Household Types in New Castle County, Delaware (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Delaware and New Castle County
New Castle County
Delaware
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family246.714957%48.262755%46.714957%46.7%94,60994.6k14.073888%13.902560%14.073888%14.1%28,50328.5k4.844858%4.655065%4.844858%4.8%9,81227.722147%26.823942%27.722147%27.7%56,14456.1k6.644151%6.355678%6.644151%6.6%13,45613.5k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Delaware and New Castle County
New Castle County
Delaware
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads64.448673%63.699445%64.448673%64.4%35,22735.2k26.859255%27.942665%26.859255%26.9%14,68114.7k8.692073%8.357890%8.692073%8.7%4,751

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Delaware and New Castle County
New Castle County
Delaware
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children226.988900%25.837305%26.988900%27.0%54,65954.7k72.574608%73.727988%72.574608%72.6%146,981147k
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 Delaware and New Castle County
New Castle County
Delaware
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Mixed3Other3Black3-4.870477%-3.393278%-14.311711%-8.306572%-5.854487%-3.030032%-15.668573%-7.999642%-30.882038%31%69.117962%67.447265%69.117962%69%9,342-9.618461%-3.918717%-29.140867%-7.037618%-9.902210%-3.859361%-27.892655%-6.491988%-49.715663%50%50.284337%51.853787%50.284337%50%130,655131k-19.228134%-7.261932%-17.652432%-7.387531%-18.389753%-7.453023%-14.610458%-8.114575%-51.530030%52%48.469970%51.432191%48.469970%48%8,758-16.019062%-4.472141%-25.843109%-8.651026%-22.228671%-4.430257%-24.879087%-7.332173%-54.985337%55%45.014663%41.129812%45.014663%45%2,728-17.614166%-9.552656%-21.784716%-6.477167%-19.677094%-10.004325%-19.561770%-7.178896%-55.428705%55%44.571295%43.577916%44.571295%45%4,292-26.961005%-6.860040%-28.978160%-4.971229%-26.979257%-6.590320%-28.280035%-5.102276%-67.770434%68%32.229566%33.048113%32.229566%32%46,74946.7k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in New Castle County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
21%30%40%49%58%68%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
5.1%9.1%13.1%17.2%21.2%25.3%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
2.8%3.7%4.4%5.2%5.9%6.8%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
15.8%20.4%24.9%29.4%34.0%38.6%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
3.0%5.2%7.4%9.6%11.7%14.0%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
21.3%24.5%27.6%30.7%33.9%37.0%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in New Castle County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
4%21%37%53%70%87%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%10%20%29%39%49%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.1%6.2%9.4%12.5%15.6%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
8%19%30%42%53%64%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%11%21%32%43%54%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%18%26%35%44%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in New Castle County

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%18%37%55%74%93%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%15%30%46%61%76%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%17%25%33%42%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%16%31%47%62%78%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%12%25%37%49%62%
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Household Types by Place in New Castle County

There are 27 places that are fully or partially contained within New Castle County (25 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 27 of those to each other, New Castle County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Castle County.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New Castle County, selected places in New Castle County, and entities that contain New Castle County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#North StarTownsendHockessinPike CreekSt. GeorgesClaytonGlasgowMiddletownOdessaWilmington MnrBearArdencroftBellefonteDelawareUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticNew CastlePhiladelphiaGreenvilleSmyrnaBrooksideArdenNewarkClaymontNew CastleDelaware CityPike Crk VlyArdentownNewportElsmereEdgemoorWilmington84.612519%84.612519%85%2,271167.586207%67.586207%68%392267.153135%67.153135%67%3,267362.315271%62.315271%62%2,024461.307902%61.307902%61%225558.278867%58.278867%58%535656.605575%56.605575%57%2,965755.915127%55.915127%56%3,663855.648536%55.648536%56%133954.181064%54.181064%54%1,5681051.473729%51.473729%51%3,6151151.000000%51.000000%51%511249.607843%49.607843%50%2531348.262755%48.262755%48%167,979168k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.714957%46.714957%47%94,60994.6k46.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M45.117541%45.117541%45%4991443.647304%43.647304%44%1,8861542.247986%42.247986%42%2,1501641.304348%41.304348%41%951741.071784%41.071784%41%4,1311840.809787%40.809787%41%1,4011939.173061%39.173061%39%9192037.122302%37.122302%37%2582136.974249%36.974249%37%1,7232236.690647%36.690647%37%512334.537246%34.537246%35%1532432.173913%32.173913%32%7402526.797125%26.797125%27%6712621.193387%21.193387%21%5,99927
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 27 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in New Castle County

There are 11 county subdivisions in New Castle County. This section compares all 11 of those to each other, New Castle County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Castle County.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New Castle County, selected county subdivisions in New Castle County, and entities that contain New Castle County
0%20%40%60%Count#PiedmontMiddletown-OdessaRed LionGlasgowBrandywinePike Crk-Cntrl KirkwoodPike Crk-Cntrl Kirk…DelawareUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticNew CastlePhiladelphiaUpper ChristianaNewarkNew CastleLower ChristianaWilmington67.177745%67.177745%67%7,317166.130237%66.130237%66%11,50611.5k261.076345%61.076345%61%1,952360.161323%60.161323%60%8,801451.250751%51.250751%51%16,20616.2k550.000000%50.000000%50%8,373648.262755%48.262755%48%167,979168k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.714957%46.714957%47%94,60994.6k46.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M45.693780%45.693780%46%4,584744.210614%44.210614%44%10,58810.6k843.764300%43.764300%44%13,96314.0k938.414326%38.414326%38%5,3201021.193387%21.193387%21%5,99911
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 11 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Philadelphia Area

There are 11 counties in the Philadelphia Area. This section compares New Castle County to all of the counties in the Philadelphia Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Castle County.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New Castle County, selected other counties in the Philadelphia Area, and entities that contain New Castle County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#BucksChesterMontgomeryGloucesterCecilBurlingtonSalemDelawareUnited StatesSouthDelawareSouth AtlanticNew CastlePhiladelphiaCamdenPhiladelphia58.138808%58.138808%58%135,764136k157.952774%57.952774%58%108,210108k255.478502%55.478502%55%171,919172k354.571314%54.571314%55%57,17057.2k453.885870%53.885870%54%19,93419.9k553.665041%53.665041%54%88,34588.3k648.608534%48.608534%49%11,79011.8k748.262755%48.262755%48%167,979168k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.609646%47.609646%48%96,93896.9k847.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.714957%46.714957%47%94,60994.6k946.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M45.478726%45.478726%45%84,46484.5k1027.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k11
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 11 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in Delaware

There are 3 counties in Delaware. This section compares New Castle County to all of the counties in Delaware and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Castle County.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New Castle County, selected other counties in Delaware, and entities that contain New Castle County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#SussexKentDelawareUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticNew CastlePhiladelphia51.575186%51.575186%52%43,00743.0k148.862247%48.862247%49%30,36330.4k248.262755%48.262755%48%167,979168k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.714957%46.714957%47%94,60994.6k346.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares New Castle County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Castle County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New Castle County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain New Castle County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandSan DiegoTarrantAlamedaDelawareUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticMaricopaKingHarrisNew CastleFresnoSt. LouisPhiladelphiaPalm BeachBexarSacramentoQueensLos AngelesHennepinHillsboroughOrangeClarkPimaBrowardMecklenburgMiami-DadeDallasAlleghenyTravisCookFranklinKingsWayneCuyahogaFultonMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBronxNew York60.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k158.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k257.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k356.519609%56.519609%57%354,140354k454.863463%54.863463%55%557,968558k554.829088%54.829088%55%195,225195k654.144604%54.144604%54%209,832210k753.958245%53.958245%54%198,439198k853.850274%53.850274%54%380,030380k953.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k1052.951400%52.951400%53%163,910164k1151.544935%51.544935%52%176,161176k1251.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k1351.349928%51.349928%51%317,816318k1451.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k1550.587546%50.587546%51%251,282251k1649.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k1749.775611%49.775611%50%339,951340k1849.233820%49.233820%49%277,823278k1948.262755%48.262755%48%167,979168k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.135363%47.135363%47%690,929691k2047.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k2146.758587%46.758587%47%718,333718k2246.714957%46.714957%47%94,60994.6k46.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k2346.377789%46.377789%46%186,307186k2446.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M45.755354%45.755354%46%246,415246k2545.572827%45.572827%46%284,065284k2645.025648%45.025648%45%237,436237k2744.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k2844.647965%44.647965%45%1,465,2771.47M2944.010311%44.010311%44%217,337217k3043.936060%43.936060%44%217,853218k3143.830757%43.830757%44%194,982195k3243.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k3343.498318%43.498318%43%171,988172k3443.305081%43.305081%43%291,438291k3543.282903%43.282903%43%167,420167k3643.247261%43.247261%43%369,169369k3743.118601%43.118601%43%385,714386k3842.200631%42.200631%42%224,117224k3941.793066%41.793066%42%182,983183k4040.962571%40.962571%41%799,428799k4139.660948%39.660948%40%193,946194k4237.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k4336.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k4436.700533%36.700533%37%196,186196k4535.948564%35.948564%36%138,439138k4634.891765%34.891765%35%133,558134k4727.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4827.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4927.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county 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 New Castle County. 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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Principal City:
Wilmington
Cities:
Delaware City, New Castle, Newark, Wilmington
Towns:
Bellefonte, Clayton, Elsmere, Middletown, Newport, Odessa, Smyrna, Townsend
Unincorporated Places:
Bear, Brookside, Claymont, Edgemoor, Glasgow, Greenville, Hockessin, North Star, Pike Creek, Pike Creek Valley, St. Georges, Wilmington Manor
Villages:
Arden, Ardencroft, Ardentown
ZIP Codes:
19701, 19702, 19703, 19706, 19707, 19709, 19710, 19711, 19713, 19716, 19717, 19720, 19730, 19731, 19732, 19733, 19734, 19735, 19736, 19801, 19802, 19803, 19804, 19805, 19806, 19807, 19808, 19809, 19810, 19938, 19977, 21912
Unified School Districts:
Appoquinimink, Brandywine, Christina, Colonial, Red Clay District, Smyrna
Congressional District:
DE-At Large
State Senate Districts:
DE-1, DE-2, DE-3, DE-4, DE-5, DE-7, DE-8, DE-9, DE-10, DE-11, DE-12, DE-13, DE-14
State House Districts:
DE-1, DE-2, DE-3, DE-4, DE-5, DE-6, DE-7, DE-8, DE-9, DE-10, DE-11, DE-12, DE-13, DE-15, DE-16, DE-17, DE-18, DE-19, DE-21, DE-22, DE-23, DE-24, DE-25, DE-26, DE-27
Neighboring Counties:
Cecil, Chester, Delaware, Gloucester, Kent, Kent, Salem
Nearby Counties:
Bucks, Camden, Cape May, Caroline, Cumberland, Harford, Lancaster, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Queen Anne's