Household Types in Springfield, Massachusetts (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Springfield
Springfield
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family229.196545%46.901878%29.196545%29.2%16,32716.3k27.672967%12.492179%27.672967%27.7%15,47515.5k6.831065%4.195805%6.831065%6.8%3,82030.405393%28.639460%30.405393%30.4%17,00317.0k5.894029%7.770677%5.894029%5.9%3,296
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Springfield
Springfield
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads34.006849%69.306498%34.006849%34.0%5,95856.872146%24.387245%56.872146%56.9%9,9649.121005%6.306257%9.121005%9.1%1,598

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Springfield
Springfield
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children231.329912%27.334675%31.329912%31.3%17,52017.5k68.339264%72.182263%68.339264%68.3%38,21638.2k
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 Springfield
Springfield
Massachusetts
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%CountAsian3White4Black3Mixed3Hispanic5Other3-9.518936%-7.267144%-18.628454%-14.431934%-8.243134%-4.153923%-19.357498%-9.232310%-49.846469%50%50.153531%59.013135%50.153531%50%977-14.215664%-5.447332%-37.489413%-7.529087%-9.439443%-3.502863%-29.882148%-7.809223%-64.681496%65%35.318504%49.366323%35.318504%35%22,43322.4k-32.816492%-6.827592%-31.265968%-3.418201%-29.451210%-7.190844%-29.400671%-5.327647%-74.328253%74%25.671747%28.629629%25.671747%26%11,35111.4k-39.827462%-3.306973%-27.821711%-4.601006%-21.340294%-8.288941%-24.854038%-10.564671%-75.557153%76%24.442847%34.952056%24.442847%24%1,391-40.591949%-8.354513%-21.439698%-5.181602%-28.270514%-6.723493%-22.186544%-8.816479%-75.567763%76%24.432237%34.002970%24.432237%24%12,19712.2k-39.131009%-9.072900%-24.564184%-5.044902%-31.539801%-8.937208%-23.011028%-6.490896%-77.812995%78%22.187005%30.021067%22.187005%22%7,572
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in Springfield

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
7%16%24%32%40%48%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
14%21%27%33%40%47%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.7%3.8%5.8%7.8%9.9%12.0%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
17%26%35%44%52%62%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2.9%4.5%6.1%7.6%9.2%10.8%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
21%27%33%40%46%52%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Springfield

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
3%15%26%38%50%62%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
4%13%21%29%38%46%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.6%7.3%10.9%14.6%18.3%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
14%25%35%45%55%65%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.4%4.7%7.1%9.4%11.8%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
12%20%28%36%44%53%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Springfield

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%14%28%42%56%70%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%13%26%38%51%64%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%5%11%16%22%27%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
2%18%34%49%65%81%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%16%24%31%40%
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Household Types by Neighborhood in Springfield

There are 18 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Springfield (13 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 18 of those to each other, Springfield, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Springfield.

Married by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Springfield, selected neighborhoods in Springfield, and entities that contain Springfield
0%10%20%30%40%Count#United StatesNew EnglandAtwater ParkNortheastMassachusettsE Frst PkSixteen AcresSpringfieldHampdenBoston RoadLiberty HtsForest ParkPine PointSpringfieldSpringfieldIndian OrchE SpringfieldUpper HillOld HillBrightwoodMcKnightMemorial SqMaple High-Six CornersMaple High-Six Co…South EndBayMetro Center48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.630332%47.630332%48%110147.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M43.265245%43.265245%43%1,7691,770242.769694%42.769694%43%3,666342.327070%42.327070%42%99,72399.7k41.775189%41.775189%42%74,00674.0k32.479965%32.479965%32%578579430.978461%30.978461%31%1,720530.191377%30.191377%30%2,8732,874629.384474%29.384474%29%1,1831,184729.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k29.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k28.515104%28.515104%29%907908827.682485%27.682485%28%761926.057732%26.057732%26%4894901022.813968%22.813968%23%2762771122.215477%22.215477%22%3341222.165165%22.165165%22%3321320.493251%20.493251%20%4024031416.516249%16.516249%17%3421513.804401%13.804401%14%2511611.434945%11.434945%11%159160177.857214%7.857214%8%29018
Count number of this household type
# rank of neighborhood out of 18 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Springfield Area

There are 24 places in the Springfield Area. This section compares Springfield to all of the places in the Springfield Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Springfield.

Married by Place#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Springfield, selected other places in the Springfield Area, and entities that contain Springfield
0%20%40%60%Count#WilbrahamLongmeadowChesterRussellHollandBlandfordAgawam TownWestfieldUnited StatesNew EnglandHatfieldNortheastMassachusettsPalmer TownSpringfieldHampdenBelchertownHuntingtonEasthampton TownW Springfield TownChicopeeWareNorthamptonSouth AmherstMonson CenterGranbyHolyokeNorth AmherstSpringfieldSpringfieldAmherst Ctr70.763359%70.763359%71%927165.919440%65.919440%66%3,764259.430605%59.430605%59%167358.441558%58.441558%58%135453.054101%53.054101%53%304550.625000%50.625000%51%81649.014715%49.014715%49%5,696748.636845%48.636845%49%7,350848.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.832370%47.832370%48%331947.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M44.163384%44.163384%44%2,1301042.327070%42.327070%42%99,72399.7k41.775189%41.775189%42%74,00674.0k41.600634%41.600634%42%5251141.197183%41.197183%41%1171240.196621%40.196621%40%2,9031339.716251%39.716251%40%4,6191439.220463%39.220463%39%9,0161538.348551%38.348551%38%9661636.562830%36.562830%37%4,1551736.547231%36.547231%37%5611836.018412%36.018412%36%3131933.746130%33.746130%34%2182033.008997%33.008997%33%4,9532132.258065%32.258065%32%6202229.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k29.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k2325.953654%25.953654%26%72824
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 24 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in Massachusetts

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

Married by Place#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Springfield, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Springfield
0%20%40%60%Count#WellesleyLexingtonNeedhamFranklin TownNewtonMethuen TownGloucesterBraintree TownArlingtonWoburnAttleboroBarnstable TownAgawam TownWestfieldMarlboroughUnited StatesFraminghamNew EnglandPeabodyNortheastMassachusettsNorwoodBeverlyMaldenMedfordWeymouth TownLeominsterWatertown TownTauntonBrooklineSpringfieldFitchburgHampdenHaverhillWalthamRandolphEverettW Springfield TownChicopeeQuincyRevereLynnBrocktonPittsfieldSalemLowellWorcesterHolyokeFall RiverNew BedfordCambridgeChelseaSomervilleLawrenceSpringfieldSpringfieldBoston69.973284%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%8,4001149.364217%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%2,708,8342.71M47.437686%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%10,54910.5k2642.327070%42.327070%42%99,72399.7k41.987223%41.987223%42%6,1782741.775189%41.775189%42%74,00674.0k41.667718%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%16,32716.3k29.196545%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 Springfield to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Springfield. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Married by Place#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Springfield, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Springfield
0%20%40%60%Count#NewtonToms RiverCliftonNew RochelleUnited StatesStamfordNew EnglandNorwalkDanburyNortheastWarwickMassachusettsNashuaCranstonSpringfieldHampdenYonkersCheektowagaManchesterQuincyElizabethJersey CityLynnBrocktonBethlehemNew YorkScrantonPawtucketLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyFall RiverAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordNew BritainCambridgeSomervilleLawrenceProvidenceSpringfieldSpringfieldTrentonReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaBostonNewarkNew HavenSyracuseBuffaloAlbanyHartfordRochesterCamden61.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k153.901821%53.901821%54%17,87617.9k250.893041%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%2,708,8342.71M47.634402%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%13,90213.9k1042.327070%42.327070%42%99,72399.7k41.775189%41.775189%42%74,00674.0k40.600030%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%16,32716.3k29.196545%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 Springfield to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Springfield. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Springfield, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Springfield
0%20%40%Count#San JoseVirginia BchEl PasoUnited StatesNew EnglandColorado SpgsMesaNortheastMassachusettsArlingtonFort WorthSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSpringfieldSan AntonioLas VegasHampdenOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisSpringfieldSpringfieldPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k150.131635%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%85,14685.1k447.782635%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%65,93865.9k1042.327070%42.327070%42%99,72399.7k42.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1141.949568%41.949568%42%91,94891.9k1241.775189%41.775189%42%74,00674.0k41.360080%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%73,81073.8k4229.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k29.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k27.583532%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 Springfield. 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:
Hampden
Metro Area:
Springfield Area
ZIP Codes:
01013, 01020, 01103, 01104, 01105, 01106, 01107, 01108, 01109, 01118, 01119, 01128, 01129, 01151, 01199
Unified School District:
Springfield
Neighborhoods:
Atwater Park, Bay, Boston Road, Brightwood, East Forest Park, East Springfield, Forest Park, Indian Orchard, Liberty Heights, Maple High-Six Corners, McKnight, Memorial Square, Metro Center, Old Hill, Pine Point, Sixteen Acres, South End, Upper Hill
Congressional District:
MA-1
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Hampden and Hampshire, MA-Hampden
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-6th Hampden, MA-7th Hampden, MA-9th Hampden, MA-10th Hampden, MA-11th Hampden, MA-12th Hampden
Neighboring Cities:
Agawam Town, Chicopee, West Springfield Town
Neighboring Towns:
East Longmeadow, Ludlow
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Longmeadow
Nearby Cities:
Holyoke, Westfield
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Granby, Hazardville, Sherwood Manor, Somers, Southwood Acres, Suffield Depot, Thompsonville, Wilbraham