Household Types in Sussex County, Delaware (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Delaware and Sussex County
Sussex County
Delaware
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family251.575186%48.262755%51.575186%51.6%43,00743.0k12.093012%13.902560%12.093012%12.1%10,08410.1k4.238071%4.655065%4.238071%4.2%3,53426.354228%26.823942%26.354228%26.4%21,97622.0k5.739504%6.355678%5.739504%5.7%4,786
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Delaware and Sussex County
Sussex County
Delaware
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads63.119865%63.699445%63.119865%63.1%10,83210.8k28.448226%27.942665%28.448226%28.4%4,8828.431910%8.357890%8.431910%8.4%1,447

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Delaware and Sussex County
Sussex County
Delaware
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children220.579947%25.837305%20.579947%20.6%17,16117.2k78.874405%73.727988%78.874405%78.9%65,77165.8k
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 Sussex County
Sussex County
Delaware
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3Hispanic4White5Other3Mixed3Black3-17.841079%-1.049475%-15.442279%-0.449775%-5.854487%-3.030032%-15.668573%-7.999642%-34.782609%35%65.217391%67.447265%65.217391%65%667-16.291979%-7.049681%-10.074938%-10.546767%-18.389753%-7.453023%-14.610458%-8.114575%-43.963364%44%56.036636%51.432191%56.036636%56%3,603-9.387010%-3.816648%-27.253987%-5.598339%-9.902210%-3.859361%-27.892655%-6.491988%-46.055983%46%53.944017%51.853787%53.944017%54%67,91367.9k-20.048701%-7.224026%-16.720779%-2.922078%-19.677094%-10.004325%-19.561770%-7.178896%-46.915584%47%53.084416%43.577916%53.084416%53%1,232-7.362637%-5.274725%-32.857143%-5.274725%-22.228671%-4.430257%-24.879087%-7.332173%-50.769231%51%49.230769%41.129812%49.230769%49%910-29.673361%-6.003090%-27.543589%-5.705142%-26.979257%-6.590320%-28.280035%-5.102276%-68.925182%69%31.074818%33.048113%31.074818%31%9,062
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4White Hispanic 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Sussex County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
48.6%50.0%51.3%52.6%54.0%55.4%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
7.5%9.5%11.4%13.3%15.2%17.2%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
3.0%3.7%4.3%4.9%5.5%6.2%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
21.2%23.4%25.6%27.7%29.9%32.1%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
3.9%4.6%5.2%5.8%6.5%7.2%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
11.4%15.6%19.7%23.8%27.9%32.0%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Sussex County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
35%41%48%54%61%68%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
1%7%12%17%23%28%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.1%4.2%6.4%8.5%10.6%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
12%19%25%31%37%44%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.6%5.3%7.9%10.6%13.2%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
1%10%18%27%35%44%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Sussex County

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
17%34%51%67%84%100%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%14%21%27%35%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.2%8.4%12.6%16.8%21.1%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%14%28%41%55%69%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%5%10%15%20%26%
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Household Types by Place in Sussex County

There are 26 places that are fully or partially contained within Sussex County (25 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 26 of those to each other, Sussex County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sussex County.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Sussex County, selected places in Sussex County, and entities that contain Sussex County
0%20%40%60%Count#BethelHenlopen AcresOcean ViewFenwick IsBethany BeachSouth BethanyBridgevilleMillvilleSussexSalisburyDelawareUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticEllendaleSlaughter BchSelbyvilleLong NeckMilfordFrankfordGreenwoodBladesDagsboroGeorgetownLewesRehoboth BchMillsboroDewey BeachMiltonSeafordDelmarLaurel64.285714%64.285714%64%54163.750000%63.750000%64%51260.427263%60.427263%60%594359.734513%59.734513%60%135455.973451%55.973451%56%253555.060729%55.060729%55%136654.399243%54.399243%54%575752.280702%52.280702%52%298851.575186%51.575186%52%43,00743.0k49.375229%49.375229%49%74,01174.0k48.262755%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%11,048,42911.0M47.244094%47.244094%47%60947.008547%47.008547%47%551046.889952%46.889952%47%3921146.857597%46.857597%47%5891246.209118%46.209118%46%1,8651344.680851%44.680851%45%1051444.671202%44.671202%45%1971543.584071%43.584071%44%1971641.428571%41.428571%41%1451740.826521%40.826521%41%8991839.767157%39.767157%40%6491938.392857%38.392857%38%2582035.870206%35.870206%36%6082135.757576%35.757576%36%592234.732510%34.732510%35%4222334.541063%34.541063%35%1,0012433.440000%33.440000%33%2092531.965272%31.965272%32%40526
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 26 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Sussex County

There are 9 county subdivisions in Sussex County. This section compares all 9 of those to each other, Sussex County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sussex County.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Sussex County, selected county subdivisions in Sussex County, and entities that contain Sussex County
0%20%40%Count#Selbyville-FrankfordMiltonBridgeville-GreenwoodBridgeville-Greenw…Milford SouthLaurel-DelmarSussexGeorgetownLewesSalisburySeafordMillsboroDelawareUnited StatesSouthSouth Atlantic55.329985%55.329985%55%7,822153.929188%53.929188%54%3,747252.521008%52.521008%53%2,375352.329532%52.329532%52%4,313452.021690%52.021690%52%4,413551.575186%51.575186%52%43,00743.0k50.933063%50.933063%51%2,511650.252023%50.252023%50%7,577749.375229%49.375229%49%74,01174.0k48.782265%48.782265%49%4,687848.623131%48.623131%49%5,562948.262755%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%11,048,42911.0M
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 9 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Salisbury Area

There are 4 counties in the Salisbury Area. This section compares Sussex County to all of the counties in the Salisbury Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sussex County.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Sussex County, selected other counties in the Salisbury Area, and entities that contain Sussex County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#SussexWorcesterSalisburyDelawareUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticWicomicoSomerset51.575186%51.575186%52%43,00743.0k149.381247%49.381247%49%10,37510.4k249.375229%49.375229%49%74,01174.0k48.262755%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%11,048,42911.0M47.019101%47.019101%47%17,47717.5k337.848223%37.848223%38%3,1524
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 4 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in Delaware

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

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Sussex County, selected other counties in Delaware, and entities that contain Sussex County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#SussexSalisburyKentDelawareUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticNew Castle51.575186%51.575186%52%43,00743.0k149.375229%49.375229%49%74,01174.0k48.862247%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%94,60994.6k3
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 Sussex County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sussex County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Sussex County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Sussex County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluSussexWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandSan DiegoTarrantSalisburyAlamedaDelawareUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticMaricopaKingHarrisFresnoSt. LouisPalm 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%163,910164k1151.575186%51.575186%52%43,00743.0k51.544935%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%339,951340k1849.375229%49.375229%49%74,01174.0k49.233820%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%718,333718k2246.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k2346.377789%46.377789%46%186,307186k2445.755354%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 Sussex 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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Cities:
Lewes, Milford, Rehoboth Beach, Seaford
Towns:
Bethany Beach, Bethel, Blades, Bridgeville, Dagsboro, Delmar, Dewey Beach, Ellendale, Fenwick Island, Frankford, Georgetown, Greenwood, Henlopen Acres, Laurel, Millsboro, Millville, Milton, Ocean View, Selbyville, Slaughter Beach, South Bethany
Unincorporated Places:
Long Neck
ZIP Codes:
19930, 19931, 19933, 19939, 19940, 19941, 19944, 19945, 19947, 19950, 19951, 19952, 19956, 19958, 19960, 19963, 19966, 19967, 19968, 19970, 19971, 19973, 19975
Unified School Districts:
Cape Henlopen, Delmar, Indian River, Laurel, Milford, Seaford, Woodbridge
Congressional District:
DE-At Large
State Senate Districts:
DE-6, DE-18, DE-19, DE-20, DE-21
State House Districts:
DE-14, DE-20, DE-35, DE-36, DE-37, DE-38, DE-39, DE-40, DE-41
Neighboring Counties:
Cape May, Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Wicomico, Worcester
Nearby Counties:
Cumberland, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot