Household Types in Alabama (State)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Alabama
Alabama
United States
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family247.466453%48.235831%47.466453%47.5%878,633879k14.898753%12.866629%14.898753%14.9%275,785276k4.238758%4.826277%4.238758%4.2%78,46278.5k29.166948%27.689881%29.166948%29.2%539,898540k4.229088%6.381381%4.229088%4.2%78,28378.3k

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in the United States and Alabama
Alabama
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads63.955146%67.364644%63.955146%64.0%316,200316k29.408445%24.570491%29.408445%29.4%145,398145k6.636408%8.064864%6.636408%6.6%32,81132.8k

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Alabama
Alabama
United States
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children226.709493%28.463433%26.709493%26.7%494,409494k73.138973%71.282943%73.138973%73.1%1,353,8471.35M

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Alabama
Alabama
United States
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Other3Mixed3Black3-8.145688%-2.594168%-22.626336%-7.325931%-9.223276%-4.568546%-19.297359%-6.534708%-40.692124%41%59.307876%60.376111%59.307876%59%19,27419.3k-9.595780%-3.737918%-28.031805%-4.214687%-8.975901%-3.859308%-29.122015%-6.654621%-45.580190%46%54.419810%51.388155%54.419810%54%1,277,7701.28M-13.463188%-7.683264%-19.147787%-6.018239%-18.904743%-8.030729%-17.631762%-5.826767%-46.312478%46%53.687522%49.605999%53.687522%54%31,47131.5k-14.818790%-6.893420%-19.710229%-6.645752%-21.478750%-10.121021%-17.436336%-6.129820%-48.068191%48%51.931809%44.834073%51.931809%52%24,22624.2k-15.095396%-5.453188%-28.889304%-5.966320%-17.705417%-6.277793%-26.689688%-8.932936%-55.404208%55%44.595792%40.394166%44.595792%45%21,43721.4k-29.470541%-5.230423%-33.626906%-3.823579%-28.278902%-6.112935%-33.290551%-4.856703%-72.151450%72%27.848550%27.460909%27.848550%28%476,883477k

Map of Household Types by County in Alabama

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
27%34%41%47%53%60%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
9.0%13.4%17.7%22.0%26.4%30.7%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
2.7%3.9%5.0%6.2%7.3%8.5%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
22.8%26.6%30.3%34.0%37.7%41.4%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.8%2.6%4.3%6.1%7.8%9.6%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
15.4%18.7%21.8%25.0%28.2%31.5%
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Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Alabama

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%15%30%45%60%75%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%16%24%32%41%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.6%9.2%13.9%18.5%23.1%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
10%25%40%55%70%85%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.7%5.3%8.0%10.7%13.4%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
0%12%24%36%48%61%
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Household Types by Place in Alabama

There are 585 places in Alabama. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Alabama, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alabama. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 13,585.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Alabama, selected places in Alabama, and entities that contain Alabama
0%20%40%60%Count#Mtn BrkTrussvilleHelenaAlabasterMadisonVestavia HlsFairhopeHartselleGardendaleOxfordHooverPelhamPrattvilleSaralandMillbrookScottsboroTillmans CornerNorthportMuscle ShoalsDaphneUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralEnterpriseAlabamaJasperAthensAlbertvilleFort PayneHueytownHomewoodCullmanDecaturDothanOpelikaFoleyAlexander CityHuntsvilleOzarkAuburnPhenix CityFlorenceGadsdenMontgomeryMobileTuscaloosaTroyCenter PointAnnistonTalladegaBessemerPrichardSelmaBirmingham74.768266%74.768266%75%5,485166.480447%66.480447%66%4,998264.302751%64.302751%64%4,044363.973473%63.973473%64%6,849459.138977%59.138977%59%10,23410.2k559.069283%59.069283%59%7,946658.327198%58.327198%58%3,961757.353766%57.353766%57%3,069856.838850%56.838850%57%3,125956.171027%56.171027%56%4,4011056.087339%56.087339%56%18,46918.5k1155.007561%55.007561%55%4,7291253.945792%53.945792%54%7,2051352.927446%52.927446%53%2,7211452.521891%52.521891%53%2,9991551.103251%51.103251%51%3,0341650.314843%50.314843%50%3,3561749.935065%49.935065%50%4,6141849.680482%49.680482%50%2,7211948.612628%48.612628%49%4,4502048.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.567050%47.567050%48%4,9662147.466453%47.466453%47%878,633879k47.310848%47.310848%47%2,5952246.494901%46.494901%46%4,3312346.356801%46.356801%46%3,3912445.773399%45.773399%46%2,3232545.454545%45.454545%45%2,7352644.547154%44.547154%45%4,2892743.802066%43.802066%44%2,6292843.525293%43.525293%44%9,6972942.994726%42.994726%43%11,25011.3k3042.608547%42.608547%43%4,9953141.918565%41.918565%42%3,0373241.348123%41.348123%41%2,4233339.753750%39.753750%40%31,80331.8k3438.428021%38.428021%38%2,2933537.214995%37.214995%37%8,2103637.035747%37.035747%37%5,3153736.688478%36.688478%37%6,4483836.146025%36.146025%36%5,1193935.239021%35.239021%35%28,29228.3k4034.784891%34.784891%35%26,51226.5k4134.709575%34.709575%35%11,77811.8k4234.076705%34.076705%34%2,3994333.663208%33.663208%34%2,1094433.494432%33.494432%33%3,1884528.984497%28.984497%29%1,6644627.321157%27.321157%27%2,8724726.241512%26.241512%26%1,9714824.698321%24.698321%25%1,8834924.279667%24.279667%24%21,96822.0k50

Household Types by Metro Area in Alabama

There are 26 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Alabama (24 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 26 of those to each other, Alabama, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alabama.

Married by Metro Area#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Alabama, selected metro areas in Alabama, and entities that contain Alabama
0%20%40%Count#ScottsboroCullman AreaFort PayneDaphne AreaAlbertvilleDecatur AreaGadsden AreaHuntsvilleEnterpriseFlorence AreaAlexander CityUnited StatesSouthOzark AreaAnniston AreaEast South CentralBirminghamAlabamaDothan AreaTalladegaTuscaloosaAtmore AreaMobile AreaAuburn AreaMontgomeryEufaula AreaColumbus AreaValley AreaTroy AreaSelma Area55.517674%55.517674%56%11,07311.1k154.422316%54.422316%54%16,91516.9k254.181613%54.181613%54%13,44313.4k353.351342%53.351342%53%40,09340.1k452.636314%52.636314%53%18,13918.1k551.616374%51.616374%52%30,70430.7k649.784930%49.784930%50%19,67619.7k749.745963%49.745963%50%85,57485.6k849.739355%49.739355%50%9,637949.201204%49.201204%49%29,75029.8k1048.690170%48.690170%49%7,9551148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.940832%47.940832%48%9,0101247.686983%47.686983%48%21,49321.5k1347.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.606639%47.606639%48%209,006209k1447.466453%47.466453%47%878,633879k47.413414%47.413414%47%26,95527.0k1545.613592%45.613592%46%16,26916.3k1645.493179%45.493179%45%38,21738.2k1744.835993%44.835993%45%6,0691844.444156%44.444156%44%68,56068.6k1944.282482%44.282482%44%25,64025.6k2043.669258%43.669258%44%62,97563.0k2143.076310%43.076310%43%4,3242242.558366%42.558366%43%48,12548.1k2341.715400%41.715400%42%5,7782438.408061%38.408061%38%4,9172532.039257%32.039257%32%5,15826

Household Types by County in Alabama

There are 67 counties in Alabama. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Alabama, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alabama. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 19,684.

Married by County#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Alabama, selected counties in Alabama, and entities that contain Alabama
0%20%40%Count#BlountShelbySt. ClairCherokeeLimestoneAutaugaBibbJacksonMarionCullmanElmoreLawrenceDeKalbBaldwinWinstonMarshallWalkerChiltonRandolphMorganGenevaFranklinEtowahCoffeeLauderdaleCovingtonClarkeColbertTallapoosaUnited StatesMadisonSouthDaleCalhounEast South CentralAlabamaTuscaloosaHoustonTalladegaEscambiaMobileLeeButlerMonroePickensBarbourChambersRussellJeffersonPikeMontgomeryMarengoDallasMacon59.721616%59.721616%60%12,31412.3k158.736931%58.736931%59%44,60644.6k258.447474%58.447474%58%18,60518.6k357.341577%57.341577%57%6,307456.792318%56.792318%57%18,21518.2k556.418269%56.418269%56%11,73511.7k655.732123%55.732123%56%3,928755.517674%55.517674%56%11,07311.1k854.477014%54.477014%54%6,802954.422316%54.422316%54%16,91516.9k1054.385601%54.385601%54%15,71215.7k1154.275205%54.275205%54%7,2301254.181613%54.181613%54%13,44313.4k1353.351342%53.351342%53%40,09340.1k1452.956761%52.956761%53%4,9971552.636314%52.636314%53%18,13918.1k1652.476780%52.476780%52%13,22113.2k1752.427944%52.427944%52%8,7131851.731676%51.731676%52%4,4961950.849147%50.849147%51%23,47423.5k2050.117294%50.117294%50%5,3412149.799094%49.799094%50%5,8252249.784930%49.784930%50%19,67619.7k2349.739355%49.739355%50%9,6372449.492975%49.492975%49%18,98619.0k2549.436722%49.436722%49%7,5042648.880050%48.880050%49%4,6702748.694865%48.694865%49%10,76410.8k2848.690170%48.690170%49%7,9552948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.131105%48.131105%48%67,35967.4k3047.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.940832%47.940832%48%9,0103147.686983%47.686983%48%21,49321.5k3247.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.466453%47.466453%47%878,633879k46.128620%46.128620%46%32,49332.5k3345.789193%45.789193%46%18,02418.0k3445.612028%45.612028%46%14,35014.4k3544.835993%44.835993%45%6,0693644.444156%44.444156%44%68,56068.6k3744.282482%44.282482%44%25,64025.6k3844.065147%44.065147%44%3,3823943.951419%43.951419%44%3,6554043.541612%43.541612%44%3,3174143.499233%43.499233%43%3,9684241.715400%41.715400%42%5,7784341.369274%41.369274%41%9,2394441.111574%41.111574%41%107,619108k4538.408061%38.408061%38%4,9174637.924923%37.924923%38%34,23934.2k4736.679347%36.679347%37%2,9894832.039257%32.039257%32%5,1584929.425142%29.425142%29%2,32950

Household Types by County Subdivision in Alabama

There are 390 county subdivisions in Alabama. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Alabama, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alabama. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 19,253.

Married by County Subdivision#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Alabama, selected county subdivisions in Alabama, and entities that contain Alabama
0%20%40%60%Count#SpringvilleSemmesTrussvilleGreenwoodHartselleChelseaPike RoadAlabaster-HelenaFairhopeGrand BayGardendaleMoodySmiths StationDaphneHooverWetumpkaPrattvilleMadisonAthensRobertsdaleNorthportScottsboroBay MinettePell CityElmoreJasperTheodoreEnterpriseAlbertville-BoazUnited StatesCullmanSouthEast South CentralAlabamaGadsdenFoleyTanner WilliamsDothanSylacaugaTri-CitiesAnnistonDecaturOzarkHuntsvilleFlorencePhenix CityTalladegaMobileTuscaloosaAuburn-OpelikaTroyMontgomeryBirminghamSelma68.090962%68.090962%68%4,701166.731492%66.731492%67%5,147263.451143%63.451143%63%4,578361.005357%61.005357%61%5,352460.887146%60.887146%61%4,969560.206736%60.206736%60%9,028660.068011%60.068011%60%4,946759.623784%59.623784%60%27,57627.6k859.402053%59.402053%59%6,656958.930613%58.930613%59%6,7011057.961003%57.961003%58%5,2021157.680444%57.680444%58%5,6101257.359636%57.359636%57%7,9381357.240788%57.240788%57%10,02010.0k1456.696244%56.696244%57%10,99011.0k1555.707252%55.707252%56%4,9781655.606254%55.606254%56%9,1401755.324771%55.324771%55%9,0031854.407561%54.407561%54%14,27614.3k1953.634732%53.634732%54%4,7812053.530575%53.530575%54%6,2242153.099663%53.099663%53%4,2572252.815534%52.815534%53%4,3522352.680127%52.680127%53%5,1402452.302696%52.302696%52%5,3152551.927170%51.927170%52%4,3922649.589891%49.589891%50%4,4742749.501069%49.501069%50%6,9452849.242096%49.242096%49%6,8222948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.016912%48.016912%48%4,7703047.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.466453%47.466453%47%878,633879k46.319029%46.319029%46%12,94212.9k3146.279534%46.279534%46%9,9703246.187543%46.187543%46%13,49613.5k3344.596830%44.596830%45%14,82814.8k3444.136411%44.136411%44%3,8053543.981123%43.981123%44%6,2443643.928464%43.928464%44%11,69211.7k3743.030126%43.030126%43%10,34110.3k3843.018648%43.018648%43%3,6913943.014408%43.014408%43%39,23039.2k4041.405435%41.405435%41%9,1274139.656182%39.656182%40%7,4514238.844622%38.844622%39%3,7054338.324696%38.324696%38%34,01734.0k4438.264889%38.264889%38%16,39016.4k4536.541580%36.541580%37%12,62012.6k4634.299262%34.299262%34%2,6044733.771995%33.771995%34%24,81624.8k4833.644707%33.644707%34%61,87861.9k4932.674683%32.674683%33%3,88650

Household Types by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares Alabama to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alabama.

Married by State#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Alabama, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Alabama
0%20%40%60%Count#UtahIdahoNew HampshireHawaiiWyomingNew JerseyMinnesotaKansasIowaNebraskaVirginiaTexasSouth DakotaWashingtonAlaskaColoradoMontanaCaliforniaWisconsinIndianaArkansasMaineConnecticutOklahomaWest VirginiaKentuckyVermontTennesseeOregonDelawareUnited StatesNorth DakotaMissouriN CarolinaPennsylvaniaSouthIllinoisGeorgiaMarylandEast South CentralMichiganAlabamaArizonaS CarolinaMassachusettsOhioFloridaNew MexicoNevadaMississippiNew YorkRhode IslandLouisiana61.419345%61.419345%61%564,055564k154.674412%54.674412%55%325,918326k252.531681%52.531681%53%273,886274k351.987700%51.987700%52%235,000235k451.803864%51.803864%52%117,587118k551.034049%51.034049%51%1,630,5451.63M650.946420%50.946420%51%1,087,8641.09M750.837920%50.837920%51%567,279567k850.823448%50.823448%51%631,553632k950.431039%50.431039%50%373,987374k1050.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M1150.139834%50.139834%50%4,657,7674.66M1250.137616%50.137616%50%167,227167k1349.901951%49.901951%50%1,345,6591.35M1449.841149%49.841149%50%124,720125k1549.669285%49.669285%50%1,019,0231.02M1649.393801%49.393801%49%203,825204k1749.272635%49.272635%49%6,310,5376.31M1849.212248%49.212248%49%1,136,9241.14M1948.945672%48.945672%49%1,230,4101.23M2048.823107%48.823107%49%557,306557k2148.801780%48.801780%49%268,951269k2248.781255%48.781255%49%660,846661k2348.761546%48.761546%49%712,650713k2448.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k2548.507610%48.507610%49%833,466833k2648.482927%48.482927%48%124,653125k2748.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M2848.397504%48.397504%48%748,102748k2948.262755%48.262755%48%167,979168k3048.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.171961%48.171961%48%147,003147k3148.103072%48.103072%48%1,141,1791.14M3248.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M3348.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M3447.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.886081%47.886081%48%2,299,5492.30M3547.693555%47.693555%48%1,722,5511.72M3647.664974%47.664974%48%1,037,9011.04M3747.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.492458%47.492458%47%1,833,3961.83M3847.466453%47.466453%47%878,633879k3947.393605%47.393605%47%1,160,6311.16M4046.958224%46.958224%47%863,581864k4146.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M4246.487639%46.487639%46%2,139,1052.14M4346.480471%46.480471%46%3,436,4233.44M4444.784414%44.784414%45%341,504342k4544.771277%44.771277%45%461,458461k4644.624560%44.624560%45%490,336490k4743.958145%43.958145%44%3,194,0813.19M4843.957440%43.957440%44%180,331180k4943.315691%43.315691%43%749,967750k50

Household Types by State in the South

There are 17 states in the South. This section compares Alabama to all of the states in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alabama.

Married by State#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Alabama, selected other states in the South, and entities that contain Alabama
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#VirginiaTexasArkansasOklahomaWest VirginiaKentuckyTennesseeDelawareUnited StatesN CarolinaSouthGeorgiaMarylandEast South CentralAlabamaS 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%1,037,9011.04M1147.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.466453%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

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 Alabama. 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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