Household Types in the United States

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States
United States
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family248.235831%48.235831%48.2%56,781,40556.8M12.866629%12.866629%12.9%15,146,11215.1M4.826277%4.826277%4.8%5,681,3125.68M27.689881%27.689881%27.7%32,595,48632.6M6.381381%6.381381%6.4%7,511,9227.51M
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in the United States
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads67.364644%67.364644%67.4%22,571,25322.6M24.570491%24.570491%24.6%8,232,6098.23M8.064864%8.064864%8.1%2,702,2202.70M

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States
United States
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children228.463433%28.463433%28.5%33,506,08233.5M71.282943%71.282943%71.3%83,911,59883.9M
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States
United States
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Other3Mixed3Black3-9.223276%-4.568546%-19.297359%-6.534708%-39.623889%40%60.376111%60.376111%60%5,203,9975.20M-8.975901%-3.859308%-29.122015%-6.654621%-48.611845%49%51.388155%51.388155%51%81,079,48281.1M-18.904743%-8.030729%-17.631762%-5.826767%-50.394001%50%49.605999%49.605999%50%9,890,9579.89M-21.478750%-10.121021%-17.436336%-6.129820%-55.165927%55%44.834073%44.834073%45%4,981,2074.98M-17.705417%-6.277793%-26.689688%-8.932936%-59.605834%60%40.394166%40.394166%40%2,216,8302.22M-28.278902%-6.112935%-33.290551%-4.856703%-72.539091%73%27.460909%27.460909%27%14,343,76414.3M
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by State in the United States

Married Household Types by State#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
43.3%46.9%50.6%54.2%57.8%61.5%

Single Female Household Types by State#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
7.6%9.8%12.0%14.1%16.2%18.4%

Single Male Household Types by State#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
4.02%4.45%4.87%5.29%5.71%6.13%

One-Person Household Types by State#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
19.2%21.7%24.1%26.5%28.9%31.3%

Other Non-Family Household Types by State#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
4.2%5.2%6.2%7.2%8.2%9.3%

With Children Household Types by State#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
23.6%26.6%29.6%32.5%35.5%38.5%
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Map of Household Types by County in the United States

Married Household Types by County#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
22%35%47%59%71%83%

Single Female Household Types by County#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%16%24%33%41%

Single Male Household Types by County#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.5%7.0%10.6%14.1%17.7%

One-Person Household Types by County#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
10%21%32%42%53%64%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.7%9.5%14.2%18.9%23.7%

With Children Household Types by County#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
0%11%22%33%44%55%
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Household Types by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other and the United States. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and selected places in the United States
0%20%40%Count#San JoseVirginia BchEl PasoUnited StatesColorado SpgsMesaArlingtonFort WorthSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k150.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k248.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k447.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k546.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k645.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k744.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k843.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k943.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1042.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1141.949568%41.949568%42%91,94891.9k1241.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1341.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1440.940267%40.940267%41%220,614221k1540.523657%40.523657%41%66,49066.5k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.283391%39.283391%39%86,94286.9k1838.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k1938.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2038.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2138.227288%38.227288%38%98,02798.0k2238.155187%38.155187%38%517,503518k2337.868093%37.868093%38%62,07362.1k2437.658800%37.658800%38%67,73567.7k2537.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2637.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2736.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k2836.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2935.728916%35.728916%36%108,672109k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3235.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3334.940889%34.940889%35%55,53455.5k3434.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3533.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3633.463674%33.463674%33%69,49169.5k3732.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3930.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4030.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4129.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4426.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4724.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4821.384235%21.384235%21%35,72635.7k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other and the United States. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

Married by Metro Area#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and selected metro areas in the United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San Jose AreaSalt Lake CityRiversideRaleigh AreaHouston AreaDallas AreaMinneapolisSan DiegoNashvilleCharlotteWashingtonPortland AreaSeattle AreaSan AntonioKansas CitySacramentoUnited StatesDenver AreaAtlanta AreaCincinnatiSan FranciscoBoston AreaPhoenix AreaOklahoma CityHartford AreaChicago AreaBirminghamOrlando AreaJacksonvilleSt. 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%437,337437k1049.144120%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%804,663805k2047.800160%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%2,023,2452.02M3146.984217%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
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares all 50 of those to each other and the United States.

Married by State#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and selected states in the United States
0%20%40%60%Count#UtahIdahoNew HampshireHawaiiWyomingNew JerseyMinnesotaKansasIowaNebraskaVirginiaTexasSouth DakotaWashingtonAlaskaColoradoMontanaCaliforniaWisconsinIndianaArkansasMaineConnecticutOklahomaWest VirginiaKentuckyVermontTennesseeOregonDelawareUnited StatesNorth DakotaMissouriN CarolinaPennsylvaniaIllinoisGeorgiaMarylandMichiganAlabamaArizonaS CarolinaMassachusettsOhioFloridaNew MexicoNevadaMississippiNew YorkRhode IslandLouisiana61.419345%61.419345%61%564,055564k154.674412%54.674412%55%325,918326k252.531681%52.531681%53%273,886274k351.987700%51.987700%52%235,000235k451.803864%51.803864%52%117,587118k551.034049%51.034049%51%1,630,5451.63M650.946420%50.946420%51%1,087,8641.09M750.837920%50.837920%51%567,279567k850.823448%50.823448%51%631,553632k950.431039%50.431039%50%373,987374k1050.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M1150.139834%50.139834%50%4,657,7674.66M1250.137616%50.137616%50%167,227167k1349.901951%49.901951%50%1,345,6591.35M1449.841149%49.841149%50%124,720125k1549.669285%49.669285%50%1,019,0231.02M1649.393801%49.393801%49%203,825204k1749.272635%49.272635%49%6,310,5376.31M1849.212248%49.212248%49%1,136,9241.14M1948.945672%48.945672%49%1,230,4101.23M2048.823107%48.823107%49%557,306557k2148.801780%48.801780%49%268,951269k2248.781255%48.781255%49%660,846661k2348.761546%48.761546%49%712,650713k2448.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k2548.507610%48.507610%49%833,466833k2648.482927%48.482927%48%124,653125k2748.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M2848.397504%48.397504%48%748,102748k2948.262755%48.262755%48%167,979168k3048.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.171961%48.171961%48%147,003147k3148.103072%48.103072%48%1,141,1791.14M3248.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M3348.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M3447.886081%47.886081%48%2,299,5492.30M3547.693555%47.693555%48%1,722,5511.72M3647.664974%47.664974%48%1,037,9011.04M3747.492458%47.492458%47%1,833,3961.83M3847.466453%47.466453%47%878,633879k3947.393605%47.393605%47%1,160,6311.16M4046.958224%46.958224%47%863,581864k4146.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M4246.487639%46.487639%46%2,139,1052.14M4346.480471%46.480471%46%3,436,4233.44M4444.784414%44.784414%45%341,504342k4544.771277%44.771277%45%461,458461k4644.624560%44.624560%45%490,336490k4743.958145%43.958145%44%3,194,0813.19M4843.957440%43.957440%44%180,331180k4943.315691%43.315691%43%749,967750k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of state out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other and the United States. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and selected counties in the United States
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandSan DiegoTarrantAlamedaUnited StatesMaricopaKingHarrisFresnoSt. LouisPalm BeachBexarSacramentoQueensLos AngelesHennepinHillsboroughOrangeClarkPimaBrowardMecklenburgMiami-DadeDallasAlleghenyTravisCookFranklinKingsWayneCuyahogaFultonMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBronxNew York60.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k158.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k257.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k356.519609%56.519609%57%354,140354k454.863463%54.863463%55%557,968558k554.829088%54.829088%55%195,225195k654.144604%54.144604%54%209,832210k753.958245%53.958245%54%198,439198k853.850274%53.850274%54%380,030380k953.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k1052.951400%52.951400%53%163,910164k1151.544935%51.544935%52%176,161176k1251.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k1351.349928%51.349928%51%317,816318k1451.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k1550.587546%50.587546%51%251,282251k1649.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k1749.775611%49.775611%50%339,951340k1849.233820%49.233820%49%277,823278k1948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.135363%47.135363%47%690,929691k2047.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k2146.758587%46.758587%47%718,333718k2246.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k2346.377789%46.377789%46%186,307186k2445.755354%45.755354%46%246,415246k2545.572827%45.572827%46%284,065284k2645.025648%45.025648%45%237,436237k2744.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k2844.647965%44.647965%45%1,465,2771.47M2944.010311%44.010311%44%217,337217k3043.936060%43.936060%44%217,853218k3143.830757%43.830757%44%194,982195k3243.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k3343.498318%43.498318%43%171,988172k3443.305081%43.305081%43%291,438291k3543.282903%43.282903%43%167,420167k3643.247261%43.247261%43%369,169369k3743.118601%43.118601%43%385,714386k3842.200631%42.200631%42%224,117224k3941.793066%41.793066%42%182,983183k4040.962571%40.962571%41%799,428799k4139.660948%39.660948%40%193,946194k4237.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k4336.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k4436.700533%36.700533%37%196,186196k4535.948564%35.948564%36%138,439138k4634.891765%34.891765%35%133,558134k4727.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4827.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4927.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Division in the United States

There are 10 divisions in the United States. This section compares all 10 of those to each other and the United States.

Married by Division#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and selected divisions in the United States
0%10%20%30%40%Count#West North CentralMountainPacificWest South CentralUnited StatesNew EnglandEast North CentralEast South CentralSouth AtlanticMiddle Atlantic49.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M149.645492%49.645492%50%4,194,0014.19M249.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M349.014411%49.014411%49%6,677,6906.68M448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M547.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M647.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M747.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M846.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M9
Count number of this household type
# rank of division out of 9 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Region in the United States

There are 5 regions in the United States. This section compares all 5 of those to each other and the United States.

Married by Region#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and selected regions in the United States
0%10%20%30%40%Count#WestMidwestUnited StatesSouthNortheast49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M148.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M248.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M347.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M4
Count number of this household type
# rank of region out of 4 by percentage of this household type

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 United States. 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

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State Equivalent:
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Regions:
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Divisions:
East North Central, East South Central, Middle Atlantic, Mountain, New England, Pacific, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas, South Atlantic, West North Central, West South Central
Major Counties:
Alameda, Allegheny, Bexar, Bronx, Broward, Clark, Contra Costa, Cook, Cuyahoga, Dallas, Fairfax, Fairfield, Franklin, Fresno, Fulton, Harris, Hennepin, Hillsborough, Honolulu, King, Kings, Los Angeles, Maricopa, Mecklenburg, Miami-Dade, Middlesex, Milwaukee, Montgomery, Nassau, New York, Oakland, Orange, Orange, Palm Beach, Philadelphia, Pima, Queens, Riverside, Sacramento, Salt Lake, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Clara, St. Louis, Suffolk, Tarrant, Travis, Wake, Wayne, Westchester
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Major Metro Areas:
Atlanta Area, Austin Area, Baltimore Area, Birmingham Area, Boston Area, Buffalo Area, Charlotte Area, Chicago Area, Cincinnati Area, Cleveland Area, Columbus Area, Dallas Area, Denver Area, Detroit Area, Hartford Area, Houston Area, Indianapolis Area, Jacksonville Area, Kansas City Area, Las Vegas Area, Los Angeles Area, Louisville Area, Memphis Area, Miami Area, Milwaukee Area, Minneapolis Area, Nashville Area, New Orleans Area, New York Area, Oklahoma City Area, Orlando Area, Philadelphia Area, Phoenix Area, Pittsburgh Area, Portland Area, Providence Area, Raleigh Area, Richmond Area, Riverside Area, Sacramento Area, Salt Lake City Area, San Antonio Area, San Diego Area, San Francisco Area, San Jose Area, Seattle Area, St. Louis Area, Tampa Area, Virginia Beach Area, Washington Area