Marital Status in New Castle County, Delaware (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Delaware and New Castle County
Female Male
Delaware
New Castle County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-34.267616%-30.914043%-34.267616%34%34.267616%4.858854%30.914043%5.145106%39.126469%39%80,49680.5k84,51284.5k-43.404540%-45.214089%-43.404540%43%43.404540%4.109083%45.214089%4.508889%47.513623%48%101,959102k102,628103k-10.674222%-3.677598%-11.283631%-3.560918%-14.351820%14%10.674222%11.283631%10.674222%11%33,71333.7k23,05623.1k-2.685685%-5.290339%-2.934241%-6.093077%-7.976024%8%2.685685%2.934241%2.685685%3%18,73618.7k5,801
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 Delaware and New Castle County
Female Male
Delaware
New Castle County
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-34.267616%-30.914043%-34.267616%34%34.267616%4.858854%30.914043%5.145106%39.126469%39%80,49680.5k84,51284.5k-41.299850%-42.925470%-41.299850%41%41.299850%3.375770%42.925470%4.138652%44.675620%45%97,01597.0k96,49896.5k-1.290759%-0.638966%-1.423043%-0.603984%-1.929724%2%1.290759%1.423043%1.290759%1%4,5332,788-2.104690%-2.288619%-2.104690%2%2.104690%0.733313%2.288619%0.370238%2.838002%3%4,9446,130-2.685685%-5.290339%-2.934241%-6.093077%-7.976024%8%2.685685%2.934241%2.685685%3%18,73618.7k5,801-9.383464%-3.038632%-9.860589%-2.956934%-12.422096%12%9.383464%9.860589%9.383464%9%29,18029.2k20,26820.3k
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 Delaware and New Castle County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1714.451%14.5%50.738%50.7%36.848%36.8%68.031%68.0%52.791%52.8%71.583%71.6%59.529%59.5%67.925%67.9%57.344%57.3%66.924%66.9%60.410%60.4%64.167%64.2%58.838%58.8%64.989%65.0%57.650%57.6%62.836%62.8%56.530%56.5%54.895%54.9%51.127%51.1%48.639%48.6%31.268%31.3%16.675%16.7%6.236%6.24%3.634%3.63%0.436%0.44%0.661%0.66%0.421%0.42%0.249%0.25%
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 Delaware and New Castle County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 177.783%7.78%6.303%6.30%15.304%15.3%8.984%8.98%20.593%20.6%15.581%15.6%24.207%24.2%17.596%17.6%23.718%23.7%18.277%18.3%23.711%23.7%18.191%18.2%21.550%21.6%16.493%16.5%19.970%20.0%13.513%13.5%13.049%13.0%14.266%14.3%6.869%6.87%6.275%6.27%3.762%3.76%1.496%1.50%1.146%1.15%0.478%0.48%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.057%0.06%0.157%0.16%
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 Delaware and New Castle County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 175.121%5.12%6.928%6.93%5.046%5.05%5.305%5.31%8.291%8.29%5.343%5.34%9.611%9.61%11.490%11.5%13.352%13.4%12.933%12.9%12.150%12.1%16.422%16.4%16.849%16.8%17.901%17.9%21.178%21.2%23.468%23.5%29.809%29.8%30.300%30.3%41.603%41.6%45.064%45.1%64.965%65.0%81.576%81.6%92.375%92.4%95.888%95.9%99.564%99.6%99.339%99.3%99.445%99.4%99.088%99.1%
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 Delaware and New Castle County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1772.644%72.6%36.031%36.0%42.801%42.8%17.680%17.7%18.324%18.3%7.493%7.49%6.653%6.65%2.989%2.99%5.586%5.59%1.865%1.87%3.730%3.73%1.220%1.22%2.762%2.76%0.617%0.62%1.202%1.20%0.183%0.18%0.611%0.61%0.538%0.54%0.401%0.40%0.022%0.02%0.005%0.00%0.253%0.25%0.242%0.24%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.077%0.08%0.507%0.51%
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 Delaware.
Scope: population of Delaware and New Castle County
New Castle County
Delaware
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 - 172,72111,27711.3k26,67926.7k20,32620.3k23,75423.8k25,44925.4k23,80923.8k20,64120.6k19,46119.5k18,52518.5k9,8321,9509271
Count number of married in age cohort in New Castle County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Delaware and New Castle County
New Castle County
Delaware
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountAsian2White1White HispanicOther2Black2Mixed2-26.804300%-0.668180%-2.784084%-26.712013%-0.825451%-3.457682%-30.256564%30%67.666081%2.077355%66.223828%2.781025%69.743436%70%23,34723.3k-31.580301%-1.243884%-11.695297%-27.767853%-1.421634%-12.151298%-44.519481%45%49.036463%6.444056%51.546916%7.112298%55.480519%55%280,010280k-41.596824%-2.986326%-8.337009%-41.146274%-2.604920%-7.418835%-52.920159%53%44.658139%2.421703%46.549982%2.279988%47.079841%47%22,67022.7k-42.820447%-2.089220%-8.750749%-41.795293%-2.090859%-9.534756%-53.660416%54%43.496875%2.842709%43.700055%2.879037%46.339584%46%11,67911.7k-48.928673%-2.529995%-11.786490%-48.030497%-2.680999%-11.537668%-63.245158%63%32.032121%4.722721%32.659438%5.091398%36.754842%37%105,850106k-55.820286%-1.130020%-9.012934%-53.185005%-1.546785%-11.467540%-65.963240%66%32.294078%1.742682%31.819567%1.981103%34.036760%34%7,345
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in New Castle County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
24%32%40%48%56%64%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
7.9%9.6%11.3%12.9%14.6%16.3%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
2.0%3.1%4.1%5.1%6.1%7.2%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
21%28%34%41%47%54%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in New Castle County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
4%18%32%45%59%73%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
1%7%13%19%24%30%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.5%2.8%5.2%7.5%9.8%12.2%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
16%32%47%62%78%94%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in New Castle County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
0%15%31%46%62%78%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0%10%18%27%35%45%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%4.6%9.1%13.7%18.3%22.9%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
2%22%40%59%78%98%
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Marital Status by Place in New Castle County

There are 27 places that are fully or partially contained within New Castle County (25 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 27 of those to each other, New Castle County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Castle County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of New Castle County, selected places in New Castle County, and entities that contain New Castle County
0%20%40%60%Count#North StarHockessinPike CreekGreenvilleClaytonWilmington MnrSt. GeorgesTownsendOdessaArdencroftMiddletownGlasgowBellefonteBearUnited StatesSouthDelawareSouth AtlanticNew CastleSmyrnaPhiladelphiaClaymontArdenNew CastleBrooksidePike Crk VlyDelaware CityArdentownNewportElsmereEdgemoorNewarkWilmington71.732429%71.732429%72%4,654160.848686%60.848686%61%6,969260.340426%60.340426%60%4,254356.524008%56.524008%57%1,083456.458238%56.458238%56%1,237555.153473%55.153473%55%3,414654.644150%54.644150%55%453754.147910%54.147910%54%842853.467153%53.467153%53%293953.363229%53.363229%53%1191051.298615%51.298615%51%7,7031151.292053%51.292053%51%6,3121250.386100%50.386100%50%5221349.116036%49.116036%49%7,8901448.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.373319%47.373319%47%362,458362k47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M45.372931%45.372931%45%204,587205k45.228788%45.228788%45%3,9341545.132078%45.132078%45%2,226,8422.23M45.103645%45.103645%45%3,1551644.766147%44.766147%45%2011742.620865%42.620865%43%2,0101842.485093%42.485093%42%4,8451941.325827%41.325827%41%3,5972040.785908%40.785908%41%6022140.520446%40.520446%41%1092238.515081%38.515081%39%3322331.992071%31.992071%32%1,6142431.491713%31.491713%31%1,5962529.306898%29.306898%29%8,7952624.707858%24.707858%25%14,12414.1k27
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 27 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in New Castle County

There are 11 county subdivisions in New Castle County. This section compares all 11 of those to each other, New Castle County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Castle County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of New Castle County, selected county subdivisions in New Castle County, and entities that contain New Castle County
0%20%40%60%Count#PiedmontGlasgowMiddletown-OdessaRed LionBrandywinePike Crk-Cntrl KirkwoodPike Crk-Cntrl Kirk…United StatesSouthDelawareSouth AtlanticUpper ChristianaNew CastlePhiladelphiaNew CastleLower ChristianaNewarkWilmington63.338527%63.338527%63%15,44715.4k155.535346%55.535346%56%18,32018.3k254.495614%54.495614%54%24,35324.4k354.084021%54.084021%54%4,390452.790250%52.790250%53%34,56634.6k551.589708%51.589708%52%17,86517.9k648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.373319%47.373319%47%362,458362k47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.430175%46.430175%46%10,34010.3k745.372931%45.372931%45%204,587205k45.132078%45.132078%45%2,226,8422.23M43.266932%43.266932%43%30,95131.0k839.828562%39.828562%40%11,61611.6k937.393145%37.393145%37%22,61522.6k1024.707858%24.707858%25%14,12414.1k11
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 11 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the Philadelphia Area

There are 11 counties in the Philadelphia Area. This section compares New Castle County to all of the counties in the Philadelphia Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Castle County.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of New Castle County, selected other counties in the Philadelphia Area, and entities that contain New Castle County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#BucksChesterMontgomeryCecilBurlingtonGloucesterUnited StatesSalemSouthDelawareSouth AtlanticDelawareNew CastlePhiladelphiaCamdenPhiladelphia55.505436%55.505436%56%287,693288k155.391528%55.391528%55%228,921229k254.050690%54.050690%54%361,344361k351.929089%51.929089%52%42,85542.9k450.867752%50.867752%51%188,581189k550.860369%50.860369%51%120,446120k648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.021978%48.021978%48%25,34625.3k747.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.373319%47.373319%47%362,458362k47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M45.720544%45.720544%46%209,791210k845.372931%45.372931%45%204,587205k945.132078%45.132078%45%2,226,8422.23M44.270359%44.270359%44%182,787183k1029.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k11
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 11 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in Delaware

There are 3 counties in Delaware. This section compares New Castle County to all of the counties in Delaware and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Castle County.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of New Castle County, selected other counties in Delaware, and entities that contain New Castle County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#SussexUnited StatesSouthKentDelawareSouth AtlanticNew CastlePhiladelphia52.190860%52.190860%52%92,12092.1k148.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.748415%47.748415%48%65,75165.8k247.373319%47.373319%47%362,458362k47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M45.372931%45.372931%45%204,587205k345.132078%45.132078%45%2,226,8422.23M
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 3 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 New Castle County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Castle County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of New Castle County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain New Castle County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesSouthDelawareSouth AtlanticSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaQueensNew CastleAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgSacramentoPhiladelphiaPimaDallasHillsboroughBexarClarkFresnoTravisBrowardOrangeLos AngelesFranklinCookMiami-DadeCuyahogaKingsWayneFultonMilwaukeeNew 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%742,044742k1648.279556%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%46,160,11846.2M47.373319%47.373319%47%362,458362k47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.276963%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%868,275868k2545.372931%45.372931%45%204,587205k45.369877%45.369877%45%470,384470k2645.337491%45.337491%45%739,678740k2745.335632%45.335632%45%363,609364k2845.220904%45.220904%45%533,102533k2945.132078%45.132078%45%2,226,8422.23M45.056972%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 New Castle 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.

For additional information about the data presented on this site, including our sources, please see the About Page.

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Principal City:
Wilmington
Cities:
Delaware City, New Castle, Newark, Wilmington
Towns:
Bellefonte, Clayton, Elsmere, Middletown, Newport, Odessa, Smyrna, Townsend
Unincorporated Places:
Bear, Brookside, Claymont, Edgemoor, Glasgow, Greenville, Hockessin, North Star, Pike Creek, Pike Creek Valley, St. Georges, Wilmington Manor
Villages:
Arden, Ardencroft, Ardentown
ZIP Codes:
19701, 19702, 19703, 19706, 19707, 19709, 19710, 19711, 19713, 19716, 19717, 19720, 19730, 19731, 19732, 19733, 19734, 19735, 19736, 19801, 19802, 19803, 19804, 19805, 19806, 19807, 19808, 19809, 19810, 19938, 19977, 21912
Unified School Districts:
Appoquinimink, Brandywine, Christina, Colonial, Red Clay District, Smyrna
Congressional District:
DE-At Large
State Senate Districts:
DE-1, DE-2, DE-3, DE-4, DE-5, DE-7, DE-8, DE-9, DE-10, DE-11, DE-12, DE-13, DE-14
State House Districts:
DE-1, DE-2, DE-3, DE-4, DE-5, DE-6, DE-7, DE-8, DE-9, DE-10, DE-11, DE-12, DE-13, DE-15, DE-16, DE-17, DE-18, DE-19, DE-21, DE-22, DE-23, DE-24, DE-25, DE-26, DE-27
Neighboring Counties:
Cecil, Chester, Delaware, Gloucester, Kent, Kent, Salem
Nearby Counties:
Bucks, Camden, Cape May, Caroline, Cumberland, Harford, Lancaster, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Queen Anne's