Household Types in Plymouth County, Massachusetts (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Plymouth County
Plymouth County
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family253.930272%46.901878%53.930272%53.9%98,28998.3k12.836073%12.492179%12.836073%12.8%23,39423.4k4.396111%4.195805%4.396111%4.4%8,01224.107829%28.639460%24.107829%24.1%43,93743.9k4.729715%7.770677%4.729715%4.7%8,620
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Plymouth County
Plymouth County
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads71.858950%69.306498%71.858950%71.9%39,59539.6k21.663854%24.387245%21.663854%21.7%11,93711.9k6.477196%6.306257%6.477196%6.5%3,569

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Plymouth County
Plymouth County
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children230.233413%27.334675%30.233413%30.2%55,10155.1k69.396221%72.182263%69.396221%69.4%126,476126k
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 Plymouth County
Plymouth County
Massachusetts
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Black3Mixed3Other3-13.107345%-3.502825%-18.361582%-0.734463%-8.243134%-4.153923%-19.357498%-9.232310%-35.706215%36%64.293785%59.013135%64.293785%64%1,770-10.522009%-3.803579%-24.607811%-4.918137%-9.439443%-3.502863%-29.882148%-7.809223%-43.851536%44%56.148464%49.366323%56.148464%56%157,641158k-19.685357%-6.131505%-21.258572%-2.985075%-28.270514%-6.723493%-22.186544%-8.816479%-50.060508%50%49.939492%34.002970%49.939492%50%2,479-30.577381%-7.193830%-21.415700%-3.438333%-29.451210%-7.190844%-29.400671%-5.327647%-62.625243%63%37.374757%28.629629%37.374757%37%13,87313.9k-27.077535%-9.622266%-23.220676%-4.930417%-21.340294%-8.288941%-24.854038%-10.564671%-64.850895%65%35.149105%34.952056%35.149105%35%2,515-29.290388%-14.141922%-18.570710%-4.504278%-31.539801%-8.937208%-23.011028%-6.490896%-66.507297%67%33.492703%30.021067%33.492703%33%3,974
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Plymouth County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
37%44%50%57%63%70%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
4.0%8.1%12.1%16.2%20.2%24.3%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.0%2.3%3.7%5.0%6.3%7.6%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
15.7%20.2%24.7%29.2%33.7%38.3%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.7%3.5%5.2%7.0%8.8%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
16.3%21.0%25.8%30.5%35.2%40.0%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Plymouth County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%16%31%47%62%78%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%17%25%33%42%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.2%6.4%9.7%12.9%16.1%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
5%24%43%62%81%100%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.8%7.5%11.2%15.0%18.8%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
0%11%22%34%45%57%
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Household Types by Place in Plymouth County

There are 29 places in Plymouth County. This section compares all 29 of those to each other, Plymouth County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Plymouth County.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Plymouth County, selected places in Plymouth County, and entities that contain Plymouth County
0%20%40%60%Count#HansonSouth DuxburyDuxburyHinghamThe PinehillsMarshfield HlsN ScituateGrn Hbr-Cedar CrstKingstonMattapoisett CtrN PembrokePlymouthOcean Bluff-Brant RockOcean Bluff-Brant …AbingtonScituateMarion CenterMarshfieldUnited StatesNew EnglandBoston AreaMiddleborough CtrNortheastMassachusettsN LakevilleWest WarehamHullWeweanticN PlymouthBrocktonWhite Is ShrsPlymouthBridgewaterOnsetWareham Ctr79.264214%79.264214%79%474177.900085%77.900085%78%920269.346734%69.346734%69%414368.621554%68.621554%69%1,369466.715758%66.715758%67%453564.961068%64.961068%65%584664.389457%64.389457%64%1,197760.856269%60.856269%61%597857.224959%57.224959%57%1,394956.616541%56.616541%57%7531055.241568%55.241568%55%6061153.930272%53.930272%54%98,28998.3k53.846154%53.846154%54%1,1131253.828793%53.828793%54%3,3391353.227273%53.227273%53%1,1711448.964218%48.964218%49%2601548.844538%48.844538%49%9301648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.186147%47.186147%47%1,3081747.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M45.786273%45.786273%46%5271844.425676%44.425676%44%5261941.797113%41.797113%42%2,0562040.871935%40.871935%41%3002139.396019%39.396019%39%5742237.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k2335.000000%35.000000%35%2032434.144838%34.144838%34%1,1082533.834910%33.834910%34%7872631.651376%31.651376%32%2072729.198473%29.198473%29%45928
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 28 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Plymouth County

There are 28 county subdivisions in Plymouth County. This section compares all 28 of those to each other, Plymouth County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Plymouth County.

Married by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Plymouth County, selected county subdivisions in Plymouth County, and entities that contain Plymouth County
0%20%40%60%Count#DuxburyNorwellRochesterHanoverPlymptonLakevilleHansonMarionHalifaxHinghamPembrokeKingstonMattapoisettScituateCarverMarshfieldMiddleboroughBridgewaterPlymouthW BridgewaterE BridgewaterPlymouthAbingtonWhitmanUnited StatesNew EnglandBoston AreaNortheastMassachusettsRocklandTown of HullWarehamBrockton69.654528%69.654528%70%3,730168.995873%68.995873%69%2,508268.560606%68.560606%69%1,267365.969317%65.969317%66%3,311465.369650%65.369650%65%672564.710465%64.710465%65%2,492663.765295%63.765295%64%2,293762.920168%62.920168%63%1,198862.675334%62.675334%63%1,832962.657784%62.657784%63%5,3611061.907036%61.907036%62%3,8891161.545010%61.545010%62%2,8921261.515789%61.515789%62%1,4611360.503704%60.503704%61%4,0841458.366711%58.366711%58%2,6231557.533956%57.533956%58%5,4221657.418481%57.418481%57%5,0891757.418209%57.418209%57%4,5281857.330166%57.330166%57%12,54912.5k1956.943858%56.943858%57%1,3492055.566640%55.566640%56%2,7852153.930272%53.930272%54%98,28998.3k53.828793%53.828793%54%3,3392249.766748%49.766748%50%2,6672348.235831%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%1,200,1671.20M46.572104%46.572104%47%3,1522441.797113%41.797113%42%2,0562541.754917%41.754917%42%3,8642637.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k27
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 27 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 Plymouth County to all of the counties in the Boston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Plymouth County.

Married by County#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Plymouth County, selected other counties in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Plymouth 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 Plymouth County to all of the counties in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Plymouth County.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Plymouth County, selected other counties in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Plymouth 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 Plymouth County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Plymouth County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Plymouth County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Plymouth County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryPlymouthRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan 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%198,439198k853.930272%53.930272%54%98,28998.3k53.850274%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 Plymouth 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:
Brockton
Towns:
Abington, Bridgewater, Carver, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Hingham, Hull, Kingston, Lakeville, Marion, Marshfield, Mattapoisett, Middleborough, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Rochester, Rockland, Scituate, Wareham, West Bridgewater, Whitman
Unincorporated Places:
Abington, Bridgewater, Duxbury, Green Harbor-Cedar Crest, Hanson, Hingham, Hull, Kingston, Marion Center, Marshfield, Marshfield Hills, Mattapoisett Center, Middleborough Center, North Lakeville, North Pembroke, North Plymouth, North Scituate, Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, Onset, Plymouth, Scituate, South Duxbury, Southfield, The Pinehills, Wareham Center, West Wareham, Weweantic, White Island Shores
ZIP Codes:
02025, 02043, 02045, 02047, 02050, 02061, 02066, 02189, 02190, 02301, 02302, 02324, 02330, 02332, 02333, 02338, 02339, 02341, 02346, 02347, 02351, 02359, 02360, 02364, 02366, 02367, 02370, 02379, 02382, 02532, 02538, 02558, 02562, 02571, 02576, 02738, 02739, 02767, 02770
Unified School Districts:
Abington, Bridgewater-Raynham, Brockton, Carver, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, Freetown-Lakeville, Hanover, Hingham, Hull, Marshfield, Middleborough, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth, Rockland, Scituate, Wareham, West Bridgewater, Whitman-Hanson
Elementary School Districts:
Halifax, Kingston, Marion, Mattapoisett, Plympton, Rochester
Secondary School Districts:
Old Rochester, Silver Lake
Congressional Districts:
MA-4, MA-8, MA-9
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Bristol and Plymouth, MA-1st Plymouth and Bristol, MA-Norfolk and Plymouth, MA-Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth, MA-Plymouth and Barnstable, MA-Plymouth and Norfolk, MA-2nd Bristol and Plymouth, MA-2nd Plymouth and Bristol
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Plymouth, MA-2nd Plymouth, MA-3rd Plymouth, MA-4th Norfolk, MA-4th Plymouth, MA-5th Barnstable, MA-5th Plymouth, MA-6th Plymouth, MA-7th Plymouth, MA-8th Plymouth, MA-9th Plymouth, MA-10th Bristol, MA-10th Plymouth, MA-11th Plymouth, MA-12th Bristol, MA-12th Plymouth
Neighboring Counties:
Barnstable, Bristol, Norfolk, Suffolk
Nearby Counties:
Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Kent, Middlesex, Nantucket, Newport, Providence, Washington