Household Types in Wake County, North Carolina (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in North Carolina and Wake County
Wake County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family251.452263%48.062480%51.452263%51.5%192,043192k11.367065%13.419827%11.367065%11.4%42,42742.4k3.996571%4.443764%3.996571%4.0%14,91714.9k26.007582%28.225619%26.007582%26.0%97,07297.1k7.176519%5.848311%7.176519%7.2%26,78626.8k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in North Carolina and Wake County
Wake County
North Carolina
0%20%40%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads74.053124%65.556567%74.053124%74.1%95,96196.0k19.583436%26.480924%19.583436%19.6%25,37725.4k6.363440%7.962509%6.363440%6.4%8,246

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in North Carolina and Wake County
Wake County
North Carolina
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children234.718215%28.162191%34.718215%34.7%129,584130k65.013061%71.640791%65.013061%65.0%242,658243k
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 Wake County
Wake County
North Carolina
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Mixed3Other3Black3-5.311273%-2.732648%-13.156457%-5.425548%-7.257548%-3.829804%-16.429358%-5.822172%-26.625925%27%73.374075%66.661118%73.374075%73%20,12720.1k-6.667233%-2.903896%-26.647092%-7.560646%-8.834442%-3.571410%-28.361631%-5.937207%-43.778867%44%56.221133%53.295311%56.221133%56%247,254247k-14.475917%-10.762303%-12.896489%-9.548362%-16.178173%-9.757509%-15.087409%-7.702867%-47.683070%48%52.316930%51.274041%52.316930%52%15,32215.3k-13.494641%-7.340045%-23.140630%-5.683664%-20.036472%-5.570592%-26.451675%-7.374988%-49.658980%50%50.341020%40.566273%50.341020%50%6,158-16.775870%-12.132851%-13.883868%-10.675554%-19.407508%-10.095200%-17.218498%-7.009984%-53.468143%53%46.531857%46.268810%46.531857%47%8,852-26.927660%-5.311656%-31.652809%-5.616163%-27.373863%-5.586886%-32.866508%-4.976008%-69.508288%70%30.491712%29.196735%30.491712%30%75,53275.5k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Wake County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
32%42%51%61%70%80%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
4.2%7.2%10.2%13.1%16.1%19.1%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.3%2.5%3.6%4.7%5.9%7.1%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
10%16%22%28%34%40%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.1%4.1%7.0%9.9%12.9%15.8%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
20%27%33%39%45%51%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Wake County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

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

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%15%22%30%38%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.4%4.8%7.1%9.5%12.0%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%14%27%41%54%69%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%19%28%37%47%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
0%13%26%39%52%65%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Wake 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%12%25%37%50%63%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.7%9.3%14.0%18.6%23.3%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%16%32%47%63%79%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%13%26%39%51%65%
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Household Types by Place in Wake County

There are 15 places that are fully or partially contained within Wake County (7 fully and 8 partially). This section compares all 15 of those to each other, Wake County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wake County.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wake County, selected places in Wake County, and entities that contain Wake County
0%20%40%60%Count#RolesvilleHolly SpringsApexWake ForestFuquay-VarinaCaryMorrisvilleClaytonAngierRaleigh AreaKnightdaleWake CountyWakeUnited StatesN CarolinaSouthGarnerSouth AtlanticWendellZebulonRaleighDurham77.527473%77.527473%78%1,411169.996963%69.996963%70%6,915263.399340%63.399340%63%9,605362.492028%62.492028%62%7,839462.487073%62.487073%62%4,834560.809722%60.809722%61%35,47735.5k660.193364%60.193364%60%5,043753.208637%53.208637%53%3,499852.608696%52.608696%53%968951.878926%51.878926%52%238,738239k51.565558%51.565558%52%2,6351051.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k51.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.884580%47.884580%48%5,1611147.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.287129%46.287129%46%1,1221243.822394%43.822394%44%6811338.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k1436.452715%36.452715%36%37,57437.6k15
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 15 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Wake County

There are 20 county subdivisions in Wake County. This section compares all 20 of those to each other, Wake County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wake County.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wake County, selected county subdivisions in Wake County, and entities that contain Wake County
0%20%40%60%Count#Bartons CrkNew LightBuckhornHolly SpgsWhite OakMiddle CrkPanther BranchWake FrstCedar ForkMarks CrkLeesvilleLittle RivCary TownshipRaleigh AreaWake CountyWakeSwift CrkUnited StatesN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticSt. MarysSt. MatthewsNeuseMeredithHouse CrkRaleigh79.981861%79.981861%80%6,173178.960055%78.960055%79%2,293277.445110%77.445110%77%1,164370.933665%70.933665%71%9,132467.610714%67.610714%68%20,24420.2k564.257937%64.257937%64%11,07111.1k663.147793%63.147793%63%5,593762.526970%62.526970%63%17,09817.1k856.709348%56.709348%57%10,89510.9k954.373907%54.373907%54%4,3511054.271048%54.271048%54%9,7271154.237288%54.237288%54%2,4961253.092339%53.092339%53%16,61116.6k1351.878926%51.878926%52%238,738239k51.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k51.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k50.638000%50.638000%51%10,83410.8k1448.235831%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%11,048,42911.0M44.848036%44.848036%45%10,28510.3k1544.223002%44.223002%44%11,71611.7k1643.538357%43.538357%44%13,51313.5k1740.175794%40.175794%40%2,9711838.842886%38.842886%39%10,78910.8k1932.224785%32.224785%32%15,08715.1k20
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 20 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Raleigh Area

There are 3 counties in the Raleigh Area. This section compares Wake County to all of the counties in the Raleigh Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wake County.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wake County, selected other counties in the Raleigh Area, and entities that contain Wake County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#JohnstonRaleigh AreaWake CountyWakeFranklinUnited StatesN CarolinaSouthSouth Atlantic54.638637%54.638637%55%34,54234.5k151.878926%51.878926%52%238,738239k51.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k51.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k251.237405%51.237405%51%12,15312.2k348.235831%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%11,048,42911.0M
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in North Carolina

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

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wake County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Wake County
0%20%40%60%Count#UnionLincolnCabarrusChathamOnslowIredellBrunswickJohnstonHarnettSurryWilkesHendersonMoorePenderDavidsonCatawbaRaleigh AreaRandolphWake CountyWakeFranklinCravenStanlyHaywoodLeeCarteretRowanCaldwellRutherfordOrangeUnited StatesGranvilleN CarolinaSouthDuplinBurkeGastonSouth AtlanticClevelandAlamanceSampsonRockinghamBuncombeWayneNashForsythGuilfordMecklenburgLenoirCumberlandNew HanoverWilsonColumbusRobesonPittDurham64.584255%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%31,03731.0k1651.878926%51.878926%52%238,738239k51.585161%51.585161%52%28,31228.3k1751.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k51.452263%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%64,84164.8k4043.330937%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%46,84146.8k50
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 Wake County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wake County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wake County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Wake County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluRaleigh AreaWestchesterWake CountyWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandSan DiegoTarrantAlamedaUnited StatesN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticMaricopaKingHarrisFresnoSt. 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%198,439198k853.850274%53.850274%54%380,030380k953.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k1052.951400%52.951400%53%163,910164k1151.878926%51.878926%52%238,738239k51.544935%51.544935%52%176,161176k1251.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k51.452263%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%1,465,2771.47M2944.010311%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 Wake 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
Cities:
Durham, Raleigh
Towns:
Angier, Apex, Cary, Clayton, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Holly Springs, Knightdale, Morrisville, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wendell, Zebulon
Townships:
Bartons Creek, Buckhorn, Cary, Cedar Fork, Holly Springs, House Creek, Leesville, Little River, Marks Creek, Meredith, Middle Creek, Neuse, New Light, Panther Branch, Raleigh, St. Marys, St. Matthews, Swift Creek, Wake Forest, White Oak
ZIP Codes:
27501, 27502, 27511, 27513, 27518, 27519, 27520, 27522, 27523, 27526, 27529, 27539, 27540, 27545, 27560, 27562, 27571, 27587, 27591, 27592, 27596, 27597, 27601, 27603, 27604, 27605, 27606, 27607, 27608, 27609, 27610, 27612, 27613, 27614, 27615, 27616, 27617, 27703, 27704
Unified School District:
Wake County
Congressional Districts:
NC-1, NC-2, NC-4, NC-6
State Senate Districts:
NC-14, NC-15, NC-16, NC-17, NC-18
State House Districts:
NC-11, NC-33, NC-34, NC-35, NC-36, NC-37, NC-38, NC-39, NC-40, NC-41, NC-49
Neighboring Counties:
Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Johnston, Nash
Nearby Counties:
Alamance, Caswell, Cumberland, Lee, Orange, Person, Vance, Warren, Wayne, Wilson