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

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and the Scranton Area
Scranton Area
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family244.857689%48.034142%44.857689%44.9%100,252100k12.723669%11.943581%12.723669%12.7%28,43628.4k5.003378%4.424187%5.003378%5.0%11,18211.2k32.155945%29.571826%32.155945%32.2%71,86571.9k5.259319%6.026265%5.259319%5.3%11,75411.8k

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and the Scranton Area
Scranton Area
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads61.495668%67.536265%61.495668%61.5%32,72032.7k29.193527%24.415691%29.193527%29.2%15,53315.5k9.310805%8.048043%9.310805%9.3%4,954

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and the Scranton Area
Scranton Area
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children223.807436%25.603611%23.807436%23.8%53,20753.2k76.026113%74.187216%76.026113%76.0%169,910170k

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and the Scranton Area
Scranton Area
Pennsylvania
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
80%60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Mixed3Hispanic5Other3Black3-6.331310%-6.244579%-16.348656%-4.336513%-7.984215%-3.948578%-19.432895%-6.896383%-33.261058%33%66.738942%61.737928%66.738942%67%2,306-10.979492%-4.715237%-33.178333%-5.249398%-9.065206%-3.983411%-29.341576%-6.058508%-54.122460%54%45.877540%51.551298%45.877540%46%203,871204k-18.753781%-5.505142%-28.917120%-3.811252%-22.206757%-6.387632%-27.505758%-8.309721%-56.987296%57%43.012704%35.590131%43.012704%43%1,653-32.737925%-7.302086%-18.991140%-6.901972%-23.422783%-7.300199%-22.388026%-7.287471%-65.933124%66%34.066876%39.601521%34.066876%34%6,998-36.600105%-10.457173%-18.208092%-4.308986%-29.156123%-10.738880%-21.409777%-6.385416%-69.574356%70%30.425644%32.309803%30.425644%30%3,806-39.382080%-8.753862%-27.744593%-4.984552%-29.457641%-6.135302%-37.471077%-4.870437%-80.865088%81%19.134912%22.065543%19.134912%19%4,855

Map of Household Types by County in the Scranton Area

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
44.3%45.9%47.5%49.1%50.7%52.3%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
10.5%11.1%11.7%12.2%12.8%13.4%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
4.50%4.68%4.85%5.02%5.20%5.37%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
26.2%27.6%28.9%30.3%31.6%33.0%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
4.57%4.93%5.28%5.63%5.98%6.34%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
23.05%23.32%23.58%23.85%24.11%24.38%
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Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in the Scranton Area

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
29%39%48%58%67%77%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%14%21%28%35%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.1%6.2%9.3%12.4%15.6%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
8%16%23%31%38%46%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.7%5.4%8.1%10.8%13.5%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
8%15%21%27%33%39%
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Household Types by Place in the Scranton Area

There are 100 places that are fully or partially contained within the Scranton Area (98 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 100 of those to each other, the Scranton Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Scranton Area.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Scranton Area, selected places in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain the Scranton Area
0%20%40%60%Count#Upper ExeterHilldaleChaseWaverlyTrucksvilleDaltonMountain TopBeech Mtn LksSilkworthWanamieBear Crk VlgPenn Lk PkHarveys LakeMoscowPikes CreekBig Bass LakeYatesvilleNuangolaGlenburnLaflinEast BerwickDuryeaMount CobbNew ColumbusClarks GreenWhite HavenNoxenChinchillaHughestownConynghamNicholsonLake WinolaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheastMiddle AtlanticDupontScranton AreaShavertownHudsonDunmoreWest PittstonSheatownGlen LyonScrantonHazletonPlymouthPittstonEdwardsvilleWest HazletonWilkes-BarreLattimer78.245614%78.245614%78%223174.696970%74.696970%75%493272.274143%72.274143%72%232368.831169%68.831169%69%159467.760844%67.760844%68%578567.557252%67.557252%68%354666.811489%66.811489%67%2,768765.721649%65.721649%66%510865.013774%65.013774%65%236963.953488%63.953488%64%1651063.636364%63.636364%64%701162.068966%62.068966%62%721261.493776%61.493776%61%7411360.863874%60.863874%61%4651460.606061%60.606061%61%601558.834244%58.834244%59%3231658.131488%58.131488%58%1681758.053691%58.053691%58%1731857.994580%57.994580%58%2141957.679739%57.679739%58%3532055.332629%55.332629%55%5242154.523346%54.523346%55%1,1212254.160790%54.160790%54%3842354.117647%54.117647%54%462453.366174%53.366174%53%3252553.151261%53.151261%53%2532652.500000%52.500000%53%1262751.460222%51.460222%51%5112851.202749%51.202749%51%2982951.148730%51.148730%51%4233049.679487%49.679487%50%1553648.239437%48.239437%48%1374348.235831%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%7,208,0467.21M45.724907%45.724907%46%4925044.857689%44.857689%45%100,252100k43.774319%43.774319%44%4505741.920732%41.920732%42%2756440.782918%40.782918%41%2,2926740.077071%40.077071%40%8327138.257576%38.257576%38%1017836.262204%36.262204%36%2608536.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k8736.129816%36.129816%36%3,2738833.346441%33.346441%33%8489232.113001%32.113001%32%1,1149531.827017%31.827017%32%6559630.201342%30.201342%30%4959729.303145%29.303145%29%4,4919818.907563%18.907563%19%4599

Household Types by County in the Scranton Area

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

Married by County#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Scranton Area, selected counties in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain the Scranton Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#WyomingUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheastMiddle AtlanticScranton AreaLuzerneLackawanna52.235904%52.235904%52%5,642148.235831%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%7,208,0467.21M44.857689%44.857689%45%100,252100k44.586477%44.586477%45%56,85456.9k244.328081%44.328081%44%37,75637.8k3

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Scranton Area

There are 139 county subdivisions in the Scranton Area. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Scranton Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Scranton Area. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 3,033.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Scranton Area, selected county subdivisions in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain the Scranton Area
0%20%40%60%Count#JacksonFairviewWrightLehmanSugarloafScottRice TownshipButlerKingstonS AbingtonSalemTunkhannockJeffersonDuryeaJenkinsDallasForty FortClarks SummitLarksvilleUnited StatesArchbaldPennsylvaniaFosterNortheastMiddle AtlanticMoosicJessupBlakelyPlainsWyomingScranton AreaSwoyersvilleNewportPittstonTaylorExeterDunmoreOlyphantThroopWest PittstonFreelandOld ForgeDickson CityHanoverCarbondaleNanticokeScrantonHazletonHazleKingstonPlymouthPittstonEdwardsvilleWest HazletonWilkes-Barre73.356009%73.356009%73%647169.067001%69.067001%69%1,103267.874166%67.874166%68%1,424366.958425%66.958425%67%918462.164025%62.164025%62%902561.581348%61.581348%62%1,215661.549815%61.549815%62%834758.983324%58.983324%59%2,193858.519306%58.519306%59%1,652957.048590%57.048590%57%1,9021056.603774%56.603774%57%1,0201155.026770%55.026770%55%9251254.661301%54.661301%55%8151354.523346%54.523346%55%1,1211453.417168%53.417168%53%9771551.094225%51.094225%51%1,6811649.647696%49.647696%50%9161748.947368%48.947368%49%1,1161848.789672%48.789672%49%9071948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.158640%48.158640%48%1,3602048.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M48.021828%48.021828%48%7042147.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.686119%46.686119%47%1,1202246.104651%46.104651%46%7932345.772187%45.772187%46%1,3102445.347254%45.347254%45%1,9982545.276163%45.276163%45%6232644.857689%44.857689%45%100,252100k44.760550%44.760550%45%9442743.713956%43.713956%44%7582843.414275%43.414275%43%5902942.821473%42.821473%43%1,0293041.812985%41.812985%42%1,0243140.782918%40.782918%41%2,2923240.576682%40.576682%41%9713340.253019%40.253019%40%7003440.077071%40.077071%40%8323539.643653%39.643653%40%5343639.375496%39.375496%39%1,4883739.321511%39.321511%39%1,0203838.636839%38.636839%39%1,8483938.447271%38.447271%38%1,4514036.388140%36.388140%36%1,6204136.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k4236.129816%36.129816%36%3,2734335.664336%35.664336%36%1,4284434.946145%34.946145%35%2,0444533.346441%33.346441%33%8484632.113001%32.113001%32%1,1144731.827017%31.827017%32%6554830.201342%30.201342%30%4954929.303145%29.303145%29%4,49150

Household Types by Metro Area in Pennsylvania

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

Married by Metro Area#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Scranton Area, selected other metro areas in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Scranton Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%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 Scranton Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Scranton 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 Scranton Area, selected other metro areas in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Scranton 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 Scranton Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Scranton 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 Scranton Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Scranton Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San 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 AreaProvidenceScranton AreaMilwaukeeTampa 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%804,663805k2048.034142%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%279,983280k4244.857689%44.857689%45%100,252100k44.632277%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 Scranton 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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