Household Types in Portland, Maine (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Maine and Portland
Portland
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family231.809606%48.801780%31.809606%31.8%9,61010.181722%9.430984%10.181722%10.2%3,0763.005528%4.482779%3.005528%3.0%90838.386680%29.304729%38.386680%38.4%11,59711.6k16.616464%7.979728%16.616464%16.6%5,020
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Maine and Portland
Portland
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads62.244720%65.486692%62.244720%62.2%3,56630.144877%23.369328%30.144877%30.1%1,7277.610403%11.143980%7.610403%7.6%436

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Maine and Portland
Portland
Maine
0%20%40%60%80%CountWith Children1Without Children218.963292%23.676442%18.963292%19.0%5,72980.798385%75.969001%80.798385%80.8%24,41024.4k
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 Maine and Portland
Portland
Maine
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
80%60%40%20%0%20%40%CountAsian3White4Black3Hispanic5Mixed3Other3-12.222222%-0.000000%-28.333333%-18.555556%-8.594657%-7.108014%-18.257840%-10.452962%-59.111111%59%40.888889%55.586527%40.888889%41%900-8.028385%-2.842348%-39.953970%-16.712697%-9.148205%-4.386697%-29.412033%-7.798130%-67.537399%68%32.462601%49.254935%32.462601%32%26,07026.1k-30.965594%-3.551609%-24.306326%-14.705882%-21.533517%-7.415060%-25.619835%-12.741047%-73.529412%74%26.470588%32.690542%26.470588%26%1,802-12.609457%-5.253940%-41.506130%-14.886165%-9.671491%-3.468872%-30.209051%-15.874110%-74.255692%74%25.744308%40.776476%25.744308%26%571-27.786260%-5.190840%-29.923664%-16.946565%-16.431535%-6.860304%-31.313970%-11.701245%-79.847328%80%20.152672%33.692946%20.152672%20%655-28.638498%-18.309859%-25.821596%-16.431925%-21.699313%-7.987789%-26.405495%-8.750954%-89.201878%89%10.798122%35.156449%10.798122%11%213
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in Portland

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
13%24%35%46%57%68%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.6%7.2%10.8%14.4%18.0%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.5%3.0%4.5%6.0%7.6%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
14%25%35%46%56%67%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
4.8%9.5%14.1%18.8%23.4%28.1%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
5.7%10.7%15.6%20.5%25.5%30.5%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Portland

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
11%20%28%37%45%54%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
1.3%4.9%8.5%12.0%15.6%19.2%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.1%1.5%2.8%4.1%5.4%6.7%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
20%30%40%49%59%69%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
5%11%16%22%27%33%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
5.6%10.6%15.6%20.6%25.5%30.5%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Portland

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
1%16%31%45%60%75%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%13%19%25%32%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.8%3.6%5.4%7.1%9.0%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
13%27%41%55%69%84%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%14%21%28%35%
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Household Types by Neighborhood in Portland

There are 24 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Portland (22 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 24 of those to each other, Portland, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portland.

Married by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Portland, selected neighborhoods in Portland, and entities that contain Portland
0%20%40%60%Count#Great Diamond IsLittle Diamond IsStroudwaterPeaks IslandNasons CornerPortland AreaMaineUnited StatesNew EnglandCumberlandNortheastNorth DeeringRivertonCliff IslandOcean AvenueDeering CtrRosemontLibbytownPortlandPortlandEast DeeringOakdaleEast EndE Bayside-India StWest EndWest BaysideParksideValley StreetDowntown67.857143%67.857143%68%1718167.857143%67.857143%68%4262.083333%62.083333%62%159160354.646018%54.646018%55%217449.900488%49.900488%50%730731549.387241%49.387241%49%106,712107k48.801780%48.801780%49%268,951269k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.822620%47.822620%48%56,36956.4k47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M43.840520%43.840520%44%1,938643.787575%43.787575%44%919920742.857143%42.857143%43%16837.933811%37.933811%38%707936.970662%36.970662%37%6706711036.570366%36.570366%37%6781133.911883%33.911883%34%2381231.809606%31.809606%32%9,61031.809606%31.809606%32%9,61029.372923%29.372923%29%4764771325.705060%25.705060%26%4254261425.665119%25.665119%26%6126131524.055228%24.055228%24%2452461619.408269%19.408269%19%7377381717.983490%17.983490%18%1751817.031512%17.031512%17%2672681916.342412%16.342412%16%1181192013.543611%13.543611%14%19321
Count number of this household type
# rank of neighborhood out of 21 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Portland Area

There are 43 places in the Portland Area. This section compares Portland to all of the places in the Portland Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portland.

Married by Place#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Portland, selected other places in the Portland Area, and entities that contain Portland
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Cousins IsLk ArrowheadW KennebunkSteep FallsGrayBerwickFalmouth ForesideCumberland CtrNorth WindhamKennebunkportCape NeddickNaplesBowdoinhamSouth EliotCascoTopshamKitteryPortland AreaMaineSacoBridgtonScarboroughUnited StatesLittlejohn IsBrunswick StationNew EnglandCumberlandYarmouthNortheastGorhamYork HarborRichmondKennebunkFalmouthBrunswickSanfordKittery PointFreeportWestbrookS PortlandBiddefordNorth BerwickBathOld Orch BchAlfredLittle FallsStandishPortlandPortlandSouth Windham80.894309%80.894309%81%199175.712515%75.712515%76%611273.809524%73.809524%74%279372.072072%72.072072%72%320463.741339%63.741339%64%276561.832947%61.832947%62%533660.130719%60.130719%60%368758.550396%58.550396%59%517857.738095%57.738095%58%1,067957.494867%57.494867%57%2801057.051282%57.051282%57%7121155.426357%55.426357%55%1431254.945055%54.945055%55%1501354.497354%54.497354%54%8241452.654867%52.654867%53%1191551.411590%51.411590%51%1,3841650.349977%50.349977%50%1,0791749.387241%49.387241%49%106,712107k48.801780%48.801780%49%268,951269k48.690567%48.690567%49%3,8301848.680352%48.680352%49%4981948.390342%48.390342%48%9622048.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.148148%48.148148%48%262148.000000%48.000000%48%1082247.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.822620%47.822620%48%56,36956.4k47.407715%47.407715%47%1,1432347.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.283186%46.283186%46%1,0462446.164978%46.164978%46%6382545.068493%45.068493%45%3292644.883371%44.883371%45%1,1932744.617092%44.617092%45%4022844.146730%44.146730%44%2,7682943.429766%43.429766%43%3,7383042.468240%42.468240%42%2343142.089094%42.089094%42%2743241.512126%41.512126%42%3,2013340.028129%40.028129%40%4,2693439.491346%39.491346%39%3,3543538.930163%38.930163%39%2623638.195335%38.195335%38%1,4903735.532538%35.532538%36%1,5783835.311573%35.311573%35%1193933.333333%33.333333%33%844032.191781%32.191781%32%944131.809606%31.809606%32%9,61031.809606%31.809606%32%9,6104228.252788%28.252788%28%7643
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 43 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in Maine

There are 130 places in Maine. This section compares Portland to the 50 most populous places in Maine and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portland. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 2,551.

Married by Place#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Portland, selected other places in Maine, and entities that contain Portland
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#HampdenNorth WindhamCape NeddickSouth EliotBrewerTopshamKitteryFairfieldLisbon FallsPortland AreaMaineSacoScarboroughUnited StatesPittsfieldNew EnglandCumberlandMadawaskaWinthropYarmouthNortheastMillinocketGorhamYork HarborEllsworthKennebunkHoultonBelfastWinslowBrunswickSanfordPresque IsleCalaisNorwayCaribouGardinerAuburnWestbrookOld TownS PortlandBiddefordBathCamdenLewistonLincolnAugustaBucksportOld Orch BchRocklandBangorPortlandPortlandSkowheganWatervilleOronoRumfordFarmington59.490275%59.490275%59%887157.738095%57.738095%58%1,067257.051282%57.051282%57%712354.497354%54.497354%54%824451.815095%51.815095%52%1,984551.411590%51.411590%51%1,384650.349977%50.349977%50%1,079749.805750%49.805750%50%641849.774920%49.774920%50%774949.387241%49.387241%49%106,712107k48.801780%48.801780%49%268,951269k48.690567%48.690567%49%3,8301048.390342%48.390342%48%9621148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.127341%48.127341%48%5141247.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.822620%47.822620%48%56,36956.4k47.665663%47.665663%48%6331347.603028%47.603028%48%5661447.407715%47.407715%47%1,1431547.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.911765%46.911765%47%9571646.283186%46.283186%46%1,0461746.164978%46.164978%46%6381844.995571%44.995571%45%1,5241944.883371%44.883371%45%1,1932044.743398%44.743398%45%8982144.532947%44.532947%45%1,2302244.531989%44.531989%45%1,4132344.146730%44.146730%44%2,7682443.429766%43.429766%43%3,7382543.401464%43.401464%43%1,7202643.309353%43.309353%43%6022742.262540%42.262540%42%3962841.980867%41.980867%42%1,4922941.652824%41.652824%42%1,0033041.518314%41.518314%42%4,0583141.512126%41.512126%42%3,2013240.861214%40.861214%41%1,3193340.028129%40.028129%40%4,2693439.491346%39.491346%39%3,3543538.195335%38.195335%38%1,4903637.113402%37.113402%37%6483736.888156%36.888156%37%5,8183836.799350%36.799350%37%4533936.529083%36.529083%37%3,0714036.449332%36.449332%36%4644135.532538%35.532538%36%1,5784233.549296%33.549296%34%1,1914332.589954%32.589954%33%4,5744431.809606%31.809606%32%9,61031.809606%31.809606%32%9,6104531.074380%31.074380%31%9404631.053844%31.053844%31%2,1574730.438216%30.438216%30%7714829.908815%29.908815%30%4924927.162367%27.162367%27%35850
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Portland to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portland. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Married by Place#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Portland, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Portland
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count#NewtonToms RiverCliftonPortland AreaMaineNew RochelleUnited StatesStamfordNew EnglandCumberlandNorwalkDanburyNortheastWarwickNashuaCranstonYonkersCheektowagaManchesterQuincyElizabethJersey CityLynnBrocktonBethlehemNew YorkScrantonPawtucketLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyFall RiverAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordNew BritainCambridgePortlandPortlandSomervilleLawrenceProvidenceSpringfieldTrentonReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaBostonNewarkNew HavenSyracuseBuffaloAlbanyHartfordRochesterCamden61.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k153.901821%53.901821%54%17,87617.9k250.893041%50.893041%51%14,81714.8k349.387241%49.387241%49%106,712107k48.801780%48.801780%49%268,951269k48.744377%48.744377%49%13,76213.8k448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.010816%48.010816%48%22,90522.9k547.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.822620%47.822620%48%56,36956.4k47.634402%47.634402%48%15,80715.8k647.566778%47.566778%48%13,99714.0k747.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.976890%46.976890%47%16,52616.5k845.851128%45.851128%46%15,99716.0k945.668671%45.668671%46%13,90213.9k1040.600030%40.600030%41%29,62329.6k1139.485995%39.485995%39%13,16713.2k1239.047240%39.047240%39%17,67217.7k1338.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k1438.119282%38.119282%38%15,25015.3k1537.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k1637.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k1737.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k1836.236596%36.236596%36%10,47610.5k1936.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2036.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k2135.596424%35.596424%36%9,7942234.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k2334.458178%34.458178%34%15,08215.1k2433.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k2533.406317%33.406317%33%13,27413.3k2632.992754%32.992754%33%12,65812.7k2732.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k2832.589312%32.589312%33%16,41116.4k2932.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k3032.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k3132.143111%32.143111%32%9,0383232.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k3331.809606%31.809606%32%9,61031.809606%31.809606%32%9,61030.246052%30.246052%30%9,7483429.678947%29.678947%30%7,6453529.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k3629.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k3728.883081%28.883081%29%7,9573828.315931%28.315931%28%8,2173928.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k4027.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4126.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4226.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k4325.147929%25.147929%25%12,58012.6k4424.268605%24.268605%24%13,45513.5k4523.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k4622.609759%22.609759%23%9,2444721.208420%21.208420%21%9,7234819.904678%19.904678%20%17,08117.1k4919.774764%19.774764%20%4,89950
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 Portland to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portland. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Portland, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Portland
0%20%40%Count#San JoseVirginia BchPortland AreaMaineEl PasoUnited StatesNew EnglandColorado SpgsCumberlandMesaNortheastArlingtonFort WorthSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoPortlandPortlandMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k150.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k249.387241%49.387241%49%106,712107k48.801780%48.801780%49%268,951269k48.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k447.822620%47.822620%48%56,36956.4k47.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k547.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.337303%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%340,615341k3931.809606%31.809606%32%9,61031.809606%31.809606%32%9,61030.542991%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

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 Portland. 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:
Maine
County:
Cumberland
Metro Area:
Portland Area
ZIP Codes:
04019, 04050, 04101, 04102, 04103, 04108, 04109
Unified School District:
Portland
Neighborhoods:
Cliff Island, Cushing Island, Deering Center, Downtown, East Bayside-India Street, East Deering, East End, Great Diamond Island, House Island, Jewell Island, Libbytown, Little Diamond Island, Nasons Corner, North Deering, Oakdale, Ocean Avenue, Parkside, Peaks Island, Riverton, Rosemont, Stroudwater, Valley Street, West Bayside, West End
Congressional District:
ME-1
State Senate Districts:
ME-25, ME-27, ME-28
State House Districts:
ME-36, ME-37, ME-38, ME-39, ME-40, ME-41, ME-42, ME-43
Neighboring Cities:
South Portland, Westbrook
Neighboring Towns:
Cape Elizabeth, Chebeague Island, Long Island
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Falmouth
Nearby Cities:
Saco
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Cousins Island, Cumberland Center, Falmouth Foreside, Gorham, Littlejohn Island, Old Orchard Beach, Scarborough, South Windham, Yarmouth