Household Types in Arlington County, Virginia (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Virginia and Arlington County
Arlington County
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family237.872243%50.392728%37.872243%37.9%38,14038.1k5.929081%12.238356%5.929081%5.9%5,9712.821055%4.288782%2.821055%2.8%2,84139.088643%26.758329%39.088643%39.1%39,36539.4k14.288977%6.321804%14.288977%14.3%14,39014.4k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Virginia and Arlington County
Arlington County
Virginia
0%20%40%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads79.833562%70.596822%79.833562%79.8%16,88416.9k15.173294%22.522858%15.173294%15.2%3,2094.993144%6.880320%4.993144%5.0%1,056

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Virginia and Arlington County
Arlington County
Virginia
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children221.000526%29.107191%21.000526%21.0%21,14921.1k78.518872%70.664797%78.518872%78.5%79,07479.1k
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 Virginia and Arlington County
Arlington County
Virginia
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountOther3Hispanic4Asian3White5Mixed3Black3-21.000508%-11.071610%-17.318436%-6.703911%-17.686249%-9.349735%-14.624033%-6.643187%-56.094464%56%43.905536%51.696797%43.905536%44%3,938-9.739659%-6.700145%-28.452491%-13.757103%-15.253947%-8.384166%-13.954854%-7.549093%-58.649399%59%41.350601%54.857940%41.350601%41%7,567-3.666954%-2.200173%-39.020708%-14.969802%-7.683408%-3.981198%-16.928356%-5.623393%-59.857636%60%40.142364%65.783645%40.142364%40%9,272-3.637978%-1.611541%-40.100740%-15.566587%-8.527764%-3.538225%-27.449916%-6.560308%-60.916846%61%39.083154%53.923787%39.083154%39%68,69268.7k-2.545969%-4.761905%-42.998586%-13.719943%-15.818652%-5.502213%-24.339985%-8.993905%-64.026403%64%35.973597%45.345245%35.973597%36%2,121-16.606340%-5.330701%-48.853790%-7.820555%-25.507228%-5.625922%-30.973484%-5.058775%-78.611385%79%21.388615%32.834591%21.388615%21%9,117
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4White Hispanic 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Tract in Arlington County

Married Household Types by Tract#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%16%32%48%64%81%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.7%9.3%14.0%18.7%23.4%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.0%4.0%6.0%8.0%10.1%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
11%29%47%65%82%100%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%14%21%28%36%

With Children Household Types by Tract#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%19%28%38%47%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Arlington County

Married Household Types by Block Group#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%19%38%57%76%96%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%16%23%31%39%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.9%5.7%8.6%11.5%14.4%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%19%28%37%47%
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Household Types by Place in Arlington County

There is 1 place in Arlington County. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Arlington County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Arlington County.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Arlington County, selected places in Arlington County, and entities that contain Arlington County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#VirginiaWashingtonUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticArlingtonArlington CoArlington50.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M49.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M37.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k37.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k37.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 1 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Arlington County

There is 1 county subdivision in Arlington County. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Arlington County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Arlington County.

Married by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Arlington County, selected county subdivisions in Arlington County, and entities that contain Arlington County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#VirginiaWashingtonUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticArlingtonArlington CoArlingtonArlington50.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M49.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M37.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k37.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k37.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k37.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k1
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 1 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Washington Area

There are 24 counties in the Washington Area. This section compares Arlington County to all of the counties in the Washington Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Arlington County.

Married by County#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Arlington County, selected other counties in the Washington Area, and entities that contain Arlington County
0%20%40%60%Count#LoudounStaffordFauquierSpotsylvaniaPrince WilliamManassasRappahannockFairfaxCalvertCulpeperFrederickManassas ParkFairfaxJeffersonMontgomeryWarrenCharlesVirginiaClarkeFalls ChurchWashingtonUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticPrince George'sArlingtonArlington CoArlingtonAlexandriaFredericksburgDistrict of Columbia65.527491%65.527491%66%76,71576.7k165.369773%65.369773%65%28,96629.0k261.067392%61.067392%61%14,58914.6k360.939566%60.939566%61%26,26826.3k460.373492%60.373492%60%83,37783.4k560.152856%60.152856%60%7,477658.823529%58.823529%59%1,910758.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k857.844912%57.844912%58%18,20918.2k957.542593%57.542593%58%9,7271056.888589%56.888589%57%50,62850.6k1156.131078%56.131078%56%2,6551255.261916%55.261916%55%4,6841355.078996%55.078996%55%11,36511.4k1453.958245%53.958245%54%198,439198k1552.920841%52.920841%53%7,5011652.640237%52.640237%53%28,48128.5k1750.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M49.865856%49.865856%50%2,7881849.688738%49.688738%50%2,6341949.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M39.110433%39.110433%39%119,956120k2037.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k37.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k37.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k2136.051893%36.051893%36%24,53824.5k2232.538214%32.538214%33%3,3422324.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 24 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in Virginia

There are 133 counties in Virginia. This section compares Arlington County to the 50 most populous counties in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Arlington County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 34,417.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Arlington County, selected other counties in Virginia, and entities that contain Arlington County
0%20%40%60%Count#LoudounStaffordYorkHanoverPrince GeorgeFauquierSpotsylvaniaPrince WilliamManassasFrederickBedfordIsle of WightAugustaFairfaxRockinghamJames CityGloucesterCulpeperFranklinChesterfieldOrangeChesapeakeShenandoahTazewellAlbemarleWarrenCampbellRoanokePittsylvaniaSuffolkWashingtonPulaskiVirginiaVirginia BeachWashingtonWiseUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticHenryHalifaxHenricoMontgomeryNewport NewsHamptonArlingtonArlington CoArlingtonLynchburgAlexandriaNorfolkPortsmouthHarrisonburgRoanokeDanvilleCharlottesvilleRichmond65.527491%65.527491%66%76,71576.7k165.369773%65.369773%65%28,96629.0k264.351542%64.351542%64%15,36215.4k362.069240%62.069240%62%23,41523.4k461.129479%61.129479%61%6,841561.067392%61.067392%61%14,58914.6k660.939566%60.939566%61%26,26826.3k760.373492%60.373492%60%83,37783.4k860.152856%60.152856%60%7,477959.961891%59.961891%60%17,93717.9k1059.410791%59.410791%59%18,31118.3k1158.624658%58.624658%59%8,1501258.290237%58.290237%58%16,56916.6k1358.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k1457.905833%57.905833%58%17,30417.3k1557.861879%57.861879%58%16,40516.4k1657.790642%57.790642%58%8,3861757.542593%57.542593%58%9,7271857.316330%57.316330%57%13,16913.2k1955.283076%55.283076%55%65,73665.7k2054.730087%54.730087%55%7,2492154.635292%54.635292%55%45,11445.1k2254.099408%54.099408%54%9,3172353.219665%53.219665%53%9,3642453.123177%53.123177%53%20,94720.9k2552.920841%52.920841%53%7,5012652.830358%52.830358%53%11,77811.8k2752.463337%52.463337%52%20,10520.1k2852.345501%52.345501%52%13,78113.8k2952.062002%52.062002%52%16,52516.5k3051.967839%51.967839%52%11,69911.7k3151.631966%51.631966%52%7,5143250.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M50.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k3349.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M48.584565%48.584565%49%7,3973448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.208168%47.208168%47%10,45010.5k3546.641896%46.641896%47%6,6533644.872408%44.872408%45%56,30556.3k3743.620627%43.620627%44%15,57315.6k3838.083960%38.083960%38%26,37226.4k3937.911883%37.911883%38%20,34220.3k4037.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k37.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k37.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k4137.253377%37.253377%37%10,53610.5k4236.051893%36.051893%36%24,53824.5k4334.886170%34.886170%35%30,47930.5k4434.856135%34.856135%35%12,84112.8k4533.712258%33.712258%34%5,6054633.384265%33.384265%33%14,20214.2k4733.361926%33.361926%33%6,2234832.330367%32.330367%32%5,8134923.803368%23.803368%24%21,17521.2k50
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 Arlington County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Arlington County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Arlington County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Arlington County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandVirginiaSan DiegoTarrantAlamedaWashingtonUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticMaricopaKingHarrisFresnoSt. LouisPalm BeachBexarSacramentoQueensLos AngelesHennepinHillsboroughOrangeClarkPimaBrowardMecklenburgMiami-DadeDallasAlleghenyTravisCookFranklinArlingtonArlington CoArlingtonKingsWayneCuyahogaFultonMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBronxNew 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%251,282251k1650.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M49.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k1749.775611%49.775611%50%339,951340k1849.233820%49.233820%49%277,823278k1949.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%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%193,946194k4237.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k37.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k37.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k37.611831%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 Arlington 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 Unincorporated Place:
Arlington
Unincorporated Places:
Arlington
ZIP Codes:
22044, 22046, 22101, 22201, 22202, 22203, 22204, 22205, 22206, 22207, 22209, 22211, 22213, 22214
Unified School District:
Arlington County
Congressional District:
VA-8
State Senate Districts:
VA-30, VA-31, VA-32
State House Districts:
VA-45, VA-47, VA-48, VA-49
Neighboring Cities:
Alexandria, Falls Church
Neighboring Counties:
District of Columbia, Fairfax, Montgomery
Nearby Cities:
Fairfax, Manassas, Manassas Park
Nearby Counties:
Anne Arundel, Charles, Howard, Loudoun, Prince George's, Prince William, Stafford