Household Types in Iowa (State)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Iowa
Iowa
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family250.823448%48.235831%50.823448%50.8%631,553632k9.247804%12.866629%9.247804%9.2%114,917115k4.200248%4.826277%4.200248%4.2%52,19452.2k28.921869%27.689881%28.921869%28.9%359,395359k6.806632%6.381381%6.806632%6.8%84,58284.6k

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in the United States and Iowa
Iowa
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads69.586376%67.364644%69.586376%69.6%242,512243k21.242737%24.570491%21.242737%21.2%74,03274.0k9.170887%8.064864%9.170887%9.2%31,96132.0k

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Iowa
Iowa
United States
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children228.045510%28.463433%28.045510%28.0%348,505349k71.728198%71.282943%71.728198%71.7%891,324891k

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Iowa
Iowa
United States
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Other3Mixed3Black3-9.341486%-3.673509%-19.507934%-12.340467%-9.223276%-4.568546%-19.297359%-6.534708%-44.863396%45%55.136604%60.376111%55.136604%55%20,60720.6k-8.244460%-3.896988%-29.440478%-6.585809%-8.975901%-3.859308%-29.122015%-6.654621%-48.167735%48%51.832265%51.388155%51.832265%52%1,129,2311.13M-18.444789%-8.424850%-16.906668%-8.469158%-18.904743%-8.030729%-17.631762%-5.826767%-52.245466%52%47.754534%49.605999%47.754534%48%31,59731.6k-18.274657%-8.908895%-20.834453%-8.438592%-21.478750%-10.121021%-17.436336%-6.129820%-56.456598%56%43.543402%44.834073%43.543402%44%14,88414.9k-17.488826%-6.919384%-26.899520%-11.661976%-17.705417%-6.277793%-26.689688%-8.932936%-62.969707%63%37.030293%40.394166%37.030293%37%12,08212.1k-26.962617%-7.613902%-32.800818%-6.801986%-28.278902%-6.112935%-33.290551%-4.856703%-74.179322%74%25.820678%27.460909%25.820678%26%34,24034.2k

Map of Household Types by County in Iowa

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
43.1%47.7%52.3%56.9%61.5%66.1%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
4.1%6.0%8.0%9.9%11.9%13.8%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
2.1%3.1%3.9%4.8%5.7%6.6%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
20.8%23.7%26.6%29.5%32.3%35.2%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2.4%6.1%9.8%13.5%17.2%21.0%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
20.5%23.8%26.9%30.1%33.3%36.5%
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Household Types by Place in Iowa

There are 1,008 places in Iowa. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Iowa, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Iowa. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 7,876.

Married by Place#11

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Iowa, selected places in Iowa, and entities that contain Iowa
0%20%40%60%Count#GrimesNorwalkPleasant HillCliveUrbandaleDenisonJohnstonWaukeeAltoonaBettendorfWaverlyAnkenyPellaMarionMarshalltownIowaWest North CentralPerryMidwestLe MarsUnited StatesW Des MoinesSpencerDecorahStorm LakeCoralvilleCedar FallsBooneOttumwaMuscatineCarrollIndianolaCedar RapidsNorth LibertySioux CityKeokukClintonDubuqueCrestonNewtonDavenportMt PleasantFort MadisonBurlingtonCouncil BluffsOskaloosaWaterlooMason CityFairfieldDes MoinesFort DodgeAmesGrinnellIowa City64.221679%64.221679%64%2,364161.650485%61.650485%62%2,286260.841515%60.841515%61%2,169360.791866%60.791866%61%3,946460.097650%60.097650%60%9,847559.274651%59.274651%59%1,569658.330092%58.330092%58%4,499758.264594%58.264594%58%3,673857.636981%57.636981%58%3,566957.129590%57.129590%57%7,9971056.069869%56.069869%56%1,9261154.890320%54.890320%55%10,91010.9k1253.760887%53.760887%54%2,0371353.259474%53.259474%53%7,8841451.248632%51.248632%51%5,1511550.823448%50.823448%51%631,553632k49.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M49.628582%49.628582%50%1,4031648.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.387873%48.387873%48%2,0111748.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.521463%47.521463%48%12,73112.7k1846.513503%46.513503%47%2,3081946.082792%46.082792%46%1,3472046.037628%46.037628%46%1,6152145.760994%45.760994%46%3,6112245.577997%45.577997%46%6,6122345.490407%45.490407%45%2,5372445.070423%45.070423%45%4,5122544.982366%44.982366%45%4,2092644.944598%44.944598%45%1,9472744.099809%44.099809%44%2,5452843.627841%43.627841%44%23,54923.5k2943.567832%43.567832%44%2,8553043.449873%43.449873%43%13,50913.5k3143.429375%43.429375%43%1,8543243.396737%43.396737%43%4,8143343.363825%43.363825%43%10,42910.4k3443.110062%43.110062%43%1,4613541.888277%41.888277%42%2,6623641.818762%41.818762%42%17,04717.0k3741.133333%41.133333%41%1,2343841.117416%41.117416%41%1,8843940.987424%40.987424%41%4,4004040.851938%40.851938%41%10,13710.1k4140.262134%40.262134%40%1,9664239.995106%39.995106%40%11,44111.4k4339.430502%39.430502%39%4,9024438.602846%38.602846%39%1,4924538.469588%38.469588%38%31,98432.0k4637.651616%37.651616%38%3,6944735.961531%35.961531%36%8,8624835.759861%35.759861%36%1,2334933.739136%33.739136%34%9,97750

Household Types by Metro Area in Iowa

There are 26 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Iowa (21 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 26 of those to each other, Iowa, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Iowa.

Married by Metro Area#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Iowa, selected metro areas in Iowa, and entities that contain Iowa
0%20%40%Count#Pella AreaMarshalltownMuscatineDubuque AreaStorm LakeCarroll AreaNewton AreaSpirit LakeFort MadisonOttumwa AreaBoone AreaOskaloosaCedar RapidsIowaDes MoinesSioux CityWest North CentralSpencer AreaClinton AreaOmaha AreaDavenportFairfieldMidwestWaterloo AreaUnited StatesMason CityBurlingtonIowa CityAmes AreaFort Dodge56.287425%56.287425%56%7,332154.632839%54.632839%55%8,355253.441123%53.441123%53%8,759353.131085%53.131085%53%20,19320.2k452.905117%52.905117%53%3,970552.808858%52.808858%53%4,531652.751980%52.751980%53%7,725752.085415%52.085415%52%4,171851.874925%51.874925%52%12,90712.9k951.860439%51.860439%52%9,1711051.649456%51.649456%52%5,6521151.241233%51.241233%51%4,6031251.138574%51.138574%51%54,41454.4k1350.823448%50.823448%51%631,553632k50.533624%50.533624%51%120,031120k1450.451040%50.451040%50%32,38232.4k1549.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M49.910727%49.910727%50%3,6341649.257712%49.257712%49%9,7881749.145450%49.145450%49%170,892171k1848.816219%48.816219%49%75,34175.3k1948.520882%48.520882%49%3,3462048.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.323410%48.323410%48%32,38232.4k2148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M46.869697%46.869697%47%10,49610.5k2246.700147%46.700147%47%9,2062345.104135%45.104135%45%29,45329.5k2444.223402%44.223402%44%16,16116.2k2543.169906%43.169906%43%6,50726

Household Types by County in Iowa

There are 99 counties in Iowa. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Iowa, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Iowa. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 15,552.

Married by County#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Iowa, selected counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Iowa
0%20%40%60%Count#SiouxBremerMadisonBentonDallasIowaDelawareCrawfordWarrenCedarWinneshiekPlymouthMarionJonesBuchananWashingtonMarshallTamaHardinMuscatineDubuqueBuena VistaCarrollJasperJacksonFloydClaytonDickinsonFayettePageHenryBooneMahaskaIowaWest North CentralClayLinnWapelloClintonPoweshiekLeeScottJeffersonMidwestPottawattamieUnited StatesPolkWoodburyCerro GordoDes MoinesBlack HawkStoryJohnsonWebster66.046901%66.046901%66%7,886160.505191%60.505191%61%5,653260.015974%60.015974%60%3,757359.359921%59.359921%59%6,028459.275295%59.275295%59%17,79817.8k559.256528%59.256528%59%4,017658.108108%58.108108%58%3,999757.465008%57.465008%57%3,695857.380286%57.380286%57%10,46110.5k957.349651%57.349651%57%4,3581057.245582%57.245582%57%4,6971157.154277%57.154277%57%5,7201256.287425%56.287425%56%7,3321355.567686%55.567686%56%4,5811455.275285%55.275285%55%4,5581555.053100%55.053100%55%4,8211654.632839%54.632839%55%8,3551754.529255%54.529255%55%3,6721853.912308%53.912308%54%3,8241953.441123%53.441123%53%8,7592053.131085%53.131085%53%20,19320.2k2152.905117%52.905117%53%3,9702252.808858%52.808858%53%4,5312352.751980%52.751980%53%7,7252452.497923%52.497923%52%4,4242552.271078%52.271078%52%3,6022652.138546%52.138546%52%3,9742752.085415%52.085415%52%4,1712851.998080%51.998080%52%4,3332951.862868%51.862868%52%3,3133051.857199%51.857199%52%3,9513151.649456%51.649456%52%5,6523251.241233%51.241233%51%4,6033350.823448%50.823448%51%631,553632k49.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M49.910727%49.910727%50%3,6343449.775015%49.775015%50%43,80543.8k3549.709423%49.709423%50%7,1853649.257712%49.257712%49%9,7883749.205703%49.205703%49%3,6243849.175863%49.175863%49%7,0413949.113118%49.113118%49%33,17133.2k4048.520882%48.520882%49%3,3464148.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.296074%48.296074%48%17,71517.7k4248.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.927963%47.927963%48%85,56185.6k4346.556467%46.556467%47%17,94117.9k4445.890909%45.890909%46%8,8344545.819077%45.819077%46%7,6334645.177694%45.177694%45%23,72123.7k4744.223402%44.223402%44%16,16116.2k4843.563306%43.563306%44%24,63224.6k4943.169906%43.169906%43%6,50750

Household Types by County Subdivision in Iowa

There are 1,662 county subdivisions in Iowa. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Iowa, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Iowa. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 9,112.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Iowa, selected county subdivisions in Iowa, and entities that contain Iowa
0%20%40%60%Count#JeffersonWalnutTimber CrkFour MileMonroeClay TownshipLk PrairiePleasant VlyCrockerWebsterLewisWaverlyMarionPenn TownshipFranklinDecorahBooneIowaKnoxvilleWest North CentralAmericaWalnutMidwestUnited StatesBloomingtonDes MoinesSpencerCtrTaylorStorm LakeCedar FallsCarrollNewtonIndianolaCedar RapidsSioux CityKeokukClintonDubuqueBloomfieldDavenportMadisonBurlingtonOskaloosaWaterlooKane TownshipMason CityFairfieldFort DodgeLee TownshipDes MoinesGrinnellIowa CityWashington78.700258%78.700258%79%2,749167.511083%67.511083%68%6,396263.723379%63.723379%64%2,663360.382877%60.382877%60%2,271460.139860%60.139860%60%3,182559.413854%59.413854%59%4,014658.620690%58.620690%59%2,686757.290376%57.290376%57%8,322857.087589%57.087589%57%11,06711.1k956.327814%56.327814%56%12,89412.9k1056.135151%56.135151%56%2,8411156.069869%56.069869%56%1,9261255.748090%55.748090%56%8,9761354.710567%54.710567%55%5,6331454.021352%54.021352%54%5,3131552.717102%52.717102%53%1,9791652.125984%52.125984%52%4,9651750.823448%50.823448%51%631,553632k50.587959%50.587959%51%2,1511849.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M48.883201%48.883201%49%2,1011948.658337%48.658337%49%13,98114.0k2048.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.048806%48.048806%48%4,5682146.549688%46.549688%47%2,7592246.513503%46.513503%47%2,3082346.447833%46.447833%46%4,9952446.107164%46.107164%46%3,1152546.037628%46.037628%46%1,6152645.577997%45.577997%46%6,6122744.944598%44.944598%45%1,9472844.480874%44.480874%44%2,8492944.099809%44.099809%44%2,5453043.627841%43.627841%44%23,54923.5k3143.449873%43.449873%43%13,50913.5k3243.429375%43.429375%43%1,8543343.396737%43.396737%43%4,8143443.363825%43.363825%43%10,42910.4k3542.435455%42.435455%42%5,1613641.818762%41.818762%42%17,04717.0k3741.266278%41.266278%41%1,8383840.987424%40.987424%41%4,4003940.262134%40.262134%40%1,9664039.995106%39.995106%40%11,44111.4k4139.435303%39.435303%39%8,4364239.430502%39.430502%39%4,9024338.602846%38.602846%39%1,4924437.651616%37.651616%38%3,6944537.553847%37.553847%38%8,8924636.039436%36.039436%36%15,28015.3k4735.759861%35.759861%36%1,2334833.739136%33.739136%34%9,9774929.145760%29.145760%29%4,70550

Household Types by State in the United States

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

Married by State#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Iowa, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Iowa
0%20%40%60%Count#UtahIdahoNew HampshireHawaiiWyomingNew JerseyMinnesotaKansasIowaNebraskaVirginiaTexasSouth DakotaWest North CentralWashingtonAlaskaColoradoMontanaCaliforniaWisconsinIndianaArkansasMaineConnecticutOklahomaWest VirginiaKentuckyVermontTennesseeMidwestOregonDelawareUnited 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%167,227167k1349.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M49.901951%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%2,299,5492.30M3547.693555%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 Iowa to all of the states in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Iowa.

Married by State#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Iowa, selected other states in the Midwest, and entities that contain Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#MinnesotaKansasIowaNebraskaSouth DakotaWest North CentralWisconsinIndianaMidwestUnited StatesNorth DakotaMissouriIllinoisMichiganOhio50.946420%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%167,227167k549.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M49.212248%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%2,299,5492.30M1047.492458%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 Iowa. 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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