Household Types in Middlesex County, Massachusetts (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Middlesex County
Middlesex County
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family251.328915%46.901878%51.328915%51.3%301,678302k9.866862%12.492179%9.866862%9.9%57,99158.0k3.520124%4.195805%3.520124%3.5%20,68920.7k26.680902%28.639460%26.680902%26.7%156,813157k8.603197%7.770677%8.603197%8.6%50,56450.6k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Middlesex County
Middlesex County
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads78.670095%69.306498%78.670095%78.7%134,920135k16.919435%24.387245%16.919435%16.9%29,01729.0k4.410470%6.306257%4.410470%4.4%7,564

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Middlesex County
Middlesex County
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children229.179988%27.334675%29.179988%29.2%171,501172k70.300390%72.182263%70.300390%70.3%413,180413k
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 Massachusetts and Middlesex County
Middlesex County
Massachusetts
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Mixed3Other3Black3-7.457985%-3.535363%-17.319202%-9.370194%-8.243134%-4.153923%-19.357498%-9.232310%-37.682744%38%62.317256%59.013135%62.317256%62%53,96954.0k-8.313653%-2.945407%-28.203257%-8.512032%-9.439443%-3.502863%-29.882148%-7.809223%-47.974348%48%52.025652%49.366323%52.025652%52%465,776466k-21.008953%-6.669349%-18.328136%-11.206116%-28.270514%-6.723493%-22.186544%-8.816479%-57.212554%57%42.787446%34.002970%42.787446%43%19,88219.9k-18.972538%-5.836901%-22.251227%-13.010337%-21.340294%-8.288941%-24.854038%-10.564671%-60.071003%60%39.928997%34.952056%39.928997%40%9,577-22.977421%-9.307310%-22.678913%-7.393800%-31.539801%-8.937208%-23.011028%-6.490896%-62.357444%62%37.642556%30.021067%37.642556%38%13,06513.1k-24.530747%-7.700463%-28.916987%-5.576062%-29.451210%-7.190844%-29.400671%-5.327647%-66.724260%67%33.275740%28.629629%33.275740%33%25,46625.5k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Middlesex County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
30%40%50%61%71%81%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
3.4%7.3%11.1%14.9%18.7%22.5%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.4%2.7%4.1%5.4%6.8%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
9%15%21%27%32%39%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.3%6.3%11.2%16.1%21.0%25.9%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
16%23%29%35%41%48%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Middlesex County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
15%30%43%57%70%85%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%14%21%28%36%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.9%5.9%8.8%11.8%14.8%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
3%16%27%39%50%63%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%16%25%33%42%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
6%20%35%49%64%79%
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Household Types by Place in Middlesex County

There are 37 places that are fully or partially contained within Middlesex County (36 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 37 of those to each other, Middlesex County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Middlesex County.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Middlesex County, selected places in Middlesex County, and entities that contain Middlesex County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Hanscom AFBWinchesterLexingtonPinehurstCochituateWilmingtonReadingNewtonBurlingtonBelmontWest ConcordWakefieldLittleton CmnMiddlesexGrotonMelroseArlingtonMaynardHudsonWoburnHopkintonStonehamMarlboroughUnited StatesFraminghamNew EnglandBoston AreaNortheastMassachusettsE PepperellTownsendMaldenMedfordWatertown TownPepperellWalthamEverettAyerLowellCambridgeShirleySomervilleDevens81.712062%81.712062%82%420172.497093%72.497093%72%5,612269.324254%69.324254%69%8,043367.769963%67.769963%68%1,638465.536062%65.536062%66%1,681565.247235%65.247235%65%5,133663.822051%63.822051%64%5,968761.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k860.921152%60.921152%61%5,648959.339975%59.339975%59%5,7181057.226107%57.226107%57%1,4731156.767437%56.767437%57%5,7461252.278177%52.278177%52%6541351.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k51.224490%51.224490%51%2511450.961792%50.961792%51%5,8021550.884624%50.884624%51%9,4911650.697143%50.697143%51%2,2181750.279513%50.279513%50%3,0581850.254147%50.254147%50%7,5141950.089127%50.089127%50%5622050.049961%50.049961%50%4,5082148.484652%48.484652%48%7,4872248.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.020803%48.020803%48%13,29613.3k2347.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.870654%46.870654%47%3372445.077720%45.077720%45%2612543.933816%43.933816%44%10,14310.1k2643.680749%43.680749%44%9,6982742.944452%42.944452%43%6,3242841.640043%41.640043%42%3912941.030195%41.030195%41%9,7023040.670640%40.670640%41%6,2103139.590685%39.590685%40%5613234.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k3332.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k3430.409357%30.409357%30%2083530.246052%30.246052%30%9,7483620.425532%20.425532%20%4837
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 37 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Middlesex County

There are 54 county subdivisions in Middlesex County. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Middlesex County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Middlesex County. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 5,287.

Married by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Middlesex County, selected county subdivisions in Middlesex County, and entities that contain Middlesex County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#SudburyHopkintonWinchesterWestfordWestonTown of StowGrotonLincolnLexingtonWaylandHollistonN ReadingTown of ActonWilmingtonBedfordConcordReadingTyngsboroughBillericaTownsendLittletonNewtonBurlingtonBelmontPepperellChelmsfordTewksburyAshlandWakefieldBoxboroughDracutNatickHudsonShirleyMiddlesexMelroseArlingtonMaynardWoburnStonehamMarlboroughUnited StatesFraminghamNew EnglandBoston AreaNortheastMassachusettsMaldenMedfordWatertown TownTown of AyerWalthamEverettLowellCambridgeSomerville80.075004%80.075004%80%4,911173.665480%73.665480%74%4,140272.497093%72.497093%72%5,612372.420147%72.420147%72%5,895471.413667%71.413667%71%2,738570.583565%70.583565%71%1,778670.212766%70.212766%70%2,838769.674797%69.674797%70%1,714869.324254%69.324254%69%8,043968.649074%68.649074%69%3,4861068.216449%68.216449%68%3,4921167.779633%67.779633%68%3,6541267.689280%67.689280%68%5,8471365.247235%65.247235%65%5,1331464.679525%64.679525%65%3,3201564.338562%64.338562%64%4,3481663.822051%63.822051%64%5,9681762.903970%62.903970%63%2,7251862.531106%62.531106%63%8,7951961.995879%61.995879%62%2,1062061.789533%61.789533%62%2,1962161.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k2260.921152%60.921152%61%5,6482359.339975%59.339975%59%5,7182459.195536%59.195536%59%2,5462559.126433%59.126433%59%8,0952659.000528%59.000528%59%6,7062758.548915%58.548915%59%3,9382856.767437%56.767437%57%5,7462956.374594%56.374594%56%1,2163056.234074%56.234074%56%6,1793155.385600%55.385600%55%7,7853254.161736%54.161736%54%4,1193351.453488%51.453488%51%1,2393451.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k50.961792%50.961792%51%5,8023550.884624%50.884624%51%9,4913650.697143%50.697143%51%2,2183750.254147%50.254147%50%7,5143850.049961%50.049961%50%4,5083948.484652%48.484652%48%7,4874048.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.020803%48.020803%48%13,29613.3k4147.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M43.933816%43.933816%44%10,14310.1k4243.680749%43.680749%44%9,6984342.944452%42.944452%43%6,3244442.464150%42.464150%42%1,4514541.030195%41.030195%41%9,7024640.670640%40.670640%41%6,2104734.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k4832.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k4930.246052%30.246052%30%9,74850
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Boston Area

There are 7 counties in the Boston Area. This section compares Middlesex County to all of the counties in the Boston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Middlesex County.

Married by County#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Middlesex County, selected other counties in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Middlesex County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#RockinghamPlymouthNorfolkMiddlesexStraffordEssexUnited StatesNew EnglandBoston AreaNortheastMassachusettsSuffolk56.383140%56.383140%56%66,91166.9k153.930272%53.930272%54%98,28998.3k252.724169%52.724169%53%137,115137k351.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k450.482430%50.482430%50%24,12024.1k548.694548%48.694548%49%140,382140k648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M28.190137%28.190137%28%84,47484.5k7
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 7 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in Massachusetts

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

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Middlesex County, selected other counties in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Middlesex County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#PlymouthNorfolkMiddlesexDukesBarnstableWorcesterEssexNantucketUnited StatesNew EnglandBoston AreaNortheastMassachusettsBristolFranklinHampshireBerkshireHampdenSuffolk53.930272%53.930272%54%98,28998.3k152.724169%52.724169%53%137,115137k251.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k351.304206%51.304206%51%3,147449.784316%49.784316%50%46,97247.0k549.423040%49.423040%49%149,650150k648.694548%48.694548%49%140,382140k748.279458%48.279458%48%1,852848.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.799698%46.799698%47%99,65299.7k944.808977%44.808977%45%13,61713.6k1043.999795%43.999795%44%25,71725.7k1143.052467%43.052467%43%23,61623.6k1241.775189%41.775189%42%74,00674.0k1328.190137%28.190137%28%84,47484.5k14
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 14 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 Middlesex County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Middlesex County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Middlesex County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Middlesex County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandSan DiegoTarrantAlamedaUnited StatesNew EnglandBoston AreaMaricopaKingNortheastMassachusettsHarrisFresnoSt. 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%277,823278k1948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.135363%47.135363%47%690,929691k2047.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k2147.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.758587%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 Middlesex 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 Cities:
Cambridge, Newton, Waltham
Principal Unincorporated Place:
Framingham
Cities:
Cambridge, Everett, Lowell, Malden, Marlborough, Medford, Melrose, Newton, Somerville, Waltham, Watertown Town, Woburn
Towns:
Acton, Arlington, Ashby, Ashland, Ayer, Bedford, Belmont, Billerica, Boxborough, Burlington, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Concord, Dracut, Dunstable, Framingham, Groton, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Maynard, Natick, North Reading, Pepperell, Reading, Sherborn, Shirley, Stoneham, Stow, Sudbury, Tewksbury, Townsend, Tyngsborough, Wakefield, Wayland, Westford, Weston, Wilmington, Winchester
Unincorporated Places:
Arlington, Ayer, Belmont, Burlington, Cochituate, Devens, East Pepperell, Framingham, Groton, Hanscom AFB, Hopkinton, Hudson, Lexington, Littleton Common, Maynard, Pepperell, Pinehurst, Reading, Shirley, Stoneham, Townsend, Wakefield, West Concord, Wilmington, Winchester
ZIP Codes:
01431, 01432, 01434, 01450, 01460, 01463, 01464, 01469, 01474, 01503, 01701, 01702, 01718, 01719, 01720, 01721, 01730, 01731, 01740, 01741, 01742, 01746, 01748, 01749, 01752, 01754, 01760, 01770, 01773, 01775, 01776, 01778, 01801, 01803, 01810, 01821, 01824, 01826, 01827, 01850, 01851, 01852, 01854, 01862, 01863, 01864, 01867, 01876, 01879, 01880, 01886, 01887, 01890, 01906, 01940, 02129, 02138, 02139, 02140, 02141, 02142, 02143, 02144, 02145, 02148, 02149, 02150, 02155, 02176, 02180, 02420, 02421, 02451, 02452, 02453, 02458, 02459, 02460, 02461, 02462, 02464, 02465, 02466, 02467, 02468, 02472, 02474, 02476, 02478, 02493
Unified School Districts:
Acton-Boxborough, Arlington, Ashland, Ayer-Shirley, Bedford, Belmont, Billerica, Burlington, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Dracut, Everett, Framingham, Groton-Dunstable, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Lexington, Littleton, Lowell, Malden, Marlborough, Maynard, Medford, Melrose, Nashoba, Natick, Newton, North Middlesex, North Reading, Reading, Somerville, Stoneham, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, Wakefield, Waltham, Watertown, Wayland, Westford, Weston, Wilmington, Winchester, Woburn
Elementary School Districts:
Carlisle, Concord, Lincoln, Sherborn, Sudbury
Secondary School Districts:
Concord-Carlisle, Dover-Sherborn, Lincoln-Sudbury
Congressional Districts:
MA-3, MA-4, MA-5, MA-6, MA-7
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-5th Middlesex, MA-1st Essex and Middlesex, MA-1st Middlesex and Norfolk, MA-1st Middlesex, MA-1st Suffolk and Middlesex, MA-4th Middlesex, MA-Middlesex and Suffolk, MA-Middlesex and Worcester, MA-Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex, MA-2nd Essex and Middlesex, MA-2nd Middlesex and Norfolk, MA-2nd Middlesex, MA-2nd Suffolk and Middlesex, MA-3rd Middlesex, MA-Worcester and Middlesex, MA-Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Middlesex, MA-2nd Middlesex, MA-3rd Middlesex, MA-4th Middlesex, MA-5th Middlesex, MA-6th Middlesex, MA-7th Middlesex, MA-8th Middlesex, MA-8th Suffolk, MA-9th Essex, MA-9th Middlesex, MA-10th Middlesex, MA-11th Middlesex, MA-12th Middlesex, MA-13th Middlesex, MA-14th Middlesex, MA-14th Norfolk, MA-15th Middlesex, MA-16th Middlesex, MA-17th Middlesex, MA-18th Essex, MA-18th Middlesex, MA-19th Middlesex, MA-20th Middlesex, MA-21st Middlesex, MA-22nd Middlesex, MA-23rd Middlesex, MA-24th Middlesex, MA-25th Middlesex, MA-26th Middlesex, MA-27th Middlesex, MA-28th Middlesex, MA-29th Middlesex, MA-30th Middlesex, MA-31st Middlesex, MA-32nd Middlesex, MA-33rd Middlesex, MA-34th Middlesex, MA-35th Middlesex, MA-36th Middlesex, MA-37th Middlesex
Neighboring Counties:
Essex, Hillsborough, Norfolk, Suffolk, Worcester
Nearby Counties:
Bristol, Bristol, Cheshire, Kent, Merrimack, Plymouth, Providence, Rockingham, Strafford, Windham