Household Types in the Worcester Area (Metro Area)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and the Worcester Area
Worcester Area
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family249.248678%46.901878%49.248678%49.2%170,920171k12.257423%12.492179%12.257423%12.3%42,54042.5k4.804714%4.195805%4.804714%4.8%16,67516.7k26.955094%28.639460%26.955094%27.0%93,54993.5k6.734091%7.770677%6.734091%6.7%23,37123.4k

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and the Worcester Area
Worcester Area
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads68.709375%69.306498%68.709375%68.7%68,18168.2k24.208161%24.387245%24.208161%24.2%24,02224.0k7.082464%6.306257%7.082464%7.1%7,028

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and the Worcester Area
Worcester Area
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children228.592298%27.334675%28.592298%28.6%99,23199.2k71.007189%72.182263%71.007189%71.0%246,434246k

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and the Worcester Area
Worcester Area
Massachusetts
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Mixed3Black3Other3-7.625666%-5.712481%-12.986193%-6.984929%-8.243134%-4.153923%-19.357498%-9.232310%-33.309268%33%66.690732%59.013135%66.690732%67%11,08111.1k-10.265622%-4.338419%-27.547516%-6.686220%-9.439443%-3.502863%-29.882148%-7.809223%-48.837776%49%51.162224%49.366323%51.162224%51%291,166291k-28.473628%-5.399452%-25.985236%-6.030480%-28.270514%-6.723493%-22.186544%-8.816479%-65.888796%66%34.111204%34.002970%34.111204%34%16,79816.8k-21.984469%-8.352028%-27.782571%-8.403796%-21.340294%-8.288941%-24.854038%-10.564671%-66.522865%67%33.477135%34.952056%33.477135%33%5,795-24.060030%-8.924723%-27.915702%-7.463878%-29.451210%-7.190844%-29.400671%-5.327647%-68.364333%68%31.635667%28.629629%31.635667%32%12,52712.5k-28.220479%-9.300165%-25.072254%-7.163501%-31.539801%-8.937208%-23.011028%-6.490896%-69.756400%70%30.243600%30.021067%30.243600%30%9,688

Map of Household Types by County in the Worcester Area

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
48.05%48.33%48.60%48.88%49.15%49.43%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
12.20%12.29%12.36%12.44%12.51%12.60%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
4.50%4.97%5.44%5.90%6.36%6.83%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
25.65%25.95%26.25%26.55%26.85%27.15%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
6.713%6.746%6.777%6.809%6.841%6.873%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
26.44%26.94%27.43%27.92%28.41%28.91%
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Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in the Worcester Area

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
30%40%49%59%68%78%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
2.9%6.9%10.9%14.8%18.8%22.8%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.6%3.0%5.2%7.5%9.8%12.1%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
10%15%20%25%30%36%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.9%2.9%4.9%6.9%9.0%11.0%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
17%23%28%34%39%45%
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Household Types by Place in the Worcester Area

There are 46 places that are fully or partially contained within the Worcester Area (45 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 46 of those to each other, the Worcester Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Worcester Area.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Worcester Area, selected places in the Worcester Area, and entities that contain the Worcester Area
0%20%40%60%80%Count#BrooklynCordavilleSturbridgeS AshburnhamNorthboroughQuinebaugS LancasterN BrookfieldRutlandE BrookfieldBaldwinvilleUptonS WoodstockLunenburgWaureganPetershamHopedaleWorcesterMilfordMoosupConnecticutUnited StatesFiskdaleWestboroughNew EnglandOxfordWhitinsvilleNortheastMassachusettsN Grosvenor DalePlainfield VlgW BrookfieldLeominsterEast BrooklynFitchburgSpencerSouth WindhamWarrenSouthbridge TownClintonGardnerWebsterWinchendonEast DouglasBrookfieldWorcesterAtholBarrePutnamDanielsonWillimanticDevens80.882353%80.882353%81%110177.479580%77.479580%77%664269.402110%69.402110%69%592363.636364%63.636364%64%196463.216348%63.216348%63%1,423561.180680%61.180680%61%342658.241758%58.241758%58%371754.883721%54.883721%55%472853.837719%53.837719%54%491952.452026%52.452026%52%2461051.597052%51.597052%52%4201151.136364%51.136364%51%6301250.716846%50.716846%51%2831350.000000%50.000000%50%3951449.877751%49.877751%50%2041549.541284%49.541284%50%541649.333333%49.333333%49%7401749.248678%49.248678%49%170,920171k49.146962%49.146962%49%4,9261849.055118%49.055118%49%6231948.781255%48.781255%49%660,846661k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.158915%48.158915%48%4972048.124639%48.124639%48%8342147.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.733105%47.733105%48%1,1162247.120000%47.120000%47%1,1782347.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M44.781145%44.781145%45%2662444.748858%44.748858%45%3922543.380855%43.380855%43%2132643.269921%43.269921%43%7,2332742.241379%42.241379%42%2942841.987223%41.987223%42%6,1782939.844708%39.844708%40%9753037.981651%37.981651%38%2073137.743191%37.743191%38%1943237.483541%37.483541%37%2,5623336.772217%36.772217%37%1,0803436.701156%36.701156%37%3,0153535.725394%35.725394%36%1,6083635.248042%35.248042%35%5403734.730539%34.730539%35%3483834.042553%34.042553%34%1123933.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k4033.651620%33.651620%34%1,1634133.392857%33.392857%33%1874232.323232%32.323232%32%9604329.264305%29.264305%29%5374424.635879%24.635879%25%1,3874520.425532%20.425532%20%4846

Household Types by County in the Worcester Area

There are 2 counties in the Worcester Area. This section compares all 2 of those to each other, the Worcester Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Worcester Area.

Married by County#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Worcester Area, selected counties in the Worcester Area, and entities that contain the Worcester Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#WorcesterWorcesterConnecticutUnited StatesWindhamNew EnglandNortheastMassachusetts49.423040%49.423040%49%149,650150k149.248678%49.248678%49%170,920171k48.781255%48.781255%49%660,846661k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.055851%48.055851%48%21,27021.3k247.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Worcester Area

There are 75 county subdivisions in the Worcester Area. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Worcester Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Worcester Area. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 5,178.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Worcester Area, selected county subdivisions in the Worcester Area, and entities that contain the Worcester Area
0%20%40%60%Count#MendonHarvardNorthboroughSouthboroughWoodstockSterlingRutlandHoldenLancasterTown of UptonSuttonSturbridgeWestboroughAshburnhamCharltonWestminsterBrooklynShrewsburyBlackstoneDouglasHopedaleWinchendonGraftonTempletonLunenburgW BoylstonUxbridgeMillburyThompsonPlainfieldAuburnWarrenTown of BarreNorthbridgeSpencerDudleyLeicesterMilfordWorcesterConnecticutUnited StatesOxfordNew EnglandNortheastMassachusettsWebsterLeominsterKillinglyFitchburgClintonTown of AtholSouthbridge TownPutnamGardnerWorcesterWindham77.733598%77.733598%78%1,564171.658866%71.658866%72%1,378269.005277%69.005277%69%3,531368.978979%68.978979%69%2,297467.239186%67.239186%67%2,114565.278783%65.278783%65%1,803665.123564%65.123564%65%1,871765.102639%65.102639%65%4,218863.873684%63.873684%64%1,517963.300037%63.300037%63%1,7111062.994087%62.994087%63%2,0241162.965019%62.965019%63%2,2681262.868137%62.868137%63%4,2481361.366743%61.366743%61%1,3471460.757137%60.757137%61%2,9371560.439944%60.439944%60%1,7311660.439932%60.439932%60%1,7861760.422961%60.422961%60%7,8001859.228238%59.228238%59%1,9801958.788071%58.788071%59%1,8532058.728070%58.728070%59%1,3392158.469520%58.469520%58%2,2542258.278243%58.278243%58%3,9672357.582282%57.582282%58%1,8722457.578602%57.578602%58%2,4542557.295720%57.295720%57%1,1782656.866953%56.866953%57%2,6502755.629391%55.629391%56%2,9302855.552553%55.552553%56%2,0562955.429584%55.429584%55%3,1293054.691566%54.691566%55%3,5733153.475104%53.475104%53%1,0313252.502607%52.502607%53%1,0073351.271951%51.271951%51%3,1243451.235480%51.235480%51%2,4263551.051965%51.051965%51%2,0143650.947272%50.947272%51%2,2323750.478685%50.478685%50%5,5893849.248678%49.248678%49%170,920171k48.781255%48.781255%49%660,846661k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.116214%48.116214%48%2,5673947.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M43.788344%43.788344%44%2,8554043.269921%43.269921%43%7,2334143.059937%43.059937%43%3,0034241.987223%41.987223%42%6,1784341.253124%41.253124%41%2,3114440.846251%40.846251%41%1,9504537.483541%37.483541%37%2,5624637.283312%37.283312%37%1,4414736.701156%36.701156%37%3,0154833.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k4930.137300%30.137300%30%2,63450

Household Types by Metro Area in Massachusetts

There are 8 metro areas in Massachusetts. This section compares the Worcester Area to all of the metro areas in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Worcester Area.

Married by Metro Area#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Worcester Area, selected other metro areas in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Worcester Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Vineyard HavenBarnstable TownWorcesterConnecticutUnited StatesNew EnglandBoston AreaNortheastMassachusettsProvidenceGreenfield TownPittsfieldSpringfield51.304206%51.304206%51%3,147149.784316%49.784316%50%46,97247.0k249.248678%49.248678%49%170,920171k348.781255%48.781255%49%660,846661k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k447.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M44.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k544.808977%44.808977%45%13,61713.6k643.052467%43.052467%43%23,61623.6k742.327070%42.327070%42%99,72399.7k8

Household Types by Metro Area in the Northeast

There are 93 metro areas in the Northeast. This section compares the Worcester Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Worcester Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 116,313.

Married by Metro Area#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Worcester Area, selected other metro areas in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Worcester Area
0%20%40%Count#LancasterChambersburgEast StroudsburgTorringtonBridgeportYork AreaWatertownConcord AreaLebanon AreaManchesterAllentownReading AreaTrenton AreaBarnstable TownWilliamsportPortland AreaClaremontWorcesterHarrisburgConnecticutPottsvilleUnited StatesAltoona AreaGlens FallsBurlingtonNew EnglandNorwich AreaBoston AreaHartford AreaBangor AreaState CollegeJohnstownNortheastMassachusettsAugusta AreaPittsburghKingston AreaPhiladelphiaNew York AreaJamestownAlbany AreaBinghamtonErie AreaYoungstownAtlantic CityProvidenceSyracuse AreaScranton AreaNew HavenRochesterUtica AreaPittsfieldBuffalo AreaVineland AreaSpringfield57.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k155.118534%55.118534%55%32,73632.7k254.441858%54.441858%54%31,10131.1k353.759130%53.759130%54%39,96440.0k453.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k553.431979%53.431979%53%89,77089.8k653.278991%53.278991%53%23,13823.1k752.600810%52.600810%53%29,87229.9k852.347503%52.347503%52%27,35027.4k951.994696%51.994696%52%81,17181.2k1051.262803%51.262803%51%161,708162k1151.057061%51.057061%51%77,83777.8k1250.086453%50.086453%50%65,17765.2k1349.784316%49.784316%50%46,97247.0k1449.555794%49.555794%50%22,59122.6k1549.387241%49.387241%49%106,712107k1649.252287%49.252287%49%43,77143.8k1749.248678%49.248678%49%170,920171k1848.830562%48.830562%49%109,671110k1948.781255%48.781255%49%660,846661k48.365643%48.365643%48%28,21728.2k2048.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.137536%48.137536%48%24,52824.5k2148.090090%48.090090%48%24,51224.5k2248.088161%48.088161%48%41,06241.1k2347.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.814825%47.814825%48%50,76550.8k2447.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k2547.712425%47.712425%48%223,412223k2647.615194%47.615194%48%29,42029.4k2747.169381%47.169381%47%26,90426.9k2847.128325%47.128325%47%26,96427.0k2947.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.811859%46.811859%47%23,79423.8k3046.694197%46.694197%47%463,255463k3146.598399%46.598399%47%32,30932.3k3246.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M3346.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M3445.642854%45.642854%46%24,06224.1k3545.616363%45.616363%46%157,813158k3645.613197%45.613197%46%44,90344.9k3745.465119%45.465119%45%50,03350.0k3845.341019%45.341019%45%103,986104k3945.158929%45.158929%45%45,64845.6k4044.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k4144.919273%44.919273%45%115,182115k4244.857689%44.857689%45%100,252100k4344.727355%44.727355%45%146,029146k4444.698626%44.698626%45%192,618193k4544.677823%44.677823%45%51,79551.8k4643.052467%43.052467%43%23,61623.6k4742.445266%42.445266%42%199,688200k4842.375488%42.375488%42%21,49221.5k4942.327070%42.327070%42%99,72399.7k50

Household Types by Metro Area in the United States

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

Married by Metro Area#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Worcester Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Worcester Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San Jose AreaSalt Lake CityRiversideRaleigh AreaHouston AreaDallas AreaMinneapolisSan DiegoNashvilleCharlotteWorcesterWashingtonPortland AreaSeattle AreaConnecticutSan AntonioKansas CitySacramentoUnited StatesDenver AreaAtlanta AreaCincinnatiSan FranciscoNew EnglandBoston AreaPhoenix AreaOklahoma CityHartford AreaChicago AreaBirminghamOrlando AreaJacksonvilleSt. LouisAustin AreaLos AngelesNortheastVirginia BeachIndianapolisMassachusettsPittsburghColumbus 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%550,153550k849.453501%49.453501%49%334,864335k949.365515%49.365515%49%437,337437k1049.248678%49.248678%49%170,920171k49.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M1149.117024%49.117024%49%440,341440k1248.859336%48.859336%49%692,692693k1348.781255%48.781255%49%660,846661k48.353380%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%804,663805k2047.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%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%2,023,2452.02M3147.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.984217%46.984217%47%299,172299k3246.978857%46.978857%47%352,247352k3346.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.694197%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

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 Worcester 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

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