Marital Status in the Portland Area, Maine (Metro Area)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Maine and the Portland Area
Female Male
Maine
Portland Area
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0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-26.368718%-25.075463%-26.368718%26%26.368718%5.117171%25.075463%6.023731%31.485889%31%60,09860.1k66,67266.7k-49.214177%-49.069780%-49.214177%49%49.214177%3.768557%49.069780%2.980346%52.982735%53%112,166112k112,192112k-12.986418%-2.806381%-13.910896%-2.500985%-15.792799%16%12.986418%13.910896%12.986418%13%35,99436.0k27,49927.5k-2.544958%-6.079347%-2.939783%-6.503092%-8.624306%9%2.544958%2.939783%2.544958%3%19,65619.7k5,389

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Maine and the Portland Area
Female Male
Maine
Portland Area
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-26.368718%-25.075463%-26.368718%26%26.368718%5.117171%25.075463%6.023731%31.485889%31%60,09860.1k66,67266.7k-47.799170%-47.515188%-47.799170%48%47.799170%3.406486%47.515188%2.830262%51.205656%51%108,941109k108,429108k-0.808493%-0.278759%-0.877217%-0.367012%-1.087252%1%0.808493%0.877217%0.808493%1%2,4781,712-1.415007%-1.554592%-1.415007%1%1.415007%0.362071%1.554592%0.150084%1.777079%2%3,2253,763-2.544958%-6.079347%-2.939783%-6.503092%-8.624306%9%2.544958%2.939783%2.544958%3%19,65619.7k5,389-12.177925%-2.527622%-13.033679%-2.133973%-14.705547%15%12.177925%13.033679%12.177925%12%33,51633.5k25,78725.8k

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Maine and the Portland Area
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1716.915%16.9%57.341%57.3%40.484%40.5%72.437%72.4%57.126%57.1%74.174%74.2%62.386%62.4%71.232%71.2%64.263%64.3%69.468%69.5%63.940%63.9%62.920%62.9%65.789%65.8%63.756%63.8%65.501%65.5%66.681%66.7%61.861%61.9%59.807%59.8%54.976%55.0%50.303%50.3%35.743%35.7%22.437%22.4%8.381%8.38%4.540%4.54%0.331%0.33%0.662%0.66%0.303%0.30%0.879%0.88%

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Maine and the Portland Area
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 179.296%9.30%4.085%4.09%15.969%16.0%10.029%10.0%20.483%20.5%15.352%15.4%23.479%23.5%18.488%18.5%22.886%22.9%20.554%20.6%24.074%24.1%20.502%20.5%19.973%20.0%21.908%21.9%21.311%21.3%15.262%15.3%16.976%17.0%13.635%13.6%9.515%9.52%8.772%8.77%4.698%4.70%4.724%4.72%0.754%0.75%0.357%0.36%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Maine and the Portland Area
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 174.303%4.30%3.937%3.94%4.333%4.33%3.748%3.75%5.278%5.28%4.875%4.87%6.518%6.52%8.493%8.49%8.942%8.94%9.154%9.15%9.573%9.57%15.216%15.2%12.482%12.5%13.716%13.7%12.623%12.6%17.552%17.6%20.645%20.6%26.158%26.2%35.154%35.2%40.882%40.9%59.188%59.2%72.676%72.7%90.865%90.9%95.103%95.1%99.669%99.7%98.938%98.9%99.697%99.7%99.121%99.1%

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Maine and the Portland Area
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1769.486%69.5%34.637%34.6%39.215%39.2%13.786%13.8%17.112%17.1%5.599%5.60%7.617%7.62%1.788%1.79%3.909%3.91%0.824%0.82%2.414%2.41%1.362%1.36%1.756%1.76%0.620%0.62%0.565%0.56%0.506%0.51%0.518%0.52%0.400%0.40%0.355%0.35%0.044%0.04%0.371%0.37%0.163%0.16%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.400%0.40%0.000%0%0.000%0%

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the metro areas in Maine.
Scope: population of Maine and the Portland Area
Portland Area
Maine
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 - 173,68814,26814.3k33,45433.5k24,24624.2k28,40028.4k26,95127.0k24,64324.6k22,69422.7k17,85317.9k16,65516.7k9,3471,98065114

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Maine and the Portland Area
Portland Area
Maine
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian2White1White HispanicBlack2Other2Mixed2-33.569569%-1.374024%-4.743998%-37.150400%-0.825014%-5.989605%-39.687590%40%56.132485%4.179925%52.272915%3.762066%60.312410%60%6,914-27.878794%-0.904050%-13.679122%-27.060275%-1.033159%-14.224167%-42.461965%42%51.675658%5.862377%51.222226%6.460173%57.538035%58%412,256412k-43.108788%-0.658149%-11.265970%-44.166829%-0.845810%-11.364962%-55.032907%55%42.837786%2.129307%41.153024%2.469376%44.967093%45%5,166-43.256604%-4.155724%-11.323961%-50.135870%-3.478261%-9.565217%-58.736289%59%38.869149%2.394562%34.882246%1.938406%41.263711%41%6,473-44.980777%-0.555318%-13.284921%-42.275061%-1.562849%-18.062067%-58.821017%59%37.718924%3.460060%34.739897%3.360125%41.178983%41%2,341-52.747084%-0.798036%-14.671578%-48.071303%-1.595558%-16.767972%-68.216697%68%28.069368%3.713935%29.526593%4.038574%31.783303%32%6,516

Map of Marital Status by County in the Portland Area

Married Marital Status by County#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
49.2%50.4%51.5%52.7%53.9%55.1%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
14.25%14.35%14.45%14.54%14.64%14.74%

Widowed Marital Status by County#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
5.23%5.51%5.79%6.07%6.35%6.64%

Never Married Marital Status by County#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
23.9%25.5%26.9%28.4%29.8%31.4%
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Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in the Portland Area

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
35%45%55%65%74%84%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
9.2%11.8%14.4%16.9%19.5%22.1%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%3.2%6.5%9.7%13.0%16.3%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
4%12%20%29%37%46%
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Marital Status by Place in the Portland Area

There are 43 places in the Portland Area. This section compares all 43 of those to each other, the Portland Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Portland Area.

Married by Place#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Portland Area, selected places in the Portland Area, and entities that contain the Portland Area
0%20%40%60%Count#Cousins IsW KennebunkKennebunkportGrayNaplesLk ArrowheadCape NeddickBerwickBrunswick StationFalmouth ForesideBowdoinhamCumberland CtrLittlejohn IsSteep FallsFreeportKitterySouth EliotScarboroughTopshamNorth WindhamYork HarborKennebunkPortland AreaMaineSacoBridgtonYarmouthUnited StatesBathKittery PointNew EnglandAlfredRichmondFalmouthSanfordNortheastWestbrookBrunswickStandishGorhamS PortlandOld Orch BchCascoNorth BerwickBiddefordPortlandLittle FallsSouth Windham70.810811%70.810811%71%393170.691824%70.691824%71%562269.655172%69.655172%70%606366.666667%66.666667%67%528465.447154%65.447154%65%322563.068466%63.068466%63%1,262662.690355%62.690355%63%1,482760.809313%60.809313%61%1,097858.937198%58.937198%59%244958.259587%58.259587%58%7901058.203125%58.203125%58%2981157.253599%57.253599%57%1,0341256.842105%56.842105%57%541356.607143%56.607143%57%6341455.874894%55.874894%56%6611555.813953%55.813953%56%2,2561655.783643%55.783643%56%1,7121755.055636%55.055636%55%2,2761853.099927%53.099927%53%2,9121952.850242%52.850242%53%2,1882052.467430%52.467430%52%1,3292151.603618%51.603618%52%2,5102251.029190%51.029190%51%224,358224k50.515780%50.515780%51%564,970565k49.684671%49.684671%50%7,9572349.545237%49.545237%50%1,0352449.446417%49.446417%49%2,3672548.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.822845%47.822845%48%3,2072647.648262%47.648262%48%4662747.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M47.409733%47.409733%47%3022847.202296%47.202296%47%6582946.976484%46.976484%47%8393046.936835%46.936835%47%7,8993146.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M45.742706%45.742706%46%6,8983243.539119%43.539119%44%5,9103342.792793%42.792793%43%1903442.498656%42.498656%42%2,3713542.101620%42.101620%42%9,1233641.495748%41.495748%41%3,3183740.930979%40.930979%41%2553840.636042%40.636042%41%5753938.297991%38.297991%38%6,8814035.642128%35.642128%36%20,39320.4k4130.975143%30.975143%31%1624219.135235%19.135235%19%20843

Marital Status by County in the Portland Area

There are 3 counties in the Portland Area. This section compares all 3 of those to each other, the Portland Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Portland Area.

Married by County#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Portland Area, selected counties in the Portland Area, and entities that contain the Portland Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#SagadahocYorkPortland AreaMaineCumberlandUnited StatesNew EnglandNortheast55.062906%55.062906%55%16,28116.3k152.949188%52.949188%53%89,03389.0k251.029190%51.029190%51%224,358224k50.515780%50.515780%51%564,970565k49.201901%49.201901%49%119,044119k348.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M46.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M

Marital Status by County Subdivision in the Portland Area

There are 68 county subdivisions in the Portland Area. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Portland Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Portland Area. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 2,788.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Portland Area, selected county subdivisions in the Portland Area, and entities that contain the Portland Area
0%20%40%60%Count#KennebunkportHarpswellCape ElizabethNew GloucesterFreeportBowdoinhamCumberlandLimingtonTown of YorkLebanonWaterboroRaymondKennebunkBerwickHollisFalmouthTown of EliotTown of LymanScarboroughN YarmouthTown of WellsS BerwickYarmouthKitteryWoolwichTown of GrayNaplesTopshamBowdoinWindhamStandishTown of CascoRichmondN BerwickBuxtonLimerickAlfredPortland AreaGorhamMaineArundelBridgtonSacoHarrisonUnited StatesBathNew EnglandSanfordBrunswickNortheastWestbrookS PortlandOld Orch BchBiddefordPortland68.163539%68.163539%68%2,034167.949309%67.949309%68%2,949264.883599%64.883599%65%4,961363.220676%63.220676%63%2,862462.615019%62.615019%63%4,219562.581699%62.581699%63%1,532662.368421%62.368421%62%3,792761.912586%61.912586%62%1,884861.788248%61.788248%62%6,793961.333887%61.333887%61%2,9521061.172638%61.172638%61%3,7561160.267627%60.267627%60%2,3421260.227748%60.227748%60%5,7651359.225399%59.225399%59%3,5631459.087291%59.087291%59%2,2271558.453705%58.453705%58%5,6251658.367730%58.367730%58%3,1111758.147843%58.147843%58%2,1161857.940339%57.940339%58%9,3621957.209769%57.209769%57%1,7102056.692183%56.692183%57%4,8882156.616273%56.616273%57%3,3332255.875069%55.875069%56%4,0612354.977158%54.977158%55%4,5732454.627451%54.627451%55%1,3932554.237288%54.237288%54%3,3282653.933254%53.933254%54%1,8102753.884712%53.884712%54%4,0852853.653137%53.653137%54%1,4542953.385935%53.385935%53%7,7813053.338829%53.338829%53%4,5293153.275530%53.275530%53%1,6593252.939118%52.939118%53%1,5133352.866912%52.866912%53%2,0103452.771683%52.771683%53%3,6083551.685393%51.685393%52%1,1963651.297947%51.297947%51%1,3243751.029190%51.029190%51%224,358224k50.991197%50.991197%51%7,1253850.515780%50.515780%51%564,970565k50.099460%50.099460%50%1,7633950.035006%50.035006%50%2,1444049.684671%49.684671%50%7,9574149.002037%49.002037%49%1,2034248.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.822845%47.822845%48%3,2074347.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M46.936835%46.936835%47%7,8994446.909399%46.909399%47%8,3104546.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M45.742706%45.742706%46%6,8984642.101620%42.101620%42%9,1234741.495748%41.495748%41%3,3184838.297991%38.297991%38%6,8814935.642128%35.642128%36%20,39320.4k50

Marital Status by Metro Area in Maine

There are 4 metro areas in Maine. This section compares the Portland Area to all of the metro areas in Maine and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Portland Area.

Married by Metro Area#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Portland Area, selected other metro areas in Maine, and entities that contain the Portland Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Portland AreaMaineLewiston AreaAugusta AreaUnited StatesBangor AreaNew EnglandNortheast51.029190%51.029190%51%224,358224k150.515780%50.515780%51%564,970565k48.967908%48.967908%49%42,93842.9k248.690800%48.690800%49%49,29749.3k348.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.681071%47.681071%48%61,75761.8k447.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M46.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M

Marital Status by Metro Area in the Northeast

There are 93 metro areas in the Northeast. This section compares the Portland Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Portland Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 116,313.

Married by Metro Area#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Portland Area, selected other metro areas in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Portland Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#ChambersburgLancasterTorringtonBarnstable TownWatertownYork AreaLebanon AreaManchesterConcord AreaPortland AreaBridgeportMaineHarrisburgClaremontAllentownAltoona AreaWilliamsportReading AreaPottsvilleEast StroudsburgPittsburghAugusta AreaJohnstownGlens FallsNorwich AreaUnited StatesWorcesterBangor AreaYoungstownNew EnglandBurlingtonHartford AreaBoston AreaTrenton AreaNortheastKingston AreaJamestownErie AreaBinghamtonAlbany AreaRochesterNew York AreaScranton AreaAtlantic CityProvidencePhiladelphiaSyracuse AreaPittsfieldUtica AreaBuffalo AreaNew HavenSpringfieldState CollegeVineland Area55.077643%55.077643%55%68,27768.3k154.961769%54.961769%55%234,335234k253.724859%53.724859%54%84,08884.1k353.260631%53.260631%53%99,68199.7k453.081370%53.081370%53%49,31149.3k552.576183%52.576183%53%188,769189k652.116648%52.116648%52%57,65357.7k751.453964%51.453964%51%171,547172k851.063521%51.063521%51%63,25863.3k951.029190%51.029190%51%224,358224k1050.910406%50.910406%51%387,194387k1150.515780%50.515780%51%564,970565k50.303362%50.303362%50%232,230232k1250.267215%50.267215%50%92,83592.8k1350.199370%50.199370%50%343,315343k1449.676622%49.676622%50%51,84651.8k1549.311032%49.311032%49%47,52447.5k1649.043668%49.043668%49%164,952165k1748.880658%48.880658%49%59,65259.7k1848.869385%48.869385%49%68,09968.1k1948.866203%48.866203%49%968,254968k2048.690800%48.690800%49%49,29749.3k2148.656436%48.656436%49%56,40456.4k2248.302456%48.302456%48%51,85851.9k2348.153009%48.153009%48%109,342109k2448.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.868734%47.868734%48%366,158366k2547.681071%47.681071%48%61,75761.8k2647.670249%47.670249%48%219,327219k2747.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M47.426114%47.426114%47%86,01286.0k2847.207221%47.207221%47%474,831475k2947.118464%47.118464%47%1,851,0711.85M3046.970825%46.970825%47%143,176143k3146.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.817950%46.817950%47%71,75671.8k3246.673133%46.673133%47%51,00351.0k3346.073726%46.073726%46%105,413105k3446.032207%46.032207%46%95,04595.0k3545.874958%45.874958%46%336,463336k3645.787450%45.787450%46%409,267409k3745.722984%45.722984%46%7,484,5167.48M3845.595160%45.595160%46%213,803214k3945.208534%45.208534%45%101,372101k4045.186148%45.186148%45%605,329605k4145.132078%45.132078%45%2,226,8422.23M4245.092654%45.092654%45%245,139245k4345.060591%45.060591%45%49,64149.6k4445.052594%45.052594%45%110,118110k4544.672243%44.672243%45%421,668422k4644.477981%44.477981%44%317,265317k4741.090411%41.090411%41%215,112215k4840.697490%40.697490%41%56,59856.6k4939.082589%39.082589%39%48,72748.7k50

Marital Status by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Portland Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Portland Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

Married by Metro Area#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Portland Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Portland Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San Jose AreaSalt Lake CityRaleigh AreaMinneapolisPortland AreaMaineDallas AreaKansas CitySeattle AreaDenver AreaHouston AreaNashvilleCharlottePortland AreaCincinnatiPittsburghOklahoma CityWashingtonBirminghamSt. LouisIndianapolisSan FranciscoUnited StatesSacramentoNew EnglandColumbus AreaJacksonvilleAtlanta AreaAustin AreaSan DiegoHartford AreaLouisvillePhoenix AreaBoston AreaChicago AreaSan AntonioNortheastRiversideVirginia BeachMilwaukeeDetroit AreaTampa AreaRichmond AreaBaltimoreNew York AreaOrlando AreaClevelandProvidencePhiladelphiaBuffalo AreaLos AngelesLas VegasMiami AreaMemphis AreaNew Orleans53.237658%53.237658%53%832,621833k152.277296%52.277296%52%457,453457k251.698342%51.698342%52%508,219508k351.415664%51.415664%51%1,432,1541.43M451.029190%51.029190%51%224,358224k50.515780%50.515780%51%564,970565k50.475713%50.475713%50%2,724,4682.72M550.401929%50.401929%50%826,323826k650.194131%50.194131%50%1,502,2221.50M749.942501%49.942501%50%1,100,0521.10M849.925020%49.925020%50%2,501,5742.50M949.743168%49.743168%50%715,259715k1049.651507%49.651507%50%939,978940k1149.650785%49.650785%50%949,041949k1249.235990%49.235990%49%845,379845k1348.866203%48.866203%49%968,254968k1448.816995%48.816995%49%515,444515k1548.547447%48.547447%49%2,349,1262.35M1648.447362%48.447362%48%445,832446k1748.395550%48.395550%48%1,101,2181.10M1848.313743%48.313743%48%750,826751k1948.148944%48.148944%48%1,827,3411.83M2048.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.644214%47.644214%48%859,666860k2147.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M47.460346%47.460346%47%756,021756k2247.375071%47.375071%47%546,696547k2347.365465%47.365465%47%2,097,6812.10M2447.350232%47.350232%47%731,768732k2547.276963%47.276963%47%1,251,0951.25M2647.207221%47.207221%47%474,831475k2747.198100%47.198100%47%484,817485k2847.160781%47.160781%47%1,675,3741.68M2947.118464%47.118464%47%1,851,0711.85M3046.935192%46.935192%47%3,593,1563.59M3146.832265%46.832265%47%857,111857k3246.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.786330%46.786330%47%1,614,7601.61M3346.760558%46.760558%47%650,827651k3446.501081%46.501081%47%587,231587k3546.299539%46.299539%46%1,616,4721.62M3646.146851%46.146851%46%1,122,4821.12M3745.957733%45.957733%46%471,894472k3845.765902%45.765902%46%1,037,7941.04M3945.722984%45.722984%46%7,484,5167.48M4045.505111%45.505111%46%863,439863k4145.300554%45.300554%45%766,407766k4245.186148%45.186148%45%605,329605k4345.132078%45.132078%45%2,226,8422.23M4444.672243%44.672243%45%421,668422k4544.363776%44.363776%44%4,748,7354.75M4644.195458%44.195458%44%732,568733k4742.985990%42.985990%43%2,112,5742.11M4842.086664%42.086664%42%445,170445k4941.587196%41.587196%42%421,826422k50

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of the Portland Area 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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