Household Types in Fitchburg, Massachusetts (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Fitchburg
Fitchburg
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family241.987223%46.901878%41.987223%42.0%6,17816.399348%12.492179%16.399348%16.4%2,4135.491369%4.195805%5.491369%5.5%80827.001495%28.639460%27.001495%27.0%3,9739.120565%7.770677%9.120565%9.1%1,342
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Fitchburg
Fitchburg
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads55.367913%69.306498%55.367913%55.4%2,29535.536791%24.387245%35.536791%35.5%1,4739.095296%6.306257%9.095296%9.1%377

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Fitchburg
Fitchburg
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children228.170450%27.334675%28.170450%28.2%4,14571.326628%72.182263%71.326628%71.3%10,49510.5k
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 Fitchburg
Fitchburg
Massachusetts
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3Other3White4Black3Hispanic5Mixed3-13.397129%-1.674641%-12.440191%-3.110048%-8.243134%-4.153923%-19.357498%-9.232310%-30.622010%31%69.377990%59.013135%69.377990%69%418-31.598513%-7.434944%-7.558860%-10.904585%-31.539801%-8.937208%-23.011028%-6.490896%-57.496902%57%42.503098%30.021067%42.503098%43%807-12.755291%-5.662830%-29.827330%-9.339027%-9.439443%-3.502863%-29.882148%-7.809223%-57.584478%58%42.415522%49.366323%42.415522%42%10,77210.8k-21.728972%-4.906542%-25.467290%-9.813084%-29.451210%-7.190844%-29.400671%-5.327647%-61.915888%62%38.084112%28.629629%38.084112%38%428-25.777332%-4.463390%-22.968907%-9.679037%-28.270514%-6.723493%-22.186544%-8.816479%-62.888666%63%37.111334%34.002970%37.111334%37%1,994-41.016949%-7.118644%-27.118644%-0.000000%-21.340294%-8.288941%-24.854038%-10.564671%-75.254237%75%24.745763%34.952056%24.745763%25%295
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Tract in Fitchburg

Married Household Types by Tract#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
16%24%31%38%45%53%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
7.9%11.0%14.2%17.3%20.4%23.5%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
2.5%4.2%5.9%7.6%9.2%11.0%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
18%26%33%40%47%54%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
3.9%6.1%8.3%10.4%12.6%14.8%

With Children Household Types by Tract#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
14.8%18.6%22.3%26.0%29.8%33.5%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Fitchburg

Married Household Types by Block Group#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
12%24%36%48%59%71%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%18%26%35%44%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#13

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

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
9%20%31%41%51%62%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%13%20%27%34%
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Map of Household Types by Block in Fitchburg

Married Household Types by Block#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Female Household Types by Block#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Male Household Types by Block#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

One-Person Household Types by Block#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%
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Household Types by Place in the Worcester Area

There are 46 places in the Worcester Area. This section compares Fitchburg to all of the places in the Worcester Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fitchburg.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Fitchburg, selected other places in the Worcester Area, and entities that contain Fitchburg
0%20%40%60%80%Count#BrooklynCordavilleSturbridgeS AshburnhamNorthboroughQuinebaugS LancasterN BrookfieldRutlandE BrookfieldBaldwinvilleUptonS WoodstockLunenburgWaureganPetershamWorcesterHopedaleWorcesterMilfordMoosupUnited StatesFiskdaleWestboroughNew EnglandOxfordWhitinsvilleNortheastMassachusettsN Grosvenor DalePlainfield VlgW BrookfieldLeominsterEast BrooklynZIP 01420FitchburgFitchburgSpencerSouth WindhamWarrenSouthbridge TownClintonGardnerWebsterWinchendonEast DouglasBrookfieldWorcesterAtholBarrePutnamDanielsonWillimanticDevens80.882353%80.882353%81%110177.479580%77.479580%77%664269.402110%69.402110%69%592363.636364%63.636364%64%196463.216348%63.216348%63%1,423561.180680%61.180680%61%342658.241758%58.241758%58%371754.883721%54.883721%55%472853.837719%53.837719%54%491952.452026%52.452026%52%2461051.597052%51.597052%52%4201151.136364%51.136364%51%6301250.716846%50.716846%51%2831350.000000%50.000000%50%3951449.877751%49.877751%50%2041549.541284%49.541284%50%541649.423040%49.423040%49%149,650150k49.333333%49.333333%49%7401749.248678%49.248678%49%170,920171k49.146962%49.146962%49%4,9261849.055118%49.055118%49%6231948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.158915%48.158915%48%4972048.124639%48.124639%48%8342147.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.733105%47.733105%48%1,1162247.120000%47.120000%47%1,1782347.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M44.781145%44.781145%45%2662444.748858%44.748858%45%3922543.380855%43.380855%43%2132643.269921%43.269921%43%7,2332742.241379%42.241379%42%2942841.987223%41.987223%42%6,17841.987223%41.987223%42%6,17841.987223%41.987223%42%6,1782939.844708%39.844708%40%9753037.981651%37.981651%38%2073137.743191%37.743191%38%1943237.483541%37.483541%37%2,5623336.772217%36.772217%37%1,0803436.701156%36.701156%37%3,0153535.725394%35.725394%36%1,6083635.248042%35.248042%35%5403734.730539%34.730539%35%3483834.042553%34.042553%34%1123933.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k4033.651620%33.651620%34%1,1634133.392857%33.392857%33%1874232.323232%32.323232%32%9604329.264305%29.264305%29%5374424.635879%24.635879%25%1,3874520.425532%20.425532%20%4846
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 46 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in Massachusetts

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

Married by Place#28

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Fitchburg, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Fitchburg
0%20%40%60%Count#WellesleyLexingtonNeedhamFranklin TownNewtonMethuen TownGloucesterBraintree TownArlingtonWoburnAttleboroWorcesterBarnstable TownWorcesterAgawam TownWestfieldMarlboroughUnited StatesFraminghamNew EnglandPeabodyNortheastMassachusettsNorwoodBeverlyMaldenMedfordWeymouth TownLeominsterWatertown TownTauntonBrooklineZIP 01420FitchburgFitchburgHaverhillWalthamRandolphEverettW 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%9,266651.335288%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%8,4001149.423040%49.423040%49%149,650150k49.364217%49.364217%49%9,3561249.248678%49.248678%49%170,920171k49.014715%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%2,708,8342.71M47.437686%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%10,54910.5k2641.987223%41.987223%42%6,17841.987223%41.987223%42%6,17841.987223%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 Fitchburg to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fitchburg. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Married by Place#34

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Fitchburg, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Fitchburg
0%20%40%60%Count#NewtonToms RiverCliftonWorcesterWorcesterNew RochelleUnited StatesStamfordNew EnglandNorwalkDanburyNortheastWarwickMassachusettsNashuaCranstonZIP 01420FitchburgFitchburgYonkersCheektowagaManchesterQuincyElizabethJersey CityLynnBrocktonBethlehemNew YorkScrantonPawtucketLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyFall RiverAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordNew BritainCambridgeSomervilleLawrenceProvidenceSpringfieldTrentonReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaBostonNewarkNew HavenSyracuseBuffaloAlbanyHartfordRochesterCamden61.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k153.901821%53.901821%54%17,87617.9k250.893041%50.893041%51%14,81714.8k349.423040%49.423040%49%149,650150k49.248678%49.248678%49%170,920171k48.744377%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%2,708,8342.71M47.634402%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%13,90213.9k1041.987223%41.987223%42%6,17841.987223%41.987223%42%6,17841.987223%41.987223%42%6,17840.600030%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 Fitchburg to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fitchburg. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#40

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Fitchburg, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Fitchburg
0%20%40%Count#San JoseVirginia BchWorcesterWorcesterEl PasoUnited StatesNew EnglandColorado SpgsMesaNortheastMassachusettsArlingtonFort WorthSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioZIP 01420FitchburgFitchburgLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k150.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k249.423040%49.423040%49%149,650150k49.248678%49.248678%49%170,920171k48.638682%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%85,14685.1k447.782635%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%65,93865.9k1042.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1141.987223%41.987223%42%6,17841.987223%41.987223%42%6,17841.987223%41.987223%42%6,17841.949568%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 Fitchburg. 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:
Worcester
Metro Area:
Worcester Area
ZIP Code:
01420
Unified School District:
Fitchburg
Congressional District:
MA-3
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Worcester and Middlesex
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-3rd Worcester, MA-37th Middlesex
Neighboring Cities:
Leominster
Neighboring Towns:
Ashby, Westminster
Nearby Cities:
Gardner
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Ayer, Devens, Greenville, Lunenburg, Pepperell, Shirley, South Ashburnham, Townsend, Winchendon