Marital Status in Shelby County, Alabama (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Alabama and Shelby County
Female Male
Alabama
Shelby County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-23.960554%-27.347151%-23.960554%24%23.960554%3.240901%27.347151%5.710881%27.201454%27%20,45820.5k21,54621.5k-53.868497%-45.541010%-53.868497%54%53.868497%6.502168%45.541010%4.882520%60.370665%60%45,99446.0k47,81947.8k-10.267773%-4.225915%-13.409699%-2.854874%-14.493687%14%10.267773%13.409699%10.267773%10%12,37512.4k8,133-2.160108%-5.517154%-3.108739%-7.738527%-7.677262%8%2.160108%3.108739%2.160108%2%6,5551,711
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 Alabama and Shelby County
Female Male
Alabama
Shelby County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-23.960554%-27.347151%-23.960554%24%23.960554%3.240901%27.347151%5.710881%27.201454%27%20,45820.5k21,54621.5k-52.142138%-43.554483%-52.142138%52%52.142138%5.942171%43.554483%4.346897%58.084309%58%44,52044.5k46,00846.0k-1.220821%-0.307604%-1.983295%-0.873223%-1.528425%2%1.220821%1.983295%1.220821%1%1,305967-1.726359%-1.986527%-1.726359%2%1.726359%0.559997%1.986527%0.535622%2.286356%2%1,4741,811-2.160108%-5.517154%-3.108739%-7.738527%-7.677262%8%2.160108%3.108739%2.160108%2%6,5551,711-9.046952%-3.918310%-11.426404%-1.981651%-12.965262%13%9.046952%11.426404%9.046952%9%11,07011.1k7,166
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 Alabama and Shelby County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 178.448%8.45%48.075%48.1%40.145%40.1%77.336%77.3%58.980%59.0%80.545%80.5%66.121%66.1%83.058%83.1%67.925%67.9%76.443%76.4%66.293%66.3%74.744%74.7%71.263%71.3%73.832%73.8%70.076%70.1%75.638%75.6%70.448%70.4%73.590%73.6%64.407%64.4%65.315%65.3%46.552%46.6%33.671%33.7%13.736%13.7%7.896%7.90%0.876%0.88%1.945%1.94%0.827%0.83%0.306%0.31%
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 Alabama and Shelby County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 173.775%3.77%1.988%1.99%12.547%12.5%6.553%6.55%18.017%18.0%11.466%11.5%20.871%20.9%11.991%12.0%20.054%20.1%17.119%17.1%25.715%25.7%18.447%18.4%19.044%19.0%16.226%16.2%17.526%17.5%13.354%13.4%14.870%14.9%9.447%9.45%10.788%10.8%9.990%9.99%9.148%9.15%4.238%4.24%2.143%2.14%0.803%0.80%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.153%0.15%
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 Alabama and Shelby County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 172.157%2.16%0.000%0%1.615%1.62%0.910%0.91%3.659%3.66%1.634%1.63%3.692%3.69%2.644%2.64%7.269%7.27%4.816%4.82%5.053%5.05%6.269%6.27%9.377%9.38%9.677%9.68%11.464%11.5%11.009%11.0%14.064%14.1%16.707%16.7%23.775%23.8%24.695%24.7%44.300%44.3%62.091%62.1%83.142%83.1%91.301%91.3%99.124%99.1%98.055%98.1%99.173%99.2%99.541%99.5%
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 Alabama and Shelby County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1785.620%85.6%49.938%49.9%45.693%45.7%15.200%15.2%19.344%19.3%6.355%6.36%9.316%9.32%2.307%2.31%4.752%4.75%1.621%1.62%2.939%2.94%0.540%0.54%0.317%0.32%0.264%0.26%0.935%0.93%0.000%0%0.617%0.62%0.256%0.26%1.030%1.03%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.979%0.98%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 Alabama.
Scope: population of Alabama and Shelby County
Shelby County
Alabama
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 175284,26411,49711.5k9,2129,75510,54410.5k10,70610.7k11,00011.0k10,77510.8k9,0735,0641,2766950
Count number of married in age cohort in Shelby County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Alabama and Shelby County
Shelby County
Alabama
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountAsian2White1Other2White HispanicMixed2Black2-21.149425%-0.919540%-5.681445%-28.948015%-1.163410%-5.411495%-27.750411%28%70.311987%1.937603%60.466593%4.010487%72.249589%72%3,045-22.436434%-1.206828%-11.549340%-23.059533%-1.707519%-12.725748%-35.192602%35%59.317841%5.489557%54.895669%7.611530%64.807398%65%132,579133k-38.284434%-1.222494%-4.665852%-36.561661%-3.028882%-9.456968%-44.172779%44%54.360228%1.466993%47.284841%3.667648%55.827221%56%4,908-29.445623%-3.998788%-12.056952%-36.692864%-2.460080%-6.898703%-45.501363%46%52.983944%1.514693%51.066617%2.881737%54.498637%54%3,301-42.493225%-0.325203%-6.233062%-40.707375%-2.528299%-12.081391%-49.051491%49%49.430894%1.517615%38.835142%5.847793%50.948509%51%1,845-42.187913%-2.358166%-10.622323%-47.221345%-4.387122%-12.737503%-55.168403%55%40.712737%4.118860%28.987054%6.666976%44.831597%45%18,91318.9k
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Shelby County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
39%44%49%54%59%65%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
8.8%10.5%12.3%14.0%15.7%17.5%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
4.4%5.3%6.1%7.0%7.8%8.7%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
21.1%24.5%27.8%31.1%34.5%37.9%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Shelby County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
13%25%36%48%60%72%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
6.4%9.9%13.3%16.8%20.2%23.6%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
1.6%4.4%7.1%9.9%12.6%15.4%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
16%29%41%53%66%78%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Shelby County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
13%27%41%54%68%82%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0%7%13%18%24%31%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0%5%11%16%22%28%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
8%23%37%50%64%78%
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Marital Status by Place in Shelby County

There are 26 places that are fully or partially contained within Shelby County (19 fully and 7 partially). This section compares all 26 of those to each other, Shelby County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shelby County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Shelby County, selected places in Shelby County, and entities that contain Shelby County
0%20%40%60%Count#Highland LksShoal CreekChelseaMeadowbrookIndian Spgs VlgVestavia HlsHelenaWestoverCaleraHooverAlabasterVandiverShelbyLeedsDunnavantPelhamShelbyBirminghamEast South CentralWilsonvilleUnited StatesSouthAlabamaHarpersvilleBrantleyvilleVincentWiltonSterrettBrk HighlandColumbianaMontevalloBirmingham73.994215%73.994215%74%2,814169.903762%69.903762%70%799269.267442%69.267442%69%5,957363.040046%63.040046%63%4,392462.605042%62.605042%63%1,341562.274348%62.274348%62%16,59316.6k661.628610%61.628610%62%8,151760.435213%60.435213%60%611859.360178%59.360178%59%5,882958.227810%58.227810%58%38,71838.7k1057.764370%57.764370%58%14,55214.6k1157.292882%57.292882%57%4911256.997649%56.997649%57%93,81393.8k56.800533%56.800533%57%5,1201356.623681%56.623681%57%4831454.666887%54.666887%55%9,9041552.144250%52.144250%52%5351648.447362%48.447362%48%445,832446k48.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.119859%48.119859%48%8191748.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.878945%47.878945%48%1,881,0231.88M46.934307%46.934307%47%6431846.776233%46.776233%47%3701945.005875%45.005875%45%7662044.724771%44.724771%45%1952144.712182%44.712182%45%3342243.139701%43.139701%43%2,4212339.586133%39.586133%40%1,4732434.454216%34.454216%34%1,9982527.949199%27.949199%28%48,87748.9k26
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 26 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Shelby County

There are 7 county subdivisions in Shelby County. This section compares all 7 of those to each other, Shelby County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shelby County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Shelby County, selected county subdivisions in Shelby County, and entities that contain Shelby County
0%20%40%60%Count#CaleraChelseaWilsonvilleAlabaster-HelenaShelbyColumbianaBirminghamEast South CentralVincentUnited StatesSouthAlabamaMontevallo64.464164%64.464164%64%4,722160.190592%60.190592%60%18,75918.8k258.816351%58.816351%59%1,928357.669320%57.669320%58%57,60357.6k456.997649%56.997649%57%93,81393.8k53.336600%53.336600%53%5,443548.447362%48.447362%48%445,832446k48.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.239187%48.239187%48%2,041648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.878945%47.878945%48%1,881,0231.88M39.018939%39.018939%39%3,3177
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 7 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the Birmingham Area

There are 7 counties in the Birmingham Area. This section compares Shelby County to all of the counties in the Birmingham Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shelby County.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Shelby County, selected other counties in the Birmingham Area, and entities that contain Shelby County
0%20%40%Count#BlountShelbySt. ClairChiltonWalkerBirminghamEast South CentralUnited StatesSouthAlabamaBibbJefferson59.201273%59.201273%59%27,52827.5k156.997649%56.997649%57%93,81393.8k255.559045%55.559045%56%38,92338.9k353.277354%53.277354%53%18,65418.7k452.007755%52.007755%52%27,89827.9k548.447362%48.447362%48%445,832446k48.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.878945%47.878945%48%1,881,0231.88M47.576081%47.576081%48%8,911643.276573%43.276573%43%230,105230k7
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 7 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in Alabama

There are 67 counties in Alabama. This section compares Shelby County to the 50 most populous counties in Alabama and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shelby County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 19,684.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Shelby County, selected other counties in Alabama, and entities that contain Shelby County
0%20%40%60%Count#CherokeeBlountShelbyMarionCullmanAutaugaSt. ClairLawrenceJacksonWinstonChiltonBaldwinRandolphLimestoneMarshallGenevaCovingtonWalkerDeKalbMorganLauderdaleColbertCoffeeElmoreFranklinTallapoosaMadisonDaleEtowahCalhounBirminghamEast South CentralUnited StatesSouthAlabamaBibbClarkeTalladegaHoustonChambersMobileEscambiaButlerMonroeJeffersonLeeRussellPickensTuscaloosaBarbourMarengoMontgomeryPikeDallasMacon61.250812%61.250812%61%13,20213.2k159.201273%59.201273%59%27,52827.5k256.997649%56.997649%57%93,81393.8k356.909113%56.909113%57%14,29514.3k456.557092%56.557092%57%37,42137.4k556.080696%56.080696%56%24,57424.6k655.559045%55.559045%56%38,92338.9k755.516471%55.516471%56%15,15115.2k854.322783%54.322783%54%23,53123.5k954.041803%54.041803%54%10,73010.7k1053.277354%53.277354%53%18,65418.7k1152.801688%52.801688%53%86,06286.1k1252.730514%52.730514%53%9,7621352.607200%52.607200%53%38,38838.4k1452.437872%52.437872%52%39,39539.4k1552.233410%52.233410%52%11,41311.4k1652.144894%52.144894%52%16,09416.1k1752.007755%52.007755%52%27,89827.9k1851.971866%51.971866%52%29,33529.3k1951.955839%51.955839%52%50,26050.3k2051.767068%51.767068%52%39,95940.0k2151.375142%51.375142%51%22,99523.0k2251.115821%51.115821%51%20,98121.0k2350.921077%50.921077%51%33,44733.4k2450.623758%50.623758%51%12,74212.7k2550.286189%50.286189%50%16,95617.0k2649.698155%49.698155%50%141,844142k2749.456031%49.456031%49%19,72919.7k2849.061874%49.061874%49%41,62941.6k2948.553810%48.553810%49%46,06346.1k3048.447362%48.447362%48%445,832446k48.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.878945%47.878945%48%1,881,0231.88M47.576081%47.576081%48%8,9113147.550248%47.550248%48%9,6763247.414404%47.414404%47%31,42231.4k3346.008461%46.008461%46%38,38938.4k3445.357920%45.357920%45%12,71712.7k3544.720213%44.720213%45%148,472148k3643.602710%43.602710%44%13,45113.5k3743.564236%43.564236%44%7,1383843.488020%43.488020%43%7,7503943.276573%43.276573%43%230,105230k4043.273546%43.273546%43%54,57454.6k4143.266817%43.266817%43%19,99120.0k4243.106352%43.106352%43%7,1664342.177869%42.177869%42%70,41370.4k4441.163004%41.163004%41%8,9904540.549343%40.549343%41%6,5994639.880549%39.880549%40%73,05073.1k4737.697053%37.697053%38%10,45010.5k4834.566175%34.566175%35%11,37411.4k4930.459053%30.459053%30%5,12950
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 Shelby County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shelby County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Shelby County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Shelby County
0%20%40%Count#ShelbyFairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantBirminghamEast South CentralAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesSouthAlabamaSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgSacramentoPimaDallasHillsboroughBexarClarkFresnoTravisBrowardOrangeLos AngelesFranklinCookMiami-DadeCuyahogaKingsWayneFultonMilwaukeeNew YorkBronxPhiladelphia56.997649%56.997649%57%93,81393.8k55.728918%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%851,934852k1549.287172%49.287172%49%742,044742k1648.447362%48.447362%48%445,832446k48.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.279556%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%46,160,11846.2M47.878945%47.878945%48%1,881,0231.88M47.276963%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 Shelby 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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Principal Cities:
Birmingham, Hoover
Cities:
Alabaster, Birmingham, Calera, Chelsea, Columbiana, Helena, Hoover, Indian Springs Village, Leeds, Montevallo, Pelham, Vestavia Hills
Towns:
Harpersville, Vincent, Westover, Wilsonville, Wilton
Unincorporated Places:
Brantleyville, Brook Highland, Dunnavant, Highland Lakes, Meadowbrook, Shelby, Shoal Creek, Sterrett, Vandiver
ZIP Codes:
35007, 35022, 35035, 35040, 35043, 35051, 35078, 35080, 35094, 35114, 35115, 35124, 35143, 35147, 35176, 35178, 35186, 35187, 35216, 35242, 35243, 35244
Unified School Districts:
Alabaster, Birmingham, Hoover, Leeds, Pelham, Shelby County, Vestavia Hills
Congressional District:
AL-6
State Senate Districts:
AL-11, AL-14, AL-15, AL-16
State House Districts:
AL-15, AL-41, AL-43, AL-45, AL-48, AL-49, AL-73
Neighboring Counties:
Bibb, Chilton, Coosa, Jefferson, St. Clair, Talladega
Nearby Counties:
Autauga, Blount, Calhoun, Clay, Cullman, Elmore, Perry, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker