Primer 01 traced the American household from 1790 to today. This page asks the same questions of our three towns, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey for 2020–2024.
Deer Park 58.9% [C] CV 3.8% against 46.9% for the U.S. [C] CV 0.2%. Deer Park is about 12 points higher, and the gap is well outside the margin of error. 57.7% of Deer Park adults 15 and older are married [C] CV 2.6%, against 49.5% nationally [C] CV 0.1%. Pasadena, at 49.1% [C] CV 2.0%, is also higher than the U.S. by the margin test. La Porte, at 49.6% [C] CV 3.8%, is not distinguishable from it.
Nationally, 28.7% of households are one person living alone [C] CV 0.1%. All three towns are lower: Deer Park 21.4% [C] CV 12.2% · use with care, La Porte 24.9% [C] CV 9.3%, Pasadena 20.3% [C] CV 5.0%.
Across the country, 29.5% of households include someone under 18 [C] CV 0.2%. All three towns are higher: Deer Park 33.9% [C] CV 4.6%, La Porte 36.6% [C] CV 4.5%, Pasadena 38.7% [C] CV 2.1%. Pasadena is the youngest of the three, with a median age of 33.0 [C] CV 1.5% against 38.9 nationally [C] CV 0.2%.
The U.S. average is 2.5 [C] CV 0.2%. Local households are larger: Deer Park 2.8 [C] CV 2.6%, La Porte 2.8 [C] CV 2.2%, Pasadena 3.0 [C] CV 1.4%.
These are family households headed by a woman with no spouse present, with or without children. La Porte 16.0% [C] CV 10.6% and Pasadena 16.6% [C] CV 5.9% are both above the U.S. share of 12.2% [C] CV 0.1%. Deer Park, at 12.2% [C] CV 13.5% · use with care, matches it.
A local value is marked higher or lower than the U.S. only when the difference is larger than the combined 90% margins of error. Otherwise the chart shows it as not distinguishable.
Each dot is the ACS estimate and each whisker is its 90% margin of error. The dashed line is the U.S. value. Wide whiskers mean a small sample, so read those values with care. Hover or tap a dot for the exact value, margin and stamp.