Household Types in the Memphis Area (Metro Area)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Mississippi and the Memphis Area
Memphis Area
Mississippi
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family241.645378%44.624560%41.645378%41.6%206,377206k19.377954%18.346874%19.377954%19.4%96,02996.0k5.133203%4.998712%5.133203%5.1%25,43825.4k28.605330%27.808898%28.605330%28.6%141,756142k5.238136%4.220957%5.238136%5.2%25,95826.0k

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Mississippi and the Memphis Area
Memphis Area
Mississippi
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads55.962839%57.572501%55.962839%56.0%81,86381.9k35.764727%34.407261%35.764727%35.8%52,31752.3k8.272435%8.020238%8.272435%8.3%12,10112.1k

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Mississippi and the Memphis Area
Memphis Area
Mississippi
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children229.518442%28.456784%29.518442%29.5%146,281146k70.312859%71.416896%70.312859%70.3%348,441348k

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Mississippi and the Memphis Area
Memphis Area
Mississippi
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Other3Mixed3Black3-10.841346%-2.632212%-18.533654%-5.300481%-8.823529%-4.602076%-23.875433%-8.362168%-37.307692%37%62.692308%54.336794%62.692308%63%8,320-8.901532%-3.968778%-27.318751%-5.631979%-10.195289%-4.204255%-26.887426%-4.276706%-45.821040%46%54.178960%54.436323%54.178960%54%240,981241k-13.202881%-6.687453%-17.030427%-9.042038%-13.297099%-11.145985%-15.517109%-9.324045%-45.962800%46%54.037200%50.715762%54.037200%54%9,301-16.825281%-12.493899%-14.616886%-7.284041%-19.529689%-9.415290%-22.861812%-4.712184%-51.220107%51%48.779893%43.481024%48.779893%49%8,196-21.008403%-7.133520%-27.077498%-6.498599%-18.620509%-6.622082%-33.136638%-7.199056%-61.718021%62%38.281979%34.421715%38.281979%38%5,355-31.308162%-6.099684%-31.399924%-4.547347%-32.717159%-6.011367%-29.930619%-3.789076%-73.355117%73%26.644883%27.551778%26.644883%27%223,405223k

Map of Household Types by County in the Memphis Area

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
33.3%38.2%43.0%47.9%52.8%57.7%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
11.1%14.1%17.2%20.2%23.2%26.3%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
4.1%4.8%5.3%5.9%6.5%7.1%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
19.8%22.1%24.3%26.5%28.7%31.0%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.5%2.4%3.2%4.1%4.9%5.8%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
24.8%26.9%29.0%31.0%33.1%35.2%
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Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in the Memphis Area

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
15%27%38%49%60%71%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
2%9%16%23%30%38%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.6%5.2%7.8%10.3%13.0%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
6%15%22%30%38%46%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.8%3.7%5.5%7.3%9.2%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
1%11%21%30%40%50%
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Household Types by Place in the Memphis Area

There are 57 places that are fully or partially contained within the Memphis Area (55 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 57 of those to each other, the Memphis Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Memphis Area.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Memphis Area, selected places in the Memphis Area, and entities that contain the Memphis Area
0%20%40%60%Count#ArlingtonClarkedaleColliervillePipertonGermantownGarlandBridgetownAtokaLakelandOaklandLynchburgBartlettLa GrangeRossvilleMunfordHernandoBrightonBurlisonGilt EdgeGrand JctOlive BranchAshlandMarionSouthavenAnthonyvilleWest South CentralArkansasTennesseeBradenUnited StatesSouthPotts CampEast South CentralWillistonTunicaSnow Lk ShrsNorth TunicaMississippiMemphis AreaCrawfordsvilleHorseshoe LkWest MemphisMemphisMasonJerichoTunica ResortsHolly SpringsMoscowTurrell79.917428%79.917428%80%2,710172.992701%72.992701%73%100272.256398%72.256398%72%11,74611.7k370.561457%70.561457%71%465468.868564%68.868564%69%10,16510.2k568.750000%68.750000%69%88668.523316%68.523316%69%529766.580227%66.580227%67%2,054865.785781%65.785781%66%2,813964.791163%64.791163%65%1,8771062.770013%62.770013%63%4941162.498765%62.498765%62%12,65612.7k1261.702128%61.702128%62%291361.092150%61.092150%61%1791458.922217%58.922217%59%1,1591556.900369%56.900369%57%3,0841656.787565%56.787565%57%5481756.250000%56.250000%56%901855.434783%55.434783%55%1021953.956835%53.956835%54%752052.443394%52.443394%52%6,8792151.322751%51.322751%51%972250.505959%50.505959%51%2,2462350.095207%50.095207%50%9,2082450.000000%50.000000%50%292549.014411%49.014411%49%6,677,6906.68M48.823107%48.823107%49%557,306557k48.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M48.275862%48.275862%48%422648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.674419%47.674419%48%1232747.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.333333%47.333333%47%712846.730769%46.730769%47%2432946.728972%46.728972%47%1003045.911950%45.911950%46%1463344.624560%44.624560%45%490,336490k41.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k40.500000%40.500000%41%813737.254902%37.254902%37%574131.430344%31.430344%31%3,0394529.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4828.797468%28.797468%29%914920.512821%20.512821%21%85320.158103%20.158103%20%2045418.736753%18.736753%19%4425518.018018%18.018018%18%405617.085427%17.085427%17%3457

Household Types by County in the Memphis Area

There are 9 counties in the Memphis Area. This section compares all 9 of those to each other, the Memphis Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Memphis Area.

Married by County#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Memphis Area, selected counties in the Memphis Area, and entities that contain the Memphis Area
0%20%40%Count#FayetteTiptonDeSotoBentonWest South CentralArkansasTennesseeUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralTateMarshallMississippiMemphis AreaCrittendenShelbyTunica57.624506%57.624506%58%8,597155.101850%55.101850%55%11,76711.8k253.347090%53.347090%53%32,31532.3k352.783109%52.783109%53%1,650449.014411%49.014411%49%6,677,6906.68M48.823107%48.823107%49%557,306557k48.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.454380%47.454380%47%4,707546.204496%46.204496%46%6,105644.624560%44.624560%45%490,336490k41.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k38.673227%38.673227%39%7,153737.933340%37.933340%38%132,750133k833.333333%33.333333%33%1,3339

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Memphis Area

There are 66 county subdivisions in the Memphis Area. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Memphis Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Memphis Area. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 2,012.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Memphis Area, selected county subdivisions in the Memphis Area, and entities that contain the Memphis Area
0%20%40%60%Count#485243867653459142115342West South CentralArkansasTennesseeUnited StatesJasperSouth3East South Central4273Mississippi125Memphis Area2510Tyronza13132Mississippi111612719870.797672%70.797672%71%2,068169.143577%69.143577%69%1,098267.018256%67.018256%67%1,652365.216740%65.216740%65%17,40717.4k464.351199%64.351199%64%1,825562.531675%62.531675%63%16,28716.3k660.056657%60.056657%60%1,484760.019550%60.019550%60%1,228859.980090%59.980090%60%1,205959.939531%59.939531%60%7931059.520697%59.520697%60%1,3661159.023066%59.023066%59%1,3051258.226926%58.226926%58%16,78116.8k1357.809132%57.809132%58%8,8501456.572983%56.572983%57%1,2481556.436177%56.436177%56%9,4351656.181754%56.181754%56%1,5951754.383939%54.383939%54%6,1221853.754125%53.754125%54%1,3031952.500911%52.500911%53%12,96313.0k2052.260716%52.260716%52%8902151.877729%51.877729%52%1,1882251.109908%51.109908%51%9442349.930459%49.930459%50%7182449.014411%49.014411%49%6,677,6906.68M48.823107%48.823107%49%557,306557k48.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.205719%48.205719%48%2,5122547.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.701149%47.701149%48%1,4942647.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M46.229814%46.229814%46%3,4642746.117003%46.117003%46%1,3482845.732575%45.732575%46%6432945.356195%45.356195%45%4,4443044.624560%44.624560%45%490,336490k43.229498%43.229498%43%6803143.170732%43.170732%43%8853242.064073%42.064073%42%10,91110.9k3341.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k40.885417%40.885417%41%1,0993440.674256%40.674256%41%9293537.410408%37.410408%37%11,22211.2k3637.253142%37.253142%37%4153736.314496%36.314496%36%7393836.147757%36.147757%36%6853932.948372%32.948372%33%9,1584031.955923%31.955923%32%2324131.929681%31.929681%32%3,1244230.462520%30.462520%30%7644328.246791%28.246791%28%7,2844427.118171%27.118171%27%6,7954527.083677%27.083677%27%6,5644623.945509%23.945509%24%6,5744723.071625%23.071625%23%3354821.703507%21.703507%22%6,2254915.920865%15.920865%16%4,57950

Household Types by Metro Area in Mississippi

There are 23 metro areas in Mississippi. This section compares the Memphis Area to all of the metro areas in Mississippi and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Memphis Area.

Married by Metro Area#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Memphis Area, selected other metro areas in Mississippi, and entities that contain the Memphis Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Picayune AreaBrookhavenTupelo AreaWest South CentralArkansasLaurel AreaCorinth AreaTennesseeUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralColumbus AreaHattiesburgGulfport AreaMississippiJackson AreaMeridian AreaGrenada AreaMemphis AreaVicksburgMcComb AreaWest PointNatchez AreaOxford AreaGreenwoodStarkvilleGreenvilleIndianolaClevelandClarksdale52.273836%52.273836%52%10,71310.7k149.721707%49.721707%50%6,432249.178947%49.178947%49%25,69625.7k349.014411%49.014411%49%6,677,6906.68M48.823107%48.823107%49%557,306557k48.696312%48.696312%49%15,40815.4k448.585544%48.585544%49%7,179548.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M45.348582%45.348582%45%10,34910.3k644.793836%44.793836%45%24,30224.3k744.628859%44.628859%45%65,07265.1k844.624560%44.624560%45%490,336490k44.030122%44.030122%44%92,08992.1k942.177263%42.177263%42%16,80316.8k1041.995205%41.995205%42%3,1531141.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k1240.953262%40.953262%41%8,8501340.479821%40.479821%40%7,9641440.239044%40.239044%40%3,1311539.326898%39.326898%39%7,5371638.556525%38.556525%39%7,2441737.901708%37.901708%38%5,4371836.168099%36.168099%36%6,1881931.584748%31.584748%32%5,7322031.127307%31.127307%31%2,6482130.981108%30.981108%31%3,9032230.107882%30.107882%30%2,73523

Household Types by Metro Area in the South

There are 381 metro areas in the South. This section compares the Memphis Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Memphis 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 Memphis Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Memphis Area
0%20%40%Count#McAllen AreaFayettevilleRaleigh AreaCape CoralHouston AreaDallas AreaNorth PortKnoxvilleEl Paso AreaPort St. LucieLakeland AreaGreenvilleNashvilleCharlotteChattanoogaWashingtonWest South CentralArkansasWinston AreaTennesseeTulsa AreaSan AntonioUnited StatesAtlanta AreaCincinnatiSouthPalm Bay AreaOklahoma CityEast South CentralBirminghamOrlando AreaDeltona AreaJacksonvilleAustin AreaPensacolaCorpus ChristiVirginia BeachAugusta AreaLittle RockRichmond AreaPhiladelphiaBaltimoreLouisvilleCharlestonLafayetteLexingtonGreensboroMississippiColumbia 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%1,059,5311.06M1649.014411%49.014411%49%6,677,6906.68M48.823107%48.823107%49%557,306557k48.471351%48.471351%48%125,582126k1748.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M48.436298%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%399,372399k2147.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.822599%47.822599%48%107,301107k2247.712699%47.712699%48%238,772239k2347.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.606639%47.606639%48%209,006209k2447.459543%47.459543%47%387,473387k2547.248419%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%132,639133k4144.624560%44.624560%45%490,336490k44.597207%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 Memphis Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Memphis 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 Memphis Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Memphis Area
0%20%40%Count#San Jose AreaSalt Lake CityRiversideRaleigh AreaHouston AreaDallas AreaMinneapolisSan DiegoNashvilleCharlotteWashingtonPortland AreaWest South CentralSeattle AreaArkansasTennesseeSan AntonioKansas CitySacramentoUnited StatesDenver AreaAtlanta AreaCincinnatiSan FranciscoSouthBoston AreaPhoenix AreaOklahoma CityHartford AreaChicago AreaEast South CentralBirminghamOrlando AreaJacksonvilleSt. LouisAustin AreaLos AngelesVirginia BeachIndianapolisPittsburghColumbus AreaRichmond AreaPhiladelphiaNew York AreaBaltimoreLouisvilleDetroit AreaProvidenceMilwaukeeMississippiTampa 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%440,341440k1249.014411%49.014411%49%6,677,6906.68M48.859336%48.859336%49%692,692693k1348.823107%48.823107%49%557,306557k48.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M48.353380%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%804,663805k2047.955775%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%1,650,5601.65M2547.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.606639%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%279,623280k4344.624560%44.624560%45%490,336490k44.170578%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 Memphis 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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