Household Types in the Lancaster Area, Pennsylvania (Metro Area)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and the Lancaster Area
Lancaster Area
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family257.061441%48.034142%57.061441%57.1%111,938112k9.500895%11.943581%9.500895%9.5%18,63818.6k3.847154%4.424187%3.847154%3.8%7,54723.752746%29.571826%23.752746%23.8%46,59646.6k5.837764%6.026265%5.837764%5.8%11,45211.5k

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and the Lancaster Area
Lancaster Area
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads74.703162%67.536265%74.703162%74.7%41,83941.8k18.547682%24.415691%18.547682%18.5%10,38810.4k6.749156%8.048043%6.749156%6.7%3,780

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and the Lancaster Area
Lancaster Area
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children228.550092%25.603611%28.550092%28.6%56,00756.0k71.243456%74.187216%71.243456%71.2%139,759140k

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and the Lancaster Area
Lancaster Area
Pennsylvania
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Mixed3Hispanic5Other3Black3-7.935943%-3.131673%-14.519573%-5.160142%-7.984215%-3.948578%-19.432895%-6.896383%-30.747331%31%69.252669%61.737928%69.252669%69%2,810-7.522385%-3.281370%-24.300124%-5.680192%-9.065206%-3.983411%-29.341576%-6.058508%-40.784071%41%59.215929%51.551298%59.215929%59%171,209171k-19.402339%-9.181464%-20.701602%-1.472499%-22.206757%-6.387632%-27.505758%-8.309721%-50.757904%51%49.242096%35.590131%49.242096%49%2,309-22.637446%-6.637953%-21.066633%-7.930073%-23.422783%-7.300199%-22.388026%-7.287471%-58.272105%58%41.727895%39.601521%41.727895%42%7,894-30.783758%-9.556185%-17.374882%-5.854580%-29.156123%-10.738880%-21.409777%-6.385416%-63.569405%64%36.430595%32.309803%36.430595%36%5,295-25.112714%-9.002104%-22.888488%-9.197475%-29.457641%-6.135302%-37.471077%-4.870437%-66.200781%66%33.799219%22.065543%33.799219%34%6,654

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in the Lancaster Area

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
31%43%53%64%75%86%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%11%17%22%28%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.9%2.6%4.2%5.9%7.5%9.2%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
9.0%13.9%18.8%23.6%28.5%33.4%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.2%4.4%7.4%10.5%13.6%16.8%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
16.4%21.3%26.2%31.1%35.9%40.9%
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Household Types by Place in the Lancaster Area

There are 63 places that are fully or partially contained within the Lancaster Area (61 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 63 of those to each other, the Lancaster Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lancaster Area.

Married by Place#11

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Lancaster Area, selected places in the Lancaster Area, and entities that contain the Lancaster Area
0%20%40%60%80%Count#SmoketownEast EarlBird-in-HandReftonBrickervilleSchoeneckChurchtownPenrynGoodvilleRonksGapMaytownRothsvilleLandisvilleKirkwoodIntercourseBrownstownWakefieldGordonvilleFivepointvilleBlue BallGeorgetownReamstownClayReinholdsConestogaWitmerRheemsSalungaWillow StreetE PetersburgBowmansvilleWashington BoroLancasterEphrataHopelandElizabethtownUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheastMiddle AtlanticColumbiaFarmersvilleFalmouthMillersvilleMountvilleSoudersburgLancaster90.740741%90.740741%91%147189.250814%89.250814%89%274284.656085%84.656085%85%160384.285714%84.285714%84%59484.051724%84.051724%84%390582.898551%82.898551%83%286680.263158%80.263158%80%122778.787879%78.787879%79%286878.061224%78.061224%78%153977.450980%77.450980%77%791075.179340%75.179340%75%5241174.201898%74.201898%74%8601274.032587%74.032587%74%7271373.629630%73.629630%74%4971473.214286%73.214286%73%821572.448980%72.448980%72%4261672.358591%72.358591%72%6781771.176471%71.176471%71%1211868.811881%68.811881%69%1391968.017058%68.017058%68%3192067.896679%67.896679%68%1842167.492260%67.492260%67%2182266.793893%66.793893%67%8752366.531714%66.531714%67%4932464.696486%64.696486%65%4052564.529915%64.529915%65%3022664.516129%64.516129%65%1602763.652482%63.652482%64%3592862.790698%62.790698%63%7022962.111973%62.111973%62%2,2413061.997768%61.997768%62%1,1113259.349593%59.349593%59%4383657.295374%57.295374%57%1614057.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k53.441581%53.441581%53%3,0284550.996016%50.996016%51%1284949.468480%49.468480%49%2,0015048.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M43.548387%43.548387%44%1,8095440.220386%40.220386%40%1465837.096774%37.096774%37%695936.894315%36.894315%37%9676035.357737%35.357737%35%4256133.840304%33.840304%34%896231.680376%31.680376%32%6,74063

Household Types by County in the Lancaster Area

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

Married by County#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Lancaster Area, selected counties in the Lancaster Area, and entities that contain the Lancaster Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#LancasterLancasterUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheastMiddle Atlantic57.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k57.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Lancaster Area

There are 60 county subdivisions in the Lancaster Area. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Lancaster Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lancaster Area. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 3,249.

Married by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Lancaster Area, selected county subdivisions in the Lancaster Area, and entities that contain the Lancaster Area
0%20%40%60%80%Count#StrasburgSadsburyColerainBart TownshipE EarlCaernarvonLeacockSalisburyBrecknockElizabethW CocalicoClay TownshipE DrumoreEarl TownshipPenn TownshipParadiseW EarlE DonegalPequeaConestogaE CocalicoWarwickMarticW LampeterLittle BritainW DonegalW HempfieldUpper LeacockEphrataE PetersburgMt JoyAkronRaphoE HempfieldManheimProvidenceE LampeterLancasterConoyMnrEphrataNew HollandDenverLititzElizabethtownUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheastMiddle AtlanticLancasterMount JoyColumbiaManheimMillersvilleLancaster85.808039%85.808039%86%1,046179.064588%79.064588%79%710277.476636%77.476636%77%829376.759777%76.759777%77%687475.389408%75.389408%75%1,452575.000000%75.000000%75%1,029673.968623%73.968623%74%1,273773.841060%73.841060%74%2,453872.454155%72.454155%72%1,857971.585903%71.585903%72%9751070.897065%70.897065%71%1,7151170.189819%70.189819%70%1,6271269.945778%69.945778%70%9031369.050606%69.050606%69%1,6511468.241470%68.241470%68%2,3401567.429259%67.429259%67%1,1201667.326733%67.326733%67%1,7681767.098926%67.098926%67%1,8111867.071153%67.071153%67%1,2161966.050198%66.050198%66%1,0002065.516347%65.516347%66%2,5252165.482234%65.482234%65%4,3862265.282823%65.282823%65%1,2582364.591869%64.591869%65%4,0992464.546104%64.546104%65%9032563.821138%63.821138%64%2,0412663.757116%63.757116%64%4,0322762.996942%62.996942%63%1,8542862.351969%62.351969%62%2,2642961.997768%61.997768%62%1,1113061.567445%61.567445%62%2,4513160.888341%60.888341%61%9873260.736748%60.736748%61%2,7043359.403386%59.403386%59%5,7553458.687259%58.687259%59%9,1203557.606491%57.606491%58%1,7043657.592295%57.592295%58%3,5883757.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k55.188679%55.188679%55%7023853.588808%53.588808%54%4,4053953.441581%53.441581%53%3,0284052.927826%52.927826%53%1,1664152.748691%52.748691%53%8064252.578388%52.578388%53%2,0294349.468480%49.468480%49%2,0014448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.044138%46.044138%46%3,0674545.115291%45.115291%45%1,4874643.548387%43.548387%44%1,8094743.191268%43.191268%43%8314836.894315%36.894315%37%9674931.680376%31.680376%32%6,74050

Household Types by Metro Area in Pennsylvania

There are 37 metro areas in Pennsylvania. This section compares the Lancaster Area to all of the metro areas in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lancaster Area.

Married by Metro Area#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Lancaster Area, selected other metro areas in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Lancaster Area
0%20%40%Count#SelinsgroveGettysburgLancasterSomerset AreaChambersburgLewisburgHuntingdonEast StroudsburgYork AreaSayre AreaLebanon AreaDuBois AreaWarren AreaLock HavenOil City AreaMeadvilleAllentownReading AreaLewistownIndiana AreaSt. MarysWilliamsportBloomsburgNew CastleHarrisburgPottsvilleUnited StatesAltoona AreaPennsylvaniaSunbury AreaState CollegeJohnstownNortheastMiddle AtlanticPittsburghPhiladelphiaNew York AreaErie AreaBradford AreaYoungstownScranton Area58.197963%58.197963%58%8,455157.707283%57.707283%58%22,08422.1k257.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k356.294296%56.294296%56%16,68016.7k455.118534%55.118534%55%32,73632.7k554.843334%54.843334%55%8,034654.680412%54.680412%55%9,282754.441858%54.441858%54%31,10131.1k853.431979%53.431979%53%89,77089.8k953.392150%53.392150%53%13,07213.1k1052.347503%52.347503%52%27,35027.4k1152.333642%52.333642%52%16,38216.4k1251.792475%51.792475%52%8,7551351.685928%51.685928%52%7,6031451.566342%51.566342%52%11,32511.3k1551.346811%51.346811%51%17,72817.7k1651.262803%51.262803%51%161,708162k1751.057061%51.057061%51%77,83777.8k1850.815726%50.815726%51%9,5001950.544643%50.544643%51%17,21517.2k2050.104775%50.104775%50%6,6952149.555794%49.555794%50%22,59122.6k2249.399413%49.399413%49%16,65616.7k2348.936698%48.936698%49%17,76517.8k2448.830562%48.830562%49%109,671110k2548.365643%48.365643%48%28,21728.2k2648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.137536%48.137536%48%24,52824.5k2748.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.586242%47.586242%48%18,65018.7k2847.169381%47.169381%47%26,90426.9k2947.128325%47.128325%47%26,96427.0k3047.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.694197%46.694197%47%463,255463k3146.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M3246.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M3345.465119%45.465119%45%50,03350.0k3445.373428%45.373428%45%7,8313545.341019%45.341019%45%103,986104k3644.857689%44.857689%45%100,252100k37

Household Types by Metro Area in the Northeast

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

Married by Metro Area#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Lancaster Area, selected other metro areas in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Lancaster Area
0%20%40%Count#LancasterChambersburgEast StroudsburgTorringtonBridgeportYork AreaWatertownConcord AreaLebanon AreaManchesterAllentownReading AreaTrenton AreaBarnstable TownWilliamsportPortland AreaClaremontWorcesterHarrisburgPottsvilleUnited StatesAltoona AreaGlens FallsBurlingtonPennsylvaniaNorwich AreaBoston AreaHartford AreaBangor AreaState CollegeJohnstownNortheastAugusta AreaMiddle AtlanticPittsburghKingston 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%109,671110k1948.365643%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%41,06241.1k2348.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.814825%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%9,916,8809.92M46.811859%46.811859%47%23,79423.8k3046.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.694197%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 Lancaster Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lancaster 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 Lancaster Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Lancaster Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#LancasterSan Jose AreaSalt Lake CityRiversideRaleigh AreaHouston AreaDallas AreaMinneapolisSan DiegoNashvilleCharlotteWashingtonPortland AreaSeattle AreaSan AntonioKansas CitySacramentoUnited StatesDenver AreaAtlanta AreaCincinnatiSan FranciscoPennsylvaniaBoston AreaPhoenix AreaOklahoma CityHartford AreaChicago AreaBirminghamOrlando AreaJacksonvilleSt. LouisAustin AreaLos AngelesNortheastVirginia BeachIndianapolisMiddle AtlanticPittsburghColumbus AreaRichmond AreaPhiladelphiaNew York AreaBaltimoreLouisvilleDetroit AreaProvidenceMilwaukeeTampa AreaMiami AreaLas VegasClevelandBuffalo AreaMemphis AreaNew Orleans57.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k56.624620%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%804,663805k2048.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.800160%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%352,247352k3346.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.694197%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 Lancaster 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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