Politics & Government

Marlborough By the Numbers: Households Broken Down

This is weekly column providing readers with the numbers that matter most in Marlborough. Whether it be population, city pay rates or a random interesting stat, you'll find it here.

In this installment of the column, we take a look at Marlborough's diverse households. See the breakdown on a variety of levels.

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Total households 15,395 100.0 Family households (families) [7] 9,672 62.8 With own children under 18 years 4,466 29.0       Husband-wife family 7,460 48.5 With own children under 18 years 3,325 21.6 Male householder, no wife present 625 4.1 With own children under 18 years 261 1.7 Female householder, no husband present 1,587 10.3 With own children under 18 years 880 5.7 Nonfamily households [7] 5,723 37.2 Householder living alone 4,411 28.7 Male 2,063 13.4 65 years and over 399 2.6 Female 2,348 15.3 65 years and over 1,049 6.8       Households with individuals under 18 years 4,811 31.3 Households with individuals 65 years and over 3,384 22.0       Average household size 2.46 ( X ) Average family size [7] 3.06 ( X )

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