Household Types in California (State)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and California
California
United States
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family249.272635%48.235831%49.272635%49.3%6,310,5376.31M13.464901%12.866629%13.464901%13.5%1,724,5021.72M5.972959%4.826277%5.972959%6.0%764,980765k23.970807%27.689881%23.970807%24.0%3,070,0343.07M7.318698%6.381381%7.318698%7.3%937,334937k

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in the United States and California
California
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads69.924425%67.364644%69.924425%69.9%2,813,9122.81M21.604068%24.570491%21.604068%21.6%869,395869k8.471507%8.064864%8.471507%8.5%340,912341k

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and California
California
United States
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children231.421078%28.463433%31.421078%31.4%4,024,2194.02M68.216304%71.282943%68.216304%68.2%8,736,7268.74M

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and California
California
United States
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3Hispanic4Other3White5Mixed3Black3-10.714095%-5.286788%-18.464213%-6.430383%-9.223276%-4.568546%-19.297359%-6.534708%-40.895479%41%59.104521%60.376111%59.104521%59%1,681,6261.68M-19.382281%-8.718792%-13.685352%-5.368566%-18.904743%-8.030729%-17.631762%-5.826767%-47.154992%47%52.845008%49.605999%52.845008%53%2,213,4032.21M-20.780000%-11.016395%-12.550053%-5.692017%-21.478750%-10.121021%-17.436336%-6.129820%-50.038464%50%49.961536%44.834073%49.961536%50%1,381,7951.38M-8.764605%-3.938208%-30.202344%-8.570699%-8.975901%-3.859308%-29.122015%-6.654621%-51.475856%51%48.524144%51.388155%48.524144%49%6,313,8616.31M-16.029139%-6.323537%-24.536085%-10.100807%-17.705417%-6.277793%-26.689688%-8.932936%-56.989568%57%43.010432%40.394166%43.010432%43%398,780399k-25.782410%-6.968880%-34.040899%-6.149364%-28.278902%-6.112935%-33.290551%-4.856703%-72.941552%73%27.058448%27.460909%27.058448%27%817,922818k

Map of Household Types by County in California

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
34%40%45%50%55%61%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
3.8%7.0%10.1%13.2%16.3%19.5%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.3%2.2%4.1%6.0%7.8%9.8%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
14.8%19.4%23.9%28.4%32.9%37.4%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2.6%5.4%8.2%10.9%13.7%16.5%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
10%17%23%29%35%42%
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Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in California

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%17%34%51%69%86%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%12%18%24%31%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.0%6.1%9.1%12.1%15.2%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%5%11%16%21%27%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
0%15%30%46%61%77%
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Household Types by Place in California

There are 1,522 places in California. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, California, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with California. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 121,320.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in California, selected places in California, and entities that contain California
0%20%40%60%Count#FremontElk GroveSimi ValleyFontanaCoronaThousand OaksSanta ClaritaSunnyvaleChula VistaSan JoseGarden GroveOrangeRancho CucamongaRosevilleSanta AnaOxnardMoreno ValleyIrvinePalmdaleTorranceAnaheimSanta ClaraFullertonEscondidoConcordBakersfieldOceansideSalinasHaywardHuntington BchGlendaleRiversideVisaliaWestPacificOntarioCaliforniaPomonaVictorvilleUnited StatesModestoLancasterE Los AngelesSanta RosaSan DiegoStocktonFresnoSan BernardinoPasadenaLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoOaklandSan Francisco67.625663%67.625663%68%49,36249.4k159.842208%59.842208%60%30,26430.3k259.153261%59.153261%59%24,96825.0k358.914351%58.914351%59%30,25930.3k458.737589%58.737589%59%28,98729.0k558.701197%58.701197%59%26,92826.9k657.311364%57.311364%57%34,15734.2k756.951448%56.951448%57%31,62431.6k856.029253%56.029253%56%43,59343.6k955.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k1055.265147%55.265147%55%26,32526.3k1154.814203%54.814203%55%23,23323.2k1254.625779%54.625779%55%30,60330.6k1354.493762%54.493762%54%25,68425.7k1454.281796%54.281796%54%40,76440.8k1553.700899%53.700899%54%27,30127.3k1653.586342%53.586342%54%27,59027.6k1753.417102%53.417102%53%48,03848.0k1853.411077%53.411077%53%23,22123.2k1953.298617%53.298617%53%29,37529.4k2053.262869%53.262869%53%53,26553.3k2153.020686%53.020686%53%23,22223.2k2252.273686%52.273686%52%23,55423.6k2351.445253%51.445253%51%23,26223.3k2450.818309%50.818309%51%23,22623.2k2550.694921%50.694921%51%57,63157.6k2650.657124%50.657124%51%31,14431.1k2750.544969%50.544969%51%20,45120.5k2850.449949%50.449949%50%23,54623.5k2950.217484%50.217484%50%37,86837.9k3050.139912%50.139912%50%36,19536.2k3150.063085%50.063085%50%46,02846.0k3249.947604%49.947604%50%20,97221.0k3349.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.293374%49.293374%49%23,71823.7k3449.272635%49.272635%49%6,310,5376.31M48.719332%48.719332%49%18,96419.0k3548.535202%48.535202%49%15,65615.7k3648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M46.845011%46.845011%47%33,34133.3k3746.599644%46.599644%47%22,24922.2k3845.506257%45.506257%46%14,40014.4k3944.341206%44.341206%44%28,53828.5k4044.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k4143.771861%43.771861%44%40,92140.9k4240.523657%40.523657%41%66,49066.5k4340.516023%40.516023%41%23,22523.2k4440.336104%40.336104%40%22,13022.1k4538.155187%38.155187%38%517,503518k4637.868093%37.868093%38%62,07362.1k4737.658800%37.658800%38%67,73567.7k4834.940889%34.940889%35%55,53455.5k4934.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k50

Household Types by Metro Area in California

There are 34 metro areas in California. This section compares all 34 of those to each other, California, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with California.

Married by Metro Area#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in California, selected metro areas in California, and entities that contain California
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Madera AreaSan Jose AreaOxnard AreaNapa AreaRiversideYuba CityVisalia AreaStockton AreaSalinas AreaTruckee AreaEl CentroModesto AreaBakersfieldSan Luis ObispoMerced AreaHanford AreaRed BluffVallejo AreaSan DiegoWestPacificCaliforniaSusanvilleSonora AreaSanta MariaRedding AreaSacramentoUnited StatesSan FranciscoSanta CruzSanta RosaLos AngelesFresno AreaChico AreaUkiah AreaCrescent CityClearlakeEureka Area56.717308%56.717308%57%24,71424.7k156.624620%56.624620%57%364,645365k255.813884%55.813884%56%150,328150k353.344810%53.344810%53%26,33926.3k452.682016%52.682016%53%697,846698k552.481667%52.481667%52%30,27330.3k652.459505%52.459505%52%70,37670.4k751.829216%51.829216%52%114,909115k851.748785%51.748785%52%65,16065.2k951.644615%51.644615%52%20,96121.0k1051.508734%51.508734%52%23,59123.6k1151.386736%51.386736%51%87,52687.5k1251.151000%51.151000%51%134,188134k1350.840964%50.840964%51%53,08053.1k1450.585154%50.585154%51%39,59339.6k1550.558012%50.558012%51%21,15621.2k1650.184533%50.184533%50%11,83011.8k1750.126966%50.126966%50%72,84272.8k1849.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k1949.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.272635%49.272635%49%6,310,5376.31M49.194822%49.194822%49%4,6742049.159987%49.159987%49%10,85610.9k2148.847614%48.847614%49%69,87769.9k2248.493107%48.493107%48%33,80633.8k2348.345618%48.345618%48%388,765389k2448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.067131%48.067131%48%804,663805k2547.672046%47.672046%48%45,31845.3k2647.451109%47.451109%47%89,70389.7k2747.064720%47.064720%47%2,023,2452.02M2846.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k2943.093386%43.093386%43%36,84736.8k3041.585246%41.585246%42%14,38614.4k3141.162766%41.162766%41%3,8873240.337482%40.337482%40%10,56610.6k3339.499711%39.499711%39%21,20721.2k34

Household Types by County in California

There are 58 counties in California. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, California, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with California. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 21,361.

Married by County#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in California, selected counties in California, and entities that contain California
0%20%40%60%Count#San BenitoEl DoradoColusaPlacerMaderaSanta ClaraVenturaOrangeAmadorContra CostaSan MateoRiversideSutterNapaCalaverasTulareGlennSan JoaquinMontereyNevadaImperialStanislausSan BernardinoKernYubaSan Luis ObispoMercedKingsMarinTehamaSolanoSan DiegoWestPacificCaliforniaAlamedaLassenTuolumneSanta BarbaraShastaUnited StatesSanta CruzSonomaYoloFresnoSiskiyouSacramentoLos AngelesButteMendocinoDel NorteLakeHumboldtSan Francisco60.408281%60.408281%60%10,50510.5k158.442424%58.442424%58%39,46539.5k257.282390%57.282390%57%3,988356.877057%56.877057%57%77,76877.8k456.717308%56.717308%57%24,71424.7k556.519609%56.519609%57%354,140354k655.813884%55.813884%56%150,328150k754.863463%54.863463%55%557,968558k854.814711%54.814711%55%7,810954.144604%54.144604%54%209,832210k1053.861155%53.861155%54%140,583141k1153.850274%53.850274%54%380,030380k1253.606220%53.606220%54%17,16917.2k1353.344810%53.344810%53%26,33926.3k1453.311127%53.311127%53%9,4431552.459505%52.459505%52%70,37670.4k1652.127334%52.127334%52%5,1091751.829216%51.829216%52%114,909115k1851.748785%51.748785%52%65,16065.2k1951.644615%51.644615%52%20,96121.0k2051.508734%51.508734%52%23,59123.6k2151.386736%51.386736%51%87,52687.5k2251.349928%51.349928%51%317,816318k2351.151000%51.151000%51%134,188134k2451.077763%51.077763%51%13,10413.1k2550.840964%50.840964%51%53,08053.1k2650.585154%50.585154%51%39,59339.6k2750.558012%50.558012%51%21,15621.2k2850.317050%50.317050%50%52,53152.5k2950.184533%50.184533%50%11,83011.8k3050.126966%50.126966%50%72,84272.8k3149.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k3249.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.272635%49.272635%49%6,310,5376.31M49.233820%49.233820%49%277,823278k3349.194822%49.194822%49%4,6743449.159987%49.159987%49%10,85610.9k3548.847614%48.847614%49%69,87769.9k3648.493107%48.493107%48%33,80633.8k3748.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.672046%47.672046%48%45,31845.3k3847.451109%47.451109%47%89,70389.7k3947.000441%47.000441%47%34,09634.1k4046.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k4146.222106%46.222106%46%8,8034245.025648%45.025648%45%237,436237k4344.647965%44.647965%45%1,465,2771.47M4443.093386%43.093386%43%36,84736.8k4541.585246%41.585246%42%14,38614.4k4641.162766%41.162766%41%3,8874740.337482%40.337482%40%10,56610.6k4839.499711%39.499711%39%21,20721.2k4934.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k50

Household Types by County Subdivision in California

There are 397 county subdivisions in California. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, California, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with California. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 168,048.

Married by County Subdivision#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in California, selected county subdivisions in California, and entities that contain California
0%20%40%60%Count#Mission ViejoFremontMurrietaLivermore-PleasantonLivermore-Pleasant…CoronaNewhallIrvine-Lk FrstSan JoseE San Gabriel VlyPerris ValleyCntrl Contra CostaS Antelope VlyAnaheim-Santa Ana-Gdn GrvAnaheim-Santa An…WhittierOntarioSan MateoSouth CoastCoachella VlyOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…OxnardS San FranciscoDowney-NorwalkUpper San Gabriel VlyUpper San Gabriel …SalinasNorth CoastVictorville-HesperiaRiversideHaywardSW San Gabriel VlySan BernardinoWestPacificCaliforniaComptonS Gate-E Los AngelesS Gate-E Los Ang…ModestoPasadenaUnited StatesSan DiegoN Antelope VlySan Fernando VlyW Contra CostaCentral CoastSanta RosaBakersfieldSanta BarbaraFresnoStocktonSacramentoLong Bch-LakewoodInglewoodOaklandSan FranciscoLos Angeles66.803976%66.803976%67%52,22052.2k166.127025%66.127025%66%70,66470.7k264.836143%64.836143%65%58,99759.0k363.332905%63.332905%63%49,29249.3k459.990304%59.990304%60%33,41133.4k558.986991%58.986991%59%48,97149.0k658.601525%58.601525%59%51,87751.9k756.155513%56.155513%56%329,032329k856.150060%56.150060%56%148,431148k956.078226%56.078226%56%43,93043.9k1056.076216%56.076216%56%105,213105k1155.532877%55.532877%56%34,01034.0k1255.452266%55.452266%55%270,876271k1355.031730%55.031730%55%51,33851.3k1454.546020%54.546020%55%105,204105k1554.199309%54.199309%54%77,69277.7k1653.396885%53.396885%53%67,60967.6k1753.300639%53.300639%53%31,84531.8k1853.207769%53.207769%53%117,661118k1953.163181%53.163181%53%32,76532.8k2053.089137%53.089137%53%56,43856.4k2153.079758%53.079758%53%62,36562.4k2252.620396%52.620396%53%52,50252.5k2351.853440%51.853440%52%22,96923.0k2451.673639%51.673639%52%70,04070.0k2551.437821%51.437821%51%56,72156.7k2651.045612%51.045612%51%67,78567.8k2750.240748%50.240748%50%63,54563.5k2849.998029%49.998029%50%50,73850.7k2949.760860%49.760860%50%113,093113k3049.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.272635%49.272635%49%6,310,5376.31M49.108233%49.108233%49%43,03643.0k3149.092777%49.092777%49%60,20160.2k3248.577293%48.577293%49%49,93649.9k3348.386116%48.386116%48%49,31949.3k3448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.817936%47.817936%48%391,024391k3547.675643%47.675643%48%28,08028.1k3647.153157%47.153157%47%291,092291k3746.053835%46.053835%46%40,77140.8k3845.441549%45.441549%45%44,81944.8k3945.093865%45.093865%45%36,00736.0k4044.752397%44.752397%45%57,91957.9k4143.737268%43.737268%44%29,19929.2k4243.733151%43.733151%44%97,82197.8k4343.710309%43.710309%44%47,69847.7k4442.251822%42.251822%42%172,308172k4540.380940%40.380940%40%80,07580.1k4639.144620%39.144620%39%47,27347.3k4735.471988%35.471988%35%59,99260.0k4834.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k4933.396359%33.396359%33%312,631313k50

Household Types by State in the United States

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

Married by State#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in California, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain California
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

Household Types by State in the West

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

Married by State#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in California, selected other states in the West, and entities that contain California
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

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 California. 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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