Marital Status in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina (City)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Buncombe County and Asheville
Female Male
Buncombe County
Asheville
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-37.166721%-27.777828%-37.166721%37%37.166721%4.993578%27.777828%5.621908%42.160299%42%14,81814.8k14,31314.3k-35.857433%-45.393279%-35.857433%36%35.857433%6.594480%45.393279%5.374884%42.451913%42%14,29614.3k14,41214.4k-13.001856%-4.854123%-13.006952%-3.964417%-17.855978%18%13.001856%13.006952%13.001856%13%7,1194,414-2.385932%-6.733936%-2.825149%-7.032375%-9.119868%9%2.385932%2.825149%2.385932%2%3,636810

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Buncombe County and Asheville
Female Male
Buncombe County
Asheville
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-37.166721%-27.777828%-37.166721%37%37.166721%4.993578%27.777828%5.621908%42.160299%42%14,81814.8k14,31314.3k-33.549876%-42.980687%-33.549876%34%33.549876%6.262784%42.980687%5.058914%39.812660%40%13,37613.4k13,51613.5k-2.041297%-0.379130%-2.238588%-0.099826%-2.420427%2%2.041297%2.238588%2.041297%2%965693-2.307557%-2.412592%-2.307557%2%2.307557%0.331696%2.412592%0.315970%2.639253%3%920896-2.385932%-6.733936%-2.825149%-7.032375%-9.119868%9%2.385932%2.825149%2.385932%2%3,636810-10.960558%-4.474993%-10.768364%-3.864591%-15.435551%15%10.960558%10.768364%10.960558%11%6,1543,721

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Buncombe County and Asheville
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1722.106%22.1%67.092%67.1%34.175%34.2%75.884%75.9%42.028%42.0%58.790%58.8%41.929%41.9%64.199%64.2%46.896%46.9%50.724%50.7%48.978%49.0%51.268%51.3%44.832%44.8%50.554%50.6%47.186%47.2%57.235%57.2%49.123%49.1%50.217%50.2%44.388%44.4%43.157%43.2%26.510%26.5%15.712%15.7%8.926%8.93%6.450%6.45%3.779%3.78%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 Buncombe County and Asheville
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 174.828%4.83%2.679%2.68%17.311%17.3%9.977%9.98%29.520%29.5%24.148%24.1%34.239%34.2%21.848%21.8%34.027%34.0%24.319%24.3%29.304%29.3%25.277%25.3%27.565%27.6%22.048%22.0%24.631%24.6%14.928%14.9%13.543%13.5%13.400%13.4%7.872%7.87%6.259%6.26%6.873%6.87%2.712%2.71%0.614%0.61%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.953%0.95%

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Buncombe County and Asheville
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 176.806%6.81%2.296%2.30%3.046%3.05%4.903%4.90%10.140%10.1%11.040%11.0%17.998%18.0%12.248%12.2%16.351%16.4%20.698%20.7%18.670%18.7%21.236%21.2%25.407%25.4%27.169%27.2%27.984%28.0%26.657%26.7%37.335%37.3%36.383%36.4%47.739%47.7%50.584%50.6%66.618%66.6%81.576%81.6%90.460%90.5%93.550%93.6%96.221%96.2%100.000%100%100.000%100%99.047%99.0%

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Buncombe County and Asheville
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1766.259%66.3%27.934%27.9%45.468%45.5%9.236%9.24%18.311%18.3%6.022%6.02%5.834%5.83%1.705%1.70%2.725%2.73%4.259%4.26%3.048%3.05%2.219%2.22%2.196%2.20%0.229%0.23%0.200%0.20%1.181%1.18%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%

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the county subdivisions in Buncombe County.
Scope: population of Buncombe County and Asheville
Asheville
Buncombe County
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 - 179062,2513,9392,6962,4302,7082,5072,6853,2153,1101,700520410

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Buncombe County and Asheville
Asheville
Buncombe County
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountAsian2Other2White1White HispanicBlack2Mixed2-18.047527%-0.899165%-8.927425%-21.982934%-1.422186%-7.395368%-27.874117%28%71.290944%0.834939%62.169850%7.029663%72.125883%72%1,557-28.668942%-6.996587%-5.119454%-34.734134%-4.759863%-7.761578%-40.784983%41%57.679181%1.535836%52.144082%0.600343%59.215017%59%586-37.203381%-1.894287%-13.945751%-28.301490%-2.092263%-13.215374%-53.043419%53%40.345249%6.611332%49.405217%6.985657%46.956581%47%58,91458.9k-48.410014%-4.499323%-11.738836%-39.619708%-3.396317%-8.108108%-64.648173%65%35.013532%0.338295%47.644104%1.231763%35.351827%35%2,956-51.373090%-3.929679%-12.179708%-49.044886%-3.961953%-12.137411%-67.482477%67%27.163047%5.354475%29.117208%5.738543%32.517523%33%8,703-78.221416%-1.088929%-7.531760%-54.324170%-2.806415%-12.342497%-86.842105%87%8.348457%4.809437%28.493700%2.033219%13.157895%13%1,102

Map of Marital Status by Tract in Asheville

Married Marital Status by Tract#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
17%28%39%50%60%71%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
5%10%16%21%26%31%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
2.0%4.5%7.0%9.5%12.0%14.5%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
17%27%36%46%55%65%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Asheville

Married Marital Status by Block Group#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
14%28%42%55%68%82%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
1%9%15%22%29%37%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%4.2%8.4%12.7%16.9%21.2%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
8%21%33%45%57%70%
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Marital Status by County Subdivision in the Asheville Area

There are 49 county subdivisions in the Asheville Area. This section compares Asheville to all of the county subdivisions in the Asheville Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Asheville.

Married by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Asheville, selected other county subdivisions in the Asheville Area, and entities that contain Asheville
0%20%40%60%80%Count#9, Sandy MushWhite Oak8, Spg CrkFines CrkCrabtreeIron DuffGrn RivCataloocheeCrab Crk4, Beech GlennCecil7, Ebbs ChapelEdneyville10, GrapevineMills Riv1, N MarshallFairview2, LaurelLimestoneFlat CrkBroad RivE ForkHoopers CrkClydePigeonReems CrkBeaverdamBlue RdgIvy HlAvery CrkLeicesterHendersonvilleIvy TownshipLower HominyUpper HominyJonathan CrkAshevilleFrench BroadWaynesvilleClear CrkN Carolina5, WalnutUnited StatesBlack MtnBuncombeSouthSandy MushSouth AtlanticAshevilleSwannanoa1, S Marshall6, Hot Spgs3, Mars HlAshevilleAsheville11, Revere-Rice Cove11, Revere-Rice C…83.050847%83.050847%83%245176.497696%76.497696%76%166271.383975%71.383975%71%686370.774264%70.774264%71%649469.195046%69.195046%69%894568.366285%68.366285%68%657665.720081%65.720081%66%2,592765.217391%65.217391%65%45863.523433%63.523433%64%2,250963.450586%63.450586%63%1,8941063.414634%63.414634%63%3381162.769918%62.769918%63%8431261.772417%61.772417%62%2,3561361.384152%61.384152%61%6121461.219022%61.219022%61%7,3121560.865874%60.865874%61%1,4341660.402540%60.402540%60%5,6121759.726962%59.726962%60%5251859.563884%59.563884%60%7,1841959.491460%59.491460%59%3,0652058.321377%58.321377%58%8132158.211041%58.211041%58%8332258.094588%58.094588%58%7,6652357.705090%57.705090%58%3,2992457.325581%57.325581%57%2,4652557.090171%57.090171%57%6,1922656.872983%56.872983%57%5,9912755.596330%55.596330%56%5,4542855.501650%55.501650%56%2,8602954.689645%54.689645%55%3,5863054.684690%54.684690%55%9,4263154.157035%54.157035%54%22,25822.3k3253.710692%53.710692%54%1,7083353.266084%53.266084%53%4,3303451.684692%51.684692%52%7,4553551.548904%51.548904%52%1,4813651.475673%51.475673%51%191,158191k51.355230%51.355230%51%3,2213750.639402%50.639402%51%8,3953850.532779%50.532779%51%2,7983948.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.816568%48.816568%49%6604048.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.952205%47.952205%48%6,1004147.937963%47.937963%48%100,640101k47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.840261%47.840261%48%5874247.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M45.839467%45.839467%46%6,5394345.749776%45.749776%46%6,1144443.894108%43.894108%44%5144542.129105%42.129105%42%3724641.920904%41.920904%42%1,8554738.890244%38.890244%39%28,70828.7k38.890244%38.890244%39%28,70828.7k4838.461538%38.461538%38%12049

Marital Status by County Subdivision in North Carolina

There are 1,041 county subdivisions in North Carolina. This section compares Asheville to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Asheville. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 32,597.

Married by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Asheville, selected other county subdivisions in North Carolina, and entities that contain Asheville
0%20%40%60%Count#Sandy RdgWhite OakHolly SpgsDavidsonCedar Fork2, Poplar TentMiddle CrkWake FrstVance13, Morning StarHarnettLeesvilleCary TownshipHendersonvilleClaytonTown CrkCoddle CrkJacksonvilleAshevilleS PtWintervilleRockfishThomasvilleSwift CrkMonroeN CarolinaTrnglHickoryUnited StatesBuncombeSouthOak GrvCleveland4, KannapolisSouth Atlantic871stNeuseHouse CrkSt. MatthewsSt. MarysGastonia1, CharlotteMorehead12, BurlingtonChapel HlWinstonAshevilleAshevilleWilmingtonHigh PtCross CrkWilsonRaleighDurhamGilmerGreenville69.401142%69.401142%69%26,97927.0k164.910006%64.910006%65%42,05042.1k264.167765%64.167765%64%18,49718.5k363.502261%63.502261%64%17,69317.7k462.913248%62.913248%63%23,38823.4k562.251108%62.251108%62%18,82118.8k661.834795%61.834795%62%23,48323.5k760.533064%60.533064%61%35,40735.4k860.417251%60.417251%60%25,86125.9k958.550317%58.550317%59%18,30418.3k1056.836630%56.836630%57%18,90518.9k1156.824749%56.824749%57%20,05820.1k1255.657264%55.657264%56%35,75235.8k1354.157035%54.157035%54%22,25822.3k1453.807509%53.807509%54%14,24514.2k1553.569953%53.569953%54%14,26314.3k1652.577706%52.577706%53%14,02314.0k1751.783101%51.783101%52%30,43530.4k1851.475673%51.475673%51%191,158191k50.318077%50.318077%50%17,87617.9k1949.880078%49.880078%50%20,17320.2k2049.756153%49.756153%50%21,93521.9k2149.404970%49.404970%49%15,56815.6k2249.251808%49.251808%49%22,54622.5k2348.909569%48.909569%49%20,81220.8k2448.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.623457%48.623457%49%41,68141.7k2548.082906%48.082906%48%24,26624.3k2648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.937963%47.937963%48%100,640101k47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.722990%47.722990%48%16,46316.5k2747.701338%47.701338%48%37,87237.9k2847.424572%47.424572%47%16,80316.8k2947.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.224877%47.224877%47%13,83513.8k3047.068966%47.068966%47%34,39834.4k3146.993691%46.993691%47%29,20029.2k3246.013612%46.013612%46%22,71622.7k3344.735578%44.735578%45%26,07126.1k3443.764025%43.764025%44%22,23322.2k3543.348778%43.348778%43%29,75229.8k3642.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k3742.496642%42.496642%42%71,50471.5k3841.482415%41.482415%41%12,51412.5k3941.402654%41.402654%41%32,29232.3k4040.442215%40.442215%40%76,74876.7k4138.890244%38.890244%39%28,70828.7k38.890244%38.890244%39%28,70828.7k4238.648841%38.648841%39%37,38037.4k4338.385607%38.385607%38%25,43225.4k4438.269811%38.269811%38%21,32721.3k4536.610751%36.610751%37%12,59312.6k4630.956163%30.956163%31%33,32433.3k4730.936859%30.936859%31%28,52128.5k4829.993034%29.993034%30%18,51518.5k4918.401629%18.401629%18%7,95350

Marital Status by County Subdivision in the South

There are 8,483 county subdivisions in the South. This section compares Asheville to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Asheville. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 245,874.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Asheville, selected other county subdivisions in the South, and entities that contain Asheville
0%20%40%Count#Sugar LandRoswell-AlpharettaPlanoLewisville-Flower MoundLewisville-Flower …NW HarrisNE TarrantSE MontgomeryRound Rock-GeorgetownRound Rock-Geor…NaplesSan Antonio NAshevilleMcAllen-PharrVirginia BchN CarolinaArlingtonUnited StatesBuncombeSouth13TulsaBradentonBoynton Bch-Delray BchBoynton Bch-Delra…South AtlanticSan Antonio NWKendale Lks-TamiamiKendale Lks-Tami…Jacksonville ELakelandGreenvilleMiramar-Pembroke PnesMiramar-Pembrok…San Antonio NEFort WorthNE DallasCorpus ChristiHoustonEl PasoClearwaterSW DallasHialeah1, CharlottePlantationLubbockOklahoma City SWSt. PetersburgAshevilleAshevilleTampaAustinSan Antonio CntrlJacksonville WOrlandoBirminghamMiamiFort LauderdaleAtlanta-DecaturAtlantaNew OrleansWashingtonBaltimore59.791778%59.791778%60%130,483130k159.059358%59.059358%59%127,544128k258.202134%58.202134%58%251,641252k357.489220%57.489220%57%113,459113k456.514896%56.514896%57%320,995321k555.470608%55.470608%55%245,818246k655.180851%55.180851%55%155,610156k754.826017%54.826017%55%117,462117k854.049713%54.049713%54%117,770118k951.739400%51.739400%52%140,399140k1051.475673%51.475673%51%191,158191k50.551150%50.551150%51%104,285104k1150.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k1248.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.662062%48.662062%49%199,240199k1348.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.937963%47.937963%48%100,640101k47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.637665%47.637665%48%101,866102k1447.622706%47.622706%48%221,908222k1547.613468%47.613468%48%98,73798.7k1647.527390%47.527390%48%133,090133k1747.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.203726%47.203726%47%113,921114k1846.963224%46.963224%47%154,571155k1946.541500%46.541500%47%165,913166k2046.452498%46.452498%46%98,52998.5k2146.426026%46.426026%46%104,875105k2246.137464%46.137464%46%113,088113k2345.869390%45.869390%46%90,00490.0k2445.482613%45.482613%45%296,986297k2545.455274%45.455274%45%550,082550k2645.439974%45.439974%45%109,992110k2744.927436%44.927436%45%1,148,7951.15M2844.541106%44.541106%45%191,435191k2944.248686%44.248686%44%123,391123k3044.216416%44.216416%44%323,524324k3143.061629%43.061629%43%130,081130k3242.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k3342.319746%42.319746%42%96,41296.4k3442.294078%42.294078%42%92,72392.7k3540.818506%40.818506%41%142,926143k3640.361899%40.361899%40%135,685136k3738.890244%38.890244%39%28,70828.7k38.890244%38.890244%39%28,70828.7k38.872581%38.872581%39%212,275212k3838.860704%38.860704%39%271,470271k3937.253059%37.253059%37%203,734204k4036.960429%36.960429%37%93,77693.8k4136.755584%36.755584%37%174,510175k4236.610399%36.610399%37%134,012134k4335.677552%35.677552%36%287,144287k4435.555414%35.555414%36%89,55289.6k4534.979258%34.979258%35%104,978105k4630.518762%30.518762%31%147,022147k4729.941547%29.941547%30%94,71294.7k4828.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k4926.884245%26.884245%27%136,972137k50

Marital Status by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares Asheville to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Asheville. 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 Asheville, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Asheville
0%20%40%Count#PlanoSeattle EastNW HarrisNE TarrantSan JoseAshevilleSalt Lk CityHempsteadOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…N CarolinaUnited StatesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Gdn GrvAnaheim-Santa An…BuncombeSouthTulsaOntarioSouth AtlanticE San Gabriel VlySan DiegoFort WorthNE DallasQueensSan Fernando VlyHoustonEl PasoSW DallasTucsonPhoenixSacramentoLas VegasSeattleAlbuquerque1, CharlotteFresnoSan BernardinoBrooklynLong Bch-LakewoodSan FranciscoDenverAshevilleAshevilleTampaAustinSan Antonio CntrlOrlandoColumbusMiamiLos AngelesChicagoManhattanBronxAtlantaMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBostonWashingtonBaltimoreDetroit58.202134%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%753,465753k551.475673%51.475673%51%191,158191k51.138382%51.138382%51%386,329386k650.950813%50.950813%51%320,555321k750.269233%50.269233%50%265,786266k848.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.984846%47.984846%48%650,127650k947.937963%47.937963%48%100,640101k47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.622706%47.622706%48%221,908222k1047.598208%47.598208%48%244,720245k1147.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.424729%46.424729%46%362,066362k1245.848486%45.848486%46%891,599892k1345.482613%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%212,453212k3338.890244%38.890244%39%28,70828.7k38.890244%38.890244%39%28,70828.7k38.872581%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 Asheville 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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