Household Types in Durham County, North Carolina (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in North Carolina and Durham County
Durham County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family239.467986%48.062480%39.467986%39.5%46,84146.8k14.451344%13.419827%14.451344%14.5%17,15117.2k4.319984%4.443764%4.319984%4.3%5,12732.805588%28.225619%32.805588%32.8%38,93438.9k8.955098%5.848311%8.955098%9.0%10,62810.6k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in North Carolina and Durham County
Durham County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads59.382279%65.556567%59.382279%59.4%18,61118.6k31.473150%26.480924%31.473150%31.5%9,8649.144571%7.962509%9.144571%9.1%2,866

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in North Carolina and Durham County
Durham County
North Carolina
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children226.407765%28.162191%26.407765%26.4%31,34131.3k73.304067%71.640791%73.304067%73.3%86,99887.0k
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 North Carolina and Durham County
Durham County
North Carolina
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Other3Hispanic5Mixed3Black3-5.324553%-3.179680%-28.410160%-13.904045%-7.257548%-3.829804%-16.429358%-5.822172%-50.818438%51%49.181562%66.661118%49.181562%49%5,315-5.826048%-2.052593%-34.688483%-9.666886%-8.834442%-3.571410%-28.361631%-5.937207%-52.234009%52%47.765991%53.295311%47.765991%48%57,87857.9k-21.358885%-11.324042%-12.160279%-9.790941%-19.407508%-10.095200%-17.218498%-7.009984%-54.634146%55%45.365854%46.268810%45.365854%45%2,870-22.025880%-15.013218%-12.188674%-12.912203%-16.178173%-9.757509%-15.087409%-7.702867%-62.139975%62%37.860025%51.274041%37.860025%38%7,187-18.558643%-5.605276%-35.280264%-7.253886%-20.036472%-5.570592%-26.451675%-7.374988%-66.698069%67%33.301931%40.566273%33.301931%33%2,123-25.182414%-5.188418%-35.496906%-6.767803%-27.373863%-5.586886%-32.866508%-4.976008%-72.635541%73%27.364459%29.196735%27.364459%27%43,30843.3k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Durham County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
28%36%44%52%60%69%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
5.4%8.1%10.7%13.4%16.0%18.6%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.7%1.7%2.6%3.5%4.4%5.4%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
17.9%21.9%25.7%29.6%33.5%37.5%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.7%3.5%5.3%7.1%8.9%10.7%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
16.5%19.8%23.1%26.4%29.6%33.0%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Durham County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
10%25%39%53%67%81%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%18%27%36%46%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.8%7.5%11.3%15.0%18.8%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
13%21%28%35%42%50%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1%10%19%28%37%46%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%18%27%36%45%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Durham County

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%17%34%51%68%86%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%12%23%35%47%59%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%5%10%15%20%26%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
6%21%36%51%66%82%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%15%31%46%61%77%
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Household Types by Place in Durham County

There are 6 places that are fully or partially contained within Durham County (1 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 6 of those to each other, Durham County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Durham County.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Durham County, selected places in Durham County, and entities that contain Durham County
0%20%40%60%Count#RougemontMorrisvilleUnited StatesN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticDurham AreaChapel HillDurhamDurhamRaleighDurhamGorman64.887640%64.887640%65%231160.193364%60.193364%60%5,043248.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M44.156977%44.156977%44%94,17894.2k43.577753%43.577753%44%8,760339.467986%39.467986%39%46,84146.8k39.467986%39.467986%39%46,84146.8k38.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k436.452715%36.452715%36%37,57437.6k524.702381%24.702381%25%836
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 6 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Durham County

There are 6 county subdivisions in Durham County. This section compares all 6 of those to each other, Durham County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Durham County.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Durham County, selected county subdivisions in Durham County, and entities that contain Durham County
0%20%40%60%Count#MangumLebanonCarr TownshipUnited StatesN CarolinaSouthOak GrvSouth AtlanticDurham AreaTrnglDurhamDurhamDurham68.456643%68.456643%68%1,721160.281576%60.281576%60%4,453257.820856%57.820856%58%865348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.955344%47.955344%48%7,775447.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M44.156977%44.156977%44%94,17894.2k42.027018%42.027018%42%19,50619.5k539.467986%39.467986%39%46,84146.8k39.467986%39.467986%39%46,84146.8k28.037530%28.037530%28%12,52112.5k6
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 6 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Durham Area

There are 4 counties in the Durham Area. This section compares Durham County to all of the counties in the Durham Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Durham County.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Durham County, selected other counties in the Durham Area, and entities that contain Durham County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#ChathamOrangeUnited StatesN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticPersonDurham AreaDurhamDurham56.206884%56.206884%56%15,39915.4k148.236932%48.236932%48%24,95225.0k248.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M45.146698%45.146698%45%6,986344.156977%44.156977%44%94,17894.2k39.467986%39.467986%39%46,84146.8k39.467986%39.467986%39%46,84146.8k4
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 4 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in North Carolina

There are 100 counties in North Carolina. This section compares Durham County to the 50 most populous counties in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Durham County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 56,358.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Durham County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Durham County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count#UnionLincolnCabarrusChathamOnslowIredellBrunswickJohnstonHarnettSurryWilkesHendersonMoorePenderDavidsonCatawbaRandolphWakeFranklinCravenStanlyHaywoodLeeCarteretRowanCaldwellRutherfordOrangeUnited StatesGranvilleN CarolinaSouthDuplinBurkeGastonSouth AtlanticClevelandAlamanceSampsonRockinghamBuncombeWayneNashForsythDurham AreaGuilfordMecklenburgLenoirCumberlandNew HanoverWilsonColumbusRobesonPittDurhamDurham64.584255%64.584255%65%46,69746.7k157.696328%57.696328%58%17,66217.7k257.540746%57.540746%58%39,29439.3k356.206884%56.206884%56%15,39915.4k455.815624%55.815624%56%34,95935.0k555.010046%55.010046%55%33,95034.0k654.647759%54.647759%55%27,63127.6k754.638637%54.638637%55%34,54234.5k853.543545%53.543545%54%23,04323.0k953.531921%53.531921%54%15,43715.4k1053.058043%53.058043%53%14,63514.6k1152.959455%52.959455%53%24,88324.9k1252.769687%52.769687%53%19,92919.9k1352.517775%52.517775%53%10,78410.8k1452.442870%52.442870%52%33,59733.6k1551.979568%51.979568%52%31,03731.0k1651.585161%51.585161%52%28,31228.3k1751.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k1851.237405%51.237405%51%12,15312.2k1951.193085%51.193085%51%20,78920.8k2051.136171%51.136171%51%12,06212.1k2150.300426%50.300426%50%13,22713.2k2249.936765%49.936765%50%10,66110.7k2349.798735%49.798735%50%14,72214.7k2449.698760%49.698760%50%25,57225.6k2549.508022%49.508022%50%15,79915.8k2648.346546%48.346546%48%12,80712.8k2748.236932%48.236932%48%24,95225.0k2848.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.219418%48.219418%48%9,8982948.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.717042%47.717042%48%10,38810.4k3047.516009%47.516009%48%16,25016.3k3147.461954%47.461954%47%37,92437.9k3247.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.312927%47.312927%47%17,59017.6k3347.143571%47.143571%47%29,25429.3k3446.825295%46.825295%47%10,98111.0k3546.758926%46.758926%47%17,53617.5k3646.034000%46.034000%46%47,00947.0k3745.074767%45.074767%45%21,19121.2k3844.827962%44.827962%45%16,44216.4k3944.749410%44.749410%45%64,84164.8k4044.156977%44.156977%44%94,17894.2k43.330937%43.330937%43%86,79186.8k4143.282903%43.282903%43%167,420167k4243.271779%43.271779%43%9,9594343.252854%43.252854%43%53,27853.3k4443.189098%43.189098%43%38,69738.7k4541.381254%41.381254%41%13,21813.2k4641.324407%41.324407%41%9,1364739.881082%39.881082%40%18,31118.3k4839.693913%39.693913%40%27,31127.3k4939.467986%39.467986%39%46,84146.8k39.467986%39.467986%39%46,84146.8k50
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 Durham County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Durham County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Durham County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Durham County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandSan DiegoTarrantAlamedaUnited StatesN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticMaricopaKingHarrisFresnoSt. LouisPalm BeachBexarSacramentoQueensLos AngelesDurham AreaHennepinHillsboroughOrangeClarkPimaBrowardMecklenburgMiami-DadeDallasAlleghenyTravisCookFranklinDurhamDurhamKingsWayneCuyahogaFultonMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBronxNew 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%56,781,40556.8M48.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.135363%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%284,065284k2645.025648%45.025648%45%237,436237k2744.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k2844.647965%44.647965%45%1,465,2771.47M2944.156977%44.156977%44%94,17894.2k44.010311%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%193,946194k4239.467986%39.467986%39%46,84146.8k39.467986%39.467986%39%46,84146.8k37.611831%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 Durham 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:
Raleigh, Durham
Principal Town:
Chapel Hill
Cities:
Durham, Raleigh
Towns:
Chapel Hill, Morrisville
Townships:
Carr, Durham, Lebanon, Mangum, Oak Grove, Triangle
Unincorporated Places:
Gorman, Rougemont
ZIP Codes:
27278, 27503, 27517, 27560, 27572, 27583, 27613, 27617, 27701, 27703, 27704, 27705, 27707, 27709, 27712, 27713
Unified School District:
Durham
Congressional Districts:
NC-1, NC-4
State Senate Districts:
NC-20, NC-22
State House Districts:
NC-29, NC-30, NC-31, NC-50
Neighboring Counties:
Chatham, Granville, Orange, Person, Wake
Nearby Cities:
Danville
Nearby Counties:
Alamance, Caswell, Franklin, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Nash, Vance, Warren