Household Types in Minnesota (State)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Minnesota
Minnesota
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family250.946420%48.235831%50.946420%50.9%1,087,8641.09M9.450572%12.866629%9.450572%9.5%201,799202k4.266219%4.826277%4.266219%4.3%91,09791.1k28.310409%27.689881%28.310409%28.3%604,515605k7.026380%6.381381%7.026380%7.0%150,035150k

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in the United States and Minnesota
Minnesota
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads71.088978%67.364644%71.088978%71.1%439,246439k20.722403%24.570491%20.722403%20.7%128,040128k8.188619%8.064864%8.188619%8.2%50,59650.6k

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Minnesota
Minnesota
United States
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children228.936407%28.463433%28.936407%28.9%617,882618k70.793889%71.282943%70.793889%70.8%1,511,6691.51M

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Minnesota
Minnesota
United States
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Mixed3Other3Black3-12.916827%-7.065716%-17.085836%-7.252123%-9.223276%-4.568546%-19.297359%-6.534708%-44.320502%44%55.679498%60.376111%55.679498%56%67,59467.6k-7.624072%-3.699123%-28.897388%-7.007003%-8.975901%-3.859308%-29.122015%-6.654621%-47.227586%47%52.772414%51.388155%52.772414%53%1,854,0881.85M-18.683002%-10.064127%-18.283404%-7.893855%-18.904743%-8.030729%-17.631762%-5.826767%-54.924387%55%45.075613%49.605999%45.075613%45%41,79241.8k-20.054844%-5.654951%-26.860181%-10.360165%-17.705417%-6.277793%-26.689688%-8.932936%-62.930141%63%37.069859%40.394166%37.069859%37%29,90329.9k-23.129434%-11.756101%-21.417949%-7.131190%-21.478750%-10.121021%-17.436336%-6.129820%-63.434673%63%36.565327%44.834073%36.565327%37%41,01741.0k-28.161045%-6.953308%-32.427960%-5.841492%-28.278902%-6.112935%-33.290551%-4.856703%-73.383804%73%26.616196%27.460909%26.616196%27%100,916101k

Map of Household Types by County in Minnesota

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
42.1%46.6%51.1%55.6%60.1%64.7%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
4.1%6.5%8.8%11.1%13.5%15.8%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.3%2.5%3.7%4.9%6.1%7.3%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
17.0%20.7%24.2%27.8%31.4%35.0%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2.0%4.8%7.5%10.1%12.8%15.6%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
16.5%21.3%26.1%30.9%35.7%40.6%
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Household Types by Place in Minnesota

There are 903 places in Minnesota. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Minnesota, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Minnesota. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 22,226.

Married by Place#11

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Minnesota, selected places in Minnesota, and entities that contain Minnesota
0%20%40%60%Count#AndoverChanhassenLakevilleRamseySavagePrior LakeCottage GroveMaple GroveFarmingtonChamplinRosemountWoodburyElk RiverBlaineEden PrairieShakopeeChaskaApple ValleyPlymouthShoreviewEaganEdinaOwatonnaCoon RapidsMinnetonkaMinnesotaWest North CentralBrooklyn ParkInver Grv HtsRochesterNew BrightonMidwestUnited StatesBurnsvilleMaplewoodMoorheadWhite Bear LkHastingsOakdaleFaribaultBloomingtonRosevilleAustinFridleyRichfieldCrystalWinonaBrooklyn CtrDuluthSt. CloudSt. Louis PkMankatoSt. PaulMinneapolis71.691890%71.691890%72%7,390169.114943%69.114943%69%6,013268.451912%68.451912%68%13,89313.9k366.889045%66.889045%67%5,715466.168356%66.168356%66%6,595564.577147%64.577147%65%5,872664.005379%64.005379%64%7,616763.329275%63.329275%63%16,12316.1k862.821178%62.821178%63%4,841962.652826%62.652826%63%5,4321062.578967%62.578967%63%5,0521161.965161%61.965161%62%15,04715.0k1260.690809%60.690809%61%5,0781360.101702%60.101702%60%13,59213.6k1459.991908%59.991908%60%14,82714.8k1557.534140%57.534140%58%7,4151657.350894%57.350894%57%5,3561757.278940%57.278940%57%11,06411.1k1856.777335%56.777335%57%17,37517.4k1956.361000%56.361000%56%6,2202053.639113%53.639113%54%14,01014.0k2153.622509%53.622509%54%11,43511.4k2252.131179%52.131179%52%5,3572351.034223%51.034223%51%12,21312.2k2451.004263%51.004263%51%11,60511.6k2550.946420%50.946420%51%1,087,8641.09M49.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M49.310833%49.310833%49%13,23713.2k2648.954277%48.954277%49%6,7882748.651520%48.651520%49%21,52121.5k2848.456688%48.456688%48%4,3802948.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.916243%47.916243%48%11,78511.8k3047.825513%47.825513%48%7,2473147.791165%47.791165%48%7,3783247.592178%47.592178%48%4,8923347.412169%47.412169%47%4,2783446.744722%46.744722%47%5,2703546.263133%46.263133%46%3,8753646.251346%46.251346%46%16,74916.7k3744.795251%44.795251%45%6,6403843.758938%43.758938%44%4,2843943.310658%43.310658%43%4,7754040.300913%40.300913%40%6,0004139.847796%39.847796%40%3,7704239.395407%39.395407%39%4,0664339.067451%39.067451%39%4,3154437.451370%37.451370%37%13,38113.4k4536.811241%36.811241%37%9,3534636.248556%36.248556%36%8,1614735.855409%35.855409%36%5,6444835.827167%35.827167%36%40,33140.3k4930.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k50

Household Types by Metro Area in Minnesota

There are 26 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Minnesota (20 fully and 6 partially). This section compares all 26 of those to each other, Minnesota, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Minnesota.

Married by Metro Area#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Minnesota, selected metro areas in Minnesota, and entities that contain Minnesota
0%20%40%Count#Fergus FallsAlexandriaWillmar AreaGrand RapidsOwatonna AreaFaribaultRochesterRed Wing AreaWorthingtonBrainerd AreaHutchinsonWahpeton AreaNew Ulm AreaMarshall AreaMinnesotaMinneapolisSt. CloudAustin AreaWest North CentralWinona AreaFairmont AreaMankato AreaMidwestLa CrosseAlbert LeaUnited StatesGrand ForksDuluth AreaFargo AreaBemidji Area57.190552%57.190552%57%13,70413.7k156.744008%56.744008%57%8,902255.380295%55.380295%55%9,269355.139601%55.139601%55%10,54610.5k455.064790%55.064790%55%7,904554.935111%54.935111%55%12,44512.4k654.554457%54.554457%55%45,72745.7k754.138890%54.138890%54%10,31410.3k853.878327%53.878327%54%4,251953.425671%53.425671%53%20,94520.9k1053.267930%53.267930%53%7,8731152.953498%52.953498%53%5,0561252.570247%52.570247%53%5,5941351.449563%51.449563%51%5,1821450.946420%50.946420%51%1,087,8641.09M50.572688%50.572688%51%679,262679k1550.213154%50.213154%50%36,86736.9k1650.084339%50.084339%50%7,7201749.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M49.800818%49.800818%50%9,5011849.333485%49.333485%49%4,3301948.738045%48.738045%49%18,34518.3k2048.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.393295%48.393295%48%26,44526.4k2148.321325%48.321325%48%6,3042248.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M45.873699%45.873699%46%19,08319.1k2345.463956%45.463956%45%53,14153.1k2444.998136%44.998136%45%42,24242.2k2542.890098%42.890098%43%7,25126

Household Types by County in Minnesota

There are 87 counties in Minnesota. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Minnesota, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Minnesota. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 19,034.

Married by County#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Minnesota, selected counties in Minnesota, and entities that contain Minnesota
0%20%40%60%Count#CarverScottWrightSherburneHubbardChisagoDodgeWashingtonLe SueurFillmoreOtter TailMeekerWabashaDouglasAnokaWasecaKandiyohiToddItascaCassSteeleRiceMorrisonDakotaNicolletBeckerGoodhueIsantiNoblesMcLeodOlmstedCrow WingBrownClayCarltonLyonPolkMinnesotaPineStearnsMille LacsMowerWest North CentralWinonaMartinBentonMidwestFreebornUnited StatesBlue EarthSt. LouisHennepinBeltramiRamsey64.632752%64.632752%65%22,61522.6k164.522628%64.522628%65%30,42530.4k262.407654%62.407654%62%28,63728.6k362.405380%62.405380%62%19,20919.2k459.844411%59.844411%60%5,231559.211723%59.211723%59%11,71811.7k659.211394%59.211394%59%4,490758.923994%58.923994%59%53,78753.8k857.778806%57.778806%58%6,243957.423888%57.423888%57%4,9041057.190552%57.190552%57%13,70413.7k1157.166356%57.166356%57%5,2131256.874722%56.874722%57%5,1211356.744008%56.744008%57%8,9021456.722817%56.722817%57%71,05171.1k1556.460636%56.460636%56%4,1381655.380295%55.380295%55%9,2691755.341577%55.341577%55%5,4601855.139601%55.139601%55%10,54610.5k1955.114790%55.114790%55%7,0582055.064790%55.064790%55%7,9042154.935111%54.935111%55%12,44512.4k2254.839925%54.839925%55%7,2802354.837155%54.837155%55%86,47686.5k2454.789394%54.789394%55%6,8812554.368285%54.368285%54%7,3372654.138890%54.138890%54%10,31410.3k2754.072068%54.072068%54%7,7882853.878327%53.878327%54%4,2512953.267930%53.267930%53%7,8733053.179309%53.179309%53%31,21231.2k3152.606258%52.606258%53%13,88713.9k3252.570247%52.570247%53%5,5943352.491968%52.491968%52%12,09112.1k3451.538867%51.538867%52%6,8493551.449563%51.449563%51%5,1823651.388008%51.388008%51%6,4793750.946420%50.946420%51%1,087,8641.09M50.550350%50.550350%51%5,5573850.487911%50.487911%50%29,12929.1k3950.419497%50.419497%50%5,0484050.084339%50.084339%50%7,7204149.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M49.800818%49.800818%50%9,5014249.333485%49.333485%49%4,3304349.205138%49.205138%49%7,7384448.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.321325%48.321325%48%6,3044548.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M45.707906%45.707906%46%11,46411.5k4644.768925%44.768925%45%38,08038.1k4744.010311%44.010311%44%217,337217k4842.890098%42.890098%43%7,2514942.144053%42.144053%42%87,37687.4k50

Household Types by County Subdivision in Minnesota

There are 2,761 county subdivisions in Minnesota. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Minnesota, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Minnesota. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 22,226.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Minnesota, selected county subdivisions in Minnesota, and entities that contain Minnesota
0%20%40%60%Count#AndoverChanhassenLakevilleRamseySavagePrior LakeCottage GroveMaple GroveFarmingtonChamplinRosemountWoodburyElk RiverBlaineEden PrairieShakopeeChaskaApple ValleyPlymouthShoreviewEaganEdinaOwatonnaCoon RapidsMinnetonkaMinnesotaWest North CentralBrooklyn ParkInver Grv HtsRochesterNew BrightonMidwestWhite Bear LkUnited StatesBurnsvilleMaplewoodMoorheadHastingsOakdaleFaribaultBloomingtonRosevilleAustinFridleyRichfieldCrystalWinonaBrooklyn CtrSt. CloudDuluthSt. Louis PkMankatoSt. PaulMinneapolis71.691890%71.691890%72%7,390169.114943%69.114943%69%6,013268.451912%68.451912%68%13,89313.9k366.889045%66.889045%67%5,715466.168356%66.168356%66%6,595564.577147%64.577147%65%5,872664.005379%64.005379%64%7,616763.329275%63.329275%63%16,12316.1k862.821178%62.821178%63%4,841962.652826%62.652826%63%5,4321062.578967%62.578967%63%5,0521161.965161%61.965161%62%15,04715.0k1260.690809%60.690809%61%5,0781360.101702%60.101702%60%13,59213.6k1459.991908%59.991908%60%14,82714.8k1557.534140%57.534140%58%7,4151657.350894%57.350894%57%5,3561757.278940%57.278940%57%11,06411.1k1856.777335%56.777335%57%17,37517.4k1956.361000%56.361000%56%6,2202053.639113%53.639113%54%14,01014.0k2153.622509%53.622509%54%11,43511.4k2252.131179%52.131179%52%5,3572351.034223%51.034223%51%12,21312.2k2451.004263%51.004263%51%11,60511.6k2550.946420%50.946420%51%1,087,8641.09M49.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M49.310833%49.310833%49%13,23713.2k2648.954277%48.954277%49%6,7882748.651520%48.651520%49%21,52121.5k2848.456688%48.456688%48%4,3802948.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.316398%48.316398%48%4,8503048.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.916243%47.916243%48%11,78511.8k3147.825513%47.825513%48%7,2473247.791165%47.791165%48%7,3783347.412169%47.412169%47%4,2783446.744722%46.744722%47%5,2703546.263133%46.263133%46%3,8753646.251346%46.251346%46%16,74916.7k3744.795251%44.795251%45%6,6403843.758938%43.758938%44%4,2843943.310658%43.310658%43%4,7754040.300913%40.300913%40%6,0004139.847796%39.847796%40%3,7704239.395407%39.395407%39%4,0664339.067451%39.067451%39%4,3154438.449320%38.449320%38%7,7464537.451370%37.451370%37%13,38113.4k4636.248556%36.248556%36%8,1614735.855409%35.855409%36%5,6444835.827167%35.827167%36%40,33140.3k4930.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k50

Household Types by State in the United States

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

Married by State#35

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

Married by State#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Minnesota, selected other states in the Midwest, and entities that contain Minnesota
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 Minnesota. 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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