Marital Status in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska (Borough)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Alaska and Northwest Arctic Borough
Female Male
Alaska
Northwest Arctic Borough
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-47.415915%-29.678242%-47.415915%47%47.415915%9.635583%29.678242%9.261361%57.051498%57%1,1561,695-33.759677%-3.360914%-47.209302%-2.329799%-37.120591%37%33.759677%47.209302%33.759677%34%9051,003-7.842477%-0.032830%-11.956661%-3.095645%-7.875308%8%7.842477%11.956661%7.842477%8%192233-1.346348%-6.241839%-1.894434%-3.835918%-7.588187%8%1.346348%1.894434%1.346348%1%18540
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 Alaska and Northwest Arctic Borough
Female Male
Alaska
Northwest Arctic Borough
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-47.415915%-29.678242%-47.415915%47%47.415915%9.635583%29.678242%9.261361%57.051498%57%1,1561,695-29.384046%-3.634822%-42.465492%-3.777520%-33.018868%33%29.384046%42.465492%29.384046%29%805873-0.984413%-1.520346%-0.639122%-0.984413%1%0.984413%1.741941%1.520346%2.726355%3%2481-4.101723%-3.296088%-4.101723%4%4.101723%0.273908%3.296088%1.447721%4.375631%4%100130-1.346348%-6.241839%-1.894434%-3.835918%-7.588187%8%1.346348%1.894434%1.346348%1%18540-5.116123%-1.774772%-10.436315%-2.456522%-6.890894%7%5.116123%10.436315%5.116123%5%168152
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 Alaska and Northwest Arctic Borough
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.000%0%62.500%62.5%27.551%27.6%66.102%66.1%54.478%54.5%68.715%68.7%58.929%58.9%64.706%64.7%57.576%57.6%41.393%41.4%61.735%61.7%54.580%54.6%58.108%58.1%46.281%46.3%66.265%66.3%47.893%47.9%46.842%46.8%40.314%40.3%44.275%44.3%33.969%34.0%25.862%25.9%14.006%14.0%14.148%14.1%7.250%7.25%2.439%2.44%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 Alaska and Northwest Arctic Borough
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1710.870%10.9%0.000%0%10.204%10.2%8.475%8.47%16.418%16.4%6.145%6.15%24.107%24.1%13.529%13.5%19.394%19.4%22.951%23.0%9.694%9.69%21.756%21.8%16.216%16.2%12.397%12.4%4.217%4.22%9.579%9.58%7.368%7.37%5.236%5.24%8.397%8.40%4.962%4.96%3.448%3.45%0.280%0.28%0.000%0%0.500%0.50%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 Alaska and Northwest Arctic Borough
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1710.870%10.9%0.000%0%0.000%0%5.085%5.08%5.224%5.22%24.022%24.0%8.929%8.93%20.000%20.0%15.758%15.8%31.967%32.0%18.367%18.4%22.901%22.9%22.973%23.0%40.083%40.1%28.916%28.9%40.230%40.2%40.526%40.5%54.450%54.5%47.328%47.3%61.069%61.1%70.690%70.7%85.714%85.7%85.852%85.9%92.250%92.3%97.561%97.6%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 Alaska and Northwest Arctic Borough
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1778.261%78.3%37.500%37.5%62.245%62.2%20.339%20.3%23.881%23.9%1.117%1.12%8.036%8.04%1.765%1.76%7.273%7.27%3.689%3.69%10.204%10.2%0.763%0.76%2.703%2.70%1.240%1.24%0.602%0.60%2.299%2.30%5.263%5.26%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 counties in Alaska.
Scope: population of Alaska and Northwest Arctic Borough
Northwest Arctic Borough
Alaska
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 - 175661961761962641982351662051257330
Count number of married in age cohort in Northwest Arctic Borough

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Alaska and Northwest Arctic Borough
Northwest Arctic Borough
Alaska
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountWhite HispanicWhite1Mixed2Asian2Other2Black2-42.857143%-39.924108%-1.942828%-10.594485%-42.857143%43%57.142857%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%45.363015%2.175563%57.142857%57%28-29.614874%-5.444887%-7.968127%-28.885697%-1.489864%-12.295613%-43.027888%43%54.316069%2.656042%53.595964%3.732861%56.972112%57%753-50.555556%-4.444444%-53.305132%-2.042783%-10.280849%-55.000000%55%45.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%32.529250%1.841985%45.000000%45%180-38.983051%-18.644068%-34.106917%-2.873579%-8.390627%-57.627119%58%42.372881%-0.000000%0.000000%49.703943%4.924933%42.372881%42%59-56.879890%-1.472618%-5.361252%-47.291056%-2.671297%-9.907510%-63.713760%64%31.661298%4.624942%35.512401%4.617736%36.286240%36%4,346-69.767442%-18.604651%-45.364408%-1.972810%-15.322498%-88.372093%88%2.325581%-0.000000%9.302326%35.117040%2.223244%11.627907%12%43
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by Tract in Northwest Arctic Borough

Married Marital Status by Tract#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
31.2%33.0%34.8%36.6%38.4%40.2%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
6.6%7.2%7.7%8.3%8.8%9.4%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.52%3.75%3.99%4.22%4.45%4.69%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
46.9%49.1%51.2%53.3%55.4%57.5%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Northwest Arctic Borough

Married Marital Status by Block Group#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
21%27%32%38%43%49%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
2.6%4.8%6.9%9.1%11.3%13.5%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.9%2.0%3.0%4.0%5.0%6.0%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
39%45%50%56%61%67%
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Marital Status by Place in Northwest Arctic Borough

There are 12 places in Northwest Arctic Borough. This section compares all 12 of those to each other, Northwest Arctic Borough, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Northwest Arctic Borough.

Married by Place#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Northwest Arctic Borough, selected places in Northwest Arctic Borough, and entities that contain Northwest Arctic Borough
0%10%20%30%40%Count#AlaskaWestUnited StatesPacificRed Dog MineKotzebueNoatakBucklandAmblerNW Arctic BoroNorthwest ArcticKivalinaNoorvikKianaDeeringKobukShungnakSelawik48.315701%48.315701%48%279,903280k48.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M40.789474%40.789474%41%31140.155546%40.155546%40%981238.851351%38.851351%39%115335.576923%35.576923%36%148435.567010%35.567010%36%69535.274542%35.274542%35%1,90835.274542%35.274542%35%1,90832.705882%32.705882%33%139631.666667%31.666667%32%133731.465517%31.465517%31%73827.450980%27.450980%27%28926.250000%26.250000%26%211022.950820%22.950820%23%421122.070313%22.070313%22%11312
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 12 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Northwest Arctic Borough

There is 1 county subdivision in Northwest Arctic Borough. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Northwest Arctic Borough, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Northwest Arctic Borough.

Married by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Northwest Arctic Borough, selected county subdivisions in Northwest Arctic Borough, and entities that contain Northwest Arctic Borough
0%10%20%30%40%Count#AlaskaWestUnited StatesPacificNW Arctic BoroNorthwest ArcticNW Arctic48.315701%48.315701%48%279,903280k48.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M35.274542%35.274542%35%1,90835.274542%35.274542%35%1,90835.274542%35.274542%35%1,9081
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 1 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in Alaska

There are 29 counties in Alaska. This section compares Northwest Arctic Borough to all of the counties in Alaska and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Northwest Arctic Borough.

Married by County#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Northwest Arctic Borough, selected other counties in Alaska, and entities that contain Northwest Arctic Borough
0%20%40%Count#HainesBristol BayKodiak IslandWrangellSoutheast FairbanksMatanuska-SusitnaKenai PeninsulaJuneauSitkaHoonah-AngoonPetersburgAleutians EastFairbanks North StarKetchikan GatewayAlaskaWestUnited StatesAnchorageSkagwayPacificNorth SlopeValdez-CordovaDenaliPrince of Wales-HyderPrince of Wales-H…Aleutians WestYakutatDillinghamLake and PeninsulaBethelYukon-KoyukukNomeNW Arctic BoroNorthwest ArcticKusilvak56.136258%56.136258%56%1,203154.296875%54.296875%54%417254.181379%54.181379%54%5,831352.800000%52.800000%53%1,056452.021513%52.021513%52%2,805551.619678%51.619678%52%39,32839.3k650.994838%50.994838%51%23,81023.8k750.060355%50.060355%50%13,27113.3k850.055249%50.055249%50%3,624950.028329%50.028329%50%8831049.666797%49.666797%50%1,2671149.662162%49.662162%50%1,4701249.597615%49.597615%50%39,25839.3k1349.135382%49.135382%49%5,4841448.315701%48.315701%48%279,903280k48.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.787480%47.787480%48%113,015113k1547.566372%47.566372%48%4301647.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M46.694759%46.694759%47%3,5461746.072468%46.072468%46%3,4841844.586341%44.586341%45%8031944.385447%44.385447%44%2,2572041.818182%41.818182%42%2,0702141.491396%41.491396%41%2172240.301370%40.301370%40%1,4712340.187793%40.187793%40%4282438.925905%38.925905%39%4,8492537.275902%37.275902%37%1,6012636.042504%36.042504%36%2,5102735.274542%35.274542%35%1,90835.274542%35.274542%35%1,9082830.418323%30.418323%30%1,60729
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 29 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 Northwest Arctic Borough to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Northwest Arctic Borough. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Northwest Arctic Borough, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Northwest Arctic Borough
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantAlaskaAlamedaSt. LouisWestRiversideUnited StatesPacificSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgSacramentoPimaDallasHillsboroughBexarClarkFresnoTravisBrowardOrangeLos AngelesFranklinCookMiami-DadeCuyahogaKingsWayneFultonMilwaukeeNW Arctic BoroNorthwest ArcticNew 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%851,934852k1549.287172%49.287172%49%742,044742k1648.315701%48.315701%48%279,903280k48.279556%48.279556%48%635,456635k1748.178006%48.178006%48%393,649394k1848.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.085207%48.085207%48%875,082875k1948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M47.276963%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%286,798287k4735.274542%35.274542%35%1,90835.274542%35.274542%35%1,90833.355074%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 Northwest Arctic Borough 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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Census Subareas:
Northwest Arctic
Cities:
Ambler, Buckland, Deering, Kiana, Kivalina, Kobuk, Kotzebue, Noorvik, Selawik, Shungnak
Unincorporated Places:
Noatak, Red Dog Mine
ZIP Codes:
99727, 99736, 99749, 99750, 99751, 99752, 99761, 99763, 99770, 99773, 99786
Unified School District:
Northwest Arctic Borough
Congressional District:
AK-At Large
State Senate District:
AK-T
State House District:
AK-40
Neighboring Boroughs:
North Slope
Neighboring Census Areas:
Nome, Yukon-Koyukuk