Households
Households
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Households

Bay Area

2,608,023
Total Households in 2010
In 2010, two-person households were the most common size in the Bay Area, followed by one-person households. Married-couple households made up the largest share of household types. Additionally, 56% of households were owner-occupied.

Most Populous Demographics

CategoryDemographicTotalPercentage
CompositionMarried couple1,263,10748%
TenureOwner1,465,36256%
Size2 persons797,83931%

Composition

48%
Married couple
Married-couple households were the largest type in the Bay Area for 2010. Non-family households outnumbered single-parent households by a significant amount. The vast majority of single-parent households were led by women, and more women than men lived alone.

Households by Type

0350k700k1.05m1.4mMarried coupleSingle parentNon-family48%16%35%
0350k700k1.05m1.4m48%16%35%Married coupleSingle parentNon-family
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Households by Marital Status

52%
Single
    1,263,107
    Married couple
    1,344,916
    Single
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Householder Type by Sex

095k190k285k380k31%44%56%69%56%44%
Single parentLiving aloneNot living alone31%44%56%MaleMaleMale69%56%44%FemaleFemaleFemale
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Table: Households by Type

TypeHouseholds in Bay Area
TotalPercentage
Married couple1,263,10748%
Single parent422,86516%
Non-family922,05135%

Table: Households by Marital Status

Marital StatusHouseholds in Bay Area
TotalPercentage
Married couple1,263,10748%
Single1,344,91652%

Table: Householder Type by Sex

Type by SexHouseholds in Bay Area
TotalPercentage
Single parent - male129,73910%
Single parent - female293,12622%
Living alone - male302,05922%
Living alone - female378,86628%
Not living alone - male135,10010%
Not living alone - female106,0268%
* For all three charts above, the data is collected from the U.S. Census Bureau Decennial Data 2010, Summary File 1 (SF1), H18 Tenure By Household Type by Age of Householder.

Tenure

56%
Owner
Owner-occupied households accounted for 56% of the Bay Area’s 2,608,023 households in 2010. The remaining households were renter-occupied.

Households by Tenure

56%
Owner
    1,465,362
    Owner
    1,142,661
    Renter
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Table: Households by Tenure

TenureHouseholds in Bay Area
TotalPercentage
Owner1,465,36256%
Renter1,142,66144%
* For the chart above, the data is collected from the U.S. Census Bureau Decennial Data 2010, Summary File 1 (SF1), H18 Tenure By Household Type by Age of Householder.

Size

31%
2 persons
Two-person households were the most common for Bay Area in 2010, while one-person households also represented a significant share of the region. Three-person households were next in the rankings, followed by four-person households.

Households by Size

0200k400k600k800k1 person2 persons3 persons4 persons5 persons6 persons7+ persons26%31%16%14%7%3%3%
0200k400k600k800k26%31%16%14%7%3%3%1 person2 persons3 persons4 persons5 persons6 persons7+ persons
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Table: Households by Size

SizeHouseholds in Bay Area
TotalPercentage
1 person680,92526%
2 persons797,83931%
3 persons429,13116%
4 persons377,48914%
5 persons172,1227%
6 persons76,6433%
7+ persons73,8743%
* For the chart above, the data is collected from the U.S. Census Bureau Decennial Data 2010, Summary File 1 (SF1), H13 Household Size.