Household Types in Pierce County, Washington (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Washington and Pierce County
Pierce County
Washington
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family249.923805%49.901951%49.923805%49.9%153,319153k11.627256%10.102737%11.627256%11.6%35,70835.7k4.753408%4.454600%4.753408%4.8%14,59814.6k26.624683%27.497195%26.624683%26.6%81,76681.8k7.070849%8.043518%7.070849%7.1%21,71521.7k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Washington and Pierce County
Pierce County
Washington
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads68.009860%71.082618%68.009860%68.0%62,90362.9k22.924393%20.415785%22.924393%22.9%21,20321.2k9.065747%8.501597%9.065747%9.1%8,385

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Washington and Pierce County
Pierce County
Washington
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children230.116963%28.108927%30.116963%30.1%92,49192.5k69.521924%71.495354%69.521924%69.5%213,506214k
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 Pierce County
Pierce County
Washington
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%CountHispanic3White4Asian5Other5Mixed5Black5-15.797546%-7.886665%-16.104294%-5.448821%-17.548126%-8.701894%-16.706412%-7.265567%-45.237326%45%54.762674%49.778001%54.762674%55%12,38812.4k-9.823836%-4.124511%-27.325808%-7.295378%-8.500108%-3.759109%-28.820555%-8.077405%-48.569534%49%51.430466%50.842823%51.430466%51%230,694231k-14.560868%-5.011532%-24.228636%-6.052484%-9.548962%-4.132703%-22.215520%-7.661124%-49.853519%50%50.146481%56.441691%50.146481%50%16,04316.0k-18.541176%-8.635294%-17.286275%-7.254902%-19.639916%-9.702120%-17.922726%-7.617838%-51.717647%52%48.282353%45.117400%48.282353%48%12,75012.8k-18.401760%-6.708211%-24.068915%-7.697947%-16.753298%-6.332597%-27.440122%-11.157919%-56.876833%57%43.123167%38.316064%43.123167%43%13,64013.6k-17.961188%-5.956185%-34.079014%-5.854291%-18.981068%-6.672830%-34.807942%-6.670680%-63.850679%64%36.149321%32.867479%36.149321%36%21,59121.6k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3White Hispanic 4non-Hispanic 5including Hispanics

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Pierce County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
42%50%56%63%70%77%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
5.1%6.7%8.2%9.7%11.3%12.8%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.7%2.6%3.5%4.3%5.2%6.1%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
11.4%15.6%19.7%23.9%28.0%32.2%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.8%3.1%4.4%5.6%6.9%8.2%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
24%32%40%48%55%64%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Pierce County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
11%27%42%57%72%87%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%16%24%32%40%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.8%5.7%8.5%11.4%14.3%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
1%15%29%43%57%71%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%17%25%34%42%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
2%19%36%52%69%85%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Pierce County

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
9%26%43%60%77%94%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%19%28%38%47%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%11%17%23%29%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%16%33%49%66%83%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%11%23%34%45%57%
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Household Types by Place in Pierce County

There are 74 places that are fully or partially contained within Pierce County (70 fully and 4 partially). This section compares all 74 of those to each other, Pierce County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pierce County.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pierce County, selected places in Pierce County, and entities that contain Pierce County
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count#AlderMcChord AFBFort LewisN Fort LewisVaughnMcMillinFox IslandArtondaleCanterwoodRosedaleMcKennaRaft IslandLake TappsEdgewoodGrahamBonney LakeHerron IslandAnderson IsMaplewoodKapowsinDuPontKey CenterLa GrandeCrockerStansberry LkSouth HillPrairie RidgeWaunaLongbranchClear LakeWollochetFredericksonElk PlainSteilacoomHomePierceWashingtonWestPacificSeattle AreaUnited StatesUniv PlAuburnFifeEnumclawLakewoodSummit ViewTacomaGreenwaterAshford100.000000%100.000000%100%17186.727989%86.727989%87%660285.772485%85.772485%86%2,737382.459313%82.459313%82%456479.357798%79.357798%79%173574.799358%74.799358%75%466673.504274%73.504274%74%1,032770.458953%70.458953%70%3,270870.030349%70.030349%70%923968.495298%68.495298%68%8741068.284790%68.284790%68%2111166.279070%66.279070%66%1141265.761227%65.761227%66%3,0021365.571945%65.571945%66%2,3561465.198398%65.198398%65%5,3731565.192744%65.192744%65%4,0251665.000000%65.000000%65%261764.983713%64.983713%65%3991864.561404%64.561404%65%1,2881964.285714%64.285714%64%632064.166404%64.166404%64%2,0362163.945578%63.945578%64%8462262.903226%62.903226%63%392361.692650%61.692650%62%2772461.047254%61.047254%61%4782560.608021%60.608021%61%11,24411.2k2659.961640%59.961640%60%2,5012759.683313%59.683313%60%9802859.423503%59.423503%59%8042958.908046%58.908046%59%2053058.902439%58.902439%59%1,4493158.398721%58.398721%58%4,0193656.837961%56.837961%57%2,7434154.682540%54.682540%55%1,3784651.026856%51.026856%51%3235149.923805%49.923805%50%153,319153k49.901951%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%56,781,40556.8M48.021046%48.021046%48%6,1155647.128354%47.128354%47%12,99813.0k5742.463026%42.463026%42%1,4936140.222965%40.222965%40%1,8046639.759531%39.759531%40%9,6896839.087591%39.087591%39%1,0716938.870701%38.870701%39%31,22631.2k7022.033898%22.033898%22%137121.374046%21.374046%21%2872
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 72 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Pierce County

There are 10 county subdivisions in Pierce County. This section compares all 10 of those to each other, Pierce County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pierce County.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pierce County, selected county subdivisions in Pierce County, and entities that contain Pierce County
0%20%40%60%Count#Fort Lewis-DuPontGraham-ThriftGig Hbr PeninsulaKey Peninsula-Anderson IsKey Peninsula-An…Mount RainierRoyBuckleyPuyallupEatonvillePierceWashingtonWestPacificSeattle AreaUnited StatesTacoma76.747504%76.747504%77%5,918163.096394%63.096394%63%17,54917.5k262.520202%62.520202%63%11,99212.0k361.973636%61.973636%62%3,385460.365854%60.365854%60%792560.152838%60.152838%60%3,306660.121005%60.121005%60%4,571753.298955%53.298955%53%31,73131.7k851.954603%51.954603%52%1,236949.923805%49.923805%50%153,319153k49.901951%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%56,781,40556.8M42.692026%42.692026%43%72,83972.8k10
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 10 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 Pierce County to all of the counties in the Seattle Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pierce County.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pierce County, selected other counties in the Seattle Area, and entities that contain Pierce 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 Pierce County to all of the counties in Washington and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pierce County.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pierce County, selected other counties in Washington, and entities that contain Pierce 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 Pierce County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pierce County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pierce County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Pierce County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandPierceWashingtonSan 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%251,282251k1649.923805%49.923805%50%153,319153k49.901951%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 Pierce 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:
Tacoma, Auburn, Lakewood
Cities:
Auburn, Bonney Lake, Buckley, DuPont, Edgewood, Enumclaw, Fife, Fircrest, Gig Harbor, Lakewood, Milton, Orting, Pacific, Puyallup, Roy, Sumner, Tacoma, University Place
Towns:
Carbonado, Eatonville, Ruston, South Prairie, Steilacoom, Wilkeson
Unincorporated Places:
Alder, Alderton, Anderson Island, Artondale, Ashford, Browns Point, Canterwood, Clear Lake, Clover Creek, Crocker, Dash Point, Elbe, Elk Plain, Fife Heights, Fort Lewis, Fox Island, Frederickson, Graham, Greenwater, Herron Island, Home, Kapowsin, Ketron Island, Key Center, La Grande, Lake Tapps, Longbranch, Maplewood, McChord AFB, McKenna, McMillin, Midland, North Fort Lewis, North Puyallup, Parkland, Prairie Heights, Prairie Ridge, Purdy, Raft Island, Rosedale, South Creek, South Hill, Spanaway, Stansberry Lake, Summit, Summit View, Vaughn, Waller, Wauna, Wollochet
ZIP Codes:
98022, 98047, 98092, 98303, 98304, 98321, 98323, 98327, 98328, 98329, 98330, 98332, 98333, 98335, 98338, 98349, 98351, 98354, 98355, 98360, 98371, 98372, 98373, 98374, 98375, 98385, 98387, 98388, 98390, 98391, 98394, 98396, 98402, 98403, 98404, 98405, 98406, 98407, 98408, 98409, 98416, 98418, 98421, 98422, 98424, 98430, 98433, 98438, 98439, 98443, 98444, 98445, 98446, 98447, 98465, 98466, 98467, 98498, 98499, 98513, 98516, 98524, 98558, 98580, 98597, 98937
Unified School Districts:
Auburn, Bethel, Carbonado, Clover Park, Dieringer, Eatonville, Fife, Franklin Pierce, Orting, Peninsula, Puyallup, Steilacoom Historical, Sumner, Tacoma, University Place, White River, Yelm
Congressional Districts:
WA-6, WA-8, WA-9, WA-10
State Senate Districts:
WA-2, WA-25, WA-26, WA-27, WA-28, WA-29, WA-30, WA-31
State House Districts:
WA-2, WA-25, WA-26, WA-27, WA-28, WA-29, WA-30, WA-31
Neighboring Counties:
King, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Thurston, Yakima