Household Types in District of Columbia, District of Columbia (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in District of Columbia and District of Columbia
District of Columbia
District of Columbia
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family224.844691%24.844691%24.844691%24.8%68,70768.7k15.306314%15.306314%15.306314%15.3%42,32942.3k3.639539%3.639539%3.639539%3.6%10,06510.1k43.386272%43.386272%43.386272%43.4%119,983120k12.823183%12.823183%12.823183%12.8%35,46235.5k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in District of Columbia and District of Columbia
District of Columbia
District of Columbia
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads50.876621%50.876621%50.876621%50.9%26,52326.5k41.040052%41.040052%41.040052%41.0%21,39521.4k8.083327%8.083327%8.083327%8.1%4,214

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in District of Columbia and District of Columbia
District of Columbia
District of Columbia
0%20%40%60%80%CountWith Children1Without Children218.851113%18.851113%18.851113%18.9%52,13252.1k80.379033%80.379033%80.379033%80.4%222,285222k
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 District of Columbia and District of Columbia
District of Columbia
District of Columbia
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
80%60%40%20%0%20%CountHispanic3White4Other5Asian5Mixed5Black5-9.131235%-4.335454%-40.860395%-12.972882%-9.131235%-4.335454%-40.860395%-12.972882%-67.299967%67%32.700033%32.700033%32.700033%33%11,94811.9k-2.206747%-1.274381%-43.274151%-20.730339%-2.206747%-1.274381%-43.274151%-20.730339%-67.485617%67%32.514383%32.514383%32.514383%33%113,153113k-16.235247%-12.426857%-29.753050%-12.555787%-16.235247%-12.426857%-29.753050%-12.555787%-70.970941%71%29.029059%29.029059%29.029059%29%10,08310.1k-4.363253%-1.898734%-49.836977%-14.921366%-4.363253%-1.898734%-49.836977%-14.921366%-71.020330%71%28.979670%28.979670%28.979670%29%10,42810.4k-9.621402%-2.753442%-44.586984%-19.555695%-9.621402%-2.753442%-44.586984%-19.555695%-76.517522%77%23.482478%23.482478%23.482478%23%6,392-28.933211%-5.201458%-44.232468%-5.125179%-28.933211%-5.201458%-44.232468%-5.125179%-83.492316%83%16.507684%16.507684%16.507684%17%124,542125k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3White Hispanic 4non-Hispanic 5including Hispanics

Map of Household Types by Tract in District of Columbia

Married Household Types by Tract#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%11%22%33%44%56%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%16%33%49%65%82%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%15%31%46%62%78%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

With Children Household Types by Tract#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
0%16%33%49%65%82%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in District of Columbia

Married Household Types by Block Group#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%16%31%47%63%79%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%16%33%49%65%82%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%18%36%53%71%89%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%
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Household Types by Place in District of Columbia

There is 1 place in District of Columbia. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, District of Columbia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with District of Columbia.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in District of Columbia, selected places in District of Columbia, and entities that contain District of Columbia
0%10%20%30%40%Count#WashingtonUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticD.C.WashingtonDist of ColumbiaDistrict of ColumbiaDistrict of Colum…49.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 1 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in District of Columbia

There is 1 county subdivision in District of Columbia. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, District of Columbia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with District of Columbia.

Married by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in District of Columbia, selected county subdivisions in District of Columbia, and entities that contain District of Columbia
0%10%20%30%40%Count#WashingtonUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticD.C.WashingtonDist of ColumbiaDistrict of ColumbiaDistrict of Colum…Washington49.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k1
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 1 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Washington Area

There are 24 counties in the Washington Area. This section compares District of Columbia to all of the counties in the Washington Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with District of Columbia.

Married by County#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in District of Columbia, selected other counties in the Washington Area, and entities that contain District of Columbia
0%20%40%60%Count#LoudounStaffordFauquierSpotsylvaniaPrince WilliamManassasRappahannockFairfaxCalvertCulpeperFrederickManassas ParkFairfaxJeffersonMontgomeryWarrenCharlesClarkeFalls ChurchWashingtonUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticPrince George'sArlingtonAlexandriaFredericksburgD.C.WashingtonDist of ColumbiaDistrict of ColumbiaDistrict of Colum…65.527491%65.527491%66%76,71576.7k165.369773%65.369773%65%28,96629.0k261.067392%61.067392%61%14,58914.6k360.939566%60.939566%61%26,26826.3k460.373492%60.373492%60%83,37783.4k560.152856%60.152856%60%7,477658.823529%58.823529%59%1,910758.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k857.844912%57.844912%58%18,20918.2k957.542593%57.542593%58%9,7271056.888589%56.888589%57%50,62850.6k1156.131078%56.131078%56%2,6551255.261916%55.261916%55%4,6841355.078996%55.078996%55%11,36511.4k1453.958245%53.958245%54%198,439198k1552.920841%52.920841%53%7,5011652.640237%52.640237%53%28,48128.5k1749.865856%49.865856%50%2,7881849.688738%49.688738%50%2,6341949.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M39.110433%39.110433%39%119,956120k2037.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k2136.051893%36.051893%36%24,53824.5k2232.538214%32.538214%33%3,3422324.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 24 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in District of Columbia

There is 1 county in District of Columbia. This section compares District of Columbia to all of the counties in District of Columbia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with District of Columbia.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in District of Columbia, selected other counties in District of Columbia, and entities that contain District of Columbia
0%10%20%30%40%Count#WashingtonUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticD.C.WashingtonDist of ColumbiaDistrict of ColumbiaDistrict of Colum…49.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k1
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 1 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 District of Columbia to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with District of Columbia. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in District of Columbia, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain District of Columbia
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandSan DiegoTarrantAlamedaWashingtonUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticMaricopaKingHarrisFresnoSt. LouisPalm BeachBexarSacramentoQueensLos AngelesHennepinHillsboroughOrangeClarkPimaBrowardMecklenburgMiami-DadeDallasAlleghenyTravisCookFranklinKingsWayneCuyahogaFultonMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBronxNew YorkD.C.WashingtonDist of ColumbiaDistrict of ColumbiaDistrict of Colum…60.784590%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%277,823278k1949.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M48.235831%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%204,306204k5024.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k
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 District of Columbia. 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:
Washington
Cities:
Washington
ZIP Codes:
20001, 20002, 20003, 20004, 20005, 20006, 20007, 20008, 20009, 20010, 20011, 20012, 20015, 20016, 20017, 20018, 20019, 20020, 20024, 20032, 20036, 20037, 20045, 20052, 20053, 20057, 20064, 20202, 20204, 20228, 20230, 20240, 20245, 20260, 20307, 20317, 20319, 20373, 20390, 20405, 20418, 20427, 20506, 20510, 20520, 20535, 20540, 20551, 20553, 20560, 20565, 20566, 20593
Unified School District:
District of Columbia
Delegate District:
DC-At Large
Wards:
DC-1, DC-2, DC-3, DC-4, DC-5, DC-6, DC-7, DC-8
Neighboring Cities:
Alexandria
Neighboring Counties:
Arlington, Fairfax, Montgomery, Prince George's
Nearby Cities:
Baltimore, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, Manassas Park
Nearby Counties:
Anne Arundel, Charles, Howard, Loudoun, Prince William