Household Types in Wayne County, Michigan (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Michigan and Wayne County
Wayne County
Michigan
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family236.979917%47.492458%36.979917%37.0%247,548248k19.471715%12.599595%19.471715%19.5%130,346130k5.742353%4.621368%5.742353%5.7%38,44038.4k32.846438%29.148139%32.846438%32.8%219,878220k4.959576%6.138441%4.959576%5.0%33,20033.2k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Michigan and Wayne County
Wayne County
Michigan
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads54.271458%65.786532%54.271458%54.3%99,52399.5k36.941324%25.755645%36.941324%36.9%67,74367.7k8.787218%8.457824%8.787218%8.8%16,11416.1k

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Michigan and Wayne County
Wayne County
Michigan
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children227.394191%26.787007%27.394191%27.4%183,380183k72.450748%73.057802%72.450748%72.5%484,994485k
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 Michigan and Wayne County
Wayne County
Michigan
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
80%60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Other3Mixed3Black3-6.301135%-2.889945%-19.418052%-3.503563%-5.728963%-2.827131%-19.732457%-7.717149%-32.112695%32%67.887305%63.994300%67.887305%68%15,15615.2k-10.640406%-4.846564%-30.595996%-5.490009%-9.336494%-4.179219%-28.582141%-6.238951%-51.572975%52%48.427025%51.663195%48.427025%48%352,167352k-18.763364%-7.846282%-20.812545%-5.030886%-17.657493%-7.755107%-20.508393%-7.470839%-52.453077%52%47.546923%46.608169%47.546923%48%16,83616.8k-18.794550%-8.923577%-21.077326%-4.222683%-18.510972%-8.759796%-21.916144%-6.857367%-53.018136%53%46.981864%43.955721%46.981864%47%11,08311.1k-23.464934%-7.149093%-27.529343%-5.451547%-20.942921%-6.971576%-27.702232%-8.677987%-63.594917%64%36.405083%35.705283%36.405083%36%10,30910.3k-31.932722%-6.778948%-38.091268%-4.342438%-30.651471%-6.338726%-36.377843%-4.693292%-81.145376%81%18.854624%21.938668%18.854624%19%263,861264k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Wayne County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
12%24%35%47%58%70%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
2%9%15%21%28%34%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.1%2.6%4.1%5.5%6.9%8.4%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
17%23%28%34%39%46%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.6%2.3%4.0%5.7%7.4%9.2%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
20.0%24.3%28.5%32.8%37.0%41.3%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Wayne County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%17%35%52%70%88%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%15%28%42%56%70%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.6%9.2%13.7%18.3%23.0%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
4%19%33%48%63%78%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.3%8.6%12.9%17.1%21.5%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
0%13%25%38%50%63%
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Household Types by Place in Wayne County

There are 34 places that are fully or partially contained within Wayne County (31 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 34 of those to each other, Wayne County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wayne County.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wayne County, selected places in Wayne County, and entities that contain Wayne County
0%20%40%60%Count#Grosse Pt FarmsVlg of Grosse Pt ShrsVlg of Grosse Pt S…Grosse Pt WdsGrosse Pt PkLivoniaNorthvilleAllen ParkGrosse PointeFlat RockDearbornGibraltarWoodhavenMidwestUnited StatesTrentonEast North CentralMichiganDearborn HtsRockwoodDetroit AreaGarden CityPlymouthHamtramckRiverviewWyandotteSouthgateRomulusTaylorLincoln ParkWayneWestlandMelvindaleBellevilleWayneHarper WoodsRiver RougeInksterEcorseDetroitHighland Park69.332922%69.332922%69%2,245165.970409%65.970409%66%758263.217634%63.217634%63%3,843359.603913%59.603913%60%2,498456.282962%56.282962%56%20,91720.9k556.195044%56.195044%56%1,406653.151319%53.151319%53%5,743752.449168%52.449168%52%1,135851.082732%51.082732%51%1,840950.925541%50.925541%51%15,92915.9k1050.530430%50.530430%51%9051149.824356%49.824356%50%2,5531248.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.059550%48.059550%48%3,7771347.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.492458%47.492458%47%1,833,3961.83M47.422981%47.422981%47%9,7441446.003017%46.003017%46%6101545.322984%45.322984%45%757,837758k44.704625%44.704625%45%4,6011644.104060%44.104060%44%1,8141743.710292%43.710292%44%2,7521843.656344%43.656344%44%2,1851942.114892%42.114892%42%4,6042040.627239%40.627239%41%5,1042140.264672%40.264672%40%3,4992239.231899%39.231899%39%9,3472338.471784%38.471784%38%5,4882436.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k36.740962%36.740962%37%12,56112.6k2536.214414%36.214414%36%1,4122636.199377%36.199377%36%5812735.474367%35.474367%35%2,4082833.127294%33.127294%33%1,7152926.584071%26.584071%27%7513023.741690%23.741690%24%2,2503122.994046%22.994046%23%8113220.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k3312.847918%12.847918%13%57734
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 34 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Wayne County

There are 43 county subdivisions in Wayne County. This section compares all 43 of those to each other, Wayne County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wayne County.

Married by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wayne County, selected county subdivisions in Wayne County, and entities that contain Wayne County
0%20%40%60%Count#Grosse Pt FarmsGrosse IleVlg of Grosse Pt ShrsVlg of Grosse Pt S…HuronGrosse Pt WdsCantonNorthvillePlymouthGrosse Pt PkBrownstownNorthvilleLivoniaAllen ParkGrosse PointeFlat RockDearbornGibraltarWoodhavenSumpterMidwestUnited StatesTrentonEast North CentralMichiganDearborn HtsRockwoodDetroit AreaGarden CityPlymouthHamtramckRiverviewWyandotteVan BurenSouthgateRedfordRomulusTaylorLincoln ParkWayneWestlandMelvindaleBellevilleWayneHarper WoodsRiver RougeInksterEcorseDetroitHighland Park69.332922%69.332922%69%2,245168.131604%68.131604%68%2,837266.577778%66.577778%67%749363.643014%63.643014%64%3,480463.217634%63.217634%63%3,843562.866132%62.866132%63%19,98220.0k662.389140%62.389140%62%6,894760.645756%60.645756%61%6,574859.603913%59.603913%60%2,498958.120430%58.120430%58%6,4381057.678883%57.678883%58%6611156.282962%56.282962%56%20,91720.9k1253.151319%53.151319%53%5,7431352.449168%52.449168%52%1,1351451.082732%51.082732%51%1,8401550.925541%50.925541%51%15,92915.9k1650.530430%50.530430%51%9051749.824356%49.824356%50%2,5531848.691695%48.691695%49%1,7121948.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.059550%48.059550%48%3,7772047.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.492458%47.492458%47%1,833,3961.83M47.422981%47.422981%47%9,7442146.003017%46.003017%46%6102245.322984%45.322984%45%757,837758k44.704625%44.704625%45%4,6012344.104060%44.104060%44%1,8142443.710292%43.710292%44%2,7522543.656344%43.656344%44%2,1852642.114892%42.114892%42%4,6042741.344433%41.344433%41%4,6192840.627239%40.627239%41%5,1042940.496742%40.496742%40%7,2723040.264672%40.264672%40%3,4993139.231899%39.231899%39%9,3473238.471784%38.471784%38%5,4883336.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k36.740962%36.740962%37%12,56112.6k3436.214414%36.214414%36%1,4123536.199377%36.199377%36%5813635.474367%35.474367%35%2,4083733.127294%33.127294%33%1,7153826.584071%26.584071%27%7513923.741690%23.741690%24%2,2504022.994046%22.994046%23%8114120.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k4212.847918%12.847918%13%57743
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 43 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Detroit Area

There are 6 counties in the Detroit Area. This section compares Wayne County to all of the counties in the Detroit Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wayne County.

Married by County#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wayne County, selected other counties in the Detroit Area, and entities that contain Wayne County
0%20%40%60%Count#LivingstonLapeerSt. ClairOaklandMidwestMacombUnited StatesEast North CentralMichiganDetroit AreaWayne61.383541%61.383541%61%42,82342.8k158.937021%58.937021%59%19,30619.3k251.404795%51.404795%51%33,17133.2k350.587546%50.587546%51%251,282251k448.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.306398%48.306398%48%163,707164k548.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.492458%47.492458%47%1,833,3961.83M45.322984%45.322984%45%757,837758k36.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k6
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 6 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in Michigan

There are 83 counties in Michigan. This section compares Wayne County to the 50 most populous counties in Michigan and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wayne County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 28,755.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wayne County, selected other counties in Michigan, and entities that contain Wayne County
0%20%40%60%Count#LivingstonBarryOttawaAlleganLapeerClintonTuscolaMidlandNewaygoCassShiawasseeHillsdaleBranchIoniaMonroeEmmetSt. JosephSanilacMontcalmHuronWexfordVan BurenSt. ClairMasonGrand TraverseOaklandLenaweeEatonGratiotDeltaKentClareMidwestMacombAlpenaUnited StatesChippewaMarquetteMecostaJacksonBerrienEast North CentralBayMichiganMuskegonHoughtonDetroit AreaWashtenawCalhounSaginawKalamazooGeneseeIsabellaInghamWayne61.383541%61.383541%61%42,82342.8k161.042086%61.042086%61%13,95314.0k260.899608%60.899608%61%59,49159.5k360.170558%60.170558%60%25,33025.3k458.937021%58.937021%59%19,30619.3k558.573948%58.573948%59%16,93916.9k655.757491%55.757491%56%11,96512.0k755.458127%55.458127%55%18,72118.7k855.251713%55.251713%55%10,16310.2k954.929369%54.929369%55%11,12111.1k1054.119360%54.119360%54%14,87214.9k1153.783404%53.783404%54%9,5601253.710138%53.710138%54%8,6571353.388956%53.388956%53%11,90211.9k1453.281154%53.281154%53%31,17831.2k1553.238122%53.238122%53%7,5301653.159755%53.159755%53%12,33212.3k1753.118891%53.118891%53%8,9671852.756213%52.756213%53%12,16412.2k1952.725963%52.725963%53%7,3212052.516378%52.516378%53%6,8142151.608846%51.608846%52%14,77214.8k2251.404795%51.404795%51%33,17133.2k2351.014707%51.014707%51%6,2092450.912961%50.912961%51%18,18018.2k2550.587546%50.587546%51%251,282251k2650.422654%50.422654%50%19,08819.1k2750.063770%50.063770%50%21,98222.0k2850.044155%50.044155%50%7,3672949.702833%49.702833%50%7,8613049.159739%49.159739%49%115,314115k3148.885276%48.885276%49%6,3153248.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.306398%48.306398%48%163,707164k3348.295185%48.295185%48%6,1193448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.155340%48.155340%48%6,6963548.081238%48.081238%48%12,64212.6k3648.074446%48.074446%48%7,4653747.971317%47.971317%48%29,16829.2k3847.879002%47.879002%48%29,82029.8k3947.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.499657%47.499657%47%20,76420.8k4047.492458%47.492458%47%1,833,3961.83M47.297963%47.297963%47%30,70330.7k4146.554044%46.554044%47%6,2284245.322984%45.322984%45%757,837758k45.124466%45.124466%45%62,57562.6k4344.415981%44.415981%44%23,58023.6k4444.062468%44.062468%44%34,33734.3k4543.987046%43.987046%44%44,68644.7k4643.031327%43.031327%43%71,53771.5k4740.534963%40.534963%41%10,01710.0k4838.493313%38.493313%38%42,77342.8k4936.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 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 Wayne County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wayne County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wayne County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Wayne County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandSan DiegoTarrantAlamedaMidwestUnited StatesEast North CentralMichiganMaricopaKingHarrisFresnoSt. LouisPalm BeachBexarDetroit AreaSacramentoQueensLos 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%277,823278k1948.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.492458%47.492458%47%1,833,3961.83M47.135363%47.135363%47%690,929691k2047.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k2146.758587%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%284,065284k2645.322984%45.322984%45%757,837758k45.025648%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 Wayne 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:
Detroit, Dearborn, Livonia, Taylor
Charter Townships:
Brownstown, Canton, Huron, Plymouth, Redford, Van Buren
Cities:
Allen Park, Belleville, Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, Detroit, Ecorse, Flat Rock, Garden City, Gibraltar, Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe Woods, Hamtramck, Harper Woods, Highland Park, Inkster, Lincoln Park, Livonia, Melvindale, Northville, Plymouth, River Rouge, Riverview, Rockwood, Romulus, Southgate, Taylor, Trenton, Village of Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne, Westland, Woodhaven, Wyandotte
Townships:
Grosse Ile, Northville, Sumpter
ZIP Codes:
48080, 48101, 48111, 48120, 48122, 48124, 48125, 48126, 48127, 48128, 48134, 48135, 48138, 48141, 48146, 48150, 48152, 48154, 48164, 48167, 48168, 48170, 48173, 48174, 48180, 48183, 48184, 48185, 48186, 48187, 48188, 48192, 48193, 48195, 48201, 48202, 48203, 48204, 48205, 48206, 48207, 48208, 48209, 48210, 48211, 48212, 48213, 48214, 48215, 48216, 48217, 48218, 48219, 48221, 48223, 48224, 48225, 48226, 48227, 48228, 48229, 48230, 48233, 48234, 48235, 48236, 48238, 48239, 48240, 48242, 48243
Unified School Districts:
Airport, Allen Park, Clarenceville, Crestwood, Dearborn, Dearborn Heights 7, Detroit, Ecorse, Flat Rock, Garden, Gibraltar, Grosse Ile Township, Grosse Pointe, Hamtramck, Harper Woods, Highland Park, Huron, Lincoln District, Lincoln Park, Livonia, Melvindale-North Allen Park, Northville, Plymouth-Canton, Redford, River Rouge, Riverview, Romulus, South Redford, Southgate, Taylor, Trenton, Van Buren, Wayne-Westland, Westwood, Woodhaven-Brownstown, Wyandotte
Congressional Districts:
MI-11, MI-12, MI-13, MI-14
State Senate Districts:
MI-1, MI-2, MI-3, MI-4, MI-5, MI-6, MI-7
State House Districts:
MI-1, MI-2, MI-3, MI-4, MI-5, MI-6, MI-7, MI-8, MI-9, MI-10, MI-11, MI-12, MI-13, MI-14, MI-15, MI-16, MI-17, MI-19, MI-20, MI-21, MI-23
Neighboring Counties:
Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Washtenaw
Nearby Counties:
Genesee, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Lucas, Ottawa, St. Clair