Household Types in New York (State)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and New York
New York
United States
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family243.958145%48.235831%43.958145%44.0%3,194,0813.19M14.521206%12.866629%14.521206%14.5%1,055,1381.06M4.992481%4.826277%4.992481%5.0%362,763363k29.783351%27.689881%29.783351%29.8%2,164,1142.16M6.744817%6.381381%6.744817%6.7%490,091490k

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in the United States and New York
New York
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads66.122774%67.364644%66.122774%66.1%1,301,7651.30M26.431941%24.570491%26.431941%26.4%520,368520k7.445285%8.064864%7.445285%7.4%146,576147k

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and New York
New York
United States
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children227.094114%28.463433%27.094114%27.1%1,968,7091.97M72.562969%71.282943%72.562969%72.6%5,272,5615.27M

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and New York
New York
United States
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Mixed3Other3Black3-9.083888%-4.839216%-20.684329%-7.243337%-9.223276%-4.568546%-19.297359%-6.534708%-41.850769%42%58.149231%60.376111%58.149231%58%497,188497k-8.727054%-3.701308%-31.575081%-7.401629%-8.975901%-3.859308%-29.122015%-6.654621%-51.405072%51%48.594928%51.388155%48.594928%49%4,557,6324.56M-20.691957%-7.786456%-25.344604%-6.154482%-18.904743%-8.030729%-17.631762%-5.826767%-59.977499%60%40.022501%49.605999%40.022501%40%476,417476k-20.263113%-6.480295%-28.088872%-8.781821%-17.705417%-6.277793%-26.689688%-8.932936%-63.614101%64%36.385899%40.394166%36.385899%36%140,472140k-29.616010%-9.508392%-21.066356%-5.403157%-21.478750%-10.121021%-17.436336%-6.129820%-65.593915%66%34.406085%44.834073%34.406085%34%525,378525k-30.828454%-6.908334%-32.861005%-4.367692%-28.278902%-6.112935%-33.290551%-4.856703%-74.965485%75%25.034515%27.460909%25.034515%25%1,069,1001.07M

Map of Household Types by County in New York

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
27%34%42%49%56%64%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
8.2%12.7%17.1%21.6%26.1%30.6%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
2.0%3.1%4.3%5.4%6.5%7.7%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
19%25%31%36%42%48%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
3.2%5.6%7.9%10.2%12.4%14.8%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
12.9%17.5%22.1%26.7%31.2%35.9%
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Household Types by Place in New York

There are 1,195 places in New York. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, New York, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New York. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 27,601.

Married by Place#11

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New York, selected places in New York, and entities that contain New York
0%20%40%60%Count#New CityCommackHicksvilleOceansideLevittownFranklin SqCentereachHarrisonEast MeadowValley StreamWest BabylonHuntington StationElmontBrentwoodCoramNew RochelleWest SenecaUnited StatesNortheastUniondaleMiddle AtlanticPort ChesterFreeportSpring ValleyWhite PlainsNew YorkIrondequoitBrightonTonawandaBay ShoreN TonawandaCentral IslipYonkersCheektowagaMiddletownLong BeachRomeNew YorkJamestownHempsteadUticaSchenectadyNiagara FallsMount VernonElmiraNewburghPoughkeepsieTroyBinghamtonSyracuseBuffaloAlbanyRochesterIthaca72.171142%72.171142%72%7,928171.845399%71.845399%72%8,495266.221852%66.221852%66%8,734365.781903%65.781903%66%7,088465.556648%65.556648%66%10,67010.7k565.364691%65.364691%65%6,309661.284722%61.284722%61%6,001760.745982%60.745982%61%5,065860.216909%60.216909%60%7,329959.288538%59.288538%59%6,9001056.876457%56.876457%57%7,8081153.788559%53.788559%54%5,3881252.687953%52.687953%53%5,1651351.572515%51.572515%52%6,9201450.466073%50.466073%50%7,3631548.744377%48.744377%49%13,76213.8k1648.246110%48.246110%48%9,3941748.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.828504%46.828504%47%3,5881846.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.286031%46.286031%46%4,1751944.385546%44.385546%44%5,9452044.048020%44.048020%44%3,9262143.963134%43.963134%44%9,5402243.958145%43.958145%44%3,194,0813.19M43.713034%43.713034%44%9,6822343.108091%43.108091%43%6,7242442.905903%42.905903%43%11,06211.1k2542.838513%42.838513%43%3,9422642.567120%42.567120%43%5,7872741.292792%41.292792%41%3,8842840.600030%40.600030%41%29,62329.6k2939.485995%39.485995%39%13,16713.2k3038.996063%38.996063%39%3,9623137.443305%37.443305%37%5,3663236.313702%36.313702%36%4,7603336.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M3433.661572%33.661572%34%4,2733532.638494%32.638494%33%5,1673632.292607%32.292607%32%7,5093732.228139%32.228139%32%7,5043831.492079%31.492079%31%6,6593930.819035%30.819035%31%7,6164029.781525%29.781525%30%3,1084129.553532%29.553532%30%2,6614227.461594%27.461594%27%3,4504326.818571%26.818571%27%5,3204426.630187%26.630187%27%5,2564524.268605%24.268605%24%13,45513.5k4623.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k4722.609759%22.609759%23%9,2444819.904678%19.904678%20%17,08117.1k4919.581830%19.581830%20%1,84550

Household Types by Metro Area in New York

There are 26 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within New York (25 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 26 of those to each other, New York, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New York.

Married by Metro Area#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New York, selected metro areas in New York, and entities that contain New York
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#WatertownBatavia AreaOneonta AreaUnited StatesGlens FallsHudson AreaCorning AreaNortheastMiddle AtlanticKingston AreaOlean AreaOgdensburgMalone AreaPlattsburghSeneca FallsGloversvilleNew York AreaCortland AreaJamestownAlbany AreaBinghamtonAuburn AreaElmira AreaSyracuse AreaRochesterUtica AreaNew YorkAmsterdamBuffalo AreaIthaca Area53.278991%53.278991%53%23,13823.1k151.504722%51.504722%52%12,27112.3k248.298568%48.298568%48%11,36911.4k348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.090090%48.090090%48%24,51224.5k447.839494%47.839494%48%12,10112.1k547.373757%47.373757%47%19,15719.2k647.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.598399%46.598399%47%32,30932.3k746.393880%46.393880%46%14,61514.6k846.298172%46.298172%46%19,19819.2k946.282191%46.282191%46%8,9321046.246208%46.246208%46%14,63614.6k1146.225863%46.225863%46%6,3201246.129176%46.129176%46%10,35610.4k1346.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M1446.049878%46.049878%46%8,1431545.642854%45.642854%46%24,06224.1k1645.616363%45.616363%46%157,813158k1745.613197%45.613197%46%44,90344.9k1845.442830%45.442830%45%14,10514.1k1945.271878%45.271878%45%15,79415.8k2044.919273%44.919273%45%115,182115k2144.698626%44.698626%45%192,618193k2244.677823%44.677823%45%51,79551.8k2343.958145%43.958145%44%3,194,0813.19M42.830092%42.830092%43%8,3692442.445266%42.445266%42%199,688200k2540.753613%40.753613%41%15,59615.6k26

Household Types by County in New York

There are 62 counties in New York. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, New York, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New York. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 48,713.

Married by County#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New York, selected counties in New York, and entities that contain New York
0%20%40%60%Count#PutnamNassauRocklandSuffolkRichmondOrangeTiogaJeffersonSaratogaDutchessWestchesterGeneseeWayneMadisonWashingtonLivingstonOntarioOswegoOtsegoUnited StatesColumbiaChenangoHerkimerSteubenNortheastMiddle AtlanticUlsterCattaraugusSt. LawrenceFranklinClintonFultonWarrenCortlandSchenectadyChautauquaRensselaerCayugaSullivanNiagaraChemungQueensNew YorkOneidaBroomeOnondagaMontgomeryMonroeErieTompkinsAlbanyKingsBronxNew York63.664888%63.664888%64%21,71121.7k160.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k260.231426%60.231426%60%59,65259.7k357.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k454.539376%54.539376%55%90,54390.5k554.462859%54.462859%54%68,15768.2k653.930474%53.930474%54%10,62710.6k753.278991%53.278991%53%23,13823.1k852.738294%52.738294%53%47,93747.9k951.981786%51.981786%52%55,59455.6k1051.544935%51.544935%52%176,161176k1151.504722%51.504722%52%12,27112.3k1251.364283%51.364283%51%18,78718.8k1351.211669%51.211669%51%13,37713.4k1450.305906%50.305906%50%12,08712.1k1549.523062%49.523062%50%11,99312.0k1649.246265%49.246265%49%21,75721.8k1748.485917%48.485917%48%22,00022.0k1848.298568%48.298568%48%11,36911.4k1948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.839494%47.839494%48%12,10112.1k2047.628170%47.628170%48%9,4482147.463966%47.463966%47%12,18412.2k2247.373757%47.373757%47%19,15719.2k2347.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.598399%46.598399%47%32,30932.3k2446.393880%46.393880%46%14,61514.6k2546.298172%46.298172%46%19,19819.2k2646.282191%46.282191%46%8,9322746.246208%46.246208%46%14,63614.6k2846.129176%46.129176%46%10,35610.4k2946.114163%46.114163%46%12,42512.4k3046.049878%46.049878%46%8,1433145.815690%45.815690%46%25,21125.2k3245.642854%45.642854%46%24,06224.1k3345.569839%45.569839%46%28,96129.0k3445.442830%45.442830%45%14,10514.1k3545.424358%45.424358%45%12,72212.7k3645.335357%45.335357%45%39,73139.7k3745.271878%45.271878%45%15,79415.8k3844.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k3943.958145%43.958145%44%3,194,0813.19M43.885442%43.885442%44%39,61139.6k4043.531713%43.531713%44%34,27634.3k4143.155333%43.155333%43%79,80579.8k4242.830092%42.830092%43%8,3694342.231650%42.231650%42%126,817127k4441.783649%41.783649%42%159,957160k4540.753613%40.753613%41%15,59615.6k4640.039321%40.039321%40%49,69249.7k4737.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k4827.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4927.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k50

Household Types by County Subdivision in New York

There are 1,023 county subdivisions in New York. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, New York, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New York. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 42,343.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New York, selected county subdivisions in New York, and entities that contain New York
0%20%40%60%Count#MonroeOyster BaySmithtownRamapoMt PleasantHuntingtonN HempsteadClarkstownHempsteadCortlandtBrookhavenPerintonWebsterGreenburghTown of IslipLancasterStaten IslandBabylonOrangetownSouthamptonTown of RyePoughkeepsieTown of ClayColonieHamburgAmherstNew RochelleHenriettaW SenecaUnited StatesNortheastMiddle AtlanticGreeceQueensWhite PlainsNew YorkIrondequoitTonawandaTown of UnionYonkersCheektowagaBrooklynUticaSchenectadyNiagara FallsMount VernonBronxManhattanTroyBinghamtonSyracuseBuffaloAlbanyRochester75.867769%75.867769%76%7,803167.294353%67.294353%67%65,97066.0k267.240118%67.240118%67%26,65626.7k364.323905%64.323905%64%22,37722.4k464.155606%64.155606%64%9,087563.764393%63.764393%64%43,69243.7k663.248354%63.248354%63%48,42848.4k763.114194%63.114194%63%18,47118.5k859.227510%59.227510%59%143,160143k958.439948%58.439948%58%8,9531057.040769%57.040769%57%91,71391.7k1156.716261%56.716261%57%10,78810.8k1256.355835%56.355835%56%9,8511355.281137%55.281137%55%18,28718.3k1455.014053%55.014053%55%54,80554.8k1554.746318%54.746318%55%9,3661654.539376%54.539376%55%90,54390.5k1753.685164%53.685164%54%36,14336.1k1853.651858%53.651858%54%9,6011952.551958%52.551958%53%11,15111.2k2051.967835%51.967835%52%7,9492151.517360%51.517360%52%7,7752249.817146%49.817146%50%11,71511.7k2349.392522%49.392522%49%15,73315.7k2449.074539%49.074539%49%11,71911.7k2549.033880%49.033880%49%24,38724.4k2648.744377%48.744377%49%13,76213.8k2748.345624%48.345624%48%7,4082848.246110%48.246110%48%9,3942948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.697291%46.697291%47%19,01019.0k3044.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k3143.963134%43.963134%44%9,5403243.958145%43.958145%44%3,194,0813.19M43.713034%43.713034%44%9,6823342.669431%42.669431%43%13,99614.0k3441.305964%41.305964%41%10,00110.0k3540.600030%40.600030%41%29,62329.6k3640.230150%40.230150%40%15,69715.7k3737.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k3832.292607%32.292607%32%7,5093932.228139%32.228139%32%7,5044031.492079%31.492079%31%6,6594130.819035%30.819035%31%7,6164227.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4327.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k4426.818571%26.818571%27%5,3204526.630187%26.630187%27%5,2564624.268605%24.268605%24%13,45513.5k4723.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k4822.609759%22.609759%23%9,2444919.904678%19.904678%20%17,08117.1k50

Household Types by State in the United States

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

Married by State#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New York, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain New York
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

Household Types by State in the Northeast

There are 9 states in the Northeast. This section compares New York to all of the states in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New York.

Married by State#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New York, selected other states in the Northeast, and entities that contain New York
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

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 York. 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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