Household Types in Knox County, Maine (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Maine and Knox County
Knox County
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family248.712306%48.801780%48.712306%48.7%8,19010.462142%9.430984%10.462142%10.5%1,7593.657884%4.482779%3.657884%3.7%61531.695712%29.304729%31.695712%31.7%5,3295.471956%7.979728%5.471956%5.5%920
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Maine and Knox County
Knox County
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads66.340451%65.486692%66.340451%66.3%2,23725.533808%23.369328%25.533808%25.5%8618.125741%11.143980%8.125741%8.1%274

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Maine and Knox County
Knox County
Maine
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children220.055909%23.676442%20.055909%20.1%3,37279.795396%75.969001%79.795396%79.8%13,41613.4k
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 Maine and Knox County
Knox County
Maine
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
50%0%50%100%CountOther3Mixed3Hispanic4White5Black3Asian3-0.000000%-0.000000%-0.000000%-0.000000%-21.699313%-7.987789%-26.405495%-8.750954%0.000000%0%100.000000%35.156449%100.000000%100%24-10.071942%-4.316547%-25.899281%-2.158273%-16.431535%-6.860304%-31.313970%-11.701245%-42.446043%42%57.553957%33.692946%57.553957%58%139-31.521739%-0.000000%-2.173913%-15.217391%-9.671491%-3.468872%-30.209051%-15.874110%-48.913043%49%51.086957%40.776476%51.086957%51%92-10.412108%-3.701678%-31.783370%-5.488694%-9.148205%-4.386697%-29.412033%-7.798130%-51.385850%51%48.614150%49.254935%48.614150%49%16,45216.5k-4.109589%-0.000000%-47.945205%-0.000000%-21.533517%-7.415060%-25.619835%-12.741047%-52.054795%52%47.945205%32.690542%47.945205%48%73-0.000000%-0.000000%-81.818182%-0.000000%-8.594657%-7.108014%-18.257840%-10.452962%-81.818182%82%18.181818%55.586527%18.181818%18%33
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4White Hispanic 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Knox County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%13%26%39%51%65%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.3%8.5%12.8%17.0%21.3%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%5%11%16%22%27%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%18%26%35%44%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

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

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%18%28%37%47%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Knox County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
33%39%45%52%58%64%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
6.0%8.3%10.6%12.9%15.1%17.4%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.6%2.3%3.0%3.7%4.4%5.1%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
22.2%26.6%30.9%35.2%39.6%44.0%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
3.6%4.5%5.4%6.3%7.1%8.0%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
13.0%16.0%19.1%22.1%25.1%28.1%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Knox County

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
16%27%38%49%60%71%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%11%17%23%29%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.4%8.8%13.1%17.5%22.0%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
15%24%32%40%47%56%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%5%11%16%21%27%
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Household Types by Place in Knox County

There are 3 places in Knox County. This section compares all 3 of those to each other, Knox County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Knox County.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Knox County, selected places in Knox County, and entities that contain Knox County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#MaineKnoxUnited StatesNew EnglandNortheastCamdenThomastonRockland48.801780%48.801780%49%268,951269k48.712306%48.712306%49%8,19048.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M37.113402%37.113402%37%648135.855646%35.855646%36%308233.549296%33.549296%34%1,1913
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 3 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Knox County

There are 20 county subdivisions in Knox County. This section compares all 20 of those to each other, Knox County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Knox County.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Knox County, selected county subdivisions in Knox County, and entities that contain Knox County
0%20%40%60%Count#FriendshipAppletonRockportSt. GeorgeTown of UnionTown of HopeS ThomastonVinalhavenCushingN HvnOwls HeadWashingtonMaineKnoxUnited StatesNew EnglandNortheastCamdenWarrenThomastonIsle au HautRocklandMatinicus IsleMuscle Rdg Iss64.285714%64.285714%64%297164.184397%64.184397%64%362263.657230%63.657230%64%832360.882071%60.882071%61%635457.974138%57.974138%58%538557.212318%57.212318%57%353656.317690%56.317690%56%312754.174757%54.174757%54%279853.528399%53.528399%54%311952.606635%52.606635%53%1111052.216066%52.216066%52%3771152.033898%52.033898%52%3071248.801780%48.801780%49%268,951269k48.712306%48.712306%49%8,19048.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M45.550401%45.550401%46%1,0801345.247396%45.247396%45%6951440.916667%40.916667%41%4911534.615385%34.615385%35%91633.549296%33.549296%34%1,1911731.250000%31.250000%31%10180.000000%0.000000%0%019
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 19 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in Maine

There are 16 counties in Maine. This section compares Knox County to all of the counties in Maine and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Knox County.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Knox County, selected other counties in Maine, and entities that contain Knox County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#YorkHancockFranklinLincolnAroostookSagadahocWaldoOxfordSomersetMaineKnoxUnited StatesNew EnglandCumberlandPenobscotWashingtonNortheastPiscataquisKennebecAndroscoggin51.460261%51.460261%51%42,50042.5k151.275897%51.275897%51%12,17712.2k251.249572%51.249572%51%5,988350.988616%50.988616%51%7,659450.857564%50.857564%51%15,18215.2k550.233780%50.233780%50%7,843649.863258%49.863258%50%8,387749.273754%49.273754%49%10,21110.2k848.980165%48.980165%49%10,47010.5k948.801780%48.801780%49%268,951269k48.712306%48.712306%49%8,1901048.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.822620%47.822620%48%56,36956.4k1147.615194%47.615194%48%29,42029.4k1247.507999%47.507999%48%6,6821347.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.949287%46.949287%47%3,5551446.811859%46.811859%47%23,79423.8k1545.866762%45.866762%46%20,52420.5k16
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 16 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 Knox County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Knox County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Knox County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Knox County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandSan DiegoTarrantAlamedaMaineKnoxUnited StatesNew EnglandMaricopaKingNortheastHarrisFresnoSt. 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%277,823278k1948.801780%48.801780%49%268,951269k48.712306%48.712306%49%8,19048.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.135363%47.135363%47%690,929691k2047.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k2147.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.758587%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 Knox 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:
Rockland
Plantations:
Matinicus Isle
Towns:
Appleton, Camden, Cushing, Friendship, Hope, Isle au Haut, North Haven, Owls Head, Rockport, South Thomaston, St. George, Thomaston, Union, Vinalhaven, Warren, Washington
Unincorporated Places:
Camden, Thomaston
Unorganized Territories:
Criehaven, Muscle Ridge Islands
ZIP Codes:
04547, 04563, 04574, 04645, 04841, 04843, 04847, 04851, 04853, 04854, 04855, 04856, 04858, 04859, 04860, 04861, 04862, 04863, 04864
Unified School Districts:
Isle au Haut, Knox, 13, 07, 08, 40, 65, St. George
Elementary School Districts:
Appleton, Hope, School Administrative 28
Secondary School District:
Five Town Community
Congressional District:
ME-1
State Senate Districts:
ME-12, ME-13
State House Districts:
ME-91, ME-92, ME-93, ME-94, ME-95, ME-134
Neighboring Counties:
Hancock, Lincoln, Waldo
Nearby Counties:
Kennebec, Sagadahoc