Household Types in Maine (State)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Maine
Maine
United States
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family248.801780%48.235831%48.801780%48.8%268,951269k9.430984%12.866629%9.430984%9.4%51,97552.0k4.482779%4.826277%4.482779%4.5%24,70524.7k29.304729%27.689881%29.304729%29.3%161,501162k7.979728%6.381381%7.979728%8.0%43,97744.0k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in the United States and Maine
Maine
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads65.486692%67.364644%65.486692%65.5%85,44985.4k23.369328%24.570491%23.369328%23.4%30,49330.5k11.143980%8.064864%11.143980%11.1%14,54114.5k

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Maine
Maine
United States
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children223.676442%28.463433%23.676442%23.7%130,483130k75.969001%71.282943%75.969001%76.0%418,672419k
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 Maine
Maine
United States
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Other3Mixed3Black3-8.594657%-7.108014%-18.257840%-10.452962%-9.223276%-4.568546%-19.297359%-6.534708%-44.413473%44%55.586527%60.376111%55.586527%56%4,305-9.148205%-4.386697%-29.412033%-7.798130%-8.975901%-3.859308%-29.122015%-6.654621%-50.745065%51%49.254935%51.388155%49.254935%49%526,934527k-9.671491%-3.468872%-30.209051%-15.874110%-18.904743%-8.030729%-17.631762%-5.826767%-59.223524%59%40.776476%49.605999%40.776476%41%4,353-21.699313%-7.987789%-26.405495%-8.750954%-21.478750%-10.121021%-17.436336%-6.129820%-64.843551%65%35.156449%44.834073%35.156449%35%3,931-16.431535%-6.860304%-31.313970%-11.701245%-17.705417%-6.277793%-26.689688%-8.932936%-66.307054%66%33.692946%40.394166%33.692946%34%7,230-21.533517%-7.415060%-25.619835%-12.741047%-28.278902%-6.112935%-33.290551%-4.856703%-67.309458%67%32.690542%27.460909%32.690542%33%4,356
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County in Maine

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
45.8%47.0%48.1%49.2%50.3%51.5%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
7.7%8.4%9.1%9.7%10.3%11.0%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
2.9%3.6%4.2%4.8%5.4%6.1%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
27.1%28.1%29.0%30.0%30.9%31.9%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
4.7%5.6%6.6%7.5%8.5%9.5%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
19.8%21.1%22.4%23.7%25.0%26.4%
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Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Maine

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%16%32%47%63%80%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%11%17%23%29%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%14%27%41%54%68%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%18%28%37%47%
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Household Types by Place in Maine

There are 130 places in Maine. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Maine, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Maine. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 2,551.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Maine, selected places in Maine, and entities that contain Maine
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#HampdenNorth WindhamCape NeddickSouth EliotBrewerTopshamKitteryFairfieldLisbon FallsMaineSacoScarboroughUnited StatesPittsfieldNew EnglandMadawaskaWinthropYarmouthNortheastMillinocketGorhamYork HarborEllsworthKennebunkHoultonBelfastWinslowBrunswickSanfordPresque IsleCalaisNorwayCaribouGardinerAuburnWestbrookOld TownS PortlandBiddefordBathCamdenLewistonLincolnAugustaBucksportOld Orch BchRocklandBangorPortlandSkowheganWatervilleOronoRumfordFarmington59.490275%59.490275%59%887157.738095%57.738095%58%1,067257.051282%57.051282%57%712354.497354%54.497354%54%824451.815095%51.815095%52%1,984551.411590%51.411590%51%1,384650.349977%50.349977%50%1,079749.805750%49.805750%50%641849.774920%49.774920%50%774948.801780%48.801780%49%268,951269k48.690567%48.690567%49%3,8301048.390342%48.390342%48%9621148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.127341%48.127341%48%5141247.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.665663%47.665663%48%6331347.603028%47.603028%48%5661447.407715%47.407715%47%1,1431547.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.911765%46.911765%47%9571646.283186%46.283186%46%1,0461746.164978%46.164978%46%6381844.995571%44.995571%45%1,5241944.883371%44.883371%45%1,1932044.743398%44.743398%45%8982144.532947%44.532947%45%1,2302244.531989%44.531989%45%1,4132344.146730%44.146730%44%2,7682443.429766%43.429766%43%3,7382543.401464%43.401464%43%1,7202643.309353%43.309353%43%6022742.262540%42.262540%42%3962841.980867%41.980867%42%1,4922941.652824%41.652824%42%1,0033041.518314%41.518314%42%4,0583141.512126%41.512126%42%3,2013240.861214%40.861214%41%1,3193340.028129%40.028129%40%4,2693439.491346%39.491346%39%3,3543538.195335%38.195335%38%1,4903637.113402%37.113402%37%6483736.888156%36.888156%37%5,8183836.799350%36.799350%37%4533936.529083%36.529083%37%3,0714036.449332%36.449332%36%4644135.532538%35.532538%36%1,5784233.549296%33.549296%34%1,1914332.589954%32.589954%33%4,5744431.809606%31.809606%32%9,6104531.074380%31.074380%31%9404631.053844%31.053844%31%2,1574730.438216%30.438216%30%7714829.908815%29.908815%30%4924927.162367%27.162367%27%35850
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in Maine

There are 4 metro areas in Maine. This section compares all 4 of those to each other, Maine, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Maine.

Married by Metro Area#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Maine, selected metro areas in Maine, and entities that contain Maine
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Portland AreaMaineUnited StatesNew EnglandBangor AreaNortheastAugusta AreaLewiston Area49.387241%49.387241%49%106,712107k148.801780%48.801780%49%268,951269k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.615194%47.615194%48%29,42029.4k247.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.811859%46.811859%47%23,79423.8k345.866762%45.866762%46%20,52420.5k4
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 4 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in Maine

There are 16 counties in Maine. This section compares all 16 of those to each other, Maine, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Maine.

Married by County#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Maine, selected counties in Maine, and entities that contain Maine
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#YorkHancockFranklinLincolnAroostookSagadahocWaldoOxfordSomersetMaineKnoxUnited StatesNew EnglandCumberlandPenobscotWashingtonNortheastPiscataquisKennebecAndroscoggin51.460261%51.460261%51%42,50042.5k151.275897%51.275897%51%12,17712.2k251.249572%51.249572%51%5,988350.988616%50.988616%51%7,659450.857564%50.857564%51%15,18215.2k550.233780%50.233780%50%7,843649.863258%49.863258%50%8,387749.273754%49.273754%49%10,21110.2k848.980165%48.980165%49%10,47010.5k948.801780%48.801780%49%268,951269k48.712306%48.712306%49%8,1901048.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.822620%47.822620%48%56,36956.4k1147.615194%47.615194%48%29,42029.4k1247.507999%47.507999%48%6,6821347.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.949287%46.949287%47%3,5551446.811859%46.811859%47%23,79423.8k1545.866762%45.866762%46%20,52420.5k16
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 16 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Maine

There are 533 county subdivisions in Maine. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Maine, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Maine. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 6,118.

Married by County Subdivision#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Maine, selected county subdivisions in Maine, and entities that contain Maine
0%20%40%60%Count#WaterboroCumberlandCape ElizabethLebanonFreeportHampdenStandishBerwickTown of EliotFalmouthScarboroughWindhamTown of YorkS BerwickYarmouthKennebunkBuxtonTown of WellsGorhamTopshamFairfieldTown of GrayBrewerOaklandKitteryMaineSacoUnited StatesNew EnglandLisbonNortheastBrunswickEllsworthBelfastWinslowSanfordPresque IsleCaribouAuburnWestbrookOld TownS PortlandBiddefordBathFarmingtonLewistonAugustaSkowheganOld Orch BchTown of OronoRocklandBangorPortlandWaterville67.896679%67.896679%68%1,840165.786657%65.786657%66%1,844263.235294%63.235294%63%2,408362.853236%62.853236%63%1,379462.601626%62.601626%63%2,002561.890909%61.890909%62%1,702661.849391%61.849391%62%2,234760.709366%60.709366%61%1,763859.069021%59.069021%59%1,472959.031414%59.031414%59%2,7061057.808399%57.808399%58%4,4051157.087469%57.087469%57%3,6811256.987134%56.987134%57%3,1891356.515426%56.515426%57%1,5571455.396916%55.396916%55%1,9401554.985870%54.985870%55%2,7241654.701378%54.701378%55%1,7861754.520610%54.520610%55%2,3941854.115159%54.115159%54%3,3271953.578180%53.578180%54%1,9842053.436556%53.436556%53%1,4152152.720637%52.720637%53%1,5892251.815095%51.815095%52%1,9842351.147413%51.147413%51%1,3152451.039261%51.039261%51%2,2102548.801780%48.801780%49%268,951269k48.690567%48.690567%49%3,8302648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.724060%47.724060%48%1,6882747.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M47.046084%47.046084%47%3,9102844.995571%44.995571%45%1,5242944.532947%44.532947%45%1,2303044.531989%44.531989%45%1,4133143.429766%43.429766%43%3,7383243.401464%43.401464%43%1,7203341.980867%41.980867%42%1,4923441.518314%41.518314%42%4,0583541.512126%41.512126%42%3,2013640.861214%40.861214%41%1,3193740.028129%40.028129%40%4,2693839.491346%39.491346%39%3,3543938.195335%38.195335%38%1,4904038.025594%38.025594%38%1,0404136.888156%36.888156%37%5,8184236.529083%36.529083%37%3,0714336.179600%36.179600%36%1,3944435.532538%35.532538%36%1,5784533.838895%33.838895%34%1,0044633.549296%33.549296%34%1,1914732.589954%32.589954%33%4,5744831.809606%31.809606%32%9,6104931.053844%31.053844%31%2,15750
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 Maine to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Maine.

Married by State#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Maine, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Maine
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 Maine to all of the states in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Maine.

Married by State#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Maine, selected other states in the Northeast, and entities that contain Maine
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 Maine. 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:
Androscoggin, Aroostook, Cumberland, Hancock, Kennebec, Oxford, Penobscot, Somerset, York
Counties:
Androscoggin, Aroostook, Cumberland, Franklin, Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Sagadahoc, Somerset, Waldo, Washington, York
Metro Areas:
Augusta Area, Bangor Area, Lewiston Area, Portland Area
Major Cities:
Auburn, Augusta, Bangor, Bath, Belfast, Biddeford, Brewer, Calais, Caribou, Ellsworth, Gardiner, Lewiston, Old Town, Portland, Presque Isle, Rockland, Saco, Sanford, South Portland, Waterville, Westbrook
Major Unincorporated Places:
Brunswick, Bucksport, Camden, Cape Neddick, Fairfield, Farmington, Gorham, Hampden, Houlton, Kennebunk, Kittery, Lincoln, Lisbon Falls, Madawaska, Millinocket, North Windham, Norway, Old Orchard Beach, Orono, Pittsfield, Rumford, Scarborough, Skowhegan, South Eliot, Topsham, Winslow, Winthrop, Yarmouth, York Harbor
Congressional Districts:
ME-1, ME-2
State House Districts:
ME-1, ME-2, ME-3, ME-4, ME-5, ME-6, ME-7, ME-8, ME-9, ME-10, ME-11, ME-12, ME-13, ME-14, ME-15, ME-16, ME-17, ME-18, ME-19, ME-20, ME-21, ME-22, ME-23, ME-24, ME-25, ME-26, ME-27, ME-28, ME-29, ME-30, ME-31, ME-32, ME-33, ME-34, ME-35, ME-36, ME-37, ME-38, ME-39, ME-40, ME-41, ME-42, ME-43, ME-44, ME-45, ME-46, ME-47, ME-48, ME-49, ME-50, ME-51, ME-52, ME-53, ME-54, ME-55, ME-56, ME-57, ME-58, ME-59, ME-60, ME-61, ME-62, ME-63, ME-64, ME-65, ME-66, ME-67, ME-68, ME-69, ME-70, ME-71, ME-72, ME-73, ME-74, ME-75, ME-76, ME-77, ME-78, ME-79, ME-80, ME-81, ME-82, ME-83, ME-84, ME-85, ME-86, ME-87, ME-88, ME-89, ME-90, ME-91, ME-92, ME-93, ME-94, ME-95, ME-96, ME-97, ME-98, ME-99, ME-100, ME-101, ME-102, ME-103, ME-104, ME-105, ME-106, ME-107, ME-108, ME-109, ME-110, ME-111, ME-112, ME-113, ME-114, ME-115, ME-116, ME-117, ME-118, ME-119, ME-120, ME-121, ME-122, ME-123, ME-124, ME-125, ME-126, ME-127, ME-128, ME-129, ME-130, ME-131, ME-132, ME-133, ME-134, ME-135, ME-136, ME-137, ME-138, ME-139, ME-140, ME-141, ME-142, ME-143, ME-144, ME-145, ME-146, ME-147, ME-148, ME-149, ME-150, ME-151
State Senate Districts:
ME-1, ME-2, ME-3, ME-4, ME-5, ME-6, ME-7, ME-8, ME-9, ME-10, ME-11, ME-12, ME-13, ME-14, ME-15, ME-16, ME-17, ME-18, ME-19, ME-20, ME-21, ME-22, ME-23, ME-24, ME-25, ME-26, ME-27, ME-28, ME-29, ME-30, ME-31, ME-32, ME-33, ME-34, ME-35
Neighboring States:
New Hampshire