Household Types in Erie, Pennsylvania (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Erie
Erie
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family232.429265%48.034142%32.429265%32.4%13,28413.3k17.396187%11.943581%17.396187%17.4%7,1265.365818%4.424187%5.365818%5.4%2,19836.161902%29.571826%36.161902%36.2%14,81314.8k8.646828%6.026265%8.646828%8.6%3,542
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Erie
Erie
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads45.232773%67.536265%45.232773%45.2%4,65444.688502%24.415691%44.688502%44.7%4,59810.078725%8.048043%10.078725%10.1%1,037

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Erie
Erie
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children225.117789%25.603611%25.117789%25.1%10,28910.3k74.652735%74.187216%74.652735%74.7%30,58030.6k
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 Pennsylvania and Erie
Erie
Pennsylvania
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
80%60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Mixed3Other3Black3-4.078550%-7.854985%-11.480363%-9.063444%-7.984215%-3.948578%-19.432895%-6.896383%-32.477341%32%67.522659%61.737928%67.522659%68%662-12.644367%-4.660776%-38.441149%-9.138530%-9.065206%-3.983411%-29.341576%-6.058508%-64.884822%65%35.115178%51.551298%35.115178%35%31,69031.7k-31.707317%-5.226481%-26.393728%-4.703833%-23.422783%-7.300199%-22.388026%-7.287471%-68.031359%68%31.968641%39.601521%31.968641%32%1,148-47.402597%-0.779221%-16.623377%-6.883117%-22.206757%-6.387632%-27.505758%-8.309721%-71.688312%72%28.311688%35.590131%28.311688%28%770-35.348837%-11.472868%-28.372093%-5.891473%-29.156123%-10.738880%-21.409777%-6.385416%-81.085271%81%18.914729%32.309803%18.914729%19%645-35.300926%-8.746693%-32.093254%-7.291667%-29.457641%-6.135302%-37.471077%-4.870437%-83.432540%83%16.567460%22.065543%16.567460%17%6,048
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Tract in Erie

Married Household Types by Tract#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
7%19%29%40%50%61%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
3%12%19%27%34%42%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.9%5.9%8.8%11.7%14.7%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
23%36%48%60%72%85%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2.3%7.1%11.8%16.6%21.4%26.2%

With Children Household Types by Tract#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
6%14%21%29%36%44%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Erie

Married Household Types by Block Group#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
5%18%30%43%55%68%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%11%21%32%43%54%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%14%21%28%35%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
14%30%45%60%76%92%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%18%27%36%45%
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Household Types by Place in the Erie Area

There are 21 places in the Erie Area. This section compares Erie to all of the places in the Erie Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Erie.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Erie, selected other places in the Erie Area, and entities that contain Erie
0%20%40%60%Count#ElginPlateaCranesvilleWattsburgMill VillageAvoniaFairviewNW HarborcreekLawrence ParkGirardLake CityUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheastMiddle AtlanticCorryUnion CityErie AreaErieAlbionWaterfordWesleyvilleMcKeanNorth EastErieErieEdinboro75.000000%75.000000%75%42164.189189%64.189189%64%95262.149533%62.149533%62%133360.540541%60.540541%61%112460.365854%60.365854%60%99559.731544%59.731544%60%267659.375000%59.375000%59%570757.897680%57.897680%58%2,071852.694611%52.694611%53%792950.839329%50.839329%51%6361048.813869%48.813869%49%5351148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.677342%46.677342%47%1,1661246.153846%46.153846%46%6001345.465119%45.465119%45%50,03350.0k45.465119%45.465119%45%50,03350.0k44.512195%44.512195%45%2921444.444444%44.444444%44%2641544.386617%44.386617%44%5971642.364532%42.364532%42%861736.805953%36.805953%37%6431832.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k32.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k1928.698920%28.698920%29%61120
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 20 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Erie to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Erie. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 14,002.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Erie, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Erie
0%20%40%60%Count#Franklin ParkUpper St. ClairMurrysvillePlumAllison ParkLevittownBethel ParkHorshamWillow GroveHermitageKing of PrussiaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBaldwinNortheastMiddle AtlanticDrexel HillMonroevilleErie AreaErieHersheyWest MifflinLansdaleFullertonAltoonaHanoverPottstownEastonCarlisleChambersburgBethlehemScrantonHazletonPhoenixvilleWilliamsportAllentownErieErieLancasterGreensburgNew CastleLebanonBloomsburgNorristownWilkes-BarreReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaWest ChesterYorkState CollegeMcKeesportIndianaJohnstownHarrisburgWilkinsburgChester75.322101%75.322101%75%3,800170.981004%70.981004%71%5,007265.007429%65.007429%65%5,250360.675786%60.675786%61%6,698457.170698%57.170698%57%4,987557.008981%57.008981%57%10,22010.2k656.472782%56.472782%56%7,573753.681462%53.681462%54%3,084853.222315%53.222315%53%3,196952.142857%52.142857%52%3,5771051.409697%51.409697%51%4,3581148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.540984%47.540984%48%4,0021247.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M45.785649%45.785649%46%5,0411345.764603%45.764603%46%5,7431445.465119%45.465119%45%50,03350.0k45.465119%45.465119%45%50,03350.0k43.498002%43.498002%43%2,3951542.727377%42.727377%43%3,7161642.613018%42.613018%43%2,7431741.328649%41.328649%41%2,5881840.109831%40.109831%40%7,4501939.225037%39.225037%39%2,6322038.950306%38.950306%39%3,6292137.796196%37.796196%38%3,5572237.671886%37.671886%38%2,7672336.483703%36.483703%36%3,0112436.236596%36.236596%36%10,47610.5k2536.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k2636.129816%36.129816%36%3,2732733.207953%33.207953%33%2,4722832.982293%32.982293%33%3,5392932.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k3032.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k32.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k3131.680376%31.680376%32%6,7403231.387965%31.387965%31%2,0763331.119465%31.119465%31%2,9803430.299303%30.299303%30%2,9563530.035632%30.035632%30%1,4333629.463486%29.463486%29%3,6193729.303145%29.303145%29%4,4913828.315931%28.315931%28%8,2173928.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k4027.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4126.044776%26.044776%26%1,7454225.276753%25.276753%25%4,1104323.864575%23.864575%24%2,8904423.766867%23.766867%24%2,0964523.553719%23.553719%24%1,0264623.528798%23.528798%24%2,2554722.911766%22.911766%23%4,5784818.570022%18.570022%19%1,5094917.278208%17.278208%17%2,00650
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 Erie to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Erie. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Married by Place#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Erie, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Erie
0%20%40%60%Count#NewtonToms RiverCliftonNew RochelleUnited StatesPennsylvaniaStamfordNorwalkDanburyNortheastWarwickMiddle AtlanticNashuaCranstonErie AreaErieYonkersCheektowagaManchesterQuincyElizabethJersey CityLynnBrocktonBethlehemNew YorkScrantonPawtucketLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyFall RiverAllentownBridgeportErieErieNew BedfordNew BritainCambridgeSomervilleLawrenceProvidenceSpringfieldTrentonReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaBostonNewarkNew 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%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M48.010816%48.010816%48%22,90522.9k547.634402%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%16,52616.5k846.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M45.851128%45.851128%46%15,99716.0k945.668671%45.668671%46%13,90213.9k1045.465119%45.465119%45%50,03350.0k45.465119%45.465119%45%50,03350.0k40.600030%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%13,28413.3k32.429265%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 Erie to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Erie. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Erie, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Erie
0%20%40%Count#San JoseVirginia BchEl PasoUnited StatesPennsylvaniaColorado SpgsMesaNortheastMiddle AtlanticArlingtonFort WorthErie AreaErieSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoErieErieMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k150.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k248.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k447.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k547.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k645.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k745.465119%45.465119%45%50,03350.0k45.465119%45.465119%45%50,03350.0k44.202081%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%340,615341k3932.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k32.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k30.542991%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 Erie. 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:
Pennsylvania
County:
Erie
Metro Area:
Erie Area
ZIP Codes:
16501, 16502, 16503, 16504, 16505, 16506, 16507, 16508, 16509, 16510, 16511, 16546
Unified School District:
Erie
Congressional District:
PA-3
State Senate District:
PA-49
State House Districts:
PA-1, PA-2, PA-3
Neighboring Boroughs:
Wesleyville
Neighboring Townships:
Millcreek
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Lawrence Park, Northwest Harborcreek
Nearby Boroughs:
Edinboro, Girard, Lake City, McKean, North East, Waterford, Wattsburg
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Avonia, Fairview, Penn State Erie (Behrend)