Marital Status in the Higgins Township, McDowell County, North Carolina (Township)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of McDowell County and the Higgins Township
Female Male
McDowell County
Higgins Township
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50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-20.131291%-20.690385%-20.131291%20%20.131291%2.850772%20.690385%7.357865%22.982063%23%184205-56.892779%-50.481787%-56.892779%57%56.892779%1.627400%50.481787%1.349336%58.520179%59%520522-15.973742%-16.610519%-0.310277%-15.973742%16%15.973742%0.057648%16.610519%16.031390%16%146143-2.466368%-4.535820%-3.510106%-8.396924%-7.002188%7%2.466368%3.510106%2.466368%2%6422
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 McDowell County and the Higgins Township
Female Male
McDowell County
Higgins Township
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-20.131291%-20.690385%-20.131291%20%20.131291%2.850772%20.690385%7.357865%22.982063%23%184205-56.892779%-48.565227%-56.892779%57%56.892779%1.627400%48.565227%1.358703%58.520179%59%520522-2.690583%-1.248148%-3.007200%-3.938731%4%2.690583%3.007200%0.394234%2.690583%3%3624-0.000000%-1.907194%-0.009367%0.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%1.907194%0.000000%0%00-2.466368%-4.535820%-3.510106%-8.396924%-7.002188%7%2.466368%3.510106%2.466368%2%6422-12.035011%-13.209085%-0.704511%-12.035011%12%12.035011%1.305796%13.209085%13.340807%13%110119
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 McDowell County and the Higgins Township
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3925 - 2920 - 2415 - 170.000%0%100.000%100%61.364%61.4%78.226%78.2%55.833%55.8%90.756%90.8%44.737%44.7%100.000%100%52.821%52.8%50.000%50.0%100.000%100%35.870%35.9%90.789%90.8%0.000%0%15.873%15.9%100.000%100%100.000%100%33.750%33.8%50.000%50.0%52.000%52.0%63.415%63.4%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 McDowell County and the Higgins Township
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3925 - 2920 - 2415 - 170.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%12.097%12.1%44.167%44.2%0.000%0%55.263%55.3%0.000%0%36.923%36.9%25.000%25.0%0.000%0%26.087%26.1%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%66.250%66.3%0.000%0%48.000%48.0%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 McDowell County and the Higgins Township
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3925 - 2920 - 2415 - 170.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%9.244%9.24%0.000%0%0.000%0%10.256%10.3%25.000%25.0%0.000%0%27.174%27.2%9.211%9.21%100.000%100%84.127%84.1%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%50.000%50.0%0.000%0%36.585%36.6%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 McDowell County and the Higgins Township
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3925 - 2920 - 2415 - 17100.000%100%0.000%0%38.636%38.6%9.677%9.68%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%10.870%10.9%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 county subdivisions in McDowell County.
Scope: population of McDowell County and the Higgins Township
Higgins Township
McDowell County
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 - 1713178175841579469878920502600
Count number of married in age cohort in the Higgins Township

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of McDowell County and the Higgins Township
Higgins Township
McDowell County
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
100%50%0%50%100%CountAsian2White1Black2Mixed2Other2-21.268657%-3.358209%0.000000%-26.865672%-0.000000%100.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%48.507463%100.000000%100%20-21.916236%-2.237522%-12.277682%-21.782356%-2.916853%-13.605016%-36.431440%36%58.634538%4.934022%53.527392%8.168383%63.568560%64%1,743-100.000000%-50.826173%-9.649703%-20.687376%-100.000000%100%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%13.549240%5.287508%0.000000%0%15-100.000000%-61.990950%-3.167421%-15.837104%-100.000000%100%0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%17.194570%1.809955%0.000000%0%7-100.000000%-58.294931%-3.917051%-6.221198%-100.000000%100%-0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%24.423963%7.142857%0.000000%0%21
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by Tract in the Higgins Township

Married Marital Status by Tract#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
41.0%43.7%46.4%49.1%51.8%54.5%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
12.3%14.2%16.0%17.8%19.6%21.5%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
4.2%5.0%5.8%6.7%7.5%8.3%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
23.4%24.6%25.8%26.9%28.1%29.3%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in the Higgins Township

Married Marital Status by Block Group#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
45.8%50.7%55.5%60.3%65.1%69.9%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
8.5%10.9%13.3%15.8%18.2%20.6%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.9%5.0%6.0%6.9%7.9%9.0%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
17.6%20.9%24.1%27.4%30.6%33.9%
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Marital Status by County Subdivision in the Marion Area

There are 10 county subdivisions in the Marion Area. This section compares the Higgins Township to all of the county subdivisions in the Marion Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Higgins Township.

Married by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Higgins Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Marion Area, and entities that contain the Higgins Township
0%20%40%60%Count#BrackettN CoveMontford CoveGlenwoodHigginsCrooked CrkNebo TownshipDysartsvilleMarion AreaMcDowellMcDowell CoN CarolinaUnited StatesSouthOld FortSouth AtlanticMarion66.514806%66.514806%67%292165.706320%65.706320%66%1,414258.913502%58.913502%59%1,117357.892204%57.892204%58%1,203457.696567%57.696567%58%1,042557.387727%57.387727%57%1,674654.711444%54.711444%55%1,678754.154728%54.154728%54%1,512851.147699%51.147699%51%19,07419.1k51.147699%51.147699%51%19,07419.1k51.147699%51.147699%51%19,07419.1k48.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.851772%47.851772%48%1,782947.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M44.820656%44.820656%45%7,36010
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 10 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in North Carolina

There are 1,041 county subdivisions in North Carolina. This section compares the Higgins Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Higgins Township. 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 the Higgins Township, selected other county subdivisions in North Carolina, and entities that contain the Higgins Township
0%20%40%60%Count#Sandy RdgWhite OakHolly SpgsDavidsonCedar Fork2, Poplar TentMiddle CrkWake FrstVance13, Morning StarHigginsHarnettLeesvilleCary TownshipHendersonvilleClaytonTown CrkCoddle CrkJacksonvilleMarion AreaMcDowellMcDowell CoS PtWintervilleRockfishThomasvilleSwift CrkMonroeN CarolinaTrnglHickoryUnited StatesSouthOak GrvCleveland4, KannapolisSouth Atlantic871stNeuseHouse CrkSt. MatthewsSt. MarysGastonia1, CharlotteMorehead12, BurlingtonChapel HlWinstonAshevilleWilmingtonHigh 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%18,30418.3k1057.696567%57.696567%58%1,04256.836630%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%30,43530.4k1851.147699%51.147699%51%19,07419.1k51.147699%51.147699%51%19,07419.1k51.147699%51.147699%51%19,07419.1k50.318077%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%123,770,934124M47.893501%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%28,70828.7k4238.648841%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
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in the South

There are 8,483 county subdivisions in the South. This section compares the Higgins Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Higgins Township. 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 the Higgins Township, selected other county subdivisions in the South, and entities that contain the Higgins Township
0%20%40%Count#Sugar LandRoswell-AlpharettaPlanoHigginsLewisville-Flower MoundLewisville-Flower …NW HarrisNE TarrantSE MontgomeryRound Rock-GeorgetownRound Rock-Geor…NaplesSan Antonio NMarion AreaMcDowellMcDowell CoMcAllen-PharrVirginia BchN CarolinaArlingtonUnited StatesSouth13TulsaBradentonBoynton 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. PetersburgTampaAustinSan Antonio CntrlJacksonville WOrlandoBirminghamMiamiFort LauderdaleAtlanta-DecaturAtlantaNew OrleansWashingtonBaltimore59.791778%59.791778%60%130,483130k159.059358%59.059358%59%127,544128k258.202134%58.202134%58%251,641252k357.696567%57.696567%58%1,04257.489220%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%140,399140k1051.147699%51.147699%51%19,07419.1k51.147699%51.147699%51%19,07419.1k51.147699%51.147699%51%19,07419.1k50.551150%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%123,770,934124M47.893501%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%135,685136k3738.872581%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
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Higgins Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Higgins 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 Higgins Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Higgins Township
0%20%40%Count#PlanoHigginsSeattle EastNW HarrisNE TarrantSan JoseMarion AreaMcDowellMcDowell CoSalt Lk CityHempsteadOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…N CarolinaUnited StatesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Gdn GrvAnaheim-Santa An…SouthTulsaOntarioSouth AtlanticE San Gabriel VlySan DiegoFort WorthNE DallasQueensSan Fernando VlyHoustonEl PasoSW DallasTucsonPhoenixSacramentoLas VegasSeattleAlbuquerque1, CharlotteFresnoSan BernardinoBrooklynLong Bch-LakewoodSan FranciscoDenverTampaAustinSan Antonio CntrlOrlandoColumbusMiamiLos AngelesChicagoManhattanBronxAtlantaMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBostonWashingtonBaltimoreDetroit58.202134%58.202134%58%251,641252k157.696567%57.696567%58%1,04257.638027%57.638027%58%274,040274k256.514896%56.514896%57%320,995321k355.470608%55.470608%55%245,818246k453.145912%53.145912%53%753,465753k551.147699%51.147699%51%19,07419.1k51.147699%51.147699%51%19,07419.1k51.147699%51.147699%51%19,07419.1k51.138382%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%650,127650k947.893501%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%212,453212k3338.872581%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
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of the Higgins 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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State:
North Carolina
County:
McDowell
Metro Area:
Marion Area
City:
Marion
ZIP Codes:
28752, 28761
Unified School District:
McDowell County
Congressional District:
NC-11
State Senate District:
NC-47
State House District:
NC-85
Neighboring Townships:
Brackett, Dysartsville, Glenwood, Marion, Nebo
Nearby Townships:
Camp Creek, Golden Valley, Linville, Logan Store, Montford Cove, Morgan, Morganton, North Cove, Quaker Meadows, Silver Creek