Household Types in Delaware (State)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Delaware
Delaware
United States
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family248.262755%48.235831%48.262755%48.3%167,979168k13.902560%12.866629%13.902560%13.9%48,38848.4k4.655065%4.826277%4.655065%4.7%16,20216.2k26.823942%27.689881%26.823942%26.8%93,36193.4k6.355678%6.381381%6.355678%6.4%22,12122.1k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in the United States and Delaware
Delaware
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads63.699445%67.364644%63.699445%63.7%57,28357.3k27.942665%24.570491%27.942665%27.9%25,12825.1k8.357890%8.064864%8.357890%8.4%7,516

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Delaware
Delaware
United States
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children225.837305%28.463433%25.837305%25.8%89,92789.9k73.727988%71.282943%73.727988%73.7%256,611257k
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 Delaware
Delaware
United States
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Other3Mixed3Black3-5.854487%-3.030032%-15.668573%-7.999642%-9.223276%-4.568546%-19.297359%-6.534708%-32.552735%33%67.447265%60.376111%67.447265%67%11,18811.2k-9.902210%-3.859361%-27.892655%-6.491988%-8.975901%-3.859308%-29.122015%-6.654621%-48.146213%48%51.853787%51.388155%51.853787%52%241,128241k-18.389753%-7.453023%-14.610458%-8.114575%-18.904743%-8.030729%-17.631762%-5.826767%-48.567809%49%51.432191%49.605999%51.432191%51%14,20914.2k-19.677094%-10.004325%-19.561770%-7.178896%-21.478750%-10.121021%-17.436336%-6.129820%-56.422084%56%43.577916%44.834073%43.577916%44%6,937-22.228671%-4.430257%-24.879087%-7.332173%-17.705417%-6.277793%-26.689688%-8.932936%-58.870188%59%41.129812%40.394166%41.129812%41%5,169-26.979257%-6.590320%-28.280035%-5.102276%-28.278902%-6.112935%-33.290551%-4.856703%-66.951887%67%33.048113%27.460909%33.048113%33%69,42069.4k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County in Delaware

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
46.7%47.7%48.7%49.6%50.6%51.6%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
12.0%12.8%13.6%14.3%15.0%15.8%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
4.23%4.36%4.48%4.60%4.72%4.85%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
24.5%25.2%25.8%26.4%27.1%27.8%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
5.73%5.92%6.10%6.28%6.46%6.65%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
20.5%22.3%24.0%25.7%27.4%29.2%
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Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Delaware

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
21%30%40%49%58%68%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
5.1%9.1%13.1%17.2%21.2%25.3%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
2.8%3.7%4.4%5.2%5.9%6.8%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
15.8%20.4%24.9%29.4%34.0%38.6%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
3.0%5.2%7.4%9.6%11.7%14.0%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
11%17%22%27%32%37%
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Household Types by Place in Delaware

There are 77 places in Delaware. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Delaware, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Delaware. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 1,119.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Delaware, selected places in Delaware, and entities that contain Delaware
0%20%40%60%80%Count#North StarRiverviewDover Base HousingTownsendHockessinCamdenPike CreekOcean ViewHighland AcresClaytonGlasgowMiddletownBridgevilleWilmington MnrRising Sun-LebanonMillvilleBearBellefonteDelawareUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticSelbyvilleLong NeckMilfordKent AcresGreenvilleGreenwoodSmyrnaBladesBrooksideNewarkGeorgetownClaymontCheswoldLewesNew CastleHarringtonWyomingRehoboth BchFeltonDelaware CityPike Crk VlyMillsboroMiltonSeafordDelmarDoverElsmereLaurelWoodside EastEdgemoorRodney VlgWilmington84.612519%84.612519%85%2,271176.166329%76.166329%76%751271.788194%71.788194%72%827367.586207%67.586207%68%392467.153135%67.153135%67%3,267563.864886%63.864886%64%813662.315271%62.315271%62%2,024760.427263%60.427263%60%594860.419682%60.419682%60%835958.278867%58.278867%58%5351056.605575%56.605575%57%2,9651155.915127%55.915127%56%3,6631254.399243%54.399243%54%5751354.181064%54.181064%54%1,5681452.430815%52.430815%52%7011552.280702%52.280702%52%2981651.473729%51.473729%51%3,6151749.607843%49.607843%50%2531848.262755%48.262755%48%167,979168k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.889952%46.889952%47%3921946.857597%46.857597%47%5892046.209118%46.209118%46%1,8652145.778364%45.778364%46%3472245.117541%45.117541%45%4992344.671202%44.671202%45%1972443.647304%43.647304%44%1,8862543.584071%43.584071%44%1972642.247986%42.247986%42%2,1502741.071784%41.071784%41%4,1312840.826521%40.826521%41%8992940.809787%40.809787%41%1,4013040.625000%40.625000%41%1823139.767157%39.767157%40%6493239.173061%39.173061%39%9193338.994229%38.994229%39%4733438.651316%38.651316%39%2353538.392857%38.392857%38%2583637.699115%37.699115%38%2133737.122302%37.122302%37%2583836.974249%36.974249%37%1,7233935.870206%35.870206%36%6084034.732510%34.732510%35%4224134.541063%34.541063%35%1,0014233.440000%33.440000%33%2094332.933545%32.933545%33%4,3664432.173913%32.173913%32%7404531.965272%31.965272%32%4054629.032258%29.032258%29%2164726.797125%26.797125%27%6714822.782609%22.782609%23%1314921.193387%21.193387%21%5,99950
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in Delaware

There are 3 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Delaware (1 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 3 of those to each other, Delaware, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Delaware.

Married by Metro Area#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Delaware, selected metro areas in Delaware, and entities that contain Delaware
0%10%20%30%40%Count#SalisburyDover AreaDelawareUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticPhiladelphia49.375229%49.375229%49%74,01174.0k148.862247%48.862247%49%30,36330.4k248.262755%48.262755%48%167,979168k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M3
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 3 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in Delaware

There are 3 counties in Delaware. This section compares all 3 of those to each other, Delaware, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Delaware.

Married by County#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Delaware, selected counties in Delaware, and entities that contain Delaware
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#SussexKentDelawareUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticNew Castle51.575186%51.575186%52%43,00743.0k148.862247%48.862247%49%30,36330.4k248.262755%48.262755%48%167,979168k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.714957%46.714957%47%94,60994.6k3
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Delaware

There are 27 county subdivisions in Delaware. This section compares all 27 of those to each other, Delaware, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Delaware.

Married by County Subdivision#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Delaware, selected county subdivisions in Delaware, and entities that contain Delaware
0%20%40%60%Count#PiedmontMiddletown-OdessaRed LionGlasgowCentral KentSelbyville-FrankfordMiltonHarringtonSmyrnaBridgeville-GreenwoodBridgeville-Greenw…Milford SouthLaurel-DelmarBrandywineGeorgetownLewesPike Crk-Cntrl KirkwoodPike Crk-Cntrl Kirk…KentonFeltonSeafordMillsboroDelawareUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticUpper ChristianaMilford NorthDoverNewarkNew CastleLower ChristianaWilmington67.177745%67.177745%67%7,317166.130237%66.130237%66%11,50611.5k261.076345%61.076345%61%1,952360.161323%60.161323%60%8,801456.642183%56.642183%57%5,398555.329985%55.329985%55%7,822653.929188%53.929188%54%3,747752.855020%52.855020%53%2,490852.567582%52.567582%53%4,842952.521008%52.521008%53%2,3751052.329532%52.329532%52%4,3131152.021690%52.021690%52%4,4131251.250751%51.250751%51%16,20616.2k1350.933063%50.933063%51%2,5111450.252023%50.252023%50%7,5771550.000000%50.000000%50%8,3731649.233320%49.233320%49%1,1881748.925678%48.925678%49%1,3891848.782265%48.782265%49%4,6871948.623131%48.623131%49%5,5622048.262755%48.262755%48%167,979168k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M45.693780%45.693780%46%4,5842145.192308%45.192308%45%1,9742245.004816%45.004816%45%13,08213.1k2344.210614%44.210614%44%10,58810.6k2443.764300%43.764300%44%13,96314.0k2538.414326%38.414326%38%5,3202621.193387%21.193387%21%5,99927
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 27 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 Delaware to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Delaware.

Married by State#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Delaware, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Delaware
0%20%40%60%Count#UtahIdahoNew HampshireHawaiiWyomingNew JerseyMinnesotaKansasIowaNebraskaVirginiaTexasSouth DakotaWashingtonAlaskaColoradoMontanaCaliforniaWisconsinIndianaArkansasMaineConnecticutOklahomaWest VirginiaKentuckyVermontTennesseeOregonDelawareUnited StatesNorth DakotaMissouriN CarolinaPennsylvaniaSouthIllinoisGeorgiaMarylandMichiganAlabamaSouth AtlanticArizonaS 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%1,037,9011.04M3747.492458%47.492458%47%1,833,3961.83M3847.466453%47.466453%47%878,633879k3947.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.393605%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 South

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

Married by State#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Delaware, selected other states in the South, and entities that contain Delaware
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#VirginiaTexasArkansasOklahomaWest VirginiaKentuckyTennesseeDelawareUnited StatesN CarolinaSouthGeorgiaMarylandAlabamaSouth AtlanticS 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%878,633879k1247.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.958224%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

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 Delaware. 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:
Kent, New Castle, Sussex
Counties:
Kent, New Castle, Sussex
Metro Areas:
Dover Area, Philadelphia Area, Salisbury Area
Major Cities:
Delaware City, Dover, Harrington, Lewes, Milford, New Castle, Newark, Rehoboth Beach, Seaford, Wilmington
Major Towns:
Bellefonte, Blades, Bridgeville, Camden, Cheswold, Clayton, Delmar, Elsmere, Felton, Georgetown, Greenwood, Laurel, Middletown, Millsboro, Millville, Milton, Ocean View, Selbyville, Smyrna, Townsend, Wyoming
Major Unincorporated Places:
Bear, Brookside, Claymont, Dover Base Housing, Edgemoor, Glasgow, Greenville, Highland Acres, Hockessin, Kent Acres, Long Neck, North Star, Pike Creek, Pike Creek Valley, Rising Sun-Lebanon, Riverview, Rodney Village, Wilmington Manor, Woodside East
Congressional District:
DE-At Large
State House Districts:
DE-1, DE-2, DE-3, DE-4, DE-5, DE-6, DE-7, DE-8, DE-9, DE-10, DE-11, DE-12, DE-13, DE-14, DE-15, DE-16, DE-17, DE-18, DE-19, DE-20, DE-21, DE-22, DE-23, DE-24, DE-25, DE-26, DE-27, DE-28, DE-29, DE-30, DE-31, DE-32, DE-33, DE-34, DE-35, DE-36, DE-37, DE-38, DE-39, DE-40, DE-41
State Senate Districts:
DE-1, DE-2, DE-3, DE-4, DE-5, DE-6, DE-7, DE-8, DE-9, DE-10, DE-11, DE-12, DE-13, DE-14, DE-15, DE-16, DE-17, DE-18, DE-19, DE-20, DE-21
Neighboring States:
Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania