Household Types in Kanawha County, West Virginia (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in West Virginia and Kanawha County
Kanawha County
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family243.748470%48.727544%43.748470%43.7%35,74635.7k13.035443%11.419305%13.035443%13.0%10,65110.7k4.604200%4.613083%4.604200%4.6%3,76233.092231%29.871909%33.092231%33.1%27,03927.0k5.519655%5.368158%5.519655%5.5%4,510
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in West Virginia and Kanawha County
Kanawha County
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads59.832591%65.966965%59.832591%59.8%11,15111.2k29.237538%24.564868%29.237538%29.2%5,44910.929871%9.468166%10.929871%10.9%2,037

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in West Virginia and Kanawha County
Kanawha County
West Virginia
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children222.809272%23.761795%22.809272%22.8%18,63718.6k77.103833%76.098091%77.103833%77.1%63,00063.0k
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 West Virginia and Kanawha County
Kanawha County
West Virginia
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountHispanic3Asian4White5Other4Mixed4Black4-4.090909%-2.954545%-28.636364%-3.409091%-11.736904%-5.829067%-23.020874%-8.546672%-39.090909%39%60.909091%50.866483%60.909091%61%440-3.973510%-0.000000%-38.189845%-2.538631%-5.957189%-1.837641%-28.735864%-7.613086%-44.701987%45%55.298013%55.856220%55.298013%55%906-12.059260%-4.537215%-32.849491%-5.652097%-11.048065%-4.530869%-29.646186%-5.260531%-55.098063%55%44.901937%49.514349%44.901937%45%73,37173.4k-13.803681%-0.000000%-41.411043%-4.907975%-15.895572%-7.005948%-32.914739%-10.145406%-60.122699%60%39.877301%34.038334%39.877301%40%326-20.652606%-5.451651%-30.600875%-5.690410%-13.925746%-4.528302%-35.654291%-7.778454%-62.395543%62%37.604457%38.113208%37.604457%38%2,513-28.540462%-6.815992%-37.596339%-3.998073%-22.323263%-7.156910%-36.020636%-5.950247%-76.950867%77%23.049133%28.548944%23.049133%23%4,152
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3White Hispanic 4including Hispanics 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Kanawha County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
40.4%41.6%42.9%44.1%45.3%46.6%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
12.35%12.65%12.94%13.24%13.53%13.82%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
3.69%4.02%4.36%4.69%5.02%5.36%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
29.6%31.2%32.8%34.4%36.0%37.6%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
4.71%5.04%5.36%5.68%6.00%6.32%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
19.0%20.4%21.8%23.2%24.5%26.0%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Kanawha County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
9%21%32%44%55%67%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
4%10%16%22%28%35%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.7%5.3%8.0%10.6%13.3%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
18%31%44%57%70%83%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.8%3.3%5.8%8.3%10.8%13.4%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
5%12%18%25%31%38%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Kanawha County

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
2%21%39%57%75%93%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%17%26%34%43%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%5%10%15%20%26%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
3%19%35%51%67%83%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%12%18%24%31%
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Household Types by Place in Kanawha County

There are 28 places that are fully or partially contained within Kanawha County (24 fully and 4 partially). This section compares all 28 of those to each other, Kanawha County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kanawha County.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Kanawha County, selected places in Kanawha County, and entities that contain Kanawha County
0%20%40%60%Count#TornadoPinchPrattEast BankGlasgowShrewsburyElkviewSissonvilleBelleCedar GroveWest VirginiaUnited StatesSouthBig ChimneyCross LanesSouth AtlanticAlum CreekNitroCharlestonKanawha CoKanawhaJeffersonSt. AlbansCoal ForkMarmetClendeninChesapeakeS CharlestonRandSmithersCharlestonHandleyMontgomeryDunbarChelyan65.344468%65.344468%65%313163.005780%63.005780%63%763260.427807%60.427807%60%113359.027778%59.027778%59%170457.564576%57.564576%58%156556.410256%56.410256%56%154654.465849%54.465849%54%311751.943844%51.943844%52%962851.449275%51.449275%51%284950.495050%50.495050%50%1531048.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.787611%47.787611%48%1081147.662627%47.662627%48%1,9271247.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.361478%47.361478%47%3591346.398660%46.398660%46%1,3851444.820146%44.820146%45%42,37742.4k43.748470%43.748470%44%35,74635.7k43.748470%43.748470%44%35,74635.7k43.119266%43.119266%43%941542.516863%42.516863%43%2,0171642.481203%42.481203%42%2261742.424242%42.424242%42%2381840.848214%40.848214%41%1831939.514979%39.514979%40%2772037.461650%37.461650%37%2,3202137.205387%37.205387%37%2212234.615385%34.615385%35%1262334.589712%34.589712%35%7,7732432.530120%32.530120%33%272532.290185%32.290185%32%2272632.284100%32.284100%32%1,2002731.805930%31.805930%32%11828
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 28 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Kanawha County

There are 4 county subdivisions in Kanawha County. This section compares all 4 of those to each other, Kanawha County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kanawha County.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Kanawha County, selected county subdivisions in Kanawha County, and entities that contain Kanawha County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#West VirginiaUnited StatesSouthSouth Atlantic34CharlestonKanawha CoKanawha2148.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.513455%46.513455%47%9,472146.149722%46.149722%46%9,469244.820146%44.820146%45%42,37742.4k43.748470%43.748470%44%35,74635.7k43.748470%43.748470%44%35,74635.7k41.747787%41.747787%42%9,478340.429289%40.429289%40%7,3274
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 4 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Charleston Area

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

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Kanawha County, selected other counties in the Charleston Area, and entities that contain Kanawha County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#ClayBooneWest VirginiaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticCharlestonKanawha CoKanawha56.385185%56.385185%56%1,903149.947179%49.947179%50%4,728248.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M44.820146%44.820146%45%42,37742.4k43.748470%43.748470%44%35,74635.7k43.748470%43.748470%44%35,74635.7k3
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in West Virginia

There are 55 counties in West Virginia. This section compares Kanawha County to the 50 most populous counties in West Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kanawha County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 8,363.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Kanawha County, selected other counties in West Virginia, and entities that contain Kanawha County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#PutnamJacksonNicholasClayGrantPrestonBraxtonJeffersonWyomingMarshallRoaneBarbourUpshurMonroeDoddridgeMasonGilmerPocahontasHardyRandolphLewisBerkeleyLoganLincolnSummersMingoFayetteBooneMarionWetzelTylerTaylorMorganRitchieWest VirginiaRaleighWayneUnited StatesMercerSouthGreenbrierWoodBrookeHarrisonSouth AtlanticWebsterHancockCharlestonMineralMcDowellKanawha CoKanawhaOhioMonongaliaCabellHampshire57.134986%57.134986%57%12,44412.4k156.738159%56.738159%57%6,349256.556920%56.556920%57%6,081356.385185%56.385185%56%1,903455.964406%55.964406%56%2,327555.927980%55.927980%56%6,958655.178143%55.178143%55%2,989755.078996%55.078996%55%11,36511.4k854.196487%54.196487%54%4,998954.171051%54.171051%54%7,2081054.090268%54.090268%54%3,0681153.947155%53.947155%54%3,3281253.915431%53.915431%54%4,9091353.776129%53.776129%54%3,1901453.676190%53.676190%54%1,4091553.407944%53.407944%53%5,8221653.377630%53.377630%53%1,4461753.346133%53.346133%53%1,9451853.345794%53.345794%53%2,8541952.554619%52.554619%53%6,1102052.285583%52.285583%52%3,4202151.402205%51.402205%51%21,44521.4k2251.395249%51.395249%51%7,1832351.136221%51.136221%51%4,0732450.536656%50.536656%51%2,7782550.529807%50.529807%51%5,4842650.495937%50.495937%50%9,0112749.947179%49.947179%50%4,7282849.939805%49.939805%50%11,20011.2k2949.759538%49.759538%50%3,1043049.744173%49.744173%50%1,7503149.717766%49.717766%50%3,3473249.105037%49.105037%49%3,5393348.878246%48.878246%49%1,9393448.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k48.659326%48.659326%49%15,02615.0k3548.537727%48.537727%49%7,9833648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.044849%48.044849%48%12,04112.0k3747.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.885439%47.885439%48%7,1563847.795721%47.795721%48%17,31417.3k3947.775317%47.775317%48%4,7464047.765080%47.765080%48%13,20813.2k4147.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.014170%47.014170%47%1,8584246.916848%46.916848%47%6,0264344.820146%44.820146%45%42,37742.4k44.733812%44.733812%45%5,0504444.656536%44.656536%45%3,5564543.748470%43.748470%44%35,74635.7k43.748470%43.748470%44%35,74635.7k4642.583293%42.583293%43%7,8864740.737705%40.737705%41%15,40715.4k4839.998498%39.998498%40%15,98116.0k4937.365942%37.365942%37%3,72850
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 Kanawha County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kanawha County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Kanawha County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Kanawha County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandSan DiegoTarrantAlamedaWest VirginiaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticMaricopaKingHarrisFresnoSt. LouisPalm BeachBexarSacramentoQueensCharlestonLos AngelesHennepinHillsboroughOrangeKanawha CoKanawhaClarkPimaBrowardMecklenburgMiami-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%277,823278k1948.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k48.235831%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%349,676350k2844.820146%44.820146%45%42,37742.4k44.647965%44.647965%45%1,465,2771.47M2944.010311%44.010311%44%217,337217k3043.936060%43.936060%44%217,853218k3143.830757%43.830757%44%194,982195k3243.748470%43.748470%44%35,74635.7k43.748470%43.748470%44%35,74635.7k43.561100%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 Kanawha 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 City:
Charleston
Cities:
Charleston, Dunbar, Marmet, Montgomery, Nitro, Smithers, South Charleston, St. Albans
Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4
Towns:
Belle, Cedar Grove, Chesapeake, Clendenin, East Bank, Glasgow, Handley, Pratt
Unincorporated Places:
Alum Creek, Big Chimney, Chelyan, Coal Fork, Cross Lanes, Elkview, Jefferson, Pinch, Rand, Shrewsbury, Sissonville, Tornado
ZIP Codes:
25003, 25015, 25025, 25035, 25036, 25039, 25045, 25054, 25061, 25064, 25067, 25071, 25075, 25083, 25086, 25102, 25103, 25107, 25110, 25112, 25124, 25126, 25132, 25134, 25136, 25143, 25156, 25160, 25162, 25177, 25201, 25202, 25214, 25248, 25301, 25302, 25303, 25304, 25305, 25306, 25309, 25311, 25312, 25313, 25314, 25315, 25320
Unified School District:
Kanawha County
Congressional District:
WV-2
State Senate Districts:
WV-8, WV-17
State House Districts:
WV-32, WV-35, WV-36, WV-37, WV-38, WV-39, WV-40
Neighboring Counties:
Boone, Clay, Fayette, Jackson, Lincoln, Nicholas, Putnam, Raleigh, Roane
Nearby Counties:
Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Gallia, Logan, Mason, Mingo, Wayne, Wirt, Wyoming