Household Types in Wicomico County, Maryland (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Maryland and Wicomico County
Wicomico County
Maryland
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family247.019101%47.664974%47.019101%47.0%17,47717.5k13.903686%14.304852%13.903686%13.9%5,1685.095507%4.894346%5.095507%5.1%1,89425.711595%27.019847%25.711595%25.7%9,5578.270110%6.115981%8.270110%8.3%3,074
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Maryland and Wicomico County
Wicomico County
Maryland
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads60.780720%67.381373%60.780720%60.8%6,63329.414460%24.770093%29.414460%29.4%3,2109.804820%7.848534%9.804820%9.8%1,070

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Maryland and Wicomico County
Wicomico County
Maryland
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children229.359699%29.133792%29.359699%29.4%10,91310.9k70.174872%70.529260%70.174872%70.2%26,08426.1k
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 Maryland and Wicomico County
Wicomico County
Maryland
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
50%0%50%CountAsian3Hispanic4Other3White5Mixed3Black3-2.263648%-0.932091%-5.992011%-1.198402%-7.571225%-3.421789%-17.532159%-4.652718%-10.386152%10%89.613848%66.822109%89.613848%90%751-8.983218%-12.339585%-5.429418%-18.558736%-15.309380%-9.963442%-15.969608%-6.880559%-45.310958%45%54.689042%51.877012%54.689042%55%1,013-23.389831%-18.644068%-3.728814%-1.694915%-19.870207%-15.931056%-11.869788%-6.908342%-47.457627%47%52.542373%45.420606%52.542373%53%295-10.558447%-4.312605%-25.801276%-9.321802%-8.514131%-3.717816%-27.051574%-6.719710%-49.994130%50%50.005870%53.996770%50.005870%50%25,55325.6k-13.745020%-0.597610%-22.111554%-18.725100%-16.736914%-5.841992%-26.262007%-8.231229%-55.179283%55%44.820717%42.927857%44.820717%45%502-24.558304%-6.647527%-30.278269%-4.372792%-26.186355%-5.843351%-31.343382%-4.888287%-65.856890%66%34.143110%31.738624%34.143110%34%9,056
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4White Hispanic 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Wicomico County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
28%37%46%54%63%72%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
1.7%5.9%10.0%14.1%18.2%22.3%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.4%3.4%5.4%7.3%9.3%11.3%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
16.2%19.0%21.8%24.7%27.5%30.3%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.2%8.3%12.5%16.6%20.9%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
20.9%24.7%28.4%32.0%35.7%39.5%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Wicomico County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
13%26%38%51%63%76%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
4%10%16%21%27%33%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.8%3.0%5.2%7.4%9.6%11.9%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
12%20%28%35%43%51%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1%6%11%16%22%27%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
18.0%22.8%27.6%32.3%37.1%41.9%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Wicomico County

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
9%25%40%56%71%88%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%18%27%36%45%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%12%18%23%30%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
2%16%29%43%56%70%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%16%24%31%40%
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Household Types by Place in Wicomico County

There are 19 places in Wicomico County. This section compares all 19 of those to each other, Wicomico County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wicomico County.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wicomico County, selected places in Wicomico County, and entities that contain Wicomico County
0%50%100%Count#QuanticoNanticokeParsonsburgBivalveNanticoke AcresFruitlandSalisburyTyaskinUnited StatesSouthMarylandSouth AtlanticWicomico CoWicomicoSharptownHebronWillardsPittsvilleWhitehavenMardela SpgsDelmarSalisburyPowellvilleJestervilleAllenWaterview100.000000%100.000000%100%13188.111888%88.111888%88%126275.728155%75.728155%76%78357.627119%57.627119%58%68454.838710%54.838710%55%17549.387528%49.387528%49%887649.375229%49.375229%49%74,01174.0k48.684211%48.684211%49%37748.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.664974%47.664974%48%1,037,9011.04M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.019101%47.019101%47%17,47717.5k47.019101%47.019101%47%17,47717.5k46.250000%46.250000%46%148841.741071%41.741071%42%187940.643275%40.643275%41%1391038.899431%38.899431%39%2051137.037037%37.037037%37%201236.800000%36.800000%37%461336.762360%36.762360%37%4611428.546526%28.546526%29%3,439150.000000%0.000000%0%0160.000000%0.000000%0%0170.000000%0.000000%0%0180.000000%0.000000%0%019
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 19 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Wicomico County

There are 15 county subdivisions in Wicomico County. This section compares all 15 of those to each other, Wicomico County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wicomico County.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wicomico County, selected county subdivisions in Wicomico County, and entities that contain Wicomico County
0%20%40%60%Count#7, Trappe1, Barren Crk17, Westside4, Pittsburg8, Nutters15, Hebron2, Quantico10, Sharptown16, FruitlandSalisbury6, Dennis9, SalisburyUnited StatesSouthMaryland11, DelmarSouth AtlanticWicomico CoWicomico14, Willards5, Parsons13, Camden71.198830%71.198830%71%487161.832061%61.832061%62%648261.023622%61.023622%61%465360.834455%60.834455%61%904457.922584%57.922584%58%2,080557.013201%57.013201%57%691655.394191%55.394191%55%534754.268293%54.268293%54%267849.394254%49.394254%49%1,427949.375229%49.375229%49%74,01174.0k49.211356%49.211356%49%1561048.695118%48.695118%49%3,1721148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.664974%47.664974%48%1,037,9011.04M47.442383%47.442383%47%8441247.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.019101%47.019101%47%17,47717.5k47.019101%47.019101%47%17,47717.5k42.928661%42.928661%43%3431342.286205%42.286205%42%3,9361428.600939%28.600939%29%1,52315
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 15 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 Wicomico County to all of the counties in the Salisbury Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wicomico County.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wicomico County, selected other counties in the Salisbury Area, and entities that contain Wicomico County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#SussexWorcesterSalisburyUnited StatesSouthMarylandSouth AtlanticWicomico CoWicomicoSomerset51.575186%51.575186%52%43,00743.0k149.381247%49.381247%49%10,37510.4k249.375229%49.375229%49%74,01174.0k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.664974%47.664974%48%1,037,9011.04M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.019101%47.019101%47%17,47717.5k47.019101%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 Maryland

There are 24 counties in Maryland. This section compares Wicomico County to all of the counties in Maryland and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wicomico County.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wicomico County, selected other counties in Maryland, and entities that contain Wicomico County
0%20%40%60%Count#Queen Anne'sCarrollHowardCalvertGarrettFrederickHarfordSt. Mary'sMontgomeryCecilAnne ArundelCharlesCarolineTalbotWorcesterSalisburyWashingtonUnited StatesSouthMarylandKentSouth AtlanticWicomico CoWicomicoAlleganyBaltimoreDorchesterPrince George'sSomersetBaltimore61.557492%61.557492%62%10,94810.9k160.990256%60.990256%61%36,86836.9k260.524064%60.524064%61%66,49966.5k357.844912%57.844912%58%18,20918.2k456.982137%56.982137%57%6,635556.888589%56.888589%57%50,62850.6k656.351017%56.351017%56%52,12352.1k756.311253%56.311253%56%21,94921.9k853.958245%53.958245%54%198,439198k953.885870%53.885870%54%19,93419.9k1053.020812%53.020812%53%108,602109k1152.640237%52.640237%53%28,48128.5k1250.982515%50.982515%51%6,1231350.725077%50.725077%51%8,3601449.381247%49.381247%49%10,37510.4k1549.375229%49.375229%49%74,01174.0k49.281563%49.281563%49%27,64427.6k1648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.664974%47.664974%48%1,037,9011.04M47.455421%47.455421%47%3,6461747.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.019101%47.019101%47%17,47717.5k47.019101%47.019101%47%17,47717.5k1846.348564%46.348564%46%13,05513.1k1946.062987%46.062987%46%144,097144k2044.722096%44.722096%45%5,9062139.110433%39.110433%39%119,956120k2237.848223%37.848223%38%3,1522324.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k24
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 24 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 Wicomico County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wicomico County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wicomico County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Wicomico County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandSan DiegoTarrantSalisburyAlamedaUnited StatesSouthMarylandSouth AtlanticMaricopaKingWicomico CoWicomicoHarrisFresnoSt. 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%339,951340k1849.375229%49.375229%49%74,01174.0k49.233820%49.233820%49%277,823278k1948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.664974%47.664974%48%1,037,9011.04M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.135363%47.135363%47%690,929691k2047.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k2147.019101%47.019101%47%17,47717.5k47.019101%47.019101%47%17,47717.5k46.758587%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 Wicomico 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:
Salisbury
Cities:
Fruitland, Salisbury
Districts:
1, Barren Creek, 2, Quantico, 4, Pittsburg, 5, Parsons, 6, Dennis, 7, Trappe, 8, Nutters, 9, Salisbury, 10, Sharptown, 11, Delmar, 13, Camden, 14, Willards, 15, Hebron, 16, Fruitland, 17, Westside
Towns:
Delmar, Hebron, Mardela Springs, Pittsville, Sharptown, Willards
Unincorporated Places:
Allen, Bivalve, Jesterville, Nanticoke, Nanticoke Acres, Parsonsburg, Powellville, Quantico, Tyaskin, Waterview, Whitehaven
ZIP Codes:
21801, 21802, 21804, 21810, 21814, 21822, 21826, 21830, 21837, 21840, 21849, 21850, 21856, 21861, 21865, 21874, 21875
Unified School District:
Wicomico County
Congressional District:
MD-1
State Senate Districts:
MD-37, MD-38
State Legislative Subdistricts:
MD-37A, MD-37B, MD-38B, MD-38C
Neighboring Counties:
Dorchester, Somerset, Sussex, Worcester
Nearby Counties:
Accomack, Calvert, Caroline, Kent, Northumberland, Queen Anne's, St. Mary's, Talbot