Household Types in the San Diego Area, California (Metro Area)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in California and the San Diego Area
San Diego Area
California
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family249.872091%49.272635%49.872091%49.9%550,153550k12.087718%13.464901%12.087718%12.1%133,343133k5.084088%5.972959%5.084088%5.1%56,08456.1k24.230733%23.970807%24.230733%24.2%267,296267k8.725370%7.318698%8.725370%8.7%96,25296.3k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in California and the San Diego Area
San Diego Area
California
0%20%40%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads71.926677%69.924425%71.926677%71.9%241,355241k20.403389%21.604068%20.403389%20.4%68,46568.5k7.669934%8.471507%7.669934%7.7%25,73725.7k

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in California and the San Diego Area
San Diego Area
California
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children230.418682%31.421078%30.418682%30.4%335,557336k69.203483%68.216304%69.203483%69.2%763,403763k
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 California and the San Diego Area
San Diego Area
California
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%CountAsian3Other3Hispanic4White5Mixed3Black3-10.671323%-5.074871%-17.147551%-8.637963%-10.714095%-5.286788%-18.464213%-6.430383%-41.531708%42%58.468292%59.104521%58.468292%58%111,392111k-20.088066%-8.539839%-12.575129%-6.198374%-20.780000%-11.016395%-12.550053%-5.692017%-47.401408%47%52.598592%49.961536%52.598592%53%62,22662.2k-19.632463%-7.303247%-14.795451%-6.647281%-19.382281%-8.718792%-13.685352%-5.368566%-48.378443%48%51.621557%52.845008%51.621557%52%204,279204k-8.303147%-3.775345%-29.104270%-9.593525%-8.764605%-3.938208%-30.202344%-8.570699%-50.776287%51%49.223713%48.524144%49.223713%49%635,783636k-14.337670%-5.836783%-24.039030%-12.332939%-16.029139%-6.323537%-24.536085%-10.100807%-56.546422%57%43.453578%43.010432%43.453578%43%33,82033.8k-20.155317%-7.587905%-30.517006%-7.242755%-25.782410%-6.968880%-34.040899%-6.149364%-65.502984%66%34.497016%27.058448%34.497016%34%55,62855.6k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4White Hispanic 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in the San Diego Area

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
44%53%61%69%78%86%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
6.5%7.9%9.2%10.5%11.9%13.3%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.6%3.1%4.7%6.2%7.7%9.2%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%17%25%33%42%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.9%3.7%5.6%7.5%9.4%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
17%29%41%53%64%77%
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Household Types by Place in the San Diego Area

There are 54 places in the San Diego Area. This section compares all 54 of those to each other, the San Diego Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the San Diego Area.

Married by Place#11

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the San Diego Area, selected places in the San Diego Area, and entities that contain the San Diego Area
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Camp Pendleton SCamp Pendleton NFairbanks RnchJamulHidden MdwsBonsallSan Diego Country EstsSan Diego Country …Eucalyptus HlsGranite HillsPowayPine ValleyRancho Santa FeValley CenterBonitaHarbison CanyonDescansoPotreroFallbrookRamonaCasa de Oro-Mt HelixCasa de Oro-Mt H…JulianRancho San DiegoCarlsbadSan MarcosChula VistaSanteeAlpineWinter GdnsCoronadoEncinitasRainbowCrestEscondidoOceansideSan DiegoWestPacificCaliforniaUnited StatesEl CajonNational CitySan DiegoLk San MarcosLa MesaImperial BchPalaMount Laguna84.585618%84.585618%85%2,623181.847545%81.847545%82%1,267278.283898%78.283898%78%739373.194222%73.194222%73%1,368472.643515%72.643515%73%1,025572.025316%72.025316%72%1,138670.390425%70.390425%70%2,470770.120206%70.120206%70%1,225867.809524%67.809524%68%712967.101348%67.101348%67%10,60010.6k1066.930380%66.930380%67%4231166.632549%66.632549%67%6511265.601066%65.601066%66%1,9701365.351759%65.351759%65%2,6011464.909747%64.909747%65%8991563.026820%63.026820%63%3291662.773723%62.773723%63%861760.092184%60.092184%60%6,2581859.136262%59.136262%59%3,9711957.531735%57.531735%58%4,0792057.244656%57.244656%57%2412157.013862%57.013862%57%4,4832256.576434%56.576434%57%24,28624.3k2356.223176%56.223176%56%16,37516.4k2456.029253%56.029253%56%43,59343.6k2555.992212%55.992212%56%10,92810.9k2655.652808%55.652808%56%3,0522754.456244%54.456244%54%4,0512854.362341%54.362341%54%4,8852954.133783%54.133783%54%12,82712.8k3052.640545%52.640545%53%3093151.851852%51.851852%52%5463551.445253%51.445253%51%23,26223.3k3650.657124%50.657124%51%31,14431.1k3849.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.272635%49.272635%49%6,310,5376.31M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M46.928986%46.928986%47%15,45715.5k4244.662886%44.662886%45%7,0884644.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k4742.763158%42.763158%43%9755040.745572%40.745572%41%9,6845140.579390%40.579390%41%3,6705237.037037%37.037037%37%100530.000000%0.000000%0%054
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 54 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the San Diego Area

There is 1 county in the San Diego Area. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, the San Diego Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the San Diego Area.

Married by County#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the San Diego Area, selected counties in the San Diego Area, and entities that contain the San Diego Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#San DiegoSan DiegoWestPacificCaliforniaUnited States49.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k49.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k149.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.272635%49.272635%49%6,310,5376.31M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 1 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the San Diego Area

There are 13 county subdivisions in the San Diego Area. This section compares all 13 of those to each other, the San Diego Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the San Diego Area.

Married by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the San Diego Area, selected county subdivisions in the San Diego Area, and entities that contain the San Diego Area
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Camp PendletonJamulPauma ValleyValley CenterFallbrookRamonaLaguna-Pne VlyAlpineOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…Palomar-JulianSan DiegoWestPacificCaliforniaUnited StatesSan DiegoMtn EmpireBorrego Spgs85.823258%85.823258%86%5,963173.089770%73.089770%73%3,501267.409471%67.409471%67%1,452364.438434%64.438434%64%5,003463.661726%63.661726%64%10,95311.0k563.091456%63.091456%63%7,347659.610179%59.610179%60%1,101756.055604%56.055604%56%3,226853.207769%53.207769%53%117,661118k952.851886%52.851886%53%1,1491049.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.272635%49.272635%49%6,310,5376.31M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.817936%47.817936%48%391,024391k1144.663383%44.663383%45%1,0881244.480519%44.480519%44%68513
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 13 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in California

There are 34 metro areas in California. This section compares the San Diego Area to all of the metro areas in California and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the San Diego Area.

Married by Metro Area#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the San Diego Area, selected other metro areas in California, and entities that contain the San Diego Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Madera AreaSan Jose AreaOxnard AreaNapa AreaRiversideYuba CityVisalia AreaStockton AreaSalinas AreaTruckee AreaEl CentroModesto AreaBakersfieldSan Luis ObispoMerced AreaHanford AreaRed BluffVallejo AreaSan DiegoWestPacificCaliforniaSusanvilleSonora AreaSanta MariaRedding AreaSacramentoUnited StatesSan FranciscoSanta CruzSanta RosaLos AngelesFresno AreaChico AreaUkiah AreaCrescent CityClearlakeEureka Area56.717308%56.717308%57%24,71424.7k156.624620%56.624620%57%364,645365k255.813884%55.813884%56%150,328150k353.344810%53.344810%53%26,33926.3k452.682016%52.682016%53%697,846698k552.481667%52.481667%52%30,27330.3k652.459505%52.459505%52%70,37670.4k751.829216%51.829216%52%114,909115k851.748785%51.748785%52%65,16065.2k951.644615%51.644615%52%20,96121.0k1051.508734%51.508734%52%23,59123.6k1151.386736%51.386736%51%87,52687.5k1251.151000%51.151000%51%134,188134k1350.840964%50.840964%51%53,08053.1k1450.585154%50.585154%51%39,59339.6k1550.558012%50.558012%51%21,15621.2k1650.184533%50.184533%50%11,83011.8k1750.126966%50.126966%50%72,84272.8k1849.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k1949.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.272635%49.272635%49%6,310,5376.31M49.194822%49.194822%49%4,6742049.159987%49.159987%49%10,85610.9k2148.847614%48.847614%49%69,87769.9k2248.493107%48.493107%48%33,80633.8k2348.345618%48.345618%48%388,765389k2448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.067131%48.067131%48%804,663805k2547.672046%47.672046%48%45,31845.3k2647.451109%47.451109%47%89,70389.7k2747.064720%47.064720%47%2,023,2452.02M2846.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k2943.093386%43.093386%43%36,84736.8k3041.585246%41.585246%42%14,38614.4k3141.162766%41.162766%41%3,8873240.337482%40.337482%40%10,56610.6k3339.499711%39.499711%39%21,20721.2k34
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 34 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in the West

There are 177 metro areas in the West. This section compares the San Diego Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the San Diego Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 203,629.

Married by Metro Area#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the San Diego Area, selected other metro areas in the West, and entities that contain the San Diego Area
0%20%40%60%Count#Provo AreaOgden AreaGreeley AreaSan Jose AreaOxnard AreaSalt Lake CityKennewickColorado SpringsUrban HonoluluBremertonRiversideVisalia AreaBoise CityPrescott AreaStockton AreaSalinas AreaModesto AreaOlympia AreaBakersfieldSalem AreaAnchorageSan Luis ObispoMerced AreaFort CollinsYakima AreaVallejo AreaSan DiegoWestPacificCaliforniaPortland AreaSeattle AreaSanta MariaSpokane AreaLas CrucesSacramentoMedford AreaUnited StatesDenver AreaSan FranciscoBellinghamPhoenix AreaSanta CruzSanta RosaLake Havasu CityBoulder AreaLos AngelesFresno AreaReno AreaAlbuquerqueEugene AreaLas VegasTucson AreaChico Area71.275170%71.275170%71%110,118110k164.142275%64.142275%64%127,892128k257.888962%57.888962%58%55,93055.9k356.624620%56.624620%57%364,645365k455.813884%55.813884%56%150,328150k555.335393%55.335393%55%207,578208k653.904355%53.904355%54%50,44150.4k753.415482%53.415482%53%138,368138k852.951400%52.951400%53%163,910164k952.854962%52.854962%53%51,93051.9k1052.682016%52.682016%53%697,846698k1152.459505%52.459505%52%70,37670.4k1252.433770%52.433770%52%126,314126k1352.023115%52.023115%52%48,61348.6k1451.829216%51.829216%52%114,909115k1551.748785%51.748785%52%65,16065.2k1651.386736%51.386736%51%87,52687.5k1751.250628%51.250628%51%53,02853.0k1851.151000%51.151000%51%134,188134k1951.126660%51.126660%51%73,58273.6k2050.841629%50.841629%51%69,04769.0k2150.840964%50.840964%51%53,08053.1k2250.585154%50.585154%51%39,59339.6k2350.562302%50.562302%51%64,24864.2k2450.357873%50.357873%50%40,38540.4k2550.126966%50.126966%50%72,84272.8k2649.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k2749.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.272635%49.272635%49%6,310,5376.31M49.117024%49.117024%49%440,341440k2848.859336%48.859336%49%692,692693k2948.847614%48.847614%49%69,87769.9k3048.642286%48.642286%49%104,130104k3148.429770%48.429770%48%36,31736.3k3248.345618%48.345618%48%388,765389k3348.274959%48.274959%48%40,53640.5k3448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.145667%48.145667%48%509,606510k3548.067131%48.067131%48%804,663805k3647.881361%47.881361%48%38,79338.8k3747.743419%47.743419%48%762,291762k3847.672046%47.672046%48%45,31845.3k3947.451109%47.451109%47%89,70389.7k4047.375981%47.375981%47%38,91738.9k4147.226063%47.226063%47%58,40458.4k4247.064720%47.064720%47%2,023,2452.02M4346.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k4445.577893%45.577893%46%77,83277.8k4543.875048%43.875048%44%150,609151k4643.849017%43.849017%44%64,32364.3k4743.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k4843.498318%43.498318%43%171,988172k4943.093386%43.093386%43%36,84736.8k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the San Diego Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the San Diego Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

Married by Metro Area#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the San Diego Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the San Diego Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San Jose AreaSalt Lake CityRiversideRaleigh AreaHouston AreaDallas AreaMinneapolisSan DiegoWestNashvillePacificCharlotteCaliforniaWashingtonPortland AreaSeattle AreaSan AntonioKansas CitySacramentoUnited StatesDenver AreaAtlanta AreaCincinnatiSan FranciscoBoston AreaPhoenix AreaOklahoma CityHartford AreaChicago AreaBirminghamOrlando AreaJacksonvilleSt. LouisAustin AreaLos AngelesVirginia BeachIndianapolisPittsburghColumbus AreaRichmond AreaPhiladelphiaNew York AreaBaltimoreLouisvilleDetroit AreaProvidenceMilwaukeeTampa AreaMiami AreaLas VegasClevelandBuffalo AreaMemphis AreaNew Orleans56.624620%56.624620%57%364,645365k155.335393%55.335393%55%207,578208k252.682016%52.682016%53%697,846698k351.878926%51.878926%52%238,738239k450.693151%50.693151%51%1,127,3291.13M550.691692%50.691692%51%1,242,5361.24M650.572688%50.572688%51%679,262679k749.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k849.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.453501%49.453501%49%334,864335k949.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.365515%49.365515%49%437,337437k1049.272635%49.272635%49%6,310,5376.31M49.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M1149.117024%49.117024%49%440,341440k1248.859336%48.859336%49%692,692693k1348.353380%48.353380%48%380,133380k1448.348962%48.348962%48%389,960390k1548.345618%48.345618%48%388,765389k1648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.145667%48.145667%48%509,606510k1748.089265%48.089265%48%959,251959k1848.087445%48.087445%48%399,372399k1948.067131%48.067131%48%804,663805k2047.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k2147.743419%47.743419%48%762,291762k2247.712699%47.712699%48%238,772239k2347.712425%47.712425%48%223,412223k2447.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M2547.606639%47.606639%48%209,006209k2647.459543%47.459543%47%387,473387k2747.232717%47.232717%47%250,912251k2847.149714%47.149714%47%522,168522k2947.120099%47.120099%47%332,699333k3047.064720%47.064720%47%2,023,2452.02M3146.984217%46.984217%47%299,172299k3246.978857%46.978857%47%352,247352k3346.694197%46.694197%47%463,255463k3446.409350%46.409350%46%355,019355k3546.141054%46.141054%46%219,469219k3646.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M3746.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M3845.925237%45.925237%46%477,932478k3945.815549%45.815549%46%227,783228k4045.322984%45.322984%45%757,837758k4144.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k4244.632277%44.632277%45%279,623280k4344.170578%44.170578%44%513,191513k4443.920159%43.920159%44%907,022907k4543.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k4642.769908%42.769908%43%363,019363k4742.445266%42.445266%42%199,688200k4841.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k4940.419778%40.419778%40%193,694194k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area 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 the San Diego Area. 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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State:
California
County:
San Diego
Principal Cities:
San Diego, Carlsbad
Cities:
Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Coronado, Del Mar, El Cajon, Encinitas, Escondido, Imperial Beach, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, National City, Oceanside, Poway, San Diego, San Marcos, Santee, Solana Beach, Vista
Unincorporated Places:
Alpine, Bonita, Bonsall, Borrego Springs, Bostonia, Boulevard, Camp Pendleton North, Camp Pendleton South, Campo, Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, Crest, Descanso, Eucalyptus Hills, Fairbanks Ranch, Fallbrook, Granite Hills, Harbison Canyon, Hidden Meadows, Jacumba, Jamul, Julian, La Presa, Lake San Marcos, Lakeside, Mount Laguna, Pala, Pine Valley, Potrero, Rainbow, Ramona, Rancho San Diego, Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego Country Estates, Spring Valley, Valley Center, Winter Gardens
ZIP Codes:
91901, 91902, 91905, 91906, 91910, 91911, 91913, 91914, 91915, 91916, 91917, 91931, 91932, 91934, 91935, 91941, 91942, 91945, 91948, 91950, 91962, 91963, 91977, 91978, 91980, 92003, 92004, 92007, 92008, 92009, 92010, 92011, 92014, 92019, 92020, 92021, 92024, 92025, 92026, 92027, 92028, 92029, 92036, 92037, 92040, 92054, 92055, 92056, 92057, 92058, 92059, 92060, 92061, 92064, 92065, 92066, 92067, 92069, 92070, 92071, 92075, 92078, 92081, 92082, 92083, 92084, 92086, 92091, 92101, 92102, 92103, 92104, 92105, 92106, 92107, 92108, 92109, 92110, 92111, 92113, 92114, 92115, 92116, 92117, 92118, 92119, 92120, 92121, 92122, 92123, 92124, 92126, 92127, 92128, 92129, 92130, 92131, 92132, 92134, 92135, 92139, 92140, 92145, 92147, 92154, 92155, 92173, 92672
Unified School Districts:
Bonsall, Borrego Springs, Carlsbad, Coronado, Mountain Empire, Oceanside, Poway, Ramona, San Diego, San Marcos, Valley Center-Pauma, Vista, Warner
Elementary School Districts:
Alpine, Cajon Valley, Cardiff, Chula Vista, Dehesa, Del Mar, Encinitas, Escondido, Fallbrook, Jamul-Dulzura, Julian, La Mesa-Spring Valley, Lakeside, Lemon Grove, National, Rancho Santa Fe, San Pasqual, San Ysidro, Santee, Solana Beach, South Bay, Spencer Valley, Vallecitos
Secondary School Districts:
Escondido, Fallbrook, Grossmont, Julian, San Dieguito, Sweetwater
Congressional Districts:
CA-49, CA-50, CA-51, CA-52, CA-53
State Senate Districts:
CA-36, CA-38, CA-39, CA-40
Assembly Districts:
CA-71, CA-75, CA-76, CA-77, CA-78, CA-79, CA-80
Neighboring Metro Areas:
El Centro Area, Los Angeles Area, Riverside Area