Household Types in Columbia, Maryland (Unincorporated Place)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Maryland and Columbia
Columbia
Maryland
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family250.310078%47.664974%50.310078%50.3%20,11920.1k13.170793%14.304852%13.170793%13.2%5,2673.668417%4.894346%3.668417%3.7%1,46726.594149%27.019847%26.594149%26.6%10,63510.6k6.256564%6.115981%6.256564%6.3%2,502
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Maryland and Columbia
Columbia
Maryland
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads69.585711%67.381373%69.585711%69.6%8,41525.494087%24.770093%25.494087%25.5%3,0834.920202%7.848534%4.920202%4.9%595

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Maryland and Columbia
Columbia
Maryland
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children230.240060%29.133792%30.240060%30.2%12,09312.1k69.422356%70.529260%69.422356%69.4%27,76227.8k
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 Maryland and Columbia
Columbia
Maryland
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Other3Mixed3Black3-8.781806%-3.129926%-16.910606%-4.503490%-7.571225%-3.421789%-17.532159%-4.652718%-33.325828%33%66.674172%66.822109%66.674172%67%4,441-6.856112%-2.783040%-28.015336%-7.460532%-8.514131%-3.717816%-27.051574%-6.719710%-45.115020%45%54.884980%53.996770%54.884980%55%22,17022.2k-9.476309%-8.852868%-18.329177%-9.600998%-15.309380%-9.963442%-15.969608%-6.880559%-46.259352%46%53.740648%51.877012%53.740648%54%1,604-21.450151%-15.709970%-14.350453%-2.870091%-19.870207%-15.931056%-11.869788%-6.908342%-54.380665%54%45.619335%45.420606%45.619335%46%662-13.109426%-5.958830%-27.627302%-11.267606%-16.736914%-5.841992%-26.262007%-8.231229%-57.963164%58%42.036836%42.927857%42.036836%42%923-28.871443%-4.023553%-29.725221%-3.640824%-26.186355%-5.843351%-31.343382%-4.888287%-66.261040%66%33.738960%31.738624%33.738960%34%10,19010.2k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Tract in Columbia

Married Household Types by Tract#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
29%43%56%69%83%96%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
2.7%6.4%9.9%13.5%17.0%20.6%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.8%3.5%5.3%7.1%8.9%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%10%19%29%38%48%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.4%2.7%5.0%7.2%9.5%11.8%

With Children Household Types by Tract#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
17%26%34%42%50%58%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Columbia

Married Household Types by Block Group#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
22%37%52%66%81%96%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%15%23%31%39%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.7%5.4%8.1%10.8%13.5%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%11%22%32%43%54%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.8%9.6%14.4%19.3%24.1%
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Household Types by Place in the Baltimore Area

There are 110 places in the Baltimore Area. This section compares Columbia to all of the places in the Baltimore Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbia.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Columbia, selected other places in the Baltimore Area, and entities that contain Columbia
0%20%40%60%80%Count#PylesvilleJarrettsvilleHighlandNaval AcademyFriendshipFort MeadeHamptonCrownsvilleGambrillsFallstonKingsvillePleasant HlsScaggsvilleEllicott CityMayoSeverna ParkArden on the SevernHighland BchBel Air NorthHerald HarborEldersburgRivaDealeLake ShoreFultonMount AiryQueen AnneArnoldStevensvilleManchesterHowardHoward CountyIlchesterElkridgeBel Air SouthJoppatowneColumbiaHavre de GraceUnited StatesDarlingtonSouthMarylandSouth AtlanticBaltimoreBel AirMiddle RiverCarneyGlen BurnieOwings MillsMilford MillLansdowneSudlersvillePerrymanBaltimore85.833333%85.833333%86%206181.100917%81.100917%81%884281.089744%81.089744%81%253380.612245%80.612245%81%79476.635514%76.635514%77%82575.358388%75.358388%75%1,945675.225225%75.225225%75%1,336774.645390%74.645390%75%421874.267101%74.267101%74%684973.510343%73.510343%74%2,3811073.098680%73.098680%73%1,1631172.399329%72.399329%72%8631269.686875%69.686875%70%2,0921369.315443%69.315443%69%17,25417.3k1469.136202%69.136202%69%2,1371568.774035%68.774035%69%8,9421668.397291%68.397291%68%6061767.346939%67.346939%67%331867.323270%67.323270%67%7,3141967.287785%67.287785%67%6502067.118488%67.118488%67%7,2792166.506849%66.506849%67%9712264.194915%64.194915%64%1,2122363.906641%63.906641%64%4,6002463.888889%63.888889%64%6902563.642173%63.642173%64%1,9922663.541667%63.541667%64%612762.557078%62.557078%63%5,0692862.000000%62.000000%62%1,3952961.140820%61.140820%61%1,0293060.524064%60.524064%61%66,49966.5k60.524064%60.524064%61%66,49966.5k59.482759%59.482759%59%5,2443256.979167%56.979167%57%3,8293955.900998%55.900998%56%10,14110.1k4750.757266%50.757266%51%2,4805550.310078%50.310078%50%20,11920.1k5749.248187%49.248187%49%2,7846348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.019802%48.019802%48%977147.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.664974%47.664974%48%1,037,9011.04M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M45.925237%45.925237%46%477,932478k44.504194%44.504194%45%2,0697843.162088%43.162088%43%4,2268640.566111%40.566111%41%5,2319438.483353%38.483353%38%10,44910.4k9637.645669%37.645669%38%4,78110231.246253%31.246253%31%3,64810630.475207%30.475207%30%88510729.207921%29.207921%29%5910827.808989%27.808989%28%29710924.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k110
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 110 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in Maryland

There are 518 places in Maryland. This section compares Columbia to the 50 most populous places in Maryland and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbia. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 25,878.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Columbia, selected other places in Maryland, and entities that contain Columbia
0%20%40%60%Count#PotomacEllicott CityOlneySeverna ParkBel Air NorthEldersburgHowardHoward CountyIlchesterPasadenaSevernCroftonBel Air SouthBethesdaGermantownPerry HallRockvilleBowieClintonColumbiaAspen HillCatonsvillePikesvilleGaithersburgWheatonUnited StatesOdentonSouthMarylandSouth AtlanticBaltimoreMontgomery VlgWaldorfN BethesdaReisterstownRandallstownTowsonEdgewoodMiddle RiverSouth LaurelWoodlawnFrederickCarneyParkvilleGlen BurnieDundalkSilver SpringEssexOwings MillsLochearnAnnapolisCollege ParkHagerstownChillumMilford MillSalisburyBaltimore72.652859%72.652859%73%11,71611.7k169.315443%69.315443%69%17,25417.3k269.271728%69.271728%69%8,066368.774035%68.774035%69%8,942467.323270%67.323270%67%7,314567.118488%67.118488%67%7,279660.524064%60.524064%61%66,49966.5k60.524064%60.524064%61%66,49966.5k59.482759%59.482759%59%5,244756.550242%56.550242%57%5,262856.276486%56.276486%56%9,827956.246380%56.246380%56%5,8261055.900998%55.900998%56%10,14110.1k1155.894277%55.894277%56%14,06314.1k1252.875364%52.875364%53%16,54116.5k1351.709552%51.709552%52%5,8681451.664249%51.664249%52%12,82112.8k1551.245446%51.245446%51%10,41010.4k1651.027935%51.027935%51%6,5031750.310078%50.310078%50%20,11920.1k1850.264364%50.264364%50%8,5561950.000000%50.000000%50%7,5322049.321913%49.321913%49%6,9102149.270379%49.270379%49%11,75011.8k2249.246928%49.246928%49%7,4552348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.047604%48.047604%48%7,4692447.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.664974%47.664974%48%1,037,9011.04M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M45.925237%45.925237%46%477,932478k45.645958%45.645958%46%5,2682545.446538%45.446538%45%11,86711.9k2644.857320%44.857320%45%9,4162744.078818%44.078818%44%4,4742844.011567%44.011567%44%5,4792943.632905%43.632905%44%9,1763043.483857%43.483857%43%4,0543143.162088%43.162088%43%4,2263242.873599%42.873599%43%4,0943342.483432%42.483432%42%6,0903442.294456%42.294456%42%11,30711.3k3540.566111%40.566111%41%5,2313639.104857%39.104857%39%4,9193738.483353%38.483353%38%10,44910.4k3838.463180%38.463180%38%9,0103938.201811%38.201811%38%11,81211.8k4038.167887%38.167887%38%5,6294137.645669%37.645669%38%4,7814237.128762%37.128762%37%3,7634337.037503%37.037503%37%5,8864436.612176%36.612176%37%2,5984533.951751%33.951751%34%5,5454632.450513%32.450513%32%3,5414731.246253%31.246253%31%3,6484828.546526%28.546526%29%3,4394924.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k50
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 Columbia to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbia. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Married by Place#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Columbia, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Columbia
0%20%40%60%Count#HowardHoward CountyPlanoChesapeakeLaredoGarlandColumbiaVirginia BchEl PasoUnited StatesSouthMarylandSouth AtlanticArlingtonAmarilloBaltimoreFort WorthIrvingHialeahCorpus ChristiOklahoma CitySan AntonioJacksonvilleLexington-FayetteCharlotteFayettevilleLubbockHuntsvilleLouisvilleColumbusRaleighHoustonWinston-SalemArlingtonTulsaAustinLittle RockNashville-DavidsonDurhamGreensboroSt. PetersburgDallasMontgomeryNorfolkMobileAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…TampaShreveportOrlandoMiamiBaton RougeMemphisNew OrleansWashingtonBirminghamBaltimoreAtlantaRichmond60.524064%60.524064%61%66,49966.5k60.524064%60.524064%61%66,49966.5k57.647663%57.647663%58%60,63960.6k154.635292%54.635292%55%45,11445.1k252.048011%52.048011%52%35,21135.2k352.045659%52.045659%52%39,25739.3k450.310078%50.310078%50%20,11920.1k50.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k548.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.664974%47.664974%48%1,037,9011.04M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k746.072479%46.072479%46%34,45334.5k845.925237%45.925237%46%477,932478k45.842907%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%21,17521.2k50
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 Columbia to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbia. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Columbia, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Columbia
0%20%40%60%Count#HowardHoward CountySan JoseColumbiaVirginia BchEl PasoUnited StatesSouthColorado SpgsMesaMarylandSouth AtlanticArlingtonBaltimoreFort WorthSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit60.524064%60.524064%61%66,49966.5k60.524064%60.524064%61%66,49966.5k55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k150.310078%50.310078%50%20,11920.1k50.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k248.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k348.235831%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%82,52382.5k547.664974%47.664974%48%1,037,9011.04M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k645.925237%45.925237%46%477,932478k45.842907%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

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 Columbia. 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:
Maryland
County:
Howard
Metro Area:
Baltimore Area
Districts:
2, Ellicott City, 3, West Friendship, 5, Clarksville, 6, Savage
ZIP Codes:
21029, 21042, 21043, 21044, 21045, 21046, 21075
Unified School District:
Howard County
Congressional Districts:
MD-3, MD-7
State Senate Districts:
MD-9, MD-12, MD-13
State Legislative Districts:
MD-12, MD-13
State Legislative Subdistricts:
MD-9A, MD-9B
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Elkridge, Ellicott City, Ilchester, North Laurel, Savage, Scaggsville
Nearby Cities:
Laurel
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Ashton-Sandy Spring, Burtonsville, Catonsville, Fulton, Highland, Jessup, Maryland City, Spencerville, West Laurel