Marital Status in Ames, Iowa (City)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Iowa and Ames
Female Male
Iowa
Ames
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50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-55.222937%-25.791205%-55.222937%55%55.222937%9.341667%25.791205%6.633859%64.564604%65%14,85014.9k19,67819.7k-30.681147%-3.724416%-51.670394%-34.405563%34%30.681147%51.670394%2.082097%30.681147%31%9,2529,351-3.920861%-2.676142%-11.148739%-1.675081%-6.597003%7%3.920861%11.148739%3.920861%4%1,7741,195-0.833388%-2.941109%-2.673705%-7.040875%-3.774497%4%0.833388%2.673705%0.833388%1%1,015254

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Iowa and Ames
Female Male
Iowa
Ames
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50%0%50%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-55.222937%-25.791205%-55.222937%55%55.222937%9.341667%25.791205%6.633859%64.564604%65%14,85014.9k19,67819.7k-29.473719%-3.622856%-50.029052%-33.096575%33%29.473719%50.029052%1.921799%29.473719%29%8,9008,983-0.483433%-1.000064%-0.437086%-0.483433%0%0.483433%0.008725%1.000064%0.492158%0%130150-1.207428%-0.101560%-1.641342%-1.308988%1%1.207428%1.641342%0.160298%1.207428%1%352368-0.833388%-2.941109%-2.673705%-7.040875%-3.774497%4%0.833388%2.673705%0.833388%1%1,015254-3.428703%-2.684867%-10.148675%-1.237995%-6.113570%6%3.428703%10.148675%3.428703%3%1,6441,045

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Iowa and Ames
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1725.245%25.2%58.333%58.3%54.523%54.5%82.877%82.9%64.831%64.8%83.859%83.9%67.147%67.1%76.398%76.4%66.852%66.9%77.966%78.0%60.866%60.9%72.913%72.9%67.042%67.0%60.077%60.1%72.516%72.5%71.996%72.0%74.901%74.9%69.406%69.4%75.781%75.8%62.799%62.8%53.511%53.5%31.450%31.5%4.490%4.49%2.990%2.99%0.301%0.30%0.000%0%3.813%3.81%0.000%0%

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Iowa and Ames
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 173.676%3.68%18.966%19.0%10.444%10.4%5.936%5.94%17.978%18.0%7.924%7.92%23.582%23.6%13.649%13.6%20.706%20.7%10.369%10.4%20.693%20.7%14.657%14.7%21.540%21.5%16.972%17.0%20.613%20.6%9.399%9.40%8.817%8.82%9.328%9.33%1.758%1.76%3.278%3.28%1.227%1.23%2.417%2.42%0.000%0%0.098%0.10%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 Iowa and Ames
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 174.167%4.17%5.747%5.75%0.822%0.82%3.995%4.00%7.506%7.51%4.255%4.26%3.690%3.69%7.773%7.77%7.149%7.15%10.070%10.1%15.325%15.3%12.430%12.4%10.467%10.5%21.119%21.1%6.871%6.87%17.636%17.6%16.283%16.3%21.265%21.3%22.461%22.5%33.923%33.9%45.262%45.3%66.133%66.1%95.510%95.5%96.814%96.8%99.699%99.7%100.000%100%96.187%96.2%100.000%100%

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Iowa and Ames
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1766.912%66.9%16.954%17.0%34.211%34.2%7.192%7.19%9.685%9.69%3.962%3.96%5.581%5.58%2.180%2.18%5.292%5.29%1.595%1.60%3.117%3.12%0.000%0%0.952%0.95%1.832%1.83%0.000%0%0.969%0.97%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.098%0.10%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 places in Iowa.
Scope: population of Iowa and Ames
Ames
Iowa
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 - 173061,3892,2141,5521,5021,4891,3981,4292,0072,3712,2286841222

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Iowa and Ames
Ames
Iowa
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountAsian2White1White HispanicBlack2Other2Mixed2-60.511680%-0.611791%-1.279199%-37.732297%-1.131592%-4.496244%-62.402670%62%37.337783%0.259548%54.162038%2.477829%37.597330%38%5,394-59.017541%-0.523893%-5.135003%-26.983396%-1.086774%-11.023949%-64.676438%65%32.676522%2.647040%54.202926%6.702955%35.323562%35%47,14747.1k-60.381862%-5.091488%-41.208380%-2.955678%-7.865752%-65.473349%65%34.526651%-0.000000%0.000000%46.067758%1.902432%34.526651%35%1,257-61.097561%-7.500000%-53.508713%-2.370186%-11.941366%-68.597561%69%31.402439%-0.000000%0.000000%28.721638%3.458097%31.402439%31%1,640-80.099502%-2.985075%-43.887435%-2.939791%-9.489529%-83.084577%83%16.915423%-0.000000%0.000000%41.193717%2.489529%16.915423%17%402-88.685415%-55.689605%-1.788759%-9.979732%-88.685415%89%10.856769%-0.000000%0.457816%-0.000000%30.434643%2.107261%11.314585%11%1,529

Map of Marital Status by Neighborhood in Ames

Married Marital Status by Neighborhood#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
10%23%35%47%59%72%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Neighborhood#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
1%6%11%17%22%27%

Widowed Marital Status by Neighborhood#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%1.5%3.0%4.5%5.9%7.5%

Never Married Marital Status by Neighborhood#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
13%29%44%58%73%89%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Ames

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
0%14%28%42%56%71%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%2.9%5.8%8.8%11.7%14.7%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%1.1%2.1%3.2%4.3%5.4%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
18%35%51%67%84%100%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Ames

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
0%16%33%49%65%82%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0%5%11%16%22%27%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%1.9%3.9%5.8%7.7%9.7%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
13%31%48%66%83%100%
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Marital Status by Neighborhood in Ames

There are 18 neighborhoods in Ames. This section compares all 18 of those to each other, Ames, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ames.

Married by Neighborhood#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Ames, selected neighborhoods in Ames, and entities that contain Ames
0%20%40%60%Count#Somerset VlgNorthridgeAllenviewBloomington HtsStone BrookeTop-O-HollowMeeker NorthIowaBrooksideWest North CentralMidwestKate MitchellUnited StatesN Old TownAmes AreaStoryEdwardsAmesHist Old TownOak-RiversideWestsideSunrise AddnCollege Crk/Old AmesCollege Crk/Old A…Oak-Wood-ForestS Campus Area71.726535%71.726535%72%984171.726535%71.726535%72%687688269.891501%69.891501%70%186366.954644%66.954644%67%586466.954644%66.954644%67%4849558.640889%58.640889%59%146657.830662%57.830662%58%275276752.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M52.314050%52.314050%52%163164851.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M49.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.576998%48.576998%49%717718948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M43.347051%43.347051%43%1471041.266247%41.266247%41%33,52833.5k41.266247%41.266247%41%33,52833.5k40.855626%40.855626%41%1591132.426920%32.426920%32%18,60318.6k30.003721%30.003721%30%1441451224.020619%24.020619%24%1781791323.550725%23.550725%24%1371422.199593%22.199593%22%481519.274678%19.274678%19%811613.212753%13.212753%13%331710.543290%10.543290%11%57257318

Marital Status by Place in the Ames Area

There are 15 places in the Ames Area. This section compares Ames to all of the places in the Ames Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ames.

Married by Place#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Ames, selected other places in the Ames Area, and entities that contain Ames
0%20%40%60%Count#MaxwellRolandGilbertKelleySlaterHuxleyCambridgeZearingColoMcCallsburgStory CitySheldahlNevadaIowaCollinsWest North CentralMidwestUnited StatesAmes AreaStoryAmes68.322981%68.322981%68%440166.341991%66.341991%66%613265.786452%65.786452%66%573364.864865%64.864865%65%168463.893654%63.893654%64%745561.121932%61.121932%61%1,569659.342561%59.342561%59%343758.663883%58.663883%59%281856.086957%56.086957%56%387955.458515%55.458515%55%1271054.702360%54.702360%55%1,5531153.917051%53.917051%54%1171252.786639%52.786639%53%2,8131352.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M52.564103%52.564103%53%1641451.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M49.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M41.266247%41.266247%41%33,52833.5k41.266247%41.266247%41%33,52833.5k32.426920%32.426920%32%18,60318.6k15

Marital Status by Place in Iowa

There are 1,008 places in Iowa. This section compares Ames to the 50 most populous places in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ames. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 7,876.

Married by Place#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Ames, selected other places in Iowa, and entities that contain Ames
0%20%40%60%Count#GrimesCliveUrbandaleWaukeeNorwalkJohnstonBettendorfPleasant HillAltoonaMarionAnkenyDenisonSpencerW Des MoinesLe MarsIowaCarrollWest North CentralMarshalltownPellaPerryBooneMidwestCoralvilleMuscatineOttumwaUnited StatesClintonWaverlyNorth LibertyKeokukCrestonCedar RapidsStorm LakeSioux CityFort MadisonBurlingtonNewtonDubuqueMason CityDavenportWaterlooOskaloosaIndianolaCouncil BluffsDes MoinesAmes AreaStoryMt PleasantCedar FallsFairfieldDecorahFort DodgeGrinnellIowa CityAmes63.690156%63.690156%64%4,736162.319279%62.319279%62%8,233261.681309%61.681309%62%20,36120.4k360.970842%60.970842%61%7,486460.575055%60.575055%61%4,677560.288480%60.288480%60%9,279660.037728%60.037728%60%16,55016.6k759.145775%59.145775%59%4,459858.698738%58.698738%59%7,443955.957711%55.957711%56%16,24916.2k1055.903923%55.903923%56%22,71622.7k1154.230214%54.230214%54%3,3781253.092142%53.092142%53%4,6961353.018530%53.018530%53%26,61026.6k1452.941934%52.941934%53%4,1121552.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M51.813602%51.813602%52%4,1141651.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M51.383216%51.383216%51%11,07011.1k1751.164501%51.164501%51%4,1741850.518267%50.518267%51%2,9731950.004804%50.004804%50%5,2052049.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M49.006826%49.006826%49%7,9692148.584652%48.584652%49%9,0282248.510125%48.510125%49%9,6542348.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.409762%47.409762%47%10,14010.1k2447.384138%47.384138%47%3,9672547.279937%47.279937%47%5,9622647.172725%47.172725%47%3,9712747.138578%47.138578%47%2,9902846.926723%46.926723%47%49,10649.1k2945.984959%45.984959%46%3,7913045.671425%45.671425%46%29,50129.5k3145.386254%45.386254%45%4,0483245.226327%45.226327%45%9,2423345.131938%45.131938%45%5,4563445.115251%45.115251%45%21,84321.8k3544.798570%44.798570%45%10,27510.3k3644.356789%44.356789%44%36,32236.3k3744.243204%44.243204%44%24,08624.1k3844.079229%44.079229%44%4,1173943.815410%43.815410%44%5,3174043.579014%43.579014%44%21,87121.9k4141.807960%41.807960%42%69,97970.0k4241.266247%41.266247%41%33,52833.5k41.266247%41.266247%41%33,52833.5k40.460293%40.460293%40%2,8484340.419789%40.419789%40%14,07714.1k4439.877156%39.877156%40%3,3764538.940724%38.940724%39%2,8384638.399844%38.399844%38%7,8524734.828701%34.828701%35%2,6944833.941373%33.941373%34%21,30521.3k4932.426920%32.426920%32%18,60318.6k50

Marital Status by Place in the Midwest

There are 9,721 places in the Midwest. This section compares Ames to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ames. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

Married by Place#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Ames, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Ames
0%20%40%60%Count#NapervilleOlatheOverland ParkSterling HtsIowaRochesterWest North CentralDearbornAuroraElginMidwestSioux FallsUnited StatesJolietWichitaCedar RapidsLincolnIndependenceFort WayneOmahaDavenportTopekaWarrenGreen BayKenoshaDes MoinesSpringfieldAmes AreaStoryKansas CityFargoRockfordPeoriaEvansvilleKansas CityIndianapolisSt. PaulMadisonColumbiaSpringfieldSouth BendColumbusGrand RapidsChicagoToledoAkronAnn ArborMinneapolisLansingAmesMilwaukeeSt. LouisDaytonCincinnatiFlintClevelandDetroit61.513224%61.513224%62%70,49670.5k158.380892%58.380892%58%58,51458.5k254.645675%54.645675%55%81,04581.0k352.718032%52.718032%53%58,09058.1k452.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M51.682510%51.682510%52%45,72345.7k551.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M51.453715%51.453715%51%36,95237.0k650.044698%50.044698%50%75,01575.0k749.709732%49.709732%50%42,72842.7k849.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.258003%48.258003%48%63,82763.8k948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.017098%47.017098%47%52,96153.0k1046.960737%46.960737%47%142,222142k1146.926723%46.926723%47%49,10649.1k1245.744744%45.744744%46%100,713101k1345.106661%45.106661%45%42,77642.8k1444.887773%44.887773%45%91,73491.7k1544.590793%44.590793%45%155,967156k1644.356789%44.356789%44%36,32236.3k1743.918641%43.918641%44%44,89144.9k1843.342243%43.342243%43%47,67347.7k1942.753606%42.753606%43%35,45335.5k2042.350792%42.350792%42%33,14533.1k2141.807960%41.807960%42%69,97970.0k2241.611134%41.611134%42%39,52639.5k2341.266247%41.266247%41%33,52833.5k41.266247%41.266247%41%33,52833.5k41.257350%41.257350%41%46,87046.9k2440.918685%40.918685%41%39,35639.4k2540.199285%40.199285%40%47,32347.3k2640.061360%40.061360%40%36,56236.6k2739.912742%39.912742%40%39,06339.1k2839.694400%39.694400%40%150,023150k2938.533886%38.533886%39%257,789258k3038.434697%38.434697%38%89,54989.5k3138.016793%38.016793%38%79,77979.8k3237.720988%37.720988%38%37,21137.2k3336.861011%36.861011%37%51,51451.5k3436.650599%36.650599%37%28,28428.3k3536.461222%36.461222%36%245,648246k3636.138338%36.138338%36%55,67455.7k3734.991275%34.991275%35%774,654775k3834.263033%34.263033%34%77,25877.3k3934.246812%34.246812%34%55,61155.6k4034.182653%34.182653%34%35,72635.7k4134.058799%34.058799%34%114,098114k4233.703380%33.703380%34%30,81530.8k4332.426920%32.426920%32%18,60318.6k30.116551%30.116551%30%140,104140k4428.610312%28.610312%29%74,84274.8k4528.095242%28.095242%28%32,24832.2k4627.737366%27.737366%28%66,88266.9k4725.754990%25.754990%26%19,92219.9k4825.309060%25.309060%25%79,70079.7k4922.633004%22.633004%23%122,402122k50

Marital Status by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Ames to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ames. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Ames, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Ames
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#IowaWest North CentralSan JoseColorado SpgsVirginia BchMidwestUnited StatesMesaWichitaEl PasoOklahoma CityFort WorthArlingtonOmahaSan DiegoJacksonvilleTulsaLas VegasCharlotteAlbuquerqueSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonPhoenixAmes AreaStoryPortlandRaleighSeattleSacramentoFresnoAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasKansas CityNew YorkSan FranciscoDenverIndianapolisLos AngelesOaklandLong BeachColumbusTucsonChicagoMiamiMinneapolisAmesMemphisMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBostonWashingtonAtlantaBaltimoreClevelandDetroit52.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M51.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M50.903201%50.903201%51%412,320412k150.736762%50.736762%51%182,422182k250.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k349.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.775129%47.775129%48%179,151179k446.960737%46.960737%47%142,222142k546.558929%46.558929%47%243,560244k646.457813%46.457813%46%224,637225k745.965381%45.965381%46%283,816284k845.908243%45.908243%46%138,019138k944.590793%44.590793%45%155,967156k1043.516736%43.516736%44%494,945495k1142.699143%42.699143%43%294,107294k1242.656314%42.656314%43%134,875135k1342.608360%42.608360%43%208,922209k1442.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k1542.199784%42.199784%42%189,112189k1642.018657%42.018657%42%474,981475k1741.770669%41.770669%42%206,505207k1841.456165%41.456165%41%728,595729k1941.434087%41.434087%41%499,057499k2041.266247%41.266247%41%33,52833.5k41.266247%41.266247%41%33,52833.5k40.860277%40.860277%41%213,754214k2140.742721%40.742721%41%146,301146k2240.588351%40.588351%41%235,410235k2340.158552%40.158552%40%155,820156k2439.918085%39.918085%40%154,477154k2539.907888%39.907888%40%295,567296k2639.869326%39.869326%40%209,119209k2739.852215%39.852215%40%397,215397k2839.694400%39.694400%40%150,023150k2939.360285%39.360285%39%2,736,5012.74M3039.306154%39.306154%39%295,734296k3139.068367%39.068367%39%212,453212k3238.533886%38.533886%39%257,789258k3338.528315%38.528315%39%1,238,0031.24M3438.272065%38.272065%38%130,316130k3538.043816%38.043816%38%143,386143k3636.461222%36.461222%36%245,648246k3735.666535%35.666535%36%153,920154k3834.991275%34.991275%35%774,654775k3934.130003%34.130003%34%124,981125k4034.058799%34.058799%34%114,098114k4132.426920%32.426920%32%18,60318.6k31.639052%31.639052%32%163,211163k4230.116551%30.116551%30%140,104140k4329.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k4429.130336%29.130336%29%165,206165k4528.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k4626.937102%26.937102%27%102,973103k4726.884245%26.884245%27%136,972137k4825.309060%25.309060%25%79,70079.7k4922.633004%22.633004%23%122,402122k50

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of Ames 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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