Marital Status in Athens, West Virginia (Town)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Athens
Female Male
West Virginia
Athens
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-59.174312%-23.723092%-59.174312%59%59.174312%10.686315%23.723092%7.463841%69.860627%70%258401-23.519164%-6.297350%-48.699872%-29.816514%30%23.519164%48.699872%2.631982%23.519164%24%130135-6.422018%-14.019058%-1.679713%-6.422018%6%6.422018%0.198191%14.019058%6.620209%7%2838-0.000000%-4.587156%-3.462155%-8.416110%-4.587156%5%0.000000%3.462155%0.000000%0%200
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 West Virginia and Athens
Female Male
West Virginia
Athens
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-59.174312%-23.723092%-59.174312%59%59.174312%10.686315%23.723092%7.463841%69.860627%70%258401-21.602787%-8.213726%-46.779113%-29.816514%30%21.602787%46.779113%2.518769%21.602787%22%130124-0.000000%-1.422329%-0.268727%0.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%1.422329%0.000000%0%00-0.000000%-1.920759%0.000000%0%0.000000%1.916376%1.920759%0.113212%1.916376%2%011-0.000000%-4.587156%-3.462155%-8.416110%-4.587156%5%0.000000%3.462155%0.000000%0%200-6.422018%-12.596729%-1.410986%-6.422018%6%6.422018%0.198191%12.596729%6.620209%7%2838
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 West Virginia and Athens
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.000%0%75.000%75.0%40.000%40.0%100.000%100%72.500%72.5%68.000%68.0%59.259%59.3%50.000%50.0%100.000%100%100.000%100%70.000%70.0%100.000%100%100.000%100%11.765%11.8%100.000%100%100.000%100%40.000%40.0%100.000%100%69.231%69.2%100.000%100%100.000%100%33.333%33.3%4.444%4.44%5.639%5.64%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 West Virginia and Athens
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%17.500%17.5%32.000%32.0%40.741%40.7%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%30.000%30.0%0.000%0%0.000%0%88.235%88.2%0.000%0%0.000%0%20.000%20.0%0.000%0%30.769%30.8%0.000%0%0.000%0%25.926%25.9%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 West Virginia and Athens
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.000%0%25.000%25.0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%50.000%50.0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%40.000%40.0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%40.741%40.7%95.556%95.6%94.361%94.4%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 West Virginia and Athens
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 17100.000%100%0.000%0%60.000%60.0%0.000%0%10.000%10.0%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%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 West Virginia.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Athens
Athens
West Virginia
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 173126325201613461311222100
Count number of married in age cohort in Athens

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Athens
Athens
West Virginia
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
100%50%0%50%CountWhite1Black2White HispanicAsian2Mixed2Other2-60.742407%-7.424072%-26.064297%-1.468881%-13.456072%-68.166479%68%29.583802%-0.000000%2.249719%51.052392%7.958357%31.833521%32%889-97.058824%-49.678149%-3.364114%-12.100080%-97.058824%97%2.941176%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%29.081574%5.776083%2.941176%3%68-100.000000%-41.005789%-2.228654%-10.123010%-100.000000%100%0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%43.314038%3.328509%0.000000%0%14-100.000000%-30.360881%-0.669848%-5.383907%-100.000000%100%0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%60.311480%3.273884%0.000000%0%13-100.000000%-45.294665%-1.822368%-13.413021%-100.000000%100%0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%34.095919%5.374026%0.000000%0%19-100.000000%-43.652393%-5.415617%-13.312343%-100.000000%100%0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%33.803526%3.816121%0.000000%0%7
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Athens

Married Marital Status by Block Group#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
40.3%43.7%47.0%50.4%53.7%57.1%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
8.2%9.7%11.0%12.4%13.8%15.2%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
1.1%2.7%4.3%5.9%7.5%9.2%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
18%25%31%38%44%51%
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Marital Status by Place in the Bluefield Area

There are 19 places in the Bluefield Area. This section compares Athens to all of the places in the Bluefield Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Athens.

Married by Place#14

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Athens, selected other places in the Bluefield Area, and entities that contain Athens
0%20%40%60%Count#Claypool HillGrattonMontcalmLashmeetSpringvilleBluefieldDistrict IIITazewellCedar BluffBluefieldTract 001100West VirginiaMercerMercer CountyMatoakaUnited StatesSouthBramwellSouth AtlanticRichlandsBluefieldPrincetonRavenPocahontasBluewellBrush ForkAthensOakvale71.070461%71.070461%71%1,049166.484716%66.484716%66%609260.347826%60.347826%60%347358.284024%58.284024%58%197456.009615%56.009615%56%699554.947368%54.947368%55%2,349654.385454%54.385454%54%9,33253.102140%53.102140%53%1,960752.834008%52.834008%53%522851.576625%51.576625%52%45,12845.1k50.664356%50.664356%51%2,63149.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k49.670627%49.670627%50%25,33525.3k49.670627%49.670627%50%25,33525.3k48.251748%48.251748%48%69948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.547170%47.547170%48%1261047.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.320346%46.320346%46%2,1401143.645309%43.645309%44%3,7261242.565424%42.565424%43%2,1471342.546771%42.546771%43%7051441.923077%41.923077%42%1091539.428263%39.428263%39%7311638.659320%38.659320%39%4211726.237624%26.237624%26%2651823.566879%23.566879%24%3719
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 19 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in West Virginia

There are 404 places in West Virginia. This section compares Athens to the 50 most populous places in West Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Athens. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 3,043.

Married by Place#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Athens, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Athens
0%20%40%60%Count#Shady SpringTeays ValleyBridgeportLewisburgCharles TownSissonvilleCheat LakeDistrict IIIViennaShannondaleNitroBluefieldCross LanesBrookhavenCullodenTract 001100Pea RidgeWest VirginiaMercerMercer CountySummersvillePleasant VlyUnited StatesSouthWestonSouth AtlanticMoorefieldMoundsvilleSt. AlbansHurricaneRavenswoodOak HillRansonWeirtonPt PleasantS CharlestonBluefieldWestoverNew MartinsvillePrincetonWheelingParkersburgFairmontDunbarBeckleyElkinsCharlestonRipleyClarksburgGraftonBuckhannonKenovaMartinsburgPhilippiHuntingtonKeyserWelchBarboursvilleAthensMorgantown65.032555%65.032555%65%1,698160.345141%60.345141%60%6,644257.469118%57.469118%57%4,001356.899132%56.899132%57%1,901454.937977%54.937977%55%2,303554.898236%54.898236%55%2,023654.641296%54.641296%55%4,250754.385454%54.385454%54%9,33254.376688%54.376688%54%4,833853.629799%53.629799%54%1,411951.585701%51.585701%52%2,8141051.576625%51.576625%52%45,12845.1k51.575351%51.575351%52%4,0761151.038146%51.038146%51%2,1141250.834813%50.834813%51%1,4311350.664356%50.664356%51%2,63150.612245%50.612245%51%2,6041449.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k49.670627%49.670627%50%25,33525.3k49.670627%49.670627%50%25,33525.3k48.618281%48.618281%49%1,6011548.090215%48.090215%48%1,3221648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.771084%47.771084%48%1,5861747.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.293666%47.293666%47%1,2321847.230971%47.230971%47%3,5991947.201160%47.201160%47%4,2332046.479969%46.479969%46%2,3902146.420246%46.420246%46%1,3942245.998568%45.998568%46%3,2132345.895127%45.895127%46%1,7332445.420673%45.420673%45%7,5582544.131185%44.131185%44%1,5342643.807194%43.807194%44%4,8352743.645309%43.645309%44%3,7262843.502825%43.502825%44%1,5402942.724808%42.724808%43%1,8913042.565424%42.565424%43%2,1473142.309494%42.309494%42%9,9333242.188053%42.188053%42%10,72810.7k3341.943097%41.943097%42%6,3983441.320668%41.320668%41%2,6973541.219328%41.219328%41%5,9973640.493827%40.493827%40%2,4603739.423329%39.423329%39%16,54416.5k3838.955540%38.955540%39%1,1043937.867231%37.867231%38%5,0144037.334550%37.334550%37%1,6364135.161424%35.161424%35%1,6994234.973303%34.973303%35%9174334.446930%34.446930%34%4,7744433.356643%33.356643%33%9544532.984357%32.984357%33%13,51613.5k4631.546949%31.546949%32%1,4014730.763766%30.763766%31%8664830.464669%30.464669%30%1,1084926.237624%26.237624%26%26524.146037%24.146037%24%6,77950
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 Athens to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Athens. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Athens, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Athens
0%20%40%Count#PlanoDistrict IIIChesapeakeBluefieldTract 001100GarlandVirginia BchWest VirginiaMercerMercer CountyIrvingAmarilloUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticLaredoEl PasoOklahoma CityCorpus ChristiFort WorthArlingtonArlingtonHuntsvilleFayettevilleLexington-FayetteJacksonvilleTulsaCharlotteSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonHialeahRaleighLubbockWinston-SalemDurhamLittle RockAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasColumbusGreensboroSt. PetersburgMontgomeryMobileTampaShreveportOrlandoAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…NorfolkMiamiMemphisBaton RougeNew OrleansWashingtonBirminghamAtlantaBaltimoreRichmondAthens57.578439%57.578439%58%129,506130k154.385454%54.385454%54%9,33252.305110%52.305110%52%97,53797.5k251.576625%51.576625%52%45,12845.1k50.664356%50.664356%51%2,63150.138594%50.138594%50%90,08090.1k350.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k449.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k49.670627%49.670627%50%25,33525.3k49.670627%49.670627%50%25,33525.3k48.649288%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%224,637225k946.139372%46.139372%46%116,716117k1045.965381%45.965381%46%283,816284k1145.908243%45.908243%46%138,019138k1243.751105%43.751105%44%84,16484.2k1343.589744%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%48,15048.2k5026.237624%26.237624%26%265
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 Athens to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Athens. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Athens, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Athens
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#District IIIBluefieldSan JoseColorado SpgsTract 001100Virginia BchWest VirginiaMercerMercer CountyUnited StatesSouthMesaSouth AtlanticWichitaEl PasoOklahoma CityFort WorthArlingtonOmahaSan DiegoJacksonvilleTulsaLas VegasCharlotteAlbuquerqueSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonPhoenixPortlandRaleighSeattleSacramentoFresnoAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasKansas CityNew YorkSan FranciscoDenverIndianapolisLos AngelesOaklandLong BeachColumbusTucsonChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBostonWashingtonAtlantaBaltimoreAthensClevelandDetroit54.385454%54.385454%54%9,33251.576625%51.576625%52%45,12845.1k50.903201%50.903201%51%412,320412k150.736762%50.736762%51%182,422182k250.664356%50.664356%51%2,63150.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k349.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k49.670627%49.670627%50%25,33525.3k49.670627%49.670627%50%25,33525.3k48.062966%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%224,637225k745.965381%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%499,057499k2040.860277%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%136,972137k4826.237624%26.237624%26%26525.309060%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 Athens 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:
West Virginia
County:
Mercer
Metro Area:
Bluefield Area
District:
III
ZIP Codes:
24712, 24740
Unified School District:
Mercer County
Congressional District:
WV-3
State Senate District:
WV-6
State House District:
WV-27
Nearby Cities:
Princeton
Nearby Towns:
Glen Lyn, Matoaka, Narrows, Oakvale, Peterstown, Rich Creek
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Ghent, Lashmeet, Montcalm