Household Types in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Lancaster
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family231.680376%48.034142%31.680376%31.7%6,74019.586369%11.943581%19.586369%19.6%4,1675.931845%4.424187%5.931845%5.9%1,26231.722679%29.571826%31.722679%31.7%6,74911.078731%6.026265%11.078731%11.1%2,357
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Lancaster
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads41.210046%67.536265%41.210046%41.2%2,52746.836269%24.415691%46.836269%46.8%2,87211.953686%8.048043%11.953686%12.0%733

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Lancaster
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children228.822562%25.603611%28.822562%28.8%6,13270.886016%74.187216%70.886016%70.9%15,08115.1k
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 Lancaster
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3Mixed3Hispanic4White5Black3Other3-11.054422%-3.231293%-14.455782%-12.755102%-7.984215%-3.948578%-19.432895%-6.896383%-41.496599%41%58.503401%61.737928%58.503401%59%588-18.892508%-8.143322%-27.850163%-4.723127%-22.206757%-6.387632%-27.505758%-8.309721%-59.609121%60%40.390879%35.590131%40.390879%40%614-26.058163%-7.284768%-27.209905%-6.219407%-23.422783%-7.300199%-22.388026%-7.287471%-66.772243%67%33.227757%39.601521%33.227757%33%3,473-10.400149%-3.703013%-39.464602%-15.063893%-9.065206%-3.983411%-29.341576%-6.058508%-68.631657%69%31.368343%51.551298%31.368343%31%10,72110.7k-29.072435%-9.144543%-21.599476%-9.537856%-29.457641%-6.135302%-37.471077%-4.870437%-69.354310%69%30.645690%22.065543%30.645690%31%3,051-38.154173%-9.335219%-23.267327%-4.632249%-29.156123%-10.738880%-21.409777%-6.385416%-75.388967%75%24.611033%32.309803%24.611033%25%2,828
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4White Hispanic 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in Lancaster

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
17%26%33%41%49%57%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
4%11%17%24%30%37%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.2%2.5%4.8%7.1%9.4%11.8%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
19%27%34%41%48%56%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
3.4%6.6%9.7%12.8%15.9%19.1%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
14%20%25%31%37%43%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Lancaster

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
20%29%39%48%58%67%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
1%10%18%26%34%42%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.6%5.3%7.9%10.5%13.2%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
17%24%31%39%46%53%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.7%5.0%8.2%11.4%14.7%17.9%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
9%18%26%34%42%50%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Lancaster

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
3%16%28%40%52%65%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

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

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.7%9.5%14.2%18.9%23.7%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
9%25%40%56%72%88%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%14%20%27%35%
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Household Types by Neighborhood in Lancaster

There are 15 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Lancaster (6 fully and 9 partially). This section compares all 15 of those to each other, Lancaster, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lancaster.

Married by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lancaster, selected neighborhoods in Lancaster, and entities that contain Lancaster
0%20%40%Count#LancasterLancasterCollege ParkUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheastProspect HtsMiddle AtlanticEast SideConestoga HtsWest EndCabbage HillLancasterStevensChurchtowneChestnut HillRossMusser ParkStadium DistMussertownCntrl Business DistSouth Side57.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k57.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k56.429212%56.429212%56%365366148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.983099%46.983099%47%1,6321,633246.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M41.850494%41.850494%42%1,0821,083341.312362%41.312362%41%494439.473453%39.473453%39%1,7131,714535.785463%35.785463%36%1,2651,266631.680376%31.680376%32%6,74030.666317%30.666317%31%425426729.891960%29.891960%30%221222828.734030%28.734030%29%806927.631006%27.631006%28%8198201026.785634%26.785634%27%3141124.421322%24.421322%24%1921223.434634%23.434634%23%2982991321.307827%21.307827%21%2801417.777108%17.777108%18%15715815
Count number of this household type
# rank of neighborhood out of 15 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Lancaster Area

There are 63 places in the Lancaster Area. This section compares Lancaster to all of the places in the Lancaster Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lancaster.

Married by Place#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lancaster, selected other places in the Lancaster Area, and entities that contain Lancaster
0%20%40%60%80%Count#SmoketownEast EarlBird-in-HandReftonBrickervilleSchoeneckChurchtownPenrynGoodvilleRonksGapMaytownRothsvilleLandisvilleKirkwoodIntercourseBrownstownWakefieldGordonvilleFivepointvilleBlue BallGeorgetownReamstownClayReinholdsConestogaWitmerRheemsSalungaWillow StreetE PetersburgBowmansvilleWashington BoroLancasterLancasterEphrataHopelandElizabethtownUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheastMiddle AtlanticColumbiaFarmersvilleFalmouthMillersvilleMountvilleSoudersburgLancaster90.740741%90.740741%91%147189.250814%89.250814%89%274284.656085%84.656085%85%160384.285714%84.285714%84%59484.051724%84.051724%84%390582.898551%82.898551%83%286680.263158%80.263158%80%122778.787879%78.787879%79%286878.061224%78.061224%78%153977.450980%77.450980%77%791075.179340%75.179340%75%5241174.201898%74.201898%74%8601274.032587%74.032587%74%7271373.629630%73.629630%74%4971473.214286%73.214286%73%821572.448980%72.448980%72%4261672.358591%72.358591%72%6781771.176471%71.176471%71%1211868.811881%68.811881%69%1391968.017058%68.017058%68%3192067.896679%67.896679%68%1842167.492260%67.492260%67%2182266.793893%66.793893%67%8752366.531714%66.531714%67%4932464.696486%64.696486%65%4052564.529915%64.529915%65%3022664.516129%64.516129%65%1602763.652482%63.652482%64%3592862.790698%62.790698%63%7022962.111973%62.111973%62%2,2413061.997768%61.997768%62%1,1113259.349593%59.349593%59%4383657.295374%57.295374%57%1614057.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k57.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k53.441581%53.441581%53%3,0284550.996016%50.996016%51%1284949.468480%49.468480%49%2,0015048.235831%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%7,208,0467.21M43.548387%43.548387%44%1,8095440.220386%40.220386%40%1465837.096774%37.096774%37%695936.894315%36.894315%37%9676035.357737%35.357737%35%4256133.840304%33.840304%34%896231.680376%31.680376%32%6,74063
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 63 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in Pennsylvania

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

Married by Place#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lancaster, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Lancaster
0%20%40%60%Count#Franklin ParkUpper St. ClairMurrysvillePlumAllison ParkLancasterLancasterLevittownBethel ParkHorshamWillow GroveHermitageKing of PrussiaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBaldwinNortheastMiddle AtlanticDrexel HillMonroevilleHersheyWest MifflinLansdaleFullertonAltoonaHanoverPottstownEastonCarlisleChambersburgBethlehemScrantonHazletonPhoenixvilleWilliamsportAllentownErieLancasterGreensburgNew 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%4,987557.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k57.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k57.008981%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%5,7431443.498002%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%4,5784818.570022%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 Lancaster to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lancaster. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Married by Place#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lancaster, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Lancaster
0%20%40%60%Count#NewtonLancasterLancasterToms RiverCliftonNew RochelleUnited StatesPennsylvaniaStamfordNorwalkDanburyNortheastWarwickMiddle AtlanticNashuaCranstonYonkersCheektowagaManchesterQuincyElizabethJersey CityLynnBrocktonBethlehemNew YorkScrantonPawtucketLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyFall RiverAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordNew BritainCambridgeLancasterSomervilleLawrenceProvidenceSpringfieldTrentonReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaBostonNewarkNew HavenSyracuseBuffaloAlbanyHartfordRochesterCamden61.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k157.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k57.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k53.901821%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%13,90213.9k1040.600030%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%13,97814.0k3331.680376%31.680376%32%6,74030.246052%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 Lancaster to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lancaster. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lancaster, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Lancaster
0%20%40%Count#LancasterLancasterSan JoseVirginia BchEl PasoUnited StatesPennsylvaniaColorado SpgsMesaNortheastMiddle AtlanticArlingtonFort WorthSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoLancasterMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit57.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k57.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k55.386884%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%128,097128k744.202081%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%340,615341k3931.680376%31.680376%32%6,74030.542991%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 Lancaster. 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:
Lancaster
Metro Area:
Lancaster Area
ZIP Codes:
17601, 17602, 17603
Unified School Districts:
Lampeter-Strasburg, Lancaster, Manheim Township
Neighborhoods:
Cabbage Hill, Central Business District, Chestnut Hill, Churchtowne, College Park, Conestoga Heights, East Side, Musser Park, Mussertown, Prospect Heights, Ross, South Side, Stadium District, Stevens, West End
Congressional District:
PA-16
State Senate District:
PA-13
State House District:
PA-96
Neighboring Townships:
Lancaster, Manheim
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Willow Street
Nearby Boroughs:
East Petersburg, Millersville
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Bird-in-Hand, Lampeter, Landisville, Leola, Refton, Ronks, Smoketown, Witmer