Household Types in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Harrisburg
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family222.911766%48.034142%22.911766%22.9%4,57825.364096%11.943581%25.364096%25.4%5,0684.979731%4.424187%4.979731%5.0%99537.415545%29.571826%37.415545%37.4%7,4769.328862%6.026265%9.328862%9.3%1,864
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Harrisburg
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads33.593750%67.536265%33.593750%33.6%1,80655.822173%24.415691%55.822173%55.8%3,00110.584077%8.048043%10.584077%10.6%569

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Harrisburg
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children226.905560%25.603611%26.905560%26.9%5,37672.954307%74.187216%72.954307%73.0%14,57714.6k
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 Harrisburg
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
80%60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3Mixed3Other3Hispanic4White5Black3-9.793254%-8.052231%-28.726877%-1.523395%-7.984215%-3.948578%-19.432895%-6.896383%-48.095756%48%51.904244%61.737928%51.904244%52%919-24.702381%-2.678571%-26.041667%-10.863095%-22.206757%-6.387632%-27.505758%-8.309721%-64.285714%64%35.714286%35.590131%35.714286%36%672-32.214765%-2.972196%-24.736337%-7.766059%-29.156123%-10.738880%-21.409777%-6.385416%-67.689358%68%32.310642%32.309803%32.310642%32%1,043-40.649819%-6.787004%-19.133574%-4.620939%-23.422783%-7.300199%-22.388026%-7.287471%-71.191336%71%28.808664%39.601521%28.808664%29%1,385-10.330138%-2.921041%-49.764187%-13.099042%-9.065206%-3.983411%-29.341576%-6.058508%-76.114407%76%23.885593%51.551298%23.885593%24%6,573-34.444563%-6.241346%-34.540420%-8.211737%-29.457641%-6.135302%-37.471077%-4.870437%-83.438066%83%16.561934%22.065543%16.561934%17%9,389
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4White Hispanic 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in Harrisburg

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
5%11%16%21%27%32%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
6%13%20%27%34%42%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.4%2.8%4.2%5.7%7.1%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
25%35%45%54%64%73%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2%8%13%19%25%31%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
5%12%19%27%34%41%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Harrisburg

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
7%15%23%31%39%48%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
2%12%21%30%39%49%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.6%3.3%4.9%6.4%8.0%9.6%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
24%33%41%49%58%66%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.6%5.1%8.4%11.8%15.2%18.6%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
5%13%20%27%34%42%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Harrisburg

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
5%17%29%41%53%65%

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 (%):
0.0%2.8%5.6%8.4%11.3%14.1%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
10%26%42%58%74%90%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%13%19%25%32%
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Household Types by Neighborhood in Harrisburg

There are 8 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Harrisburg (7 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 8 of those to each other, Harrisburg, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Harrisburg.

Married by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Harrisburg, selected neighborhoods in Harrisburg, and entities that contain Harrisburg
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HarrisburgUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheastMiddle AtlanticDauphinUptownAllison HillHarrisburgHarrisburgS HarrisburgMidtownShipokeDowntownCapitol Dist48.830562%48.830562%49%109,671110k48.235831%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%7,208,0467.21M44.530945%44.530945%45%49,07849.1k31.916470%31.916470%32%1,059126.858623%26.858623%27%277222.911766%22.911766%23%4,57822.911766%22.911766%23%4,57821.967231%21.967231%22%457314.703998%14.703998%15%563564411.711712%11.711712%12%2157.092755%7.092755%7%11265.790297%5.790297%6%22237
Count number of this household type
# rank of neighborhood out of 7 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Harrisburg Area

There are 61 places in the Harrisburg Area. This section compares Harrisburg to all of the places in the Harrisburg Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Harrisburg.

Married by Place#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Harrisburg, selected other places in the Harrisburg Area, and entities that contain Harrisburg
0%20%40%60%Count#Skyline ViewBoiling SpgsEnhautPillowGratzMillerstownCamp HillBresslerDauphinLinglestownPaxtoniaPaxtangNewburgMessiah CollegeSchlusserUnion DepositBerrysburgShiremanstownElizabethvilleBlainMt Holly SpgsLenkervilleWilliamstownLower AllenBloomfieldHarrisburgUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWiconsicoNortheastMiddle AtlanticLandisburgMechanicsburgNew KingstownDauphinLawntonHersheyHalifaxWormleysburgColonial ParkCarlislePenbrookNewvilleNew BuffaloDuncannonShippensburg UnivPlainfieldHarrisburgHarrisburgOberlin65.922144%65.922144%66%1,033163.263598%63.263598%63%756262.303665%62.303665%62%238362.000000%62.000000%62%62459.807074%59.807074%60%186559.139785%59.139785%59%165658.119394%58.119394%58%1,879758.058608%58.058608%58%317857.101449%57.101449%57%197955.209953%55.209953%55%1,4201054.464703%54.464703%54%1,1651154.404946%54.404946%54%3521254.166667%54.166667%54%651352.173913%52.173913%52%121452.023381%52.023381%52%1,1571551.724138%51.724138%52%1201651.034483%51.034483%51%741750.943396%50.943396%51%3241850.764526%50.764526%51%3321950.505051%50.505051%51%502050.426309%50.426309%50%4142150.000000%50.000000%50%1462249.490835%49.490835%49%2432349.358151%49.358151%49%1,5382449.183673%49.183673%49%2412548.830562%48.830562%49%109,671110k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.910864%47.910864%48%1722647.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.250000%46.250000%46%372745.744163%45.744163%46%1,8812845.575221%45.575221%46%1032944.530945%44.530945%45%49,07849.1k44.252163%44.252163%44%7163043.498002%43.498002%43%2,3953141.277641%41.277641%41%1683539.747191%39.747191%40%5663939.586979%39.586979%40%2,2624037.671886%37.671886%38%2,7674334.685430%34.685430%35%4194832.976827%32.976827%33%1855230.188679%30.188679%30%165630.059524%30.059524%30%2025725.882353%25.882353%26%225823.500000%23.500000%24%475922.911766%22.911766%23%4,57822.911766%22.911766%23%4,578600.000000%0.000000%0%061
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 61 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in Pennsylvania

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

Married by Place#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Harrisburg, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Harrisburg
0%20%40%60%Count#Franklin ParkUpper St. ClairMurrysvillePlumAllison ParkLevittownBethel ParkHorshamWillow GroveHermitageKing of PrussiaHarrisburgUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBaldwinNortheastMiddle AtlanticDrexel HillMonroevilleDauphinHersheyWest MifflinLansdaleFullertonAltoonaHanoverPottstownEastonCarlisleChambersburgBethlehemScrantonHazletonPhoenixvilleWilliamsportAllentownErieLancasterGreensburgNew CastleLebanonBloomsburgNorristownWilkes-BarreReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaWest ChesterYorkState CollegeMcKeesportIndianaJohnstownHarrisburgHarrisburgWilkinsburgChester75.322101%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%4,3581148.830562%48.830562%49%109,671110k48.235831%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%5,7431444.530945%44.530945%45%49,07849.1k43.498002%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%13,28413.3k3131.680376%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%4,57822.911766%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 Harrisburg to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Harrisburg. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Married by Place#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Harrisburg, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Harrisburg
0%20%40%60%Count#NewtonToms RiverCliftonHarrisburgNew RochelleUnited StatesPennsylvaniaStamfordNorwalkDanburyNortheastWarwickMiddle AtlanticNashuaCranstonDauphinYonkersCheektowagaManchesterQuincyElizabethJersey CityLynnBrocktonBethlehemNew YorkScrantonPawtucketLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyFall RiverAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordNew BritainCambridgeSomervilleLawrenceProvidenceSpringfieldTrentonReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaBostonNewarkNew HavenSyracuseBuffaloHarrisburgHarrisburgAlbanyHartfordRochesterCamden61.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k153.901821%53.901821%54%17,87617.9k250.893041%50.893041%51%14,81714.8k348.830562%48.830562%49%109,671110k48.744377%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%13,90213.9k1044.530945%44.530945%45%49,07849.1k40.600030%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%26,28726.3k4622.911766%22.911766%23%4,57822.911766%22.911766%23%4,57822.609759%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 Harrisburg to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Harrisburg. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Harrisburg, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Harrisburg
0%20%40%Count#San JoseVirginia BchHarrisburgEl PasoUnited StatesPennsylvaniaColorado SpgsMesaNortheastMiddle AtlanticArlingtonFort WorthDauphinSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaHarrisburgHarrisburgClevelandDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k150.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k248.830562%48.830562%49%109,671110k48.638682%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%128,097128k744.530945%44.530945%45%49,07849.1k44.202081%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%51,77451.8k4129.333916%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%45,89445.9k4822.911766%22.911766%23%4,57822.911766%22.911766%23%4,57821.384235%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 Harrisburg. 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:
Dauphin
Metro Area:
Harrisburg Area
ZIP Codes:
17101, 17102, 17103, 17104, 17110, 17111, 17120
Unified School District:
Harrisburg
Neighborhoods:
Allison Hill, Capitol District, City Island, Downtown, Midtown, Shipoke, South Harrisburg, Uptown
Congressional Districts:
PA-4, PA-11
State Senate District:
PA-15
State House District:
PA-103
Neighboring Boroughs:
Lemoyne, New Cumberland, Paxtang, Wormleysburg
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
West Fairview
Nearby Boroughs:
Camp Hill, Penbrook
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Bressler, Colonial Park, Enhaut, Enola, Lower Allen, New Market, Oberlin, Progress