Marital Status in Gaston County, North Carolina (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Gaston County
Female Male
North Carolina
Gaston County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-25.968534%-28.494124%-25.968534%26%25.968534%5.995938%28.494124%5.461656%31.964472%32%23,27323.3k26,09126.1k-45.658335%-46.647070%-45.658335%46%45.658335%4.697561%46.647070%4.658567%50.355896%50%40,91940.9k41,10341.1k-14.350995%-2.908545%-12.054540%-3.333932%-17.259540%17%14.350995%12.054540%14.350995%14%15,46815.5k11,71411.7k-3.328637%-7.784954%-2.684043%-6.786291%-11.113591%11%3.328637%2.684043%3.328637%3%9,9602,717
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 North Carolina and Gaston County
Female Male
North Carolina
Gaston County
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-25.968534%-28.494124%-25.968534%26%25.968534%5.995938%28.494124%5.461656%31.964472%32%23,27323.3k26,09126.1k-43.383173%-44.444761%-43.383173%43%43.383173%4.463687%44.444761%4.187288%47.846861%48%38,88038.9k39,05539.1k-2.910873%-1.007895%-2.616942%-0.605304%-3.918768%4%2.910873%2.616942%2.910873%3%3,5122,376-2.275162%-2.202309%-2.275162%2%2.275162%0.233873%2.202309%0.471279%2.509035%3%2,0392,048-3.328637%-7.784954%-2.684043%-6.786291%-11.113591%11%3.328637%2.684043%3.328637%3%9,9602,717-11.440123%-1.900650%-9.437598%-2.728628%-13.340772%13%11.440123%9.437598%11.440123%11%11,95612.0k9,338
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 North Carolina and Gaston County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1712.207%12.2%55.789%55.8%32.599%32.6%67.203%67.2%50.636%50.6%68.797%68.8%58.856%58.9%64.114%64.1%61.119%61.1%65.448%65.4%60.944%60.9%64.262%64.3%56.462%56.5%62.552%62.6%59.006%59.0%63.582%63.6%54.067%54.1%55.149%55.1%54.472%54.5%50.233%50.2%38.279%38.3%30.130%30.1%15.380%15.4%8.809%8.81%3.166%3.17%0.721%0.72%0.169%0.17%1.248%1.25%
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 North Carolina and Gaston County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 179.410%9.41%9.282%9.28%10.404%10.4%8.485%8.48%18.673%18.7%18.096%18.1%22.961%23.0%24.036%24.0%23.269%23.3%21.774%21.8%24.997%25.0%22.245%22.2%28.534%28.5%23.521%23.5%23.950%23.9%17.286%17.3%23.196%23.2%13.926%13.9%14.861%14.9%12.346%12.3%8.380%8.38%3.979%3.98%1.603%1.60%1.141%1.14%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.097%0.10%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 North Carolina and Gaston County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 175.215%5.22%1.914%1.91%1.777%1.78%3.140%3.14%4.343%4.34%4.030%4.03%5.334%5.33%8.972%8.97%6.749%6.75%8.468%8.47%10.468%10.5%12.021%12.0%12.836%12.8%13.168%13.2%14.931%14.9%18.358%18.4%21.716%21.7%30.431%30.4%29.543%29.5%37.039%37.0%53.341%53.3%65.651%65.7%83.017%83.0%90.050%90.1%96.614%96.6%99.279%99.3%99.734%99.7%98.752%98.8%
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 North Carolina and Gaston County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1773.167%73.2%33.014%33.0%55.220%55.2%21.173%21.2%26.348%26.3%9.077%9.08%12.849%12.8%2.878%2.88%8.863%8.86%4.310%4.31%3.591%3.59%1.472%1.47%2.169%2.17%0.759%0.76%2.113%2.11%0.773%0.77%1.020%1.02%0.494%0.49%1.124%1.12%0.382%0.38%0.000%0%0.241%0.24%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.220%0.22%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 North Carolina.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Gaston County
Gaston County
North Carolina
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 179064,35111,10111.1k7,9369,2179,7379,2579,3777,3346,6594,4271,5679162
Count number of married in age cohort in Gaston County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Gaston County
Gaston County
North Carolina
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian2White1White HispanicOther2Mixed2Black2-27.559055%-1.616245%-5.055947%-28.959332%-1.147474%-4.254390%-34.231247%34%59.842520%5.926233%62.584497%3.054307%65.768753%66%2,413-24.233129%-3.164152%-12.763933%-24.816812%-2.415711%-11.174691%-40.161214%40%51.806238%8.032547%54.773852%6.818934%59.838786%60%131,378131k-29.771784%-3.345436%-9.232365%-39.301521%-3.593285%-6.312098%-42.349585%42%55.938797%1.711618%48.875906%1.917190%57.650415%58%3,856-41.186676%-4.649549%-7.425399%-41.412778%-3.770065%-7.455064%-53.261624%53%44.170715%2.567661%44.362317%2.999776%46.738376%47%5,764-46.006067%-1.365015%-10.060667%-50.143823%-2.824566%-10.404929%-57.431749%57%38.725986%3.842265%33.656812%2.969871%42.568251%43%1,978-48.073948%-4.904084%-13.227104%-46.279018%-4.496091%-12.185944%-66.205136%66%27.254796%6.540068%30.688931%6.350017%33.794864%34%25,85625.9k
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Gaston County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
43.3%45.4%47.4%49.5%51.5%53.6%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
13.8%14.5%15.1%15.7%16.4%17.1%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
6.83%7.15%7.47%7.78%8.10%8.42%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
23.1%24.9%26.7%28.5%30.3%32.2%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Gaston County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
25%34%42%51%59%68%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
5.7%10.1%14.4%18.8%23.1%27.6%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
4.1%5.8%7.5%9.2%10.9%12.7%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
17%24%30%36%42%49%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Gaston County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
11%25%38%51%64%78%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
2%10%18%25%33%41%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0%6%12%18%24%30%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
5%18%31%44%57%70%
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Marital Status by Place in Gaston County

There are 15 places that are fully or partially contained within Gaston County (14 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 15 of those to each other, Gaston County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Gaston County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Gaston County, selected places in Gaston County, and entities that contain Gaston County
0%20%40%60%Count#McAdenvilleStanleyCherryvilleCramertonCharlotteHigh ShoalsN CarolinaBelmontUnited StatesGaston CountyGastonSouthSouth AtlanticMount HollyRanloGastoniaDallasLowellKings MtnBessemer CityDellview60.830325%60.830325%61%337155.502555%55.502555%56%1,629250.806959%50.806959%51%2,424350.670163%50.670163%51%1,739449.651507%49.651507%50%939,978940k49.479167%49.479167%49%285548.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.814840%48.814840%49%4,263648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.897457%47.897457%48%82,02282.0k47.897457%47.897457%48%82,02282.0k47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.829311%46.829311%47%5,317746.188496%46.188496%46%1,333843.462263%43.462263%43%25,15925.2k942.209857%42.209857%42%1,5931039.698657%39.698657%40%1,2121138.278830%38.278830%38%3,3361238.230683%38.230683%38%1,707130.000000%0.000000%0%014
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 14 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Gaston County

There are 6 county subdivisions in Gaston County. This section compares all 6 of those to each other, Gaston County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Gaston County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Gaston County, selected county subdivisions in Gaston County, and entities that contain Gaston County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#RiverbendCherryvilleDallasS PtCharlotteN CarolinaUnited StatesGaston CountyGastonSouthSouth AtlanticCrowders MtnGastonia53.523801%53.523801%54%11,55911.6k153.326372%53.326372%53%7,150251.588745%51.588745%52%9,644350.318077%50.318077%50%17,87617.9k449.651507%49.651507%50%939,978940k48.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.897457%47.897457%48%82,02282.0k47.897457%47.897457%48%82,02282.0k47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M45.125868%45.125868%45%6,041543.348778%43.348778%43%29,75229.8k6
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 6 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the Charlotte Area

There are 10 counties in the Charlotte Area. This section compares Gaston County to all of the counties in the Charlotte Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Gaston County.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Gaston County, selected other counties in the Charlotte Area, and entities that contain Gaston County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#UnionLincolnCabarrusIredellYorkCharlotteRowanN CarolinaUnited StatesGaston CountyGastonSouthSouth AtlanticLancasterMecklenburgChester59.482624%59.482624%59%99,38099.4k157.346776%57.346776%57%37,48337.5k255.383858%55.383858%55%83,29483.3k353.698071%53.698071%54%72,38572.4k452.704039%52.704039%53%102,902103k549.651507%49.651507%50%939,978940k49.292413%49.292413%49%55,55655.6k648.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.897457%47.897457%48%82,02282.0k47.897457%47.897457%48%82,02282.0k747.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.093126%47.093126%47%32,06132.1k845.335632%45.335632%45%363,609364k943.066473%43.066473%43%11,28611.3k10
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 10 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in North Carolina

There are 100 counties in North Carolina. This section compares Gaston County to the 50 most populous counties in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Gaston County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 56,358.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Gaston County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Gaston County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#UnionLincolnChathamBrunswickHendersonHaywoodSurryCabarrusMooreWilkesOnslowIredellCarteretDavidsonJohnstonRandolphCravenCatawbaPenderWakeStanlyHarnettCaldwellFranklinRutherfordCharlotteLeeRowanAlamanceN CarolinaRockinghamUnited StatesDuplinBuncombeGaston CountyGastonSouthBurkeClevelandSouth AtlanticForsythCumberlandNashNew HanoverSampsonOrangeMecklenburgLenoirWayneGranvilleGuilfordColumbusWilsonDurhamPittRobeson59.482624%59.482624%59%99,38099.4k157.346776%57.346776%57%37,48337.5k257.276322%57.276322%57%32,73832.7k357.275317%57.275317%57%58,49758.5k456.721287%56.721287%57%52,68552.7k555.507662%55.507662%56%28,07328.1k655.474746%55.474746%55%33,10433.1k755.383858%55.383858%55%83,29483.3k855.288480%55.288480%55%42,34642.3k955.091949%55.091949%55%31,30631.3k1053.985876%53.985876%54%77,90077.9k1153.698071%53.698071%54%72,38572.4k1253.685259%53.685259%54%31,26231.3k1353.076762%53.076762%53%70,83270.8k1452.948923%52.948923%53%75,18875.2k1552.487100%52.487100%52%60,42060.4k1652.463875%52.463875%52%44,25844.3k1752.137199%52.137199%52%65,75765.8k1851.666485%51.666485%52%23,73323.7k1951.579426%51.579426%52%407,446407k2050.937890%50.937890%51%25,30925.3k2150.737330%50.737330%51%49,47649.5k2250.526674%50.526674%51%34,10534.1k2350.061635%50.061635%50%25,58525.6k2449.690004%49.690004%50%27,41027.4k2549.651507%49.651507%50%939,978940k49.431721%49.431721%49%23,22523.2k2649.292413%49.292413%49%55,55655.6k2748.908366%48.908366%49%62,05262.1k2848.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.609451%48.609451%49%37,00237.0k2948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.946868%47.946868%48%22,52422.5k3047.937963%47.937963%48%100,640101k3147.897457%47.897457%48%82,02282.0k47.897457%47.897457%48%82,02282.0k3247.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.828066%47.828066%48%35,72935.7k3347.701338%47.701338%48%37,87237.9k3447.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.608910%46.608910%47%136,380136k3546.269899%46.269899%46%117,861118k3645.833713%45.833713%46%35,20935.2k3745.788650%45.788650%46%83,08983.1k3845.742304%45.742304%46%23,13623.1k3945.363704%45.363704%45%52,79752.8k4045.335632%45.335632%45%363,609364k4145.270769%45.270769%45%21,47621.5k4245.227380%45.227380%45%44,92344.9k4345.130193%45.130193%45%21,76921.8k4444.760524%44.760524%45%185,920186k4543.890103%43.890103%44%20,48020.5k4643.482893%43.482893%43%28,57028.6k4742.500961%42.500961%43%101,732102k4840.058979%40.058979%40%57,18957.2k4938.693239%38.693239%39%40,85040.9k50
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 Gaston County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Gaston County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Gaston County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Gaston County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingCharlotteTarrantN CarolinaAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesGaston CountyGastonSouthSouth AtlanticSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgSacramentoPimaDallasHillsboroughBexarClarkFresnoTravisBrowardOrangeLos AngelesFranklinCookMiami-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%851,934852k1549.651507%49.651507%50%939,978940k49.287172%49.287172%49%742,044742k1648.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.279556%48.279556%48%635,456635k1748.178006%48.178006%48%393,649394k1848.085207%48.085207%48%875,082875k1948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.897457%47.897457%48%82,02282.0k47.897457%47.897457%48%82,02282.0k47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.276963%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%551,403551k2346.897917%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%3,471,3473.47M3942.460539%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 Gaston 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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Principal City:
Gastonia
Cities:
Belmont, Bessemer City, Cherryville, Gastonia, High Shoals, Kings Mountain, Lowell, Mount Holly
Towns:
Cramerton, Dallas, Dellview, McAdenville, Ranlo, Spencer Mountain, Stanley
Townships:
Cherryville, Crowders Mountain, Dallas, Gastonia, Riverbend, South Point
ZIP Codes:
28006, 28012, 28016, 28021, 28032, 28033, 28034, 28052, 28054, 28056, 28077, 28086, 28092, 28098, 28101, 28120, 28164
Unified School District:
Gaston County
Congressional District:
NC-10
State Senate Districts:
NC-43, NC-44
State House Districts:
NC-108, NC-109, NC-110
Neighboring Counties:
Cleveland, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, York
Nearby Counties:
Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cherokee, Chester, Iredell, Rowan, Rutherford, Union