Household Types in Connecticut (State)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Connecticut
Connecticut
United States
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family248.781255%48.235831%48.781255%48.8%660,846661k12.810315%12.866629%12.810315%12.8%173,543174k4.430754%4.826277%4.430754%4.4%60,02460.0k27.971017%27.689881%27.971017%28.0%378,927379k6.006660%6.381381%6.006660%6.0%81,37381.4k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in the United States and Connecticut
Connecticut
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads68.617398%67.364644%68.617398%68.6%262,454262k24.669729%24.570491%24.669729%24.7%94,35994.4k6.712873%8.064864%6.712873%6.7%25,67625.7k

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Connecticut
Connecticut
United States
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children228.233951%28.463433%28.233951%28.2%382,489382k71.443177%71.282943%71.443177%71.4%967,850968k
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 Connecticut
Connecticut
United States
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Mixed3Other3Black3-6.851213%-3.208534%-18.000455%-5.507432%-9.223276%-4.568546%-19.297359%-6.534708%-33.567633%34%66.432367%60.376111%66.432367%66%48,37148.4k-8.717292%-3.646186%-28.983963%-6.239689%-8.975901%-3.859308%-29.122015%-6.654621%-47.587130%48%52.412870%51.388155%52.412870%52%1,002,5821.00M-24.015013%-8.041969%-21.152021%-5.406097%-18.904743%-8.030729%-17.631762%-5.826767%-58.615101%59%41.384899%49.605999%41.384899%41%93,78393.8k-22.959560%-6.453990%-25.807291%-7.507260%-17.705417%-6.277793%-26.689688%-8.932936%-62.728100%63%37.271900%40.394166%37.271900%37%23,07123.1k-27.135696%-9.821476%-22.254859%-6.601003%-21.478750%-10.121021%-17.436336%-6.129820%-65.813033%66%34.186967%44.834073%34.186967%34%56,85556.9k-30.437290%-5.613951%-31.670652%-4.302927%-28.278902%-6.112935%-33.290551%-4.856703%-72.024821%72%27.975179%27.460909%27.975179%28%130,051130k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County in Connecticut

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
44.7%46.5%48.3%50.1%52.0%53.8%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
8.7%9.9%11.0%12.2%13.4%14.6%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
3.6%4.3%4.9%5.5%6.2%6.9%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
24.5%25.9%27.2%28.5%29.8%31.2%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
5.3%6.1%6.9%7.7%8.5%9.3%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
24.8%26.4%28.0%29.7%31.3%32.9%
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Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Connecticut

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
21%32%44%55%66%78%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
2%8%13%19%24%30%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.4%4.8%7.2%9.6%12.1%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
12%18%24%30%35%41%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.9%5.0%9.0%13.0%17.0%21.1%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
8%17%26%34%43%52%
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Household Types by Place in Connecticut

There are 143 places in Connecticut. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Connecticut, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Connecticut. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 7,129.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Connecticut, selected places in Connecticut, and entities that contain Connecticut
0%20%40%60%Count#DarienConning Towers Nautilus PkConning Towers N…RiversideOrangeTrumbullWestportRidgefieldSouthwood AcresNorth HavenSheltonKensingtonOakvilleWest HartfordWethersfieldMilfordWindsor LocksNaugatuckNewingtonConnecticutStratfordUnited StatesBethelStamfordNew EnglandNorwalkDanburyNortheastGlastonbury CtrTorringtonWinstedWallingford CtrEast HavenGreenwichBristolAnsoniaMeridenDerbyWest HavenManchesterMiddletownEast HartfordNorwichWaterburyBridgeportPutnamNew BritainThompsonvilleGrotonNew HavenWillimanticNew LondonRockvilleHartfordStorrs76.579027%76.579027%77%5,068171.378860%71.378860%71%1,641269.549285%69.549285%70%1,898367.147794%67.147794%67%3,303466.054817%66.054817%66%7,953565.222772%65.222772%65%6,324661.572650%61.572650%62%1,801760.218356%60.218356%60%1,765859.925899%59.925899%60%5,014956.495602%56.495602%56%8,9281055.696935%55.696935%56%1,9261151.480959%51.480959%51%1,8251251.444805%51.444805%51%12,67612.7k1350.924214%50.924214%51%5,5101450.543660%50.543660%51%10,55210.6k1549.921322%49.921322%50%2,5381649.798489%49.798489%50%5,9311749.203456%49.203456%49%6,2081848.781255%48.781255%49%660,846661k48.563778%48.563778%49%9,9751948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.035803%48.035803%48%1,9322048.010816%48.010816%48%22,90522.9k2147.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.634402%47.634402%48%15,80715.8k2247.566778%47.566778%48%13,99714.0k2347.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M44.689197%44.689197%45%1,4812444.178822%44.178822%44%6,5422543.744179%43.744179%44%1,4092643.426883%43.426883%43%3,2342743.265125%43.265125%43%4,8632843.151408%43.151408%43%2,4512942.681609%42.681609%43%10,66410.7k3042.177758%42.177758%42%2,9093139.320890%39.320890%39%9,9013238.270358%38.270358%38%1,8943337.713541%37.713541%38%7,5283437.275785%37.275785%37%4,6553537.275613%37.275613%37%7,1643637.058100%37.058100%37%7,2333734.288568%34.288568%34%5,4923833.406317%33.406317%33%13,27413.3k3932.589312%32.589312%33%16,41116.4k4032.323232%32.323232%32%9604132.143111%32.143111%32%9,0384229.703256%29.703256%30%1,0314328.534402%28.534402%29%1,2114425.147929%25.147929%25%12,58012.6k4524.635879%24.635879%25%1,3874624.500000%24.500000%25%2,5974722.142635%22.142635%22%7114821.208420%21.208420%21%9,7234918.470149%18.470149%18%29750
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in Connecticut

There are 6 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Connecticut (5 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 6 of those to each other, Connecticut, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Connecticut.

Married by Metro Area#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Connecticut, selected metro areas in Connecticut, and entities that contain Connecticut
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#TorringtonBridgeportWorcesterConnecticutUnited StatesNew EnglandNorwich AreaHartford AreaNortheastNew Haven53.759130%53.759130%54%39,96440.0k153.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k249.248678%49.248678%49%170,920171k348.781255%48.781255%49%660,846661k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.814825%47.814825%48%50,76550.8k447.712425%47.712425%48%223,412223k547.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M44.727355%44.727355%45%146,029146k6
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 6 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in Connecticut

There are 8 counties in Connecticut. This section compares all 8 of those to each other, Connecticut, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Connecticut.

Married by County#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Connecticut, selected counties in Connecticut, and entities that contain Connecticut
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#LitchfieldFairfieldTollandMiddlesexConnecticutUnited StatesWindhamNew EnglandNew LondonNortheastHartfordNew Haven53.759130%53.759130%54%39,96440.0k153.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k252.421527%52.421527%52%28,60828.6k351.940060%51.940060%52%34,52334.5k448.781255%48.781255%49%660,846661k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.055851%48.055851%48%21,27021.3k547.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.814825%47.814825%48%50,76550.8k647.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.162952%46.162952%46%160,281160k744.727355%44.727355%45%146,029146k8
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 8 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Connecticut

There are 173 county subdivisions in Connecticut. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Connecticut, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Connecticut. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 22,048.

Married by County Subdivision#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Connecticut, selected county subdivisions in Connecticut, and entities that contain Connecticut
0%20%40%60%Count#RidgefieldSimsburyTrumbullWestportNewtownFairfieldCheshireGuilfordS WindsorGreenwichSouthingtonN HvnGlastonburySheltonNew MilfordWatertownFarmingtonWindsorWallingfordW HartfordWethersfieldMilfordEnfieldNaugatuckNewingtonConnecticutStratfordUnited StatesStamfordNew EnglandNorwalkDanburyHamdenNortheastBranfordTorringtonManchesterE HvnGrotonBristolMansfieldMeridenVernonW HvnMiddletownE HartfordNorwichWaterburyBridgeportNew BritainWindhamNew HvnNew LondonHartford70.580312%70.580312%71%6,288166.599978%66.599978%67%5,992266.054817%66.054817%66%7,953365.222772%65.222772%65%6,324464.863209%64.863209%65%6,354564.415778%64.415778%64%12,98313.0k663.922349%63.922349%64%6,421760.797381%60.797381%61%5,200860.581168%60.581168%61%5,900960.453127%60.453127%60%13,36813.4k1060.005938%60.005938%60%10,10510.1k1159.925899%59.925899%60%5,0141258.303330%58.303330%58%7,7731356.495602%56.495602%56%8,9281455.837270%55.837270%56%5,7921555.261266%55.261266%55%4,6111655.103037%55.103037%55%5,6421752.933519%52.933519%53%5,6931852.891869%52.891869%53%9,4651951.444805%51.444805%51%12,67612.7k2050.924214%50.924214%51%5,5102150.401411%50.401411%50%10,86110.9k2250.288911%50.288911%50%8,1812349.798489%49.798489%50%5,9312449.203456%49.203456%49%6,2082548.781255%48.781255%49%660,846661k48.563778%48.563778%49%9,9752648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.010816%48.010816%48%22,90522.9k2747.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.634402%47.634402%48%15,80715.8k2847.566778%47.566778%48%13,99714.0k2947.465319%47.465319%47%11,08611.1k3047.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M44.520548%44.520548%45%5,4603144.178822%44.178822%44%6,5423243.807117%43.807117%44%10,40210.4k3343.265125%43.265125%43%4,8633443.131269%43.131269%43%6,9233542.681609%42.681609%43%10,66410.7k3641.207492%41.207492%41%2,2663739.320890%39.320890%39%9,9013838.815289%38.815289%39%5,0983937.713541%37.713541%38%7,5284037.275613%37.275613%37%7,1644137.058100%37.058100%37%7,2334234.288568%34.288568%34%5,4924333.406317%33.406317%33%13,27413.3k4432.589312%32.589312%33%16,41116.4k4532.143111%32.143111%32%9,0384630.137300%30.137300%30%2,6344725.147929%25.147929%25%12,58012.6k4824.500000%24.500000%25%2,5974921.208420%21.208420%21%9,72350
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 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 Connecticut to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Connecticut.

Married by State#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Connecticut, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Connecticut
0%20%40%60%Count#UtahIdahoNew HampshireHawaiiWyomingNew JerseyMinnesotaKansasIowaNebraskaVirginiaTexasSouth DakotaWashingtonAlaskaColoradoMontanaCaliforniaWisconsinIndianaArkansasMaineConnecticutOklahomaWest VirginiaKentuckyVermontTennesseeOregonDelawareUnited StatesNorth DakotaMissouriN CarolinaPennsylvaniaNew EnglandIllinoisGeorgiaMarylandMichiganAlabamaArizonaNortheastS 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%2,383,4202.38M3447.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.886081%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%1,160,6311.16M4047.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.958224%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 Northeast

There are 9 states in the Northeast. This section compares Connecticut to all of the states in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Connecticut.

Married by State#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Connecticut, selected other states in the Northeast, and entities that contain Connecticut
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#New HampshireNew JerseyMaineConnecticutVermontUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNew EnglandNortheastMassachusettsNew 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%2,383,4202.38M647.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.051699%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

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 Connecticut. 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 Counties:
Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London, Tolland, Windham
Counties:
Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London, Tolland, Windham
Metro Areas:
Bridgeport Area, Hartford Area, New Haven Area, Norwich Area, Torrington Area, Worcester Area
Major Borough:
Naugatuck
Major Cities:
Ansonia, Bridgeport, Bristol, Danbury, Derby, Groton, Hartford, Meriden, Middletown, New Britain, New Haven, New London, Norwalk, Norwich, Shelton, Stamford, Torrington, Waterbury, West Haven
Major Place:
Milford
Major Unincorporated Places:
Bethel, Conning Towers Nautilus Park, Darien, East Hartford, East Haven, Glastonbury Center, Greenwich, Kensington, Manchester, Newington, North Haven, Oakville, Orange, Putnam, Ridgefield, Riverside, Rockville, Southwood Acres, Storrs, Stratford, Thompsonville, Trumbull, Wallingford Center, West Hartford, Westport, Wethersfield, Willimantic, Windsor Locks, Winsted
Congressional Districts:
CT-1, CT-2, CT-3, CT-4, CT-5
State House Districts:
CT-1, CT-2, CT-3, CT-4, CT-5, CT-6, CT-7, CT-8, CT-9, CT-10, CT-11, CT-12, CT-13, CT-14, CT-15, CT-16, CT-17, CT-18, CT-19, CT-20, CT-21, CT-22, CT-23, CT-24, CT-25, CT-26, CT-27, CT-28, CT-29, CT-30, CT-31, CT-32, CT-33, CT-34, CT-35, CT-36, CT-37, CT-38, CT-39, CT-40, CT-41, CT-42, CT-43, CT-44, CT-45, CT-46, CT-47, CT-48, CT-49, CT-50, CT-51, CT-52, CT-53, CT-54, CT-55, CT-56, CT-57, CT-58, CT-59, CT-60, CT-61, CT-62, CT-63, CT-64, CT-65, CT-66, CT-67, CT-68, CT-69, CT-70, CT-71, CT-72, CT-73, CT-74, CT-75, CT-76, CT-77, CT-78, CT-79, CT-80, CT-81, CT-82, CT-83, CT-84, CT-85, CT-86, CT-87, CT-88, CT-89, CT-90, CT-91, CT-92, CT-93, CT-94, CT-95, CT-96, CT-97, CT-98, CT-99, CT-100, CT-101, CT-102, CT-103, CT-104, CT-105, CT-106, CT-107, CT-108, CT-109, CT-110, CT-111, CT-112, CT-113, CT-114, CT-115, CT-116, CT-117, CT-118, CT-119, CT-120, CT-121, CT-122, CT-123, CT-124, CT-125, CT-126, CT-127, CT-128, CT-129, CT-130, CT-131, CT-132, CT-133, CT-134, CT-135, CT-136, CT-137, CT-138, CT-139, CT-140, CT-141, CT-142, CT-143, CT-144, CT-145, CT-146, CT-147, CT-148, CT-149, CT-150, CT-151
State Senate Districts:
CT-1, CT-2, CT-3, CT-4, CT-5, CT-6, CT-7, CT-8, CT-9, CT-10, CT-11, CT-12, CT-13, CT-14, CT-15, CT-16, CT-17, CT-18, CT-19, CT-20, CT-21, CT-22, CT-23, CT-24, CT-25, CT-26, CT-27, CT-28, CT-29, CT-30, CT-31, CT-32, CT-33, CT-34, CT-35, CT-36
Neighboring States:
Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island