Household Types in Delaware County, Pennsylvania (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Delaware County
Delaware County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family247.609646%48.034142%47.609646%47.6%96,93896.9k14.604882%11.943581%14.604882%14.6%29,73729.7k4.684446%4.424187%4.684446%4.7%9,53828.693090%29.571826%28.693090%28.7%58,42258.4k4.407937%6.026265%4.407937%4.4%8,975
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Delaware County
Delaware County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads67.540867%67.536265%67.540867%67.5%39,99540.0k24.780465%24.415691%24.780465%24.8%14,67414.7k7.678668%8.048043%7.678668%7.7%4,547

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Delaware County
Delaware County
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children229.083051%25.603611%29.083051%29.1%59,21659.2k70.683169%74.187216%70.683169%70.7%143,918144k
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 Pennsylvania and Delaware County
Delaware County
Pennsylvania
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Mixed3Other3Black3-7.268492%-6.161910%-11.729761%-2.900408%-7.984215%-3.948578%-19.432895%-6.896383%-28.060571%28%71.939429%61.737928%71.939429%72%8,585-9.845973%-3.806694%-29.394448%-4.457047%-9.065206%-3.983411%-29.341576%-6.058508%-47.504162%48%52.495838%51.551298%52.495838%52%147,766148k-16.912851%-7.274742%-22.008863%-6.277696%-23.422783%-7.300199%-22.388026%-7.287471%-52.474151%52%47.525849%39.601521%47.525849%48%2,708-25.651808%-2.985702%-27.081581%-5.004205%-22.206757%-6.387632%-27.505758%-8.309721%-60.723297%61%39.276703%35.590131%39.276703%39%2,378-27.748691%-9.249564%-22.338569%-8.493310%-29.156123%-10.738880%-21.409777%-6.385416%-67.830134%68%32.169866%32.309803%32.169866%32%1,719-32.182232%-7.309537%-30.543333%-4.214664%-29.457641%-6.135302%-37.471077%-4.870437%-74.249765%74%25.750235%22.065543%25.750235%26%40,45440.5k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Delaware County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
17%30%42%54%66%79%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
3%10%16%23%29%36%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.3%3.7%6.1%8.4%10.8%13.2%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
12%19%25%31%37%43%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.6%3.3%6.0%8.7%11.4%14.2%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
16%22%28%33%39%45%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Delaware County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
7%22%37%51%66%81%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
1%10%18%27%35%44%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.8%5.6%8.5%11.3%14.2%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
6%15%24%34%43%52%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.3%3.4%6.4%9.5%12.6%15.7%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
12%20%28%36%43%51%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Delaware County

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
1%20%38%56%75%93%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%13%25%38%50%63%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%5%11%16%21%27%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%14%29%43%57%72%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%11%17%23%29%
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Household Types by Place in Delaware County

There are 39 places that are fully or partially contained within Delaware County (36 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 39 of those to each other, Delaware County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Delaware County.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Delaware County, selected places in Delaware County, and entities that contain Delaware County
0%20%40%60%Count#Rose ValleyBroomallMillbourneHaverford CollegeRutledgeFolsomSwarthmoreVlg Grn-Grn RdgBrookhavenRidley ParkUnited StatesPennsylvaniaDelawareChester HtsParksideNortheastMiddle AtlanticAldanPhiladelphiaDrexel HillNorwoodBoothwynE LansdowneProspect ParkFolcroftWoodlynArdmoreMortonLansdowneGlenoldenClifton HtsLinwoodCollingdaleLimaSharon HillTrainerEddystoneYeadonMediaColwynMarcus HookUplandDarbyChester78.431373%78.431373%78%280162.604218%62.604218%63%2,553261.046512%61.046512%61%210358.333333%58.333333%58%42456.569343%56.569343%57%155556.560796%56.560796%57%1,763655.419766%55.419766%55%1,043754.499833%54.499833%54%1,629850.918791%50.918791%51%1,718948.291815%48.291815%48%1,3571048.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.609646%47.609646%48%96,93896.9k47.368421%47.368421%47%4771147.368421%47.368421%47%3691247.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.580189%46.580189%47%7901346.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M45.785649%45.785649%46%5,0411444.563107%44.563107%45%9181543.515850%43.515850%44%9061643.314286%43.314286%43%3791743.287225%43.287225%43%1,0641843.020193%43.020193%43%9801940.979098%40.979098%41%1,4902040.457740%40.457740%40%2,2452140.123457%40.123457%40%4552239.981119%39.981119%40%1,6942338.408064%38.408064%38%1,1052438.181818%38.181818%38%9662537.309417%37.309417%37%4162635.947503%35.947503%36%1,1232735.164835%35.164835%35%3842834.889435%34.889435%35%7102933.017078%33.017078%33%1743032.462687%32.462687%32%2613130.380623%30.380623%30%1,3173230.244479%30.244479%30%7673327.262443%27.262443%27%2413426.303318%26.303318%26%2223524.912281%24.912281%25%2843623.782416%23.782416%24%7523717.278208%17.278208%17%2,00638
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 38 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Delaware County

There are 49 county subdivisions in Delaware County. This section compares all 49 of those to each other, Delaware County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Delaware County.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Delaware County, selected county subdivisions in Delaware County, and entities that contain Delaware County
0%20%40%60%Count#Rose ValleyThornburyBethelSpringfieldMarpleNether ProvidenceMillbourneChadds FordEdgmontConcordMiddletownUpper ProvidenceHaverfordNewtownRutledgeSwarthmoreRadnorAstonBrookhavenRidley ParkUnited StatesPennsylvaniaRidleyDelawareChester HtsParksideNortheastUpper ChichesterMiddle AtlanticAldanPhiladelphiaNorwoodE LansdowneProspect ParkFolcroftUpper DarbyMortonLansdowneGlenoldenClifton HtsDarbyLower ChichesterCollingdaleSharon HillTinicumTrainerEddystoneYeadonMediaColwynMarcus HookChesterUplandDarbyChester78.431373%78.431373%78%280177.195282%77.195282%77%1,767270.523594%70.523594%71%2,182369.930406%69.930406%70%5,828462.723800%62.723800%63%5,255561.577608%61.577608%62%3,146661.046512%61.046512%61%210760.452365%60.452365%60%882860.048426%60.048426%60%992959.039820%59.039820%59%3,6771058.991050%58.991050%59%3,6251158.759305%58.759305%59%2,3681258.687679%58.687679%59%10,24110.2k1358.098374%58.098374%58%2,8231456.569343%56.569343%57%1551555.419766%55.419766%55%1,0431652.872485%52.872485%53%5,0711751.393035%51.393035%51%3,0991850.918791%50.918791%51%1,7181948.291815%48.291815%48%1,3572048.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.812579%47.812579%48%5,6942147.609646%47.609646%48%96,93896.9k47.368421%47.368421%47%4772247.368421%47.368421%47%3692347.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.846713%46.846713%47%3,1572446.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.580189%46.580189%47%7902546.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M44.563107%44.563107%45%9182643.314286%43.314286%43%3792743.287225%43.287225%43%1,0642843.020193%43.020193%43%9802941.302985%41.302985%41%12,52112.5k3040.123457%40.123457%40%4553139.981119%39.981119%40%1,6943238.408064%38.408064%38%1,1053338.181818%38.181818%38%9663438.033049%38.033049%38%1,4273536.912156%36.912156%37%4163635.947503%35.947503%36%1,1233734.889435%34.889435%35%7103834.258675%34.258675%34%5433933.017078%33.017078%33%1744032.462687%32.462687%32%2614130.380623%30.380623%30%1,3174230.244479%30.244479%30%7674327.262443%27.262443%27%2414426.303318%26.303318%26%2224526.056338%26.056338%26%4074624.912281%24.912281%25%2844723.782416%23.782416%24%7524817.278208%17.278208%17%2,00649
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 49 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Philadelphia Area

There are 11 counties in the Philadelphia Area. This section compares Delaware County to all of the counties in the Philadelphia Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Delaware County.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Delaware County, selected other counties in the Philadelphia Area, and entities that contain Delaware County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#BucksChesterMontgomeryGloucesterCecilBurlingtonSalemUnited StatesPennsylvaniaDelawareNortheastMiddle AtlanticNew CastlePhiladelphiaCamdenPhiladelphia58.138808%58.138808%58%135,764136k157.952774%57.952774%58%108,210108k255.478502%55.478502%55%171,919172k354.571314%54.571314%55%57,17057.2k453.885870%53.885870%54%19,93419.9k553.665041%53.665041%54%88,34588.3k648.608534%48.608534%49%11,79011.8k748.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.609646%47.609646%48%96,93896.9k847.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.714957%46.714957%47%94,60994.6k946.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M45.478726%45.478726%45%84,46484.5k1027.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k11
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 11 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in Pennsylvania

There are 67 counties in Pennsylvania. This section compares Delaware County to the 50 most populous counties in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Delaware County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 44,575.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Delaware County, selected other counties in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Delaware County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#BucksChesterAdamsPerryPikeLancasterSomersetButlerMontgomeryBedfordFranklinUnionHuntingdonMonroeWayneYorkBradfordNorthamptonJeffersonWestmorelandLebanonWashingtonClearfieldCumberlandArmstrongVenangoCrawfordBerksMifflinCarbonIndianaMercerBeaverColumbiaLycomingLawrenceLehighSchuylkillUnited StatesBlairPennsylvaniaDelawareNorthumberlandCentreCambriaNortheastMiddle AtlanticPhiladelphiaFayetteErieLuzerneDauphinLackawannaAlleghenyPhiladelphia58.138808%58.138808%58%135,764136k157.952774%57.952774%58%108,210108k257.707283%57.707283%58%22,08422.1k357.563049%57.563049%58%10,29410.3k457.487580%57.487580%57%12,15012.2k557.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k656.294296%56.294296%56%16,68016.7k755.839865%55.839865%56%41,74741.7k855.478502%55.478502%55%171,919172k955.150073%55.150073%55%10,89610.9k1055.118534%55.118534%55%32,73632.7k1154.843334%54.843334%55%8,0341254.680412%54.680412%55%9,2821354.441858%54.441858%54%31,10131.1k1453.554478%53.554478%54%10,26810.3k1553.431979%53.431979%53%89,77089.8k1653.392150%53.392150%53%13,07213.1k1753.391716%53.391716%53%60,23660.2k1853.235294%53.235294%53%9,7741952.843122%52.843122%53%79,63379.6k2052.347503%52.347503%52%27,35027.4k2152.337453%52.337453%52%43,83043.8k2252.333642%52.333642%52%16,38216.4k2352.122776%52.122776%52%50,29950.3k2451.922124%51.922124%52%14,66814.7k2551.566342%51.566342%52%11,32511.3k2651.346811%51.346811%51%17,72817.7k2751.057061%51.057061%51%77,83777.8k2850.815726%50.815726%51%9,5002950.722504%50.722504%51%13,09313.1k3050.544643%50.544643%51%17,21517.2k3150.416759%50.416759%50%22,86422.9k3249.671772%49.671772%50%34,73134.7k3349.650933%49.650933%50%13,08613.1k3449.555794%49.555794%50%22,59122.6k3548.936698%48.936698%49%17,76517.8k3648.462283%48.462283%48%65,60065.6k3748.365643%48.365643%48%28,21728.2k3848.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.137536%48.137536%48%24,52824.5k3948.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.609646%47.609646%48%96,93896.9k4047.586242%47.586242%48%18,65018.7k4147.169381%47.169381%47%26,90426.9k4247.128325%47.128325%47%26,96427.0k4347.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M45.717002%45.717002%46%24,52924.5k4445.465119%45.465119%45%50,03350.0k4544.586477%44.586477%45%56,85456.9k4644.530945%44.530945%45%49,07849.1k4744.328081%44.328081%44%37,75637.8k4842.200631%42.200631%42%224,117224k4927.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k50
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 Delaware County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Delaware County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Delaware County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Delaware County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandSan DiegoTarrantAlamedaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaDelawareMaricopaKingNortheastHarrisMiddle AtlanticFresnoSt. LouisPhiladelphiaPalm 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%163,910164k1151.544935%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%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.609646%47.609646%48%96,93896.9k47.135363%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%186,307186k2446.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M45.755354%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 Delaware 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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Boroughs:
Aldan, Brookhaven, Chester Heights, Clifton Heights, Collingdale, Colwyn, Darby, East Lansdowne, Eddystone, Folcroft, Glenolden, Lansdowne, Marcus Hook, Media, Millbourne, Morton, Norwood, Parkside, Prospect Park, Ridley Park, Rose Valley, Rutledge, Sharon Hill, Swarthmore, Trainer, Upland, Yeadon
Cities:
Chester
Townships:
Aston, Bethel, Chadds Ford, Chester, Concord, Darby, Edgmont, Haverford, Lower Chichester, Marple, Middletown, Nether Providence, Newtown, Radnor, Ridley, Springfield, Thornbury, Tinicum, Upper Chichester, Upper Darby, Upper Providence
Unincorporated Places:
Ardmore, Boothwyn, Broomall, Cheyney University, Drexel Hill, Folsom, Haverford College, Lima, Linwood, Village Green-Green Ridge, Woodlyn
ZIP Codes:
19003, 19008, 19010, 19013, 19014, 19015, 19017, 19018, 19022, 19023, 19026, 19029, 19032, 19033, 19036, 19041, 19043, 19050, 19060, 19061, 19063, 19064, 19070, 19073, 19074, 19076, 19078, 19079, 19081, 19082, 19083, 19085, 19086, 19087, 19094, 19096, 19113, 19312, 19317, 19319, 19342, 19373, 19382
Unified School Districts:
Chester-Upland, Chichester, Garnet Valley, Haverford Township, Interboro, Marple Newtown, Penn-Delco, Radnor Township, Ridley, Rose Tree Media, Southeast Delco, Springfield, Unionville-Chadds Ford, Upper Darby, Wallingford-Swarthmore, West Chester, William Penn
Congressional Districts:
PA-1, PA-7
State Senate Districts:
PA-8, PA-9, PA-17, PA-26
State House Districts:
PA-159, PA-160, PA-161, PA-162, PA-163, PA-164, PA-165, PA-166, PA-168, PA-185, PA-191
Neighboring Counties:
Chester, Gloucester, Montgomery, New Castle, Philadelphia
Nearby Counties:
Berks, Bucks, Burlington, Camden, Cecil, Cumberland, Lancaster, Lehigh, Mercer, Salem