Household Types in the Midwest (Region)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and the Midwest
Midwest
United States
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family248.436385%48.235831%48.436385%48.4%12,755,47612.8M11.617331%12.866629%11.617331%11.6%3,059,3653.06M4.506622%4.826277%4.506622%4.5%1,186,7961.19M29.140000%27.689881%29.140000%29.1%7,673,8717.67M6.299662%6.381381%6.299662%6.3%1,658,9841.66M
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in the United States and the Midwest
Midwest
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads67.408502%67.364644%67.408502%67.4%4,934,7254.93M24.160581%24.570491%24.160581%24.2%1,768,7061.77M8.430917%8.064864%8.430917%8.4%617,196617k

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and the Midwest
Midwest
United States
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children227.798626%28.463433%27.798626%27.8%7,320,6277.32M72.005239%71.282943%72.005239%72.0%18,962,21419.0M
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 the United States and the Midwest
Midwest
United States
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Other3Mixed3Black3-7.822156%-4.004214%-20.671578%-7.642801%-9.223276%-4.568546%-19.297359%-6.534708%-40.140750%40%59.859250%60.376111%59.859250%60%621,670622k-8.938631%-3.988909%-29.183774%-6.387580%-8.975901%-3.859308%-29.122015%-6.654621%-48.498894%48%51.501106%51.388155%51.501106%52%21,353,98621.4M-17.223007%-8.591924%-18.271647%-6.724021%-18.904743%-8.030729%-17.631762%-5.826767%-50.810599%51%49.189401%49.605999%49.189401%49%842,710843k-19.493227%-10.396739%-18.847551%-6.227984%-21.478750%-10.121021%-17.436336%-6.129820%-54.965501%55%45.034499%44.834073%45.034499%45%550,740551k-19.778589%-6.249878%-29.283763%-8.821706%-17.705417%-6.277793%-26.689688%-8.932936%-64.133936%64%35.866064%40.394166%35.866064%36%359,783360k-29.871243%-6.062397%-36.472440%-4.788335%-28.278902%-6.112935%-33.290551%-4.856703%-77.194415%77%22.805585%27.460909%22.805585%23%2,605,6032.61M
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by State in the Midwest

Married Household Types by State#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
46.4%47.4%48.3%49.2%50.1%51.0%

Single Female Household Types by State#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
7.6%8.7%9.7%10.8%11.8%12.9%

Single Male Household Types by State#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
4.09%4.21%4.34%4.46%4.58%4.71%

One-Person Household Types by State#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
28.1%28.8%29.4%30.0%30.7%31.3%

Other Non-Family Household Types by State#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
5.7%6.3%6.9%7.5%8.0%8.7%

With Children Household Types by State#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
26.2%26.9%27.6%28.2%28.9%29.6%
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Map of Household Types by County in the Midwest

Married Household Types by County#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
24%34%43%52%61%71%

Single Female Household Types by County#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%17%25%33%41%

Single Male Household Types by County#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.1%3.1%6.1%9.1%12.1%15.2%

One-Person Household Types by County#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
14%21%28%34%41%48%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.3%8.7%13.0%17.3%21.7%

With Children Household Types by County#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
11%18%24%31%37%44%
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Household Types by Place in the Midwest

There are 9,721 places in the Midwest. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Midwest, and the United States. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Midwest, selected places in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Midwest
0%20%40%60%Count#NapervilleOlatheAuroraSterling HtsElginOverland ParkDearbornJolietRochesterMidwestUnited StatesSioux FallsLincolnCedar RapidsWichitaDavenportFort WayneOmahaWarrenKenoshaIndependenceTopekaGreen BayColumbiaDes MoinesKansas CitySpringfieldRockfordPeoriaFargoSt. PaulMadisonIndianapolisAnn ArborEvansvilleKansas CityGrand RapidsSouth BendSpringfieldColumbusChicagoMinneapolisToledoAkronLansingMilwaukeeDaytonSt. LouisCincinnatiFlintClevelandDetroit65.857449%65.857449%66%33,47633.5k161.016543%61.016543%61%28,03128.0k254.417687%54.417687%54%33,64733.6k353.627849%53.627849%54%26,68226.7k453.370913%53.370913%53%18,93618.9k550.967259%50.967259%51%38,80838.8k650.925541%50.925541%51%15,92915.9k750.743906%50.743906%51%24,04524.0k848.651520%48.651520%49%21,52121.5k948.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M45.285163%45.285163%45%30,28430.3k1043.887073%43.887073%44%47,92647.9k1143.627841%43.627841%44%23,54923.5k1243.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1341.818762%41.818762%42%17,04717.0k1441.584720%41.584720%42%43,21943.2k1541.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1641.204321%41.204321%41%21,93121.9k1740.926662%40.926662%41%15,35215.4k1840.857904%40.857904%41%19,77419.8k1939.666945%39.666945%40%20,91420.9k2039.300581%39.300581%39%16,71116.7k2138.602113%38.602113%39%17,82817.8k2238.469588%38.469588%38%31,98432.0k2338.369165%38.369165%38%21,02421.0k2437.223668%37.223668%37%18,74118.7k2536.976305%36.976305%37%21,73821.7k2636.478643%36.478643%36%17,15717.2k2736.008880%36.008880%36%18,49218.5k2835.827167%35.827167%36%40,33140.3k2935.737175%35.737175%36%37,80637.8k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.468168%35.468168%35%16,75816.8k3235.183303%35.183303%35%18,00418.0k3335.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3434.985219%34.985219%35%25,56325.6k3533.702519%33.702519%34%12,96313.0k3633.648493%33.648493%34%24,23624.2k3732.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3930.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4030.416797%30.416797%30%36,02936.0k4129.854832%29.854832%30%25,19325.2k4228.960565%28.960565%29%14,03414.0k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4424.932094%24.932094%25%14,31914.3k4524.339119%24.339119%24%34,10334.1k4622.832125%22.832125%23%30,74330.7k4722.461669%22.461669%22%8,9954821.384235%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

Household Types by Metro Area in the Midwest

There are 293 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within the Midwest (283 fully and 10 partially). This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Midwest, and the United States. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 193,118.

Married by Metro Area#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Midwest, selected metro areas in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Midwest
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Appleton AreaRochesterFayettevilleGrand RapidsElkhart AreaGreen BayCedar RapidsSioux FallsMinneapolisDes MoinesSt. CloudRacine AreaPeoria AreaTopeka AreaWichita AreaOmaha AreaSpringfieldCanton AreaDavenportHuntingtonFort WayneMidwestEvansvilleKansas CityUnited StatesCincinnatiSouth BendChicago AreaRockford AreaMadison AreaSt. LouisLincoln AreaIndianapolisColumbus AreaAkron AreaLouisvilleKalamazooDuluth AreaYoungstownDetroit AreaAnn ArborFargo AreaSpringfieldMilwaukeeLansing AreaLafayetteSaginaw AreaDayton AreaFlint AreaClevelandToledo AreaChampaign55.271956%55.271956%55%49,76349.8k154.554457%54.554457%55%45,72745.7k254.044525%54.044525%54%100,552101k353.129793%53.129793%53%200,922201k453.095083%53.095083%53%37,60337.6k551.197636%51.197636%51%64,27364.3k651.138574%51.138574%51%54,41454.4k751.049434%51.049434%51%48,74248.7k850.572688%50.572688%51%679,262679k950.533624%50.533624%51%120,031120k1050.213154%50.213154%50%36,86736.9k1149.684557%49.684557%50%37,40837.4k1249.631522%49.631522%50%75,36175.4k1349.491201%49.491201%49%46,00946.0k1449.343611%49.343611%49%120,279120k1549.145450%49.145450%49%170,892171k1649.079115%49.079115%49%88,52488.5k1749.049836%49.049836%49%79,44779.4k1848.816219%48.816219%49%75,34175.3k1948.653749%48.653749%49%69,60669.6k2048.543883%48.543883%49%80,36180.4k2148.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.379092%48.379092%48%61,21661.2k2248.348962%48.348962%48%389,960390k2348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.087445%48.087445%48%399,372399k2447.650425%47.650425%48%57,70857.7k2547.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M2647.503466%47.503466%48%63,03963.0k2747.218029%47.218029%47%123,240123k2847.149714%47.149714%47%522,168522k2947.078868%47.078868%47%59,13259.1k3046.978857%46.978857%47%352,247352k3146.409350%46.409350%46%355,019355k3245.819693%45.819693%46%129,886130k3345.815549%45.815549%46%227,783228k3445.662458%45.662458%46%59,45859.5k3545.463956%45.463956%45%53,14153.1k3645.341019%45.341019%45%103,986104k3745.322984%45.322984%45%757,837758k3845.124466%45.124466%45%62,57562.6k3944.998136%44.998136%45%42,24242.2k4044.944483%44.944483%45%39,62839.6k4144.632277%44.632277%45%279,623280k4244.412188%44.412188%44%81,69481.7k4344.270768%44.270768%44%35,12035.1k4444.062468%44.062468%44%34,33734.3k4543.953277%43.953277%44%144,194144k4643.031327%43.031327%43%71,53771.5k4742.769908%42.769908%43%363,019363k4842.125994%42.125994%42%103,100103k4941.894660%41.894660%42%38,86438.9k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by State in the Midwest

There are 12 states in the Midwest. This section compares all 12 of those to each other, the Midwest, and the United States.

Married by State#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Midwest, selected states in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Midwest
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#MinnesotaKansasIowaNebraskaSouth DakotaWisconsinIndianaMidwestUnited StatesNorth DakotaMissouriIllinoisMichiganOhio50.946420%50.946420%51%1,087,8641.09M150.837920%50.837920%51%567,279567k250.823448%50.823448%51%631,553632k350.431039%50.431039%50%373,987374k450.137616%50.137616%50%167,227167k549.212248%49.212248%49%1,136,9241.14M648.945672%48.945672%49%1,230,4101.23M748.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.171961%48.171961%48%147,003147k848.103072%48.103072%48%1,141,1791.14M947.886081%47.886081%48%2,299,5492.30M1047.492458%47.492458%47%1,833,3961.83M1146.487639%46.487639%46%2,139,1052.14M12
Count number of this household type
# rank of state out of 12 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Midwest

There are 1,055 counties in the Midwest. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Midwest, and the United States. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 256,621.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Midwest, selected counties in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Midwest
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count#HamiltonMcHenryOttawaWillWaukeshaSt. CharlesLakeKaneDuPageAnokaJohnsonDakotaButlerOaklandBrownKentLorainMidwestStarkMacombUnited StatesMadisonPolkSedgwickAllenLancasterSt. LouisSt. JosephWinnebagoDaneWashtenawSummitDouglasSt. ClairLakeGreeneHennepinKalamazooGeneseeRamseyCookMontgomeryFranklinJacksonHamiltonLucasInghamWayneCuyahogaMarionMilwaukeeSt. Louis61.622533%61.622533%62%68,67468.7k160.902379%60.902379%61%67,05967.1k260.899608%60.899608%61%59,49159.5k360.098062%60.098062%60%135,196135k459.898187%59.898187%60%93,30793.3k559.182876%59.182876%59%83,24983.2k658.960193%58.960193%59%143,436143k758.410182%58.410182%58%101,469101k857.465626%57.465626%57%194,801195k956.722817%56.722817%57%71,05171.1k1055.524234%55.524234%56%123,301123k1154.837155%54.837155%55%86,47686.5k1252.247964%52.247964%52%70,58770.6k1350.587546%50.587546%51%251,282251k1449.498469%49.498469%49%50,43350.4k1549.159739%49.159739%49%115,314115k1648.844051%48.844051%49%57,44557.4k1748.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.395444%48.395444%48%73,12673.1k1848.306398%48.306398%48%163,707164k1948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.176874%48.176874%48%51,55651.6k2047.927963%47.927963%48%85,56185.6k2147.415780%47.415780%47%91,95292.0k2247.162557%47.162557%47%66,72766.7k2346.469720%46.469720%46%55,41755.4k2446.377789%46.377789%46%186,307186k2546.189310%46.189310%46%46,58746.6k2645.682814%45.682814%46%52,21552.2k2745.538336%45.538336%46%97,23397.2k2845.124466%45.124466%45%62,57562.6k2944.970188%44.970188%45%99,78399.8k3044.924170%44.924170%45%94,75994.8k3144.466846%44.466846%44%45,65545.7k3244.241338%44.241338%44%81,46681.5k3344.137618%44.137618%44%52,58652.6k3444.010311%44.010311%44%217,337217k3543.987046%43.987046%44%44,68644.7k3643.031327%43.031327%43%71,53771.5k3742.144053%42.144053%42%87,37687.4k3840.962571%40.962571%41%799,428799k3940.276275%40.276275%40%89,68689.7k4039.660948%39.660948%40%193,946194k4139.301517%39.301517%39%108,809109k4238.910161%38.910161%39%130,479130k4338.517008%38.517008%39%68,74468.7k4438.493313%38.493313%38%42,77342.8k4536.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k4636.700533%36.700533%37%196,186196k4736.015071%36.015071%36%131,625132k4834.891765%34.891765%35%133,558134k4924.339119%24.339119%24%34,10334.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Region in the United States

There are 5 regions in the United States. This section compares the Midwest to all of the regions in the United States and to the United States.

Married by Region#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Midwest, selected other regions in the United States, and entities that contain the Midwest
0%10%20%30%40%Count#WestMidwestUnited StatesSouthNortheast49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M148.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M248.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M347.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M4
Count number of this household type
# rank of region out of 4 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 the Midwest. 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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Major City:
St. Louis
Major Counties:
Allen, Anoka, Brown, Butler, Cook, Cuyahoga, Dakota, Dane, Douglas, DuPage, Franklin, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Hamilton, Hennepin, Ingham, Jackson, Johnson, Kalamazoo, Kane, Kent, Lake, Lake, Lancaster, Lorain, Lucas, Macomb, Madison, Marion, McHenry, Milwaukee, Montgomery, Oakland, Ottawa, Polk, Ramsey, Sedgwick, St. Charles, St. Clair, St. Joseph, St. Louis, Stark, Summit, Washtenaw, Waukesha, Wayne, Will, Winnebago
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Major Place:
Indianapolis
Neighboring Regions:
Northeast, South, West