Household Types in Illinois (State)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Illinois
Illinois
United States
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family247.886081%48.235831%47.886081%47.9%2,299,5492.30M12.550634%12.866629%12.550634%12.6%602,697603k4.588615%4.826277%4.588615%4.6%220,351220k29.037401%27.689881%29.037401%29.0%1,394,4121.39M5.937269%6.381381%5.937269%5.9%285,115285k

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in the United States and Illinois
Illinois
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads68.945046%67.364644%68.945046%68.9%948,679949k23.714147%24.570491%23.714147%23.7%326,305326k7.340808%8.064864%7.340808%7.3%101,009101k

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Illinois
Illinois
United States
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children228.653842%28.463433%28.653842%28.7%1,375,9931.38M71.115531%71.282943%71.115531%71.1%3,415,0563.42M

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Illinois
Illinois
United States
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3Hispanic4Other3White5Mixed3Black3-7.259817%-3.317502%-20.765419%-6.241101%-9.223276%-4.568546%-19.297359%-6.534708%-37.583839%38%62.416161%60.376111%62.416161%62%213,504214k-16.763762%-8.608051%-16.124081%-5.630224%-18.904743%-8.030729%-17.631762%-5.826767%-47.126117%47%52.873883%49.605999%52.873883%53%330,946331k-17.778236%-11.053289%-13.670539%-4.879703%-21.478750%-10.121021%-17.436336%-6.129820%-47.381767%47%52.618233%44.834073%52.618233%53%203,496203k-8.451668%-3.581534%-30.384485%-6.245594%-8.975901%-3.859308%-29.122015%-6.654621%-48.663280%49%51.336720%51.388155%51.336720%51%3,326,0893.33M-18.767602%-4.959611%-29.341401%-8.800409%-17.705417%-6.277793%-26.689688%-8.932936%-61.869023%62%38.130977%40.394166%38.130977%38%64,62264.6k-30.491645%-6.022455%-36.071123%-4.492462%-28.278902%-6.112935%-33.290551%-4.856703%-77.077684%77%22.922316%27.460909%22.922316%23%663,467663k

Map of Household Types by County in Illinois

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
37%43%48%54%59%65%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
4.8%7.5%10.2%12.9%15.5%18.3%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.7%2.9%3.9%5.0%6.1%7.2%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
16.4%20.8%25.2%29.6%34.1%38.5%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.3%3.6%5.8%8.1%10.3%12.6%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
17%23%28%33%38%44%
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Household Types by Place in Illinois

There are 1,368 places in Illinois. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Illinois, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Illinois. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 37,567.

Married by Place#11

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Illinois, selected places in Illinois, and entities that contain Illinois
0%20%40%60%Count#PlainfieldBartlettNapervilleBolingbrookHoffman EstsBuffalo GroveGlenviewHanover ParkElmhurstOrland ParkWheatonMt ProspectPark RidgeRomeovilleStreamwoodArlington HtsCrystal LakeCarpentersvilleTinley ParkSkokieDowners GroveCarol StreamAuroraDes PlainesElginWheelingPalatineJolietLombardSchaumburgCiceroMidwestOak LawnUnited StatesIllinoisEast North CentralBerwynBloomingtonOak ParkWaukeganMolineQuincyNormalEvanstonRock IslandSpringfieldRockfordPeoriaDecaturChampaignBellevilleDeKalbChicagoUrbana73.424768%73.424768%73%9,101171.501719%71.501719%72%9,775265.857449%65.857449%66%33,47633.5k365.031789%65.031789%65%14,32014.3k464.480721%64.480721%64%11,45511.5k564.189018%64.189018%64%10,14710.1k663.384270%63.384270%63%10,74310.7k763.200498%63.200498%63%7,105862.107992%62.107992%62%9,823960.388323%60.388323%60%13,40513.4k1059.859485%59.859485%60%11,50211.5k1159.258528%59.258528%59%12,00412.0k1259.235214%59.235214%59%8,3031357.926467%57.926467%58%6,8221457.500755%57.500755%58%7,6201557.015772%57.015772%57%17,49717.5k1656.844548%56.844548%57%8,3301756.413819%56.413819%56%6,0911855.953506%55.953506%56%11,84211.8k1955.443094%55.443094%55%12,54412.5k2055.190732%55.190732%55%10,90910.9k2154.495838%54.495838%54%7,9882254.417687%54.417687%54%33,64733.6k2354.157303%54.157303%54%12,05012.1k2453.370913%53.370913%53%18,93618.9k2552.569563%52.569563%53%7,4062651.518911%51.518911%52%13,70313.7k2750.743906%50.743906%51%24,04524.0k2850.054626%50.054626%50%8,7052949.898910%49.898910%50%15,05515.1k3049.060296%49.060296%49%10,78110.8k3148.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.356699%48.356699%48%10,41710.4k3248.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.886081%47.886081%48%2,299,5492.30M47.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M46.533171%46.533171%47%8,3893345.984595%45.984595%46%14,56714.6k3445.316996%45.316996%45%9,7643543.987047%43.987047%44%12,76912.8k3643.296922%43.296922%43%7,8483742.945423%42.945423%43%7,4363841.127729%41.127729%41%7,8923940.603039%40.603039%41%11,72911.7k4039.213658%39.213658%39%6,0644137.223668%37.223668%37%18,74118.7k4236.976305%36.976305%37%21,73821.7k4336.478643%36.478643%36%17,15717.2k4435.931900%35.931900%36%11,22811.2k4535.256640%35.256640%35%11,78711.8k4635.048088%35.048088%35%6,2684734.920104%34.920104%35%5,2234832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k4927.902779%27.902779%28%4,32850

Household Types by Metro Area in Illinois

There are 33 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Illinois (25 fully and 8 partially). This section compares all 33 of those to each other, Illinois, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Illinois.

Married by Metro Area#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Illinois, selected metro areas in Illinois, and entities that contain Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Rochelle AreaEffinghamDixon AreaFort MadisonQuincy AreaOttawa AreaLincoln AreaSterling AreaPontiac AreaCanton AreaCape GirardeauPeoria AreaBloomingtonDavenportJacksonvilleKankakee AreaMidwestMount VernonUnited StatesCentraliaIllinoisEast North CentralChicago AreaRockford AreaFreeport AreaSt. LouisTaylorvilleBurlingtonPaducah AreaCharlestonSpringfieldCarbondaleMacomb AreaDecatur AreaDanville AreaChampaignGalesburg53.565586%53.565586%54%11,13211.1k153.146591%53.146591%53%7,077252.043536%52.043536%52%7,029351.874925%51.874925%52%12,90712.9k451.122492%51.122492%51%15,87215.9k550.905055%50.905055%51%30,96331.0k650.571895%50.571895%51%5,571750.261580%50.261580%50%11,81711.8k849.948365%49.948365%50%7,255949.762933%49.762933%50%7,0321049.687920%49.687920%50%18,46918.5k1149.631522%49.631522%50%75,36175.4k1249.448932%49.448932%49%35,93835.9k1348.816219%48.816219%49%75,34175.3k1448.662597%48.662597%49%7,7321548.552372%48.552372%49%19,65419.7k1648.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.324445%48.324445%48%7,3401748.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.103024%48.103024%48%7,6201847.886081%47.886081%48%2,299,5492.30M47.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M1947.503466%47.503466%48%63,03963.0k2047.167016%47.167016%47%9,2322147.149714%47.149714%47%522,168522k2246.881519%46.881519%47%6,5172346.700147%46.700147%47%9,2062446.621012%46.621012%47%19,13019.1k2545.360051%45.360051%45%11,47711.5k2644.944483%44.944483%45%39,62839.6k2744.636122%44.636122%45%22,48522.5k2844.008107%44.008107%44%5,2112943.544360%43.544360%44%19,53419.5k3043.452758%43.452758%43%13,70513.7k3141.894660%41.894660%42%38,86438.9k3241.780951%41.780951%42%8,83533

Household Types by County in Illinois

There are 102 counties in Illinois. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Illinois, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Illinois. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 29,301.

Married by County#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Illinois, selected counties in Illinois, and entities that contain Illinois
0%20%40%60%Count#KendallMonroeWoodfordMcHenryWillLakeBooneKaneGrundyDuPageHenryClintonTazewellOgleBureauMacoupinEffinghamLeeAdamsWilliamsonLoganWhitesideLivingstonRandolphFultonLaSalleMontgomeryMcLeanKankakeeMidwestJeffersonUnited StatesMadisonMarionMorganIllinoisEast North CentralStephensonChristianDeKalbFranklinWinnebagoRock IslandSt. ClairSangamonMcDonoughMaconColesVermilionPeoriaKnoxCookChampaignJackson64.384468%64.384468%64%25,28725.3k163.867997%63.867997%64%8,322261.211954%61.211954%61%8,869360.902379%60.902379%61%67,05967.1k460.098062%60.098062%60%135,196135k558.960193%58.960193%59%143,436143k658.810106%58.810106%59%10,82410.8k758.410182%58.410182%58%101,469101k857.858339%57.858339%58%10,70910.7k957.465626%57.465626%57%194,801195k1056.797973%56.797973%57%11,43411.4k1155.452469%55.452469%55%7,7701255.110598%55.110598%55%30,09730.1k1353.565586%53.565586%54%11,13211.1k1453.378041%53.378041%53%7,4821553.241975%53.241975%53%9,9851653.146591%53.146591%53%7,0771752.043536%52.043536%52%7,0291850.980176%50.980176%51%13,88713.9k1950.960279%50.960279%51%13,61213.6k2050.571895%50.571895%51%5,5712150.261580%50.261580%50%11,81711.8k2249.948365%49.948365%50%7,2552349.878223%49.878223%50%5,9392449.762933%49.762933%50%7,0322549.758835%49.758835%50%22,07722.1k2649.703198%49.703198%50%5,6102749.088786%49.088786%49%32,37732.4k2848.552372%48.552372%49%19,65419.7k2948.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.324445%48.324445%48%7,3403048.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.176874%48.176874%48%51,55651.6k3148.103024%48.103024%48%7,6203248.003189%48.003189%48%6,6233347.886081%47.886081%48%2,299,5492.30M47.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.167016%47.167016%47%9,2323446.881519%46.881519%47%6,5173546.246688%46.246688%46%17,28117.3k3646.124845%46.124845%46%7,4633745.682814%45.682814%46%52,21552.2k3844.770209%44.770209%45%26,90626.9k3944.466846%44.466846%44%45,65545.7k4044.209905%44.209905%44%36,67336.7k4144.008107%44.008107%44%5,2114243.544360%43.544360%44%19,53419.5k4343.533706%43.533706%44%9,1834443.452758%43.452758%43%13,70513.7k4543.035037%43.035037%43%32,45132.5k4641.780951%41.780951%42%8,8354740.962571%40.962571%41%799,428799k4839.734218%39.734218%40%31,96332.0k4937.497359%37.497359%37%8,87350

Household Types by County Subdivision in Illinois

There are 1,710 county subdivisions in Illinois. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Illinois, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Illinois. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 54,812.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Illinois, selected county subdivisions in Illinois, and entities that contain Illinois
0%20%40%60%Count#WheatlandWayneNew TrierFrankfortVernonPlainfieldNorthfieldDu PageOrlandAlgonquinMiltonHanoverDundeeWheelingNilesAvon TownshipDowners GrvNapervilleWarrenAddisonLisleBloomingdaleSchaumburgMaineYork TownshipPalatineElginLyonsPalosElk GrvLeydenLockportCiceroAuroraMidwestUnited StatesIllinoisEast North CentralWorthBerwynBloomington CityBremenProvisoWaukeganEvanstonBloomRich TownshipJolietRockfordCapitalChampaign CityPeoria CityChicagoThornton79.011592%79.011592%79%19,42519.4k171.865189%71.865189%72%15,56615.6k271.343345%71.343345%71%13,87213.9k368.986001%68.986001%69%13,35513.4k467.002324%67.002324%67%16,43516.4k565.440874%65.440874%65%15,92715.9k663.214668%63.214668%63%20,68720.7k763.090630%63.090630%63%17,27817.3k862.312948%62.312948%62%22,52822.5k960.374617%60.374617%60%19,11419.1k1059.924237%59.924237%60%25,94325.9k1159.588409%59.588409%60%19,37119.4k1259.439406%59.439406%59%12,25712.3k1357.903332%57.903332%58%34,39434.4k1457.832236%57.832236%58%21,42821.4k1556.666667%56.666667%57%11,91711.9k1656.311067%56.311067%56%32,44732.4k1756.308097%56.308097%56%20,95921.0k1856.132276%56.132276%56%13,17213.2k1956.024894%56.024894%56%16,92416.9k2055.931027%55.931027%56%25,78725.8k2155.265071%55.265071%55%22,04822.0k2255.011693%55.011693%55%26,81626.8k2354.826117%54.826117%55%27,66827.7k2454.564694%54.564694%55%26,04126.0k2554.242124%54.242124%54%23,57223.6k2653.407081%53.407081%53%17,81517.8k2752.996032%52.996032%53%20,97021.0k2851.249460%51.249460%51%10,68510.7k2951.172089%51.172089%51%18,68618.7k3049.473843%49.473843%49%16,36116.4k3149.201169%49.201169%49%10,10110.1k3249.060296%49.060296%49%10,78110.8k3348.450313%48.450313%48%21,97922.0k3448.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.886081%47.886081%48%2,299,5492.30M47.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M46.739016%46.739016%47%26,57326.6k3546.533171%46.533171%47%8,3893645.984595%45.984595%46%14,56714.6k3743.101652%43.101652%43%17,37617.4k3842.352465%42.352465%42%23,03023.0k3941.880960%41.880960%42%12,16612.2k4040.603039%40.603039%41%11,72911.7k4140.519745%40.519745%41%13,11313.1k4239.667049%39.667049%40%11,74711.7k4339.164029%39.164029%39%11,50611.5k4438.862073%38.862073%39%27,29427.3k4537.264967%37.264967%37%18,72918.7k4635.256640%35.256640%35%11,78711.8k4733.419107%33.419107%33%14,28614.3k4832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k4932.630058%32.630058%33%20,32220.3k50

Household Types by State in the United States

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

Married by State#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Illinois, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Illinois
0%20%40%60%Count#UtahIdahoNew HampshireHawaiiWyomingNew JerseyMinnesotaKansasIowaNebraskaVirginiaTexasSouth DakotaWashingtonAlaskaColoradoMontanaCaliforniaWisconsinIndianaArkansasMaineConnecticutOklahomaWest VirginiaKentuckyVermontTennesseeMidwestOregonDelawareUnited StatesNorth DakotaMissouriN CarolinaPennsylvaniaIllinoisEast North CentralGeorgiaMarylandMichiganAlabamaArizonaS 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%1,222,4761.22M2848.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.397504%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%2,299,5492.30M3547.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.693555%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 Midwest

There are 12 states in the Midwest. This section compares Illinois to all of the states in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Illinois.

Married by State#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Illinois, selected other states in the Midwest, and entities that contain Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#MinnesotaKansasIowaNebraskaSouth DakotaWisconsinIndianaMidwestUnited StatesNorth DakotaMissouriIllinoisEast North CentralMichiganOhio50.946420%50.946420%51%1,087,8641.09M150.837920%50.837920%51%567,279567k250.823448%50.823448%51%631,553632k350.431039%50.431039%50%373,987374k450.137616%50.137616%50%167,227167k549.212248%49.212248%49%1,136,9241.14M648.945672%48.945672%49%1,230,4101.23M748.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.171961%48.171961%48%147,003147k848.103072%48.103072%48%1,141,1791.14M947.886081%47.886081%48%2,299,5492.30M1047.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.492458%47.492458%47%1,833,3961.83M1146.487639%46.487639%46%2,139,1052.14M12

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 Illinois. 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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