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

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Middlesex County and Somerville
Somerville
Middlesex County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family230.246052%51.328915%30.246052%30.2%9,7489.364237%9.866862%9.364237%9.4%3,0183.776102%3.520124%3.776102%3.8%1,21730.726985%26.680902%30.726985%30.7%9,90325.886624%8.603197%25.886624%25.9%8,343
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Middlesex County and Somerville
Somerville
Middlesex County
0%20%40%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads71.940526%78.670095%71.940526%71.9%3,77421.578345%16.919435%21.578345%21.6%1,1326.481128%4.410470%6.481128%6.5%340

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Middlesex County and Somerville
Somerville
Middlesex County
0%20%40%60%80%CountWith Children1Without Children216.277266%29.179988%16.277266%16.3%5,24682.847746%70.300390%82.847746%82.8%26,70126.7k
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 Middlesex County and Somerville
Somerville
Middlesex County
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3Other3Hispanic4White5Mixed3Black3-7.132188%-2.203137%-24.981329%-21.956684%-7.457985%-3.535363%-17.319202%-9.370194%-56.273338%56%43.726662%62.317256%43.726662%44%2,678-14.195184%-13.181242%-21.546261%-8.618504%-22.977421%-9.307310%-22.678913%-7.393800%-57.541191%58%42.458809%37.642556%42.458809%42%789-19.985673%-3.366762%-15.974212%-26.146132%-21.008953%-6.669349%-18.328136%-11.206116%-65.472779%65%34.527221%42.787446%34.527221%35%1,396-7.398279%-2.812235%-32.696271%-28.029415%-8.313653%-2.945407%-28.203257%-8.512032%-70.936199%71%29.063801%52.025652%29.063801%29%24,74924.7k-8.726753%-0.000000%-34.907010%-32.045780%-18.972538%-5.836901%-22.251227%-13.010337%-75.679542%76%24.320458%39.928997%24.320458%24%699-28.362878%-16.214807%-26.329510%-8.394161%-24.530747%-7.700463%-28.916987%-5.576062%-79.301356%79%20.698644%33.275740%20.698644%21%1,918
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4White Hispanic 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in Somerville

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
21.7%25.7%29.7%33.6%37.5%41.5%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
1.0%4.7%8.3%11.9%15.5%19.1%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.3%2.7%4.0%5.4%6.7%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
25.2%29.4%33.5%37.6%41.7%45.9%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
11%17%23%30%36%42%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
9.9%12.9%15.8%18.7%21.6%24.5%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Somerville

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
23.7%26.4%29.1%31.7%34.4%37.1%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
2.2%5.8%9.4%13.0%16.6%20.3%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.0%3.9%5.9%7.9%9.9%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
22.9%26.4%29.9%33.4%36.9%40.4%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
8%15%22%28%35%42%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
9.1%12.9%16.6%20.3%24.1%27.9%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Somerville

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
11%21%31%41%51%61%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%13%20%26%34%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.1%8.2%12.3%16.4%20.5%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
7%19%30%41%53%64%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%11%22%33%44%55%
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Household Types by Neighborhood in Somerville

There are 17 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Somerville (4 fully and 13 partially). This section compares all 17 of those to each other, Somerville, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Somerville.

Married by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Somerville, selected neighborhoods in Somerville, and entities that contain Somerville
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#MiddlesexUnited StatesNew EnglandBoston AreaNortheastMassachusettsE SomervilleAggasiz - Harvard NN CambridgeTen HillsMagoun SquareBall SquareDavis SquareCentral HillE CambridgeCharlestownSomervilleSomervilleSomervilleTeele SquareWinter HillSpring HillUnion SquareWellington-HarringtonWellington-Harring…Porter Square51.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k48.235831%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%1,200,1671.20M41.465513%41.465513%41%1,240141.221506%41.221506%41%660237.538157%37.538157%38%1,943336.516854%36.516854%37%169170434.545376%34.545376%35%513532.465500%32.465500%32%581582631.477097%31.477097%31%918919730.929381%30.929381%31%424830.632724%30.632724%31%1,510930.565504%30.565504%31%2,4051030.246052%30.246052%30%9,74830.246052%30.246052%30%9,74830.246052%30.246052%30%9,74829.798221%29.798221%30%5611128.961357%28.961357%29%1,5481228.599545%28.599545%29%1,0021,0031326.664311%26.664311%27%1,6681,6691425.653869%25.653869%26%7311521.793426%21.793426%22%20020116
Count number of this household type
# rank of neighborhood out of 16 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Boston Area

There are 201 county subdivisions in the Boston Area. This section compares Somerville to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Boston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Somerville. 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 Somerville, selected other county subdivisions in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Somerville
0%20%40%60%Count#WellesleyLexingtonNeedhamFranklin TownAndoverBillericaNewtonChelmsfordN AndoverTewksburySaugusPlymouthTown of SalemDracutNatickMethuen TownTown of DerryStoughtonGloucesterMiddlesexMelroseBraintree TownArlingtonWoburnMarlboroughUnited StatesFraminghamNew EnglandBoston AreaPeabodyNortheastMassachusettsNorwoodBeverlyRochesterMaldenDoverMedfordWeymouth TownWatertown TownBrooklineHaverhillWalthamRandolphEverettQuincyRevereLynnBrocktonSalemLowellCambridgeChelseaSomervilleSomervilleSomervilleLawrenceBoston69.973284%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%13,50513.5k4532.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k4630.508748%30.508748%31%3,7844730.246052%30.246052%30%9,74830.246052%30.246052%30%9,74830.246052%30.246052%30%9,7484829.678947%29.678947%30%7,6454926.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Massachusetts

There are 357 county subdivisions in Massachusetts. This section compares Somerville to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Somerville. 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 Somerville, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Somerville
0%20%40%60%Count#AndoverBillericaNewtonShrewsburyChelmsfordPlymouthNatickDartmouthMethuen TownMiddlesexBraintree TownArlingtonWoburnAttleboroBarnstable TownWestfieldMarlboroughUnited StatesFraminghamNew EnglandBoston AreaPeabodyNortheastMassachusettsBeverlyMaldenMedfordWeymouth TownLeominsterWatertown TownTauntonBrooklineFitchburgHaverhillWalthamRandolphEverettChicopeeQuincyRevereLynnBrocktonPittsfieldSalemLowellAmherstWorcesterHolyokeFall RiverNew BedfordCambridgeChelseaSomervilleSomervilleSomervilleLawrenceSpringfieldBoston64.299204%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%13,50513.5k3934.438861%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%9,74830.246052%30.246052%30%9,74830.246052%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
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares Somerville to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Somerville. 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 Somerville, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Somerville
0%20%40%60%Count#Oyster BaySmithtownRamapoHuntingtonN HempsteadEdisonHempsteadWoodbridgeLakewoodBrookhavenGreenburghTown of IslipStaten IslandBabylonToms RivMiddlesexAmherstUnited StatesStamfordNew EnglandBoston AreaNortheastMassachusettsGreeceQueensYonkersManchesterQuincyElizabethJersey CityBrooklynLynnBrocktonLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordCambridgeSomervilleSomervilleSomervilleProvidenceSpringfieldPittsburghPhiladelphiaBronxManhattanBostonNewarkNew 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%13,50513.5k2834.458178%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%13,97814.0k3630.246052%30.246052%30%9,74830.246052%30.246052%30%9,74830.246052%30.246052%30%9,74829.571368%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
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares Somerville to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Somerville. 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 Somerville, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Somerville
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 CntrlTampaAustinOrlandoSan FranciscoMiamiDenverLos AngelesChicagoColumbusSomervilleSomervilleSomervilleAtlantaPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBronxManhattanBostonWashingtonBaltimoreDetroit59.227510%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%120,985121k3434.824245%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%108,156108k4130.246052%30.246052%30%9,74830.246052%30.246052%30%9,74830.246052%30.246052%30%9,74827.610773%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
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 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 Somerville. 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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State:
Massachusetts
County:
Middlesex
Metro Area:
Boston Area
City:
Somerville
ZIP Codes:
02138, 02140, 02143, 02144, 02145, 02155, 02474
Unified School District:
Somerville
Neighborhoods:
Aggasiz - Harvard North, Assembly Square, Ball Square, Central Hill, Charlestown, Davis Square, East Cambridge, East Somerville, Magoun Square, North Cambridge, Porter Square, Spring Hill, Teele Square, Ten Hills, Union Square, Wellington-Harrington, Winter Hill
Congressional District:
MA-7
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-2nd Middlesex
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-26th Middlesex, MA-27th Middlesex, MA-34th Middlesex
Neighboring Towns:
Arlington
Nearby Towns:
Belmont, Brookline, Stoneham, Winchester