Household Types in the Town of Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Town)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Norfolk County and the Town of Canton
Town of Canton
Norfolk County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family252.814532%52.724169%52.814532%52.8%4,71011.112357%9.889987%11.112357%11.1%9911.569859%3.333833%1.569859%1.6%14029.827316%27.445484%29.827316%29.8%2,6604.675936%6.606527%4.675936%4.7%417

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Norfolk County and the Town of Canton
Town of Canton
Norfolk County
0%20%40%60%80%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads76.429362%80.620844%76.429362%76.4%2,07222.021394%15.246731%22.021394%22.0%5971.549244%4.132426%1.549244%1.5%42

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Norfolk County and the Town of Canton
Town of Canton
Norfolk County
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children230.399193%29.431941%30.399193%30.4%2,71169.174703%70.106629%69.174703%69.2%6,169

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Norfolk County and the Town of Canton
Town of Canton
Norfolk County
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
80%60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Mixed3Black3Other3Hispanic5-4.703833%-7.665505%-23.867596%-0.000000%-7.835259%-4.858226%-16.067759%-5.565956%-36.236934%36%63.763066%65.672800%63.763066%64%574-10.044613%-1.095039%-28.295255%-5.394079%-8.491544%-2.862408%-29.159989%-6.542109%-44.828985%45%55.171015%52.943949%55.171015%55%7,397-0.000000%-0.000000%-57.142857%-0.000000%-15.854015%-5.956204%-21.401460%-7.970803%-57.142857%57%42.857143%48.817518%42.857143%43%126-34.623656%-3.225806%-28.387097%-0.000000%-26.369069%-7.374341%-24.541301%-6.298770%-66.236559%66%33.763441%35.416520%33.763441%34%465-0.000000%-0.000000%-74.489796%-0.000000%-28.238342%-3.034789%-19.022946%-12.805329%-74.489796%74%25.510204%36.898594%25.510204%26%98-23.255814%-0.000000%-59.302326%-6.976744%-16.495393%-3.508150%-22.165131%-10.046067%-89.534884%90%10.465116%47.785259%10.465116%10%258

Map of Household Types by Tract in the Town of Canton

Married Household Types by Tract#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
39%46%51%57%63%70%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
7.6%9.1%10.5%12.0%13.4%14.9%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.64%1.11%1.56%2.02%2.48%2.94%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
15.1%19.2%23.3%27.4%31.5%35.6%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.0%2.5%3.9%5.3%6.7%8.2%

With Children Household Types by Tract#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
26.4%28.3%30.2%32.0%33.8%35.7%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in the Town of Canton

Married Household Types by Block Group#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
30%39%47%55%63%72%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
6.4%8.8%11.0%13.3%15.6%17.9%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%0.9%1.8%2.7%3.6%4.6%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
12%19%25%32%38%45%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.3%6.6%9.9%13.2%16.6%
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Household Types by County Subdivision in the Boston Area

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

Married by County Subdivision#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Town of Canton, selected other county subdivisions in the Boston Area, and entities that contain the Town of Canton
0%20%40%60%Count#WellesleyLexingtonNeedhamFranklin TownAndoverBillericaNewtonChelmsfordN AndoverTewksburySaugusPlymouthTown of SalemDracutNatickMethuen TownTown of DerryCantonCantonNorfolkStoughtonGloucesterMelroseBraintree TownArlingtonWoburnMarlboroughUnited StatesFraminghamNew EnglandBoston AreaPeabodyNortheastMassachusettsNorwoodBeverlyRochesterMaldenDoverMedfordWeymouth TownWatertown TownBrooklineHaverhillWalthamRandolphEverettQuincyRevereLynnBrocktonSalemLowellCambridgeChelseaSomervilleLawrenceBoston69.973284%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%6,8401752.814532%52.814532%53%4,71052.814532%52.814532%53%4,71052.724169%52.724169%53%137,115137k52.457932%52.457932%52%5,5491851.335288%51.335288%51%6,4781950.961792%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%9,7484829.678947%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 the Town of Canton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Canton. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 33,526.

Married by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Town of Canton, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Town of Canton
0%20%40%60%Count#AndoverBillericaNewtonShrewsburyChelmsfordPlymouthNatickDartmouthMethuen TownCantonCantonNorfolkBraintree TownArlingtonWoburnAttleboroBarnstable TownWestfieldMarlboroughUnited StatesFraminghamNew EnglandBoston AreaPeabodyNortheastMassachusettsBeverlyMaldenMedfordWeymouth TownLeominsterWatertown TownTauntonBrooklineFitchburgHaverhillWalthamRandolphEverettChicopeeQuincyRevereLynnBrocktonPittsfieldSalemLowellAmherstWorcesterHolyokeFall 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%9,266952.814532%52.814532%53%4,71052.814532%52.814532%53%4,71052.724169%52.724169%53%137,115137k50.897073%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%9,7484729.678947%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 the Town of Canton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Canton. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Town of Canton, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Canton
0%20%40%60%Count#Oyster BaySmithtownRamapoHuntingtonN HempsteadEdisonHempsteadWoodbridgeLakewoodBrookhavenGreenburghTown of IslipStaten IslandBabylonToms RivCantonCantonNorfolkAmherstUnited StatesStamfordNew EnglandBoston AreaNortheastMassachusettsGreeceQueensYonkersManchesterQuincyElizabethJersey CityBrooklynLynnBrocktonLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyAllentownBridgeportErieNew 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%18,49318.5k1552.814532%52.814532%53%4,71052.814532%52.814532%53%4,71052.724169%52.724169%53%137,115137k49.033880%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%13,97814.0k3629.571368%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 the Town of Canton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Canton. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Married by County Subdivision#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Town of Canton, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Canton
0%20%40%Count#HempsteadNW HarrisPlanoSan JoseE San Gabriel VlyNE TarrantSeattle EastAnaheim-Santa Ana-Gdn GrvAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lk CityOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…CantonCantonNorfolkSan BernardinoUnited StatesNew EnglandSan DiegoBoston AreaSan Fernando VlyNortheastMassachusettsEl PasoFort WorthQueensTulsaSW DallasFresnoHoustonPhoenixNE DallasLas VegasTucsonSacramentoAlbuquerqueLong Bch-Lakewood1, CharlotteSeattleBrooklynSan Antonio CntrlTampaAustinOrlandoSan 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%117,661118k1152.814532%52.814532%53%4,71052.814532%52.814532%53%4,71052.724169%52.724169%53%137,115137k49.760860%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%108,156108k4127.610773%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 the Town of Canton. 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

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