Household Types in New Jersey (State)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and New Jersey
New Jersey
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family251.034049%48.235831%51.034049%51.0%1,630,5451.63M13.385700%12.866629%13.385700%13.4%427,675428k4.848273%4.826277%4.848273%4.8%154,903155k25.744864%27.689881%25.744864%25.7%822,552823k4.987114%6.381381%4.987114%5.0%159,339159k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in the United States and New Jersey
New Jersey
United States
0%20%40%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads71.859897%67.364644%71.859897%71.9%706,395706k21.699523%24.570491%21.699523%21.7%213,310213k6.440580%8.064864%6.440580%6.4%63,31263.3k

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and New Jersey
New Jersey
United States
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children230.767220%28.463433%30.767220%30.8%983,017983k68.970934%71.282943%68.970934%69.0%2,203,6312.20M
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 New Jersey
New Jersey
United States
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Mixed3Other3Black3-6.440358%-3.602382%-13.579704%-3.898946%-9.223276%-4.568546%-19.297359%-6.534708%-27.521390%28%72.478610%60.376111%72.478610%72%252,222252k-8.835187%-3.495737%-27.931666%-5.096918%-8.975901%-3.859308%-29.122015%-6.654621%-45.359507%45%54.640493%51.388155%54.640493%55%2,004,2702.00M-20.933785%-8.858431%-18.109178%-5.378848%-18.904743%-8.030729%-17.631762%-5.826767%-53.280243%53%46.719757%49.605999%46.719757%47%298,484298k-20.887064%-7.130557%-22.841410%-5.272327%-17.705417%-6.277793%-26.689688%-8.932936%-56.131358%56%43.868642%40.394166%43.868642%44%49,94049.9k-24.879977%-10.788416%-16.755770%-6.093600%-21.478750%-10.121021%-17.436336%-6.129820%-58.517763%59%41.482237%44.834073%41.482237%41%168,718169k-28.349233%-6.537804%-31.977075%-4.361859%-28.278902%-6.112935%-33.290551%-4.856703%-71.225972%71%28.774028%27.460909%28.774028%29%421,380421k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County in New Jersey

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
38.8%43.5%48.1%52.7%57.3%62.0%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
7.1%9.8%12.4%15.0%17.6%20.3%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
3.1%3.8%4.5%5.3%6.0%6.7%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
22.2%24.0%25.6%27.3%29.0%30.7%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
3.8%5.0%6.2%7.3%8.5%9.8%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
20.2%23.1%26.0%28.8%31.7%34.6%
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Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in New Jersey

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%8%15%23%30%38%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.9%5.8%8.7%11.6%14.5%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.5%9.0%13.5%18.1%22.6%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
0%10%21%31%41%52%
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Household Types by Place in New Jersey

There are 545 places in New Jersey. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, New Jersey, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Jersey. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 19,411.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New Jersey, selected places in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%20%40%60%Count#LakewoodRidgewoodWestfieldParamusOld BridgeIselinSummitS PlainfieldFair LawnBergenfieldPrincetonElmwood ParkSomersetToms RiverSayrevilleKearnyNew JerseyCliftonPalisades PkN PlainfieldUnited StatesFort LeeCarteretNortheastMiddle AtlanticRahwayCliffside PkGarfieldLindenVinelandEnglewoodPerth AmboyBayonneLodiPassaicLong BranchMillvilleElizabethJersey CityWest New YorkUnion CityHackensackPatersonPlainfieldRosellePleasantvilleHobokenBridgetonNew BrunswickTrentonNewarkAtlantic CityEast OrangeCamden72.423719%72.423719%72%7,548168.974205%68.974205%69%5,749268.707289%68.707289%69%7,239368.524435%68.524435%69%5,791466.653722%66.653722%67%5,149564.501628%64.501628%65%4,161664.045089%64.045089%64%4,943762.155992%62.155992%62%4,901861.554037%61.554037%62%7,296957.553877%57.553877%58%5,1811057.495237%57.495237%57%5,7341154.873223%54.873223%55%3,7441254.174802%54.174802%54%4,7171353.901821%53.901821%54%17,87617.9k1453.825579%53.825579%54%8,6531551.178674%51.178674%51%6,9691651.034049%51.034049%51%1,630,5451.63M50.893041%50.893041%51%14,81714.8k1750.605134%50.605134%51%3,8051850.292716%50.292716%50%3,6941948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.201699%48.201699%48%8,0012048.173459%48.173459%48%3,8772147.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.175071%46.175071%46%4,8532245.578295%45.578295%46%4,8552344.616365%44.616365%45%4,9022443.928798%43.928798%44%6,2192543.731032%43.731032%44%9,2222643.099410%43.099410%43%4,6002742.232641%42.232641%42%6,6662841.927730%41.927730%42%10,64010.6k2940.516767%40.516767%41%3,6853039.720930%39.720930%40%7,6863139.176036%39.176036%39%4,6693239.025070%39.025070%39%4,2033338.119282%38.119282%38%15,25015.3k3437.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k3536.350273%36.350273%36%6,9243634.825766%34.825766%35%8,2453734.814295%34.814295%35%6,4493834.458178%34.458178%34%15,08215.1k3933.508488%33.508488%34%4,9744033.495267%33.495267%33%2,6894133.318459%33.318459%33%2,2404230.423333%30.423333%30%7,6254330.342443%30.342443%30%1,8434428.974771%28.974771%29%4,1464528.883081%28.883081%29%7,9574626.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k4723.391965%23.391965%23%3,6044822.250382%22.250382%22%5,5314919.774764%19.774764%20%4,89950
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in New Jersey

There are 7 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within New Jersey (4 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 7 of those to each other, New Jersey, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Jersey.

Married by Metro Area#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New Jersey, selected metro areas in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#AllentownOcean CityNew JerseyTrenton AreaUnited StatesNortheastMiddle AtlanticPhiladelphiaNew York AreaAtlantic CityVineland Area51.262803%51.262803%51%161,708162k151.236493%51.236493%51%20,53220.5k251.034049%51.034049%51%1,630,5451.63M50.086453%50.086453%50%65,17765.2k348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M446.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M545.158929%45.158929%45%45,64845.6k642.375488%42.375488%42%21,49221.5k7
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 7 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in New Jersey

There are 21 counties in New Jersey. This section compares all 21 of those to each other, New Jersey, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Jersey.

Married by County#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New Jersey, selected counties in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%20%40%60%Count#HunterdonSomersetMorrisSussexBergenMiddlesexMonmouthWarrenGloucesterBurlingtonOceanCape MayNew JerseyMercerUnionPassaicSalemUnited StatesNortheastMiddle AtlanticCamdenAtlanticCumberlandEssexHudson61.953766%61.953766%62%29,07829.1k159.959985%59.959985%60%69,82769.8k259.645921%59.645921%60%107,204107k359.141068%59.141068%59%31,72831.7k456.653682%56.653682%57%190,962191k555.994267%55.994267%56%158,620159k655.199942%55.199942%55%128,543129k754.950065%54.950065%55%22,77922.8k854.571314%54.571314%55%57,17057.2k953.665041%53.665041%54%88,34588.3k1053.020318%53.020318%53%118,028118k1151.236493%51.236493%51%20,53220.5k1251.034049%51.034049%51%1,630,5451.63M50.086453%50.086453%50%65,17765.2k1349.824496%49.824496%50%93,11793.1k1449.034259%49.034259%49%79,20779.2k1548.608534%48.608534%49%11,79011.8k1648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M45.478726%45.478726%45%84,46484.5k1745.158929%45.158929%45%45,64845.6k1842.375488%42.375488%42%21,49221.5k1938.977387%38.977387%39%108,934109k2038.896592%38.896592%39%97,90097.9k21
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 21 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in New Jersey

There are 570 county subdivisions in New Jersey. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, New Jersey, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Jersey. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 42,029.

Married by County Subdivision#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New Jersey, selected county subdivisions in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%20%40%60%Count#BridgewaterS BrunswickWayneE BrunswickJacksonHowellEdisonMiddletownWashingtonMonroePiscatawayParsippany-Troy HlsWoodbridgeLakewoodCherry HlEgg HbrEveshamOld BrgN BrunswickSayrevilleToms RivFranklinGloucesterUnionKearnyNew JerseyCliftonBrickW OrangeHamiltonUnited StatesNortheastMiddle AtlanticVinelandBloomfieldN BergenPerth AmboyBayonneManchesterPassaicElizabethJersey CityW New YorkUnion CityHackensackPatersonPlainfieldHobokenNew BrunswickTrentonNewarkIrvingtonEast OrangeCamden65.539568%65.539568%66%10,02110.0k165.120929%65.120929%65%10,09710.1k264.457369%64.457369%64%11,74811.7k364.069962%64.069962%64%10,73310.7k463.460405%63.460405%63%12,91812.9k563.248887%63.248887%63%11,08511.1k663.106359%63.106359%63%22,42822.4k762.276635%62.276635%62%14,77714.8k861.755191%61.755191%62%10,49910.5k960.084634%60.084634%60%10,93310.9k1059.773580%59.773580%60%9,7151158.984595%58.984595%59%11,52511.5k1258.968828%58.968828%59%19,95820.0k1358.909765%58.909765%59%13,98414.0k1458.477838%58.477838%58%15,34415.3k1557.519606%57.519606%58%8,2881656.133509%56.133509%56%9,7881756.021595%56.021595%56%13,49013.5k1853.909009%53.909009%54%7,7851953.825579%53.825579%54%8,6532053.434078%53.434078%53%18,49318.5k2152.957956%52.957956%53%12,81012.8k2251.825224%51.825224%52%12,11012.1k2351.492209%51.492209%51%10,54210.5k2451.178674%51.178674%51%6,9692551.034049%51.034049%51%1,630,5451.63M50.893041%50.893041%51%14,81714.8k2650.280131%50.280131%50%15,07715.1k2750.210687%50.210687%50%8,2222849.953343%49.953343%50%16,59516.6k2948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M43.731032%43.731032%44%9,2223043.727639%43.727639%44%7,7003142.783219%42.783219%43%9,2603242.232641%42.232641%42%6,6663341.927730%41.927730%42%10,64010.6k3440.446801%40.446801%40%9,3063539.720930%39.720930%40%7,6863638.119282%38.119282%38%15,25015.3k3737.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k3836.350273%36.350273%36%6,9243934.825766%34.825766%35%8,2454034.814295%34.814295%35%6,4494134.458178%34.458178%34%15,08215.1k4233.508488%33.508488%34%4,9744330.423333%30.423333%30%7,6254428.974771%28.974771%29%4,1464528.883081%28.883081%29%7,9574626.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k4724.554896%24.554896%25%4,9654822.250382%22.250382%22%5,5314919.774764%19.774764%20%4,89950
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 New Jersey to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Jersey.

Married by State#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New Jersey, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%20%40%60%Count#UtahIdahoNew HampshireHawaiiWyomingNew JerseyMinnesotaKansasIowaNebraskaVirginiaTexasSouth DakotaWashingtonAlaskaColoradoMontanaCaliforniaWisconsinIndianaArkansasMaineConnecticutOklahomaWest VirginiaKentuckyVermontTennesseeOregonDelawareUnited StatesNorth DakotaMissouriN CarolinaPennsylvaniaIllinoisGeorgiaMarylandMichiganAlabamaArizonaNortheastS CarolinaMassachusettsMiddle AtlanticOhioFloridaNew 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%2,383,4202.38M3447.886081%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%1,200,1671.20M4246.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.487639%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 New Jersey to all of the states in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Jersey.

Married by State#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New Jersey, selected other states in the Northeast, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#New HampshireNew JerseyMaineConnecticutVermontUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheastMassachusettsMiddle AtlanticNew 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%2,383,4202.38M647.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M746.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M43.958145%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 New Jersey. 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:
Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Union
Counties:
Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Union, Warren
Metro Areas:
Allentown Area, Atlantic City Area, New York Area, Ocean City Area, Philadelphia Area, Trenton Area, Vineland Area
Major Boroughs:
Bergenfield, Carteret, Cliffside Park, Elmwood Park, Fair Lawn, Fort Lee, Lodi, North Plainfield, Palisades Park, Paramus, Roselle, Sayreville, South Plainfield
Major Cities:
Atlantic City, Bayonne, Bridgeton, Camden, Clifton, East Orange, Elizabeth, Englewood, Garfield, Hackensack, Hoboken, Jersey City, Linden, Long Branch, Millville, New Brunswick, Newark, Passaic, Paterson, Perth Amboy, Plainfield, Pleasantville, Rahway, Summit, Trenton, Union City, Vineland
Major Place:
Princeton
Major Towns:
Kearny, West New York, Westfield
Major Unincorporated Places:
Iselin, Lakewood, Old Bridge, Somerset, Toms River
Major Village:
Ridgewood
Congressional Districts:
NJ-1, NJ-2, NJ-3, NJ-4, NJ-5, NJ-6, NJ-7, NJ-8, NJ-9, NJ-10, NJ-11, NJ-12
General Assembly Districts:
NJ-1, NJ-2, NJ-3, NJ-4, NJ-5, NJ-6, NJ-7, NJ-8, NJ-9, NJ-10, NJ-11, NJ-12, NJ-13, NJ-14, NJ-15, NJ-16, NJ-17, NJ-18, NJ-19, NJ-20, NJ-21, NJ-22, NJ-23, NJ-24, NJ-25, NJ-26, NJ-27, NJ-28, NJ-29, NJ-30, NJ-31, NJ-32, NJ-33, NJ-34, NJ-35, NJ-36, NJ-37, NJ-38, NJ-39, NJ-40
State Senate Districts:
NJ-1, NJ-2, NJ-3, NJ-4, NJ-5, NJ-6, NJ-7, NJ-8, NJ-9, NJ-10, NJ-11, NJ-12, NJ-13, NJ-14, NJ-15, NJ-16, NJ-17, NJ-18, NJ-19, NJ-20, NJ-21, NJ-22, NJ-23, NJ-24, NJ-25, NJ-26, NJ-27, NJ-28, NJ-29, NJ-30, NJ-31, NJ-32, NJ-33, NJ-34, NJ-35, NJ-36, NJ-37, NJ-38, NJ-39, NJ-40
Neighboring States:
Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania