Household Types in Suffolk County, Massachusetts (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Suffolk County
Suffolk County
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family228.190137%46.901878%28.190137%28.2%84,47484.5k16.657656%12.492179%16.657656%16.7%49,91649.9k4.750749%4.195805%4.750749%4.8%14,23614.2k36.133526%28.639460%36.133526%36.1%108,277108k14.267932%7.770677%14.267932%14.3%42,75542.8k

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Suffolk County
Suffolk County
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads50.787681%69.306498%50.787681%50.8%32,94832.9k41.246108%24.387245%41.246108%41.2%26,75826.8k7.966211%6.306257%7.966211%8.0%5,168

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Suffolk County
Suffolk County
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children221.649347%27.334675%21.649347%21.6%64,87464.9k77.813040%72.182263%77.813040%77.8%233,173233k

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Suffolk County
Suffolk County
Massachusetts
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%CountAsian3White4Mixed3Hispanic5Other3Black3-8.863239%-3.791983%-33.765314%-15.309609%-8.243134%-4.153923%-19.357498%-9.232310%-61.730144%62%38.269856%59.013135%38.269856%38%23,99824.0k-7.006346%-2.945203%-41.787378%-18.677753%-9.439443%-3.502863%-29.882148%-7.809223%-70.416680%70%29.583320%49.366323%29.583320%30%159,955160k-22.745933%-12.923825%-23.050023%-13.836095%-21.340294%-8.288941%-24.854038%-10.564671%-72.555877%73%27.444123%34.952056%27.444123%27%13,15413.2k-26.891189%-7.676447%-25.069805%-13.673268%-28.270514%-6.723493%-22.186544%-8.816479%-73.310709%73%26.689291%34.002970%26.689291%27%23,27923.3k-36.743914%-6.282556%-26.496226%-5.697885%-31.539801%-8.937208%-23.011028%-6.490896%-75.220580%75%24.779420%30.021067%24.779420%25%18,81418.8k-33.770551%-6.526845%-32.220715%-5.177148%-29.451210%-7.190844%-29.400671%-5.327647%-77.695260%78%22.304740%28.629629%22.304740%22%60,45860.5k

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Suffolk County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
26.8%29.9%32.9%36.0%39.0%42.1%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
10.8%13.1%15.3%17.5%19.7%21.9%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
3.4%5.0%6.5%8.0%9.5%11.1%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
28.2%30.0%31.8%33.5%35.3%37.1%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
8.3%9.7%11.0%12.4%13.7%15.1%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
20.5%23.7%26.8%29.9%32.9%36.1%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Suffolk County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%11%23%34%46%58%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.7%7.4%11.1%14.9%18.6%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%14%27%41%55%69%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%18%27%37%46%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Suffolk County

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

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

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%13%27%40%54%68%
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Household Types by Place in Suffolk County

There are 4 places in Suffolk County. This section compares all 4 of those to each other, Suffolk County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Suffolk County.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Suffolk County, selected places in Suffolk County, and entities that contain Suffolk County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#United StatesNew EnglandBoston AreaNortheastMassachusettsWinthrop TownRevereChelseaSuffolkBoston48.235831%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%1,200,1671.20M42.031433%42.031433%42%3,236138.587386%38.587386%39%7,807230.508748%30.508748%31%3,784328.190137%28.190137%28%84,47484.5k26.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4

Household Types by County Subdivision in Suffolk County

There are 5 county subdivisions in Suffolk County. This section compares all 5 of those to each other, Suffolk County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Suffolk County.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Suffolk County, selected county subdivisions in Suffolk County, and entities that contain Suffolk County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#United StatesNew EnglandBoston AreaNortheastMassachusettsWinthrop TownRevereChelseaSuffolkBoston48.235831%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%1,200,1671.20M42.031433%42.031433%42%3,236138.587386%38.587386%39%7,807230.508748%30.508748%31%3,784328.190137%28.190137%28%84,47484.5k26.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4

Household Types by County in the Boston Area

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

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Suffolk County, selected other counties in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Suffolk 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

Household Types by County in Massachusetts

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

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Suffolk County, selected other counties in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Suffolk 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

Household Types by County in the United States

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

Married by County#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Suffolk County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Suffolk County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandSan DiegoTarrantAlamedaUnited StatesNew EnglandBoston AreaMaricopaKingNortheastMassachusettsHarrisFresnoSt. LouisPalm BeachBexarSacramentoQueensLos AngelesHennepinHillsboroughOrangeClarkPimaBrowardMecklenburgMiami-DadeDallasAlleghenyTravisCookFranklinKingsWayneCuyahogaFultonMilwaukeeSuffolkPhiladelphiaBronxNew 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%133,558134k4728.190137%28.190137%28%84,47484.5k27.583532%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 Suffolk 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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