Marital Status in Amherst, Virginia (Town)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Virginia and Amherst
Female Male
Virginia
Amherst
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-26.425339%-29.012984%-26.425339%26%26.425339%13.144352%29.012984%5.775851%39.569691%40%292423-43.592142%-0.118265%-48.103477%-43.710407%44%43.592142%48.103477%3.826775%43.592142%44%483466-11.506080%-3.335549%-10.859008%-3.482955%-14.841629%15%11.506080%10.859008%11.506080%12%164123-5.332086%-9.690538%-2.421905%-6.119672%-15.022624%15%5.332086%2.421905%5.332086%5%16657
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 Virginia and Amherst
Female Male
Virginia
Amherst
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-26.425339%-29.012984%-26.425339%26%26.425339%13.144352%29.012984%5.775851%39.569691%40%292423-38.009050%-45.589836%-38.009050%38%38.009050%2.309004%45.589836%3.364594%40.318054%40%420431-0.000000%-1.357466%-2.124086%-0.663919%-1.357466%1%0.000000%2.124086%0.000000%0%150-3.274088%-2.427270%-2.513641%-5.701357%6%3.274088%2.513641%0.462181%3.274088%3%6335-5.332086%-9.690538%-2.421905%-6.119672%-15.022624%15%5.332086%2.421905%5.332086%5%16657-11.506080%-1.978082%-8.734922%-2.819035%-13.484163%13%11.506080%8.734922%11.506080%12%149123
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 Virginia and Amherst
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.000%0%38.000%38.0%32.692%32.7%60.000%60.0%43.655%43.7%87.395%87.4%84.375%84.4%63.855%63.9%58.889%58.9%34.188%34.2%56.863%56.9%41.284%41.3%53.000%53.0%75.294%75.3%45.000%45.0%85.714%85.7%79.221%79.2%16.923%16.9%45.882%45.9%46.032%46.0%0.000%0%25.000%25.0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%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 Virginia and Amherst
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%40%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.000%0%0.000%0%11.538%11.5%26.667%26.7%14.721%14.7%4.202%4.20%15.625%15.6%12.048%12.0%16.667%16.7%8.547%8.55%18.627%18.6%36.697%36.7%35.000%35.0%24.706%24.7%40.000%40.0%14.286%14.3%5.195%5.19%23.077%23.1%22.353%22.4%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%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 Virginia and Amherst
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 178.772%8.77%14.000%14.0%9.615%9.62%0.000%0%15.736%15.7%0.000%0%0.000%0%19.277%19.3%20.000%20.0%51.282%51.3%13.725%13.7%16.514%16.5%12.000%12.0%0.000%0%15.000%15.0%0.000%0%15.584%15.6%60.000%60.0%31.765%31.8%53.968%54.0%100.000%100%75.000%75.0%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%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 Virginia and Amherst
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1791.228%91.2%48.000%48.0%46.154%46.2%13.333%13.3%25.888%25.9%8.403%8.40%0.000%0%4.819%4.82%4.444%4.44%5.983%5.98%10.784%10.8%5.505%5.50%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%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 places in Virginia.
Scope: population of Virginia and Amherst
Amherst
Virginia
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 - 1719611901349310311778726814000
Count number of married in age cohort in Amherst

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Virginia and Amherst
Amherst
Virginia
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
100%50%0%50%CountWhite1Black2White HispanicOther2Mixed2Asian2-26.491803%-0.983607%-14.032787%-26.879610%-2.021344%-10.588712%-41.508197%42%47.868852%10.622951%54.349359%6.160976%58.491803%58%1,525-43.237705%-9.016393%-44.533707%-4.112980%-11.920476%-52.254098%52%35.245902%-0.000000%12.500000%33.662083%5.770754%47.745902%48%488-62.318841%-39.482514%-3.110551%-7.055691%-62.318841%62%37.681159%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%48.216482%2.134761%37.681159%38%69-27.272727%-40.909091%-41.019609%-3.129282%-7.775608%-68.181818%68%31.818182%-0.000000%0.000000%45.991536%2.083965%31.818182%32%22-68.333333%-8.333333%-49.411043%-2.416518%-8.830633%-76.666667%77%23.333333%-0.000000%0.000000%36.610682%2.731124%23.333333%23%60-100.000000%-28.243950%-1.282239%-4.443744%-100.000000%100%0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%62.233671%3.796395%0.000000%0%10
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Amherst

Married Marital Status by Block Group#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
28%35%41%48%55%62%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
2.7%5.2%7.6%10.1%12.5%14.9%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
4.8%6.0%7.2%8.4%9.6%10.9%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
25%32%38%45%51%58%
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Marital Status by Place in the Lynchburg Area

There are 14 places in the Lynchburg Area. This section compares Amherst to all of the places in the Lynchburg Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amherst.

Married by Place#14

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Amherst, selected other places in the Lynchburg Area, and entities that contain Amherst
0%20%40%60%Count#ConcordMontvaleBig IslandForestPamplin CityTimberlakeZIP 24521AmherstAmherst CoVirginiaLynchburg2United StatesSouthMadison HtsSouth AtlanticTract 010200AmherstBedfordAppomattoxBrooknealRustburgLynchburgAltavista64.761905%64.761905%65%816164.435146%64.435146%64%308262.672811%62.672811%63%136360.736058%60.736058%61%5,380457.692308%57.692308%58%60553.505709%53.505709%54%5,670652.406359%52.406359%52%4,81350.548548%50.548548%51%13,54613.5k50.548548%50.548548%51%13,54613.5k49.968319%49.968319%50%3,376,8643.38M49.578739%49.578739%50%106,746107k48.954672%48.954672%49%2,64648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.717842%47.717842%48%4,140747.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.419717%46.419717%46%3,18343.652254%43.652254%44%949839.985719%39.985719%40%2,240939.335664%39.335664%39%6751036.656596%36.656596%37%3641136.259542%36.259542%36%3801234.725532%34.725532%35%22,88122.9k1333.789330%33.789330%34%98814
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 14 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in Virginia

There are 593 places in Virginia. This section compares Amherst to the 50 most populous places in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amherst. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 23,008.

Married by Place#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Amherst, selected other places in Virginia, and entities that contain Amherst
0%20%40%60%Count#South RidingMcLeanLinton HallBurkeAshburnShort PumpOaktonCentrevilleLeesburgMechanicsvilleChantillyW SpringfieldManassasLake RidgeCave SpringDale CityFairfaxZIP 24521TuckahoeChesapeakeHerndonRestonSuffolkW Falls ChurchAmherstAmherst CoFair OaksTysons CornerVirginia BchVirginiaLynchburgSpringfield2United StatesSouthLincolniaSouth AtlanticAnnandaleSterlingTract 010200SalemMarumscoStauntonAlexandriaArlingtonAmherstBailey's CrossroadsWinchesterNewport NewsHamptonDanvilleRoanokePortsmouthLynchburgNorfolkFredericksburgCharlottesvillePetersburgHarrisonburgRichmondBlacksburg67.515678%67.515678%68%13,99614.0k166.328838%66.328838%66%25,52425.5k264.418629%64.418629%64%18,24418.2k362.388518%62.388518%62%21,12621.1k459.697441%59.697441%60%22,65122.7k559.532477%59.532477%60%12,42812.4k657.822712%57.822712%58%16,98617.0k756.697733%56.697733%57%32,79032.8k856.085805%56.085805%56%21,17821.2k956.019566%56.019566%56%16,83516.8k1055.207514%55.207514%55%10,52210.5k1154.877787%54.877787%55%10,23810.2k1254.609884%54.609884%55%17,33717.3k1354.387398%54.387398%54%18,64418.6k1454.269115%54.269115%54%11,67611.7k1553.185576%53.185576%53%29,66029.7k1652.973028%52.973028%53%10,37010.4k1752.406359%52.406359%52%4,81352.393748%52.393748%52%20,27920.3k1852.305110%52.305110%52%97,53797.5k1951.544402%51.544402%52%9,8792051.367566%51.367566%51%25,42925.4k2151.352057%51.352057%51%35,37935.4k2251.200306%51.200306%51%12,02912.0k2350.548548%50.548548%51%13,54613.5k50.548548%50.548548%51%13,54613.5k50.122985%50.122985%50%13,65313.7k2450.082601%50.082601%50%9,3982550.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k2649.968319%49.968319%50%3,376,8643.38M49.578739%49.578739%50%106,746107k49.572341%49.572341%50%12,34512.3k2748.954672%48.954672%49%2,64648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.888754%47.888754%48%9,4362847.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.092396%47.092396%47%16,58516.6k2946.848731%46.848731%47%10,97911.0k3046.419717%46.419717%46%3,18345.374553%45.374553%45%9,6433145.182825%45.182825%45%13,46913.5k3244.396215%44.396215%44%9,1033343.885344%43.885344%44%55,91355.9k3443.751105%43.751105%44%84,16484.2k3543.652254%43.652254%44%94943.073832%43.073832%43%8,5763641.604688%41.604688%42%9,2303740.270218%40.270218%40%58,59858.6k3839.789860%39.789860%40%44,49744.5k3938.634587%38.634587%39%13,34413.3k4038.438595%38.438595%38%31,05831.1k4136.864263%36.864263%37%28,28328.3k4234.725532%34.725532%35%22,88122.9k4334.591555%34.591555%35%70,12470.1k4432.124715%32.124715%32%7,3364532.050665%32.050665%32%12,65212.7k4629.532717%29.532717%30%7,7994727.839415%27.839415%28%12,49612.5k4826.357565%26.357565%26%48,15048.2k4922.083643%22.083643%22%8,92450
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Amherst to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amherst. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Amherst, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Amherst
0%20%40%Count#PlanoZIP 24521ChesapeakeAmherstAmherst CoGarlandVirginia BchVirginiaLynchburg2IrvingAmarilloUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticLaredoEl PasoOklahoma CityTract 010200Corpus ChristiFort WorthArlingtonArlingtonAmherstHuntsvilleFayettevilleLexington-FayetteJacksonvilleTulsaCharlotteSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonHialeahRaleighLubbockWinston-SalemDurhamLittle RockAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasColumbusGreensboroSt. PetersburgMontgomeryMobileTampaShreveportOrlandoAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…NorfolkMiamiMemphisBaton RougeNew OrleansWashingtonBirminghamAtlantaBaltimoreRichmond57.578439%57.578439%58%129,506130k152.406359%52.406359%52%4,81352.305110%52.305110%52%97,53797.5k250.548548%50.548548%51%13,54613.5k50.548548%50.548548%51%13,54613.5k50.138594%50.138594%50%90,08090.1k350.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k449.968319%49.968319%50%3,376,8643.38M49.578739%49.578739%50%106,746107k48.954672%48.954672%49%2,64648.649288%48.649288%49%86,37086.4k548.473062%48.473062%48%73,77673.8k648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.981030%46.981030%47%84,47884.5k746.558929%46.558929%47%243,560244k846.457813%46.457813%46%224,637225k946.419717%46.419717%46%3,18346.139372%46.139372%46%116,716117k1045.965381%45.965381%46%283,816284k1145.908243%45.908243%46%138,019138k1243.751105%43.751105%44%84,16484.2k1343.652254%43.652254%44%94943.589744%43.589744%44%67,74567.7k1443.486083%43.486083%43%70,33770.3k1542.899227%42.899227%43%109,656110k1642.699143%42.699143%43%294,107294k1742.656314%42.656314%43%134,875135k1842.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k1942.018657%42.018657%42%474,981475k2041.770669%41.770669%42%206,505207k2141.456165%41.456165%41%728,595729k2241.390009%41.390009%41%83,64383.6k2340.742721%40.742721%41%146,301146k2440.547232%40.547232%41%79,43079.4k2540.442215%40.442215%40%76,74876.7k2640.340439%40.340439%40%81,90481.9k2740.263690%40.263690%40%63,94863.9k2839.907888%39.907888%40%295,567296k2939.869326%39.869326%40%209,119209k3039.852215%39.852215%40%397,215397k3139.674300%39.674300%40%62,97763.0k3239.140568%39.140568%39%90,01990.0k3338.727687%38.727687%39%83,65883.7k3437.536285%37.536285%38%60,64760.6k3536.904453%36.904453%37%58,31958.3k3636.516643%36.516643%37%107,723108k3735.120519%35.120519%35%55,26655.3k3834.930146%34.930146%35%75,08275.1k3934.743792%34.743792%35%54,67754.7k4034.591555%34.591555%35%70,12470.1k4134.130003%34.130003%34%124,981125k4231.639052%31.639052%32%163,211163k4330.404410%30.404410%30%57,14657.1k4429.941547%29.941547%30%94,71294.7k4528.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k4627.949199%27.949199%28%48,87748.9k4726.937102%26.937102%27%102,973103k4826.884245%26.884245%27%136,972137k4926.357565%26.357565%26%48,15048.2k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in the United States

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

Married by Place#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Amherst, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Amherst
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#ZIP 24521San JoseColorado SpgsAmherstAmherst CoVirginia BchVirginiaLynchburg2United StatesSouthMesaSouth AtlanticWichitaEl PasoOklahoma CityTract 010200Fort WorthArlingtonOmahaAmherstSan DiegoJacksonvilleTulsaLas VegasCharlotteAlbuquerqueSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonPhoenixPortlandRaleighSeattleSacramentoFresnoAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasKansas CityNew YorkSan FranciscoDenverIndianapolisLos AngelesOaklandLong BeachColumbusTucsonChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBostonWashingtonAtlantaBaltimoreClevelandDetroit52.406359%52.406359%52%4,81350.903201%50.903201%51%412,320412k150.736762%50.736762%51%182,422182k250.548548%50.548548%51%13,54613.5k50.548548%50.548548%51%13,54613.5k50.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k349.968319%49.968319%50%3,376,8643.38M49.578739%49.578739%50%106,746107k48.954672%48.954672%49%2,64648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.775129%47.775129%48%179,151179k447.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.960737%46.960737%47%142,222142k546.558929%46.558929%47%243,560244k646.457813%46.457813%46%224,637225k746.419717%46.419717%46%3,18345.965381%45.965381%46%283,816284k845.908243%45.908243%46%138,019138k944.590793%44.590793%45%155,967156k1043.652254%43.652254%44%94943.516736%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%499,057499k2040.860277%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%114,098114k4131.639052%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
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of Amherst 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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State:
Virginia
County:
Amherst
Metro Area:
Lynchburg Area
District:
2
ZIP Code:
24521
Unified School District:
Amherst County
Congressional District:
VA-6
State Senate District:
VA-22
State House District:
VA-24
Nearby Cities:
Buena Vista, Lynchburg
Nearby Towns:
Appomattox
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Arrington, Big Island, Concord, Forest, Lovingston, Madison Heights, Shipman