Household Types in King County, Washington (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Washington and King County
King County
Washington
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family247.130452%49.901951%47.130452%47.1%392,123392k8.790558%10.102737%8.790558%8.8%73,13773.1k3.826946%4.454600%3.826946%3.8%31,84031.8k30.157994%27.497195%30.157994%30.2%250,913251k10.094051%8.043518%10.094051%10.1%83,98284.0k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Washington and King County
King County
Washington
0%20%40%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads76.043465%71.082618%76.043465%76.0%170,894171k17.131072%20.415785%17.131072%17.1%38,49938.5k6.825463%8.501597%6.825463%6.8%15,33915.3k

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Washington and King County
King County
Washington
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children227.011220%28.108927%27.011220%27.0%224,732225k72.419065%71.495354%72.419065%72.4%602,523603k
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 Washington and King County
King County
Washington
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Other3Mixed3Black3-8.692120%-3.868158%-22.977341%-8.673108%-9.548962%-4.132703%-22.215520%-7.661124%-44.210726%44%55.789274%56.441691%55.789274%56%115,714116k-6.691778%-2.912009%-31.887585%-10.454779%-8.500108%-3.759109%-28.820555%-8.077405%-51.946150%52%48.053850%50.842823%48.053850%48%578,501579k-13.337819%-8.724209%-22.049212%-11.889658%-17.548126%-8.701894%-16.706412%-7.265567%-56.000897%56%43.999103%49.778001%43.999103%44%31,21231.2k-18.448160%-10.468762%-19.049041%-9.740987%-19.639916%-9.702120%-17.922726%-7.617838%-57.706949%58%42.293051%45.117400%42.293051%42%26,79426.8k-16.634928%-5.031022%-31.018490%-13.062842%-16.753298%-6.332597%-27.440122%-11.157919%-65.747282%66%34.252718%38.316064%34.252718%34%32,55832.6k-20.850983%-7.099288%-37.635547%-6.122924%-18.981068%-6.672830%-34.807942%-6.670680%-71.708743%72%28.291257%32.867479%28.291257%28%47,21647.2k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in King County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
38%44%50%55%61%67%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
6.5%8.2%9.7%11.3%12.9%14.5%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
2.6%3.3%3.9%4.6%5.2%5.9%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
16.0%20.0%24.0%28.0%32.0%36.1%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
4.6%6.3%7.9%9.5%11.1%12.8%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
19.0%23.6%28.2%32.8%37.4%42.0%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in King County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%18%36%55%73%92%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%13%20%27%34%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.8%7.5%11.3%15.1%18.9%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
1%21%40%59%78%97%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%15%23%30%38%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
0%15%29%44%59%74%
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Household Types by Place in King County

There are 63 places that are fully or partially contained within King County (58 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 63 of those to each other, King County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with King County.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in King County, selected places in King County, and entities that contain King County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#SammamishYarrow PointSnoqualmieCottage LakeClyde HillWilderness RimMedinaMaple Hts-Lk DesireHunts PointUnion Hl-Novelty HlLake HolmTannerBeaux Arts VlgLk Marcel-StillwaterShadow LakeMirrormontLk Morton-BerrydaleLakeland SRiverbendDuvallMaple ValleyHobartAmes LakeFall CityRavensdaleNewcastleLk Frst PkMercer IslandKenmoreNorth BendFairwoodBlack DiamondBellevueKirklandWashingtonWestPacificSeattle AreaUnited StatesKentKingCarnationRentonEnumclawWhite CenterTukwilaSeattleBlvd PkSkykomish80.069604%80.069604%80%16,33516.3k180.048077%80.048077%80%333277.292246%77.292246%77%3,060376.209377%76.209377%76%6,144475.974615%75.974615%76%838574.426808%74.426808%74%422673.794917%73.794917%74%842773.176471%73.176471%73%933872.832370%72.832370%73%126971.592755%71.592755%72%5,7311071.273938%71.273938%71%8561170.994475%70.994475%71%2571270.731707%70.731707%71%871370.247934%70.247934%70%3401470.059880%70.059880%70%7021568.992248%68.992248%69%9791668.052078%68.052078%68%2,7181766.849495%66.849495%67%3,0471865.617128%65.617128%66%5211965.510286%65.510286%66%1,6242065.146007%65.146007%65%5,5552164.481770%64.481770%64%1,5742264.171123%64.171123%64%3602363.308458%63.308458%63%5092462.639821%62.639821%63%2802562.520458%62.520458%63%2,6742662.418301%62.418301%62%3,2472761.639511%61.639511%62%6,0532860.884891%60.884891%61%5,0092960.856905%60.856905%61%1,4633057.608545%57.608545%58%4,1533255.811209%55.811209%56%9463654.426373%54.426373%54%29,75029.8k3751.840275%51.840275%52%18,40918.4k4049.901951%49.901951%50%1,345,6591.35M49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M48.859336%48.859336%49%692,692693k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.890286%47.890286%48%20,49820.5k4547.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k46.897547%46.897547%47%3254943.190328%43.190328%43%16,61116.6k5440.222965%40.222965%40%1,8045839.362717%39.362717%39%2,0635939.232587%39.232587%39%2,8226035.728916%35.728916%36%108,672109k6129.944203%29.944203%30%4836215.714286%15.714286%16%1163
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 63 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in King County

There are 8 county subdivisions in King County. This section compares all 8 of those to each other, King County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with King County.

Married by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in King County, selected county subdivisions in King County, and entities that contain King County
0%20%40%60%Count#Issaquah PlateauSnoqualmie VlyTahoma-Maple VlyEnumclaw PlateauSeattle EastWashingtonWestPacificSeattle AreaFederal Wy-AuburnUnited StatesKingVashon IslandSeattle66.442929%66.442929%66%18,90718.9k166.363144%66.363144%66%12,24412.2k262.068675%62.068675%62%14,73214.7k357.309451%57.309451%57%13,66213.7k455.866645%55.866645%56%127,724128k549.901951%49.901951%50%1,345,6591.35M49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M48.859336%48.859336%49%692,692693k48.536536%48.536536%49%31,15931.2k648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k46.947141%46.947141%47%2,176738.976276%38.976276%39%171,519172k8
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 8 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Seattle Area

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

Married by County#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in King County, selected other counties in the Seattle Area, and entities that contain King County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#SnohomishPierceWashingtonWestPacificSeattle AreaUnited StatesKing52.848621%52.848621%53%147,250147k149.923805%49.923805%50%153,319153k249.901951%49.901951%50%1,345,6591.35M49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M48.859336%48.859336%49%692,692693k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k3
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in Washington

There are 39 counties in Washington. This section compares King County to all of the counties in Washington and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with King County.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in King County, selected other counties in Washington, and entities that contain King County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count#GarfieldAdamsDouglasIslandStevensFranklinLincolnClarkGrantBentonSkagitPend OreilleKlickitatChelanKitsapSnohomishWahkiakumJeffersonSkamaniaOkanoganThurstonColumbiaMasonLewisYakimaSan JuanCowlitzPierceWashingtonWestPacificPacificSeattle AreaFerryWalla WallaUnited StatesWhatcomSpokaneAsotinKingClallamGrays HarborKittitasWhitman61.344538%61.344538%61%584157.910344%57.910344%58%3,320257.408698%57.408698%57%8,237356.646100%56.646100%57%18,91318.9k455.675955%55.675955%56%9,711554.680606%54.680606%55%13,75613.8k654.484667%54.484667%54%2,363754.075350%54.075350%54%88,87588.9k853.893161%53.893161%54%16,05116.1k953.618931%53.618931%54%36,68536.7k1053.424568%53.424568%53%24,63324.6k1153.022740%53.022740%53%2,8681252.980543%52.980543%53%4,2751352.867647%52.867647%53%14,38014.4k1452.854962%52.854962%53%51,93051.9k1552.848621%52.848621%53%147,250147k1652.766909%52.766909%53%9441752.643610%52.643610%53%7,1391852.326852%52.326852%52%2,3951951.291359%51.291359%51%8,6192051.250628%51.250628%51%53,02853.0k2151.154529%51.154529%51%8642251.131202%51.131202%51%11,48111.5k2350.445185%50.445185%50%14,84414.8k2450.357873%50.357873%50%40,38540.4k2550.295159%50.295159%50%3,8342649.998740%49.998740%50%19,83519.8k2749.923805%49.923805%50%153,319153k2849.901951%49.901951%50%1,345,6591.35M49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M48.931671%48.931671%49%4,3972948.859336%48.859336%49%692,692693k48.568608%48.568608%49%1,4763048.482907%48.482907%48%10,59410.6k3148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.881361%47.881361%48%38,79338.8k3247.876813%47.876813%48%91,55191.6k3347.585243%47.585243%48%4,4243447.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k3547.038616%47.038616%47%14,78814.8k3645.824840%45.824840%46%12,58912.6k3743.492193%43.492193%43%7,4653840.389875%40.389875%40%6,94139
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 39 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 King County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with King County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in King County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain King County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandWashingtonSan DiegoTarrantWestPacificAlamedaSeattle AreaUnited StatesMaricopaKingHarrisFresnoSt. 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%163,910164k1151.544935%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%251,282251k1649.901951%49.901951%50%1,345,6591.35M49.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k1749.775611%49.775611%50%339,951340k1849.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.233820%49.233820%49%277,823278k1948.859336%48.859336%49%692,692693k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.135363%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 King 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:
Seattle, Bellevue, Kent, Renton, Auburn, Redmond
Cities:
Algona, Auburn, Bellevue, Black Diamond, Bothell, Burien, Carnation, Clyde Hill, Covington, Des Moines, Duvall, Enumclaw, Federal Way, Issaquah, Kenmore, Kent, Kirkland, Lake Forest Park, Maple Valley, Medina, Mercer Island, Milton, Newcastle, Normandy Park, North Bend, Pacific, Redmond, Renton, Sammamish, SeaTac, Seattle, Shoreline, Snoqualmie, Tukwila, Woodinville
Towns:
Beaux Arts Village, Hunts Point, Skykomish, Yarrow Point
Unincorporated Places:
Ames Lake, Baring, Boulevard Park, Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Cottage Lake, East Renton Highlands, Fairwood, Fall City, Hobart, Lake Holm, Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Lake Morton-Berrydale, Lakeland North, Lakeland South, Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Mirrormont, Ravensdale, Riverbend, Shadow Lake, Tanner, Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Vashon, White Center, Wilderness Rim
ZIP Codes:
98001, 98002, 98003, 98004, 98005, 98006, 98007, 98008, 98010, 98011, 98014, 98019, 98021, 98022, 98023, 98024, 98027, 98028, 98029, 98030, 98031, 98032, 98033, 98034, 98038, 98039, 98040, 98042, 98043, 98045, 98047, 98050, 98051, 98052, 98053, 98055, 98056, 98057, 98058, 98059, 98065, 98068, 98070, 98072, 98074, 98075, 98077, 98092, 98101, 98102, 98103, 98104, 98105, 98106, 98107, 98108, 98109, 98112, 98115, 98116, 98117, 98118, 98119, 98121, 98122, 98125, 98126, 98133, 98134, 98136, 98144, 98146, 98148, 98154, 98155, 98158, 98164, 98166, 98168, 98174, 98177, 98178, 98188, 98195, 98198, 98199, 98224, 98288, 98323, 98354, 98391
Unified School Districts:
Auburn, Bellevue, Enumclaw, Federal Way, Fife, Highline, Issaquah, Kent, Lake Washington, Mercer Island, Northshore, Renton, Riverview, Seattle, Shoreline, Skykomish, Snoqualmie Valley, Tahoma, Tukwila, Vashon Island
Congressional Districts:
WA-1, WA-7, WA-8, WA-9
State Senate Districts:
WA-1, WA-5, WA-11, WA-30, WA-31, WA-32, WA-33, WA-34, WA-36, WA-37, WA-39, WA-41, WA-43, WA-45, WA-46, WA-47, WA-48
State House Districts:
WA-1, WA-5, WA-11, WA-30, WA-31, WA-32, WA-33, WA-34, WA-36, WA-37, WA-39, WA-41, WA-43, WA-45, WA-46, WA-47, WA-48
Neighboring Counties:
Chelan, Kitsap, Kittitas, Pierce, Snohomish, Yakima
Nearby Counties:
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