Household Types in West Virginia (State)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and West Virginia
West Virginia
United States
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family248.727544%48.235831%48.727544%48.7%360,290360k11.419305%12.866629%11.419305%11.4%84,43484.4k4.613083%4.826277%4.613083%4.6%34,10934.1k29.871909%27.689881%29.871909%29.9%220,872221k5.368158%6.381381%5.368158%5.4%39,69239.7k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in the United States and West Virginia
West Virginia
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads65.966965%67.364644%65.966965%66.0%115,900116k24.564868%24.570491%24.564868%24.6%43,15943.2k9.468166%8.064864%9.468166%9.5%16,63516.6k

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and West Virginia
West Virginia
United States
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children223.761795%28.463433%23.761795%23.8%175,694176k76.098091%71.282943%76.098091%76.1%562,667563k
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 West Virginia
West Virginia
United States
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3Hispanic4White5Mixed3Other3Black3-5.957189%-1.837641%-28.735864%-7.613086%-9.223276%-4.568546%-19.297359%-6.534708%-44.143780%44%55.856220%60.376111%55.856220%56%4,952-11.736904%-5.829067%-23.020874%-8.546672%-18.904743%-8.030729%-17.631762%-5.826767%-49.133517%49%50.866483%49.605999%50.866483%51%5,078-11.048065%-4.530869%-29.646186%-5.260531%-8.975901%-3.859308%-29.122015%-6.654621%-50.485651%50%49.514349%51.388155%49.514349%50%695,253695k-13.925746%-4.528302%-35.654291%-7.778454%-17.705417%-6.277793%-26.689688%-8.932936%-61.886792%62%38.113208%40.394166%38.113208%38%8,215-15.895572%-7.005948%-32.914739%-10.145406%-21.478750%-10.121021%-17.436336%-6.129820%-65.961666%66%34.038334%44.834073%34.038334%34%3,026-22.323263%-7.156910%-36.020636%-5.950247%-28.278902%-6.112935%-33.290551%-4.856703%-71.451056%71%28.548944%27.460909%28.548944%29%22,87322.9k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4White Hispanic 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County in West Virginia

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
37.3%41.6%45.9%50.2%54.5%58.8%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
5.3%7.5%9.7%11.8%14.0%16.2%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.9%3.0%4.0%5.0%6.0%7.1%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
20%26%31%36%41%47%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2.3%4.2%6.1%8.0%9.9%11.8%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
15.3%18.4%21.4%24.5%27.5%30.6%
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Household Types by Place in West Virginia

There are 404 places in West Virginia. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, West Virginia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Virginia. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 3,043.

Married by Place#11

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in West Virginia, selected places in West Virginia, and entities that contain West Virginia
0%20%40%60%Count#Shady SpringTeays ValleyCheat LakeBridgeportShannondaleSissonvilleBrookhavenViennaCullodenCharles TownWest VirginiaLewisburgUnited StatesSouthCross LanesSouth AtlanticNitroPleasant VlyWestonRavenswoodSummersvilleRansonPea RidgeHurricaneNew MartinsvilleSt. AlbansBluefieldOak HillWeirtonMoundsvillePt PleasantWestoverMoorefieldBuckhannonFairmontBeckleyS CharlestonElkinsParkersburgPrincetonWheelingGraftonCharlestonWelchClarksburgPhilippiKeyserKenovaDunbarRipleyMartinsburgHuntingtonBarboursvilleMorgantown62.817552%62.817552%63%816161.250953%61.250953%61%3,212260.274372%60.274372%60%2,065356.955615%56.955615%57%1,912452.555301%52.555301%53%689551.943844%51.943844%52%962651.377551%51.377551%51%1,007750.853971%50.853971%51%2,382850.275374%50.275374%50%639949.976798%49.976798%50%1,0771048.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k48.584663%48.584663%49%9441148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.662627%47.662627%48%1,9271247.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.398660%46.398660%46%1,3851345.864106%45.864106%46%6211445.813953%45.813953%46%7881544.900753%44.900753%45%6561644.549499%44.549499%45%8011744.498382%44.498382%44%8251844.483986%44.483986%44%1,2501943.989983%43.989983%44%1,0542042.980857%42.980857%43%9432142.516863%42.516863%43%2,0172242.363593%42.363593%42%1,7782342.296760%42.296760%42%1,4882441.742643%41.742643%42%3,6172541.643767%41.643767%42%1,6672640.091931%40.091931%40%7852739.751553%39.751553%40%7042838.843588%38.843588%39%5242938.572961%38.572961%39%7193038.563686%38.563686%39%2,8463137.790307%37.790307%38%2,8153237.461650%37.461650%37%2,3203337.319190%37.319190%37%1,1613437.212085%37.212085%37%4,9763537.087307%37.087307%37%1,0113636.638338%36.638338%37%4,6563735.500468%35.500468%36%7593834.589712%34.589712%35%7,7733933.734940%33.734940%34%2804033.520656%33.520656%34%2,2074133.452722%33.452722%33%4674233.349146%33.349146%33%7034333.210059%33.210059%33%4494432.284100%32.284100%32%1,2004531.853786%31.853786%32%4884630.911382%30.911382%31%2,2084730.140845%30.140845%30%6,2064829.544109%29.544109%30%4994929.411174%29.411174%29%2,92750
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in West Virginia

There are 17 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within West Virginia (8 fully and 9 partially). This section compares all 17 of those to each other, West Virginia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Virginia.

Married by Metro Area#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in West Virginia, selected metro areas in West Virginia, and entities that contain West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Point PleasantElkins AreaLogan AreaWinchesterHagerstownBluefieldFairmont AreaBeckley AreaWashingtonWest VirginiaHuntingtonClarksburgUnited StatesWheeling AreaSouthParkersburgSouth AtlanticWeirton AreaCumberlandCharlestonMorgantown53.420254%53.420254%53%11,96412.0k152.554619%52.554619%53%6,110251.395249%51.395249%51%7,183351.145840%51.145840%51%25,82225.8k450.186067%50.186067%50%49,08949.1k550.179338%50.179338%50%21,40521.4k649.939805%49.939805%50%11,20011.2k749.331965%49.331965%49%24,03724.0k849.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M948.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k48.653749%48.653749%49%69,60669.6k1048.539544%48.539544%49%17,96418.0k1148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.957419%47.957419%48%28,56228.6k1247.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.949919%47.949919%48%18,53618.5k1347.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.623413%46.623413%47%23,57023.6k1445.886557%45.886557%46%18,10518.1k1544.820146%44.820146%45%42,37742.4k1644.497722%44.497722%44%22,36522.4k17
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 17 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in West Virginia

There are 55 counties in West Virginia. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, West Virginia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Virginia. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 8,363.

Married by County#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in West Virginia, selected counties in West Virginia, and entities that contain West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#PutnamJacksonNicholasClayGrantPrestonBraxtonJeffersonWyomingMarshallRoaneBarbourUpshurMonroeDoddridgeMasonGilmerPocahontasHardyRandolphLewisBerkeleyLoganLincolnSummersMingoFayetteBooneMarionWetzelTylerTaylorMorganRitchieWest VirginiaRaleighWayneUnited StatesMercerSouthGreenbrierWoodBrookeHarrisonSouth AtlanticWebsterHancockMineralMcDowellKanawhaOhioMonongaliaCabellHampshire57.134986%57.134986%57%12,44412.4k156.738159%56.738159%57%6,349256.556920%56.556920%57%6,081356.385185%56.385185%56%1,903455.964406%55.964406%56%2,327555.927980%55.927980%56%6,958655.178143%55.178143%55%2,989755.078996%55.078996%55%11,36511.4k854.196487%54.196487%54%4,998954.171051%54.171051%54%7,2081054.090268%54.090268%54%3,0681153.947155%53.947155%54%3,3281253.915431%53.915431%54%4,9091353.776129%53.776129%54%3,1901453.676190%53.676190%54%1,4091553.407944%53.407944%53%5,8221653.377630%53.377630%53%1,4461753.346133%53.346133%53%1,9451853.345794%53.345794%53%2,8541952.554619%52.554619%53%6,1102052.285583%52.285583%52%3,4202151.402205%51.402205%51%21,44521.4k2251.395249%51.395249%51%7,1832351.136221%51.136221%51%4,0732450.536656%50.536656%51%2,7782550.529807%50.529807%51%5,4842650.495937%50.495937%50%9,0112749.947179%49.947179%50%4,7282849.939805%49.939805%50%11,20011.2k2949.759538%49.759538%50%3,1043049.744173%49.744173%50%1,7503149.717766%49.717766%50%3,3473249.105037%49.105037%49%3,5393348.878246%48.878246%49%1,9393448.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k48.659326%48.659326%49%15,02615.0k3548.537727%48.537727%49%7,9833648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.044849%48.044849%48%12,04112.0k3747.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.885439%47.885439%48%7,1563847.795721%47.795721%48%17,31417.3k3947.775317%47.775317%48%4,7464047.765080%47.765080%48%13,20813.2k4147.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.014170%47.014170%47%1,8584246.916848%46.916848%47%6,0264344.733812%44.733812%45%5,0504444.656536%44.656536%45%3,5564543.748470%43.748470%44%35,74635.7k4642.583293%42.583293%43%7,8864740.737705%40.737705%41%15,40715.4k4839.998498%39.998498%40%15,98116.0k4937.365942%37.365942%37%3,72850
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in West Virginia

There are 230 county subdivisions in West Virginia. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, West Virginia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Virginia. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 11,231.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in West Virginia, selected county subdivisions in West Virginia, and entities that contain West Virginia
0%20%40%60%Count#WesternScottTeays3New HavenWilliamsPotomacValleyMiddleway5District IIIHarpers FerryPalatineShenandoahNorborneWest AugustaWesternEastern1WesternTuscaroraSouthernEastern1West Virginia3United StatesCentralSouth2South AtlanticValley34Plateau4District IILeadsvilleDistrict I3Tygart2Eastern1EasternMiddletownParkersburg1South Urban32Adam StephensCentral265.623435%65.623435%66%2,621162.229368%62.229368%62%2,903260.235507%60.235507%60%3,325359.895607%59.895607%60%2,754457.748515%57.748515%58%3,596556.606447%56.606447%57%3,196656.542651%56.542651%57%3,997756.349800%56.349800%56%4,517856.216349%56.216349%56%2,297955.840019%55.840019%56%4,7331055.659437%55.659437%56%4,4651155.063006%55.063006%55%2,4471254.673423%54.673423%55%4,8551354.516908%54.516908%55%4,5141454.472843%54.472843%54%2,3871554.409091%54.409091%54%3,5911653.923939%53.923939%54%2,4531752.945677%52.945677%53%2,7681852.934555%52.934555%53%3,2921952.562013%52.562013%53%5,8062052.349659%52.349659%52%4,2222152.207181%52.207181%52%2,6612251.956124%51.956124%52%2,8422350.131068%50.131068%50%4,7812448.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k48.423122%48.423122%48%5,4202548.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.233305%48.233305%48%2,8532647.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.536946%47.536946%48%4,8252747.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.923937%46.923937%47%2,5172846.513455%46.513455%47%9,4722946.472472%46.472472%46%4,4993046.338343%46.338343%46%2,8983146.149722%46.149722%46%9,4693246.001019%46.001019%46%4,5153344.660194%44.660194%45%2,5303442.366782%42.366782%42%3,0613541.913406%41.913406%42%2,8173641.836735%41.836735%42%2,5013741.747787%41.747787%42%9,4783840.894243%40.894243%41%2,0033940.429289%40.429289%40%7,3274040.118408%40.118408%40%6,5734139.643011%39.643011%40%2,7544238.350286%38.350286%38%4,8264338.332884%38.332884%38%2,8424437.318760%37.318760%37%1,6734532.874426%32.874426%33%2,3644631.851586%31.851586%32%1,7774730.602573%30.602573%31%1,8084829.143407%29.143407%29%3,0284921.454394%21.454394%21%1,54350
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 West Virginia to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Virginia.

Married by State#35

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

Household Types by State in the South

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

Married by State#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in West Virginia, selected other states in the South, and entities that contain West Virginia
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
Count number of this household type
# rank of state out of 17 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 West Virginia. 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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Beckley Area, Bluefield Area, Charleston Area, Clarksburg Area, Cumberland Area, Elkins Area, Fairmont Area, Hagerstown Area, Huntington Area, Logan Area, Morgantown Area, Parkersburg Area, Point Pleasant Area, Washington Area, Weirton Area, Wheeling Area, Winchester Area
Major Cities:
Beckley, Bluefield, Bridgeport, Buckhannon, Charles Town, Charleston, Clarksburg, Dunbar, Elkins, Fairmont, Grafton, Huntington, Hurricane, Kenova, Keyser, Lewisburg, Martinsburg, Morgantown, Moundsville, New Martinsville, Nitro, Oak Hill, Parkersburg, Philippi, Pleasant Valley, Point Pleasant, Princeton, Ravenswood, Ripley, South Charleston, St. Albans, Summersville, Vienna, Weirton, Welch, Weston, Westover, Wheeling
Major Corporation:
Ranson
Major Town:
Moorefield
Major Unincorporated Places:
Brookhaven, Cheat Lake, Cross Lanes, Culloden, Pea Ridge, Shady Spring, Shannondale, Sissonville, Teays Valley
Major Village:
Barboursville
Congressional Districts:
WV-1, WV-2, WV-3
State House Districts:
WV-1, WV-2, WV-3, WV-4, WV-5, WV-6, WV-7, WV-8, WV-9, WV-10, WV-11, WV-12, WV-13, WV-14, WV-15, WV-16, WV-17, WV-18, WV-19, WV-20, WV-21, WV-22, WV-23, WV-24, WV-25, WV-26, WV-27, WV-28, WV-29, WV-30, WV-31, WV-32, WV-33, WV-34, WV-35, WV-36, WV-37, WV-38, WV-39, WV-40, WV-41, WV-42, WV-43, WV-44, WV-45, WV-46, WV-47, WV-48, WV-49, WV-50, WV-51, WV-52, WV-53, WV-54, WV-55, WV-56, WV-57, WV-58, WV-59, WV-60, WV-61, WV-62, WV-63, WV-64, WV-65, WV-66, WV-67
State Senate Districts:
WV-1, WV-2, WV-3, WV-4, WV-5, WV-6, WV-7, WV-8, WV-9, WV-10, WV-11, WV-12, WV-13, WV-14, WV-15, WV-16, WV-17
Neighboring States:
Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia