Marital Status in Le Sueur, Le Sueur County, Minnesota (City)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Le Sueur County and Le Sueur
Female Male
Le Sueur County
Le Sueur
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-25.085324%-22.026755%-25.085324%25%25.085324%9.579624%22.026755%7.636772%34.664948%35%441538-47.440273%-57.496635%-1.134481%-47.440273%47%47.440273%5.394779%57.496635%52.835052%53%834820-10.438144%-5.545928%-10.506954%-0.039134%-15.984073%16%10.438144%10.506954%10.438144%10%281162-2.061856%-9.428474%-2.332885%-6.463157%-11.490330%11%2.061856%2.332885%2.061856%2%20232

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Le Sueur County and Le Sueur
Female Male
Le Sueur County
Le Sueur
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-25.085324%-22.026755%-25.085324%25%25.085324%9.579624%22.026755%7.636772%34.664948%35%441538-45.847554%-56.509646%-0.966990%-45.847554%46%45.847554%4.281312%56.509646%50.128866%50%806778-0.708763%-0.315128%-0.816510%-0.530384%-1.023891%1%0.708763%0.816510%0.708763%1%1811-1.592719%-0.986990%-0.167491%-1.592719%2%1.592719%1.113467%0.986990%2.706186%3%2842-2.061856%-9.428474%-2.332885%-6.463157%-11.490330%11%2.061856%2.332885%2.061856%2%20232-9.729381%-5.230801%-9.199194%-14.960182%15%9.729381%9.199194%0.491250%9.729381%10%263151

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Le Sueur County and Le Sueur
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1711.364%11.4%29.630%29.6%24.242%24.2%92.000%92.0%59.641%59.6%70.681%70.7%75.887%75.9%69.697%69.7%68.269%68.3%63.000%63.0%70.922%70.9%93.636%93.6%65.385%65.4%61.111%61.1%84.167%84.2%84.892%84.9%58.065%58.1%34.783%34.8%20.149%20.1%58.261%58.3%33.987%34.0%31.000%31.0%38.725%38.7%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Le Sueur County and Le Sueur
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1712.500%12.5%0.000%0%6.818%6.82%0.000%0%20.628%20.6%21.990%22.0%24.113%24.1%23.485%23.5%24.038%24.0%23.000%23.0%29.078%29.1%0.000%0%25.962%26.0%17.778%17.8%15.833%15.8%0.000%0%32.258%32.3%33.913%33.9%23.134%23.1%0.000%0%5.229%5.23%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%7.971%7.97%

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Le Sueur County and Le Sueur
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.000%0%40.741%40.7%6.818%6.82%0.000%0%0.000%0%2.094%2.09%0.000%0%6.818%6.82%7.692%7.69%14.000%14.0%0.000%0%6.364%6.36%0.000%0%21.111%21.1%0.000%0%15.108%15.1%9.677%9.68%31.304%31.3%56.716%56.7%41.739%41.7%60.784%60.8%69.000%69.0%61.275%61.3%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%92.029%92.0%

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Le Sueur County and Le Sueur
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1776.136%76.1%29.630%29.6%62.121%62.1%8.000%8.00%19.731%19.7%5.236%5.24%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%8.654%8.65%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the county subdivisions in Le Sueur County.
Scope: population of Le Sueur County and Le Sueur
Le Sueur
Le Sueur County
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 172610126819913420312321994941147900

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Le Sueur County and Le Sueur
Le Sueur
Le Sueur County
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
100%50%0%50%100%CountAsian2Other2White1White HispanicMixed2-10.377358%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%-0.000000%100.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%89.622642%100.000000%100%61-29.310345%-6.896552%-28.481013%-0.000000%0.000000%-16.455696%-36.206897%36%63.793103%-0.000000%0.000000%55.063291%63.793103%64%116-28.838547%-1.042790%-13.412442%-24.940767%-0.923553%-9.448286%-43.293779%43%48.291981%8.414239%58.788260%5.899134%56.706221%57%2,781-36.990596%-7.836991%-41.230769%-2.923077%0.000000%-8.307692%-44.827586%45%55.172414%-0.000000%0.000000%47.538462%55.172414%55%319-75.757576%-24.242424%-56.172840%-0.000000%0.000000%-6.172840%-100.000000%100%0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%37.654321%0.000000%0%33

Map of Marital Status by Tract in Le Sueur

Married Marital Status by Tract#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
51.2%53.7%56.2%58.7%61.2%63.7%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
8.8%9.7%10.6%11.4%12.3%13.2%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.8%4.4%5.0%5.6%6.2%6.9%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
23.7%24.7%25.7%26.8%27.8%28.8%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Le Sueur

Married Marital Status by Block Group#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
41%47%53%59%65%71%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
5.4%8.3%11.2%14.0%16.8%19.7%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.1%5.2%7.3%9.4%11.5%13.6%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
20.5%24.2%27.9%31.5%35.2%38.9%
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Marital Status by County Subdivision in the Minneapolis Area

There are 415 county subdivisions in the Minneapolis Area. This section compares Le Sueur to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Minneapolis Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Le Sueur. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 18,077.

Married by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Le Sueur, selected other county subdivisions in the Minneapolis Area, and entities that contain Le Sueur
0%20%40%60%Count#ChanhassenPrior LakeMaple GroveLakevilleFarmingtonEden PrairieWoodburyAndoverSavageChamplinLino LakesRamseyRosemountBlainePlymouthShoreviewEdinaLe SueurChaskaCottage GroveApple ValleyElk RiverLeSueur-HendersonMinnetonkaEaganZIP 56058ShakopeeStillwaterForest LakeGolden ValleyMinnesotaWest North CentralMinneapolisNew BrightonInver Grv HtsCoon RapidsBurnsvilleWhite Bear LkLe SueurLe SueurBloomingtonMidwestHastingsMaplewoodBrooklyn ParkUnited StatesNew HopeOakdaleRosevilleFridleyRichfieldS St. PaulCrystalSt. Louis PkWest St. PaulHopkinsBrooklyn CtrSt. PaulColumbia HtsMinneapolis63.892472%63.892472%64%12,38312.4k163.818432%63.818432%64%12,07712.1k263.228384%63.228384%63%33,23633.2k362.759958%62.759958%63%28,48828.5k462.613715%62.613715%63%9,980562.070268%62.070268%62%31,21731.2k661.736505%61.736505%62%31,48531.5k761.377535%61.377535%61%15,25615.3k861.280678%61.280678%61%13,73313.7k960.525894%60.525894%61%11,32511.3k1060.147959%60.147959%60%9,9191159.867063%59.867063%60%11,88911.9k1259.757006%59.757006%60%10,42710.4k1359.472664%59.472664%59%28,24028.2k1459.221291%59.221291%59%36,04836.0k1558.852444%58.852444%59%12,81112.8k1658.207844%58.207844%58%23,46323.5k1758.057936%58.057936%58%12,80712.8k57.551852%57.551852%58%11,01611.0k1857.326600%57.326600%57%15,77815.8k1956.945503%56.945503%57%23,16623.2k2056.851791%56.851791%57%10,38010.4k2155.652317%55.652317%56%3,38755.608448%55.608448%56%24,06424.1k2255.602901%55.602901%56%29,36029.4k2355.243877%55.243877%55%2,63953.527154%53.527154%54%15,76015.8k2453.294599%53.294599%53%8,0722553.232370%53.232370%53%7,9792652.603842%52.603842%53%9,2832752.113691%52.113691%52%2,283,8082.28M51.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M51.415664%51.415664%51%1,432,1541.43M51.297871%51.297871%51%9,2292851.085913%51.085913%51%14,37214.4k2951.026329%51.026329%51%25,67925.7k3050.600531%50.600531%51%24,98325.0k3150.472099%50.472099%50%10,10310.1k3249.969789%49.969789%50%1,65449.969789%49.969789%50%1,65449.868141%49.868141%50%35,55035.6k3349.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.881511%48.881511%49%8,9813448.383873%48.383873%48%15,49315.5k3548.311684%48.311684%48%28,97329.0k3648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.035573%48.035573%48%7,8863747.952962%47.952962%48%11,01011.0k3847.423584%47.423584%47%14,07214.1k3945.872302%45.872302%46%10,20210.2k4045.730407%45.730407%46%13,29213.3k4145.665896%45.665896%46%7,3074245.157646%45.157646%45%8,3934343.331744%43.331744%43%17,26917.3k4442.696839%42.696839%43%6,8494542.328482%42.328482%42%6,1084642.148973%42.148973%42%9,8464738.434697%38.434697%38%89,54989.5k4837.985505%37.985505%38%6,1324934.058799%34.058799%34%114,098114k50

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Minnesota

There are 2,761 county subdivisions in Minnesota. This section compares Le Sueur to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Minnesota and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Le Sueur. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 22,226.

Married by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Le Sueur, selected other county subdivisions in Minnesota, and entities that contain Le Sueur
0%20%40%60%Count#ChanhassenPrior LakeMaple GroveLakevilleFarmingtonEden PrairieWoodburyAndoverSavageChamplinRamseyRosemountBlainePlymouthShoreviewEdinaLe SueurChaskaCottage GroveApple ValleyElk RiverLeSueur-HendersonMinnetonkaEaganZIP 56058OwatonnaShakopeeMinnesotaRochesterWest North CentralMinneapolisNew BrightonInver Grv HtsCoon RapidsBurnsvilleWhite Bear LkLe SueurLe SueurBloomingtonMidwestHastingsMaplewoodBrooklyn ParkUnited StatesOakdaleRosevilleAustinFridleyRichfieldMoorheadFaribaultCrystalSt. Louis PkBrooklyn CtrDuluthSt. PaulSt. CloudWinonaMinneapolisMankato63.892472%63.892472%64%12,38312.4k163.818432%63.818432%64%12,07712.1k263.228384%63.228384%63%33,23633.2k362.759958%62.759958%63%28,48828.5k462.613715%62.613715%63%9,980562.070268%62.070268%62%31,21731.2k661.736505%61.736505%62%31,48531.5k761.377535%61.377535%61%15,25615.3k861.280678%61.280678%61%13,73313.7k960.525894%60.525894%61%11,32511.3k1059.867063%59.867063%60%11,88911.9k1159.757006%59.757006%60%10,42710.4k1259.472664%59.472664%59%28,24028.2k1359.221291%59.221291%59%36,04836.0k1458.852444%58.852444%59%12,81112.8k1558.207844%58.207844%58%23,46323.5k1658.057936%58.057936%58%12,80712.8k57.551852%57.551852%58%11,01611.0k1757.326600%57.326600%57%15,77815.8k1856.945503%56.945503%57%23,16623.2k1956.851791%56.851791%57%10,38010.4k2055.652317%55.652317%56%3,38755.608448%55.608448%56%24,06424.1k2155.602901%55.602901%56%29,36029.4k2255.243877%55.243877%55%2,63954.513940%54.513940%55%11,00811.0k2353.527154%53.527154%54%15,76015.8k2452.113691%52.113691%52%2,283,8082.28M51.682510%51.682510%52%45,72345.7k2551.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M51.415664%51.415664%51%1,432,1541.43M51.297871%51.297871%51%9,2292651.085913%51.085913%51%14,37214.4k2751.026329%51.026329%51%25,67925.7k2850.600531%50.600531%51%24,98325.0k2950.472099%50.472099%50%10,10310.1k3049.969789%49.969789%50%1,65449.969789%49.969789%50%1,65449.868141%49.868141%50%35,55035.6k3149.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.881511%48.881511%49%8,9813248.383873%48.383873%48%15,49315.5k3348.311684%48.311684%48%28,97329.0k3448.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.952962%47.952962%48%11,01011.0k3547.423584%47.423584%47%14,07214.1k3646.260781%46.260781%46%9,1183745.872302%45.872302%46%10,20210.2k3845.730407%45.730407%46%13,29213.3k3945.332190%45.332190%45%15,32515.3k4045.269550%45.269550%45%8,4984145.157646%45.157646%45%8,3934243.331744%43.331744%43%17,26917.3k4342.148973%42.148973%42%9,8464438.552470%38.552470%39%28,17828.2k4538.434697%38.434697%38%89,54989.5k4637.975573%37.975573%38%16,75916.8k4734.851526%34.851526%35%8,5094834.058799%34.058799%34%114,098114k4933.425651%33.425651%33%11,70711.7k50

Marital Status by County Subdivision in the Midwest

There are 19,478 county subdivisions in the Midwest. This section compares Le Sueur to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Le Sueur. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 112,821.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Le Sueur, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain Le Sueur
0%20%40%Count#OlatheLe SueurWheelingMiltonDowners GrvLeSueur-HendersonLisleZIP 56058SchaumburgPalatineOverland ParkMaineYork TownshipSterling HtsBloomingdaleMinnesotaWest North CentralMinneapolisLe SueurLe SueurMidwestUnited StatesWichitaCedar RapidsWorthSioux FallsLincolnAuroraOmahaTopekaLawrenceWarrenRockfordProvisoCapitalBlue TownshipKansas CityFargoNWashingtonSt. PaulMadisonWayneSpringfieldColumbusGrand RapidsChicagoToledoAkronAnn ArborMinneapolisThorntonKaw TownshipMilwaukeeSt. LouisDaytonCincinnatiCtrClevelandDetroit58.380892%58.380892%58%58,51458.5k158.057936%58.057936%58%12,80712.8k57.956243%57.956243%58%72,95373.0k257.271563%57.271563%57%54,54254.5k356.170501%56.170501%56%67,91867.9k455.652317%55.652317%56%3,38755.549745%55.549745%56%54,17154.2k555.243877%55.243877%55%2,63954.826990%54.826990%55%59,00759.0k654.654332%54.654332%55%50,33550.3k754.645675%54.645675%55%81,04581.0k853.714534%53.714534%54%60,61960.6k953.415502%53.415502%53%54,82354.8k1052.718032%52.718032%53%58,09058.1k1152.421321%52.421321%52%48,17148.2k1252.113691%52.113691%52%2,283,8082.28M51.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M51.415664%51.415664%51%1,432,1541.43M49.969789%49.969789%50%1,65449.969789%49.969789%50%1,65449.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M46.960737%46.960737%47%142,222142k1346.926723%46.926723%47%49,10649.1k1446.598037%46.598037%47%57,57757.6k1546.121341%46.121341%46%52,49952.5k1645.744744%45.744744%46%100,713101k1744.628467%44.628467%45%50,12050.1k1844.590793%44.590793%45%155,967156k1943.918641%43.918641%44%44,89144.9k2043.888029%43.888029%44%41,97142.0k2143.342243%43.342243%43%47,67347.7k2242.182191%42.182191%42%58,84558.8k2341.858338%41.858338%42%51,24851.2k2441.656465%41.656465%42%39,47239.5k2541.615253%41.615253%42%52,20852.2k2641.257350%41.257350%41%46,87046.9k2740.918685%40.918685%41%39,35639.4k2840.434316%40.434316%40%50,44150.4k2939.298759%39.298759%39%44,32944.3k3038.434697%38.434697%38%89,54989.5k3138.016793%38.016793%38%79,77979.8k3237.374581%37.374581%37%40,26740.3k3336.861011%36.861011%37%51,51451.5k3436.213799%36.213799%36%238,985239k3536.138338%36.138338%36%55,67455.7k3634.991275%34.991275%35%774,654775k3734.263033%34.263033%34%77,25877.3k3834.246812%34.246812%34%55,61155.6k3934.182653%34.182653%34%35,72635.7k4034.058799%34.058799%34%114,098114k4133.122335%33.122335%33%45,05345.1k4232.858158%32.858158%33%47,62147.6k4330.116551%30.116551%30%140,104140k4428.610312%28.610312%29%74,84274.8k4528.095242%28.095242%28%32,24832.2k4627.737366%27.737366%28%66,88266.9k4727.497098%27.497098%27%32,92232.9k4825.309060%25.309060%25%79,70079.7k4922.633004%22.633004%23%122,402122k50

Marital Status by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares Le Sueur to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Le Sueur. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Married by County Subdivision#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Le Sueur, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Le Sueur
0%20%40%Count#PlanoLe SueurSeattle EastNW HarrisLeSueur-HendersonNE TarrantZIP 56058San JoseMinnesotaWest North CentralMinneapolisSalt Lk CityHempsteadOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…Le SueurLe SueurMidwestUnited StatesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Gdn GrvAnaheim-Santa An…TulsaOntarioE San Gabriel VlySan DiegoFort WorthNE DallasQueensSan Fernando VlyHoustonEl PasoSW DallasTucsonPhoenixSacramentoLas VegasSeattleAlbuquerque1, CharlotteFresnoSan BernardinoBrooklynLong Bch-LakewoodSan FranciscoDenverTampaAustinSan Antonio CntrlOrlandoColumbusMiamiLos AngelesChicagoManhattanBronxAtlantaMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBostonWashingtonBaltimoreDetroit58.202134%58.202134%58%251,641252k158.057936%58.057936%58%12,80712.8k57.638027%57.638027%58%274,040274k256.514896%56.514896%57%320,995321k355.652317%55.652317%56%3,38755.470608%55.470608%55%245,818246k455.243877%55.243877%55%2,63953.145912%53.145912%53%753,465753k552.113691%52.113691%52%2,283,8082.28M51.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M51.415664%51.415664%51%1,432,1541.43M51.138382%51.138382%51%386,329386k650.950813%50.950813%51%320,555321k750.269233%50.269233%50%265,786266k849.969789%49.969789%50%1,65449.969789%49.969789%50%1,65449.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.984846%47.984846%48%650,127650k947.622706%47.622706%48%221,908222k1047.598208%47.598208%48%244,720245k1146.424729%46.424729%46%362,066362k1245.848486%45.848486%46%891,599892k1345.482613%45.482613%45%296,986297k1445.455274%45.455274%45%550,082550k1545.377673%45.377673%45%868,275868k1645.160186%45.160186%45%683,144683k1744.927436%44.927436%45%1,148,7951.15M1844.541106%44.541106%45%191,435191k1944.216416%44.216416%44%323,524324k2044.045122%44.045122%44%316,266316k2143.656525%43.656525%44%1,102,9451.10M2243.293835%43.293835%43%387,327387k2343.059598%43.059598%43%644,442644k2442.998477%42.998477%43%380,073380k2542.927370%42.927370%43%222,587223k2642.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k2742.409166%42.409166%42%223,593224k2842.178253%42.178253%42%269,042269k2940.197400%40.197400%40%840,930841k3039.817865%39.817865%40%184,950185k3139.306154%39.306154%39%295,734296k3239.068367%39.068367%39%212,453212k3338.872581%38.872581%39%212,275212k3438.860704%38.860704%39%271,470271k3537.253059%37.253059%37%203,734204k3636.755584%36.755584%37%174,510175k3736.213799%36.213799%36%238,985239k3835.677552%35.677552%36%287,144287k3935.326059%35.326059%35%750,299750k4034.991275%34.991275%35%774,654775k4133.355074%33.355074%33%477,149477k4231.190048%31.190048%31%352,504353k4330.518762%30.518762%31%147,022147k4430.116551%30.116551%30%140,104140k4529.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k4629.130336%29.130336%29%165,206165k4728.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k4826.884245%26.884245%27%136,972137k4922.633004%22.633004%23%122,402122k50

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of Le Sueur aged 15 and older. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Never Married: a person over the age of 15 that has never been married
  • Married: married and not separated at the time of the survey, including cases where one spouse is absent for reasons other than a separation
  • Separated: including legal and de-facto separations for reasons of marital discord
  • Divorced: and not remarried at the time of the survey
  • Widowed: and not remarried at the time of the survey

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect the marital status at the time of the survey.

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