Household Types in Somerville, Massachusetts (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Somerville
Somerville
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family230.246052%46.901878%30.246052%30.2%9,7489.364237%12.492179%9.364237%9.4%3,0183.776102%4.195805%3.776102%3.8%1,21730.726985%28.639460%30.726985%30.7%9,90325.886624%7.770677%25.886624%25.9%8,343
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Somerville
Somerville
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads71.940526%69.306498%71.940526%71.9%3,77421.578345%24.387245%21.578345%21.6%1,1326.481128%6.306257%6.481128%6.5%340

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Somerville
Somerville
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%80%CountWith Children1Without Children216.277266%27.334675%16.277266%16.3%5,24682.847746%72.182263%82.847746%82.8%26,70126.7k
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 Somerville
Somerville
Massachusetts
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%CountAsian3Other3Hispanic4White5Mixed3Black3-7.132188%-2.203137%-24.981329%-21.956684%-8.243134%-4.153923%-19.357498%-9.232310%-56.273338%56%43.726662%59.013135%43.726662%44%2,678-14.195184%-13.181242%-21.546261%-8.618504%-31.539801%-8.937208%-23.011028%-6.490896%-57.541191%58%42.458809%30.021067%42.458809%42%789-19.985673%-3.366762%-15.974212%-26.146132%-28.270514%-6.723493%-22.186544%-8.816479%-65.472779%65%34.527221%34.002970%34.527221%35%1,396-7.398279%-2.812235%-32.696271%-28.029415%-9.439443%-3.502863%-29.882148%-7.809223%-70.936199%71%29.063801%49.366323%29.063801%29%24,74924.7k-8.726753%-0.000000%-34.907010%-32.045780%-21.340294%-8.288941%-24.854038%-10.564671%-75.679542%76%24.320458%34.952056%24.320458%24%699-28.362878%-16.214807%-26.329510%-8.394161%-29.451210%-7.190844%-29.400671%-5.327647%-79.301356%79%20.698644%28.629629%20.698644%21%1,918
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4White Hispanic 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in Somerville

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
21.7%25.7%29.7%33.6%37.5%41.5%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
1.0%4.7%8.3%11.9%15.5%19.1%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.3%2.7%4.0%5.4%6.7%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
25.2%29.4%33.5%37.6%41.7%45.9%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
11%17%23%30%36%42%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
9.9%12.9%15.8%18.7%21.6%24.5%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Somerville

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
23.7%26.4%29.1%31.7%34.4%37.1%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
2.2%5.8%9.4%13.0%16.6%20.3%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.0%3.9%5.9%7.9%9.9%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
22.9%26.4%29.9%33.4%36.9%40.4%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
8%15%22%28%35%42%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
9.1%12.9%16.6%20.3%24.1%27.9%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Somerville

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
11%21%31%41%51%61%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%13%20%26%34%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.1%8.2%12.3%16.4%20.5%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
7%19%30%41%53%64%

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 Somerville

There are 17 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Somerville (4 fully and 13 partially). This section compares all 17 of those to each other, Somerville, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Somerville.

Married by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Somerville, selected neighborhoods in Somerville, and entities that contain Somerville
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#MiddlesexUnited StatesNew EnglandBoston AreaNortheastMassachusettsE SomervilleAggasiz - Harvard NN CambridgeTen HillsMagoun SquareBall SquareDavis SquareCentral HillE CambridgeCharlestownSomervilleSomervilleTeele SquareWinter HillSpring HillUnion SquareWellington-HarringtonWellington-Harring…Porter Square51.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k48.235831%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%1,200,1671.20M41.465513%41.465513%41%1,240141.221506%41.221506%41%660237.538157%37.538157%38%1,943336.516854%36.516854%37%169170434.545376%34.545376%35%513532.465500%32.465500%32%581582631.477097%31.477097%31%918919730.929381%30.929381%31%424830.632724%30.632724%31%1,510930.565504%30.565504%31%2,4051030.246052%30.246052%30%9,74830.246052%30.246052%30%9,74829.798221%29.798221%30%5611128.961357%28.961357%29%1,5481228.599545%28.599545%29%1,0021,0031326.664311%26.664311%27%1,6681,6691425.653869%25.653869%26%7311521.793426%21.793426%22%20020116
Count number of this household type
# rank of neighborhood out of 16 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 Somerville to all of the places in the Boston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Somerville.

Married by Place#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Somerville, selected other places in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Somerville
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Hanscom AFBDoverHansonTopsfieldBoxfordSouth DuxburyWinchesterSharonLynnfieldWellesleyDuxburyLexingtonHinghamNeedhamPinehurstNewfieldsThe PinehillsFranklin TownEssexCochituateS HooksettWilmingtonMarshfield HlsN ScituateReadingMedfieldNewtonBurlingtonMiltonGrn Hbr-Cedar CrstKingstonHolbrookMiddlesexGrotonFarmingtonUnited StatesNew EnglandBoston AreaPeabodyNortheastMassachusettsRochesterWatertown TownWeweanticRevereBrocktonLowellPlymouthCambridgeSomervilleSomervilleLawrenceWareham 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%13,50513.5k11934.144838%34.144838%34%1,10812132.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k12330.246052%30.246052%30%9,74830.246052%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 Somerville to the 50 most populous places in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Somerville. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 28,575.

Married by Place#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Somerville, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Somerville
0%20%40%60%Count#WellesleyLexingtonNeedhamFranklin TownNewtonMethuen TownGloucesterMiddlesexBraintree TownArlingtonWoburnAttleboroBarnstable TownAgawam TownWestfieldMarlboroughUnited StatesFraminghamNew EnglandBoston AreaPeabodyNortheastMassachusettsNorwoodBeverlyMaldenMedfordWeymouth TownLeominsterWatertown TownTauntonBrooklineFitchburgHaverhillWalthamRandolphEverettW Springfield TownChicopeeQuincyRevereLynnBrocktonPittsfieldSalemLowellWorcesterHolyokeFall RiverNew BedfordCambridgeChelseaSomervilleSomervilleLawrenceSpringfieldBoston69.973284%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%13,50513.5k4033.761054%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%9,74830.246052%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 Somerville to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Somerville. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Married by Place#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Somerville, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Somerville
0%20%40%60%Count#NewtonToms RiverMiddlesexCliftonNew RochelleUnited StatesStamfordNew EnglandBoston AreaNorwalkDanburyNortheastWarwickMassachusettsNashuaCranstonYonkersCheektowagaManchesterQuincyElizabethJersey CityLynnBrocktonBethlehemNew YorkScrantonPawtucketLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyFall RiverAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordNew BritainCambridgeSomervilleSomervilleLawrenceProvidenceSpringfieldTrentonReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaBostonNewarkNew 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%13,50513.5k2334.458178%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%9,74830.246052%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 Somerville to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Somerville. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Somerville, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Somerville
0%20%40%Count#San JoseMiddlesexVirginia BchEl PasoUnited StatesNew EnglandColorado SpgsBoston AreaMesaNortheastMassachusettsArlingtonFort WorthSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoMiamiMinneapolisSomervilleSomervilleMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit55.386884%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%55,53455.5k3434.723947%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%51,77451.8k4130.246052%30.246052%30%9,74830.246052%30.246052%30%9,74829.333916%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 Somerville. 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:
Middlesex
Metro Area:
Boston Area
ZIP Codes:
02138, 02140, 02143, 02144, 02145, 02155, 02474
Unified School District:
Somerville
Neighborhoods:
Aggasiz - Harvard North, Assembly Square, Ball Square, Central Hill, Charlestown, Davis Square, East Cambridge, East Somerville, Magoun Square, North Cambridge, Porter Square, Spring Hill, Teele Square, Ten Hills, Union Square, Wellington-Harrington, Winter Hill
Congressional District:
MA-7
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-2nd Middlesex
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-26th Middlesex, MA-27th Middlesex, MA-34th Middlesex
Neighboring Cities:
Boston, Cambridge, Everett, Medford
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Arlington
Nearby Cities:
Chelsea, Malden, Melrose, Revere, Watertown Town, Winthrop Town
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Belmont, Brookline, Stoneham, Winchester