Household Types in Preston County, West Virginia (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in West Virginia and Preston County
Preston County
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family255.927980%48.727544%55.927980%55.9%6,9589.203440%11.419305%9.203440%9.2%1,1454.597701%4.613083%4.597701%4.6%57225.102484%29.871909%25.102484%25.1%3,1235.168395%5.368158%5.168395%5.2%643
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in West Virginia and Preston County
Preston County
West Virginia
0%20%40%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads72.150216%65.966965%72.150216%72.2%2,17119.275507%24.564868%19.275507%19.3%5808.574277%9.468166%8.574277%8.6%258

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in West Virginia and Preston County
Preston County
West Virginia
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children224.186159%23.761795%24.186159%24.2%3,00975.813841%76.098091%75.813841%75.8%9,432
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 Preston County
Preston County
West Virginia
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
100%50%0%50%100%CountAsian3White4Other3Mixed3Hispanic5Black3-0.000000%-0.000000%-0.000000%-0.000000%-5.957189%-1.837641%-28.735864%-7.613086%0.000000%0%100.000000%55.856220%100.000000%100%12-8.808163%-4.669388%-24.963265%-5.183673%-11.048065%-4.530869%-29.646186%-5.260531%-43.624490%44%56.375510%49.514349%56.375510%56%12,25012.3k-16.279070%-0.000000%-23.255814%-18.604651%-15.895572%-7.005948%-32.914739%-10.145406%-58.139535%58%41.860465%34.038334%41.860465%42%43-0.000000%-0.000000%-73.469388%-0.000000%-13.925746%-4.528302%-35.654291%-7.778454%-73.469388%73%26.530612%38.113208%26.530612%27%49-60.000000%-0.000000%-27.142857%-0.000000%-11.736904%-5.829067%-23.020874%-8.546672%-87.142857%87%12.857143%50.866483%12.857143%13%70-100.000000%-0.000000%-0.000000%-0.000000%-22.323263%-7.156910%-36.020636%-5.950247%-100.000000%100%0.000000%28.548944%0.000000%0%17
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Preston County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
51.1%53.3%55.4%57.6%59.7%61.9%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
5.8%7.3%8.8%10.3%11.8%13.4%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
3.2%4.0%4.8%5.5%6.3%7.1%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
21.1%22.8%24.4%26.0%27.6%29.2%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2.8%4.0%5.1%6.2%7.3%8.5%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
17.0%19.4%21.7%24.1%26.4%28.8%
Road Data ©OpenStreetMap

Loading...

Failed to load :-(

Map of Household Types by Tract in Preston County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
46.9%50.1%53.2%56.3%59.5%62.6%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
4.1%6.4%8.6%10.8%13.0%15.3%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.4%1.8%3.2%4.6%5.9%7.4%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
18.8%21.1%23.3%25.6%27.8%30.1%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2.2%3.5%4.8%6.1%7.3%8.7%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
15.9%18.9%21.8%24.7%27.7%30.7%
Road Data ©OpenStreetMap

Loading...

Failed to load :-(

Map of Household Types by Block Group in Preston County

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
33%43%52%61%70%80%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%5%10%16%21%26%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.0%6.0%9.1%12.1%15.2%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
6%13%20%26%33%40%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.7%5.3%8.0%10.6%13.3%
Road Data ©OpenStreetMap

Loading...

Failed to load :-(

Household Types by Place in Preston County

There are 11 places in Preston County. This section compares all 11 of those to each other, Preston County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Preston County.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Preston County, selected places in Preston County, and entities that contain Preston County
0%20%40%60%Count#NewburgBruceton MillsAlbrightPreston CoPrestonAuroraKingwoodWest VirginiaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticBrandonvilleMasontownTunneltonRowlesburgMorgantownReedsvilleTerra Alta76.422764%76.422764%76%94168.181818%68.181818%68%15256.302521%56.302521%56%67355.927980%55.927980%56%6,95855.927980%55.927980%56%6,95854.430380%54.430380%54%43449.873631%49.873631%50%592548.727544%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%11,048,42911.0M45.283019%45.283019%45%24644.839858%44.839858%45%126744.827586%44.827586%45%39844.573643%44.573643%45%115944.497722%44.497722%44%22,36522.4k42.723005%42.723005%43%911041.223833%41.223833%41%25611
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 11 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Preston County

There are 5 county subdivisions in Preston County. This section compares all 5 of those to each other, Preston County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Preston County.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Preston County, selected county subdivisions in Preston County, and entities that contain Preston County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count#FifthSecondFirstPreston CoPrestonThirdFourthWest VirginiaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticMorgantown61.831048%61.831048%62%1,398156.856427%56.856427%57%1,588256.288735%56.288735%56%1,544355.927980%55.927980%56%6,95855.927980%55.927980%56%6,95853.398471%53.398471%53%1,257451.135371%51.135371%51%1,171548.727544%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%11,048,42911.0M44.497722%44.497722%44%22,36522.4k
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 5 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Morgantown Area

There are 2 counties in the Morgantown Area. This section compares Preston County to all of the counties in the Morgantown Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Preston County.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Preston County, selected other counties in the Morgantown Area, and entities that contain Preston County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Preston CoPrestonWest VirginiaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticMorgantownMonongalia55.927980%55.927980%56%6,95855.927980%55.927980%56%6,958148.727544%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%11,048,42911.0M44.497722%44.497722%44%22,36522.4k40.737705%40.737705%41%15,40715.4k2
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 2 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in West Virginia

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

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Preston County, selected other counties in West Virginia, and entities that contain Preston County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#PutnamJacksonNicholasClayGrantPreston CoPrestonBraxtonJeffersonWyomingMarshallRoaneBarbourUpshurMonroeDoddridgeMasonGilmerPocahontasHardyRandolphLewisBerkeleyLoganLincolnSummersMingoFayetteBooneMarionWetzelTylerTaylorMorganRitchieWest VirginiaRaleighWayneUnited StatesMercerSouthGreenbrierWoodBrookeHarrisonSouth AtlanticWebsterHancockMineralMcDowellMorgantownKanawhaOhioMonongaliaCabellHampshire57.134986%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%6,95855.927980%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%6,0264344.733812%44.733812%45%5,0504444.656536%44.656536%45%3,5564544.497722%44.497722%44%22,36522.4k43.748470%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 Preston County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Preston County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Preston County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Preston County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraPreston CoPrestonOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandSan DiegoTarrantAlamedaWest VirginiaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticMaricopaKingHarrisFresnoSt. LouisPalm BeachBexarSacramentoQueensLos AngelesMorgantownHennepinHillsboroughOrangeClarkPimaBrowardMecklenburgMiami-DadeDallasAlleghenyTravisCookFranklinKingsWayneCuyahogaFultonMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBronxNew York60.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k158.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k257.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k356.519609%56.519609%57%354,140354k455.927980%55.927980%56%6,95855.927980%55.927980%56%6,95854.863463%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%349,676350k2844.647965%44.647965%45%1,465,2771.47M2944.497722%44.497722%44%22,36522.4k44.010311%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 Preston 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)

For additional information about the data presented on this site, including our sources, please see the About Page.

More Topics to Explore

Demographics

Income

Education

More Maps to Explore

Cities:
Kingwood
Districts:
Fifth, First, Fourth, Second, Third
Towns:
Albright, Brandonville, Bruceton Mills, Masontown, Newburg, Reedsville, Rowlesburg, Terra Alta, Tunnelton
Unincorporated Places:
Aurora
ZIP Codes:
26374, 26405, 26410, 26425, 26440, 26444, 26519, 26520, 26525, 26537, 26542, 26547, 26705, 26716, 26764
Unified School District:
Preston County
Congressional District:
WV-1
State Senate District:
WV-14
State House Districts:
WV-52, WV-53
Neighboring Counties:
Barbour, Fayette, Garrett, Grant, Monongalia, Taylor, Tucker
Nearby Counties:
Greene, Hardy, Harrison, Lewis, Marion, Mineral, Pendleton, Randolph, Somerset, Upshur