Household Types in Brookline, Massachusetts (Unincorporated Place)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Brookline
Brookline
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family242.637727%46.901878%42.637727%42.6%10,54910.5k6.717594%12.492179%6.717594%6.7%1,6622.162402%4.195805%2.162402%2.2%53532.096520%28.639460%32.096520%32.1%7,94116.385756%7.770677%16.385756%16.4%4,054
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Brookline
Brookline
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%80%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads81.502396%69.306498%81.502396%81.5%4,76314.510609%24.387245%14.510609%14.5%8483.986995%6.306257%3.986995%4.0%233

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Brookline
Brookline
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children223.620711%27.334675%23.620711%23.6%5,84475.530496%72.182263%75.530496%75.5%18,68718.7k
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 Massachusetts and Brookline
Brookline
Massachusetts
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
80%60%40%20%0%20%40%CountAsian3Mixed3White4Hispanic5Other3Black3-7.766990%-2.989269%-24.144098%-16.223812%-8.243134%-4.153923%-19.357498%-9.232310%-51.124170%51%48.875830%59.013135%48.875830%49%3,914-9.775641%-4.166667%-27.724359%-10.256410%-21.340294%-8.288941%-24.854038%-10.564671%-51.923077%52%48.076923%34.952056%48.076923%48%624-5.338820%-1.613169%-34.765432%-15.873800%-9.439443%-3.502863%-29.882148%-7.809223%-57.591221%58%42.408779%49.366323%42.408779%42%18,22518.2k-6.614350%-4.484305%-24.215247%-26.121076%-28.270514%-6.723493%-22.186544%-8.816479%-61.434978%61%38.565022%34.002970%38.565022%39%892-20.625000%-0.000000%-12.500000%-30.937500%-31.539801%-8.937208%-23.011028%-6.490896%-64.062500%64%35.937500%30.021067%35.937500%36%320-25.979112%-7.571802%-30.156658%-16.971279%-29.451210%-7.190844%-29.400671%-5.327647%-80.678851%81%19.321149%28.629629%19.321149%19%766
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in Brookline

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
7%19%30%42%53%64%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
1.4%5.2%9.1%12.9%16.7%20.6%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.7%1.6%2.5%3.4%4.3%5.3%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
16%25%34%43%52%61%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
3%10%16%23%29%36%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
4%10%17%23%29%36%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Brookline

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
29%37%44%52%59%67%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
2.8%5.3%7.8%10.2%12.7%15.2%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.1%2.2%3.2%4.3%5.4%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
20.8%25.2%29.5%33.9%38.2%42.6%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2%8%13%18%23%29%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
11.2%15.9%20.5%25.1%29.7%34.4%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Brookline

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
14%29%42%56%69%83%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%15%22%30%38%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.8%3.7%5.5%7.4%9.3%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
6%17%26%36%46%56%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%11%22%33%44%55%
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Household Types by Neighborhood in Brookline

There are 18 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Brookline (8 fully and 10 partially). This section compares all 18 of those to each other, Brookline, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Brookline.

Married by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Brookline, selected neighborhoods in Brookline, and entities that contain Brookline
0%20%40%60%Count#Fisher HillChestnut HillHigh St HlChestnut HillNorfolkEmerson GdnUnited StatesNew EnglandBoston AreaNortheastMassachusettsLawrenceWest RoxburyBrooklineBrooklineBrooklineAspinwall HlCntrl VlgLongwoodCorey HillGriggs ParkJamaica PlainBrightonMission HillAllstonKenmoreFenway63.852321%63.852321%64%312313159.393709%59.393709%59%1,9081,909254.939630%54.939630%55%251252354.318090%54.318090%54%1,0081,009452.724169%52.724169%53%137,115137k51.908241%51.908241%52%105106548.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.702062%46.702062%47%511512643.901006%43.901006%44%5,5275,528742.637727%42.637727%43%10,54910.5k42.637727%42.637727%43%10,54910.5k42.637727%42.637727%43%10,54910.5k41.614193%41.614193%42%699700837.546779%37.546779%38%208937.033178%37.033178%37%3021035.428411%35.428411%35%5551134.148551%34.148551%34%1731741228.695836%28.695836%29%4,8864,8871324.249404%24.249404%24%4,8031417.435938%17.435938%17%8831516.666447%16.666447%17%1,7161,7171613.424231%13.424231%13%887888177.986279%7.986279%8%40941018
Count number of this household type
# rank of neighborhood out of 18 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Boston Area

There are 132 places in the Boston Area. This section compares Brookline to all of the places in the Boston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Brookline.

Married by Place#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Brookline, selected other places in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Brookline
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Hanscom AFBDoverHansonTopsfieldBoxfordSouth DuxburyWinchesterSharonLynnfieldWellesleyDuxburyLexingtonHinghamNeedhamPinehurstNewfieldsThe PinehillsFranklin TownEssexCochituateS HooksettWilmingtonMarshfield HlsN ScituateReadingMedfieldNewtonBurlingtonMiltonGrn Hbr-Cedar CrstKingstonHolbrookNorfolkGrotonFarmingtonUnited StatesNew EnglandBoston AreaPeabodyNortheastMassachusettsRochesterWatertown TownBrooklineBrooklineBrooklineWeweanticRevereBrocktonLowellPlymouthCambridgeSomervilleLawrenceWareham CtrBostonDevens81.712062%81.712062%82%420179.518072%79.518072%80%660279.264214%79.264214%79%474378.089395%78.089395%78%891478.027466%78.027466%78%625577.900085%77.900085%78%920672.497093%72.497093%72%5,612771.536524%71.536524%72%1,420870.354482%70.354482%70%3,116969.973284%69.973284%70%6,0241069.346734%69.346734%69%4141169.324254%69.324254%69%8,0431268.621554%68.621554%69%1,3691368.545141%68.545141%69%7,1521467.769963%67.769963%68%1,6381567.768595%67.768595%68%821666.715758%66.715758%67%4531766.481994%66.481994%66%7,4401866.199650%66.199650%66%3781965.536062%65.536062%66%1,6812065.285789%65.285789%65%1,2452165.247235%65.247235%65%5,1332264.961068%64.961068%65%5842364.389457%64.389457%64%1,1972463.822051%63.822051%64%5,9682563.605150%63.605150%64%1,4822661.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k2760.921152%60.921152%61%5,6482860.890869%60.890869%61%5,4682960.856269%60.856269%61%5973057.224959%57.224959%57%1,3943853.387991%53.387991%53%2,2144752.724169%52.724169%53%137,115137k51.224490%51.224490%51%2515649.506101%49.506101%50%8526648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.437686%47.437686%47%10,20110.2k7547.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M44.561106%44.561106%45%5,7728442.944452%42.944452%43%6,3249342.637727%42.637727%43%10,54910.5k42.637727%42.637727%43%10,54910.5k42.637727%42.637727%43%10,54910.5k9440.871935%40.871935%41%30010338.587386%38.587386%39%7,80711237.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k11434.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k11934.144838%34.144838%34%1,10812132.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k12330.246052%30.246052%30%9,74812729.678947%29.678947%30%7,64512829.198473%29.198473%29%45912926.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k13020.425532%20.425532%20%48131
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 131 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in Massachusetts

There are 246 places in Massachusetts. This section compares Brookline to the 50 most populous places in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Brookline. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 28,575.

Married by Place#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Brookline, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Brookline
0%20%40%60%Count#WellesleyLexingtonNeedhamFranklin TownNewtonMethuen TownNorfolkGloucesterBraintree TownArlingtonWoburnAttleboroBarnstable TownAgawam TownWestfieldMarlboroughUnited StatesFraminghamNew EnglandBoston AreaPeabodyNortheastMassachusettsNorwoodBeverlyMaldenMedfordWeymouth TownLeominsterWatertown TownTauntonBrooklineBrooklineBrooklineFitchburgHaverhillWalthamRandolphEverettW Springfield TownChicopeeQuincyRevereLynnBrocktonPittsfieldSalemLowellWorcesterHolyokeFall RiverNew BedfordCambridgeChelseaSomervilleLawrenceSpringfieldBoston69.973284%69.973284%70%6,024169.324254%69.324254%69%8,043268.545141%68.545141%69%7,152366.481994%66.481994%66%7,440461.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k553.271243%53.271243%53%9,266652.724169%52.724169%53%137,115137k51.335288%51.335288%51%6,478750.897073%50.897073%51%7,007850.884624%50.884624%51%9,491950.254147%50.254147%50%7,5141049.997024%49.997024%50%8,4001149.364217%49.364217%49%9,3561249.014715%49.014715%49%5,6961348.636845%48.636845%49%7,3501448.484652%48.484652%48%7,4871548.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.020803%48.020803%48%13,29613.3k1647.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.437686%47.437686%47%10,20110.2k1747.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.817563%46.817563%47%5,5021845.504960%45.504960%46%7,3851943.933816%43.933816%44%10,14310.1k2043.680749%43.680749%44%9,6982143.313966%43.313966%43%9,9152243.269921%43.269921%43%7,2332342.944452%42.944452%43%6,3242442.887883%42.887883%43%9,5672542.637727%42.637727%43%10,54910.5k42.637727%42.637727%43%10,54910.5k42.637727%42.637727%43%10,54910.5k2641.987223%41.987223%42%6,1782741.667718%41.667718%42%9,9092841.030195%41.030195%41%9,7022940.721440%40.721440%41%5,0013040.670640%40.670640%41%6,2103139.716251%39.716251%40%4,6193239.220463%39.220463%39%9,0163338.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k3438.587386%38.587386%39%7,8073537.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k3637.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k3735.938641%35.938641%36%6,8883835.677919%35.677919%36%6,4473934.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k4033.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k4133.008997%33.008997%33%4,9534232.992754%32.992754%33%12,65812.7k4332.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k4432.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k4530.508748%30.508748%31%3,7844630.246052%30.246052%30%9,7484729.678947%29.678947%30%7,6454829.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k4926.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k50
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 Brookline to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Brookline. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Married by Place#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Brookline, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Brookline
0%20%40%60%Count#NewtonToms RiverNorfolkCliftonNew RochelleUnited StatesStamfordNew EnglandBoston AreaNorwalkDanburyNortheastWarwickMassachusettsNashuaCranstonBrooklineBrooklineBrooklineYonkersCheektowagaManchesterQuincyElizabethJersey CityLynnBrocktonBethlehemNew YorkScrantonPawtucketLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyFall RiverAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordNew BritainCambridgeSomervilleLawrenceProvidenceSpringfieldTrentonReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaBostonNewarkNew HavenSyracuseBuffaloAlbanyHartfordRochesterCamden61.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k153.901821%53.901821%54%17,87617.9k252.724169%52.724169%53%137,115137k50.893041%50.893041%51%14,81714.8k348.744377%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%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.634402%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%16,52616.5k846.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M45.851128%45.851128%46%15,99716.0k945.668671%45.668671%46%13,90213.9k1042.637727%42.637727%43%10,54910.5k42.637727%42.637727%43%10,54910.5k42.637727%42.637727%43%10,54910.5k40.600030%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%13,97814.0k3330.246052%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 Brookline to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Brookline. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Brookline, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Brookline
0%20%40%Count#San JoseNorfolkVirginia BchEl PasoUnited StatesNew EnglandColorado SpgsBoston AreaMesaNortheastMassachusettsArlingtonFort WorthSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaBrooklineBrooklineBrooklineSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k152.724169%52.724169%53%137,115137k50.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k248.638682%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%85,14685.1k447.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k547.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.337303%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%65,93865.9k1042.637727%42.637727%43%10,54910.5k42.637727%42.637727%43%10,54910.5k42.637727%42.637727%43%10,54910.5k42.010553%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
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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 Brookline. 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:
Massachusetts
County:
Norfolk
Metro Area:
Boston Area
Town:
Brookline
ZIP Codes:
02115, 02130, 02135, 02215, 02445, 02446, 02467
Unified School District:
Brookline
Neighborhoods:
Allston, Aspinwall Hill, Brighton, Central Village, Chestnut Hill, Chestnut Hill, Corey Hill, Emerson Garden, Fenway, Fisher Hill, Griggs Park, High Street Hill, Jamaica Plain, Kenmore, Lawrence, Longwood, Mission Hill, West Roxbury
Congressional District:
MA-4
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-1st Middlesex and Norfolk
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-10th Suffolk, MA-15th Norfolk, MA-15th Suffolk, MA-18th Suffolk
Neighboring Cities:
Boston, Newton
Nearby Cities:
Cambridge, Medford, Somerville, Waltham, Watertown Town
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Arlington, Belmont, Dedham, Milton, Needham