Household Types in Cook County, Illinois (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Illinois and Cook County
Cook County
Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family240.962571%47.886081%40.962571%41.0%799,428799k14.804064%12.550634%14.804064%14.8%288,917289k4.983588%4.588615%4.983588%5.0%97,26097.3k32.364422%29.037401%32.364422%32.4%631,626632k6.885355%5.937269%6.885355%6.9%134,375134k

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Illinois and Cook County
Cook County
Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads65.279357%68.945046%65.279357%65.3%340,958341k27.253947%23.714147%27.253947%27.3%142,349142k7.466696%7.340808%7.466696%7.5%38,99939.0k

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Illinois and Cook County
Cook County
Illinois
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children226.762881%28.653842%26.762881%26.8%522,306522k72.963498%71.115531%72.963498%73.0%1,423,9601.42M

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Illinois and Cook County
Cook County
Illinois
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3Other3Hispanic4White5Mixed3Black3-7.959212%-3.331255%-24.540970%-7.264289%-7.259817%-3.317502%-20.765419%-6.241101%-43.095726%43%56.904274%62.416161%56.904274%57%123,467123k-18.557163%-11.472318%-13.735422%-4.649768%-17.778236%-11.053289%-13.670539%-4.879703%-48.414671%48%51.585329%52.618233%51.585329%52%138,394138k-17.348601%-8.637615%-18.370238%-5.873781%-16.763762%-8.608051%-16.124081%-5.630224%-50.230235%50%49.769765%52.873883%49.769765%50%197,624198k-7.272994%-3.094367%-36.088575%-8.567167%-8.451668%-3.581534%-30.384485%-6.245594%-55.023103%55%44.976897%51.336720%44.976897%45%994,226994k-16.772203%-3.796085%-32.969046%-10.783967%-18.767602%-4.959611%-29.341401%-8.800409%-64.321301%64%35.678699%38.130977%35.678699%36%31,11131.1k-30.334159%-6.052907%-37.909183%-4.034200%-30.491645%-6.022455%-36.071123%-4.492462%-78.330448%78%21.669552%22.922316%21.669552%22%466,784467k

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Cook County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
25%35%44%54%63%73%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
4.3%8.4%12.6%16.7%20.8%25.0%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.4%3.3%5.1%6.9%8.7%10.6%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
14.3%18.8%23.2%27.6%32.0%36.5%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.8%3.4%4.9%6.5%8.0%9.6%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
24.0%28.7%33.5%38.2%42.9%47.7%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Cook County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
2%20%37%54%71%88%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%13%26%39%53%66%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%11%17%22%28%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
4%20%34%49%64%79%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%11%22%33%44%56%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
1%14%27%39%52%65%
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Household Types by Place in Cook County

There are 135 places that are fully or partially contained within Cook County (105 fully and 30 partially). This section compares all 135 of those to each other, Cook County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cook County.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Cook County, selected places in Cook County, and entities that contain Cook County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#GolfS BarringtonDeer ParkKenilworthInvernessW SpgsWinnetkaGlencoeFrankfortHinsdaleBartlettHomer GlenBarrington HlsDeerfieldOak BrookWilmetteLincolnwoodNorthbrookOrland HillsLemontRiver ForestHoffman EstsBurr RidgeBuffalo GroveMorton GroveGlenviewHanover ParkRiversideElmhurstLa GrangeWillow SpgsArlington HtsSkokieElginBrookfieldCiceroMidwestUnited StatesStickneyIllinoisEast North CentralChicago AreaEast DundeeCookJusticeMerrionette PkChicagoForest ParkHarveyRiverdalePhoenixRobbinsFord Heights87.591241%87.591241%88%120183.791025%83.791025%84%1,251283.229260%83.229260%83%933381.179423%81.179423%81%647478.887251%78.887251%79%2,141578.276727%78.276727%78%3,434677.720079%77.720079%78%3,143775.931325%75.931325%76%2,344873.639821%73.639821%74%4,453972.787650%72.787650%73%4,0551071.501719%71.501719%72%9,7751170.769781%70.769781%71%5,9391270.270270%70.270270%70%9881369.041219%69.041219%69%4,6231468.783069%68.783069%69%2,0801568.676578%68.676578%69%6,6061668.329356%68.329356%68%2,8631768.037383%68.037383%68%8,7361867.227253%67.227253%67%1,5591966.943148%66.943148%67%3,8742065.666930%65.666930%66%2,4962164.480721%64.480721%64%11,45511.5k2264.436860%64.436860%64%2,8322364.189018%64.189018%64%10,14710.1k2463.509031%63.509031%64%5,1692563.384270%63.384270%63%10,74310.7k2663.200498%63.200498%63%7,1052762.448462%62.448462%62%1,9692862.107992%62.107992%62%9,8232961.150542%61.150542%61%3,2743058.344400%58.344400%58%1,3183957.015772%57.015772%57%17,49717.5k4455.443094%55.443094%55%12,54412.5k4853.370913%53.370913%53%18,93618.9k5451.857247%51.857247%52%3,5605849.060296%49.060296%49%10,78110.8k6848.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.225737%48.225737%48%1,1287747.886081%47.886081%48%2,299,5492.30M47.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M45.902828%45.902828%46%6338740.962571%40.962571%41%799,428799k40.930546%40.930546%41%1,8219637.001209%37.001209%37%30610632.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k11529.655551%29.655551%30%2,16112523.742727%23.742727%24%2,28513123.036754%23.036754%23%1,14713222.809458%22.809458%23%16413320.739457%20.739457%21%35913413.753878%13.753878%14%133135

Household Types by County Subdivision in Cook County

There are 32 county subdivisions in Cook County. This section compares all 32 of those to each other, Cook County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cook County.

Married by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Cook County, selected county subdivisions in Cook County, and entities that contain Cook County
0%20%40%60%Count#BarringtonNew TrierLemontRiv FrstNorthfieldOrlandHanoverWheelingNilesStickneySchaumburgMainePalatineNorwood PkRiversideLyonsPalosElk GrvLeydenCiceroMidwestUnited StatesIllinoisEast North CentralChicago AreaWorthBerwynOak PkBremenProvisoCookEvanstonBloomRich TownshipChicagoThorntonCalumet72.382907%72.382907%72%3,879171.343345%71.343345%71%13,87213.9k267.875786%67.875786%68%5,071365.666930%65.666930%66%2,496463.214668%63.214668%63%20,68720.7k562.312948%62.312948%62%22,52822.5k659.588409%59.588409%60%19,37119.4k757.903332%57.903332%58%34,39434.4k857.832236%57.832236%58%21,42821.4k955.262547%55.262547%55%7,1461055.011693%55.011693%55%26,81626.8k1154.826117%54.826117%55%27,66827.7k1254.242124%54.242124%54%23,57223.6k1354.047764%54.047764%54%5,3411453.653371%53.653371%54%3,0401552.996032%52.996032%53%20,97021.0k1651.249460%51.249460%51%10,68510.7k1751.172089%51.172089%51%18,68618.7k1849.473843%49.473843%49%16,36116.4k1949.060296%49.060296%49%10,78110.8k2048.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.886081%47.886081%48%2,299,5492.30M47.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M46.739016%46.739016%47%26,57326.6k2146.533171%46.533171%47%8,3892245.316996%45.316996%45%9,7642343.101652%43.101652%43%17,37617.4k2442.352465%42.352465%42%23,03023.0k2540.962571%40.962571%41%799,428799k40.603039%40.603039%41%11,72911.7k2640.519745%40.519745%41%13,11313.1k2739.667049%39.667049%40%11,74711.7k2832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k2932.630058%32.630058%33%20,32220.3k3025.598551%25.598551%26%1,97831

Household Types by County in the Chicago Area

There are 14 counties in the Chicago Area. This section compares Cook County to all of the counties in the Chicago Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cook County.

Married by County#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Cook County, selected other counties in the Chicago Area, and entities that contain Cook County
0%20%40%60%Count#KendallMcHenryWillLakeKaneJasperGrundyDuPageNewtonPorterMidwestUnited StatesIllinoisEast North CentralChicago AreaKenoshaDeKalbLakeCook64.384468%64.384468%64%25,28725.3k160.902379%60.902379%61%67,05967.1k260.098062%60.098062%60%135,196135k358.960193%58.960193%59%143,436143k458.410182%58.410182%58%101,469101k558.092796%58.092796%58%7,024657.858339%57.858339%58%10,70910.7k757.465626%57.465626%57%194,801195k856.402773%56.402773%56%3,092954.955229%54.955229%55%34,30834.3k1048.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.886081%47.886081%48%2,299,5492.30M47.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M47.629933%47.629933%48%30,00430.0k1146.246688%46.246688%46%17,28117.3k1244.241338%44.241338%44%81,46681.5k1340.962571%40.962571%41%799,428799k14

Household Types by County in Illinois

There are 102 counties in Illinois. This section compares Cook County to the 50 most populous counties in Illinois and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cook County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 29,301.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Cook County, selected other counties in Illinois, and entities that contain Cook County
0%20%40%60%Count#KendallMonroeWoodfordMcHenryWillLakeBooneKaneGrundyDuPageHenryClintonTazewellOgleBureauMacoupinEffinghamLeeAdamsWilliamsonLoganWhitesideLivingstonRandolphFultonLaSalleMontgomeryMcLeanKankakeeMidwestJeffersonUnited StatesMadisonMarionMorganIllinoisEast North CentralChicago AreaStephensonChristianDeKalbFranklinWinnebagoRock IslandSt. ClairSangamonMcDonoughMaconColesVermilionPeoriaKnoxCookChampaignJackson64.384468%64.384468%64%25,28725.3k163.867997%63.867997%64%8,322261.211954%61.211954%61%8,869360.902379%60.902379%61%67,05967.1k460.098062%60.098062%60%135,196135k558.960193%58.960193%59%143,436143k658.810106%58.810106%59%10,82410.8k758.410182%58.410182%58%101,469101k857.858339%57.858339%58%10,70910.7k957.465626%57.465626%57%194,801195k1056.797973%56.797973%57%11,43411.4k1155.452469%55.452469%55%7,7701255.110598%55.110598%55%30,09730.1k1353.565586%53.565586%54%11,13211.1k1453.378041%53.378041%53%7,4821553.241975%53.241975%53%9,9851653.146591%53.146591%53%7,0771752.043536%52.043536%52%7,0291850.980176%50.980176%51%13,88713.9k1950.960279%50.960279%51%13,61213.6k2050.571895%50.571895%51%5,5712150.261580%50.261580%50%11,81711.8k2249.948365%49.948365%50%7,2552349.878223%49.878223%50%5,9392449.762933%49.762933%50%7,0322549.758835%49.758835%50%22,07722.1k2649.703198%49.703198%50%5,6102749.088786%49.088786%49%32,37732.4k2848.552372%48.552372%49%19,65419.7k2948.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.324445%48.324445%48%7,3403048.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.176874%48.176874%48%51,55651.6k3148.103024%48.103024%48%7,6203248.003189%48.003189%48%6,6233347.886081%47.886081%48%2,299,5492.30M47.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M47.167016%47.167016%47%9,2323446.881519%46.881519%47%6,5173546.246688%46.246688%46%17,28117.3k3646.124845%46.124845%46%7,4633745.682814%45.682814%46%52,21552.2k3844.770209%44.770209%45%26,90626.9k3944.466846%44.466846%44%45,65545.7k4044.209905%44.209905%44%36,67336.7k4144.008107%44.008107%44%5,2114243.544360%43.544360%44%19,53419.5k4343.533706%43.533706%44%9,1834443.452758%43.452758%43%13,70513.7k4543.035037%43.035037%43%32,45132.5k4641.780951%41.780951%42%8,8354740.962571%40.962571%41%799,428799k4839.734218%39.734218%40%31,96332.0k4937.497359%37.497359%37%8,87350

Household Types by County in the United States

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

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Cook County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Cook County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandSan DiegoTarrantAlamedaMidwestUnited StatesIllinoisEast North CentralChicago AreaMaricopaKingHarrisFresnoSt. 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%163,910164k1151.544935%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%277,823278k1948.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.886081%47.886081%48%2,299,5492.30M47.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M47.135363%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

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 Cook 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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Elementary School Districts:
Alsip-Hazelgreen-Oaklawn 126, Arbor Park 145, Arlington Heights 25, Atwood Heights 125, Avoca 37, Bellwood 88, Berkeley 87, Berwyn North 98, Berwyn South 100, Brookfield 95, Brookwood 167, Burbank 111, Burnham 154-5, Calumet City 155, Calumet 132, Central Stickney 110, Chicago Heights 170, Chicago Ridge 127-5, Cicero 99, 59, 146, 168, Cook County 130, Country Club Hills 160, Des Plaines 62, Dolton 148, Dolton 149, East Maine 63, East Prairie 73, 159, Evanston 65, Evergreen Park 124, Flossmoor 161, Ford Heights 169, Forest Park 91, Forest Ridge 142, Franklin Park 84, General George Patton 133, Glencoe 35, Glenview 34, Golf 67, Harvey 152, Hazel Crest 152-5, Hillside 93, Hinsdale 181, Homewood 153, Hoover-Schrum Memorial 157, Indian Springs 109, Kenilworth 38, Kirby 140, Komarek 94, LaGrange Highlands 106, LaGrange 102, LaGrange 105, Lansing 158, Lemont-Bromberek 113A, Lincoln 156, Lincolnwood 74, Lindop 92, Lyons 103, Mannheim 83, Matteson 162, Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89, Midlothian 143, Morton Grove 70, Mount Prospect 57, Niles 71, Norridge 80, North Palos 117, Northbrook 27, Northbrook 28, Northbrook/Glenview 30, Oak Lawn-Hometown 123, Oak Park 97, Orland 135, Palatine 15, Palos 118, Palos Heights 128, Park Forest 163, Park Ridge 64, Pennoyer 79, Pleasantdale 107, Posen-Robbins 143-5, Prairie-Hills 144, Prospect Heights 23, Rhodes 84-5, Ridgeland 122, River Forest 90, River Grove 85-5, River Trails 26, Riverside 96, Rosemont 78, Sandridge 172, Schaumburg 54, Schiller Park 81, Skokie 68, Skokie 69, Skokie 73-5, Skokie-Fairview 72, South Holland 150, South Holland 151, Steger 194, Summit 104, Sunnybrook 171, Sunset Ridge 29, Thornton 154, Union Ridge 86, West Harvey-Dixmoor 147, West Northfield 31, Westchester 92-5, Western Springs 101, Wheeling 21, Willow Springs 108, Wilmette 39, Winnetka 36, Worth 127

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