Marital Status in Rowan County, North Carolina (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Rowan County
Female Male
North Carolina
Rowan County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-23.836473%-28.494124%-23.836473%24%23.836473%7.728625%28.494124%5.461656%31.565097%32%13,73113.7k17,39317.4k-47.898620%-46.647070%-47.898620%48%47.898620%2.850899%46.647070%4.658567%50.749519%51%27,59227.6k27,96428.0k-14.150122%-3.025471%-12.054540%-3.333932%-17.175592%17%14.150122%12.054540%14.150122%14%9,8947,797-3.535262%-7.554053%-2.684043%-6.786291%-11.089315%11%3.535262%2.684043%3.535262%4%6,3881,948
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 North Carolina and Rowan County
Female Male
North Carolina
Rowan County
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-23.836473%-28.494124%-23.836473%24%23.836473%7.728625%28.494124%5.461656%31.565097%32%13,73113.7k17,39317.4k-45.037757%-44.444761%-45.037757%45%45.037757%2.479574%44.444761%4.187288%47.517331%48%25,94425.9k26,18326.2k-3.575188%-0.271700%-2.616942%-0.605304%-3.846888%4%3.575188%2.616942%3.575188%4%2,2161,970-2.860863%-2.202309%-2.860863%3%2.860863%0.371325%2.202309%0.471279%3.232188%3%1,6481,781-3.535262%-7.554053%-2.684043%-6.786291%-11.089315%11%3.535262%2.684043%3.535262%4%6,3881,948-10.574934%-2.753770%-9.437598%-2.728628%-13.328704%13%10.574934%9.437598%10.574934%11%7,6785,827
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 North Carolina and Rowan County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1710.924%10.9%62.215%62.2%38.016%38.0%70.088%70.1%55.801%55.8%71.893%71.9%58.143%58.1%70.108%70.1%66.135%66.1%63.460%63.5%65.159%65.2%59.530%59.5%58.559%58.6%67.441%67.4%60.812%60.8%55.048%55.0%57.952%58.0%59.376%59.4%58.796%58.8%50.902%50.9%38.939%38.9%28.113%28.1%13.449%13.4%9.421%9.42%8.234%8.23%0.221%0.22%1.581%1.58%0.634%0.63%
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 North Carolina and Rowan County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 176.392%6.39%2.968%2.97%9.037%9.04%9.525%9.53%19.464%19.5%14.045%14.0%25.957%26.0%16.886%16.9%21.703%21.7%22.430%22.4%22.383%22.4%25.375%25.4%27.161%27.2%22.034%22.0%27.082%27.1%23.912%23.9%22.777%22.8%16.324%16.3%15.330%15.3%7.585%7.59%9.881%9.88%7.722%7.72%4.071%4.07%1.340%1.34%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.941%0.94%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 North Carolina and Rowan County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 172.615%2.61%0.913%0.91%3.487%3.49%1.687%1.69%3.051%3.05%5.116%5.12%5.162%5.16%8.407%8.41%5.169%5.17%11.701%11.7%8.988%8.99%11.878%11.9%10.814%10.8%10.525%10.5%8.957%8.96%19.778%19.8%17.158%17.2%23.607%23.6%24.399%24.4%41.220%41.2%50.231%50.2%64.165%64.2%82.479%82.5%89.239%89.2%91.766%91.8%99.779%99.8%97.477%97.5%99.366%99.4%
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 North Carolina and Rowan County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1780.070%80.1%33.904%33.9%49.460%49.5%18.699%18.7%21.684%21.7%8.945%8.95%10.737%10.7%4.599%4.60%6.994%6.99%2.410%2.41%3.470%3.47%3.216%3.22%3.466%3.47%0.000%0%3.149%3.15%1.262%1.26%2.113%2.11%0.694%0.69%1.476%1.48%0.293%0.29%0.949%0.95%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 counties in North Carolina.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Rowan County
Rowan County
North Carolina
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 - 177333,5428,2525,3266,7456,3596,0285,1374,8934,5572,7651,02413560
Count number of married in age cohort in Rowan County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Rowan County
Rowan County
North Carolina
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian2White1White HispanicOther2Black2Mixed2-23.936696%-3.956479%-5.539070%-28.959332%-1.147474%-4.254390%-33.432245%33%60.237389%6.330366%62.584497%3.054307%66.567755%67%1,011-22.441568%-3.507703%-12.490188%-24.816812%-2.415711%-11.174691%-38.439459%38%53.381759%8.178783%54.773852%6.818934%61.560541%62%85,35585.4k-36.671177%-3.698692%-1.691475%-39.301521%-3.593285%-6.312098%-42.061344%42%57.938656%0.000000%48.875906%1.917190%57.938656%58%4,434-38.914373%-4.051988%-7.339450%-41.412778%-3.770065%-7.455064%-50.305810%50%48.891437%0.802752%44.362317%2.999776%49.694190%50%2,616-47.108230%-4.853439%-12.733935%-46.279018%-4.496091%-12.185944%-64.695603%65%28.444194%6.860203%30.688931%6.350017%35.304397%35%17,74017.7k-46.808511%-1.353965%-16.892328%-50.143823%-2.824566%-10.404929%-65.054803%65%31.528046%3.417150%33.656812%2.969871%34.945197%35%1,551
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Rowan County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
35.8%40.6%45.2%49.9%54.6%59.3%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
12.5%14.2%15.9%17.6%19.3%21.1%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.5%5.4%7.2%9.0%10.9%12.7%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
17.1%21.3%25.5%29.7%33.9%38.1%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Rowan County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
15%25%35%44%54%64%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
8.7%12.3%15.8%19.3%22.8%26.3%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.0%5.5%7.9%10.4%12.8%15.3%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
15%26%36%46%56%66%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Rowan County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
9%22%34%47%59%73%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
1%8%15%21%28%35%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
1.2%6.0%10.7%15.5%20.2%25.0%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
8%22%36%50%64%79%
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Marital Status by Place in Rowan County

There are 11 places that are fully or partially contained within Rowan County (10 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 11 of those to each other, Rowan County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rowan County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Rowan County, selected places in Rowan County, and entities that contain Rowan County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#China GroveEnochvilleFaithGranite QuarryKannapolisCharlotteRowanN CarolinaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticSpencerRockwellClevelandLandisSalisburyEast Spencer58.299595%58.299595%58%1,872155.936562%55.936562%56%1,305254.624277%54.624277%55%378353.046595%53.046595%53%1,184449.754999%49.754999%50%17,66817.7k549.651507%49.651507%50%939,978940k49.292413%49.292413%49%55,55655.6k48.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.699733%46.699733%47%1,224645.675171%45.675171%46%734745.572917%45.572917%46%350845.276221%45.276221%45%1,131935.568219%35.568219%36%9,8621023.955669%23.955669%24%28111
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 11 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Rowan County

There are 14 county subdivisions in Rowan County. This section compares all 14 of those to each other, Rowan County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rowan County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Rowan County, selected county subdivisions in Rowan County, and entities that contain Rowan County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#ProvidenceAtwellScotch IrishSteeleMorganClevelandLockeGold HlChina GrvLitakerCharlotteRowanN CarolinaUnityMt UllaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticFranklinSalisbury59.268697%59.268697%59%4,652157.107587%57.107587%57%6,014255.578231%55.578231%56%817354.707521%54.707521%55%982454.340396%54.340396%54%1,590553.890768%53.890768%54%1,115653.680982%53.680982%54%5,950752.818515%52.818515%53%4,610851.966376%51.966376%52%10,38610.4k951.093897%51.093897%51%4,8811049.651507%49.651507%50%939,978940k49.292413%49.292413%49%55,55655.6k48.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.834853%48.834853%49%9641148.309975%48.309975%48%5861248.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M45.412040%45.412040%45%4,6621335.881013%35.881013%36%8,34714
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 14 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the Charlotte Area

There are 10 counties in the Charlotte Area. This section compares Rowan County to all of the counties in the Charlotte Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rowan County.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Rowan County, selected other counties in the Charlotte Area, and entities that contain Rowan County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#UnionLincolnCabarrusIredellYorkCharlotteRowanN CarolinaUnited StatesGastonSouthSouth AtlanticLancasterMecklenburgChester59.482624%59.482624%59%99,38099.4k157.346776%57.346776%57%37,48337.5k255.383858%55.383858%55%83,29483.3k353.698071%53.698071%54%72,38572.4k452.704039%52.704039%53%102,902103k549.651507%49.651507%50%939,978940k49.292413%49.292413%49%55,55655.6k648.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.897457%47.897457%48%82,02282.0k747.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.093126%47.093126%47%32,06132.1k845.335632%45.335632%45%363,609364k943.066473%43.066473%43%11,28611.3k10
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 10 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in North Carolina

There are 100 counties in North Carolina. This section compares Rowan County to the 50 most populous counties in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rowan County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 56,358.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Rowan County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Rowan County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#UnionLincolnChathamBrunswickHendersonHaywoodSurryCabarrusMooreWilkesOnslowIredellCarteretDavidsonJohnstonRandolphCravenCatawbaPenderWakeStanlyHarnettCaldwellFranklinRutherfordCharlotteLeeRowanAlamanceN CarolinaRockinghamUnited StatesDuplinBuncombeGastonSouthBurkeClevelandSouth AtlanticForsythCumberlandNashNew HanoverSampsonOrangeMecklenburgLenoirWayneGranvilleGuilfordColumbusWilsonDurhamPittRobeson59.482624%59.482624%59%99,38099.4k157.346776%57.346776%57%37,48337.5k257.276322%57.276322%57%32,73832.7k357.275317%57.275317%57%58,49758.5k456.721287%56.721287%57%52,68552.7k555.507662%55.507662%56%28,07328.1k655.474746%55.474746%55%33,10433.1k755.383858%55.383858%55%83,29483.3k855.288480%55.288480%55%42,34642.3k955.091949%55.091949%55%31,30631.3k1053.985876%53.985876%54%77,90077.9k1153.698071%53.698071%54%72,38572.4k1253.685259%53.685259%54%31,26231.3k1353.076762%53.076762%53%70,83270.8k1452.948923%52.948923%53%75,18875.2k1552.487100%52.487100%52%60,42060.4k1652.463875%52.463875%52%44,25844.3k1752.137199%52.137199%52%65,75765.8k1851.666485%51.666485%52%23,73323.7k1951.579426%51.579426%52%407,446407k2050.937890%50.937890%51%25,30925.3k2150.737330%50.737330%51%49,47649.5k2250.526674%50.526674%51%34,10534.1k2350.061635%50.061635%50%25,58525.6k2449.690004%49.690004%50%27,41027.4k2549.651507%49.651507%50%939,978940k49.431721%49.431721%49%23,22523.2k2649.292413%49.292413%49%55,55655.6k2748.908366%48.908366%49%62,05262.1k2848.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.609451%48.609451%49%37,00237.0k2948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.946868%47.946868%48%22,52422.5k3047.937963%47.937963%48%100,640101k3147.897457%47.897457%48%82,02282.0k3247.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.828066%47.828066%48%35,72935.7k3347.701338%47.701338%48%37,87237.9k3447.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.608910%46.608910%47%136,380136k3546.269899%46.269899%46%117,861118k3645.833713%45.833713%46%35,20935.2k3745.788650%45.788650%46%83,08983.1k3845.742304%45.742304%46%23,13623.1k3945.363704%45.363704%45%52,79752.8k4045.335632%45.335632%45%363,609364k4145.270769%45.270769%45%21,47621.5k4245.227380%45.227380%45%44,92344.9k4345.130193%45.130193%45%21,76921.8k4444.760524%44.760524%45%185,920186k4543.890103%43.890103%44%20,48020.5k4643.482893%43.482893%43%28,57028.6k4742.500961%42.500961%43%101,732102k4840.058979%40.058979%40%57,18957.2k4938.693239%38.693239%39%40,85040.9k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Rowan County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rowan County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Rowan County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Rowan County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingCharlotteRowanTarrantN CarolinaAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgSacramentoPimaDallasHillsboroughBexarClarkFresnoTravisBrowardOrangeLos AngelesFranklinCookMiami-DadeCuyahogaKingsWayneFultonMilwaukeeNew YorkBronxPhiladelphia55.728918%55.728918%56%505,225505k153.294394%53.294394%53%809,423809k253.282824%53.282824%53%439,757440k353.245234%53.245234%53%593,014593k452.141990%52.141990%52%528,360528k551.927590%51.927590%52%431,457431k651.731163%51.731163%52%462,130462k751.579426%51.579426%52%407,446407k851.112208%51.112208%51%627,478627k950.910406%50.910406%51%387,194387k1050.294014%50.294014%50%1,277,3881.28M1150.234299%50.234299%50%405,114405k1249.887583%49.887583%50%649,460649k1349.779598%49.779598%50%392,203392k1449.697098%49.697098%50%851,934852k1549.651507%49.651507%50%939,978940k49.292413%49.292413%49%55,55655.6k49.287172%49.287172%49%742,044742k1648.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.279556%48.279556%48%635,456635k1748.178006%48.178006%48%393,649394k1848.085207%48.085207%48%875,082875k1948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.276963%47.276963%47%1,251,0951.25M2047.227045%47.227045%47%1,613,8101.61M2147.204219%47.204219%47%463,578464k2247.008209%47.008209%47%551,403551k2346.897917%46.897917%47%1,517,5651.52M2445.377673%45.377673%45%868,275868k2545.369877%45.369877%45%470,384470k2645.337491%45.337491%45%739,678740k2745.335632%45.335632%45%363,609364k2845.220904%45.220904%45%533,102533k2945.056972%45.056972%45%370,125370k3044.988475%44.988475%45%873,606874k3144.942383%44.942383%45%479,986480k3244.529699%44.529699%45%646,276646k3344.195458%44.195458%44%732,568733k3443.786151%43.786151%44%319,610320k3543.621650%43.621650%44%402,654403k3643.023143%43.023143%43%659,232659k3742.666240%42.666240%43%434,574435k3842.518919%42.518919%43%3,471,3473.47M3942.460539%42.460539%42%418,331418k4041.889718%41.889718%42%1,776,1191.78M4140.824687%40.824687%41%901,939902k4240.298035%40.298035%40%417,644418k4340.197400%40.197400%40%840,930841k4438.194735%38.194735%38%540,737541k4537.957569%37.957569%38%305,782306k4637.805425%37.805425%38%286,798287k4733.355074%33.355074%33%477,149477k4831.190048%31.190048%31%352,504353k4929.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of Rowan County 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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Cities:
Kannapolis, Salisbury
Towns:
China Grove, Cleveland, East Spencer, Faith, Granite Quarry, Landis, Rockwell, Spencer
Townships:
Atwell, China Grove, Cleveland, Franklin, Gold Hill, Litaker, Locke, Morgan, Mount Ulla, Providence, Salisbury, Scotch Irish, Steele, Unity
Unincorporated Places:
Enochville
ZIP Codes:
27013, 27014, 27028, 27054, 28023, 28036, 28039, 28071, 28072, 28081, 28083, 28088, 28115, 28125, 28137, 28138, 28144, 28146, 28147, 28159
Unified School Districts:
Kannapolis, Rowan-Salisbury
Congressional Districts:
NC-8, NC-13
State Senate Districts:
NC-25, NC-34
State House Districts:
NC-76, NC-77
Neighboring Counties:
Cabarrus, Davidson, Davie, Iredell, Montgomery, Stanly
Nearby Counties:
Alexander, Catawba, Forsyth, Gaston, Guilford, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Randolph, Union, Yadkin