Marital Status in Polk County, Florida (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Florida and Polk County
Female Male
Florida
Polk County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-27.468926%-27.953650%-27.468926%27%27.468926%6.414614%27.953650%6.894595%33.883540%34%73,26173.3k85,06785.1k-45.541328%-44.018315%-45.541328%46%45.541328%4.540127%44.018315%4.466212%50.081456%50%121,461121k125,733126k-12.649717%-3.126890%-13.475762%-3.864598%-15.776607%16%12.649717%13.475762%12.649717%13%42,07742.1k31,75831.8k-3.385287%-7.827851%-3.191465%-7.496210%-11.213138%11%3.385287%3.191465%3.385287%3%29,90629.9k8,499
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 Florida and Polk County
Female Male
Florida
Polk County
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-27.468926%-27.953650%-27.468926%27%27.468926%6.414614%27.953650%6.894595%33.883540%34%73,26173.3k85,06785.1k-42.742356%-40.987259%-42.742356%43%42.742356%4.032281%40.987259%4.023058%46.774637%47%113,996114k117,431117k-1.811541%-0.816831%-2.056984%-0.726240%-2.628372%3%1.811541%2.056984%1.811541%2%7,0104,548-2.798973%-3.031055%-2.798973%3%2.798973%0.507846%3.031055%0.443155%3.306819%3%7,4658,302-3.385287%-7.827851%-3.191465%-7.496210%-11.213138%11%3.385287%3.191465%3.385287%3%29,90629.9k8,499-10.838176%-2.310059%-11.418778%-3.138358%-13.148235%13%10.838176%11.418778%10.838176%11%35,06735.1k27,21027.2k
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 Florida and Polk County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1714.433%14.4%54.019%54.0%41.966%42.0%73.481%73.5%58.448%58.4%74.880%74.9%59.656%59.7%68.947%68.9%57.094%57.1%64.145%64.1%59.098%59.1%60.024%60.0%56.401%56.4%57.617%57.6%58.493%58.5%57.869%57.9%56.882%56.9%58.701%58.7%48.162%48.2%42.735%42.7%34.750%34.7%24.222%24.2%14.276%14.3%7.583%7.58%2.341%2.34%1.107%1.11%0.530%0.53%0.986%0.99%
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 Florida and Polk County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 177.497%7.50%6.290%6.29%9.672%9.67%8.582%8.58%17.144%17.1%14.674%14.7%22.125%22.1%19.648%19.6%24.358%24.4%21.081%21.1%26.421%26.4%21.921%21.9%27.882%27.9%18.016%18.0%22.056%22.1%18.474%18.5%19.665%19.7%15.591%15.6%13.831%13.8%9.982%9.98%5.464%5.46%4.286%4.29%2.139%2.14%1.468%1.47%0.198%0.20%0.000%0%0.232%0.23%0.477%0.48%
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 Florida and Polk County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 172.677%2.68%2.456%2.46%3.022%3.02%3.975%3.98%3.473%3.47%4.817%4.82%6.771%6.77%7.947%7.95%9.387%9.39%12.450%12.5%10.794%10.8%15.933%15.9%13.974%14.0%22.796%22.8%17.926%17.9%23.231%23.2%22.391%22.4%25.516%25.5%37.838%37.8%46.965%47.0%59.001%59.0%71.386%71.4%83.473%83.5%90.949%90.9%97.461%97.5%98.893%98.9%99.239%99.2%98.231%98.2%
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 Florida and Polk County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1775.392%75.4%37.235%37.2%45.340%45.3%13.961%14.0%20.935%20.9%5.629%5.63%11.447%11.4%3.458%3.46%9.161%9.16%2.323%2.32%3.687%3.69%2.122%2.12%1.744%1.74%1.571%1.57%1.525%1.53%0.427%0.43%1.062%1.06%0.191%0.19%0.169%0.17%0.319%0.32%0.786%0.79%0.105%0.11%0.111%0.11%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.305%0.31%
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 Florida.
Scope: population of Florida and Polk County
Polk County
Florida
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 - 174,08922,65922.7k46,61146.6k25,59025.6k23,56323.6k24,45224.5k22,39422.4k22,52622.5k21,19921.2k17,55417.6k11,72711.7k4,375265190
Count number of married in age cohort in Polk County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Florida and Polk County
Polk County
Florida
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian2White1Other2White HispanicMixed2Black2-23.323678%-2.231520%-4.119730%-28.661201%-1.331075%-6.385631%-29.674928%30%65.990774%4.334299%58.756380%4.865712%70.325072%70%9,321-24.060184%-1.782781%-13.329644%-25.014180%-1.688582%-13.971852%-39.172608%39%51.844013%8.983379%50.750153%8.575233%60.827392%61%339,694340k-33.780236%-2.981436%-11.128821%-39.514159%-3.701616%-11.340735%-47.890493%48%49.578099%2.531408%42.059644%3.383847%52.109507%52%10,66610.7k-39.957146%-2.383409%-8.261249%-34.651804%-3.413270%-12.279219%-50.601804%51%45.948734%3.449462%44.547879%5.107828%49.398196%49%75,60675.6k-49.487871%-3.838275%-9.681941%-46.685574%-2.960080%-11.354230%-63.008086%63%33.789757%3.202156%35.211964%3.788151%36.991914%37%9,275-49.207650%-3.849727%-11.314208%-48.223994%-3.922526%-12.086705%-64.371585%64%29.740437%5.887978%30.594851%5.171924%35.628415%36%73,20073.2k
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Polk County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
37.5%40.4%43.3%46.1%48.9%51.8%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
12.0%12.7%13.4%14.0%14.7%15.4%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
6.0%6.8%7.6%8.3%9.1%9.9%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
27.7%30.5%33.2%35.9%38.7%41.5%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Polk County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
18%35%51%68%84%100%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0%5%10%16%21%26%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%3.5%7.0%10.5%14.0%17.6%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
0%12%24%36%48%61%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Polk County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
9%27%46%64%82%100%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0%8%15%23%30%38%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0%6%13%19%26%33%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
0%16%32%48%65%81%
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Marital Status by Place in Polk County

There are 40 places that are fully or partially contained within Polk County (38 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 40 of those to each other, Polk County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Polk County, selected places in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
0%20%40%Count#Lakeland HighlandsHighland CityFussels CornerCypress GdnsCrooked Lk PkHighland ParkHillcrest HtsLake HamiltonHomelandLake AlfredMedullaFuller HtsPoincianaAlturasFour CornersFort MeadeDavenportMulberryUnited StatesPolk CitySouthLakeland AreaPolk CountyPolkLake WalesSouth AtlanticKathleenGrenelefeAuburndaleFrostproofFloridaJan Phyl VlgEagle LakeDundeeHaines CityLoughmanBartowWinter HavenBabson ParkLakelandWahnetaInwoodWillow OakCombee SettlementCrystal LakeBradley JctWaverly58.713960%58.713960%59%5,926157.963955%57.963955%58%4,760257.791155%57.791155%58%2,496355.831562%55.831562%56%4,203455.145326%55.145326%55%702554.871795%54.871795%55%107654.464286%54.464286%54%122752.028398%52.028398%52%513852.027027%52.027027%52%77951.668279%51.668279%52%2,1371051.174253%51.174253%51%3,5301150.472915%50.472915%50%4,1091249.687978%49.687978%50%24,04624.0k1349.575872%49.575872%50%1,5781449.467344%49.467344%49%14,20914.2k1549.425033%49.425033%49%2,2351649.281768%49.281768%49%1,3381748.922273%48.922273%49%1,4981848.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.911695%47.911695%48%8031947.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.742785%47.742785%48%247,194247k47.742785%47.742785%48%247,194247k47.742785%47.742785%48%247,194247k47.677692%47.677692%48%5,4202047.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.226415%47.226415%47%2,5032146.872587%46.872587%47%6072246.674718%46.674718%47%5,4112346.664168%46.664168%47%1,2452446.181047%46.181047%46%7,655,8397.66M45.866733%45.866733%46%1,8312545.817387%45.817387%46%8382645.781250%45.781250%46%1,4652745.639107%45.639107%46%7,4412845.148670%45.148670%45%1,1542944.854167%44.854167%45%6,4593042.919122%42.919122%43%13,25613.3k3141.465767%41.465767%41%4303241.347374%41.347374%41%34,86734.9k3337.216160%37.216160%37%1,2623435.627607%35.627607%36%1,8793531.189084%31.189084%31%1,4403630.068938%30.068938%30%1,4833725.045630%25.045630%25%1,2353822.485207%22.485207%22%763918.569636%18.569636%19%14840
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 40 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Polk County

There are 6 county subdivisions in Polk County. This section compares all 6 of those to each other, Polk County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Polk County, selected county subdivisions in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Haines CityLake WalesUnited StatesBartowSouthLakeland AreaPolk CountyPolkSouth AtlanticWinter Hvn-AuburndaleWinter Hvn-Auburn…LakelandFloridaFrostproof51.771224%51.771224%52%55,50655.5k148.394341%48.394341%48%17,24017.2k248.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.037549%48.037549%48%24,30724.3k347.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.742785%47.742785%48%247,194247k47.742785%47.742785%48%247,194247k47.742785%47.742785%48%247,194247k47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.111017%47.111017%47%46,67146.7k446.452498%46.452498%46%98,52998.5k546.181047%46.181047%46%7,655,8397.66M37.571287%37.571287%38%4,9416
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 6 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in Florida

There are 67 counties in Florida. This section compares Polk County to the 50 most populous counties in Florida and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 27,312.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Polk County, selected other counties in Florida, and entities that contain Polk County
0%20%40%60%Count#SumterSt. JohnsNassauCharlotteSanta RosaCollierClayLakeHighlandsFlaglerCitrusSarasotaOkaloosaWaltonIndian RiverManateeHernandoPascoLeeMartinBrevardMarionSt. LucieBayUnited StatesSouthSuwanneeLakeland AreaPolk CountyPolkDeSotoBakerSouth AtlanticPalm BeachSeminoleLevyVolusiaWakullaFloridaMonroeOsceolaColumbiaHillsboroughPinellasPutnamHendryOkeechobeeBrowardDuvalOrangeJacksonGadsdenEscambiaMiami-DadeLeonAlachua61.691299%61.691299%62%65,70065.7k156.271340%56.271340%56%100,863101k255.435171%55.435171%55%35,66235.7k355.341514%55.341514%55%83,97384.0k454.888659%54.888659%55%73,30673.3k554.882510%54.882510%55%162,326162k654.560952%54.560952%55%88,01588.0k753.997153%53.997153%54%143,370143k853.802640%53.802640%54%45,36845.4k953.780171%53.780171%54%47,14847.1k1052.999238%52.999238%53%65,40065.4k1152.936853%52.936853%53%185,117185k1252.612733%52.612733%53%83,75083.8k1351.740727%51.740727%52%26,35026.4k1451.643328%51.643328%52%64,39264.4k1551.464525%51.464525%51%152,669153k1651.381960%51.381960%51%77,03877.0k1750.653819%50.653819%51%205,654206k1850.559015%50.559015%51%291,272291k1950.532135%50.532135%51%67,09067.1k2049.139430%49.139430%49%233,429233k2149.131073%49.131073%49%141,299141k2249.127153%49.127153%49%119,378119k2348.787916%48.787916%49%71,28571.3k2448.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.857564%47.857564%48%17,05517.1k2547.742785%47.742785%48%247,194247k47.742785%47.742785%48%247,194247k47.742785%47.742785%48%247,194247k2647.607779%47.607779%48%13,88113.9k2747.516040%47.516040%48%10,36810.4k2847.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.008209%47.008209%47%551,403551k2946.983717%46.983717%47%171,772172k3046.780818%46.780818%47%15,49115.5k3146.368278%46.368278%46%201,900202k3246.202945%46.202945%46%12,01612.0k3346.181047%46.181047%46%7,655,8397.66M45.952917%45.952917%46%30,99831.0k3445.893244%45.893244%46%113,723114k3545.603132%45.603132%46%25,39025.4k3644.942383%44.942383%45%479,986480k3744.503815%44.503815%45%359,804360k3844.472243%44.472243%44%26,30826.3k3943.935965%43.935965%44%13,00913.0k4043.695645%43.695645%44%14,01814.0k4143.023143%43.023143%43%659,232659k4242.871364%42.871364%43%311,788312k4342.666240%42.666240%43%434,574435k4442.196981%42.196981%42%17,38617.4k4541.514625%41.514625%42%15,54115.5k4640.828847%40.828847%41%104,214104k4740.824687%40.824687%41%901,939902k4837.935614%37.935614%38%91,12491.1k4936.958069%36.958069%37%80,49880.5k50
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 Polk County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Polk County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Polk County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesSouthLakeland AreaPolk CountyPolkSouth AtlanticSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaFloridaQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgSacramentoPimaDallasHillsboroughBexarClarkFresnoTravisBrowardOrangeLos 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%46,160,11846.2M47.742785%47.742785%48%247,194247k47.742785%47.742785%48%247,194247k47.742785%47.742785%48%247,194247k47.295823%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%1,517,5651.52M2446.181047%46.181047%46%7,655,8397.66M45.377673%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 Polk 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:
Lakeland, Winter Haven
Cities:
Auburndale, Bartow, Davenport, Eagle Lake, Fort Meade, Frostproof, Haines City, Lake Alfred, Lake Wales, Lakeland, Mulberry, Winter Haven
Towns:
Dundee, Hillcrest Heights, Lake Hamilton, Polk City
Unincorporated Places:
Alturas, Babson Park, Bradley Junction, Combee Settlement, Crooked Lake Park, Crystal Lake, Cypress Gardens, Four Corners, Fuller Heights, Fussels Corner, Grenelefe, Highland City, Homeland, Inwood, Jan Phyl Village, Kathleen, Lakeland Highlands, Loughman, Medulla, Poinciana, Wahneta, Waverly, Willow Oak
Villages:
Highland Park
ZIP Codes:
33801, 33803, 33805, 33809, 33810, 33811, 33812, 33813, 33815, 33823, 33825, 33827, 33830, 33834, 33837, 33838, 33839, 33841, 33843, 33844, 33847, 33849, 33850, 33851, 33853, 33854, 33855, 33856, 33859, 33860, 33867, 33868, 33877, 33880, 33881, 33884, 33896, 33897, 33898, 34714, 34759
Unified School District:
Polk County
Congressional Districts:
FL-9, FL-15, FL-17
State Senate Districts:
FL-20, FL-22, FL-26
State House Districts:
FL-39, FL-40, FL-41, FL-42, FL-56
Neighboring Counties:
Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lake, Manatee, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Sumter
Nearby Counties:
DeSoto, Seminole