Household Types in Lowell, Massachusetts (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Lowell
Lowell
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family234.865109%46.901878%34.865109%34.9%13,50513.5k20.547309%12.492179%20.547309%20.5%7,9596.779398%4.195805%6.779398%6.8%2,62628.842132%28.639460%28.842132%28.8%11,17211.2k8.966051%7.770677%8.966051%9.0%3,473

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Lowell
Lowell
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads47.673498%69.306498%47.673498%47.7%5,42041.604363%24.387245%41.604363%41.6%4,73010.722139%6.306257%10.722139%10.7%1,219

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Lowell
Lowell
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children229.350716%27.334675%29.350716%29.4%11,36911.4k70.151026%72.182263%70.151026%70.2%27,17327.2k

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Lowell
Lowell
Massachusetts
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Black3Mixed3Other3-23.185931%-11.114905%-9.509988%-9.953901%-8.243134%-4.153923%-19.357498%-9.232310%-53.764726%54%46.235274%59.013135%46.235274%46%5,857-14.349697%-4.145078%-35.092650%-9.783086%-9.439443%-3.502863%-29.882148%-7.809223%-63.370510%63%36.629490%49.366323%36.629490%37%22,77422.8k-33.784615%-11.261538%-21.323077%-6.276923%-28.270514%-6.723493%-22.186544%-8.816479%-72.646154%73%27.353846%34.002970%27.353846%27%3,250-26.771066%-10.663684%-30.872483%-7.046980%-29.451210%-7.190844%-29.400671%-5.327647%-75.354213%75%24.645787%28.629629%24.645787%25%2,682-28.407225%-4.926108%-36.781609%-7.717570%-21.340294%-8.288941%-24.854038%-10.564671%-77.832512%78%22.167488%34.952056%22.167488%22%609-37.721022%-9.795116%-24.642155%-6.230704%-31.539801%-8.937208%-23.011028%-6.490896%-78.388998%78%21.611002%30.021067%21.611002%22%3,563

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in Lowell

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
20%29%38%47%56%66%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
2%9%15%21%27%34%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.2%4.4%6.6%8.7%11.0%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
21%27%32%38%43%49%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2.1%4.6%7.0%9.5%11.9%14.4%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
15.7%20.4%25.0%29.7%34.4%39.1%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Lowell

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
15%23%30%37%44%51%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
9%15%20%25%30%36%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.0%3.7%6.5%9.2%12.0%14.8%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
15%22%29%35%41%48%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2.9%7.7%12.4%17.1%21.9%26.6%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
15%21%27%32%38%44%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Lowell

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%15%31%46%61%77%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%12%23%35%47%59%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%5%11%16%21%27%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%13%26%40%53%67%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%15%23%31%39%
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Household Types by Neighborhood in Lowell

There are 14 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Lowell (5 fully and 9 partially). This section compares all 14 of those to each other, Lowell, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lowell.

Married by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lowell, selected neighborhoods in Lowell, and entities that contain Lowell
0%20%40%60%Count#Westlands AreaMiddlesexN ChelmsfordE ChelmsfordUnited StatesNew EnglandBoston AreaNortheastMassachusettsBelvidereN ChelmsfordPawtucketvilleHighlandsSouth LowellLowellLowellCentralvilleLower HighlandsBack CentralAcreDowntownLower Belvidere65.250443%65.250443%65%813151.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k50.027545%50.027545%50%1,884249.000000%49.000000%49%300348.235831%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%1,200,1671.20M45.461173%45.461173%45%1,711444.809902%44.809902%45%910542.005201%42.005201%42%2,171641.720181%41.720181%42%2,7962,797737.123460%37.123460%37%562563834.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k34.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k33.505152%33.505152%34%1,7691,770933.039697%33.039697%33%1,2311025.803814%25.803814%26%5635641122.818794%22.818794%23%9039041221.739035%21.739035%22%4871320.074193%20.074193%20%17017114

Household Types by Place in the Boston Area

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

Married by Place#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lowell, selected other places in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Lowell
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Hanscom AFBDoverHansonTopsfieldBoxfordSouth DuxburyWinchesterSharonLynnfieldWellesleyDuxburyLexingtonHinghamNeedhamPinehurstNewfieldsThe PinehillsFranklin TownEssexCochituateS HooksettWilmingtonMarshfield HlsN ScituateReadingMedfieldNewtonBurlingtonMiltonGrn Hbr-Cedar CrstKingstonHolbrookMiddlesexGrotonFarmingtonUnited StatesNew EnglandBoston AreaPeabodyNortheastMassachusettsRochesterWatertown TownWeweanticRevereBrocktonLowellLowellPlymouthCambridgeSomervilleLawrenceWareham 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%2,2144751.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k51.224490%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%6,3249340.871935%40.871935%41%30010338.587386%38.587386%39%7,80711237.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k11434.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k34.865109%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

Household Types by Place in Massachusetts

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

Married by Place#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lowell, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Lowell
0%20%40%60%Count#WellesleyLexingtonNeedhamFranklin TownNewtonMethuen TownGloucesterMiddlesexBraintree TownArlingtonWoburnAttleboroBarnstable TownAgawam TownWestfieldMarlboroughUnited StatesFraminghamNew EnglandBoston AreaPeabodyNortheastMassachusettsNorwoodBeverlyMaldenMedfordWeymouth TownLeominsterWatertown TownTauntonBrooklineFitchburgHaverhillWalthamRandolphEverettW Springfield TownChicopeeQuincyRevereLynnBrocktonPittsfieldSalemLowellLowellWorcesterHolyokeFall 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%6,478751.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k50.897073%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%10,54910.5k2641.987223%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%13,50513.5k34.865109%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

Household Types by Place in the Northeast

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

Married by Place#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lowell, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Lowell
0%20%40%60%Count#NewtonToms RiverMiddlesexCliftonNew RochelleUnited StatesStamfordNew EnglandBoston AreaNorwalkDanburyNortheastWarwickMassachusettsNashuaCranstonYonkersCheektowagaManchesterQuincyElizabethJersey CityLynnBrocktonBethlehemNew YorkScrantonPawtucketLowellLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyFall RiverAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordNew BritainCambridgeSomervilleLawrenceProvidenceSpringfieldTrentonReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaBostonNewarkNew HavenSyracuseBuffaloAlbanyHartfordRochesterCamden61.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k153.901821%53.901821%54%17,87617.9k251.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k50.893041%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%13,90213.9k1040.600030%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%13,50513.5k34.865109%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

Household Types by Place in the United States

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

Married by Place#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lowell, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Lowell
0%20%40%Count#San JoseMiddlesexVirginia BchEl PasoUnited StatesNew EnglandColorado SpgsBoston AreaMesaNortheastMassachusettsArlingtonFort WorthSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandLowellLowellSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k151.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k50.131635%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%65,93865.9k1042.010553%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%55,53455.5k3434.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k34.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k34.723947%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

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 Lowell. 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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