Marital Status in DeKalb County, Illinois (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Illinois and DeKalb County
Female Male
Illinois
DeKalb County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-40.291184%-32.086717%-40.291184%40%40.291184%5.232358%32.086717%5.852140%45.523542%46%17,49017.5k19,13419.1k-41.590454%-45.981097%-41.590454%42%41.590454%1.772778%45.981097%3.652294%43.363232%43%18,05418.1k18,22618.2k-9.024292%-2.438769%-9.907492%-2.996812%-11.463061%11%9.024292%9.907492%9.024292%9%4,9763,793-2.088934%-4.566368%-2.520260%-6.507622%-6.655302%7%2.088934%2.520260%2.088934%2%2,889878
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Illinois and DeKalb County
Female Male
Illinois
DeKalb County
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-40.291184%-32.086717%-40.291184%40%40.291184%5.232358%32.086717%5.852140%45.523542%46%17,49017.5k19,13419.1k-40.187519%-43.880447%-40.187519%40%40.187519%1.722024%43.880447%3.226883%41.909543%42%17,44517.4k17,61517.6k-0.749447%-0.750242%-1.422145%-0.499616%-1.499689%1%0.749447%1.422145%0.749447%1%651315-1.402935%-2.100650%-1.402935%1%1.402935%0.050754%2.100650%0.425411%1.453689%1%609611-2.088934%-4.566368%-2.520260%-6.507622%-6.655302%7%2.088934%2.520260%2.088934%2%2,889878-8.274845%-1.688527%-8.485347%-2.497196%-9.963372%10%8.274845%8.485347%8.274845%8%4,3253,478
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Illinois and DeKalb County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1718.937%18.9%58.766%58.8%43.053%43.1%72.883%72.9%62.796%62.8%71.217%71.2%68.410%68.4%67.521%67.5%57.820%57.8%68.826%68.8%69.849%69.8%71.648%71.6%65.835%65.8%60.307%60.3%65.481%65.5%74.848%74.8%61.142%61.1%63.665%63.7%54.378%54.4%47.547%47.5%35.907%35.9%21.829%21.8%7.039%7.04%4.149%4.15%0.096%0.10%0.074%0.07%0.414%0.41%0.520%0.52%
F percentage of married females in age cohort
M percentage of married males in age cohort

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Illinois and DeKalb County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 178.312%8.31%1.299%1.30%9.687%9.69%9.181%9.18%15.107%15.1%17.780%17.8%15.693%15.7%16.934%16.9%26.439%26.4%18.185%18.2%19.187%19.2%18.103%18.1%20.226%20.2%20.920%20.9%24.688%24.7%9.447%9.45%15.000%15.0%13.043%13.0%14.179%14.2%6.269%6.27%3.861%3.86%2.169%2.17%0.251%0.25%0.285%0.28%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of divorced females in age cohort
M percentage of divorced males in age cohort
1and Separated

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Illinois and DeKalb County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 172.828%2.83%7.305%7.31%0.342%0.34%2.349%2.35%6.783%6.78%5.647%5.65%5.758%5.76%9.596%9.60%9.546%9.55%11.386%11.4%8.223%8.22%9.068%9.07%13.407%13.4%17.479%17.5%9.644%9.64%15.644%15.6%22.480%22.5%22.438%22.4%30.820%30.8%46.184%46.2%60.232%60.2%75.860%75.9%92.710%92.7%95.566%95.6%99.904%99.9%99.926%99.9%99.586%99.6%99.480%99.5%
F percentage of never married females in age cohort
M percentage of never married males in age cohort

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Illinois and DeKalb County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1769.923%69.9%32.630%32.6%46.918%46.9%15.587%15.6%15.314%15.3%5.357%5.36%10.138%10.1%5.949%5.95%6.195%6.19%1.604%1.60%2.741%2.74%1.181%1.18%0.532%0.53%1.295%1.29%0.187%0.19%0.061%0.06%1.378%1.38%0.854%0.85%0.623%0.62%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.141%0.14%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of widowed females in age cohort
M percentage of widowed males in age cohort

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the counties in Illinois.
Scope: population of Illinois and DeKalb County
DeKalb County
Illinois
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 175831,9044,3273,2423,8544,4613,7494,5623,1933,3152,228839518
Count number of married in age cohort in DeKalb County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Illinois and DeKalb County
DeKalb County
Illinois
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountWhite1White HispanicAsian2Other2Mixed2Black2-38.153231%-0.985955%-10.568382%-28.955554%-1.075958%-10.617425%-49.707568%50%45.264939%5.027493%52.675447%6.675616%50.292432%50%68,56368.6k-46.128501%-2.988939%-4.589315%-42.436718%-2.349951%-6.749468%-53.706755%54%43.633796%2.659449%45.361800%3.102063%46.293245%46%4,249-54.459125%-0.701899%-0.660611%-30.288243%-1.029465%-3.973145%-55.821635%56%41.453344%2.725021%60.724345%3.984803%44.178365%44%2,422-54.158730%-0.539683%-2.730159%-42.484149%-3.186224%-6.483745%-57.428571%57%41.873016%0.698413%45.359089%2.486792%42.571429%43%3,150-77.483444%-1.258278%-3.046358%-54.568702%-1.906972%-8.745261%-81.788079%82%16.490066%1.721854%31.747635%3.031430%18.211921%18%1,510-77.713668%-1.983411%-3.858637%-54.341828%-3.665394%-11.311386%-83.555716%84%14.767400%1.676884%24.481632%6.199760%16.444284%16%5,546
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in DeKalb County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
30%38%46%53%60%68%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
3%9%14%20%25%31%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%2.4%4.9%7.3%9.7%12.2%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
23%30%37%44%51%58%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in DeKalb County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
1%13%25%37%49%61%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0.1%3.5%6.9%10.3%13.7%17.2%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%1.6%3.3%4.9%6.6%8.3%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
23%38%53%68%83%99%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in DeKalb County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
0%14%28%42%55%70%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0%5%11%16%21%27%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%2.5%4.9%7.4%9.8%12.3%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
18%34%51%67%83%100%
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Marital Status by Place in DeKalb County

There are 14 places that are fully or partially contained within DeKalb County (10 fully and 4 partially). This section compares all 14 of those to each other, DeKalb County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with DeKalb County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected places in DeKalb County, and entities that contain DeKalb County
0%20%40%Count#Maple ParkCortlandHinckleySomonaukWatermanKingstonKirklandMaltaMidwestEast North CentralLeeShabbonaUnited StatesIllinoisSandwichChicago AreaSycamoreGenoaDeKalbDeKalb56.412826%56.412826%56%563155.796859%55.796859%56%1,670255.637708%55.637708%56%903354.722922%54.722922%55%869454.194079%54.194079%54%659553.535354%53.535354%54%477652.945860%52.945860%53%665750.566038%50.566038%51%402849.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.275862%48.275862%48%126948.117647%48.117647%48%4091048.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.757862%47.757862%48%4,958,0674.96M47.153404%47.153404%47%2,8741146.935192%46.935192%47%3,593,1563.59M46.848489%46.848489%47%6,6821243.888889%43.888889%44%1,6591342.462547%42.462547%42%36,28036.3k31.071645%31.071645%31%11,30211.3k14
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 14 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in DeKalb County

There are 19 county subdivisions in DeKalb County. This section compares all 19 of those to each other, DeKalb County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with DeKalb County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected county subdivisions in DeKalb County, and entities that contain DeKalb County
0%20%40%60%Count#AftonS GrvMayfieldVictorSquaw GrvPaw PawMaltaFranklinClintonShabbonaSomonaukCortlandKingstonSycamoreSandwichMidwestEast North CentralGenoaUnited StatesPierceIllinoisChicago AreaDeKalbMilanDeKalb67.349261%67.349261%67%592160.756501%60.756501%61%257259.876543%59.876543%60%388358.744395%58.744395%59%131458.439201%58.439201%58%1,288558.237548%58.237548%58%152654.049587%54.049587%54%654753.972758%53.972758%54%951853.284672%53.284672%53%730952.857143%52.857143%53%7031052.581899%52.581899%53%9471151.685654%51.685654%52%4,4461251.209104%51.209104%51%1,4401351.137036%51.137036%51%6,0491449.376399%49.376399%49%3,0881549.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.334775%48.334775%48%2,2351648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.009950%48.009950%48%1931747.757862%47.757862%48%4,958,0674.96M46.935192%46.935192%47%3,593,1563.59M42.462547%42.462547%42%36,28036.3k40.625000%40.625000%41%521830.984022%30.984022%31%11,98412.0k19
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 19 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the Chicago Area

There are 14 counties in the Chicago Area. This section compares DeKalb County to all of the counties in the Chicago Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with DeKalb County.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected other counties in the Chicago Area, and entities that contain DeKalb County
0%20%40%Count#KendallMcHenryNewtonGrundyDuPageLakeJasperWillKanePorterMidwestEast North CentralUnited StatesIllinoisKenoshaChicago AreaLakeDeKalbCook59.204384%59.204384%59%53,90553.9k157.467385%57.467385%57%140,829141k257.008532%57.008532%57%6,548355.831566%55.831566%56%22,11622.1k455.206300%55.206300%55%414,983415k554.933894%54.933894%55%306,179306k654.451888%54.451888%54%14,54914.5k754.177648%54.177648%54%290,675291k853.855256%53.855256%54%220,275220k952.937194%52.937194%53%71,93971.9k1049.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.757862%47.757862%48%4,958,0674.96M47.721078%47.721078%48%64,25564.3k1146.935192%46.935192%47%3,593,1563.59M44.620479%44.620479%45%174,504175k1242.462547%42.462547%42%36,28036.3k1341.889718%41.889718%42%1,776,1191.78M14
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 14 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in Illinois

There are 102 counties in Illinois. This section compares DeKalb County to the 50 most populous counties in Illinois and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with DeKalb County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 29,301.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected other counties in Illinois, and entities that contain DeKalb County
0%20%40%60%Count#MonroeKendallWoodfordHenryMcHenryTazewellGrundyBureauDuPageOgleBooneLakeWillMacoupinKaneEffinghamWhitesideAdamsWilliamsonMarionClintonStephensonLeeLaSalleMontgomeryChristianLivingstonJeffersonMadisonMidwestFranklinFultonEast North CentralMorganUnited StatesRock IslandMcLeanWinnebagoIllinoisLoganSangamonMaconKankakeeChicago AreaRandolphSt. ClairPeoriaVermilionKnoxColesDeKalbCookMcDonoughChampaignJackson62.923605%62.923605%63%17,23117.2k159.204384%59.204384%59%53,90553.9k259.080822%59.080822%59%18,37018.4k358.280891%58.280891%58%23,61623.6k457.467385%57.467385%57%140,829141k556.748657%56.748657%57%62,10862.1k655.831566%55.831566%56%22,11622.1k755.733564%55.733564%56%15,44615.4k855.206300%55.206300%55%414,983415k955.083061%55.083061%55%23,27723.3k1055.055114%55.055114%55%23,22523.2k1154.933894%54.933894%55%306,179306k1254.177648%54.177648%54%290,675291k1354.074055%54.074055%54%20,67920.7k1453.855256%53.855256%54%220,275220k1553.283431%53.283431%53%14,73514.7k1653.027113%53.027113%53%24,68224.7k1752.897041%52.897041%53%28,69428.7k1852.350140%52.350140%52%28,80228.8k1952.280386%52.280386%52%16,28916.3k2052.073378%52.073378%52%16,23716.2k2151.705636%51.705636%52%19,65919.7k2251.097308%51.097308%51%14,80814.8k2350.529331%50.529331%51%46,39346.4k2450.474127%50.474127%50%12,34912.3k2550.103616%50.103616%50%14,02314.0k2649.887442%49.887442%50%15,29115.3k2749.625325%49.625325%50%15,62915.6k2849.592457%49.592457%50%107,875108k2949.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.877359%48.877359%49%15,82615.8k3048.781947%48.781947%49%14,67814.7k3148.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.070175%48.070175%48%13,97414.0k3248.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.971561%47.971561%48%57,14957.1k3347.951321%47.951321%48%67,77267.8k3447.917080%47.917080%48%111,113111k3547.757862%47.757862%48%4,958,0674.96M47.588284%47.588284%48%12,00712.0k3647.558695%47.558695%48%76,55076.6k3747.269863%47.269863%47%41,70141.7k3847.132253%47.132253%47%42,09942.1k3946.935192%46.935192%47%3,593,1563.59M46.457034%46.457034%46%12,88312.9k4045.782056%45.782056%46%97,31897.3k4145.724578%45.724578%46%68,28668.3k4245.711056%45.711056%46%29,11229.1k4343.200259%43.200259%43%18,68818.7k4442.795139%42.795139%43%19,22719.2k4542.462547%42.462547%42%36,28036.3k4641.889718%41.889718%42%1,776,1191.78M4740.469391%40.469391%40%11,05311.1k4839.721429%39.721429%40%68,98569.0k4938.788890%38.788890%39%19,52419.5k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares DeKalb County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with DeKalb County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain DeKalb County
0%20%40%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingMidwestTarrantEast North CentralAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesIllinoisSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachChicago AreaMaricopaQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgSacramentoPimaDallasHillsboroughBexarClarkFresnoTravisBrowardOrangeLos AngelesDeKalbFranklinCookMiami-DadeCuyahogaKingsWayneFultonMilwaukeeNew YorkBronxPhiladelphia55.728918%55.728918%56%505,225505k153.294394%53.294394%53%809,423809k253.282824%53.282824%53%439,757440k353.245234%53.245234%53%593,014593k452.141990%52.141990%52%528,360528k551.927590%51.927590%52%431,457431k651.731163%51.731163%52%462,130462k751.579426%51.579426%52%407,446407k851.112208%51.112208%51%627,478627k950.910406%50.910406%51%387,194387k1050.294014%50.294014%50%1,277,3881.28M1150.234299%50.234299%50%405,114405k1249.887583%49.887583%50%649,460649k1349.779598%49.779598%50%392,203392k1449.697098%49.697098%50%851,934852k1549.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M49.287172%49.287172%49%742,044742k1648.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.279556%48.279556%48%635,456635k1748.178006%48.178006%48%393,649394k1848.085207%48.085207%48%875,082875k1948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.757862%47.757862%48%4,958,0674.96M47.276963%47.276963%47%1,251,0951.25M2047.227045%47.227045%47%1,613,8101.61M2147.204219%47.204219%47%463,578464k2247.008209%47.008209%47%551,403551k2346.935192%46.935192%47%3,593,1563.59M46.897917%46.897917%47%1,517,5651.52M2445.377673%45.377673%45%868,275868k2545.369877%45.369877%45%470,384470k2645.337491%45.337491%45%739,678740k2745.335632%45.335632%45%363,609364k2845.220904%45.220904%45%533,102533k2945.056972%45.056972%45%370,125370k3044.988475%44.988475%45%873,606874k3144.942383%44.942383%45%479,986480k3244.529699%44.529699%45%646,276646k3344.195458%44.195458%44%732,568733k3443.786151%43.786151%44%319,610320k3543.621650%43.621650%44%402,654403k3643.023143%43.023143%43%659,232659k3742.666240%42.666240%43%434,574435k3842.518919%42.518919%43%3,471,3473.47M3942.462547%42.462547%42%36,28036.3k42.460539%42.460539%42%418,331418k4041.889718%41.889718%42%1,776,1191.78M4140.824687%40.824687%41%901,939902k4240.298035%40.298035%40%417,644418k4340.197400%40.197400%40%840,930841k4438.194735%38.194735%38%540,737541k4537.957569%37.957569%38%305,782306k4637.805425%37.805425%38%286,798287k4733.355074%33.355074%33%477,149477k4831.190048%31.190048%31%352,504353k4929.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of DeKalb County 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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Cities:
DeKalb, Genoa, Sandwich, Sycamore
Towns:
Cortland
Townships:
Afton, Clinton, Cortland, DeKalb, Franklin, Genoa, Kingston, Malta, Mayfield, Milan, Paw Paw, Pierce, Sandwich, Shabbona, Somonauk, South Grove, Squaw Grove, Sycamore, Victor
Villages:
Hinckley, Kingston, Kirkland, Lee, Malta, Maple Park, Shabbona, Somonauk, Waterman
ZIP Codes:
60111, 60112, 60115, 60129, 60135, 60140, 60145, 60146, 60150, 60151, 60152, 60178, 60511, 60518, 60520, 60530, 60531, 60548, 60550, 60552, 60556, 61068
Unified School Districts:
Belvidere 100, Central 301, 300, DeKalb 428, Earlville 9, Genoa-Kingston 424, Hiawatha 426, Hinckley-Big Rock 429, Indian Creek 425, Kaneland 302, Lee Center 271, Leland 1, Sandwich 430, Somonauk 432, Sycamore 427
Elementary School Districts:
Creston 161, Eswood 269, Steward 220
Secondary School District:
Rochelle Township 212
Congressional Districts:
IL-14, IL-16
State Senate Districts:
IL-35, IL-45
State House Districts:
IL-70, IL-90
Neighboring Counties:
Boone, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Winnebago
Nearby Counties:
Bureau, DuPage, Grundy, Putnam, Rock, Stephenson, Walworth, Will