Marital Status in the Cranford Township, Union County, New Jersey (Township)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Union County and the Cranford Township
Female Male
Union County
Cranford Township
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50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-25.996055%-34.948154%-25.996055%26%25.996055%2.746974%34.948154%4.419216%28.743029%29%2,6362,680-55.532544%-43.693280%-55.532544%56%55.532544%6.136267%43.693280%6.085882%61.668812%62%5,6315,750-5.952381%-2.173852%-8.152669%-4.173565%-8.126233%8%5.952381%8.152669%5.952381%6%824555-3.635779%-6.709389%-2.700798%-6.331534%-10.345168%10%3.635779%2.700798%3.635779%4%1,049339

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Union County and the Cranford Township
Female Male
Union County
Cranford Township
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50%0%50%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-25.996055%-34.948154%-25.996055%26%25.996055%2.746974%34.948154%4.419216%28.743029%29%2,6362,680-53.934911%-41.124167%-53.934911%54%53.934911%6.564874%41.124167%5.074605%60.499785%60%5,4695,641-0.343200%-0.426030%-2.188172%-0.543122%-0.769231%1%0.343200%2.188172%0.343200%0%7832-1.169026%-0.428607%-2.569113%-1.597633%2%1.169026%2.569113%1.011277%1.169026%1%162109-3.635779%-6.709389%-2.700798%-6.331534%-10.345168%10%3.635779%2.700798%3.635779%4%1,049339-5.609181%-1.747821%-5.964497%-3.630443%-7.357002%7%5.609181%5.964497%5.609181%6%746523

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Union County and the Cranford Township
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1714.972%15.0%69.231%69.2%31.384%31.4%53.714%53.7%63.201%63.2%79.781%79.8%67.213%67.2%77.778%77.8%85.160%85.2%80.857%80.9%82.328%82.3%80.041%80.0%81.659%81.7%88.471%88.5%76.983%77.0%87.324%87.3%68.095%68.1%74.724%74.7%64.748%64.7%60.172%60.2%24.011%24.0%21.131%21.1%2.901%2.90%1.404%1.40%0.000%0%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 Union County and the Cranford Township
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 176.470%6.47%5.288%5.29%13.695%13.7%1.714%1.71%9.660%9.66%8.087%8.09%11.475%11.5%8.108%8.11%8.333%8.33%9.771%9.77%9.375%9.38%12.462%12.5%5.958%5.96%5.882%5.88%7.821%7.82%1.280%1.28%15.896%15.9%10.773%10.8%5.755%5.76%3.793%3.79%5.541%5.54%3.869%3.87%0.000%0%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 Union County and the Cranford Township
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 175.545%5.55%0.000%0%4.137%4.14%13.333%13.3%11.316%11.3%8.087%8.09%11.066%11.1%5.405%5.41%3.425%3.42%9.372%9.37%5.711%5.71%6.687%6.69%12.383%12.4%5.647%5.65%15.196%15.2%11.396%11.4%16.009%16.0%11.878%11.9%29.496%29.5%36.034%36.0%70.449%70.4%75.000%75.0%97.099%97.1%98.596%98.6%100.000%100%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 Union County and the Cranford Township
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1773.013%73.0%25.481%25.5%50.785%50.8%31.238%31.2%15.823%15.8%4.044%4.04%10.246%10.2%8.709%8.71%3.082%3.08%0.000%0%2.586%2.59%0.811%0.81%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%2.624%2.62%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%

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the county subdivisions in Union County.
Scope: population of Union County and the Cranford Township
Cranford Township
Union County
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 172255021,4171,0101,5571,5541,4511,3711,1457993242600

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Union County and the Cranford Township
Cranford Township
Union County
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian2White1Mixed2White HispanicOther2Black2-17.130307%-1.317716%-9.224012%-26.671186%-1.631638%-2.851977%-27.672035%28%69.253294%3.074671%64.967232%3.877966%72.327965%72%683-26.440222%-0.507056%-6.695583%-28.101463%-1.229944%-7.286820%-33.642862%34%59.258354%7.098784%55.423647%7.958126%66.357138%66%16,36916.4k-36.734694%-47.921409%-2.108542%-7.535642%-36.734694%37%63.265306%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%40.206062%2.228346%63.265306%63%196-30.096238%-0.787402%-6.036745%-38.230963%-3.571429%-10.631649%-36.920385%37%58.705162%4.374453%43.237274%4.328686%63.079615%63%1,143-41.050119%-4.057279%-47.698048%-4.045058%-6.912862%-45.107399%45%53.937947%-0.000000%0.954654%38.605865%2.738166%54.892601%55%419-43.272171%-1.376147%-3.669725%-49.377585%-3.471323%-8.762897%-48.318043%48%28.593272%23.088685%32.472117%5.916078%51.681957%52%654

Map of Marital Status by Tract in the Cranford Township

Married Marital Status by Tract#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
51.3%55.2%59.0%62.8%66.7%70.5%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
2.9%4.3%5.7%7.0%8.4%9.8%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
4.9%5.7%6.5%7.3%8.1%8.9%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
21.6%23.6%25.6%27.5%29.5%31.5%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in the Cranford Township

Married Marital Status by Block Group#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
39%46%53%60%67%74%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0.9%4.4%7.8%11.2%14.6%18.1%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%3.6%7.1%10.7%14.3%17.9%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
16.7%21.8%26.7%31.7%36.7%41.7%
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Marital Status by County Subdivision in the New York Area

There are 480 county subdivisions in the New York Area. This section compares the Cranford Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the New York Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Cranford Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 51,765.

Married by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Cranford Township, selected other county subdivisions in the New York Area, and entities that contain the Cranford Township
0%20%40%60%Count#EdisonSmithtownCranford TwpCranfordJacksonOyster BayN HempsteadMiddletownParsippany-Troy HlsHuntingtonClarkstownHowellWayneRamapoLakewoodWoodbridgeGreenburghToms RivFranklinOld BrgStaten IslandHempsteadBrickSouthamptonBrookhavenNew JerseyUnited StatesCliftonBabylonUnionTown of IslipNortheastWhite PlainsUnionNew RochelleMiddle AtlanticNew York AreaQueensBayonnePiscatawayN BergenYonkersJersey CityW New YorkBrooklynPerth AmboyUnion CityPassaicElizabethHobokenMount VernonManhattanPatersonBronxNewarkIrvingtonEast OrangeNew Brunswick60.854265%60.854265%61%50,15050.2k158.649958%58.649958%59%57,00657.0k258.472051%58.472051%58%11,38111.4k58.472051%58.472051%58%11,38111.4k58.392226%58.392226%58%27,10127.1k357.851099%57.851099%58%142,548143k457.621838%57.621838%58%107,463107k557.416525%57.416525%57%31,02131.0k656.773621%56.773621%57%25,56825.6k756.626823%56.626823%57%94,60794.6k856.334055%56.334055%56%40,33840.3k955.072015%55.072015%55%23,13323.1k1054.298692%54.298692%54%24,98525.0k1153.641435%53.641435%54%49,42249.4k1253.498514%53.498514%53%30,42330.4k1353.483358%53.483358%53%44,89544.9k1452.810205%52.810205%53%39,99040.0k1552.369867%52.369867%52%39,36839.4k1652.215225%52.215225%52%28,19128.2k1752.201574%52.201574%52%29,04629.0k1851.162423%51.162423%51%197,643198k1950.950813%50.950813%51%320,555321k2050.755679%50.755679%51%32,03832.0k2150.675676%50.675676%51%25,20025.2k2250.442847%50.442847%50%200,930201k2349.085963%49.085963%49%3,564,6013.56M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.926287%47.926287%48%33,73133.7k2447.790596%47.790596%48%84,01384.0k2547.660494%47.660494%48%23,16323.2k2647.216390%47.216390%47%127,285127k2746.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.694708%46.694708%47%22,31422.3k2846.626448%46.626448%47%205,894206k46.538491%46.538491%47%30,49930.5k2946.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M45.722984%45.722984%46%7,484,5167.48M45.377673%45.377673%45%868,275868k3044.828035%44.828035%45%24,08724.1k3144.072564%44.072564%44%21,62221.6k3242.666745%42.666745%43%21,73721.7k3342.240464%42.240464%42%69,21169.2k3441.874304%41.874304%42%89,86189.9k3540.279646%40.279646%40%17,37117.4k3640.197400%40.197400%40%840,930841k3740.006986%40.006986%40%16,03616.0k3837.022161%37.022161%37%20,83220.8k3936.990251%36.990251%37%18,85818.9k4036.185295%36.185295%36%35,78435.8k4135.308801%35.308801%35%16,40816.4k4234.141939%34.141939%34%18,91618.9k4333.355074%33.355074%33%477,149477k4433.269593%33.269593%33%37,92937.9k4531.190048%31.190048%31%352,504353k4628.027675%28.027675%28%61,89861.9k4727.533997%27.533997%28%11,78411.8k4825.677127%25.677127%26%13,38613.4k4923.118387%23.118387%23%10,42210.4k50

Marital Status by County Subdivision in New Jersey

There are 570 county subdivisions in New Jersey. This section compares the Cranford Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in New Jersey and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Cranford Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 42,029.

Married by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Cranford Township, selected other county subdivisions in New Jersey, and entities that contain the Cranford Township
0%20%40%60%Count#MonroeS BrunswickEdisonE BrunswickCranford TwpCranfordBridgewaterJacksonMiddletownParsippany-Troy HlsWashingtonCherry HlHowellWayneEveshamEgg HbrLakewoodWoodbridgeSayrevilleToms RivFranklinOld BrgBrickN BrunswickManchesterNew JerseyHamiltonGloucesterUnited StatesCliftonUnionW OrangeKearnyNortheastUnionMiddle AtlanticNew York AreaBayonnePiscatawayBloomfieldN BergenVinelandJersey CityW New YorkPerth AmboyHackensackUnion CityPassaicElizabethHobokenPatersonPlainfieldTrentonNewarkIrvingtonEast OrangeNew BrunswickCamden63.165479%63.165479%63%23,23123.2k161.058591%61.058591%61%21,89521.9k260.854265%60.854265%61%50,15050.2k359.549660%59.549660%60%23,74923.7k458.472051%58.472051%58%11,38111.4k58.472051%58.472051%58%11,38111.4k58.469901%58.469901%58%21,40721.4k558.392226%58.392226%58%27,10127.1k657.416525%57.416525%57%31,02131.0k756.773621%56.773621%57%25,56825.6k855.694279%55.694279%56%21,99222.0k955.410968%55.410968%55%32,57532.6k1055.072015%55.072015%55%23,13323.1k1154.298692%54.298692%54%24,98525.0k1254.258742%54.258742%54%20,57620.6k1354.067277%54.067277%54%18,67718.7k1453.498514%53.498514%53%30,42330.4k1553.483358%53.483358%53%44,89544.9k1652.648453%52.648453%53%19,21319.2k1752.369867%52.369867%52%39,36839.4k1852.215225%52.215225%52%28,19128.2k1952.201574%52.201574%52%29,04629.0k2050.755679%50.755679%51%32,03832.0k2150.630495%50.630495%51%17,50617.5k2249.107008%49.107008%49%19,52219.5k2349.085963%49.085963%49%3,564,6013.56M49.039026%49.039026%49%36,74236.7k2448.839106%48.839106%49%25,74725.7k2548.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.926287%47.926287%48%33,73133.7k2647.660494%47.660494%48%23,16323.2k2747.190923%47.190923%47%18,05118.1k2846.840028%46.840028%47%15,90515.9k2946.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.626448%46.626448%47%205,894206k46.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M45.722984%45.722984%46%7,484,5167.48M44.828035%44.828035%45%24,08724.1k3044.072564%44.072564%44%21,62221.6k3143.663490%43.663490%44%17,41317.4k3242.666745%42.666745%43%21,73721.7k3341.961752%41.961752%42%20,40620.4k3441.874304%41.874304%42%89,86189.9k3540.279646%40.279646%40%17,37117.4k3640.006986%40.006986%40%16,03616.0k3739.411279%39.411279%39%14,80814.8k3837.022161%37.022161%37%20,83220.8k3936.990251%36.990251%37%18,85818.9k4036.185295%36.185295%36%35,78435.8k4135.308801%35.308801%35%16,40816.4k4233.269593%33.269593%33%37,92937.9k4331.361463%31.361463%31%12,59112.6k4429.607192%29.607192%30%19,79319.8k4528.027675%28.027675%28%61,89861.9k4627.533997%27.533997%28%11,78411.8k4725.677127%25.677127%26%13,38613.4k4823.118387%23.118387%23%10,42210.4k4922.034451%22.034451%22%12,16512.2k50

Marital Status by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares the Cranford Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Cranford Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Cranford Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Cranford Township
0%20%40%60%Count#EdisonSmithtownCranford TwpCranfordOyster BayN HempsteadHuntingtonRamapoLakewoodWoodbridgeGreenburghToms RivStaten IslandHempsteadBrookhavenGreeceNew JerseyAmherstUnited StatesBabylonStamfordTown of IslipNortheastUnionMiddle AtlanticNew York AreaQueensQuincyYonkersJersey CityManchesterBrooklynLynnBrocktonNew BedfordElizabethLowellWaterburyErieWorcesterAllentownManhattanPatersonBridgeportCambridgeBronxPittsburghSpringfieldProvidencePhiladelphiaBostonNew HvnNewarkBuffaloSyracuseAlbanyHartfordRochester60.854265%60.854265%61%50,15050.2k158.649958%58.649958%59%57,00657.0k258.472051%58.472051%58%11,38111.4k58.472051%58.472051%58%11,38111.4k57.851099%57.851099%58%142,548143k357.621838%57.621838%58%107,463107k456.626823%56.626823%57%94,60794.6k553.641435%53.641435%54%49,42249.4k653.498514%53.498514%53%30,42330.4k753.483358%53.483358%53%44,89544.9k852.810205%52.810205%53%39,99040.0k952.369867%52.369867%52%39,36839.4k1051.162423%51.162423%51%197,643198k1150.950813%50.950813%51%320,555321k1250.442847%50.442847%50%200,930201k1349.347850%49.347850%49%40,06740.1k1449.085963%49.085963%49%3,564,6013.56M48.408698%48.408698%48%51,18351.2k1548.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.790596%47.790596%48%84,01384.0k1647.708686%47.708686%48%49,87849.9k1747.216390%47.216390%47%127,285127k1846.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.626448%46.626448%47%205,894206k46.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M45.722984%45.722984%46%7,484,5167.48M45.377673%45.377673%45%868,275868k1945.010998%45.010998%45%36,21936.2k2042.240464%42.240464%42%69,21169.2k2141.874304%41.874304%42%89,86189.9k2240.787890%40.787890%41%37,61537.6k2340.197400%40.197400%40%840,930841k2439.097828%39.097828%39%28,20428.2k2537.149652%37.149652%37%27,64927.6k2636.379554%36.379554%36%28,04928.0k2736.185295%36.185295%36%35,78435.8k2835.774308%35.774308%36%31,75931.8k2935.527374%35.527374%36%30,48030.5k3035.400913%35.400913%35%28,60528.6k3134.956260%34.956260%35%53,26653.3k3233.802137%33.802137%34%31,50931.5k3333.355074%33.355074%33%477,149477k3433.269593%33.269593%33%37,92937.9k3533.142369%33.142369%33%38,76038.8k3631.922562%31.922562%32%31,26431.3k3731.190048%31.190048%31%352,504353k3830.957951%30.957951%31%81,90781.9k3930.829076%30.829076%31%37,17037.2k4030.080780%30.080780%30%43,68043.7k4129.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k4229.130336%29.130336%29%165,206165k4328.087631%28.087631%28%29,78329.8k4428.027675%28.027675%28%61,89861.9k4527.953045%27.953045%28%58,60358.6k4626.741756%26.741756%27%31,48231.5k4724.528145%24.528145%25%20,65020.7k4824.360365%24.360365%24%24,02224.0k4923.919951%23.919951%24%40,19740.2k50

Marital Status by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Cranford Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Cranford Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Married by County Subdivision#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Cranford Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Cranford Township
0%20%40%Count#Cranford TwpCranfordPlanoSeattle EastNW HarrisNE TarrantSan JoseSalt Lk CityHempsteadOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…New JerseyUnited StatesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Gdn GrvAnaheim-Santa An…TulsaOntarioNortheastUnionMiddle AtlanticE San Gabriel VlySan DiegoNew York AreaFort WorthNE DallasQueensSan Fernando VlyHoustonEl PasoSW DallasTucsonPhoenixSacramentoLas VegasSeattleAlbuquerque1, CharlotteFresnoSan BernardinoBrooklynLong Bch-LakewoodSan FranciscoDenverTampaAustinSan Antonio CntrlOrlandoColumbusMiamiLos AngelesChicagoManhattanBronxAtlantaMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBostonWashingtonBaltimoreDetroit58.472051%58.472051%58%11,38111.4k58.472051%58.472051%58%11,38111.4k58.202134%58.202134%58%251,641252k157.638027%57.638027%58%274,040274k256.514896%56.514896%57%320,995321k355.470608%55.470608%55%245,818246k453.145912%53.145912%53%753,465753k551.138382%51.138382%51%386,329386k650.950813%50.950813%51%320,555321k750.269233%50.269233%50%265,786266k849.085963%49.085963%49%3,564,6013.56M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.984846%47.984846%48%650,127650k947.622706%47.622706%48%221,908222k1047.598208%47.598208%48%244,720245k1146.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.626448%46.626448%47%205,894206k46.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M46.424729%46.424729%46%362,066362k1245.848486%45.848486%46%891,599892k1345.722984%45.722984%46%7,484,5167.48M45.482613%45.482613%45%296,986297k1445.455274%45.455274%45%550,082550k1545.377673%45.377673%45%868,275868k1645.160186%45.160186%45%683,144683k1744.927436%44.927436%45%1,148,7951.15M1844.541106%44.541106%45%191,435191k1944.216416%44.216416%44%323,524324k2044.045122%44.045122%44%316,266316k2143.656525%43.656525%44%1,102,9451.10M2243.293835%43.293835%43%387,327387k2343.059598%43.059598%43%644,442644k2442.998477%42.998477%43%380,073380k2542.927370%42.927370%43%222,587223k2642.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k2742.409166%42.409166%42%223,593224k2842.178253%42.178253%42%269,042269k2940.197400%40.197400%40%840,930841k3039.817865%39.817865%40%184,950185k3139.306154%39.306154%39%295,734296k3239.068367%39.068367%39%212,453212k3338.872581%38.872581%39%212,275212k3438.860704%38.860704%39%271,470271k3537.253059%37.253059%37%203,734204k3636.755584%36.755584%37%174,510175k3736.213799%36.213799%36%238,985239k3835.677552%35.677552%36%287,144287k3935.326059%35.326059%35%750,299750k4034.991275%34.991275%35%774,654775k4133.355074%33.355074%33%477,149477k4231.190048%31.190048%31%352,504353k4330.518762%30.518762%31%147,022147k4430.116551%30.116551%30%140,104140k4529.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k4629.130336%29.130336%29%165,206165k4728.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k4826.884245%26.884245%27%136,972137k4922.633004%22.633004%23%122,402122k50

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of the Cranford Township 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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