Household Types in Kentucky (State)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Kentucky
Kentucky
United States
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family248.507610%48.235831%48.507610%48.5%833,466833k12.819917%12.866629%12.819917%12.8%220,274220k4.825409%4.826277%4.825409%4.8%82,91182.9k28.290839%27.689881%28.290839%28.3%486,098486k5.556225%6.381381%5.556225%5.6%95,46895.5k

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in the United States and Kentucky
Kentucky
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads65.747693%67.364644%65.747693%65.7%310,051310k25.732595%24.570491%25.732595%25.7%121,349121k8.519712%8.064864%8.519712%8.5%40,17740.2k

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Kentucky
Kentucky
United States
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children227.445718%28.463433%27.445718%27.4%471,577472k72.371301%71.282943%72.371301%72.4%1,243,4961.24M

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Kentucky
Kentucky
United States
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Other3Mixed3Black3-7.773812%-4.323191%-22.992804%-7.558502%-9.223276%-4.568546%-19.297359%-6.534708%-42.648309%43%57.351691%60.376111%57.351691%57%17,64917.6k-11.406979%-4.577034%-27.743081%-5.427824%-8.975901%-3.859308%-29.122015%-6.654621%-49.154918%49%50.845082%51.388155%50.845082%51%1,506,7181.51M-14.347010%-9.236486%-22.361414%-8.726966%-18.904743%-8.030729%-17.631762%-5.826767%-54.671877%55%45.328123%49.605999%45.328123%45%26,10326.1k-17.520832%-11.024261%-20.330359%-10.795664%-21.478750%-10.121021%-17.436336%-6.129820%-59.671116%60%40.328884%44.834073%40.328884%40%13,56113.6k-20.149832%-6.649445%-28.307931%-7.036941%-17.705417%-6.277793%-26.689688%-8.932936%-62.144149%62%37.855851%40.394166%37.855851%38%19,35519.4k-27.449177%-5.927420%-37.051568%-5.375618%-28.278902%-6.112935%-33.290551%-4.856703%-75.803784%76%24.196216%27.460909%24.196216%24%134,831135k

Map of Household Types by County in Kentucky

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
40%46%51%57%62%68%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
7.4%10.0%12.6%15.2%17.7%20.3%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.7%3.2%4.7%6.1%7.6%9.2%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
13.2%18.1%23.0%27.8%32.7%37.6%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.1%3.1%4.9%6.8%8.7%10.6%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
15.8%20.8%25.8%30.8%35.8%40.8%
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Household Types by Place in Kentucky

There are 540 places in Kentucky. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Kentucky, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kentucky. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 8,688.

Married by Place#11

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Kentucky, selected places in Kentucky, and entities that contain Kentucky
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Fort Campbell NFrancisvilleFort KnoxEdgewoodIndependenceBurlingtonAlexandriaGeorgetownFort ThomasMt WashingtonNicholasvilleShepherdsvilleKentuckyUnited StatesSouthLawrenceburgHillviewEast South CentralJeffersontownShelbyvilleErlangerBereaRadcliffAshlandFlorenceVersaillesMadisonvilleDanvilleLexington-FayetteMaysvilleWinchesterOwensboroLouisvilleHopkinsvilleElizabethtownMayfieldHendersonFranklinLyndonBowling GreenGlasgowBardstownParisCampbellsvilleMiddlesboroughFrankfortPaducahMurraySt. MatthewsCovingtonShivelyRichmondNewportSomerset87.875458%87.875458%88%2,399182.477446%82.477446%82%2,377276.394467%76.394467%76%1,712368.198418%68.198418%68%2,241464.427238%64.427238%64%5,658558.275571%58.275571%58%3,447658.075495%58.075495%58%1,877752.884369%52.884369%53%6,188852.542113%52.542113%53%3,431951.073042%51.073042%51%2,7131049.549221%49.549221%50%5,4411148.969439%48.969439%49%2,0671248.507610%48.507610%49%833,466833k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.911938%47.911938%48%2,1111347.689282%47.689282%48%1,4551447.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.473520%47.473520%47%5,4681546.149665%46.149665%46%2,5471645.819983%45.819983%46%3,1461743.906161%43.906161%44%2,3021843.173809%43.173809%43%3,7981942.938347%42.938347%43%3,9282042.006725%42.006725%42%5,4972141.425451%41.425451%41%1,5172241.408890%41.408890%41%3,1862341.215470%41.215470%41%2,6112440.472481%40.472481%40%51,17351.2k2540.036659%40.036659%40%1,5292639.934853%39.934853%40%3,0652739.499756%39.499756%39%9,7282838.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k2938.112968%38.112968%38%4,8113038.075826%38.075826%38%4,6703137.733990%37.733990%38%1,5323237.176166%37.176166%37%4,5923336.716078%36.716078%37%1,2883435.755436%35.755436%36%1,9243535.600763%35.600763%36%8,4003635.562859%35.562859%36%2,1643735.375569%35.375569%35%1,8653834.517259%34.517259%35%1,3803934.096412%34.096412%34%1,5494034.062961%34.062961%34%1,3854132.479407%32.479407%32%3,9434232.174518%32.174518%32%3,7024330.960357%30.960357%31%2,2184430.804972%30.804972%31%2,6524529.959371%29.959371%30%5,0884629.464424%29.464424%29%1,9094727.434241%27.434241%27%3,5674825.883477%25.883477%26%1,6264925.413924%25.413924%25%1,27450

Household Types by Metro Area in Kentucky

There are 26 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Kentucky (19 fully and 7 partially). This section compares all 26 of those to each other, Kentucky, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kentucky.

Married by Metro Area#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Kentucky, selected metro areas in Kentucky, and entities that contain Kentucky
0%20%40%Count#Central CityBardstownGlasgow AreaMayfield AreaClarksvilleElizabethtownOwensboroMadisonvilleMount SterlingBowling GreenLondon AreaDanville AreaMaysvilleHuntingtonKentuckyEvansvilleUnited StatesCincinnatiUnion CitySouthRichmond AreaEast South CentralSomerset AreaFrankfortPaducah AreaLouisvilleMurray AreaLexingtonCampbellsvilleMiddlesborough54.517811%54.517811%55%6,275154.333952%54.333952%54%9,365253.427108%53.427108%53%11,05311.1k353.238015%53.238015%53%7,596452.443397%52.443397%52%51,63051.6k552.440836%52.440836%52%29,64929.6k651.455052%51.455052%51%23,81723.8k751.446124%51.446124%51%9,463850.602340%50.602340%51%8,695950.006295%50.006295%50%31,77631.8k1049.927190%49.927190%50%24,00024.0k1149.604427%49.604427%50%10,22010.2k1248.912404%48.912404%49%3,3281348.653749%48.653749%49%69,60669.6k1448.507610%48.507610%49%833,466833k48.379092%48.379092%48%61,21661.2k1548.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.087445%48.087445%48%399,372399k1648.082192%48.082192%48%7,3711747.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.723475%47.723475%48%18,56318.6k1847.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.498729%47.498729%47%12,14412.1k1946.749289%46.749289%47%13,80613.8k2046.621012%46.621012%47%19,13019.1k2145.815549%45.815549%46%227,783228k2245.580589%45.580589%46%6,8382345.386441%45.386441%45%88,93788.9k2444.535659%44.535659%45%4,3402542.065950%42.065950%42%4,61826

Household Types by County in Kentucky

There are 120 counties in Kentucky. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Kentucky, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kentucky. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 23,382.

Married by County#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Kentucky, selected counties in Kentucky, and entities that contain Kentucky
0%20%40%60%Count#OldhamScottMeadeBooneMarshallShelbyOhioBullittJessamineGraysonWoodfordGreenupMuhlenbergNelsonWhitleyGrantGravesCarterBarrenLetcherHopkinsBoylePikeHardinClarkBoydLaurelChristianDaviessMontgomeryFloydKentuckyUnited StatesHarlanLoganSouthPerryLincolnEast South CentralPulaskiWarrenCampbellHendersonMadisonKentonCallowayKnoxTaylorMcCrackenFranklinRowanBellFayetteJefferson67.649394%67.649394%68%13,63013.6k158.964733%58.964733%59%11,15211.2k258.432885%58.432885%58%6,212358.399965%58.399965%58%26,65926.7k457.708463%57.708463%58%7,419556.993115%56.993115%57%9,189656.718925%56.718925%57%5,065756.054393%56.054393%56%15,99416.0k855.736101%55.736101%56%10,25610.3k955.258833%55.258833%55%5,3801055.132318%55.132318%55%5,5001154.867381%54.867381%55%7,8401254.517811%54.517811%55%6,2751354.333952%54.333952%54%9,3651453.462386%53.462386%53%6,7941553.416597%53.416597%53%4,4481653.238015%53.238015%53%7,5961752.878745%52.878745%53%5,6301852.874866%52.874866%53%8,8651951.592293%51.592293%52%5,1682051.446124%51.446124%51%9,4632151.176254%51.176254%51%5,5692250.864236%50.864236%51%13,15413.2k2350.670427%50.670427%51%20,48220.5k2450.574632%50.574632%51%7,1732550.500361%50.500361%51%9,7902650.436406%50.436406%50%11,61511.6k2750.090615%50.090615%50%12,71412.7k2849.839621%49.839621%50%19,57819.6k2949.334117%49.334117%49%5,0383048.952931%48.952931%49%7,4573148.507610%48.507610%49%833,466833k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.053198%48.053198%48%5,4923247.968545%47.968545%48%5,1243347.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.927391%47.927391%48%5,3073447.844872%47.844872%48%4,6513547.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.498729%47.498729%47%12,14412.1k3647.387654%47.387654%47%21,78621.8k3746.882127%46.882127%47%16,85616.9k3846.653273%46.653273%47%8,8243946.175445%46.175445%46%14,96515.0k4045.959902%45.959902%46%28,83828.8k4145.580589%45.580589%46%6,8384245.333658%45.333658%45%5,5914344.535659%44.535659%45%4,3404443.663685%43.663685%44%12,20412.2k4543.059396%43.059396%43%9,0334642.381683%42.381683%42%3,5914742.065950%42.065950%42%4,6184840.472481%40.472481%40%51,17351.2k4940.461407%40.461407%40%125,574126k50

Household Types by County Subdivision in Kentucky

There are 493 county subdivisions in Kentucky. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Kentucky, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kentucky. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 19,921.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Kentucky, selected county subdivisions in Kentucky, and entities that contain Kentucky
0%20%40%60%Count#Pewee ValleyWaltonWhitesville-PhilpotIndependenceLexington-Fayette SWLexington-Fayette …NE JeffersonLa GrangeMt WashingtonGeorgetownUtica-StanleyS JeffersonE JeffersonFlorenceShelbyvilleNicholasvilleRadcliffBereaShepherdsville NWKentuckyUnited StatesSouth DixieWinchesterSouthBardstownEast South CentralSE JeffersonMt SterlingDanvilleGlasgowElizabethtownMadisonvilleLexington-Fayette NELexington-Fayette …AshlandSomersetLexington-Fayette NWLexington-Fayette …Pond CreekNewport-Fort ThomasNewport-Fort Thom…Bowling GreenFrankfortNorth DixiePaducahHopkinsvilleCovingtonLexington-Fayette SELexington-Fayette …OwensboroCntrl JeffersonLouisville EMurrayRichmondHendersonLexington-Fayette CntrlLexington-Fayette …Louisville SLouisville WLouisville Cntrl72.194890%72.194890%72%9,098168.865625%68.865625%69%4,802267.235637%67.235637%67%6,460363.231351%63.231351%63%9,197461.349538%61.349538%61%9,692560.875904%60.875904%61%10,43910.4k660.058309%60.058309%60%4,532759.610911%59.610911%60%5,638857.027009%57.027009%57%8,720955.043200%55.043200%55%5,6701053.253012%53.253012%53%6,1881151.692821%51.692821%52%16,73416.7k1251.517233%51.517233%52%13,49713.5k1351.027091%51.027091%51%5,1421450.921881%50.921881%51%6,8771550.189934%50.189934%50%7,3991650.072894%50.072894%50%4,4651750.018146%50.018146%50%6,8911848.507610%48.507610%49%833,466833k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.166023%48.166023%48%4,4911947.972805%47.972805%48%5,7862047.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.859038%47.859038%48%5,0522147.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.630141%47.630141%48%23,10323.1k2247.360585%47.360585%47%3,4992347.327541%47.327541%47%3,5952447.041653%47.041653%47%4,1902546.566853%46.566853%47%9,3932645.927423%45.927423%46%5,2272745.607512%45.607512%46%9,5682845.115952%45.115952%45%5,1362944.313255%44.313255%44%6,6433043.790789%43.790789%44%4,6973143.680889%43.680889%44%7,5453242.217584%42.217584%42%11,73111.7k3342.213164%42.213164%42%14,08414.1k3441.623802%41.623802%42%8,2543541.531395%41.531395%42%7,9573641.116503%41.116503%41%9,2363740.953357%40.953357%41%6,3923839.648167%39.648167%40%18,05318.1k3938.920179%38.920179%39%12,02412.0k4038.445259%38.445259%38%7,4484138.432188%38.432188%38%14,60514.6k4236.346030%36.346030%36%15,76415.8k4335.975610%35.975610%36%3,1864435.536681%35.536681%36%5,7744535.226067%35.226067%35%3,3194631.622330%31.622330%32%15,19215.2k4729.597555%29.597555%30%8,7154817.268768%17.268768%17%4,0444913.920783%13.920783%14%2,04950

Household Types by State in the United States

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

Married by State#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Kentucky, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Kentucky
0%20%40%60%Count#UtahIdahoNew HampshireHawaiiWyomingNew JerseyMinnesotaKansasIowaNebraskaVirginiaTexasSouth DakotaWashingtonAlaskaColoradoMontanaCaliforniaWisconsinIndianaArkansasMaineConnecticutOklahomaWest VirginiaKentuckyVermontTennesseeOregonDelawareUnited StatesNorth DakotaMissouriN CarolinaPennsylvaniaSouthIllinoisGeorgiaMarylandEast South CentralMichiganAlabamaArizonaS 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%1,037,9011.04M3747.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.492458%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 South

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

Married by State#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Kentucky, selected other states in the South, and entities that contain Kentucky
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#VirginiaTexasArkansasOklahomaWest VirginiaKentuckyTennesseeDelawareUnited StatesN CarolinaSouthGeorgiaMarylandEast South CentralAlabamaS 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%1,037,9011.04M1147.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.466453%47.466453%47%878,633879k1246.958224%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

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 Kentucky. 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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