Household Types in Alaska (State)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Alaska
Alaska
United States
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family249.841149%48.235831%49.841149%49.8%124,720125k10.936520%12.866629%10.936520%10.9%27,36727.4k5.811337%4.826277%5.811337%5.8%14,54214.5k25.696246%27.689881%25.696246%25.7%64,30164.3k7.714748%6.381381%7.714748%7.7%19,30519.3k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in the United States and Alaska
Alaska
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads68.527192%67.364644%68.527192%68.5%54,57354.6k21.241383%24.570491%21.241383%21.2%16,91616.9k10.231425%8.064864%10.231425%10.2%8,148

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Alaska
Alaska
United States
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children231.824885%28.463433%31.824885%31.8%79,63779.6k67.990089%71.282943%67.990089%68.0%170,135170k
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 Alaska
Alaska
United States
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountWhite3Asian4Hispanic5Mixed4Other4Black4-7.570911%-4.394906%-26.562280%-8.016192%-8.975901%-3.859308%-29.122015%-6.654621%-46.544289%47%53.455711%51.388155%53.455711%53%177,865178k-14.011171%-10.006627%-19.265360%-7.232794%-9.223276%-4.568546%-19.297359%-6.534708%-50.515952%51%49.484048%60.376111%49.484048%49%10,56310.6k-14.758883%-8.223350%-26.192893%-5.609137%-18.904743%-8.030729%-17.631762%-5.826767%-54.784264%55%45.215736%49.605999%45.215736%45%7,880-17.494832%-8.858434%-24.607610%-9.807825%-17.705417%-6.277793%-26.689688%-8.932936%-60.768701%61%39.231299%40.394166%39.231299%39%13,06113.1k-22.578080%-10.125111%-21.993821%-6.276957%-21.478750%-10.121021%-17.436336%-6.129820%-60.973968%61%39.026032%44.834073%39.026032%39%32,69132.7k-19.474006%-6.764526%-31.229358%-6.214067%-28.278902%-6.112935%-33.290551%-4.856703%-63.681957%64%36.318043%27.460909%36.318043%36%8,175
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3non-Hispanic 4including Hispanics 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County in Alaska

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
35.6%40.0%44.5%48.9%53.3%57.7%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
4.1%8.8%13.5%18.2%22.9%27.7%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.9%5.1%8.2%11.4%14.5%17.7%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
13.3%18.0%22.6%27.2%31.9%36.5%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2.5%5.8%9.0%12.3%15.5%18.7%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
15%23%31%39%47%55%
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Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Alaska

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
29%35%41%46%52%58%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
4.1%8.8%13.5%18.2%22.9%27.7%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.5%7.0%10.6%14.1%17.7%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
13.3%18.2%23.2%28.1%33.0%38.0%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2.5%5.8%9.0%12.3%15.5%18.7%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
15%23%31%39%47%55%
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Household Types by Place in Alaska

There are 355 places in Alaska. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Alaska, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alaska. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 1,838.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Alaska, selected places in Alaska, and entities that contain Alaska
0%20%40%60%Count#Eielson AFBFishhookRidgewayTanainaGatewayLakesCordovaButteSterlingSteele CreekFarmers LoopDeltanaKnik-FairviewKalifornskyChena RidgeMeadow LakesBig LakeWillowBadgerHoustonEsterFritz CreekAnchor PointJuneauAlaskaWestPacificNorth PoleAnchorageHainesUnited StatesNikiskiHomerPetersburgGoldstreamValdezPalmerWrangellCollegeFairbanksSoldotnaUnalaskaSitkaWasillaKotzebueKenaiSewardKodiakBarrowDillinghamNomeKetchikanBethel78.751501%78.751501%79%656170.240187%70.240187%70%1,199269.905213%69.905213%70%590368.077344%68.077344%68%1,866467.811159%67.811159%68%1,264565.003668%65.003668%65%1,772664.278403%64.278403%64%628763.559322%63.559322%64%750861.043393%61.043393%61%1,252960.554885%60.554885%61%1,5061059.098787%59.098787%59%1,0231159.090909%59.090909%59%4551258.107305%58.107305%58%2,9351357.685665%57.685665%58%1,6701456.776400%56.776400%57%1,3281555.626752%55.626752%56%1,3891654.792332%54.792332%55%6861754.545455%54.545455%55%3901853.884748%53.884748%54%3,7591953.333333%53.333333%53%3682051.625616%51.625616%52%5242151.552795%51.552795%52%4152251.278928%51.278928%51%4212350.428407%50.428407%50%6,1212449.841149%49.841149%50%124,720125k49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.174079%49.174079%49%3872548.828702%48.828702%49%51,25551.3k2648.599269%48.599269%49%3992748.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.192090%48.192090%48%8532847.603537%47.603537%48%1,0232946.912521%46.912521%47%5473046.600813%46.600813%47%8023145.927210%45.927210%46%5303245.710131%45.710131%46%9433345.645933%45.645933%46%4773445.565217%45.565217%46%2,0963545.189238%45.189238%45%4,9553644.693396%44.693396%45%7583744.669510%44.669510%45%4193844.320776%44.320776%44%1,5533944.208754%44.208754%44%1,3134043.881857%43.881857%44%4164142.463533%42.463533%42%1,3104241.408115%41.408115%41%3474341.397021%41.397021%41%8064441.021898%41.021898%41%5624539.947781%39.947781%40%3064639.487975%39.487975%39%5094739.028832%39.028832%39%1,2864838.816814%38.816814%39%74849
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 49 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in Alaska

There are 4 metro areas in Alaska. This section compares all 4 of those to each other, Alaska, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alaska.

Married by Metro Area#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Alaska, selected metro areas in Alaska, and entities that contain Alaska
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#AnchorageFairbanksJuneau AreaAlaskaWestPacificUnited StatesKetchikan50.841629%50.841629%51%69,04769.0k150.567940%50.567940%51%17,85217.9k250.428407%50.428407%50%6,121349.841149%49.841149%50%124,720125k49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.283548%47.283548%47%2,4634
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 4 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in Alaska

There are 29 counties in Alaska. This section compares all 29 of those to each other, Alaska, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alaska.

Married by County#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Alaska, selected counties in Alaska, and entities that contain Alaska
0%20%40%Count#Matanuska-SusitnaKodiak IslandSoutheast FairbanksValdez-CordovaKenai PeninsulaFairbanks North StarJuneauHainesAlaskaWestPacificAnchorageBristol BayUnited StatesDenaliHoonah-AngoonKetchikan GatewayPetersburgWrangellBethelSitkaPrince of Wales-HyderPrince of Wales-H…DillinghamNorthwest ArcticAleutians WestKusilvakNomeNorth SlopeLake and PeninsulaAleutians EastSkagwayYukon-KoyukukYakutat57.693181%57.693181%58%17,79217.8k155.768811%55.768811%56%2,557254.580336%54.580336%55%1,138352.468505%52.468505%52%1,541450.914762%50.914762%51%10,93710.9k550.567940%50.567940%51%17,85217.9k650.428407%50.428407%50%6,121750.256410%50.256410%50%588849.841149%49.841149%50%124,720125k49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M48.828702%48.828702%49%51,25551.3k948.611111%48.611111%49%1751048.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.090523%48.090523%48%3401148.086124%48.086124%48%4021247.283548%47.283548%47%2,4631346.887631%46.887631%47%5801445.645933%45.645933%46%4771544.544457%44.544457%45%2,0291644.320776%44.320776%44%1,5531743.449493%43.449493%43%9851843.054545%43.054545%43%5921942.489496%42.489496%42%8092042.158516%42.158516%42%5002140.657439%40.657439%41%7052238.520320%38.520320%39%1,1092338.255699%38.255699%38%7722438.034188%38.034188%38%1782537.817259%37.817259%38%2982636.915888%36.915888%37%1582736.648157%36.648157%37%7262835.627530%35.627530%36%8829
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 29 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Alaska

There are 37 county subdivisions in Alaska. This section compares all 37 of those to each other, Alaska, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alaska.

Married by County Subdivision#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Alaska, selected county subdivisions in Alaska, and entities that contain Alaska
0%20%40%Count#Matanuska-SusitnaKodiak IslandSE FairbanksChugachKenai-Cook InletCopper RiverMetlakatla Indian CommMetlakatla Indian …Fairbanks N StarJuneauHainesAlaskaWestPacificAnchorageBristol BayUnited StatesHoonah-AngoonDenaliKetchikanSeward-HopePetersburgWrangellLower KuskokwimKlukwanSitkaDillinghamNW ArcticAleutians WPrince of WalesKusilvakKoyukuk-Middle YukonKoyukuk-Middle Y…AniakNomeNorth SlopeLk and PeninsulaAleutians ESkagwayYakutatMcGrath-Holy CrossYukon Flats57.693181%57.693181%58%17,79217.8k155.768811%55.768811%56%2,557254.580336%54.580336%55%1,138352.813853%52.813853%53%1,220451.262433%51.262433%51%10,05010.1k551.196172%51.196172%51%321651.002227%51.002227%51%229750.567940%50.567940%51%17,85217.9k850.428407%50.428407%50%6,121950.256410%50.256410%50%5881049.841149%49.841149%50%124,720125k49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M48.828702%48.828702%49%51,25551.3k1148.611111%48.611111%49%1751248.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.203222%48.203222%48%3891348.090523%48.090523%48%3401447.283548%47.283548%47%2,4631547.281450%47.281450%47%8871646.887631%46.887631%47%5801745.645933%45.645933%46%4771845.169903%45.169903%45%1,8611944.827586%44.827586%45%132044.320776%44.320776%44%1,5532143.054545%43.054545%43%5922242.489496%42.489496%42%8092342.158516%42.158516%42%5002441.584158%41.584158%42%7562540.657439%40.657439%41%7052640.353982%40.353982%40%4562738.620690%38.620690%39%1682838.520320%38.520320%39%1,1092938.255699%38.255699%38%7723038.034188%38.034188%38%1783137.817259%37.817259%38%2983236.915888%36.915888%37%1583335.627530%35.627530%36%883434.895833%34.895833%35%1343529.122056%29.122056%29%13636
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 36 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by State in the United States

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

Married by State#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Alaska, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Alaska
0%20%40%60%Count#UtahIdahoNew HampshireHawaiiWyomingNew JerseyMinnesotaKansasIowaNebraskaVirginiaTexasSouth DakotaWashingtonAlaskaColoradoWestMontanaPacificCaliforniaWisconsinIndianaArkansasMaineConnecticutOklahomaWest VirginiaKentuckyVermontTennesseeOregonDelawareUnited StatesNorth DakotaMissouriN CarolinaPennsylvaniaIllinoisGeorgiaMarylandMichiganAlabamaArizonaS 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%1,019,0231.02M1649.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.393801%49.393801%49%203,825204k1749.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.272635%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%2,383,4202.38M3447.886081%47.886081%48%2,299,5492.30M3547.693555%47.693555%48%1,722,5511.72M3647.664974%47.664974%48%1,037,9011.04M3747.492458%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
Count number of this household type
# rank of state out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by State in the West

There are 13 states in the West. This section compares Alaska to all of the states in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alaska.

Married by State#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Alaska, selected other states in the West, and entities that contain Alaska
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count#UtahIdahoHawaiiWyomingWashingtonAlaskaColoradoWestMontanaPacificCaliforniaOregonUnited StatesArizonaNew MexicoNevada61.419345%61.419345%61%564,055564k154.674412%54.674412%55%325,918326k251.987700%51.987700%52%235,000235k351.803864%51.803864%52%117,587118k449.901951%49.901951%50%1,345,6591.35M549.841149%49.841149%50%124,720125k649.669285%49.669285%50%1,019,0231.02M749.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.393801%49.393801%49%203,825204k849.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.272635%49.272635%49%6,310,5376.31M948.397504%48.397504%48%748,102748k1048.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.393605%47.393605%47%1,160,6311.16M1144.784414%44.784414%45%341,504342k1244.771277%44.771277%45%461,458461k13
Count number of this household type
# rank of state out of 13 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 Alaska. 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 Boroughs:
Fairbanks North Star, Kenai Peninsula, Matanuska-Susitna
Major Municipality:
Anchorage
Boroughs:
Aleutians East, Bristol Bay, Denali, Fairbanks North Star, Haines, Kenai Peninsula, Ketchikan Gateway, Kodiak Island, Lake and Peninsula, Matanuska-Susitna, North Slope, Northwest Arctic, Petersburg
Census Areas:
Aleutians West, Bethel, Dillingham, Hoonah-Angoon, Kusilvak, Nome, Prince of Wales-Hyder, Southeast Fairbanks, Valdez-Cordova, Yukon-Koyukuk
City and Boroughs:
Juneau, Sitka, Wrangell, Yakutat
Municipalities:
Anchorage, Skagway
Metro Areas:
Anchorage Area, Fairbanks Area, Juneau Area, Ketchikan Area
Major Cities:
Barrow, Bethel, Cordova, Dillingham, Fairbanks, Homer, Houston, Kenai, Ketchikan, Kodiak, Kotzebue, Nome, North Pole, Palmer, Seward, Soldotna, Unalaska, Valdez, Wasilla
Major City and Boroughs:
Juneau, Sitka, Wrangell
Major Municipality:
Anchorage
Major Unincorporated Places:
Anchor Point, Badger, Big Lake, Butte, Chena Ridge, College, Deltana, Eielson AFB, Ester, Farmers Loop, Fishhook, Fritz Creek, Gateway, Goldstream, Haines, Kalifornsky, Knik-Fairview, Lakes, Meadow Lakes, Nikiski, Petersburg, Prudhoe Bay, Ridgeway, Steele Creek, Sterling, Tanaina, Willow
Congressional District:
AK-At Large
State House Districts:
AK-1, AK-2, AK-3, AK-4, AK-5, AK-6, AK-7, AK-8, AK-9, AK-10, AK-11, AK-12, AK-13, AK-14, AK-15, AK-16, AK-17, AK-18, AK-19, AK-20, AK-21, AK-22, AK-23, AK-24, AK-25, AK-26, AK-27, AK-28, AK-29, AK-30, AK-31, AK-32, AK-33, AK-34, AK-35, AK-36, AK-37, AK-38, AK-39, AK-40
State Senate Districts:
AK-A, AK-B, AK-C, AK-D, AK-E, AK-F, AK-G, AK-H, AK-I, AK-J, AK-K, AK-L, AK-M, AK-N, AK-O, AK-P, AK-Q, AK-R, AK-S, AK-T