Household Types in Nebraska (State)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Nebraska
Nebraska
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family250.431039%48.235831%50.431039%50.4%373,987374k10.024933%12.866629%10.024933%10.0%74,34374.3k4.093012%4.826277%4.093012%4.1%30,35330.4k29.066144%27.689881%29.066144%29.1%215,549216k6.384872%6.381381%6.384872%6.4%47,34947.3k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in the United States and Nebraska
Nebraska
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads70.641534%67.364644%70.641534%70.6%153,278153k21.581713%24.570491%21.581713%21.6%46,82846.8k7.776754%8.064864%7.776754%7.8%16,87416.9k

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Nebraska
Nebraska
United States
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children229.259110%28.463433%29.259110%29.3%216,980217k70.590266%71.282943%70.590266%70.6%523,484523k
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 Nebraska
Nebraska
United States
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Other3Mixed3Black3-8.820875%-3.643226%-21.252154%-8.886518%-9.223276%-4.568546%-19.297359%-6.534708%-42.602773%43%57.397227%60.376111%57.397227%57%12,18712.2k-8.250063%-3.505320%-29.798214%-6.347413%-8.975901%-3.859308%-29.122015%-6.654621%-47.901010%48%52.098990%51.388155%52.098990%52%635,377635k-17.903347%-9.868491%-16.243451%-7.011119%-18.904743%-8.030729%-17.631762%-5.826767%-51.026409%51%48.973591%49.605999%48.973591%49%37,41237.4k-22.134571%-9.877362%-18.415645%-6.052370%-21.478750%-10.121021%-17.436336%-6.129820%-56.479947%56%43.520053%44.834073%43.520053%44%15,08515.1k-19.601701%-7.026180%-27.679570%-6.757664%-17.705417%-6.277793%-26.689688%-8.932936%-61.065115%61%38.934885%40.394166%38.934885%39%8,938-27.806764%-5.607391%-37.747836%-5.512246%-28.278902%-6.112935%-33.290551%-4.856703%-76.674237%77%23.325763%27.460909%23.325763%23%32,58232.6k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County in Nebraska

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
42.7%47.5%52.2%57.0%61.7%66.5%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
1.3%5.4%9.4%13.5%17.5%21.6%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.4%1.9%3.3%4.7%6.1%7.6%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
17.6%22.3%27.0%31.7%36.3%41.0%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.2%4.4%6.6%8.8%11.1%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
16.6%20.9%25.1%29.4%33.6%37.9%
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Household Types by Place in Nebraska

There are 580 places in Nebraska. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Nebraska, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Nebraska. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 2,789.

Married by Place#11

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Nebraska, selected places in Nebraska, and entities that contain Nebraska
0%20%40%60%Count#WaverlyOffutt AFBPapillionGretnaHoldregeChalcoSewardAuroraS Sioux CityWahooSchuylerO'NeillMindenLexingtonAllianceNebraskaYorkWest North CentralGothenburgAuburnWayneFremontCreteBellevueColumbusMidwestUnited StatesBeatriceCozadGeringPlattsmouthHastingsFalls CityBlairMcCookWest PointNorfolkKearneySidneyDavid CityGrand IslandNebraska CityLa VistaNorth PlatteOgallalaLincolnChadronBroken BowOmahaCentral CityValentineRalstonFairburyScottsbluff65.562914%65.562914%66%792160.998878%60.998878%61%1,087258.306189%58.306189%58%4,296354.609164%54.609164%55%1,013453.651452%53.651452%54%1,293553.402778%53.402778%53%2,307653.202915%53.202915%53%1,387753.161222%53.161222%53%1,009852.896996%52.896996%53%2,465952.674419%52.674419%53%9061052.202284%52.202284%52%9601152.145411%52.145411%52%8751251.942568%51.942568%52%6151350.780533%50.780533%51%1,6591450.710109%50.710109%51%1,8211550.431039%50.431039%50%373,987374k49.970114%49.970114%50%1,6721649.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M49.888971%49.888971%50%6741749.589246%49.589246%50%6641849.516908%49.516908%50%1,0251949.357399%49.357399%49%5,2232049.324619%49.324619%49%1,1322149.080368%49.080368%49%9,8202248.463149%48.463149%48%4,3992348.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.859355%47.859355%48%2,6272447.799511%47.799511%48%7822547.604328%47.604328%48%1,5402647.023331%47.023331%47%1,1692747.000197%47.000197%47%4,7632846.527778%46.527778%47%8712946.266867%46.266867%46%1,5433046.158593%46.158593%46%1,4963146.153846%46.153846%46%6483245.798829%45.798829%46%4,5353345.713833%45.713833%46%5,7703445.613477%45.613477%46%1,4353545.608380%45.608380%46%5663644.986479%44.986479%45%8,4843744.622951%44.622951%45%1,3613844.322924%44.322924%44%3,0803944.132948%44.132948%44%4,5814043.970396%43.970396%44%1,0104143.887073%43.887073%44%47,92647.9k4243.336275%43.336275%43%9824341.754823%41.754823%42%6714441.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k4541.037376%41.037376%41%5384640.546370%40.546370%41%5644739.112051%39.112051%39%1,2954838.245033%38.245033%38%6934937.868519%37.868519%38%2,23550
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in Nebraska

There are 13 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Nebraska (11 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 13 of those to each other, Nebraska, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Nebraska.

Married by Metro Area#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Nebraska, selected metro areas in Nebraska, and entities that contain Nebraska
0%20%40%Count#LexingtonColumbus AreaBeatrice AreaNorfolk AreaNorth PlatteKearney AreaFremont AreaHastings AreaGrand IslandSioux CityNebraskaWest North CentralOmaha AreaMidwestUnited StatesScottsbluffLincoln Area54.749011%54.749011%55%5,257154.675355%54.675355%55%6,964254.177927%54.177927%54%5,012353.098672%53.098672%53%10,27310.3k451.618102%51.618102%52%8,007551.504891%51.504891%52%10,95211.0k651.344354%51.344354%51%7,734750.758707%50.758707%51%6,456850.722296%50.722296%51%16,32716.3k950.451040%50.451040%50%32,38232.4k1050.431039%50.431039%50%373,987374k49.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M49.145450%49.145450%49%170,892171k1148.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.779509%47.779509%48%7,3591247.078868%47.078868%47%59,13259.1k13
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 13 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in Nebraska

There are 93 counties in Nebraska. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Nebraska, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Nebraska. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 5,781.

Married by County#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Nebraska, selected counties in Nebraska, and entities that contain Nebraska
0%20%40%60%Count#CedarHamiltonStantonSaundersWashingtonCassCherryAntelopeWayneSewardPierceSarpyPhelpsHowardDixonHoltBurtKnoxDakotaColfaxClayYorkPlatteBox ButteKearneySalineGageDawsonCusterCumingButlerOtoeKeithMerrickRed WillowRichardsonNemahaDodgeLincolnJeffersonBuffaloAdamsMadisonNebraskaWest North CentralCheyenneMidwestUnited StatesDawesHallScotts BluffLancasterDouglasThurston61.355363%61.355363%61%2,191161.322537%61.322537%61%2,272261.187020%61.187020%61%1,433360.956076%60.956076%61%4,871460.807779%60.807779%61%4,878559.777457%59.777457%60%5,802658.751394%58.751394%59%1,581758.682199%58.682199%59%1,612858.676759%58.676759%59%2,093958.522369%58.522369%59%3,7151058.460495%58.460495%58%1,7241157.890219%57.890219%58%36,41736.4k1257.752452%57.752452%58%2,1791357.708574%57.708574%58%1,5011457.685590%57.685590%58%1,3211557.299190%57.299190%57%2,6181657.279490%57.279490%57%1,6171756.880482%56.880482%57%2,0751856.631118%56.631118%57%4,1421955.834928%55.834928%56%2,0432055.692308%55.692308%56%1,4482155.679012%55.679012%56%3,1572254.675355%54.675355%55%6,9642354.553155%54.553155%55%2,5762454.360465%54.360465%54%1,4962554.190272%54.190272%54%2,7742654.177927%54.177927%54%5,0122754.123535%54.123535%54%4,7582854.068187%54.068187%54%2,5852954.031192%54.031192%54%2,0443053.952285%53.952285%54%1,8773153.705709%53.705709%54%3,4713252.801834%52.801834%53%2,0733352.401087%52.401087%52%1,7353452.143482%52.143482%52%2,3843551.618896%51.618896%52%1,9453651.514097%51.514097%52%1,4803751.344354%51.344354%51%7,7343851.246241%51.246241%51%7,6693951.105056%51.105056%51%1,6884051.080380%51.080380%51%9,4564150.758707%50.758707%51%6,4564250.626067%50.626067%51%7,1164350.431039%50.431039%50%373,987374k49.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M48.969072%48.969072%49%2,1854448.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.014146%48.014146%48%1,7654547.931065%47.931065%48%10,81910.8k4646.830308%46.830308%47%6,8114746.469720%46.469720%46%55,41755.4k4844.924170%44.924170%45%94,75994.8k4942.748092%42.748092%43%89650
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Nebraska

There are 1,198 county subdivisions in Nebraska. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Nebraska, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Nebraska. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 3,816.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Nebraska, selected county subdivisions in Nebraska, and entities that contain Nebraska
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Melia-Frst CityPapillion 2nd IIPapillion 2nd I1Richland VIIJeffersonMillardWaverlyRichland VIIIBellevue 2nd IIChicagoBellevue 2nd IIIBellevue 2nd IMcArdlePapillionUnionElevenSewardS Sioux CityWahooSchuyler7LexingtonNebraska4YorkWest North CentralFremontCreteBellevueColumbusMidwestUnited StatesBeatriceCozadGeringPlattsmouthHastingsFalls CityBlairMcCookNorfolkSidneyGrand IslandNebraska CityLa VisN PlatteOgallalaLincolnOmahaDouglasFairburyScottsbluff1082.314149%82.314149%82%1,373182.220555%82.220555%82%1,096275.113947%75.113947%75%1,648373.076923%73.076923%73%1,083470.552355%70.552355%71%2,082570.552147%70.552147%71%3,795669.228188%69.228188%69%2,063768.440233%68.440233%68%939868.111952%68.111952%68%2,969967.694284%67.694284%68%1,0541067.473094%67.473094%67%7,5861165.513196%65.513196%66%1,1171262.689076%62.689076%63%1,1191361.544158%61.544158%62%3,3241458.306189%58.306189%58%4,2961554.230202%54.230202%54%2,2051653.275530%53.275530%53%2,2121753.202915%53.202915%53%1,3871852.896996%52.896996%53%2,4651952.674419%52.674419%53%9062052.202284%52.202284%52%9602151.273885%51.273885%51%4832250.780533%50.780533%51%1,6592350.431039%50.431039%50%373,987374k50.141965%50.141965%50%8832449.970114%49.970114%50%1,6722549.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M49.357399%49.357399%49%5,2232649.324619%49.324619%49%1,1322749.080368%49.080368%49%9,8202848.463149%48.463149%48%4,3992948.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.859355%47.859355%48%2,6273047.799511%47.799511%48%7823147.604328%47.604328%48%1,5403247.023331%47.023331%47%1,1693347.000197%47.000197%47%4,7633446.527778%46.527778%47%8713546.266867%46.266867%46%1,5433646.158593%46.158593%46%1,4963745.798829%45.798829%46%4,5353845.613477%45.613477%46%1,4353944.986479%44.986479%45%8,4844044.622951%44.622951%45%1,3614144.322924%44.322924%44%3,0804244.132948%44.132948%44%4,5814343.970396%43.970396%44%1,0104443.887073%43.887073%44%47,92647.9k4541.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k4639.112051%39.112051%39%1,2954738.245033%38.245033%38%6934837.868519%37.868519%38%2,2354937.492392%37.492392%37%61650
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 Nebraska to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Nebraska.

Married by State#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Nebraska, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Nebraska
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
Count number of this household type
# rank of state out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by State in the Midwest

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

Married by State#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Nebraska, selected other states in the Midwest, and entities that contain Nebraska
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
Count number of this household type
# rank of state out of 12 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 Nebraska. 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:
Douglas, Hall, Lancaster, Sarpy
Counties:
Adams, Antelope, Arthur, Banner, Blaine, Boone, Box Butte, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo, Burt, Butler, Cass, Cedar, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne, Clay, Colfax, Cuming, Custer, Dakota, Dawes, Dawson, Deuel, Dixon, Dodge, Douglas, Dundy, Fillmore, Franklin, Frontier, Furnas, Gage, Garden, Garfield, Gosper, Grant, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Hayes, Hitchcock, Holt, Hooker, Howard, Jefferson, Johnson, Kearney, Keith, Keya Paha, Kimball, Knox, Lancaster, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, Madison, McPherson, Merrick, Morrill, Nance, Nemaha, Nuckolls, Otoe, Pawnee, Perkins, Phelps, Pierce, Platte, Polk, Red Willow, Richardson, Rock, Saline, Sarpy, Saunders, Scotts Bluff, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Sioux, Stanton, Thayer, Thomas, Thurston, Valley, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, York
Metro Areas:
Beatrice Area, Columbus Area, Fremont Area, Grand Island Area, Hastings Area, Kearney Area, Lexington Area, Lincoln Area, Norfolk Area, North Platte Area, Omaha Area, Scottsbluff Area, Sioux City Area
Major Cities:
Alliance, Auburn, Aurora, Beatrice, Bellevue, Blair, Broken Bow, Central City, Chadron, Columbus, Cozad, Crete, David City, Fairbury, Falls City, Fremont, Gering, Gothenburg, Grand Island, Gretna, Hastings, Holdrege, Kearney, La Vista, Lexington, Lincoln, McCook, Minden, Nebraska City, Norfolk, North Platte, O'Neill, Ogallala, Omaha, Papillion, Plattsmouth, Ralston, Schuyler, Scottsbluff, Seward, Sidney, South Sioux City, Valentine, Wahoo, Waverly, Wayne, West Point, York
Major Unincorporated Places:
Chalco, Offutt AFB
Congressional Districts:
NE-1, NE-2, NE-3
State Senate Districts:
NE-1, NE-2, NE-3, NE-4, NE-5, NE-6, NE-7, NE-8, NE-9, NE-10, NE-11, NE-12, NE-13, NE-14, NE-15, NE-16, NE-17, NE-18, NE-19, NE-20, NE-21, NE-22, NE-23, NE-24, NE-25, NE-26, NE-27, NE-28, NE-29, NE-30, NE-31, NE-32, NE-33, NE-34, NE-35, NE-36, NE-37, NE-38, NE-39, NE-40, NE-41, NE-42, NE-43, NE-44, NE-45, NE-46, NE-47, NE-48, NE-49
Neighboring States:
Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota, Wyoming