Michigan Park, Observatory Circle, Park View, Penn Branch, Penn Quarter, Petworth, Pleasant Hill, Pleasant Plains, Potomac Heights, Randle Highlands, Riggs Park, River Terrace, Saint Elizabeths, Shaw, Shepherd Park, Shipley Terrace, Sixteenth Street Heights, Skyland, Southwest Federal Center, Southwest Waterfront, Spring Valley, Stronghold, Sursum Corda Cooperative, Swampoodle, Takoma, Tenleytown, The Palisades, Theodore Roosevelt Island, Trinidad, Truxton Circle, Twining, U Street Corridor, Wakefield, Washington Highlands, Wesley Heights, West End, Woodland-Normanstone Terrace, Woodlands, Woodley Park, Woodridge

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