Household Types in the Northeast (Region)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and the Northeast
Northeast
United States
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family247.051699%48.235831%47.051699%47.1%9,916,8809.92M13.052034%12.866629%13.052034%13.1%2,750,9202.75M4.655940%4.826277%4.655940%4.7%981,312981k28.757884%27.689881%28.757884%28.8%6,061,1736.06M6.482443%6.381381%6.482443%6.5%1,366,2761.37M
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 Northeast
Northeast
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads68.019397%67.364644%68.019397%68.0%3,905,5333.91M24.615621%24.570491%24.615621%24.6%1,413,3781.41M7.364982%8.064864%7.364982%7.4%422,882423k

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and the Northeast
Northeast
United States
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children227.242552%28.463433%27.242552%27.2%5,741,7935.74M72.438151%71.282943%72.438151%72.4%15,267,47115.3M
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 Northeast
Northeast
United States
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Mixed3Other3Black3-8.105733%-4.272240%-18.628612%-6.621935%-9.223276%-4.568546%-19.297359%-6.534708%-37.628521%38%62.371479%60.376111%62.371479%62%1,077,8421.08M-9.007245%-3.768441%-29.813222%-6.767901%-8.975901%-3.859308%-29.122015%-6.654621%-49.356810%49%50.643190%51.388155%50.643190%51%15,237,94415.2M-22.149358%-7.907835%-22.388486%-6.348721%-18.904743%-8.030729%-17.631762%-5.826767%-58.794400%59%41.205600%49.605999%41.205600%41%1,150,8461.15M-20.868446%-6.765718%-26.768217%-8.482210%-17.705417%-6.277793%-26.689688%-8.932936%-62.884591%63%37.115409%40.394166%37.115409%37%344,132344k-28.707939%-9.805747%-20.656502%-5.798189%-21.478750%-10.121021%-17.436336%-6.129820%-64.968377%65%35.031623%44.834073%35.031623%35%952,625953k-29.865267%-6.628517%-33.326964%-4.587813%-28.278902%-6.112935%-33.290551%-4.856703%-74.408561%74%25.591439%27.460909%25.591439%26%2,313,1722.31M
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by State in the Northeast

Married Household Types by State#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
43.9%45.7%47.4%49.1%50.8%52.6%

Single Female Household Types by State#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
9.0%10.1%11.2%12.3%13.4%14.6%

Single Male Household Types by State#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
4.02%4.22%4.41%4.61%4.80%5.00%

One-Person Household Types by State#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
25.6%26.6%27.6%28.5%29.5%30.5%

Other Non-Family Household Types by State#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
4.9%5.8%6.7%7.5%8.4%9.3%

With Children Household Types by State#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
23.6%25.1%26.5%27.9%29.3%30.8%
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Map of Household Types by County in the Northeast

Married Household Types by County#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
27%34%42%49%56%64%

Single Female Household Types by County#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
5.7%10.7%15.6%20.6%25.6%30.6%

Single Male Household Types by County#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.0%2.4%3.7%5.0%6.3%7.7%

One-Person Household Types by County#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
19%25%31%36%42%48%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
3.2%5.6%7.9%10.2%12.4%14.8%

With Children Household Types by County#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
4%11%17%23%30%36%
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Household Types by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Northeast, and the United States. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Northeast, selected places in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Northeast
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count#NewtonToms RiverCliftonNew RochelleUnited StatesStamfordNorwalkDanburyNortheastWarwickNashuaCranstonYonkersCheektowagaManchesterQuincyElizabethJersey CityLynnBrocktonBethlehemNew YorkScrantonPawtucketLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyFall RiverAllentownBridgeportErieNew 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%56,781,40556.8M48.010816%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%16,52616.5k845.851128%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%13,97814.0k3330.246052%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 Metro Area in the Northeast

There are 93 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within the Northeast (91 fully and 2 partially). This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Northeast, and the United States. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 116,313.

Married by Metro Area#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Northeast, selected metro areas in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Northeast
0%20%40%Count#LancasterChambersburgEast StroudsburgTorringtonBridgeportYork AreaWatertownConcord AreaLebanon AreaManchesterAllentownReading AreaTrenton AreaBarnstable TownWilliamsportPortland AreaClaremontWorcesterHarrisburgPottsvilleUnited StatesAltoona AreaGlens FallsBurlingtonNorwich AreaBoston AreaHartford AreaBangor AreaState CollegeJohnstownNortheastAugusta AreaPittsburghKingston AreaPhiladelphiaNew York AreaJamestownAlbany AreaBinghamtonErie AreaYoungstownAtlantic CityProvidenceSyracuse AreaScranton AreaNew HavenRochesterUtica AreaPittsfieldBuffalo AreaVineland AreaSpringfield57.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k155.118534%55.118534%55%32,73632.7k254.441858%54.441858%54%31,10131.1k353.759130%53.759130%54%39,96440.0k453.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k553.431979%53.431979%53%89,77089.8k653.278991%53.278991%53%23,13823.1k752.600810%52.600810%53%29,87229.9k852.347503%52.347503%52%27,35027.4k951.994696%51.994696%52%81,17181.2k1051.262803%51.262803%51%161,708162k1151.057061%51.057061%51%77,83777.8k1250.086453%50.086453%50%65,17765.2k1349.784316%49.784316%50%46,97247.0k1449.555794%49.555794%50%22,59122.6k1549.387241%49.387241%49%106,712107k1649.252287%49.252287%49%43,77143.8k1749.248678%49.248678%49%170,920171k1848.830562%48.830562%49%109,671110k1948.365643%48.365643%48%28,21728.2k2048.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.137536%48.137536%48%24,52824.5k2148.090090%48.090090%48%24,51224.5k2248.088161%48.088161%48%41,06241.1k2347.814825%47.814825%48%50,76550.8k2447.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k2547.712425%47.712425%48%223,412223k2647.615194%47.615194%48%29,42029.4k2747.169381%47.169381%47%26,90426.9k2847.128325%47.128325%47%26,96427.0k2947.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.811859%46.811859%47%23,79423.8k3046.694197%46.694197%47%463,255463k3146.598399%46.598399%47%32,30932.3k3246.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M3346.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M3445.642854%45.642854%46%24,06224.1k3545.616363%45.616363%46%157,813158k3645.613197%45.613197%46%44,90344.9k3745.465119%45.465119%45%50,03350.0k3845.341019%45.341019%45%103,986104k3945.158929%45.158929%45%45,64845.6k4044.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k4144.919273%44.919273%45%115,182115k4244.857689%44.857689%45%100,252100k4344.727355%44.727355%45%146,029146k4444.698626%44.698626%45%192,618193k4544.677823%44.677823%45%51,79551.8k4643.052467%43.052467%43%23,61623.6k4742.445266%42.445266%42%199,688200k4842.375488%42.375488%42%21,49221.5k4942.327070%42.327070%42%99,72399.7k50
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 Northeast

There are 9 states in the Northeast. This section compares all 9 of those to each other, the Northeast, and the United States.

Married by State#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Northeast, selected states in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Northeast
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#New HampshireNew JerseyMaineConnecticutVermontUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheastMassachusettsNew YorkRhode Island52.531681%52.531681%53%273,886274k151.034049%51.034049%51%1,630,5451.63M248.801780%48.801780%49%268,951269k348.781255%48.781255%49%660,846661k448.482927%48.482927%48%124,653125k548.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M647.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M743.958145%43.958145%44%3,194,0813.19M843.957440%43.957440%44%180,331180k9
Count number of this household type
# rank of state out of 9 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Northeast

There are 217 counties in the Northeast. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Northeast, and the United States. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 322,642.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Northeast, selected counties in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Northeast
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count#NassauRocklandSomersetMorrisBucksChesterSuffolkLancasterBergenMiddlesexMontgomeryMonmouthRichmondOrangePlymouthBurlingtonFairfieldYorkOceanWestmorelandNorfolkHillsboroughWestchesterMiddlesexBerksMercerUnionWorcesterPassaicEssexLehighUnited StatesDelawareNortheastBristolHartfordCamdenQueensNew HavenOnondagaMonroeAlleghenyErieHampdenProvidenceEssexHudsonKingsSuffolkPhiladelphiaBronxNew York60.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k160.231426%60.231426%60%59,65259.7k259.959985%59.959985%60%69,82769.8k359.645921%59.645921%60%107,204107k458.138808%58.138808%58%135,764136k557.952774%57.952774%58%108,210108k657.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k757.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k856.653682%56.653682%57%190,962191k955.994267%55.994267%56%158,620159k1055.478502%55.478502%55%171,919172k1155.199942%55.199942%55%128,543129k1254.539376%54.539376%55%90,54390.5k1354.462859%54.462859%54%68,15768.2k1453.930272%53.930272%54%98,28998.3k1553.665041%53.665041%54%88,34588.3k1653.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k1753.431979%53.431979%53%89,77089.8k1853.020318%53.020318%53%118,028118k1952.843122%52.843122%53%79,63379.6k2052.724169%52.724169%53%137,115137k2151.994696%51.994696%52%81,17181.2k2251.544935%51.544935%52%176,161176k2351.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k2451.057061%51.057061%51%77,83777.8k2550.086453%50.086453%50%65,17765.2k2649.824496%49.824496%50%93,11793.1k2749.423040%49.423040%49%149,650150k2849.034259%49.034259%49%79,20779.2k2948.694548%48.694548%49%140,382140k3048.462283%48.462283%48%65,60065.6k3148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.609646%47.609646%48%96,93896.9k3247.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.799698%46.799698%47%99,65299.7k3346.162952%46.162952%46%160,281160k3445.478726%45.478726%45%84,46484.5k3544.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k3644.727355%44.727355%45%146,029146k3743.155333%43.155333%43%79,80579.8k3842.231650%42.231650%42%126,817127k3942.200631%42.200631%42%224,117224k4041.783649%41.783649%42%159,957160k4141.775189%41.775189%42%74,00674.0k4240.025015%40.025015%40%95,04395.0k4338.977387%38.977387%39%108,934109k4438.896592%38.896592%39%97,90097.9k4537.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k4628.190137%28.190137%28%84,47484.5k4727.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4827.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4927.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k50
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 Northeast 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 Northeast, selected other regions in the United States, and entities that contain the Northeast
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 Northeast. 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 Metro Areas:
Albany Area, Allentown Area, Altoona Area, Amsterdam Area, Atlantic City Area, Auburn Area, Augusta Area, Bangor Area, Barnstable Town Area, Barre Area, Batavia Area, Bennington Area, Berlin Area, Binghamton Area, Bloomsburg Area, Boston Area, Bradford Area, Bridgeport Area, Buffalo Area, Burlington Area, Chambersburg Area, Claremont Area, Concord Area, Corning Area, Cortland Area, DuBois Area, East Stroudsburg Area, Elmira Area, Erie Area, Gettysburg Area, Glens Falls Area, Gloversville Area, Greenfield Town Area, Harrisburg Area, Hartford Area, Hudson Area, Huntingdon Area, Indiana Area, Ithaca Area, Jamestown Area, Johnstown Area, Keene Area, Kingston Area, Laconia Area, Lancaster Area, Lebanon Area, Lewisburg Area, Lewiston Area, Lewistown Area, Lock Haven Area, Malone Area, Manchester Area, Meadville Area, New Castle Area, New Haven Area, New York Area, Norwich Area, Ocean City Area, Ogdensburg Area, Oil City Area, Olean Area, Oneonta Area, Philadelphia Area, Pittsburgh Area, Pittsfield Area, Plattsburgh Area, Portland Area, Pottsville Area, Providence Area, Reading Area, Rochester Area, Rutland Area, Sayre Area, Scranton Area, Selinsgrove Area, Seneca Falls Area, Somerset Area, Springfield Area, St. Marys Area, State College Area, Sunbury Area, Syracuse Area, Torrington Area, Trenton Area, Utica Area, Vineland Area, Vineyard Haven Area, Warren Area, Watertown Area, Williamsport Area, Worcester Area, York Area, Youngstown Area
Major Counties:
Allegheny, Bergen, Berks, Bristol, Bronx, Bucks, Burlington, Camden, Chester, Delaware, Erie, Essex, Essex, Fairfield, Hampden, Hartford, Hillsborough, Hudson, Kings, Lancaster, Lehigh, Mercer, Middlesex, Middlesex, Monmouth, Monroe, Montgomery, Morris, Nassau, New Haven, New York, Norfolk, Ocean, Onondaga, Orange, Passaic, Philadelphia, Plymouth, Providence, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Somerset, Suffolk, Suffolk, Union, Westchester, Westmoreland, Worcester, York
Major Cities:
Albany, Allentown, Bethlehem, Boston, Bridgeport, Brockton, Buffalo, Cambridge, Camden, Clifton, Cranston, Danbury, Elizabeth, Erie, Fall River, Hartford, Jersey City, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, Manchester, Nashua, New Bedford, New Britain, New Haven, New Rochelle, New York, Newark, Newton, Norwalk, Paterson, Pawtucket, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Providence, Quincy, Reading, Rochester, Scranton, Somerville, Springfield, Stamford, Syracuse, Trenton, Warwick, Waterbury, Worcester, Yonkers
Major Unincorporated Places:
Cheektowaga, Toms River
Neighboring Regions:
Midwest, South