Household Types in the Raleigh Area, North Carolina (Metro Area)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in North Carolina and the Raleigh Area
Raleigh Area
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family251.878926%48.062480%51.878926%51.9%238,738239k11.778140%13.419827%11.778140%11.8%54,20154.2k4.155086%4.443764%4.155086%4.2%19,12119.1k25.545272%28.225619%25.545272%25.5%117,555118k6.642575%5.848311%6.642575%6.6%30,56830.6k

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in North Carolina and the Raleigh Area
Raleigh Area
North Carolina
0%20%40%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads72.997827%65.556567%72.997827%73.0%116,214116k20.300624%26.480924%20.300624%20.3%32,31932.3k6.701549%7.962509%6.701549%6.7%10,66910.7k

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in North Carolina and the Raleigh Area
Raleigh Area
North Carolina
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children234.595367%28.162191%34.595367%34.6%159,202159k65.160599%71.640791%65.160599%65.2%299,858300k

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in North Carolina and the Raleigh Area
Raleigh Area
North Carolina
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Mixed3Other3Black3-5.505843%-3.002298%-13.226737%-5.339592%-7.257548%-3.829804%-16.429358%-5.822172%-27.074471%27%72.925529%66.661118%72.925529%73%20,45120.5k-7.352236%-3.171199%-25.987538%-6.873722%-8.834442%-3.571410%-28.361631%-5.937207%-43.384695%43%56.615305%53.295311%56.615305%57%310,545311k-14.526941%-10.535742%-12.782070%-8.529908%-16.178173%-9.757509%-15.087409%-7.702867%-46.374661%46%53.625339%51.274041%53.625339%54%19,54319.5k-13.834627%-7.599679%-23.133530%-7.037731%-20.036472%-5.570592%-26.451675%-7.374988%-51.605566%52%48.394434%40.566273%48.394434%48%7,474-17.900404%-12.095110%-15.127860%-9.071332%-19.407508%-10.095200%-17.218498%-7.009984%-54.194706%54%45.805294%46.268810%45.805294%46%11,14511.1k-26.778358%-5.145839%-31.017852%-5.411700%-27.373863%-5.586886%-32.866508%-4.976008%-68.353749%68%31.646251%29.196735%31.646251%32%91,02591.0k

Map of Household Types by County in the Raleigh Area

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
51.2%51.9%52.6%53.3%54.0%54.7%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
11.36%11.81%12.26%12.70%13.15%13.60%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
3.99%4.22%4.44%4.66%4.88%5.10%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
22.4%23.3%24.1%24.9%25.7%26.6%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
4.3%4.9%5.5%6.0%6.6%7.2%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
28.3%30.0%31.5%33.1%34.6%36.2%
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Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in the Raleigh Area

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
32%42%51%61%70%80%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
3.9%7.7%11.4%15.2%18.9%22.7%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.3%3.5%5.7%8.0%10.2%12.4%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
10%17%23%29%35%42%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.2%6.3%9.5%12.6%15.8%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
15%23%30%37%44%51%
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Household Types by Place in the Raleigh Area

There are 31 places that are fully or partially contained within the Raleigh Area (24 fully and 7 partially). This section compares all 31 of those to each other, the Raleigh Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Raleigh Area.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Raleigh Area, selected places in the Raleigh Area, and entities that contain the Raleigh Area
0%20%40%60%Count#RolesvilleHolly SpringsWilson's MillsApexWake ForestFuquay-VarinaArcher LodgeCaryMorrisvilleLake RoyaleCentervilleClaytonAngierRaleigh AreaKnightdaleUnited StatesN CarolinaSouthGarnerSouth AtlanticPine LevelWendellBensonYoungsvilleZebulonFour OaksRaleighFranklintonPrincetonSmithfieldDurhamMicroBunnLouisburgSelmaKenly77.527473%77.527473%78%1,411169.996963%69.996963%70%6,915263.414634%63.414634%63%442363.399340%63.399340%63%9,605462.492028%62.492028%62%7,839562.487073%62.487073%62%4,834661.580217%61.580217%62%1,021760.809722%60.809722%61%35,47735.5k860.193364%60.193364%60%5,043957.395994%57.395994%57%7451056.097561%56.097561%56%231153.208637%53.208637%53%3,4991252.608696%52.608696%53%9681351.878926%51.878926%52%238,738239k51.565558%51.565558%52%2,6351448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.884580%47.884580%48%5,1611547.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.529563%46.529563%47%3621646.287129%46.287129%46%1,1221745.454545%45.454545%45%5551845.350734%45.350734%45%2781943.822394%43.822394%44%6812042.651297%42.651297%43%2962138.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2238.528678%38.528678%39%3092336.853002%36.853002%37%1782436.764706%36.764706%37%1,6252536.452715%36.452715%36%37,57437.6k2634.848485%34.848485%35%922732.369942%32.369942%32%562832.250580%32.250580%32%4172931.375502%31.375502%31%6253026.149425%26.149425%26%18231

Household Types by County in the Raleigh Area

There are 3 counties in the Raleigh Area. This section compares all 3 of those to each other, the Raleigh Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Raleigh Area.

Married by County#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Raleigh Area, selected counties in the Raleigh Area, and entities that contain the Raleigh Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#JohnstonRaleigh AreaWakeFranklinUnited StatesN CarolinaSouthSouth Atlantic54.638637%54.638637%55%34,54234.5k151.878926%51.878926%52%238,738239k51.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k251.237405%51.237405%51%12,15312.2k348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Raleigh Area

There are 47 county subdivisions in the Raleigh Area. This section compares all 47 of those to each other, the Raleigh Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Raleigh Area.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Raleigh Area, selected county subdivisions in the Raleigh Area, and entities that contain the Raleigh Area
0%20%40%60%Count#Bartons CrkNew LightBuckhornHolly SpgsWhite OakWildersMiddle CrkMdwPanther BranchWake FrstPleasant GrvBentonvilleClevelandWilson MillsCedar RockBannerGold MineYoungsvilleHarrisClaytonCedar ForkCypress CrkMarks CrkLeesvilleIngramsLittle RivBoon HlCary TownshipDunn TownshipRaleigh AreaSwift CrkElevationPne LevelUnited StatesN CarolinaSouthO'NealsSouth AtlanticFranklintonSt. MarysHayesvilleSt. MatthewsSelmaNeuseMicroMeredithSmithfieldHouse CrkSandy CrkLouisburgBeulahRaleigh79.981861%79.981861%80%6,173178.960055%78.960055%79%2,293277.445110%77.445110%77%1,164370.933665%70.933665%71%9,132467.610714%67.610714%68%20,24420.2k565.500150%65.500150%66%4,361664.257937%64.257937%64%11,07111.1k763.466667%63.466667%63%714863.147793%63.147793%63%5,593962.526970%62.526970%63%17,09817.1k1062.226501%62.226501%62%3,5551161.294766%61.294766%61%4451261.192624%61.192624%61%4,5461360.604192%60.604192%61%9831460.196560%60.196560%60%4901559.518956%59.518956%60%1,4601659.508197%59.508197%60%3631758.519553%58.519553%59%3,3521858.191906%58.191906%58%1,7831957.177514%57.177514%57%6,8352056.709348%56.709348%57%10,89510.9k2154.536188%54.536188%55%1,0702254.373907%54.373907%54%4,3512354.271048%54.271048%54%9,7272454.247025%54.247025%54%1,3222554.237288%54.237288%54%2,4962654.086892%54.086892%54%1,4692753.092339%53.092339%53%16,61116.6k2852.097683%52.097683%52%1,6642951.878926%51.878926%52%238,738239k50.638000%50.638000%51%10,83410.8k3049.521149%49.521149%50%1,2413148.493151%48.493151%48%8853248.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.636475%47.636475%48%1,5623347.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.231368%47.231368%47%1,5783444.848036%44.848036%45%10,28510.3k3544.365362%44.365362%44%3743644.223002%44.223002%44%11,71611.7k3743.641040%43.641040%44%1,5273843.538357%43.538357%44%13,51313.5k3941.908007%41.908007%42%4924040.175794%40.175794%40%2,9714140.034472%40.034472%40%2,5554238.842886%38.842886%39%10,78910.8k4337.732342%37.732342%38%4064434.758665%34.758665%35%1,0734534.282394%34.282394%34%5904632.224785%32.224785%32%15,08715.1k47

Household Types by Metro Area in North Carolina

There are 41 metro areas in North Carolina. This section compares the Raleigh Area to all of the metro areas in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Raleigh Area.

Married by Metro Area#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Raleigh Area, selected other metro areas in North Carolina, and entities that contain the Raleigh Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#JacksonvilleBrevard AreaDunn AreaMount AiryNorth WilkesboroPinehurstRaleigh AreaKill Devil HillsMarion AreaNew Bern AreaAlbemarleElizabeth CityHickory AreaMyrtle BeachSanford AreaMorehead CityCharlotteWashingtonAshevilleWinston AreaForest CityUnited StatesOxford AreaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticShelby AreaBurlingtonVirginia BeachGreensboroGoldsboroWilmingtonCullowheeDurham AreaFayettevilleKinston AreaBoone AreaRocky MountWilson AreaRockinghamLaurinburgLumbertonGreenvilleRoanoke RapidsHenderson55.815624%55.815624%56%34,95935.0k155.393396%55.393396%55%7,667253.543545%53.543545%54%23,04323.0k353.531921%53.531921%54%15,43715.4k453.058043%53.058043%53%14,63514.6k552.769687%52.769687%53%19,92919.9k651.878926%51.878926%52%238,738239k751.822063%51.822063%52%8,376851.367954%51.367954%51%9,031951.366415%51.366415%51%25,71325.7k1051.136171%51.136171%51%12,06212.1k1150.875373%50.875373%51%12,26312.3k1250.437268%50.437268%50%70,41970.4k1350.177489%50.177489%50%86,65086.7k1449.936765%49.936765%50%10,66110.7k1549.798735%49.798735%50%14,72214.7k1649.365515%49.365515%49%437,337437k1748.993218%48.993218%49%9,3191848.853911%48.853911%49%89,79389.8k1948.471351%48.471351%48%125,582126k2048.346546%48.346546%48%12,80712.8k2148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.219418%48.219418%48%9,8982248.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.312927%47.312927%47%17,59017.6k2347.143571%47.143571%47%29,25429.3k2446.984217%46.984217%47%299,172299k2545.318004%45.318004%45%132,639133k2645.074767%45.074767%45%21,19121.2k2744.928405%44.928405%45%49,48149.5k2844.223579%44.223579%44%7,0972944.156977%44.156977%44%94,17894.2k3044.016197%44.016197%44%61,85261.9k3143.271779%43.271779%43%9,9593243.243110%43.243110%43%8,7873342.173033%42.173033%42%24,36824.4k3441.381254%41.381254%41%13,21813.2k3540.871167%40.871167%41%7,5443640.060976%40.060976%40%5,2563739.881082%39.881082%40%18,31118.3k3839.693913%39.693913%40%27,31127.3k3938.026246%38.026246%38%11,41711.4k4036.383835%36.383835%36%6,05941

Household Types by Metro Area in the South

There are 381 metro areas in the South. This section compares the Raleigh Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Raleigh Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 445,227.

Married by Metro Area#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Raleigh Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Raleigh Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#McAllen AreaFayettevilleRaleigh AreaCape CoralHouston AreaDallas AreaNorth PortKnoxvilleEl Paso AreaPort St. LucieLakeland AreaGreenvilleNashvilleCharlotteChattanoogaWashingtonWinston AreaTulsa AreaSan AntonioUnited StatesAtlanta AreaCincinnatiN CarolinaSouthPalm Bay AreaOklahoma CityBirminghamOrlando AreaSouth AtlanticDeltona AreaJacksonvilleAustin AreaPensacolaCorpus ChristiVirginia BeachAugusta AreaLittle RockRichmond AreaPhiladelphiaBaltimoreLouisvilleCharlestonLafayetteLexingtonGreensboroColumbia AreaTampa AreaDurham AreaBaton RougeJackson AreaMiami AreaMemphis AreaShreveportNew Orleans55.211736%55.211736%55%125,594126k154.044525%54.044525%54%100,552101k251.878926%51.878926%52%238,738239k351.268967%51.268967%51%132,317132k450.693151%50.693151%51%1,127,3291.13M550.691692%50.691692%51%1,242,5361.24M650.362684%50.362684%50%156,913157k750.238439%50.238439%50%171,929172k850.179718%50.179718%50%131,649132k950.034929%50.034929%50%85,94885.9k1050.010311%50.010311%50%111,553112k1149.901787%49.901787%50%163,861164k1249.453501%49.453501%49%334,864335k1349.365515%49.365515%49%437,337437k1449.261250%49.261250%49%103,357103k1549.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M1648.471351%48.471351%48%125,582126k1748.436298%48.436298%48%182,027182k1848.353380%48.353380%48%380,133380k1948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.089265%48.089265%48%959,251959k2048.087445%48.087445%48%399,372399k2148.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.822599%47.822599%48%107,301107k2247.712699%47.712699%48%238,772239k2347.606639%47.606639%48%209,006209k2447.459543%47.459543%47%387,473387k2547.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.248419%47.248419%47%115,031115k2647.232717%47.232717%47%250,912251k2747.120099%47.120099%47%332,699333k2847.051112%47.051112%47%82,54682.5k2947.002896%47.002896%47%75,63875.6k3046.984217%46.984217%47%299,172299k3146.762893%46.762893%47%98,78198.8k3246.571574%46.571574%47%129,523130k3346.141054%46.141054%46%219,469219k3446.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M3545.925237%45.925237%46%477,932478k3645.815549%45.815549%46%227,783228k3745.800778%45.800778%46%125,681126k3845.488699%45.488699%45%81,48881.5k3945.386441%45.386441%45%88,93788.9k4045.318004%45.318004%45%132,639133k4144.597207%44.597207%45%134,259134k4244.170578%44.170578%44%513,191513k4344.156977%44.156977%44%94,17894.2k4444.154003%44.154003%44%132,987133k4544.030122%44.030122%44%92,08992.1k4643.920159%43.920159%44%907,022907k4741.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k4840.751869%40.751869%41%69,71369.7k4940.419778%40.419778%40%193,694194k50

Household Types by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Raleigh Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Raleigh 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 Raleigh Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Raleigh Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San Jose AreaSalt Lake CityRiversideRaleigh AreaHouston AreaDallas AreaMinneapolisSan DiegoNashvilleCharlotteWashingtonPortland AreaSeattle AreaSan AntonioKansas CitySacramentoUnited StatesDenver AreaAtlanta AreaCincinnatiSan FranciscoN CarolinaSouthBoston AreaPhoenix AreaOklahoma CityHartford AreaChicago AreaBirminghamOrlando AreaSouth AtlanticJacksonvilleSt. 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%550,153550k849.453501%49.453501%49%334,864335k949.365515%49.365515%49%437,337437k1049.144120%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%804,663805k2048.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.800160%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%387,473387k2747.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.232717%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

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 Raleigh 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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