Household Types in the Providence Area (Metro Area)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Rhode Island and the Providence Area
Providence Area
Rhode Island
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family244.928615%43.957440%44.928615%44.9%279,983280k13.900153%13.858473%13.900153%13.9%86,62286.6k4.752292%4.699688%4.752292%4.8%29,61529.6k29.685657%30.439499%29.685657%29.7%184,993185k6.733283%7.044901%6.733283%6.7%41,96042.0k

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Rhode Island and the Providence Area
Providence Area
Rhode Island
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads63.091802%62.643898%63.091802%63.1%104,704105k29.107891%29.331416%29.107891%29.1%48,30648.3k7.800307%8.024686%7.800307%7.8%12,94512.9k

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Rhode Island and the Providence Area
Providence Area
Rhode Island
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children226.630647%26.108376%26.630647%26.6%165,955166k72.983425%73.577906%72.983425%73.0%454,813455k

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Rhode Island and the Providence Area
Providence Area
Rhode Island
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Other3Mixed3Black3-8.098141%-5.080154%-21.712953%-8.338978%-8.502700%-5.036819%-25.321551%-9.278351%-43.230225%43%56.769775%51.860579%56.769775%57%13,28713.3k-11.350231%-4.021815%-30.571333%-6.850501%-10.842495%-3.877222%-31.642527%-7.276732%-52.793881%53%47.206119%46.361024%47.206119%47%512,853513k-26.676351%-9.445666%-21.772927%-5.990892%-26.967079%-8.993696%-21.723091%-6.145225%-63.885835%64%36.114165%36.170908%36.114165%36%25,47225.5k-31.042063%-9.232889%-23.242995%-6.076514%-31.215376%-9.634375%-22.322848%-4.778650%-69.594462%70%30.405538%32.048750%30.405538%30%30,47830.5k-23.935918%-6.133283%-30.249313%-9.356337%-23.948220%-5.354516%-29.611650%-9.473375%-69.674851%70%30.325149%31.612239%30.325149%30%10,54910.5k-28.017947%-8.014017%-31.116133%-4.434401%-28.193889%-7.593142%-31.236303%-4.941773%-71.582498%72%28.417502%28.034893%28.417502%28%30,53430.5k

Map of Household Types by County in the Providence Area

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
40.0%42.7%45.4%48.1%50.8%53.5%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
8.7%10.4%11.9%13.5%15.0%16.7%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
3.18%3.57%3.96%4.36%4.75%5.14%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
26.2%27.2%28.3%29.3%30.3%31.4%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
6.02%6.48%6.95%7.41%7.88%8.34%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
22.8%23.8%24.7%25.7%26.7%27.7%
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Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in the Providence Area

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
29%37%45%53%61%70%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
3.6%8.0%12.4%16.7%21.1%25.5%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.8%3.2%5.5%7.9%10.3%12.7%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
14%20%25%31%36%42%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2.2%4.8%7.3%9.9%12.5%15.1%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
10%17%24%31%37%44%
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Household Types by Place in the Providence Area

There are 50 places in the Providence Area. This section compares all 50 of those to each other, the Providence Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Providence Area.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Providence Area, selected places in the Providence Area, and entities that contain the Providence Area
0%20%40%60%Count#GreeneCarolinaHope ValleyClayvilleNorth SeekonkFoster CenterMelvilleWatch HillHopkintonNorton CenterCumberland HlRaynham CtrChepachetAshawaySomersetQuonochontaugGreenvilleTivertonN WestportHarmonyMansfield CtrAttleboroValley FallsKingstonBradfordMisquamicutUnited StatesNew EnglandCharlestownNortheastWarwickWakefield-PeacedaleMassachusettsCranstonWesterlyAcushnet CtrProvidenceRhode IslandPascoagOcean GroveTauntonBliss CornerE ProvidenceWeekapaugSmith MillsNewport EastNarragansett PierPawtucketWoonsocketFall RiverNew BedfordCentral FallsNewportProvidenceHarrisvilleWyoming79.109589%79.109589%79%231178.671329%78.671329%79%225274.723539%74.723539%75%473374.603175%74.603175%75%47469.736842%69.736842%70%742569.402985%69.402985%69%93668.475992%68.475992%68%328767.500000%67.500000%68%54866.513761%66.513761%67%145964.675325%64.675325%65%2491061.958216%61.958216%62%1,9871159.689399%59.689399%60%8841259.152799%59.152799%59%3911358.271605%58.271605%58%2361455.760634%55.760634%56%3,8671555.223881%55.223881%55%1481653.756158%53.756158%54%1,7461752.351738%52.351738%52%1,7921851.486784%51.486784%51%9351950.402145%50.402145%50%1882050.145490%50.145490%50%1,5512149.997024%49.997024%50%8,4002249.947000%49.947000%50%2,3562348.979592%48.979592%49%3602448.908297%48.908297%49%2242548.815166%48.815166%49%1032648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.342193%47.342193%47%2852747.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.976890%46.976890%47%16,52616.5k2846.935301%46.935301%47%1,6542946.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M45.668671%45.668671%46%13,90213.9k3045.653306%45.653306%46%3,5083145.299145%45.299145%45%5303244.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k43.957440%43.957440%44%180,331180k43.443096%43.443096%43%7523343.122677%43.122677%43%4643442.887883%42.887883%43%9,5673540.761821%40.761821%41%9313640.622290%40.622290%41%7,9643739.814815%39.814815%40%863839.471007%39.471007%39%7763938.725693%38.725693%39%1,8724037.833424%37.833424%38%6954135.596424%35.596424%36%9,7944234.322820%34.322820%34%5,9204332.992754%32.992754%33%12,65812.7k4432.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k4530.061641%30.061641%30%1,9024629.762350%29.762350%30%3,1814729.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k4828.975741%28.975741%29%2154927.192982%27.192982%27%3150

Household Types by County in the Providence Area

There are 6 counties in the Providence Area. This section compares all 6 of those to each other, the Providence Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Providence Area.

Married by County#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Providence Area, selected counties in the Providence Area, and entities that contain the Providence Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#BristolWashingtonUnited StatesNew EnglandKentNortheastMassachusettsBristolNewportProvidenceRhode IslandProvidence53.443184%53.443184%53%10,31410.3k152.670878%52.670878%53%26,10026.1k248.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.546642%47.546642%48%32,64632.6k347.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.799698%46.799698%47%99,65299.7k446.013383%46.013383%46%16,22816.2k544.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k43.957440%43.957440%44%180,331180k40.025015%40.025015%40%95,04395.0k6

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Providence Area

There are 61 county subdivisions in the Providence Area. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Providence Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Providence Area. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 7,776.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Providence Area, selected county subdivisions in the Providence Area, and entities that contain the Providence Area
0%20%40%60%Count#BarringtonRehobothFreetownSeekonkRaynhamMansfieldEastonScituateSwanseaCharlestownGlocesterN SmithfieldNortonE GreenwichWestportN KingstownPortsmouthHopkintonSomersetCumberlandTivertonAcushnetN AttleboroughDartmouthSmithfieldCoventryBristolS KingstownLincolnBurrillvilleAttleboroUnited StatesFairhavenNew EnglandWesterlyNortheastWarwickMassachusettsMiddletownCranstonProvidenceRhode IslandTauntonNarragansettJohnstonE ProvidenceN ProvidenceWarrenW WarwickPawtucketWoonsocketFall RiverNew BedfordCentral FallsNewportProvidence67.307071%67.307071%67%4,169166.531440%66.531440%67%2,624265.658245%65.658245%66%1,975363.934133%63.934133%64%3,572463.213308%63.213308%63%3,002562.874396%62.874396%63%5,206661.913357%61.913357%62%4,802761.781609%61.781609%62%2,580861.027732%61.027732%61%3,741960.611794%60.611794%61%1,9221060.325021%60.325021%60%2,1531160.182913%60.182913%60%2,6981259.825949%59.825949%60%3,7811358.177155%58.177155%58%2,9491457.972907%57.972907%58%3,5521557.121994%57.121994%57%5,8671656.666201%56.666201%57%4,0591756.105006%56.105006%56%1,8381855.760634%55.760634%56%3,8671955.197636%55.197636%55%7,4712055.154639%55.154639%55%3,7452154.258276%54.258276%54%2,1472253.949756%53.949756%54%5,6482353.731735%53.731735%54%6,1412452.416307%52.416307%52%3,8832552.366800%52.366800%52%7,2242652.176513%52.176513%52%4,3632751.826004%51.826004%52%5,4212850.925000%50.925000%51%4,0742950.682163%50.682163%51%3,0093049.997024%49.997024%50%8,4003148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.131472%48.131472%48%3,2073247.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.075723%47.075723%47%4,5883347.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.976890%46.976890%47%16,52616.5k3446.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M45.963385%45.963385%46%3,0633545.668671%45.668671%46%13,90213.9k3644.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k43.957440%43.957440%44%180,331180k42.887883%42.887883%43%9,5673742.867572%42.867572%43%2,9363841.938428%41.938428%42%5,0543940.622290%40.622290%41%7,9644037.596627%37.596627%38%5,3504137.571157%37.571157%38%1,7824237.131141%37.131141%37%4,6184335.596424%35.596424%36%9,7944434.322820%34.322820%34%5,9204532.992754%32.992754%33%12,65812.7k4632.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k4730.061641%30.061641%30%1,9024829.762350%29.762350%30%3,1814929.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k50

Household Types by Metro Area in Rhode Island

There is 1 metro area in Rhode Island. This section compares the Providence Area to all of the metro areas in Rhode Island and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Providence Area.

Married by Metro Area#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Providence Area, selected other metro areas in Rhode Island, and entities that contain the Providence Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#United StatesNew EnglandNortheastMassachusettsProvidenceRhode Island48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M44.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k143.957440%43.957440%44%180,331180k

Household Types by Metro Area in the Northeast

There are 93 metro areas in the Northeast. This section compares the Providence Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Providence 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 Providence Area, selected other metro areas in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Providence Area
0%20%40%Count#LancasterChambersburgEast StroudsburgTorringtonBridgeportYork AreaWatertownConcord AreaLebanon AreaManchesterAllentownReading AreaTrenton AreaBarnstable TownWilliamsportPortland AreaClaremontWorcesterHarrisburgPottsvilleUnited StatesAltoona AreaGlens FallsBurlingtonNew EnglandNorwich AreaBoston AreaHartford AreaBangor AreaState CollegeJohnstownNortheastMassachusettsAugusta AreaPittsburghKingston AreaPhiladelphiaNew York AreaJamestownAlbany AreaBinghamtonErie AreaYoungstownAtlantic CityProvidenceSyracuse AreaScranton AreaNew HavenRochesterUtica AreaRhode IslandPittsfieldBuffalo 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%41,06241.1k2347.914868%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%51,79551.8k4643.957440%43.957440%44%180,331180k43.052467%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 Providence Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Providence 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 Providence Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Providence Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San Jose AreaSalt Lake CityRiversideRaleigh AreaHouston AreaDallas AreaMinneapolisSan DiegoNashvilleCharlotteWashingtonPortland AreaSeattle AreaSan AntonioKansas CitySacramentoUnited StatesDenver AreaAtlanta AreaCincinnatiSan FranciscoNew EnglandBoston AreaPhoenix AreaOklahoma CityHartford AreaChicago AreaBirminghamOrlando AreaJacksonvilleSt. LouisAustin AreaLos AngelesNortheastVirginia BeachIndianapolisMassachusettsPittsburghColumbus AreaRichmond AreaPhiladelphiaNew York AreaBaltimoreLouisvilleDetroit AreaProvidenceMilwaukeeTampa AreaRhode IslandMiami 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%804,663805k2047.914868%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%513,191513k4443.957440%43.957440%44%180,331180k43.920159%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 Providence 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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