Household Types in the Portland Area (Metro Area)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Oregon and the Portland Area
Portland Area
Oregon
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family249.117024%48.397504%49.117024%49.1%440,341440k10.312276%10.562544%10.312276%10.3%92,45192.5k4.444549%4.414570%4.444549%4.4%39,84639.8k27.139788%27.767323%27.139788%27.1%243,312243k8.986363%8.858059%8.986363%9.0%80,56480.6k

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Oregon and the Portland Area
Portland Area
Oregon
0%20%40%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads71.554929%68.329568%71.554929%71.6%184,367184k20.437557%22.892355%20.437557%20.4%52,65952.7k8.007514%8.778078%8.007514%8.0%20,63220.6k

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Oregon and the Portland Area
Portland Area
Oregon
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children228.739986%26.399050%28.739986%28.7%257,658258k70.882106%73.275281%70.882106%70.9%635,468635k

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Oregon and the Portland Area
Portland Area
Oregon
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Other3Mixed3Black3-8.788345%-4.394172%-20.266171%-6.581646%-8.857539%-4.694727%-22.328862%-8.778523%-40.030334%40%59.969666%55.340348%59.969666%60%46,81246.8k-9.124594%-3.821513%-28.462400%-9.102587%-9.446737%-3.800295%-29.136962%-8.826396%-50.511094%51%49.488906%48.789611%49.488906%49%727,068727k-17.329843%-8.527202%-16.134760%-8.656954%-18.627510%-8.624723%-14.809653%-8.591998%-50.648759%51%49.351241%49.346116%49.351241%49%43,93043.9k-17.172478%-10.401341%-15.475417%-8.522941%-17.291579%-10.556522%-16.313716%-7.680925%-51.572176%52%48.427824%48.157258%48.427824%48%29,22729.2k-15.527253%-5.500929%-26.188448%-13.471663%-16.084890%-5.732287%-25.856085%-12.771084%-60.688294%61%39.311706%39.555654%39.311706%39%25,83225.8k-22.634807%-7.599915%-35.982237%-6.458025%-21.481511%-6.946306%-37.333438%-6.839864%-72.674984%73%27.325016%27.398880%27.325016%27%23,64523.6k

Map of Household Types by County in the Portland Area

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
40.0%43.1%46.1%49.2%52.3%55.4%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
8.5%9.2%9.8%10.5%11.1%11.8%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
4.17%4.39%4.60%4.81%5.02%5.24%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
22.5%24.5%26.5%28.5%30.5%32.5%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
6.1%7.5%8.8%10.1%11.4%12.8%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
22.1%24.2%26.4%28.5%30.6%32.8%
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Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in the Portland Area

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
36%44%52%59%66%74%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
2.0%4.7%7.3%9.9%12.5%15.1%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.6%3.1%4.7%6.2%7.8%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
11%18%24%31%37%44%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.8%5.7%8.5%11.4%14.3%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
16%22%28%33%38%44%
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Household Types by Place in the Portland Area

There are 105 places that are fully or partially contained within the Portland Area (101 fully and 4 partially). This section compares all 105 of those to each other, the Portland Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Portland Area.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Portland Area, selected places in the Portland Area, and entities that contain the Portland Area
0%20%40%60%80%Count#VenersborgBeavercreekRivergroveCherry GroveMeadow GladeStaffordAmboyYacoltBull MountainDamascusFelidaLewisvilleHockinsonBethanyRidgefieldGovernment CampHappy ValleyLa CenterMulinoDuluthFern PrairieBarbertonWarrenBanksYamhillDeer IslandMaywood ParkCamasDundeeLake ShoreColumbia CityOatfieldOrchardsWest SlopeHillsboroMolallaWashingtonGrand RondeWestPacificPortland AreaOregonUnited StatesClatskanieGreshamRaleigh HillsVancouverMetzgerPortlandJennings LodgeStevensonJohnson CityKing CityFort Hill82.247191%82.247191%82%1,098176.393668%76.393668%76%1,110276.073620%76.073620%76%124375.609756%75.609756%76%93475.471698%75.471698%75%640574.094708%74.094708%74%532674.047187%74.047187%74%408774.023438%74.023438%74%379873.284087%73.284087%73%2,381973.086221%73.086221%73%2,7211072.087021%72.087021%72%1,9551172.000000%72.000000%72%4501271.497585%71.497585%71%1,1841370.590471%70.590471%71%5,5711470.334686%70.334686%70%1,3871569.811321%69.811321%70%371669.062556%69.062556%69%3,8531769.012708%69.012708%69%7061868.257757%68.257757%68%5721968.055556%68.055556%68%3922067.924528%67.924528%68%5402167.707442%67.707442%68%1,5832267.420814%67.420814%67%4472366.796875%66.796875%67%3422465.833333%65.833333%66%2372565.714286%65.714286%66%1152665.116279%65.116279%65%2242764.179515%64.179515%64%4,6622863.937443%63.937443%64%6952963.672339%63.672339%64%1,6093062.038074%62.038074%62%5543858.219573%58.219573%58%3,0284555.780640%55.780640%56%3,8555354.105064%54.105064%54%1,7206054.038106%54.038106%54%19,59819.6k6152.892823%52.892823%53%1,6736749.901951%49.901951%50%1,345,6591.35M49.839228%49.839228%50%3107549.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.117024%49.117024%49%440,341440k48.397504%48.397504%48%748,102748k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.105263%47.105263%47%3588245.291745%45.291745%45%17,62817.6k8744.371345%44.371345%44%1,2149043.357786%43.357786%43%29,19829.2k9339.736239%39.736239%40%6939738.227288%38.227288%38%98,02798.0k9936.986301%36.986301%37%1,16110135.204856%35.204856%35%23210226.086957%26.086957%26%7810325.143453%25.143453%25%48210412.371134%12.371134%12%12105

Household Types by County in the Portland Area

There are 7 counties in the Portland Area. This section compares all 7 of those to each other, the Portland Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Portland Area.

Married by County#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Portland Area, selected counties in the Portland Area, and entities that contain the Portland Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#YamhillClackamasClarkWashingtonColumbiaSkamaniaWashingtonWestPacificPortland AreaOregonUnited StatesMultnomah55.325410%55.325410%55%19,36519.4k154.648363%54.648363%55%82,60182.6k254.075350%54.075350%54%88,87588.9k353.380409%53.380409%53%111,730112k452.800802%52.800802%53%10,00110.0k552.326852%52.326852%52%2,395649.901951%49.901951%50%1,345,6591.35M49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.117024%49.117024%49%440,341440k48.397504%48.397504%48%748,102748k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M40.032441%40.032441%40%125,374125k7

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Portland Area

There are 45 county subdivisions in the Portland Area. This section compares all 45 of those to each other, the Portland Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Portland Area.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Portland Area, selected county subdivisions in the Portland Area, and entities that contain the Portland Area
0%20%40%60%Count#RedlandRidgefieldGobleLa CenterYacoltCoast RangeYoderBeavercreekMulinoNorth PlainsColtonDayton-AmityCamasBattle GroundCarltonMount HoodChehalem MountainsEstacadaCorbettSandyVernoniaN SkamaniaMolallaNewbergN BonnevilleFrst Grv-CorneliusRockcreekCanbyCarson-UnderwoodSkylineSt. HelensNW ClackamasBeaverton-HillsboroSheridanRainierMcMinnvilleWilsonvilleOrchardsClatskanieWashingtonWestPacificPortland AreaVancouverOregonScappooseUnited StatesGreshamStevensonPortland EastPortland West73.688773%73.688773%74%1,700171.571798%71.571798%72%2,213270.649895%70.649895%71%674370.255823%70.255823%70%3,680469.110532%69.110532%69%1,857567.099419%67.099419%67%1,964667.033936%67.033936%67%1,521766.021672%66.021672%66%1,706865.239726%65.239726%65%1,143965.142220%65.142220%65%1,1681064.689104%64.689104%65%1,1341164.656085%64.656085%65%1,8331263.808790%63.808790%64%12,41412.4k1363.787916%63.787916%64%12,93312.9k1462.838802%62.838802%63%1,7621561.979045%61.979045%62%2,6621661.145194%61.145194%61%1,1961760.464707%60.464707%60%3,4351860.387812%60.387812%60%8721959.565549%59.565549%60%4,6892058.750964%58.750964%59%7622156.896552%56.896552%57%332256.863993%56.863993%57%2,6802356.739547%56.739547%57%7,3962455.187166%55.187166%55%1,0322554.992430%54.992430%55%6,9012654.929094%54.929094%55%15,99716.0k2754.709772%54.709772%55%3,7232854.515050%54.515050%55%9782954.479638%54.479638%54%6023052.963301%52.963301%53%4,6473152.514396%52.514396%53%53,25853.3k3252.499674%52.499674%52%84,50484.5k3351.693709%51.693709%52%1,8163451.513241%51.513241%52%8173551.174405%51.174405%51%6,5583651.015150%51.015150%51%4,9503750.739167%50.739167%51%11,94411.9k3849.940922%49.940922%50%1,2683949.901951%49.901951%50%1,345,6591.35M49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.117024%49.117024%49%440,341440k48.668214%48.668214%49%43,83443.8k4048.397504%48.397504%48%748,102748k48.351358%48.351358%48%1,8334148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.224998%47.224998%47%24,57424.6k4241.169591%41.169591%41%3524338.929810%38.929810%39%75,31475.3k4436.864973%36.864973%37%24,01224.0k45

Household Types by Metro Area in Oregon

There are 20 metro areas in Oregon. This section compares the Portland Area to all of the metro areas in Oregon and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Portland Area.

Married by Metro Area#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Portland Area, selected other metro areas in Oregon, and entities that contain the Portland Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#PrinevilleBend AreaOntario AreaAlbany AreaLa GrandeHermistonSalem AreaThe DallesHood RiverRoseburg AreaWashingtonWestPacificPortland AreaOregonMedford AreaUnited StatesGrants PassCoos Bay AreaKlamath FallsAstoria AreaBrookingsNewport AreaCorvallisEugene Area53.697433%53.697433%54%4,916152.853565%52.853565%53%35,87735.9k252.133701%52.133701%52%9,639351.959099%51.959099%52%23,57823.6k451.892479%51.892479%52%5,251551.253400%51.253400%51%15,64115.6k651.126660%51.126660%51%73,58273.6k750.723465%50.723465%51%5,013850.115670%50.115670%50%4,116949.973826%49.973826%50%21,95722.0k1049.901951%49.901951%50%1,345,6591.35M49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.117024%49.117024%49%440,341440k1148.397504%48.397504%48%748,102748k48.274959%48.274959%48%40,53640.5k1248.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.981483%47.981483%48%16,68716.7k1347.711124%47.711124%48%12,28812.3k1447.437602%47.437602%47%12,84812.8k1546.951373%46.951373%47%7,4541646.200462%46.200462%46%4,8031746.187726%46.187726%46%9,4381846.032814%46.032814%46%15,74015.7k1943.849017%43.849017%44%64,32364.3k20

Household Types by Metro Area in the West

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

Married by Metro Area#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Portland Area, selected other metro areas in the West, and entities that contain the Portland 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 AreaWashingtonSan DiegoWestPacificPortland AreaSeattle AreaSanta MariaSpokane AreaLas CrucesOregonSacramentoMedford 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%72,84272.8k2649.901951%49.901951%50%1,345,6591.35M49.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k2749.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.117024%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%36,31736.3k3248.397504%48.397504%48%748,102748k48.345618%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

Household Types by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Portland Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Portland 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 Portland Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Portland Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San Jose AreaSalt Lake CityRiversideRaleigh AreaHouston AreaDallas AreaMinneapolisWashingtonSan DiegoWestNashvillePacificCharlotteWashingtonPortland AreaSeattle AreaOregonSan 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%679,262679k749.901951%49.901951%50%1,345,6591.35M49.872091%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%437,337437k1049.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M1149.117024%49.117024%49%440,341440k1248.859336%48.859336%49%692,692693k1348.397504%48.397504%48%748,102748k48.353380%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

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 Portland 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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