Household Types in Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Middlesex County and Lowell
Lowell
Middlesex County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family234.865109%51.328915%34.865109%34.9%13,50513.5k20.547309%9.866862%20.547309%20.5%7,9596.779398%3.520124%6.779398%6.8%2,62628.842132%26.680902%28.842132%28.8%11,17211.2k8.966051%8.603197%8.966051%9.0%3,473

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Middlesex County and Lowell
Lowell
Middlesex County
0%20%40%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads47.673498%78.670095%47.673498%47.7%5,42041.604363%16.919435%41.604363%41.6%4,73010.722139%4.410470%10.722139%10.7%1,219

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Middlesex County and Lowell
Lowell
Middlesex County
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children229.350716%29.179988%29.350716%29.4%11,36911.4k70.151026%70.300390%70.151026%70.2%27,17327.2k

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Middlesex County and Lowell
Lowell
Middlesex County
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Black3Mixed3Other3-23.185931%-11.114905%-9.509988%-9.953901%-7.457985%-3.535363%-17.319202%-9.370194%-53.764726%54%46.235274%62.317256%46.235274%46%5,857-14.349697%-4.145078%-35.092650%-9.783086%-8.313653%-2.945407%-28.203257%-8.512032%-63.370510%63%36.629490%52.025652%36.629490%37%22,77422.8k-33.784615%-11.261538%-21.323077%-6.276923%-21.008953%-6.669349%-18.328136%-11.206116%-72.646154%73%27.353846%42.787446%27.353846%27%3,250-26.771066%-10.663684%-30.872483%-7.046980%-24.530747%-7.700463%-28.916987%-5.576062%-75.354213%75%24.645787%33.275740%24.645787%25%2,682-28.407225%-4.926108%-36.781609%-7.717570%-18.972538%-5.836901%-22.251227%-13.010337%-77.832512%78%22.167488%39.928997%22.167488%22%609-37.721022%-9.795116%-24.642155%-6.230704%-22.977421%-9.307310%-22.678913%-7.393800%-78.388998%78%21.611002%37.642556%21.611002%22%3,563

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in Lowell

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
20%29%38%47%56%66%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
2%9%15%21%27%34%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.2%4.4%6.6%8.7%11.0%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
21%27%32%38%43%49%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2.1%4.6%7.0%9.5%11.9%14.4%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
15.7%20.4%25.0%29.7%34.4%39.1%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Lowell

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
15%23%30%37%44%51%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
9%15%20%25%30%36%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.0%3.7%6.5%9.2%12.0%14.8%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
15%22%29%35%41%48%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2.9%7.7%12.4%17.1%21.9%26.6%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
15%21%27%32%38%44%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Lowell

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%15%31%46%61%77%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%12%23%35%47%59%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%5%11%16%21%27%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

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

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%15%23%31%39%
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Household Types by Neighborhood in Lowell

There are 14 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Lowell (5 fully and 9 partially). This section compares all 14 of those to each other, Lowell, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lowell.

Married by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lowell, selected neighborhoods in Lowell, and entities that contain Lowell
0%20%40%60%Count#Westlands AreaMiddlesexN ChelmsfordE ChelmsfordUnited StatesNew EnglandBoston AreaNortheastMassachusettsBelvidereN ChelmsfordPawtucketvilleHighlandsSouth LowellLowellLowellLowellCentralvilleLower HighlandsBack CentralAcreDowntownLower Belvidere65.250443%65.250443%65%813151.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k50.027545%50.027545%50%1,884249.000000%49.000000%49%300348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M45.461173%45.461173%45%1,711444.809902%44.809902%45%910542.005201%42.005201%42%2,171641.720181%41.720181%42%2,7962,797737.123460%37.123460%37%562563834.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k34.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k34.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k33.505152%33.505152%34%1,7691,770933.039697%33.039697%33%1,2311025.803814%25.803814%26%5635641122.818794%22.818794%23%9039041221.739035%21.739035%22%4871320.074193%20.074193%20%17017114

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Boston Area

There are 201 county subdivisions in the Boston Area. This section compares Lowell to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Boston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lowell. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 27,773.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lowell, selected other county subdivisions in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Lowell
0%20%40%60%Count#WellesleyLexingtonNeedhamFranklin TownAndoverBillericaNewtonChelmsfordN AndoverTewksburySaugusPlymouthTown of SalemDracutNatickMethuen TownTown of DerryStoughtonGloucesterMiddlesexMelroseBraintree TownArlingtonWoburnMarlboroughUnited StatesFraminghamNew EnglandBoston AreaPeabodyNortheastMassachusettsNorwoodBeverlyRochesterMaldenDoverMedfordWeymouth TownWatertown TownBrooklineHaverhillWalthamRandolphEverettQuincyRevereLynnBrocktonSalemLowellLowellLowellCambridgeChelseaSomervilleLawrenceBoston69.973284%69.973284%70%6,024169.324254%69.324254%69%8,043268.545141%68.545141%69%7,152366.481994%66.481994%66%7,440464.299204%64.299204%64%7,831562.531106%62.531106%63%8,795661.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k759.126433%59.126433%59%8,095859.064220%59.064220%59%6,438959.000528%59.000528%59%6,7061057.535611%57.535611%58%5,7761157.330166%57.330166%57%12,54912.5k1257.046263%57.046263%57%6,4121356.234074%56.234074%56%6,1791455.385600%55.385600%55%7,7851553.271243%53.271243%53%9,2661652.896141%52.896141%53%6,8401752.457932%52.457932%52%5,5491851.335288%51.335288%51%6,4781951.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k50.961792%50.961792%51%5,8022050.897073%50.897073%51%7,0072150.884624%50.884624%51%9,4912250.254147%50.254147%50%7,5142348.484652%48.484652%48%7,4872448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.020803%48.020803%48%13,29613.3k2547.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.437686%47.437686%47%10,20110.2k2647.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.817563%46.817563%47%5,5022745.504960%45.504960%46%7,3852844.561106%44.561106%45%5,7722943.933816%43.933816%44%10,14310.1k3043.828656%43.828656%44%5,6073143.680749%43.680749%44%9,6983243.313966%43.313966%43%9,9153342.944452%42.944452%43%6,3243442.637727%42.637727%43%10,54910.5k3541.667718%41.667718%42%9,9093641.030195%41.030195%41%9,7023740.721440%40.721440%41%5,0013840.670640%40.670640%41%6,2103938.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k4038.587386%38.587386%39%7,8074137.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k4237.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k4335.677919%35.677919%36%6,4474434.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k34.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k34.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k4532.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k4630.508748%30.508748%31%3,7844730.246052%30.246052%30%9,7484829.678947%29.678947%30%7,6454926.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k50

Household Types by County Subdivision in Massachusetts

There are 357 county subdivisions in Massachusetts. This section compares Lowell to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lowell. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 33,526.

Married by County Subdivision#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lowell, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Lowell
0%20%40%60%Count#AndoverBillericaNewtonShrewsburyChelmsfordPlymouthNatickDartmouthMethuen TownMiddlesexBraintree TownArlingtonWoburnAttleboroBarnstable TownWestfieldMarlboroughUnited StatesFraminghamNew EnglandBoston AreaPeabodyNortheastMassachusettsBeverlyMaldenMedfordWeymouth TownLeominsterWatertown TownTauntonBrooklineFitchburgHaverhillWalthamRandolphEverettChicopeeQuincyRevereLynnBrocktonPittsfieldSalemLowellLowellLowellAmherstWorcesterHolyokeFall RiverNew BedfordCambridgeChelseaSomervilleLawrenceSpringfieldBoston64.299204%64.299204%64%7,831162.531106%62.531106%63%8,795261.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k360.422961%60.422961%60%7,800459.126433%59.126433%59%8,095557.330166%57.330166%57%12,54912.5k655.385600%55.385600%55%7,785753.731735%53.731735%54%6,141853.271243%53.271243%53%9,266951.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k50.897073%50.897073%51%7,0071050.884624%50.884624%51%9,4911150.254147%50.254147%50%7,5141249.997024%49.997024%50%8,4001349.364217%49.364217%49%9,3561448.636845%48.636845%49%7,3501548.484652%48.484652%48%7,4871648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.020803%48.020803%48%13,29613.3k1747.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.437686%47.437686%47%10,20110.2k1847.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M45.504960%45.504960%46%7,3851943.933816%43.933816%44%10,14310.1k2043.680749%43.680749%44%9,6982143.313966%43.313966%43%9,9152243.269921%43.269921%43%7,2332342.944452%42.944452%43%6,3242442.887883%42.887883%43%9,5672542.637727%42.637727%43%10,54910.5k2641.987223%41.987223%42%6,1782741.667718%41.667718%42%9,9092841.030195%41.030195%41%9,7022940.721440%40.721440%41%5,0013040.670640%40.670640%41%6,2103139.220463%39.220463%39%9,0163238.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k3338.587386%38.587386%39%7,8073437.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k3537.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k3635.938641%35.938641%36%6,8883735.677919%35.677919%36%6,4473834.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k34.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k34.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k3934.438861%34.438861%34%3,0844033.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k4133.008997%33.008997%33%4,9534232.992754%32.992754%33%12,65812.7k4332.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k4432.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k4530.508748%30.508748%31%3,7844630.246052%30.246052%30%9,7484729.678947%29.678947%30%7,6454829.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k4926.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k50

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares Lowell to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lowell. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Married by County Subdivision#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lowell, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Lowell
0%20%40%60%Count#Oyster BaySmithtownRamapoHuntingtonN HempsteadEdisonHempsteadWoodbridgeLakewoodBrookhavenGreenburghTown of IslipStaten IslandBabylonToms RivMiddlesexAmherstUnited StatesStamfordNew EnglandBoston AreaNortheastMassachusettsGreeceQueensYonkersManchesterQuincyElizabethJersey CityBrooklynLynnBrocktonLowellLowellLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordCambridgeProvidenceSpringfieldPittsburghPhiladelphiaBronxManhattanBostonNewarkNew HvnSyracuseBuffaloAlbanyHartfordRochester67.294353%67.294353%67%65,97066.0k167.240118%67.240118%67%26,65626.7k264.323905%64.323905%64%22,37722.4k363.764393%63.764393%64%43,69243.7k463.248354%63.248354%63%48,42848.4k563.106359%63.106359%63%22,42822.4k659.227510%59.227510%59%143,160143k758.968828%58.968828%59%19,95820.0k858.909765%58.909765%59%13,98414.0k957.040769%57.040769%57%91,71391.7k1055.281137%55.281137%55%18,28718.3k1155.014053%55.014053%55%54,80554.8k1254.539376%54.539376%55%90,54390.5k1353.685164%53.685164%54%36,14336.1k1453.434078%53.434078%53%18,49318.5k1551.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k49.033880%49.033880%49%24,38724.4k1648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.010816%48.010816%48%22,90522.9k1747.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.697291%46.697291%47%19,01019.0k1844.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k1940.600030%40.600030%41%29,62329.6k2039.047240%39.047240%39%17,67217.7k2138.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k2238.119282%38.119282%38%15,25015.3k2337.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k2437.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k2537.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k2637.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k2734.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k34.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k34.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k2834.458178%34.458178%34%15,08215.1k2933.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k3033.406317%33.406317%33%13,27413.3k3132.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k3232.589312%32.589312%33%16,41116.4k3332.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k3432.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k3532.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k3629.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k3729.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k3828.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k3927.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4027.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4127.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k4226.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4326.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k4425.147929%25.147929%25%12,58012.6k4524.268605%24.268605%24%13,45513.5k4623.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k4722.609759%22.609759%23%9,2444821.208420%21.208420%21%9,7234919.904678%19.904678%20%17,08117.1k50

Household Types by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares Lowell to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lowell. 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 Lowell, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Lowell
0%20%40%Count#HempsteadNW HarrisPlanoSan JoseE San Gabriel VlyNE TarrantSeattle EastAnaheim-Santa Ana-Gdn GrvAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lk CityOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…MiddlesexSan BernardinoUnited StatesNew EnglandSan DiegoBoston AreaSan Fernando VlyNortheastMassachusettsEl PasoFort WorthQueensTulsaSW DallasFresnoHoustonPhoenixNE DallasLas VegasTucsonSacramentoAlbuquerqueLong Bch-Lakewood1, CharlotteSeattleBrooklynSan Antonio CntrlTampaAustinLowellLowellLowellOrlandoSan FranciscoMiamiDenverLos AngelesChicagoColumbusAtlantaPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBronxManhattanBostonWashingtonBaltimoreDetroit59.227510%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%117,661118k1151.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k49.760860%49.760860%50%113,093113k1248.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.817936%47.817936%48%391,024391k1347.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.153157%47.153157%47%291,092291k1447.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M45.596507%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%120,985121k3434.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k34.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k34.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k34.824245%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%68,70768.7k4824.253762%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 Lowell. 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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