Marital Status in Charleston, West Virginia (City)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Charleston
Female Male
West Virginia
Charleston
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0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-29.749977%-23.723092%-29.749977%30%29.749977%8.484298%23.723092%7.463841%38.234275%38%6,4737,726-37.402335%-48.699872%-37.402335%37%37.402335%4.197111%48.699872%2.631982%41.599446%42%8,1388,406-16.870391%-3.811657%-14.019058%-1.679713%-20.682048%21%16.870391%14.019058%16.870391%17%4,5003,409-3.295888%-8.869753%-3.462155%-8.416110%-12.165640%12%3.295888%3.462155%3.295888%3%2,647666

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Charleston
Female Male
West Virginia
Charleston
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-29.749977%-23.723092%-29.749977%30%29.749977%8.484298%23.723092%7.463841%38.234275%38%6,4737,726-35.917823%-46.779113%-35.917823%36%35.917823%3.464569%46.779113%2.518769%39.382392%39%7,8157,958-1.594816%-1.422329%-0.268727%-1.594816%2%1.594816%0.260977%1.422329%1.855793%2%347375-1.484511%-1.920759%-1.484511%1%1.484511%0.732542%1.920759%0.113212%2.217053%2%323448-3.295888%-8.869753%-3.462155%-8.416110%-12.165640%12%3.295888%3.462155%3.295888%3%2,647666-15.014599%-4.072633%-12.596729%-1.410986%-19.087232%19%15.014599%12.596729%15.014599%15%4,1533,034

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Charleston
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 178.014%8.01%39.524%39.5%34.252%34.3%76.731%76.7%39.758%39.8%58.954%59.0%47.804%47.8%58.009%58.0%50.612%50.6%51.787%51.8%48.873%48.9%45.962%46.0%53.623%53.6%51.232%51.2%46.980%47.0%51.307%51.3%49.323%49.3%44.830%44.8%34.469%34.5%34.187%34.2%32.363%32.4%29.330%29.3%13.958%14.0%7.377%7.38%1.201%1.20%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Charleston
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 176.818%6.82%9.524%9.52%13.787%13.8%4.767%4.77%25.712%25.7%27.406%27.4%32.585%32.6%26.696%26.7%27.731%27.7%30.527%30.5%32.260%32.3%26.958%27.0%27.258%27.3%23.153%23.2%33.427%33.4%21.673%21.7%27.208%27.2%16.239%16.2%14.429%14.4%12.272%12.3%7.720%7.72%4.561%4.56%4.888%4.89%0.000%0%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 West Virginia and Charleston
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 177.536%7.54%8.333%8.33%4.596%4.60%7.605%7.60%7.569%7.57%8.452%8.45%10.529%10.5%10.234%10.2%12.665%12.7%14.234%14.2%12.106%12.1%25.258%25.3%17.670%17.7%25.616%25.6%17.486%17.5%24.753%24.8%23.469%23.5%38.931%38.9%51.102%51.1%53.540%53.5%59.917%59.9%63.222%63.2%81.154%81.2%92.623%92.6%98.799%98.8%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Charleston
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1777.632%77.6%42.619%42.6%47.365%47.4%10.897%10.9%26.961%27.0%5.188%5.19%9.082%9.08%5.061%5.06%8.992%8.99%3.452%3.45%6.761%6.76%1.821%1.82%1.449%1.45%0.000%0%2.107%2.11%2.266%2.27%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%2.887%2.89%0.000%0%0.000%0%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 West Virginia.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Charleston
Charleston
West Virginia
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 - 172331,2352,4282,0011,9301,5161,7941,5521,4111,0231,05336170

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Charleston
Charleston
West Virginia
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountAsian2Other2White HispanicWhite1Mixed2Black2-22.658610%-8.761329%-30.360881%-0.669848%-5.383907%-31.419940%31%68.580060%-0.000000%0.000000%60.311480%3.273884%68.580060%69%993-23.376623%-15.584416%-43.652393%-5.415617%-13.312343%-38.961039%39%58.874459%-0.000000%2.164502%33.803526%3.816121%61.038961%61%231-38.375350%-3.081232%-4.761905%-41.005789%-2.228654%-10.123010%-46.218487%46%50.420168%3.361345%43.314038%3.328509%53.781513%54%357-30.345598%-1.463501%-18.005760%-26.064297%-1.468881%-13.456072%-49.814858%50%41.656871%8.528271%51.052392%7.958357%50.185142%50%34,02834.0k-44.760820%-3.132118%-17.141230%-45.294665%-1.822368%-13.413021%-65.034169%65%27.847380%7.118451%34.095919%5.374026%34.965831%35%1,756-58.065217%-3.434783%-13.456522%-49.678149%-3.364114%-12.100080%-74.956522%75%19.195652%5.847826%29.081574%5.776083%25.043478%25%4,600

Map of Marital Status by Neighborhood in Charleston

Married Marital Status by Neighborhood#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
16%25%33%41%49%57%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Neighborhood#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
13.3%18.3%23.3%28.2%33.2%38.2%

Widowed Marital Status by Neighborhood#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.8%5.5%7.1%8.7%10.3%11.9%

Never Married Marital Status by Neighborhood#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
23.5%27.0%30.4%33.8%37.1%40.6%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Charleston

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
15%25%34%44%54%64%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
10%16%21%27%33%39%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.4%5.7%7.8%10.0%12.2%14.4%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
18%25%31%37%43%50%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Charleston

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
3%18%32%47%61%76%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0%10%20%30%39%49%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%4.5%9.0%13.6%18.1%22.7%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
13%25%36%48%59%71%
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Marital Status by Neighborhood in Charleston

There are 8 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Charleston (4 fully and 4 partially). This section compares all 8 of those to each other, Charleston, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charleston.

Married by Neighborhood#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Charleston, selected neighborhoods in Charleston, and entities that contain Charleston
0%20%40%Count#South HillsWest VirginiaCharlestonUnited StatesSouthKanawhaKanawha CoSouth AtlanticOakridge/GreenbrierEdgewoodKanawha CityCharlestonN CharlestonEast EndWest SideDowntown56.696112%56.696112%57%6,328149.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k48.628260%48.628260%49%89,60089.6k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.859591%47.859591%48%75,39875.4k47.859591%47.859591%48%75,39875.4k47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M39.965065%39.965065%40%1,5761,577239.595379%39.595379%40%3,1063,107339.446603%39.446603%39%2,949439.423329%39.423329%39%16,54416.5k29.798395%29.798395%30%625528.007590%28.007590%28%1,192618.891503%18.891503%19%891892716.451613%16.451613%16%1968

Marital Status by Place in the Charleston Area

There are 38 places in the Charleston Area. This section compares Charleston to all of the places in the Charleston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charleston.

Married by Place#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Charleston, selected other places in the Charleston Area, and entities that contain Charleston
0%20%40%60%Count#GreenviewVanComfortSylvesterPinchTornadoBig ChimneyPrattEast BankSissonvilleBelleGlasgowElkviewNitroCross LanesAlum CreekWest VirginiaMadisonCedar GroveShrewsburyRacineCharlestonUnited StatesSouthKanawhaKanawha CoSouth AtlanticSt. AlbansCoal ForkClendeninSmithersS CharlestonMarmetChesapeakeDunbarWhitesvilleRandCharlestonHandleyJeffersonClayChelyanMontgomeryDanvilleTwilight78.604651%78.604651%79%169177.380952%77.380952%77%65276.373626%76.373626%76%139372.727273%72.727273%73%104468.854626%68.854626%69%1,563561.436673%61.436673%61%650661.253561%61.253561%61%215758.500000%58.500000%59%234857.207891%57.207891%57%377954.898236%54.898236%55%2,0231054.331450%54.331450%54%5771152.923077%52.923077%53%3441251.891447%51.891447%52%6311351.585701%51.585701%52%2,8141451.575351%51.575351%52%4,0761551.141869%51.141869%51%7391649.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k49.630845%49.630845%50%1,2101749.545455%49.545455%50%3271849.478390%49.478390%49%3321948.858447%48.858447%49%1072048.628260%48.628260%49%89,60089.6k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.859591%47.859591%48%75,39875.4k47.859591%47.859591%48%75,39875.4k47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.201160%47.201160%47%4,2332146.848739%46.848739%47%4462245.644599%45.644599%46%3932345.054945%45.054945%45%3282443.807194%43.807194%44%4,8352543.610882%43.610882%44%5292641.431835%41.431835%41%5442741.320668%41.320668%41%2,6972841.217799%41.217799%41%1762940.372671%40.372671%40%4553039.423329%39.423329%39%16,54416.5k3139.080460%39.080460%39%683235.426731%35.426731%35%2203335.294118%35.294118%35%1683434.443022%34.443022%34%2693532.960526%32.960526%33%5013632.857143%32.857143%33%2303713.207547%13.207547%13%738

Marital Status by Place in West Virginia

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

Married by Place#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Charleston, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Charleston
0%20%40%60%Count#Shady SpringTeays ValleyBridgeportLewisburgCharles TownSissonvilleCheat LakeViennaShannondaleNitroCross LanesBrookhavenCullodenPea RidgeWest VirginiaCharlestonSummersvillePleasant VlyUnited StatesSouthKanawhaKanawha CoWestonSouth AtlanticMoorefieldMoundsvilleSt. AlbansHurricaneRavenswoodOak HillRansonWeirtonPt PleasantS CharlestonBluefieldWestoverNew MartinsvillePrincetonWheelingParkersburgFairmontDunbarBeckleyElkinsCharlestonRipleyClarksburgGraftonBuckhannonKenovaMartinsburgPhilippiHuntingtonKeyserWelchBarboursvilleMorgantown65.032555%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%4,250754.376688%54.376688%54%4,833853.629799%53.629799%54%1,411951.585701%51.585701%52%2,8141051.575351%51.575351%52%4,0761151.038146%51.038146%51%2,1141250.834813%50.834813%51%1,4311350.612245%50.612245%51%2,6041449.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k48.628260%48.628260%49%89,60089.6k48.618281%48.618281%49%1,6011548.090215%48.090215%48%1,3221648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.859591%47.859591%48%75,39875.4k47.859591%47.859591%48%75,39875.4k47.771084%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%1,1084924.146037%24.146037%24%6,77950

Marital Status by Place in the South

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

Married by Place#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Charleston, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Charleston
0%20%40%Count#PlanoChesapeakeGarlandVirginia BchWest VirginiaIrvingCharlestonAmarilloUnited StatesSouthKanawhaKanawha CoSouth AtlanticLaredoEl PasoOklahoma CityCorpus ChristiFort WorthArlingtonArlingtonHuntsvilleFayettevilleLexington-FayetteJacksonvilleTulsaCharlotteSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonHialeahRaleighLubbockWinston-SalemDurhamLittle RockAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasColumbusCharlestonGreensboroSt. PetersburgMontgomeryMobileTampaShreveportOrlandoAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…NorfolkMiamiMemphisBaton RougeNew OrleansWashingtonBirminghamAtlantaBaltimoreRichmond57.578439%57.578439%58%129,506130k152.305110%52.305110%52%97,53797.5k250.138594%50.138594%50%90,08090.1k350.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k449.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k48.649288%48.649288%49%86,37086.4k548.628260%48.628260%49%89,60089.6k48.473062%48.473062%48%73,77673.8k648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.859591%47.859591%48%75,39875.4k47.859591%47.859591%48%75,39875.4k47.295823%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%62,97763.0k3239.423329%39.423329%39%16,54416.5k39.140568%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

Marital Status by Place in the United States

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

Married by Place#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Charleston, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Charleston
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San JoseColorado SpgsVirginia BchWest VirginiaCharlestonUnited StatesSouthKanawhaKanawha CoMesaSouth AtlanticWichitaEl PasoOklahoma CityFort WorthArlingtonOmahaSan DiegoJacksonvilleTulsaLas VegasCharlotteAlbuquerqueSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonPhoenixPortlandRaleighSeattleSacramentoFresnoAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasKansas CityCharlestonNew YorkSan FranciscoDenverIndianapolisLos AngelesOaklandLong BeachColumbusTucsonChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBostonWashingtonAtlantaBaltimoreClevelandDetroit50.903201%50.903201%51%412,320412k150.736762%50.736762%51%182,422182k250.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k349.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k48.628260%48.628260%49%89,60089.6k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.859591%47.859591%48%75,39875.4k47.859591%47.859591%48%75,39875.4k47.775129%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%150,023150k2939.423329%39.423329%39%16,54416.5k39.360285%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

Definitions

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