Household Types in Wilmington, Delaware (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Delaware and Wilmington
Wilmington
Delaware
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family221.193387%48.262755%21.193387%21.2%5,99925.213736%13.902560%25.213736%25.2%7,1376.433265%4.655065%6.433265%6.4%1,82138.525401%26.823942%38.525401%38.5%10,90510.9k8.634212%6.355678%8.634212%8.6%2,444
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Delaware and Wilmington
Wilmington
Delaware
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads27.892050%63.699445%27.892050%27.9%1,91259.197666%27.942665%59.197666%59.2%4,05812.910284%8.357890%12.910284%12.9%885

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Delaware and Wilmington
Wilmington
Delaware
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children224.217480%25.837305%24.217480%24.2%6,85575.704798%73.727988%75.704798%75.7%21,42921.4k
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 Delaware and Wilmington
Wilmington
Delaware
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
80%60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3Hispanic4Mixed3Other3White5Black3-14.150943%-4.245283%-32.783019%-8.018868%-5.854487%-3.030032%-15.668573%-7.999642%-59.198113%59%40.801887%67.447265%40.801887%41%424-24.571429%-11.428571%-19.836735%-7.755102%-18.389753%-7.453023%-14.610458%-8.114575%-63.591837%64%36.408163%51.432191%36.408163%36%1,225-22.431507%-2.397260%-37.500000%-5.308219%-22.228671%-4.430257%-24.879087%-7.332173%-67.636986%68%32.363014%41.129812%32.363014%32%584-22.252011%-8.310992%-38.248436%-5.451296%-19.677094%-10.004325%-19.561770%-7.178896%-74.262735%74%25.737265%43.577916%25.737265%26%1,119-8.499150%-3.229677%-47.475252%-15.808419%-9.902210%-3.859361%-27.892655%-6.491988%-75.012499%75%24.987501%51.853787%24.987501%25%10,00110.0k-37.089547%-8.245837%-34.294122%-4.293453%-26.979257%-6.590320%-28.280035%-5.102276%-83.922959%84%16.077041%33.048113%16.077041%16%14,95315.0k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4White Hispanic 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in Wilmington

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
3%16%28%39%51%64%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%12%24%37%49%62%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.9%4.4%8.0%11.5%15.0%18.6%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
15%28%40%53%65%78%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.2%8.4%12.6%16.8%21.0%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
4%14%24%33%43%53%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Wilmington

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
4%12%19%26%34%42%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%11%20%30%39%49%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.3%3.5%5.8%8.0%10.2%12.5%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
23%31%39%48%56%64%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%13%19%25%32%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
7%14%21%27%34%41%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Wilmington

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%13%26%39%52%65%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%15%30%46%61%76%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%17%25%33%42%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%16%31%47%62%78%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%16%24%32%40%
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Household Types by Neighborhood in Wilmington

There are 36 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Wilmington (32 fully and 4 partially). This section compares all 36 of those to each other, Wilmington, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilmington.

Married by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wilmington, selected neighborhoods in Wilmington, and entities that contain Wilmington
0%20%40%60%Count#Brandywine HlsDelawareUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticNew CastlePhiladelphiaWawasetThe HighlandsHarlanForty AcresUnion Pk GdnsLittle ItalyFlats9th Ward AreaEastlawnHilltopBayard SquareHappy ValleyHedgevilleSE 9th WardWilmingtonGreenhillBrowntownTrolley SqJustison LndgSt Elizabeth AreaWest HillTriangleSouthbridgeRiverfrontW City CtrMidtown BrandywineUpper EastsidePrice's RunTrinity VicinityEast Side11th St BrgCool SpringQuaker HillLomaRiversideDowntown63.124896%63.124896%63%203148.262755%48.262755%48%167,979168k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.714957%46.714957%47%94,60994.6k46.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M42.822290%42.822290%43%222223235.647981%35.647981%36%481482335.229220%35.229220%35%393394434.706203%34.706203%35%156157532.401972%32.401972%32%186625.699679%25.699679%26%313725.456958%25.456958%25%189824.511361%24.511361%25%695696922.899326%22.899326%23%81821022.784239%22.784239%23%2181122.239989%22.239989%22%1971981221.621622%21.621622%22%81821321.426031%21.426031%21%2462471421.423778%21.423778%21%1941951521.193387%21.193387%21%5,99920.976492%20.976492%21%1221620.787926%20.787926%21%1541551719.975186%19.975186%20%3811819.434235%19.434235%19%11918.616491%18.616491%19%522018.261291%18.261291%18%2372382117.736704%17.736704%18%1681692216.879277%16.879277%17%1441452316.595745%16.595745%17%22416.393360%16.393360%16%63642516.130858%16.130858%16%65662613.435318%13.435318%13%352713.042598%13.042598%13%1502812.252988%12.252988%12%1171182912.179417%12.179417%12%1173011.571723%11.571723%12%423110.487805%10.487805%10%6061328.831893%8.831893%9%2021338.686105%8.686105%9%63345.038582%5.038582%5%16353.968834%3.968834%4%434436
Count number of this household type
# rank of neighborhood out of 36 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Philadelphia Area

There are 294 places in the Philadelphia Area. This section compares Wilmington to all of the places in the Philadelphia Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilmington.

Married by Place#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wilmington, selected other places in the Philadelphia Area, and entities that contain Wilmington
0%50%100%Count#TavistockPine ValleyWoodsideNorth StarChurchvilleRichboroRose ValleyMcGuire AFBWoxallWoodbourneRichwoodOlivetBryn AthynBarclayTurnersvilleMaple GlenDevonEvansburgMilford SqSpringdaleMedford LakesToughkenamonTrooperLanghorne MnrTownsendBlue BellHaddonfieldMontgomeryvilleFlourtownHockessinPike CreekClaytonLevittownSwarthmoreSoudertonRoeblingFairless HlsDelawareUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticNew CastlePhiladelphiaTullytownProspect ParkNewarkOxfordLimaS CoatesvillePhiladelphiaWrightstownWilmingtonSalemCamdenChester100.000000%100.000000%100%31100.000000%100.000000%100%2287.167070%87.167070%87%720384.612519%84.612519%85%2,271481.402679%81.402679%81%1,033578.600823%78.600823%79%1,719678.431373%78.431373%78%280777.688953%77.688953%78%1,069876.178660%76.178660%76%307976.009501%76.009501%76%9601074.185022%74.185022%74%8421174.060823%74.060823%74%4141273.798077%73.798077%74%3071373.324486%73.324486%73%1,1051472.236958%72.236958%72%8171570.933219%70.933219%71%1,6571670.813397%70.813397%71%4441770.242215%70.242215%70%6091870.170455%70.170455%70%2471969.653571%69.653571%70%3,5992069.522564%69.522564%70%1,0632169.036697%69.036697%69%3012268.717684%68.717684%69%1,3292367.752443%67.752443%68%2082467.586207%67.586207%68%3922567.364185%67.364185%67%1,6742667.327916%67.327916%67%2,8172767.290553%67.290553%67%3,0202867.193907%67.193907%67%1,1472967.153135%67.153135%67%3,2673062.315271%62.315271%62%2,0244258.278867%58.278867%58%5356357.008981%57.008981%57%10,22010.2k6955.419766%55.419766%55%1,0438453.181461%53.181461%53%1,35410451.224784%51.224784%51%71112549.018441%49.018441%49%1,64814648.262755%48.262755%48%167,979168k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.714957%46.714957%47%94,60994.6k46.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M45.505618%45.505618%46%32416743.287225%43.287225%43%1,06418841.071784%41.071784%41%4,13120838.505747%38.505747%39%73722935.164835%35.164835%35%38425029.862475%29.862475%30%15227127.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k27522.641509%22.641509%23%7228821.193387%21.193387%21%5,99928920.314806%20.314806%20%41329019.774764%19.774764%20%4,89929117.278208%17.278208%17%2,006292
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 292 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in Delaware

There are 77 places in Delaware. This section compares Wilmington to the 50 most populous places in Delaware and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilmington. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 1,119.

Married by Place#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wilmington, selected other places in Delaware, and entities that contain Wilmington
0%20%40%60%80%Count#North StarRiverviewDover Base HousingTownsendHockessinCamdenPike CreekOcean ViewHighland AcresClaytonGlasgowMiddletownBridgevilleWilmington MnrRising Sun-LebanonMillvilleBearBellefonteDelawareUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticSelbyvilleLong NeckNew CastleMilfordPhiladelphiaKent AcresGreenvilleGreenwoodSmyrnaBladesBrooksideNewarkGeorgetownClaymontCheswoldLewesNew CastleHarringtonWyomingRehoboth BchFeltonDelaware CityPike Crk VlyMillsboroMiltonSeafordDelmarDoverElsmereLaurelWoodside EastEdgemoorRodney VlgWilmington84.612519%84.612519%85%2,271176.166329%76.166329%76%751271.788194%71.788194%72%827367.586207%67.586207%68%392467.153135%67.153135%67%3,267563.864886%63.864886%64%813662.315271%62.315271%62%2,024760.427263%60.427263%60%594860.419682%60.419682%60%835958.278867%58.278867%58%5351056.605575%56.605575%57%2,9651155.915127%55.915127%56%3,6631254.399243%54.399243%54%5751354.181064%54.181064%54%1,5681452.430815%52.430815%52%7011552.280702%52.280702%52%2981651.473729%51.473729%51%3,6151749.607843%49.607843%50%2531848.262755%48.262755%48%167,979168k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.889952%46.889952%47%3921946.857597%46.857597%47%5892046.714957%46.714957%47%94,60994.6k46.209118%46.209118%46%1,8652146.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M45.778364%45.778364%46%3472245.117541%45.117541%45%4992344.671202%44.671202%45%1972443.647304%43.647304%44%1,8862543.584071%43.584071%44%1972642.247986%42.247986%42%2,1502741.071784%41.071784%41%4,1312840.826521%40.826521%41%8992940.809787%40.809787%41%1,4013040.625000%40.625000%41%1823139.767157%39.767157%40%6493239.173061%39.173061%39%9193338.994229%38.994229%39%4733438.651316%38.651316%39%2353538.392857%38.392857%38%2583637.699115%37.699115%38%2133737.122302%37.122302%37%2583836.974249%36.974249%37%1,7233935.870206%35.870206%36%6084034.732510%34.732510%35%4224134.541063%34.541063%35%1,0014233.440000%33.440000%33%2094332.933545%32.933545%33%4,3664432.173913%32.173913%32%7404531.965272%31.965272%32%4054629.032258%29.032258%29%2164726.797125%26.797125%27%6714822.782609%22.782609%23%1314921.193387%21.193387%21%5,99950
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Wilmington to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilmington. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Married by Place#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wilmington, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Wilmington
0%20%40%Count#PlanoChesapeakeLaredoGarlandVirginia BchEl PasoDelawareUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticNew CastleArlingtonPhiladelphiaAmarilloFort WorthIrvingHialeahCorpus ChristiOklahoma CitySan AntonioJacksonvilleLexington-FayetteCharlotteFayettevilleLubbockHuntsvilleLouisvilleColumbusRaleighHoustonWinston-SalemArlingtonTulsaAustinLittle RockNashville-DavidsonDurhamGreensboroSt. PetersburgDallasMontgomeryNorfolkMobileAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…TampaShreveportOrlandoMiamiBaton RougeMemphisNew OrleansWashingtonBirminghamBaltimoreAtlantaRichmondWilmington57.647663%57.647663%58%60,63960.6k154.635292%54.635292%55%45,11445.1k252.048011%52.048011%52%35,21135.2k352.045659%52.045659%52%39,25739.3k450.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k548.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k648.262755%48.262755%48%167,979168k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.714957%46.714957%47%94,60994.6k46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k746.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M46.072479%46.072479%46%34,45334.5k845.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k945.179817%45.179817%45%38,15338.2k1045.017748%45.017748%45%31,70631.7k1144.685855%44.685855%45%51,87051.9k1243.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k1342.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1441.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1540.472481%40.472481%40%51,17351.2k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.877534%39.877534%40%31,45531.5k1839.758089%39.758089%40%36,42036.4k1939.753750%39.753750%40%31,80331.8k2038.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k2138.926330%38.926330%39%28,59128.6k2238.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2338.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2438.147093%38.147093%38%36,01236.0k2537.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k2637.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2737.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2836.800040%36.800040%37%29,33029.3k2936.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k3036.452715%36.452715%36%37,57437.6k3136.339868%36.339868%36%41,55941.6k3235.370683%35.370683%35%37,69137.7k3335.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3435.239021%35.239021%35%28,29228.3k3534.886170%34.886170%35%30,47930.5k3634.784891%34.784891%35%26,51226.5k3733.919853%33.919853%34%24,03924.0k3833.493392%33.493392%33%48,47848.5k3932.709529%32.709529%33%25,23925.2k4031.002645%31.002645%31%33,64533.6k4130.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4229.478636%29.478636%29%25,87925.9k4329.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4426.805042%26.805042%27%41,50641.5k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.279667%24.279667%24%21,96822.0k4724.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4824.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4923.803368%23.803368%24%21,17521.2k5021.193387%21.193387%21%5,999
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Wilmington to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilmington. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wilmington, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Wilmington
0%20%40%Count#San JoseVirginia BchEl PasoDelawareUnited StatesSouthColorado SpgsMesaSouth AtlanticNew CastleArlingtonPhiladelphiaFort WorthSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandWilmingtonDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k150.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k248.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k348.262755%48.262755%48%167,979168k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k447.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k547.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.714957%46.714957%47%94,60994.6k46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k646.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M45.842907%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%35,72635.7k4921.193387%21.193387%21%5,99920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

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 Wilmington. 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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State:
Delaware
County:
New Castle
Metro Area:
Philadelphia Area
ZIP Codes:
19801, 19802, 19803, 19804, 19805, 19806, 19807, 19809
Unified School Districts:
Brandywine, Christina, Colonial, Red Clay District
Neighborhoods:
9th Ward Area, 11th Street Bridge, Bayard Square, Brandywine Hills, Browntown, Cool Spring, Downtown, East Side, Eastlawn, Flats, Forty Acres, Greenhill, Happy Valley, Harlan, Hedgeville, Hilltop, Justison Landing, Little Italy, Loma, Midtown Brandywine, Price's Run, Quaker Hill, Riverfront, Riverside, Saint Elizabeth Area, Southbridge, Southeast 9th Ward, The Highlands, Triangle, Trinity Vicinity, Trolley Square, Union Park Gardens, Upper Eastside, Wawaset, West City Center, West Hill
Congressional District:
DE-At Large
State Senate Districts:
DE-1, DE-2, DE-3
State House Districts:
DE-1, DE-2, DE-3, DE-4, DE-13, DE-16
Neighboring Boroughs:
Penns Grove
Neighboring Towns:
Elsmere
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Carneys Point, Edgemoor, Pennsville
Nearby Cities:
New Castle
Nearby Towns:
Bellefonte, Newport
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Claymont, Greenville, Pedricktown, Wilmington Manor
Nearby Villages:
Arden, Ardencroft, Ardentown