Marital Status in Alexander County, Illinois (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Illinois and Alexander County
Female Male
Illinois
Alexander County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-27.650086%-32.086717%-27.650086%28%27.650086%9.304002%32.086717%5.852140%36.954087%37%806990-36.157804%-45.981097%-36.157804%36%36.157804%6.619351%45.981097%3.652294%42.777156%43%1,0541,146-15.677492%-7.581514%-9.907492%-2.996812%-23.259005%23%15.677492%9.907492%15.677492%16%678420-4.591265%-8.341839%-2.520260%-6.507622%-12.933105%13%4.591265%2.520260%4.591265%5%377123
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 Illinois and Alexander County
Female Male
Illinois
Alexander County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-27.650086%-32.086717%-27.650086%28%27.650086%9.304002%32.086717%5.852140%36.954087%37%806990-32.075472%-43.880447%-32.075472%32%32.075472%6.894293%43.880447%3.226883%38.969765%39%9351,044-3.844718%-3.016345%-1.422145%-0.499616%-6.861063%7%3.844718%1.422145%3.844718%4%200103-3.807391%-0.274942%-2.100650%-4.082333%4%3.807391%2.100650%0.425411%3.807391%4%119102-4.591265%-8.341839%-2.520260%-6.507622%-12.933105%13%4.591265%2.520260%4.591265%5%377123-11.832773%-4.565168%-8.485347%-2.497196%-16.397942%16%11.832773%8.485347%11.832773%12%478317
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 Illinois and Alexander County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1712.821%12.8%61.538%61.5%34.615%34.6%70.745%70.7%40.247%40.2%57.682%57.7%50.847%50.8%68.807%68.8%57.143%57.1%46.382%46.4%53.968%54.0%55.200%55.2%38.813%38.8%59.172%59.2%66.225%66.2%46.154%46.2%22.381%22.4%46.617%46.6%26.761%26.8%24.314%24.3%35.678%35.7%17.341%17.3%13.514%13.5%2.083%2.08%0.000%0%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 Illinois and Alexander County
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%40%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 173.846%3.85%0.000%0%6.044%6.04%7.447%7.45%26.667%26.7%15.364%15.4%39.661%39.7%27.982%28.0%31.602%31.6%35.526%35.5%34.524%34.5%27.600%27.6%25.571%25.6%14.793%14.8%25.166%25.2%14.904%14.9%44.286%44.3%26.316%26.3%26.761%26.8%5.098%5.10%7.538%7.54%4.046%4.05%7.658%7.66%0.000%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 Illinois and Alexander County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1710.256%10.3%7.692%7.69%7.143%7.14%6.915%6.91%4.444%4.44%7.817%7.82%3.051%3.05%3.211%3.21%8.658%8.66%13.816%13.8%5.159%5.16%16.000%16.0%32.877%32.9%26.036%26.0%8.609%8.61%38.942%38.9%30.952%31.0%27.068%27.1%46.479%46.5%70.588%70.6%56.784%56.8%78.613%78.6%78.829%78.8%97.917%97.9%100.000%100%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 Illinois and Alexander County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1773.077%73.1%30.769%30.8%52.198%52.2%14.894%14.9%28.642%28.6%19.137%19.1%6.441%6.44%0.000%0%2.597%2.60%4.276%4.28%6.349%6.35%1.200%1.20%2.740%2.74%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%2.381%2.38%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 Illinois.
Scope: population of Illinois and Alexander County
Alexander County
Illinois
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 - 17361963773002732741851961091191013400
Count number of married in age cohort in Alexander County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Illinois and Alexander County
Alexander County
Illinois
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountWhite1Asian2Black2Mixed2White HispanicOther2-21.786011%-3.290019%-16.422450%-28.955554%-1.075958%-10.617425%-41.498479%41%48.216754%10.284766%52.675447%6.675616%58.501521%59%3,617-5.882353%-41.176471%-30.288243%-1.029465%-3.973145%-47.058824%47%52.941176%-0.000000%0.000000%60.724345%3.984803%52.941176%53%17-48.764045%-10.337079%-10.505618%-54.341828%-3.665394%-11.311386%-69.606742%70%23.370787%7.022472%24.481632%6.199760%30.393258%30%1,780-72.115385%-6.730769%-54.568702%-1.906972%-8.745261%-78.846154%79%21.153846%-0.000000%0.000000%31.747635%3.031430%21.153846%21%104-83.333333%-42.436718%-2.349951%-6.749468%-83.333333%83%11.666667%-0.000000%5.000000%-0.000000%45.361800%3.102063%16.666667%17%60-87.500000%-42.484149%-3.186224%-6.483745%-87.500000%88%12.500000%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%45.359089%2.486792%12.500000%13%16
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Alexander County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
23%31%38%45%52%59%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
10.4%14.1%17.9%21.6%25.3%29.0%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
5.3%6.8%8.3%9.8%11.2%12.7%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
18.9%23.2%27.5%31.7%36.0%40.3%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Alexander County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
16%24%32%40%48%56%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
11.3%14.7%18.0%21.4%24.8%28.2%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
6.9%8.3%9.6%10.8%12.1%13.5%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
25.0%29.2%33.4%37.6%41.8%46.1%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Alexander County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
14%25%36%47%58%70%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
8.0%12.9%17.8%22.7%27.5%32.4%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
5.0%7.2%9.3%11.4%13.6%15.8%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
10%18%26%34%42%50%
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Marital Status by Place in Alexander County

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

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Alexander County, selected places in Alexander County, and entities that contain Alexander County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Olive BranchThebesMidwestCape GirardeauEast North CentralUnited StatesIllinoisMcClureE Cape GirardeauAlexanderTammsCairo55.483871%55.483871%55%258152.845528%52.845528%53%130249.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.956909%48.956909%49%39,02639.0k48.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.757862%47.757862%48%4,958,0674.96M46.325879%46.325879%46%145340.272374%40.272374%40%207439.327851%39.327851%39%2,20030.331754%30.331754%30%192523.757455%23.757455%24%4786
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 6 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Alexander County

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

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Alexander County, selected county subdivisions in Alexander County, and entities that contain Alexander County
0%20%40%Count#ThebesCacheOlive BranchMidwestCape GirardeauEast North CentralUnited StatesIllinoisSanduskyMcClureAlexanderTammsCairo58.634538%58.634538%59%292158.333333%58.333333%58%238256.086957%56.086957%56%258349.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.956909%48.956909%49%39,02639.0k48.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.757862%47.757862%48%4,958,0674.96M46.582278%46.582278%47%184443.443558%43.443558%43%381539.327851%39.327851%39%2,20039.088983%39.088983%39%369623.757455%23.757455%24%4787
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 Cape Girardeau Area

There are 3 counties in the Cape Girardeau Area. This section compares Alexander County to all of the counties in the Cape Girardeau Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alexander County.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Alexander County, selected other counties in the Cape Girardeau Area, and entities that contain Alexander County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#BollingerMidwestCape GirardeauCape GirardeauEast North CentralUnited StatesIllinoisAlexander54.020701%54.020701%54%5,428149.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M49.003480%49.003480%49%31,39831.4k248.956909%48.956909%49%39,02639.0k48.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.757862%47.757862%48%4,958,0674.96M39.327851%39.327851%39%2,2003
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in Illinois

There are 102 counties in Illinois. This section compares Alexander County to the 50 most populous counties in Illinois and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alexander County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 29,301.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Alexander County, selected other counties in Illinois, and entities that contain Alexander County
0%20%40%60%Count#MonroeKendallWoodfordHenryMcHenryTazewellGrundyBureauDuPageOgleBooneLakeWillMacoupinKaneEffinghamWhitesideAdamsWilliamsonMarionClintonStephensonLeeLaSalleMontgomeryChristianLivingstonJeffersonMadisonMidwestCape GirardeauFranklinFultonEast North CentralMorganUnited StatesRock IslandMcLeanWinnebagoIllinoisLoganSangamonMaconKankakeeRandolphSt. ClairPeoriaVermilionKnoxColesDeKalbCookMcDonoughChampaignAlexanderJackson62.923605%62.923605%63%17,23117.2k159.204384%59.204384%59%53,90553.9k259.080822%59.080822%59%18,37018.4k358.280891%58.280891%58%23,61623.6k457.467385%57.467385%57%140,829141k556.748657%56.748657%57%62,10862.1k655.831566%55.831566%56%22,11622.1k755.733564%55.733564%56%15,44615.4k855.206300%55.206300%55%414,983415k955.083061%55.083061%55%23,27723.3k1055.055114%55.055114%55%23,22523.2k1154.933894%54.933894%55%306,179306k1254.177648%54.177648%54%290,675291k1354.074055%54.074055%54%20,67920.7k1453.855256%53.855256%54%220,275220k1553.283431%53.283431%53%14,73514.7k1653.027113%53.027113%53%24,68224.7k1752.897041%52.897041%53%28,69428.7k1852.350140%52.350140%52%28,80228.8k1952.280386%52.280386%52%16,28916.3k2052.073378%52.073378%52%16,23716.2k2151.705636%51.705636%52%19,65919.7k2251.097308%51.097308%51%14,80814.8k2350.529331%50.529331%51%46,39346.4k2450.474127%50.474127%50%12,34912.3k2550.103616%50.103616%50%14,02314.0k2649.887442%49.887442%50%15,29115.3k2749.625325%49.625325%50%15,62915.6k2849.592457%49.592457%50%107,875108k2949.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.956909%48.956909%49%39,02639.0k48.877359%48.877359%49%15,82615.8k3048.781947%48.781947%49%14,67814.7k3148.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.070175%48.070175%48%13,97414.0k3248.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.971561%47.971561%48%57,14957.1k3347.951321%47.951321%48%67,77267.8k3447.917080%47.917080%48%111,113111k3547.757862%47.757862%48%4,958,0674.96M47.588284%47.588284%48%12,00712.0k3647.558695%47.558695%48%76,55076.6k3747.269863%47.269863%47%41,70141.7k3847.132253%47.132253%47%42,09942.1k3946.457034%46.457034%46%12,88312.9k4045.782056%45.782056%46%97,31897.3k4145.724578%45.724578%46%68,28668.3k4245.711056%45.711056%46%29,11229.1k4343.200259%43.200259%43%18,68818.7k4442.795139%42.795139%43%19,22719.2k4542.462547%42.462547%42%36,28036.3k4641.889718%41.889718%42%1,776,1191.78M4740.469391%40.469391%40%11,05311.1k4839.721429%39.721429%40%68,98569.0k4939.327851%39.327851%39%2,20038.788890%38.788890%39%19,52419.5k50
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 Alexander County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alexander County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Alexander County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Alexander County
0%20%40%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingMidwestTarrantCape GirardeauEast North CentralAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesIllinoisSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgSacramentoPimaDallasHillsboroughBexarClarkFresnoTravisBrowardOrangeLos AngelesFranklinCookMiami-DadeCuyahogaKingsAlexanderWayneFultonMilwaukeeNew 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%851,934852k1549.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M49.287172%49.287172%49%742,044742k1648.956909%48.956909%49%39,02639.0k48.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.279556%48.279556%48%635,456635k1748.178006%48.178006%48%393,649394k1848.085207%48.085207%48%875,082875k1948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.757862%47.757862%48%4,958,0674.96M47.276963%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%840,930841k4439.327851%39.327851%39%2,20038.194735%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 Alexander 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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Cities:
Cairo
Precincts:
Cache, Cairo, McClure, Olive Branch, Sandusky, Tamms, Thebes
Unincorporated Places:
Olive Branch
Villages:
East Cape Girardeau, McClure, Tamms, Thebes
ZIP Codes:
62914, 62952, 62957, 62962, 62964, 62969, 62988, 62990, 62992
Unified School Districts:
Cairo 1, Century 100, Egyptian 5, Meridian 101, Shawnee 84
Congressional District:
IL-12
State Senate District:
IL-59
State House District:
IL-118
Neighboring Counties:
Ballard, Cape Girardeau, Mississippi, Pulaski, Scott, Union
Nearby Counties:
Bollinger, Carlisle, Hickman, Jackson, Johnson, Massac, McCracken, New Madrid, Perry, Stoddard