Household Types in the South (Region)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and the South
South
United States
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family247.955775%48.235831%47.955775%48.0%21,151,03021.2M13.922759%12.866629%13.922759%13.9%6,140,6726.14M4.747710%4.826277%4.747710%4.7%2,093,9912.09M27.610065%27.689881%27.610065%27.6%12,177,49712.2M5.763691%6.381381%5.763691%5.8%2,542,0922.54M
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 South
South
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads65.539107%67.364644%65.539107%65.5%8,244,5898.24M26.634736%24.570491%26.634736%26.6%3,350,5563.35M7.826157%8.064864%7.826157%7.8%984,503985k

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and the South
South
United States
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children228.521863%28.463433%28.521863%28.5%12,579,64812.6M71.263079%71.282943%71.263079%71.3%31,430,78231.4M
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 South
South
United States
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Other3Mixed3Black3-8.011978%-3.967585%-18.513063%-5.999265%-9.223276%-4.568546%-19.297359%-6.534708%-36.491892%36%63.508108%60.376111%63.508108%64%1,170,4601.17M-9.206845%-3.795630%-28.606023%-5.985982%-8.975901%-3.859308%-29.122015%-6.654621%-47.594479%48%52.405521%51.388155%52.405521%52%28,418,99828.4M-18.278581%-7.573880%-17.770582%-5.570789%-18.904743%-8.030729%-17.631762%-5.826767%-49.193832%49%50.806168%49.605999%50.806168%51%4,355,9184.36M-17.850498%-9.504858%-18.357219%-6.631637%-21.478750%-10.121021%-17.436336%-6.129820%-52.344212%52%47.655788%44.834073%47.655788%48%1,260,8501.26M-17.074359%-5.782498%-27.197062%-7.926231%-17.705417%-6.277793%-26.689688%-8.932936%-57.980150%58%42.019850%40.394166%42.019850%42%720,519721k-27.952554%-5.837890%-32.154590%-4.735969%-28.278902%-6.112935%-33.290551%-4.856703%-70.681003%71%29.318997%27.460909%29.318997%29%8,178,5378.18M
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by State in the South

Married Household Types by State#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
24%30%35%40%45%51%

Single Female Household Types by State#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
11.4%12.8%14.2%15.6%17.0%18.4%

Single Male Household Types by State#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
3.63%3.94%4.25%4.55%4.86%5.17%

One-Person Household Types by State#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
25.0%28.7%32.4%36.1%39.7%43.4%

Other Non-Family Household Types by State#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
4.2%5.9%7.7%9.4%11.1%12.9%

With Children Household Types by State#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
18.8%21.7%24.6%27.5%30.3%33.2%
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Household Types by Place in the South

There are 9,692 places in the South. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the South, and the United States. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Married by Place#11

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the South, selected places in the South, and entities that contain the South
0%20%40%Count#PlanoChesapeakeLaredoGarlandVirginia BchEl PasoUnited StatesSouthArlingtonAmarilloFort WorthIrvingHialeahCorpus ChristiOklahoma CitySan AntonioJacksonvilleLexington-FayetteCharlotteFayettevilleLubbockHuntsvilleLouisvilleColumbusRaleighHoustonWinston-SalemArlingtonTulsaAustinLittle RockNashville-DavidsonDurhamGreensboroSt. PetersburgDallasMontgomeryNorfolkMobileAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…TampaShreveportOrlandoMiamiBaton RougeMemphisNew OrleansWashingtonBirminghamBaltimoreAtlantaRichmond57.647663%57.647663%58%60,63960.6k154.635292%54.635292%55%45,11445.1k252.048011%52.048011%52%35,21135.2k352.045659%52.045659%52%39,25739.3k450.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k548.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k746.072479%46.072479%46%34,45334.5k845.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k945.179817%45.179817%45%38,15338.2k1045.017748%45.017748%45%31,70631.7k1144.685855%44.685855%45%51,87051.9k1243.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k1342.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1441.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1540.472481%40.472481%40%51,17351.2k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.877534%39.877534%40%31,45531.5k1839.758089%39.758089%40%36,42036.4k1939.753750%39.753750%40%31,80331.8k2038.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k2138.926330%38.926330%39%28,59128.6k2238.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2338.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2438.147093%38.147093%38%36,01236.0k2537.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k2637.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2737.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2836.800040%36.800040%37%29,33029.3k2936.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k3036.452715%36.452715%36%37,57437.6k3136.339868%36.339868%36%41,55941.6k3235.370683%35.370683%35%37,69137.7k3335.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3435.239021%35.239021%35%28,29228.3k3534.886170%34.886170%35%30,47930.5k3634.784891%34.784891%35%26,51226.5k3733.919853%33.919853%34%24,03924.0k3833.493392%33.493392%33%48,47848.5k3932.709529%32.709529%33%25,23925.2k4031.002645%31.002645%31%33,64533.6k4130.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4229.478636%29.478636%29%25,87925.9k4329.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4426.805042%26.805042%27%41,50641.5k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.279667%24.279667%24%21,96822.0k4724.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4824.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4923.803368%23.803368%24%21,17521.2k50
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 South

There are 381 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within the South (371 fully and 10 partially). This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the South, and the United States. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 445,227.

Married by Metro Area#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the South, selected metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the South
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#McAllen AreaFayettevilleRaleigh AreaCape CoralHouston AreaDallas AreaNorth PortKnoxvilleEl Paso AreaPort St. LucieLakeland AreaGreenvilleNashvilleCharlotteChattanoogaWashingtonWinston AreaTulsa AreaSan AntonioUnited StatesAtlanta AreaCincinnatiSouthPalm Bay AreaOklahoma CityBirminghamOrlando AreaDeltona AreaJacksonvilleAustin AreaPensacolaCorpus ChristiVirginia BeachAugusta AreaLittle RockRichmond AreaPhiladelphiaBaltimoreLouisvilleCharlestonLafayetteLexingtonGreensboroColumbia AreaTampa AreaDurham AreaBaton RougeJackson AreaMiami AreaMemphis AreaShreveportNew Orleans55.211736%55.211736%55%125,594126k154.044525%54.044525%54%100,552101k251.878926%51.878926%52%238,738239k351.268967%51.268967%51%132,317132k450.693151%50.693151%51%1,127,3291.13M550.691692%50.691692%51%1,242,5361.24M650.362684%50.362684%50%156,913157k750.238439%50.238439%50%171,929172k850.179718%50.179718%50%131,649132k950.034929%50.034929%50%85,94885.9k1050.010311%50.010311%50%111,553112k1149.901787%49.901787%50%163,861164k1249.453501%49.453501%49%334,864335k1349.365515%49.365515%49%437,337437k1449.261250%49.261250%49%103,357103k1549.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M1648.471351%48.471351%48%125,582126k1748.436298%48.436298%48%182,027182k1848.353380%48.353380%48%380,133380k1948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.089265%48.089265%48%959,251959k2048.087445%48.087445%48%399,372399k2147.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.822599%47.822599%48%107,301107k2247.712699%47.712699%48%238,772239k2347.606639%47.606639%48%209,006209k2447.459543%47.459543%47%387,473387k2547.248419%47.248419%47%115,031115k2647.232717%47.232717%47%250,912251k2747.120099%47.120099%47%332,699333k2847.051112%47.051112%47%82,54682.5k2947.002896%47.002896%47%75,63875.6k3046.984217%46.984217%47%299,172299k3146.762893%46.762893%47%98,78198.8k3246.571574%46.571574%47%129,523130k3346.141054%46.141054%46%219,469219k3446.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M3545.925237%45.925237%46%477,932478k3645.815549%45.815549%46%227,783228k3745.800778%45.800778%46%125,681126k3845.488699%45.488699%45%81,48881.5k3945.386441%45.386441%45%88,93788.9k4045.318004%45.318004%45%132,639133k4144.597207%44.597207%45%134,259134k4244.170578%44.170578%44%513,191513k4344.156977%44.156977%44%94,17894.2k4444.154003%44.154003%44%132,987133k4544.030122%44.030122%44%92,08992.1k4643.920159%43.920159%44%907,022907k4741.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k4840.751869%40.751869%41%69,71369.7k4940.419778%40.419778%40%193,694194k50
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 South

There are 17 states in the South. This section compares all 17 of those to each other, the South, and the United States.

Married by State#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the South, selected states in the South, and entities that contain the South
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#VirginiaTexasArkansasOklahomaWest VirginiaKentuckyTennesseeDelawareUnited StatesN CarolinaSouthGeorgiaMarylandAlabamaS CarolinaFloridaMississippiLouisianaD.C.50.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M150.139834%50.139834%50%4,657,7674.66M248.823107%48.823107%49%557,306557k348.761546%48.761546%49%712,650713k448.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k548.507610%48.507610%49%833,466833k648.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M748.262755%48.262755%48%167,979168k848.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M947.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.693555%47.693555%48%1,722,5511.72M1047.664974%47.664974%48%1,037,9011.04M1147.466453%47.466453%47%878,633879k1246.958224%46.958224%47%863,581864k1346.480471%46.480471%46%3,436,4233.44M1444.624560%44.624560%45%490,336490k1543.315691%43.315691%43%749,967750k1624.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k17
Count number of this household type
# rank of state out of 17 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the South

There are 1,422 counties in the South. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the South, and the United States. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 443,630.

Married by County#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the South, selected counties in the South, and entities that contain the South
0%20%40%60%Count#Fort BendCollinPrince WilliamMontgomeryWilliamsonFairfaxGwinnettDentonHidalgoMontgomeryAnne ArundelWakeLeeCobbPascoEl PasoVirginia BeachGreenvillePolkTarrantUnited StatesSouthBrevardKnoxHarrisNew CastleBaltimorePalm BeachBexarVolusiaTulsaHillsboroughOrangeGuilfordBrowardMecklenburgMiami-DadeDallasOklahomaTravisDuvalJeffersonPinellasJeffersonPrince George'sEast Baton RougeShelbyDavidsonDeKalbFultonDistrict of ColumbiaBaltimore65.331627%65.331627%65%139,892140k160.698658%60.698658%61%191,151191k260.373492%60.373492%60%83,37783.4k359.427464%59.427464%59%106,724107k458.672510%58.672510%59%97,05997.1k558.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k656.761746%56.761746%57%158,363158k756.133790%56.133790%56%149,198149k855.211736%55.211736%55%125,594126k953.958245%53.958245%54%198,439198k1053.020812%53.020812%53%108,602109k1151.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k1251.268967%51.268967%51%132,317132k1350.688115%50.688115%51%137,859138k1450.284217%50.284217%50%95,18495.2k1550.159708%50.159708%50%131,125131k1650.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k1750.023566%50.023566%50%91,27691.3k1850.010311%50.010311%50%111,553112k1949.775611%49.775611%50%339,951340k2048.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.822599%47.822599%48%107,301107k2146.931663%46.931663%47%85,10485.1k2246.758587%46.758587%47%718,333718k2346.714957%46.714957%47%94,60994.6k2446.062987%46.062987%46%144,097144k2545.755354%45.755354%46%246,415246k2645.572827%45.572827%46%284,065284k2745.495592%45.495592%45%93,40793.4k2844.811122%44.811122%45%111,495111k2943.936060%43.936060%44%217,853218k3043.830757%43.830757%44%194,982195k3143.330937%43.330937%43%86,79186.8k3243.305081%43.305081%43%291,438291k3343.282903%43.282903%43%167,420167k3443.247261%43.247261%43%369,169369k3543.118601%43.118601%43%385,714386k3642.947752%42.947752%43%126,555127k3741.793066%41.793066%42%182,983183k3841.328611%41.328611%41%141,305141k3941.111574%41.111574%41%107,619108k4040.502923%40.502923%41%164,356164k4140.461407%40.461407%40%125,574126k4239.110433%39.110433%39%119,956120k4338.625779%38.625779%39%65,10865.1k4437.933340%37.933340%38%132,750133k4537.263544%37.263544%37%100,268100k4636.188599%36.188599%36%98,03698.0k4735.948564%35.948564%36%138,439138k4824.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4924.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k50
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 South to all of the regions in the United States and to the United States.

Married by Region#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the South, selected other regions in the United States, and entities that contain the South
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 South. 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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States:
Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
State Equivalent:
District of Columbia
Major Metro Areas:
Amarillo Area, Asheville Area, Athens Area, Atlanta Area, Augusta Area, Austin Area, Baltimore Area, Baton Rouge Area, Beaumont Area, Birmingham Area, Brownsville Area, Cape Coral Area, Charleston Area, Charleston Area, Charlotte Area, Charlottesville Area, Chattanooga Area, Cincinnati Area, Clarksville Area, College Station Area, Columbia Area, Columbus Area, Corpus Christi Area, Crestview Area, Dallas Area, Daphne Area, Deltona Area, Durham Area, El Paso Area, Evansville Area, Fayetteville Area, Fayetteville Area, Florence Area, Fort Smith Area, Gainesville Area, Gainesville Area, Greensboro Area, Greenville Area, Gulfport Area, Hagerstown Area, Hickory Area, Hilton Head Island Area, Houma Area, Houston Area, Huntington Area, Huntsville Area, Jackson Area, Jacksonville Area, Johnson City Area, Killeen Area, Kingsport Area, Knoxville Area, Lafayette Area, Lake Charles Area, Lakeland Area, Laredo Area, Lexington Area, Little Rock Area, Longview Area, Louisville Area, Lubbock Area, Lynchburg Area, Macon Area, McAllen Area, Memphis Area, Miami Area, Mobile Area, Montgomery Area, Myrtle Beach Area, Naples Area, Nashville Area, New Orleans Area, North Port Area, Ocala Area, Oklahoma City Area, Orlando Area, Palm Bay Area, Panama City Area, Pensacola Area, Philadelphia Area, Port St. Lucie Area, Raleigh Area, Richmond Area, Roanoke Area, Salisbury Area, San Antonio Area, Savannah Area, Shreveport Area, Spartanburg Area, Tallahassee Area, Tampa Area, Tulsa Area, Tuscaloosa Area, Tyler Area, Virginia Beach Area, Waco Area, Warner Robins Area, Washington Area, Wilmington Area, Winston Area
Major Cities:
Baltimore, Virginia Beach
Major Counties:
Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Bexar, Brevard, Broward, Cobb, Collin, Dallas, Davidson, DeKalb, Denton, District of Columbia, Duval, El Paso, Fairfax, Fort Bend, Fulton, Greenville, Guilford, Gwinnett, Harris, Hidalgo, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Jefferson, Knox, Lee, Mecklenburg, Miami-Dade, Montgomery, Montgomery, New Castle, Oklahoma, Orange, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Prince George's, Prince William, Shelby, Tarrant, Travis, Tulsa, Volusia, Wake, Williamson
Major Parish:
East Baton Rouge
Major Cities:
Amarillo, Arlington, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Baton Rouge, Birmingham, Charlotte, Chesapeake, Columbus, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Durham, El Paso, Fayetteville, Fort Worth, Garland, Greensboro, Hialeah, Houston, Huntsville, Irving, Jacksonville, Laredo, Little Rock, Lubbock, Memphis, Miami, Mobile, Montgomery, New Orleans, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Plano, Raleigh, Richmond, San Antonio, Shreveport, St. Petersburg, Tampa, Tulsa, Virginia Beach, Washington, Winston-Salem
Major Places:
Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), Louisville, Nashville-Davidson
Major Unincorporated Place:
Arlington
Major Urban County:
Lexington-Fayette
Neighboring Regions:
Midwest, Northeast, West