Household Types in the Madison Area, Wisconsin (Metro Area)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wisconsin and the Madison Area
Madison Area
Wisconsin
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family247.218029%49.212248%47.218029%47.2%123,240123k8.365070%9.979413%8.365070%8.4%21,83321.8k3.829089%4.494803%3.829089%3.8%9,99429.630041%29.085907%29.630041%29.6%77,33577.3k10.957770%7.227629%10.957770%11.0%28,60028.6k

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Wisconsin and the Madison Area
Madison Area
Wisconsin
0%20%40%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads72.273189%67.789482%72.273189%72.3%50,49850.5k19.407193%22.821836%19.407193%19.4%13,56013.6k8.319618%9.388682%8.319618%8.3%5,813

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wisconsin and the Madison Area
Madison Area
Wisconsin
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children226.770293%27.058807%26.770293%26.8%69,87169.9k72.982966%72.749266%72.982966%73.0%190,487190k

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wisconsin and the Madison Area
Madison Area
Wisconsin
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
80%60%40%20%0%20%40%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Other3Mixed3Black3-8.041705%-4.315061%-24.445133%-13.657479%-10.327754%-6.574403%-19.926092%-7.434244%-50.459379%50%49.540621%55.737507%49.540621%50%9,687-6.868509%-3.473407%-30.154335%-10.774124%-7.749615%-3.972771%-29.475684%-7.269960%-51.270375%51%48.729625%51.531970%48.729625%49%228,594229k-15.277778%-8.624829%-18.587106%-11.745542%-18.750600%-8.729473%-19.334806%-7.730721%-54.235254%54%45.764746%45.454400%45.764746%46%5,832-19.688059%-9.051394%-19.739197%-13.807210%-21.381224%-11.025223%-21.499820%-7.488511%-62.285860%62%37.714140%38.605222%37.714140%38%3,911-16.000000%-2.800000%-31.371429%-15.542857%-19.560604%-6.921082%-26.686056%-11.004559%-65.714286%66%34.285714%35.827700%34.285714%34%3,500-33.044946%-7.185060%-32.517409%-9.274108%-34.658352%-7.071846%-34.017392%-5.387848%-82.021524%82%17.978476%18.864563%17.978476%18%9,478

Map of Household Types by County in the Madison Area

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
45.5%47.6%49.6%51.6%53.7%55.7%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
7.76%7.99%8.22%8.44%8.66%8.89%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
3.66%3.89%4.11%4.34%4.56%4.79%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
25.8%26.8%27.7%28.6%29.5%30.4%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
5.7%7.0%8.3%9.5%10.8%12.1%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
26.3%27.0%27.6%28.1%28.7%29.4%
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Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in the Madison Area

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
17%30%43%56%68%82%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%13%19%26%32%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.6%5.3%7.9%10.5%13.2%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%18%27%36%45%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.5%9.0%13.5%18.1%22.6%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
0%14%28%43%57%71%
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Household Types by Place in the Madison Area

There are 66 places that are fully or partially contained within the Madison Area (55 fully and 11 partially). This section compares all 66 of those to each other, the Madison Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Madison Area.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Madison Area, selected places in the Madison Area, and entities that contain the Madison Area
0%20%40%60%Count#FrieslandMaple BluffBrooklynWindsorShorewood HlsCottage GroveWaunakeeLk WisconsinBrowntownBarneveldLivingstonCross PlainsDeForestBellevilleDeerfieldArlingtonMontfortMcFarlandJudaBlue MoundsCobbColumbusMount HorebCambridgeArenaMazomanieVeronaOregonMarshallHollandaleNew GlarusWisconsinMidwestUnited StatesSun PrairieEast North CentralMadison AreaFitchburgRidgewayBlack EarthMiddletonMonroeDoylestownMononaAlbanyMadisonWisconsin DellsEdmund72.500000%72.500000%73%87170.854271%70.854271%71%423267.849687%67.849687%68%325366.287284%66.287284%66%1,689465.673575%65.673575%66%507565.589440%65.589440%66%1,441664.927905%64.927905%65%3,062764.879075%64.879075%65%1,234863.636364%63.636364%64%70962.363239%62.363239%62%2851060.800000%60.800000%61%1521160.452730%60.452730%60%9081260.389789%60.389789%60%2,2001359.561129%59.561129%60%5701459.061834%59.061834%59%5541558.609272%58.609272%59%1771658.156028%58.156028%58%1641757.547454%57.547454%58%1,9101857.281553%57.281553%57%591956.497175%56.497175%56%2002055.555556%55.555556%56%1202155.413105%55.413105%55%1,1672254.114032%54.114032%54%1,5852353.900709%53.900709%54%3042453.731343%53.731343%54%1802553.551913%53.551913%54%3922653.551343%53.551343%54%2,5712753.221582%53.221582%53%2,0322852.384557%52.384557%52%6922952.136752%52.136752%52%613050.175850%50.175850%50%4283349.212248%49.212248%49%1,136,9241.14M48.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.121746%48.121746%48%6,0083847.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.218029%47.218029%47%123,240123k46.635878%46.635878%47%5,1504245.816733%45.816733%46%1154745.025295%45.025295%45%2675244.436669%44.436669%44%3,8105543.056142%43.056142%43%2,0405638.738739%38.738739%39%436137.831691%37.831691%38%1,4976237.500000%37.500000%38%1926335.737175%35.737175%36%37,80637.8k6435.720680%35.720680%36%3996531.818182%31.818182%32%2866

Household Types by County in the Madison Area

There are 4 counties in the Madison Area. This section compares all 4 of those to each other, the Madison Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Madison Area.

Married by County#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Madison Area, selected counties in the Madison Area, and entities that contain the Madison Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#GreenIowaColumbiaWisconsinMidwestUnited StatesEast North CentralMadison AreaDane55.693203%55.693203%56%8,227155.478745%55.478745%55%5,377253.881576%53.881576%54%12,40312.4k349.212248%49.212248%49%1,136,9241.14M48.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.218029%47.218029%47%123,240123k45.538336%45.538336%46%97,23397.2k4

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Madison Area

There are 149 county subdivisions in the Madison Area. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Madison Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Madison Area. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 1,919.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Madison Area, selected county subdivisions in the Madison Area, and entities that contain the Madison Area
0%20%40%60%80%Count#MiddletonSpringfieldSpringdaleOregonExeterBristolCottage GrvTown of LodiRutlandPleasant SpgsTown of BurkeDunkirkWindsorW PtShorewood HlsCottage GroveWaunakeeTown of DunnSun PrairieWestportCross PlainsDeForestDekorraBellevilleDeerfieldMcFarlandPacificColumbusMount HorebVeronaOregonMarshallStoughtonNew GlarusWisconsinAlbionMidwestUnited StatesSun PrairieEast North CentralMadison AreaFitchburgPoynetteBrodheadPardeevilleLodiMineral PointMiddletonMonroeDodgevillePortageMononaWisconsin DellsMadisonMadison81.301939%81.301939%81%1,761176.248822%76.248822%76%809276.123235%76.123235%76%593375.099443%75.099443%75%944474.543081%74.543081%75%571573.338369%73.338369%73%971670.395177%70.395177%70%1,051770.247934%70.247934%70%935869.813830%69.813830%70%525968.607396%68.607396%69%8721068.462139%68.462139%68%8771166.294643%66.294643%66%5941266.287284%66.287284%66%1,6891365.710872%65.710872%66%5501465.673575%65.673575%66%5071565.589440%65.589440%66%1,4411664.927905%64.927905%65%3,0621763.881521%63.881521%64%1,4451862.958716%62.958716%63%5491961.458333%61.458333%61%1,1212060.452730%60.452730%60%9082160.389789%60.389789%60%2,2002260.079051%60.079051%60%6082359.658344%59.658344%60%4542459.061834%59.061834%59%5542557.547454%57.547454%58%1,9102656.286428%56.286428%56%6762755.413105%55.413105%55%1,1672854.114032%54.114032%54%1,5852953.551343%53.551343%54%2,5713053.221582%53.221582%53%2,0323152.384557%52.384557%52%6923250.586166%50.586166%51%2,5893350.175850%50.175850%50%4283449.212248%49.212248%49%1,136,9241.14M49.040767%49.040767%49%4093548.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.121746%48.121746%48%6,0083647.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.218029%47.218029%47%123,240123k46.635878%46.635878%47%5,1503746.550049%46.550049%47%4793845.800317%45.800317%46%5783945.404208%45.404208%45%4104045.285935%45.285935%45%5864144.943820%44.943820%45%5204244.436669%44.436669%44%3,8104343.056142%43.056142%43%2,0404442.963330%42.963330%43%8674539.899875%39.899875%40%1,5944637.831691%37.831691%38%1,4974736.492891%36.492891%36%3854835.737175%35.737175%36%37,80637.8k4917.112811%17.112811%17%53750

Household Types by Metro Area in Wisconsin

There are 28 metro areas in Wisconsin. This section compares the Madison Area to all of the metro areas in Wisconsin and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Madison Area.

Married by Metro Area#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Madison Area, selected other metro areas in Wisconsin, and entities that contain the Madison Area
0%20%40%Count#Appleton AreaWatertownWausau AreaFond du LacSheboyganManitowocMerrill AreaBeaver DamShawano AreaIron MountainWhitewaterBaraboo AreaGreen BayPlattevilleMenomonieStevens PointMinneapolisWisconsin RapidsEau ClaireRacine AreaWisconsinMidwestLa CrosseUnited StatesMarinetteEast North CentralChicago AreaMadison AreaJanesvilleOshkosh AreaDuluth AreaMilwaukee55.271956%55.271956%55%49,76349.8k154.878576%54.878576%55%17,76217.8k253.976631%53.976631%54%29,14929.1k353.839967%53.839967%54%22,09022.1k453.401765%53.401765%53%25,18025.2k553.122885%53.122885%53%18,05718.1k653.028854%53.028854%53%6,653752.823624%52.823624%53%17,76317.8k852.514459%52.514459%53%9,534952.295744%52.295744%52%6,8681052.183051%52.183051%52%20,85620.9k1151.974855%51.974855%52%13,14613.1k1251.197636%51.197636%51%64,27364.3k1350.922338%50.922338%51%9,8551450.750988%50.750988%51%8,3461550.653642%50.653642%51%14,10414.1k1650.572688%50.572688%51%679,262679k1750.225819%50.225819%50%16,01416.0k1850.123514%50.123514%50%32,66832.7k1949.684557%49.684557%50%37,40837.4k2049.212248%49.212248%49%1,136,9241.14M48.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.393295%48.393295%48%26,44526.4k2148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.228958%48.228958%48%13,97014.0k2247.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M2347.218029%47.218029%47%123,240123k2447.013653%47.013653%47%30,06130.1k2546.976247%46.976247%47%32,49332.5k2645.463956%45.463956%45%53,14153.1k2744.632277%44.632277%45%279,623280k28

Household Types by Metro Area in the Midwest

There are 293 metro areas in the Midwest. This section compares the Madison Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Madison Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 193,118.

Married by Metro Area#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Madison Area, selected other metro areas in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Madison Area
0%20%40%Count#Appleton AreaRochesterFayettevilleGrand RapidsElkhart AreaGreen BayCedar RapidsSioux FallsMinneapolisDes MoinesSt. CloudRacine AreaPeoria AreaTopeka AreaWichita AreaWisconsinOmaha AreaSpringfieldCanton AreaDavenportHuntingtonFort WayneMidwestEvansvilleKansas CityUnited StatesCincinnatiEast North CentralSouth BendChicago AreaRockford AreaMadison AreaSt. LouisLincoln AreaIndianapolisColumbus AreaAkron AreaLouisvilleKalamazooDuluth AreaYoungstownDetroit AreaAnn ArborFargo AreaSpringfieldMilwaukeeLansing AreaLafayetteSaginaw AreaDayton AreaFlint AreaClevelandToledo AreaChampaign55.271956%55.271956%55%49,76349.8k154.554457%54.554457%55%45,72745.7k254.044525%54.044525%54%100,552101k353.129793%53.129793%53%200,922201k453.095083%53.095083%53%37,60337.6k551.197636%51.197636%51%64,27364.3k651.138574%51.138574%51%54,41454.4k751.049434%51.049434%51%48,74248.7k850.572688%50.572688%51%679,262679k950.533624%50.533624%51%120,031120k1050.213154%50.213154%50%36,86736.9k1149.684557%49.684557%50%37,40837.4k1249.631522%49.631522%50%75,36175.4k1349.491201%49.491201%49%46,00946.0k1449.343611%49.343611%49%120,279120k1549.212248%49.212248%49%1,136,9241.14M49.145450%49.145450%49%170,892171k1649.079115%49.079115%49%88,52488.5k1749.049836%49.049836%49%79,44779.4k1848.816219%48.816219%49%75,34175.3k1948.653749%48.653749%49%69,60669.6k2048.543883%48.543883%49%80,36180.4k2148.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.379092%48.379092%48%61,21661.2k2248.348962%48.348962%48%389,960390k2348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.087445%48.087445%48%399,372399k2447.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.650425%47.650425%48%57,70857.7k2547.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M2647.503466%47.503466%48%63,03963.0k2747.218029%47.218029%47%123,240123k2847.149714%47.149714%47%522,168522k2947.078868%47.078868%47%59,13259.1k3046.978857%46.978857%47%352,247352k3146.409350%46.409350%46%355,019355k3245.819693%45.819693%46%129,886130k3345.815549%45.815549%46%227,783228k3445.662458%45.662458%46%59,45859.5k3545.463956%45.463956%45%53,14153.1k3645.341019%45.341019%45%103,986104k3745.322984%45.322984%45%757,837758k3845.124466%45.124466%45%62,57562.6k3944.998136%44.998136%45%42,24242.2k4044.944483%44.944483%45%39,62839.6k4144.632277%44.632277%45%279,623280k4244.412188%44.412188%44%81,69481.7k4344.270768%44.270768%44%35,12035.1k4444.062468%44.062468%44%34,33734.3k4543.953277%43.953277%44%144,194144k4643.031327%43.031327%43%71,53771.5k4742.769908%42.769908%43%363,019363k4842.125994%42.125994%42%103,100103k4941.894660%41.894660%42%38,86438.9k50

Household Types by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Madison Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Madison 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 Madison Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Madison Area
0%20%40%Count#San Jose AreaSalt Lake CityRiversideRaleigh AreaHouston AreaDallas AreaMinneapolisSan DiegoNashvilleCharlotteWisconsinWashingtonPortland AreaSeattle AreaMidwestSan AntonioKansas CitySacramentoUnited StatesDenver AreaAtlanta AreaCincinnatiSan FranciscoBoston AreaEast North CentralPhoenix AreaOklahoma CityHartford AreaChicago AreaBirminghamOrlando AreaJacksonvilleMadison AreaSt. 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%679,262679k749.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k849.453501%49.453501%49%334,864335k949.365515%49.365515%49%437,337437k1049.212248%49.212248%49%1,136,9241.14M49.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M1149.117024%49.117024%49%440,341440k1248.859336%48.859336%49%692,692693k1348.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.353380%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%852,969853k2147.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.743419%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%250,912251k2847.218029%47.218029%47%123,240123k47.149714%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 Madison 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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