Marital Status in Wayne County, North Carolina (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Wayne County
Female Male
North Carolina
Wayne County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-27.660531%-28.494124%-27.660531%28%27.660531%8.474290%28.494124%5.461656%36.134820%36%14,15514.2k17,40017.4k-43.100012%-46.647070%-43.100012%43%43.100012%4.388203%46.647070%4.658567%47.488215%47%22,05622.1k22,86722.9k-13.284738%-4.648196%-12.054540%-3.333932%-17.932935%18%13.284738%12.054540%13.284738%13%9,1776,397-3.092227%-8.214296%-2.684043%-6.786291%-11.306523%11%3.092227%2.684043%3.092227%3%5,7861,489
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 Wayne County
Female Male
North Carolina
Wayne County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-27.660531%-28.494124%-27.660531%28%27.660531%8.474290%28.494124%5.461656%36.134820%36%14,15514.2k17,40017.4k-41.091179%-44.444761%-41.091179%41%41.091179%4.181182%44.444761%4.187288%45.272361%45%21,02821.0k21,80021.8k-3.443191%-0.887132%-2.616942%-0.605304%-4.330324%4%3.443191%2.616942%3.443191%3%2,2161,658-2.008833%-2.202309%-2.008833%2%2.008833%0.207021%2.202309%0.471279%2.215854%2%1,0281,067-3.092227%-8.214296%-2.684043%-6.786291%-11.306523%11%3.092227%2.684043%3.092227%3%5,7861,489-9.841547%-3.761064%-9.437598%-2.728628%-13.602611%14%9.841547%9.437598%9.841547%10%6,9614,739
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 Wayne County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 176.620%6.62%50.099%50.1%28.394%28.4%71.034%71.0%52.870%52.9%75.689%75.7%53.090%53.1%66.184%66.2%57.531%57.5%60.460%60.5%57.086%57.1%59.507%59.5%55.779%55.8%60.434%60.4%56.144%56.1%57.036%57.0%52.888%52.9%48.987%49.0%48.749%48.7%46.646%46.6%39.699%39.7%34.517%34.5%18.051%18.1%11.159%11.2%2.741%2.74%0.537%0.54%0.293%0.29%0.000%0%
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 Wayne County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 178.521%8.52%6.312%6.31%12.549%12.5%10.046%10.0%16.268%16.3%11.007%11.0%29.126%29.1%20.295%20.3%21.062%21.1%22.404%22.4%29.401%29.4%25.048%25.0%26.445%26.4%19.472%19.5%27.649%27.6%22.352%22.4%21.425%21.4%19.415%19.4%17.329%17.3%10.187%10.2%14.705%14.7%4.389%4.39%1.921%1.92%1.580%1.58%0.281%0.28%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 North Carolina and Wayne County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 174.718%4.72%0.000%0%4.415%4.41%1.800%1.80%7.500%7.50%4.726%4.73%4.615%4.62%7.484%7.48%14.027%14.0%16.138%16.1%6.863%6.86%12.763%12.8%14.226%14.2%18.800%18.8%11.224%11.2%19.682%19.7%24.972%25.0%31.248%31.2%33.922%33.9%43.167%43.2%45.431%45.4%61.094%61.1%80.028%80.0%87.261%87.3%96.978%97.0%99.463%99.5%99.707%99.7%100.000%100%
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 Wayne County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1780.141%80.1%43.590%43.6%54.642%54.6%17.120%17.1%23.363%23.4%8.578%8.58%13.168%13.2%6.037%6.04%7.380%7.38%0.997%1.00%6.651%6.65%2.682%2.68%3.550%3.55%1.293%1.29%4.983%4.98%0.930%0.93%0.715%0.72%0.350%0.35%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.164%0.16%0.000%0%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 North Carolina.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Wayne County
Wayne 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 - 173482,6366,4624,4595,0304,9144,6154,2223,8813,7013,2551,345487
Count number of married in age cohort in Wayne County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Wayne County
Wayne County
North Carolina
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountWhite1Asian2White HispanicOther2Black2Mixed2-22.873730%-2.636222%-12.491177%-24.816812%-2.415711%-11.174691%-38.001129%38%54.249012%7.749859%54.773852%6.818934%61.998871%62%56,67256.7k-29.660377%-6.113208%-8.150943%-28.959332%-1.147474%-4.254390%-43.924528%44%50.415094%5.660377%62.584497%3.054307%56.075472%56%1,325-36.380256%-3.587751%-5.255941%-39.301521%-3.593285%-6.312098%-45.223949%45%53.656307%1.119744%48.875906%1.917190%54.776051%55%4,376-45.742905%-7.989506%-7.464822%-41.412778%-3.770065%-7.455064%-61.197233%61%35.726210%3.076556%44.362317%2.999776%38.802767%39%4,193-44.598944%-5.613493%-12.012360%-46.279018%-4.496091%-12.185944%-62.224797%62%29.560963%8.214240%30.688931%6.350017%37.775203%38%31,06831.1k-49.202599%-3.721205%-14.057885%-50.143823%-2.824566%-10.404929%-66.981689%67%28.411105%4.607206%33.656812%2.969871%33.018311%33%1,693
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Wayne County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
30%39%47%55%63%71%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
7.8%10.2%12.4%14.7%17.0%19.3%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
4.6%5.8%7.0%8.1%9.3%10.5%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
16%22%27%32%37%43%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Wayne County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
19%29%38%47%56%65%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
5.9%9.6%13.3%16.9%20.6%24.3%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%2.8%5.6%8.4%11.1%14.0%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
17%25%31%38%45%52%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Wayne County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
11%25%39%53%67%82%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
5%12%19%26%33%40%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%3.6%7.2%10.8%14.4%18.1%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
11%22%32%41%51%62%
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Marital Status by Place in Wayne County

There are 10 places that are fully or partially contained within Wayne County (9 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 10 of those to each other, Wayne County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wayne County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Wayne County, selected places in Wayne County, and entities that contain Wayne County
0%20%40%60%Count#Walnut CreekN CarolinaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticGoldsboroWayne CountyWayneMar-MacPikevilleEurekaBrogdenElroyGoldsboroFremontMount OliveSeven Springs62.967581%62.967581%63%505148.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M45.227380%45.227380%45%44,92344.9k45.227380%45.227380%45%44,92344.9k45.227380%45.227380%45%44,92344.9k40.243004%40.243004%40%1,093239.238653%39.238653%39%268337.162162%37.162162%37%55436.825886%36.825886%37%717536.219994%36.219994%36%1,192635.898150%35.898150%36%10,30610.3k731.561086%31.561086%32%279826.743899%26.743899%27%1,08599.836066%9.836066%10%610
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 10 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Wayne County

There are 12 county subdivisions in Wayne County. This section compares all 12 of those to each other, Wayne County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wayne County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Wayne County, selected county subdivisions in Wayne County, and entities that contain Wayne County
0%20%40%60%Count#Great SwampBuck SwampGranthamIndian SpgsStoney CrkFork TownshipN CarolinaSaulstonNew HopeUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticGoldsboroWayne CountyWaynePikevilleNahuntaBrogdenGoldsboro70.491029%70.491029%70%1,493157.333588%57.333588%57%3,006254.405841%54.405841%54%2,161353.021306%53.021306%53%3,036452.359090%52.359090%52%7,413551.099524%51.099524%51%4,508648.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.813386%48.813386%49%2,859748.376792%48.376792%48%6,512848.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M45.227380%45.227380%45%44,92344.9k45.227380%45.227380%45%44,92344.9k45.227380%45.227380%45%44,92344.9k43.269231%43.269231%43%1,170940.471997%40.471997%40%1,1491036.784128%36.784128%37%6,2111130.811766%30.811766%31%5,40512
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 12 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in North Carolina

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

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Wayne County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Wayne County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#UnionLincolnChathamBrunswickHendersonHaywoodSurryCabarrusMooreWilkesOnslowIredellCarteretDavidsonJohnstonRandolphCravenCatawbaPenderWakeStanlyHarnettCaldwellFranklinRutherfordLeeRowanAlamanceN CarolinaRockinghamUnited StatesDuplinBuncombeGastonSouthBurkeClevelandSouth AtlanticForsythCumberlandNashNew HanoverSampsonOrangeMecklenburgLenoirGoldsboroWayne CountyWayneGranvilleGuilfordColumbusWilsonDurhamPittRobeson59.482624%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%27,41027.4k2549.431721%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%82,02282.0k3247.893501%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%44,92344.9k45.227380%45.227380%45%44,92344.9k45.227380%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 Wayne County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wayne County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Wayne County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Wayne County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantN CarolinaAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgGoldsboroWayne CountyWayneSacramentoPimaDallasHillsboroughBexarClarkFresnoTravisBrowardOrangeLos 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%851,934852k1549.287172%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%123,770,934124M47.893501%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%363,609364k2845.227380%45.227380%45%44,92344.9k45.227380%45.227380%45%44,92344.9k45.227380%45.227380%45%44,92344.9k45.220904%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 Wayne 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.

For additional information about the data presented on this site, including our sources, please see the About Page.

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Principal City:
Goldsboro
Cities:
Goldsboro
Towns:
Eureka, Fremont, Mount Olive, Pikeville, Seven Springs
Townships:
Brogden, Buck Swamp, Fork, Goldsboro, Grantham, Great Swamp, Indian Springs, Nahunta, New Hope, Pikeville, Saulston, Stoney Creek
Unincorporated Places:
Brogden, Elroy, Mar-Mac
Villages:
Walnut Creek
ZIP Codes:
27524, 27530, 27531, 27534, 27542, 27569, 27830, 27863, 27883, 28333, 28365, 28551, 28578
Unified School District:
Wayne County
Congressional Districts:
NC-3, NC-7
State Senate Districts:
NC-5, NC-7
State House Districts:
NC-4, NC-10, NC-21
Neighboring Counties:
Duplin, Greene, Johnston, Lenoir, Sampson, Wilson
Nearby Counties:
Cumberland, Edgecombe, Franklin, Harnett, Jones, Nash, Onslow, Pender, Pitt, Wake