Household Types in North Carolina (State)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and North Carolina
North Carolina
United States
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family248.062480%48.235831%48.062480%48.1%1,833,7721.83M13.419827%12.866629%13.419827%13.4%512,019512k4.443764%4.826277%4.443764%4.4%169,547170k28.225619%27.689881%28.225619%28.2%1,076,9181.08M5.848311%6.381381%5.848311%5.8%223,136223k

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in the United States and North Carolina
North Carolina
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads65.556567%67.364644%65.556567%65.6%704,404704k26.480924%24.570491%26.480924%26.5%284,537285k7.962509%8.064864%7.962509%8.0%85,55785.6k

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and North Carolina
North Carolina
United States
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children228.162191%28.463433%28.162191%28.2%1,074,4981.07M71.640791%71.282943%71.640791%71.6%2,733,3772.73M

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and North Carolina
North Carolina
United States
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Other3Mixed3Black3-7.257548%-3.829804%-16.429358%-5.822172%-9.223276%-4.568546%-19.297359%-6.534708%-33.338882%33%66.661118%60.376111%66.661118%67%78,09878.1k-8.834442%-3.571410%-28.361631%-5.937207%-8.975901%-3.859308%-29.122015%-6.654621%-46.704689%47%53.295311%51.388155%53.295311%53%2,634,9262.63M-16.178173%-9.757509%-15.087409%-7.702867%-18.904743%-8.030729%-17.631762%-5.826767%-48.725959%49%51.274041%49.605999%51.274041%51%134,768135k-19.407508%-10.095200%-17.218498%-7.009984%-21.478750%-10.121021%-17.436336%-6.129820%-53.731190%54%46.268810%44.834073%46.268810%46%116,491116k-20.036472%-5.570592%-26.451675%-7.374988%-17.705417%-6.277793%-26.689688%-8.932936%-59.433727%59%40.566273%40.394166%40.566273%41%52,09552.1k-27.373863%-5.586886%-32.866508%-4.976008%-28.278902%-6.112935%-33.290551%-4.856703%-70.803265%71%29.196735%27.460909%29.196735%29%799,014799k

Map of Household Types by County in North Carolina

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
36%42%48%53%59%65%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
5.9%9.5%13.2%16.8%20.4%24.1%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
2.2%3.3%4.5%5.6%6.7%7.9%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
16.6%20.1%23.6%27.1%30.6%34.2%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.5%5.1%8.6%12.2%15.7%19.3%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
15.5%20.6%25.6%30.6%35.6%40.6%
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Household Types by Place in North Carolina

There are 739 places in North Carolina. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, North Carolina, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with North Carolina. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 18,241.

Married by Place#11

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in North Carolina, selected places in North Carolina, and entities that contain North Carolina
0%20%40%60%Count#Holly SpringsApexHuntersvilleMint HillIndian TrailWake ForestFuquay-VarinaMatthewsCaryMorrisvilleHavelockClemmonsJacksonvilleConcordMooresvilleClaytonCorneliusKannapolisUnited StatesN CarolinaSouthGarnerSouth AtlanticMonroeKernersvilleHickoryChapel HillGastoniaSanfordHigh PointCharlotteFayettevilleThomasvilleNew BernRaleighBurlingtonWinston-SalemCarrboroAsheboroDurhamGreensboroStatesvilleAshevilleLexingtonWilmingtonSalisburyShelbyRocky MountWilsonLumbertonGoldsboroKinstonGreenvilleBoone69.996963%69.996963%70%6,915163.399340%63.399340%63%9,605263.338667%63.338667%63%11,87611.9k363.115743%63.115743%63%5,753463.095635%63.095635%63%7,574562.492028%62.492028%62%7,839662.487073%62.487073%62%4,834762.452714%62.452714%62%7,099860.809722%60.809722%61%35,47735.5k960.193364%60.193364%60%5,0431058.837958%58.837958%59%3,8381156.674566%56.674566%57%4,3051254.967502%54.967502%55%11,84011.8k1354.048977%54.048977%54%16,39916.4k1453.668456%53.668456%54%6,5981553.208637%53.208637%53%3,4991650.813008%50.813008%51%6,0001749.170638%49.170638%49%8,1521848.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.884580%47.884580%48%5,1611947.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.058459%46.058459%46%5,2002043.791301%43.791301%44%4,4402143.748835%43.748835%44%7,0442243.577753%43.577753%44%8,7602342.288575%42.288575%42%11,57111.6k2441.775205%41.775205%42%4,3302541.734562%41.734562%42%17,16017.2k2640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k2739.877534%39.877534%40%31,45531.5k2839.648994%39.648994%40%4,3152938.912200%38.912200%39%4,9153038.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k3138.344196%38.344196%38%8,2953238.147093%38.147093%38%36,01236.0k3338.129335%38.129335%38%3,4083436.493926%36.493926%36%3,8453536.452715%36.452715%36%37,57437.6k3636.339868%36.339868%36%41,55941.6k3735.981456%35.981456%36%3,4153835.608658%35.608658%36%13,29213.3k3935.428246%35.428246%35%2,4864034.995104%34.995104%35%17,15617.2k4134.781565%34.781565%35%4,3474234.439316%34.439316%34%2,7614334.200219%34.200219%34%7,5094433.823604%33.823604%34%6,6694533.778022%33.778022%34%2,4564633.646209%33.646209%34%4,6604732.668832%32.668832%33%2,9174827.415903%27.415903%27%9,9924913.546423%13.546423%14%80150

Household Types by Metro Area in North Carolina

There are 41 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within North Carolina (38 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 41 of those to each other, North Carolina, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with North Carolina.

Married by Metro Area#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in North Carolina, selected metro areas in North Carolina, and entities that contain North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#JacksonvilleBrevard AreaDunn AreaMount AiryNorth WilkesboroPinehurstRaleigh AreaKill Devil HillsMarion AreaNew Bern AreaAlbemarleElizabeth CityHickory AreaMyrtle BeachSanford AreaMorehead CityCharlotteWashingtonAshevilleWinston AreaForest CityUnited StatesOxford AreaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticShelby AreaBurlingtonVirginia BeachGreensboroGoldsboroWilmingtonCullowheeDurham AreaFayettevilleKinston AreaBoone AreaRocky MountWilson AreaRockinghamLaurinburgLumbertonGreenvilleRoanoke RapidsHenderson55.815624%55.815624%56%34,95935.0k155.393396%55.393396%55%7,667253.543545%53.543545%54%23,04323.0k353.531921%53.531921%54%15,43715.4k453.058043%53.058043%53%14,63514.6k552.769687%52.769687%53%19,92919.9k651.878926%51.878926%52%238,738239k751.822063%51.822063%52%8,376851.367954%51.367954%51%9,031951.366415%51.366415%51%25,71325.7k1051.136171%51.136171%51%12,06212.1k1150.875373%50.875373%51%12,26312.3k1250.437268%50.437268%50%70,41970.4k1350.177489%50.177489%50%86,65086.7k1449.936765%49.936765%50%10,66110.7k1549.798735%49.798735%50%14,72214.7k1649.365515%49.365515%49%437,337437k1748.993218%48.993218%49%9,3191848.853911%48.853911%49%89,79389.8k1948.471351%48.471351%48%125,582126k2048.346546%48.346546%48%12,80712.8k2148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.219418%48.219418%48%9,8982248.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.312927%47.312927%47%17,59017.6k2347.143571%47.143571%47%29,25429.3k2446.984217%46.984217%47%299,172299k2545.318004%45.318004%45%132,639133k2645.074767%45.074767%45%21,19121.2k2744.928405%44.928405%45%49,48149.5k2844.223579%44.223579%44%7,0972944.156977%44.156977%44%94,17894.2k3044.016197%44.016197%44%61,85261.9k3143.271779%43.271779%43%9,9593243.243110%43.243110%43%8,7873342.173033%42.173033%42%24,36824.4k3441.381254%41.381254%41%13,21813.2k3540.871167%40.871167%41%7,5443640.060976%40.060976%40%5,2563739.881082%39.881082%40%18,31118.3k3839.693913%39.693913%40%27,31127.3k3938.026246%38.026246%38%11,41711.4k4036.383835%36.383835%36%6,05941

Household Types by County in North Carolina

There are 100 counties in North Carolina. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, North Carolina, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with North Carolina. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 56,358.

Married by County#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in North Carolina, selected counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain North Carolina
0%20%40%60%Count#UnionLincolnCabarrusChathamOnslowIredellBrunswickJohnstonHarnettSurryWilkesHendersonMoorePenderDavidsonCatawbaRandolphWakeFranklinCravenStanlyHaywoodLeeCarteretRowanCaldwellRutherfordOrangeUnited StatesGranvilleN CarolinaSouthDuplinBurkeGastonSouth AtlanticClevelandAlamanceSampsonRockinghamBuncombeWayneNashForsythGuilfordMecklenburgLenoirCumberlandNew HanoverWilsonColumbusRobesonPittDurham64.584255%64.584255%65%46,69746.7k157.696328%57.696328%58%17,66217.7k257.540746%57.540746%58%39,29439.3k356.206884%56.206884%56%15,39915.4k455.815624%55.815624%56%34,95935.0k555.010046%55.010046%55%33,95034.0k654.647759%54.647759%55%27,63127.6k754.638637%54.638637%55%34,54234.5k853.543545%53.543545%54%23,04323.0k953.531921%53.531921%54%15,43715.4k1053.058043%53.058043%53%14,63514.6k1152.959455%52.959455%53%24,88324.9k1252.769687%52.769687%53%19,92919.9k1352.517775%52.517775%53%10,78410.8k1452.442870%52.442870%52%33,59733.6k1551.979568%51.979568%52%31,03731.0k1651.585161%51.585161%52%28,31228.3k1751.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k1851.237405%51.237405%51%12,15312.2k1951.193085%51.193085%51%20,78920.8k2051.136171%51.136171%51%12,06212.1k2150.300426%50.300426%50%13,22713.2k2249.936765%49.936765%50%10,66110.7k2349.798735%49.798735%50%14,72214.7k2449.698760%49.698760%50%25,57225.6k2549.508022%49.508022%50%15,79915.8k2648.346546%48.346546%48%12,80712.8k2748.236932%48.236932%48%24,95225.0k2848.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.219418%48.219418%48%9,8982948.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.717042%47.717042%48%10,38810.4k3047.516009%47.516009%48%16,25016.3k3147.461954%47.461954%47%37,92437.9k3247.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.312927%47.312927%47%17,59017.6k3347.143571%47.143571%47%29,25429.3k3446.825295%46.825295%47%10,98111.0k3546.758926%46.758926%47%17,53617.5k3646.034000%46.034000%46%47,00947.0k3745.074767%45.074767%45%21,19121.2k3844.827962%44.827962%45%16,44216.4k3944.749410%44.749410%45%64,84164.8k4043.330937%43.330937%43%86,79186.8k4143.282903%43.282903%43%167,420167k4243.271779%43.271779%43%9,9594343.252854%43.252854%43%53,27853.3k4443.189098%43.189098%43%38,69738.7k4541.381254%41.381254%41%13,21813.2k4641.324407%41.324407%41%9,1364739.881082%39.881082%40%18,31118.3k4839.693913%39.693913%40%27,31127.3k4939.467986%39.467986%39%46,84146.8k50

Household Types by County Subdivision in North Carolina

There are 1,041 county subdivisions in North Carolina. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, North Carolina, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with North Carolina. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 32,597.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in North Carolina, selected county subdivisions in North Carolina, and entities that contain North Carolina
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Sandy RdgHolly SpgsWhite Oak2, Poplar TentDavidsonVanceMiddle CrkWake Frst13, Morning StarClaytonCedar ForkHarnettCoddle CrkLeesvilleCary TownshipTown CrkS PtSwift CrkMonroeJacksonvilleRockfishHendersonvilleUnited StatesN CarolinaSouthOak GrvWintervilleSouth AtlanticThomasvilleCleveland4, KannapolisHickoryChapel HlSt. MarysSt. MatthewsNeuse8TrnglGastonia71st1, CharlotteMoreheadHouse CrkWinstonHigh Pt12, BurlingtonAshevilleWilmingtonCross CrkRaleighWilsonDurhamGilmerGreenville80.825393%80.825393%81%13,06313.1k170.933665%70.933665%71%9,132267.610714%67.610714%68%20,24420.2k365.367360%65.367360%65%8,888464.993604%64.993604%65%8,637564.258456%64.258456%64%12,29212.3k664.257937%64.257937%64%11,07111.1k762.526970%62.526970%63%17,09817.1k860.475147%60.475147%60%8,553957.177514%57.177514%57%6,8351056.709348%56.709348%57%10,89510.9k1155.795714%55.795714%56%9,0351254.607023%54.607023%55%6,5311354.271048%54.271048%54%9,7271453.092339%53.092339%53%16,61116.6k1551.879289%51.879289%52%6,6531650.696327%50.696327%51%8,2271750.638000%50.638000%51%10,83410.8k1850.562417%50.562417%51%9,1701950.147118%50.147118%50%13,80513.8k2050.127451%50.127451%50%10,22610.2k2149.204503%49.204503%49%10,57710.6k2248.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.955344%47.955344%48%7,7752347.449377%47.449377%47%9,7482447.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.412964%47.412964%47%7,3952547.312927%47.312927%47%17,59017.6k2646.700024%46.700024%47%7,8402746.084766%46.084766%46%11,34111.3k2845.500493%45.500493%46%15,21415.2k2944.848036%44.848036%45%10,28510.3k3044.223002%44.223002%44%11,71611.7k3143.538357%43.538357%44%13,51313.5k3242.266363%42.266363%42%6,4903342.027018%42.027018%42%19,50619.5k3442.013814%42.013814%42%13,68613.7k3541.968436%41.968436%42%15,07815.1k3640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k3739.219152%39.219152%39%33,50133.5k3838.842886%38.842886%39%10,78910.8k3938.147093%38.147093%38%36,01236.0k4037.864141%37.864141%38%11,55511.6k4136.005041%36.005041%36%5,7144235.608658%35.608658%36%13,29213.3k4334.995104%34.995104%35%17,15617.2k4434.123636%34.123636%34%9,7874532.224785%32.224785%32%15,08715.1k4632.055769%32.055769%32%5,4954728.037530%28.037530%28%12,52112.5k4827.841891%27.841891%28%8,0584918.185927%18.185927%18%3,62150

Household Types by State in the United States

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

Married by State#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in North Carolina, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain North Carolina
0%20%40%60%Count#UtahIdahoNew HampshireHawaiiWyomingNew JerseyMinnesotaKansasIowaNebraskaVirginiaTexasSouth DakotaWashingtonAlaskaColoradoMontanaCaliforniaWisconsinIndianaArkansasMaineConnecticutOklahomaWest VirginiaKentuckyVermontTennesseeOregonDelawareUnited StatesNorth DakotaMissouriN CarolinaPennsylvaniaSouthIllinoisGeorgiaMarylandMichiganAlabamaSouth AtlanticArizonaS 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%2,383,4202.38M3447.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.886081%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%878,633879k3947.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.393605%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 South

There are 17 states in the South. This section compares North Carolina to all of the states in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with North Carolina.

Married by State#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in North Carolina, selected other states in the South, and entities that contain North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#VirginiaTexasArkansasOklahomaWest VirginiaKentuckyTennesseeDelawareUnited StatesN CarolinaSouthGeorgiaMarylandAlabamaSouth AtlanticS CarolinaFloridaMississippiLouisianaD.C.50.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M150.139834%50.139834%50%4,657,7674.66M248.823107%48.823107%49%557,306557k348.761546%48.761546%49%712,650713k448.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k548.507610%48.507610%49%833,466833k648.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M748.262755%48.262755%48%167,979168k848.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M947.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.693555%47.693555%48%1,722,5511.72M1047.664974%47.664974%48%1,037,9011.04M1147.466453%47.466453%47%878,633879k1247.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.958224%46.958224%47%863,581864k1346.480471%46.480471%46%3,436,4233.44M1444.624560%44.624560%45%490,336490k1543.315691%43.315691%43%749,967750k1624.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k17

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 North Carolina. 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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