Household Types in Suffolk County, New York (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New York and Suffolk County
Suffolk County
New York
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family257.466749%43.958145%57.466749%57.5%281,448281k11.800522%14.521206%11.800522%11.8%57,79457.8k4.560416%4.992481%4.560416%4.6%22,33522.3k21.786883%29.783351%21.786883%21.8%106,703107k4.385431%6.744817%4.385431%4.4%21,47821.5k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in New York and Suffolk County
Suffolk County
New York
0%20%40%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads78.727878%66.122774%78.727878%78.7%120,197120k16.203152%26.431941%16.203152%16.2%24,73824.7k5.068970%7.445285%5.068970%5.1%7,739

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New York and Suffolk County
Suffolk County
New York
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children231.173355%27.094114%31.173355%31.2%152,674153k68.385815%72.562969%68.385815%68.4%334,925335k
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 New York and Suffolk County
Suffolk County
New York
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Other3Mixed3Black3-7.076509%-3.056087%-10.976388%-2.389563%-9.083888%-4.839216%-20.684329%-7.243337%-23.498546%23%76.501454%58.149231%76.501454%77%14,10314.1k-9.425961%-3.620790%-24.145681%-4.531626%-8.727054%-3.701308%-31.575081%-7.401629%-41.724058%42%58.275942%48.594928%58.275942%58%381,298381k-16.019729%-9.963009%-10.998767%-4.946979%-20.691957%-7.786456%-25.344604%-6.154482%-41.928483%42%58.071517%40.022501%58.071517%58%40,55040.6k-22.698758%-8.712073%-7.489438%-4.244015%-29.616010%-9.508392%-21.066356%-5.403157%-43.144284%43%56.855716%34.406085%56.855716%57%15,62215.6k-16.569296%-10.499838%-15.498215%-3.197014%-20.263113%-6.480295%-28.088872%-8.781821%-45.764362%46%54.235638%36.385899%54.235638%54%6,162-30.578022%-6.401649%-20.307279%-3.110264%-30.828454%-6.908334%-32.861005%-4.367692%-60.397215%60%39.602785%25.034515%39.602785%40%32,02332.0k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Suffolk County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
15%25%36%46%57%68%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
3.3%6.0%8.6%11.3%13.9%16.5%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
2.6%7.1%11.6%16.1%20.5%25.0%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
19%25%30%35%40%45%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.3%2.6%3.9%5.1%6.5%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
19.3%22.3%25.2%28.1%31.1%34.1%
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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 (%):
21%34%46%59%71%84%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%11%21%31%41%52%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.6%9.1%13.7%18.2%22.8%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%12%23%35%46%58%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.8%7.5%11.3%15.0%18.8%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
4%19%33%48%63%78%
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Household Types by Place in Suffolk County

There are 157 places that are fully or partially contained within Suffolk County (156 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 157 of those to each other, Suffolk County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Suffolk County.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Suffolk County, selected places in Suffolk County, and entities that contain Suffolk County
0%50%100%Count#GilgoW Hampton DunesLloyd HarborBelle TerreDix HillsVlg of the BranchEast ShorehamNissequogueGreat RiverShorehamOld FieldWading RiverMount SinaiEatons NeckNorthamptonHuntington BayCommackTerryvilleFort SalongaAsharokenCtr MorichesWest HillsElwoodCold Spg HbrTuckahoeRemsenburg-SpeonkShelter IsHead of the HbrFarmingvilleWest IslipMiller PlaceCenterportWheatley HtsMasticQuogueSuffolkN Bay ShrWest BabylonPort JeffersonAquebogueBrentwoodCoramCopiagueUnited StatesNortheastMiddle AtlanticNew York AreaEast HamptonNew YorkSouthamptonGordon HtsSaltaireOak Bch-CaptreeRiversideDering Harbor100.000000%100.000000%100%77184.615385%84.615385%85%22283.404619%83.404619%83%975380.297398%80.297398%80%216477.422841%77.422841%77%6,447577.100494%77.100494%77%468677.008032%77.008032%77%1,534775.686275%75.686275%76%386874.315789%74.315789%74%353974.025974%74.025974%74%1141073.501577%73.501577%74%2331172.852361%72.852361%73%1,9591272.825048%72.825048%73%3,0471372.643253%72.643253%73%3931472.602740%72.602740%73%1591571.986418%71.986418%72%4241671.845399%71.845399%72%8,4951770.860215%70.860215%71%2,6361870.845742%70.845742%71%2,3791970.526316%70.526316%71%1342070.508475%70.508475%71%1,8722170.467994%70.467994%70%1,3102269.322268%69.322268%69%2,5062369.047619%69.047619%69%1,1892468.577495%68.577495%69%3232568.550369%68.550369%69%5582668.485915%68.485915%68%3892768.431772%68.431772%68%3362868.426747%68.426747%68%3,1622967.312207%67.312207%67%5,7353066.001011%66.001011%66%2,6113463.757019%63.757019%64%1,2494561.583152%61.583152%62%8485659.851464%59.851464%60%2,7406758.287293%58.287293%58%2117957.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k57.184228%57.184228%57%2,5679056.876457%56.876457%57%7,8089154.986702%54.986702%55%1,65410153.576073%53.576073%54%41211251.572515%51.572515%52%6,92011750.466073%50.466073%50%7,36312249.965321%49.965321%50%3,60212348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M44.027304%44.027304%44%25813443.958145%43.958145%44%3,194,0813.19M40.638930%40.638930%41%54714530.813397%30.813397%31%32215328.571429%28.571429%29%215415.686275%15.686275%16%815514.163823%14.163823%14%831560.000000%0.000000%0%0157
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 157 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Suffolk County

There are 12 county subdivisions in Suffolk County. This section compares all 12 of those to each other, Suffolk County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Suffolk County.

Married by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Suffolk County, selected county subdivisions in Suffolk County, and entities that contain Suffolk County
0%20%40%60%Count#SmithtownShelter IsHuntingtonSuffolkBrookhavenSoutholdTown of IslipBabylonSouthamptonE HamptonRiverheadUnited StatesNortheastMiddle AtlanticNew York AreaNew YorkPoospatuckShinnecock67.240118%67.240118%67%26,65626.7k163.911111%63.911111%64%719263.764393%63.764393%64%43,69243.7k357.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k57.040769%57.040769%57%91,71391.7k456.215274%56.215274%56%5,160555.014053%55.014053%55%54,80554.8k653.685164%53.685164%54%36,14336.1k752.551958%52.551958%53%11,15111.2k852.386661%52.386661%52%4,807950.308976%50.308976%50%6,5131048.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M43.958145%43.958145%44%3,194,0813.19M43.000000%43.000000%43%861115.000000%15.000000%15%312
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 12 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the New York Area

There are 25 counties in the New York Area. This section compares Suffolk County to all of the counties in the New York Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Suffolk County.

Married by County#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Suffolk County, selected other counties in the New York Area, and entities that contain Suffolk County
0%20%40%60%Count#PutnamHunterdonNassauRocklandSomersetMorrisSussexPikeSuffolkBergenMiddlesexMonmouthRichmondOrangeOceanDutchessWestchesterUnionPassaicUnited StatesNortheastMiddle AtlanticNew York AreaQueensNew YorkEssexHudsonKingsBronxNew York63.664888%63.664888%64%21,71121.7k161.953766%61.953766%62%29,07829.1k260.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k360.231426%60.231426%60%59,65259.7k459.959985%59.959985%60%69,82769.8k559.645921%59.645921%60%107,204107k659.141068%59.141068%59%31,72831.7k757.487580%57.487580%57%12,15012.2k857.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k956.653682%56.653682%57%190,962191k1055.994267%55.994267%56%158,620159k1155.199942%55.199942%55%128,543129k1254.539376%54.539376%55%90,54390.5k1354.462859%54.462859%54%68,15768.2k1453.020318%53.020318%53%118,028118k1551.981786%51.981786%52%55,59455.6k1651.544935%51.544935%52%176,161176k1749.824496%49.824496%50%93,11793.1k1849.034259%49.034259%49%79,20779.2k1948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M44.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k2043.958145%43.958145%44%3,194,0813.19M38.977387%38.977387%39%108,934109k2138.896592%38.896592%39%97,90097.9k2237.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k2327.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k2427.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k25
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 25 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in New York

There are 62 counties in New York. This section compares Suffolk County to the 50 most populous counties in New York and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Suffolk County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 48,713.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Suffolk County, selected other counties in New York, and entities that contain Suffolk County
0%20%40%60%Count#PutnamNassauRocklandSuffolkRichmondOrangeTiogaJeffersonSaratogaDutchessWestchesterGeneseeWayneMadisonWashingtonLivingstonOntarioOswegoOtsegoUnited StatesColumbiaChenangoHerkimerSteubenNortheastMiddle AtlanticUlsterCattaraugusSt. LawrenceFranklinClintonFultonWarrenNew York AreaCortlandSchenectadyChautauquaRensselaerCayugaSullivanNiagaraChemungQueensNew YorkOneidaBroomeOnondagaMontgomeryMonroeErieTompkinsAlbanyKingsBronxNew York63.664888%63.664888%64%21,71121.7k160.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k260.231426%60.231426%60%59,65259.7k357.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k454.539376%54.539376%55%90,54390.5k554.462859%54.462859%54%68,15768.2k653.930474%53.930474%54%10,62710.6k753.278991%53.278991%53%23,13823.1k852.738294%52.738294%53%47,93747.9k951.981786%51.981786%52%55,59455.6k1051.544935%51.544935%52%176,161176k1151.504722%51.504722%52%12,27112.3k1251.364283%51.364283%51%18,78718.8k1351.211669%51.211669%51%13,37713.4k1450.305906%50.305906%50%12,08712.1k1549.523062%49.523062%50%11,99312.0k1649.246265%49.246265%49%21,75721.8k1748.485917%48.485917%48%22,00022.0k1848.298568%48.298568%48%11,36911.4k1948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.839494%47.839494%48%12,10112.1k2047.628170%47.628170%48%9,4482147.463966%47.463966%47%12,18412.2k2247.373757%47.373757%47%19,15719.2k2347.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.598399%46.598399%47%32,30932.3k2446.393880%46.393880%46%14,61514.6k2546.298172%46.298172%46%19,19819.2k2646.282191%46.282191%46%8,9322746.246208%46.246208%46%14,63614.6k2846.129176%46.129176%46%10,35610.4k2946.114163%46.114163%46%12,42512.4k3046.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M46.049878%46.049878%46%8,1433145.815690%45.815690%46%25,21125.2k3245.642854%45.642854%46%24,06224.1k3345.569839%45.569839%46%28,96129.0k3445.442830%45.442830%45%14,10514.1k3545.424358%45.424358%45%12,72212.7k3645.335357%45.335357%45%39,73139.7k3745.271878%45.271878%45%15,79415.8k3844.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k3943.958145%43.958145%44%3,194,0813.19M43.885442%43.885442%44%39,61139.6k4043.531713%43.531713%44%34,27634.3k4143.155333%43.155333%43%79,80579.8k4242.830092%42.830092%43%8,3694342.231650%42.231650%42%126,817127k4441.783649%41.783649%42%159,957160k4540.753613%40.753613%41%15,59615.6k4640.039321%40.039321%40%49,69249.7k4737.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k4827.543506%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

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#41

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 StatesMaricopaKingNortheastHarrisMiddle AtlanticFresnoSt. LouisNew York AreaPalm BeachBexarSacramentoQueensLos AngelesHennepinNew YorkHillsboroughOrangeClarkPimaBrowardMecklenburgMiami-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%56,781,40556.8M47.135363%47.135363%47%690,929691k2047.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k2147.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.758587%46.758587%47%718,333718k2246.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k2346.377789%46.377789%46%186,307186k2446.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M45.755354%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%217,337217k3043.958145%43.958145%44%3,194,0813.19M43.936060%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 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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Towns:
Babylon, Brookhaven, East Hampton, Huntington, Islip, Riverhead, Shelter Island, Smithtown, Southampton, Southold
Unincorporated Places:
Amagansett, Aquebogue, Baiting Hollow, Bay Shore, Bayport, Baywood, Blue Point, Bohemia, Brentwood, Bridgehampton, Brookhaven, Calverton, Center Moriches, Centereach, Centerport, Central Islip, Cold Spring Harbor, Commack, Copiague, Coram, Cutchogue, Deer Park, Dix Hills, East Farmingdale, East Hampton North, East Islip, East Marion, East Moriches, East Northport, East Patchogue, East Quogue, East Shoreham, Eastport, Eatons Neck, Elwood, Farmingville, Fire Island, Fishers Island, Flanders, Fort Salonga, Gilgo, Gordon Heights, Great River, Greenlawn, Greenport West, Halesite, Hampton Bays, Hauppauge, Holbrook, Holtsville, Huntington, Huntington Station, Islip, Islip Terrace, Jamesport, Kings Park, Lake Ronkonkoma, Laurel, Manorville, Mastic, Mattituck, Medford, Melville, Middle Island, Miller Place, Montauk, Moriches, Mount Sinai, Napeague, Nesconset, New Suffolk, North Amityville, North Babylon, North Bay Shore, North Bellport, North Great River, North Lindenhurst, North Patchogue, North Sea, Northampton, Northville, Northwest Harbor, Noyack, Oak Beach-Captree, Oakdale, Orient, Peconic, Port Jefferson Station, Quiogue, Remsenburg-Speonk, Ridge, Riverhead, Riverside, Rocky Point, Ronkonkoma, Sayville, Selden, Setauket-East Setauket, Shelter Island, Shelter Island Heights, Shinnecock Hills, Shirley, Smithtown, Sound Beach, South Huntington, Southold, Springs, St. James, Stony Brook, Stony Brook University, Terryville, Tuckahoe, Wading River, Wainscott, Water Mill, West Babylon, West Bay Shore, West Hills, West Islip, West Sayville, Westhampton, Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch, Yaphank
Villages:
Amityville, Asharoken, Babylon, Belle Terre, Bellport, Brightwaters, Dering Harbor, East Hampton, Greenport, Head of the Harbor, Huntington Bay, Islandia, Lake Grove, Lindenhurst, Lloyd Harbor, Mastic Beach, Nissequogue, North Haven, Northport, Ocean Beach, Old Field, Patchogue, Poquott, Port Jefferson, Quogue, Sag Harbor, Sagaponack, Saltaire, Shoreham, Southampton, Village of the Branch, West Hampton Dunes, Westhampton Beach
ZIP Codes:
06390, 11701, 11702, 11703, 11704, 11705, 11706, 11713, 11715, 11716, 11717, 11718, 11719, 11720, 11721, 11722, 11724, 11725, 11726, 11727, 11729, 11730, 11731, 11733, 11735, 11738, 11739, 11740, 11741, 11742, 11743, 11746, 11747, 11749, 11751, 11752, 11754, 11755, 11757, 11763, 11764, 11766, 11767, 11768, 11769, 11770, 11772, 11776, 11777, 11778, 11779, 11780, 11782, 11784, 11786, 11787, 11788, 11789, 11790, 11792, 11794, 11795, 11796, 11798, 11901, 11930, 11931, 11932, 11933, 11934, 11935, 11937, 11939, 11940, 11941, 11942, 11944, 11946, 11947, 11948, 11949, 11950, 11951, 11952, 11953, 11954, 11955, 11956, 11957, 11958, 11959, 11960, 11961, 11962, 11963, 11964, 11965, 11967, 11968, 11970, 11971, 11972, 11973, 11975, 11976, 11977, 11978, 11980
Unified School Districts:
Amagansett, Amityville, Babylon, Bay Shore, Bayport-Blue Point, Brentwood, Bridgehampton, Brookhaven-Comsewogue, Center Moriches, Central Islip, Cold Spring Harbor, Commack, Connetquot, Copiague, Deer Park, East Hampton, East Islip, East Moriches, East Quogue, Eastport-South Manor, Elwood, Farmingdale, Fire Island, Fishers Island, Greenport, Half Hollow Hills, Hampton Bays, Harborfields, Hauppauge, Huntington, Islip, Kings Park, Lindenhurst, Longwood, Mattituck-Cutchogue, Middle Country, Miller Place, Montauk, Mount Sinai, New Suffolk Common, North Babylon, Northport-East Northport, Oysterponds, Patchogue-Medford, Port Jefferson, Quogue, Remsenburg-Speonk, Riverhead, Rocky Point, Sachem, Sag Harbor, Sagaponack Common, Sayville, Shelter Island, Shoreham-Wading River, Smithtown, South Country, South Huntington, Southampton, Southold, Springs, Three Village, Tuckahoe Common, Wainscott Common, West Babylon, West Islip, Westhampton Beach, William Floyd, Wyandanch
Congressional Districts:
NY-1, NY-2, NY-3
State Senate Districts:
NY-1, NY-2, NY-3, NY-4, NY-5, NY-8
Assembly Districts:
NY-1, NY-2, NY-3, NY-4, NY-5, NY-6, NY-7, NY-8, NY-9, NY-10, NY-11, NY-12
Neighboring Counties:
Fairfield, Middlesex, Nassau, New Haven, New London, Washington
Nearby Counties:
Hartford