Marital Status in Des Moines County, Iowa (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Iowa and Des Moines County
Female Male
Iowa
Des Moines County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-23.846108%-25.791205%-23.846108%24%23.846108%7.224982%25.791205%6.633859%31.071090%31%3,9734,917-47.710221%-51.670394%-47.710221%48%47.710221%3.790568%51.670394%2.082097%51.500790%52%7,9498,150-13.807267%-2.992445%-11.148739%-1.675081%-16.799712%17%13.807267%11.148739%13.807267%14%2,7992,185-3.620853%-8.023106%-2.673705%-7.040875%-11.643959%12%3.620853%2.673705%3.620853%4%1,940573
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 Iowa and Des Moines County
Female Male
Iowa
Des Moines County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-23.846108%-25.791205%-23.846108%24%23.846108%7.224982%25.791205%6.633859%31.071090%31%3,9734,917-46.095673%-50.029052%-46.095673%46%46.095673%2.795323%50.029052%1.921799%48.890995%49%7,6807,737-1.506512%-1.000064%-0.437086%-1.506512%2%1.506512%0.439775%1.000064%1.946288%2%251308-1.614549%-1.641342%-1.614549%2%1.614549%0.995246%1.641342%0.160298%2.609795%3%269413-3.620853%-8.023106%-2.673705%-7.040875%-11.643959%12%3.620853%2.673705%3.620853%4%1,940573-11.860979%-3.432220%-10.148675%-1.237995%-15.293200%15%11.860979%10.148675%11.860979%12%2,5481,877
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 Iowa and Des Moines County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1718.469%18.5%65.000%65.0%43.373%43.4%79.579%79.6%55.720%55.7%70.799%70.8%58.588%58.6%65.124%65.1%64.420%64.4%64.163%64.2%52.525%52.5%65.385%65.4%72.846%72.8%56.358%56.4%61.897%61.9%64.522%64.5%57.702%57.7%60.938%60.9%58.913%58.9%34.872%34.9%34.486%34.5%29.428%29.4%10.261%10.3%11.364%11.4%5.850%5.85%0.000%0%0.840%0.84%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 Iowa and Des Moines County
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 178.627%8.63%0.000%0%12.651%12.7%5.474%5.47%16.587%16.6%17.583%17.6%23.422%23.4%23.139%23.1%22.029%22.0%24.607%24.6%37.027%37.0%19.091%19.1%18.374%18.4%27.235%27.2%22.354%22.4%17.873%17.9%17.842%17.8%8.767%8.77%14.149%14.1%11.282%11.3%13.194%13.2%2.437%2.44%1.565%1.57%0.000%0%0.000%0%7.057%7.06%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 Iowa and Des Moines County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 176.804%6.80%3.810%3.81%3.087%3.09%4.316%4.32%4.814%4.81%2.230%2.23%5.838%5.84%5.634%5.63%7.464%7.46%10.658%10.7%7.153%7.15%15.175%15.2%7.886%7.89%15.833%15.8%15.072%15.1%17.605%17.6%24.456%24.5%26.389%26.4%24.620%24.6%53.504%53.5%50.955%51.0%68.135%68.1%88.174%88.2%88.636%88.6%94.150%94.2%92.943%92.9%99.160%99.2%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 Iowa and Des Moines County
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1766.100%66.1%31.190%31.2%40.889%40.9%10.632%10.6%22.879%22.9%9.388%9.39%12.152%12.2%6.103%6.10%6.087%6.09%0.572%0.57%3.296%3.30%0.350%0.35%0.894%0.89%0.574%0.57%0.677%0.68%0.000%0%0.000%0%3.906%3.91%2.318%2.32%0.342%0.34%1.365%1.36%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 Iowa.
Scope: population of Iowa and Des Moines County
Des Moines County
Iowa
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 - 174251,3322,5341,8341,7861,6841,5831,4531,3651,145693238216
Count number of married in age cohort in Des Moines County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Iowa and Des Moines County
Des Moines County
Iowa
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountWhite1Asian2Other2White HispanicBlack2Mixed2-24.358714%-1.793570%-13.708968%-26.983396%-1.086774%-11.023949%-39.861252%40%51.736041%8.402707%54.202926%6.702955%60.138748%60%29,55029.6k-31.638418%-7.909605%-7.909605%-37.732297%-1.131592%-4.496244%-47.457627%47%52.542373%0.000000%54.162038%2.477829%52.542373%53%177-37.323944%-19.014085%-43.887435%-2.939791%-9.489529%-56.338028%56%43.661972%-0.000000%0.000000%41.193717%2.489529%43.661972%44%142-48.148148%-17.230274%-41.208380%-2.955678%-7.865752%-65.378422%65%34.621578%-0.000000%0.000000%46.067758%1.902432%34.621578%35%621-60.988644%-1.002004%-13.360053%-53.508713%-2.370186%-11.941366%-75.350701%75%22.645291%2.004008%28.721638%3.458097%24.649299%25%1,497-74.348697%-5.210421%-55.689605%-1.788759%-9.979732%-79.559118%80%20.440882%-0.000000%0.000000%30.434643%2.107261%20.440882%20%499
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Des Moines County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
42%52%60%69%78%87%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
2.2%5.8%9.4%12.9%16.5%20.1%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%3.0%6.0%9.0%12.0%15.0%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
2%8%14%20%25%32%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Des Moines County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
38%44%49%54%59%65%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
10.1%12.4%14.7%16.9%19.2%21.5%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
4.3%6.2%8.0%9.8%11.6%13.5%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
18.6%22.8%27.0%31.2%35.4%39.7%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Des Moines County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
14%26%37%48%60%71%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
4%11%17%24%30%38%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%3.1%6.3%9.4%12.6%15.8%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
12%22%32%42%52%62%
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Marital Status by Place in Des Moines County

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

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Des Moines County, selected places in Des Moines County, and entities that contain Des Moines County
0%20%40%Count#DanvilleMediapolisIowaWest North CentralMiddletownBurlingtonDes MoinesMidwestUnited StatesBeaverdaleBurlingtonW Burlington56.838143%56.838143%57%453156.765957%56.765957%57%667252.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M51.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M50.373134%50.373134%50%135350.317675%50.317675%50%19,32419.3k49.556732%49.556732%50%16,09916.1k49.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M46.551724%46.551724%47%459445.226327%45.226327%45%9,242542.721893%42.721893%43%1,0836
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 6 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Des Moines County

There are 17 county subdivisions in Des Moines County. This section compares all 17 of those to each other, Des Moines County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Des Moines County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Des Moines County, selected county subdivisions in Des Moines County, and entities that contain Des Moines County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#HuronUnionBentonDanvilleYellow SpgsFlint RivFranklinTama TownshipConcordiaWashingtonJacksonDanvilleMediapolisPleasant GrvIowaWest North CentralMiddletownBurlingtonDes MoinesMidwestUnited StatesBurlingtonW Burlington86.713287%86.713287%87%248171.080139%71.080139%71%408270.306513%70.306513%70%367363.081862%63.081862%63%393461.165049%61.165049%61%252559.501845%59.501845%60%1,290659.294872%59.294872%59%370758.506224%58.506224%59%564858.318426%58.318426%58%326957.425743%57.425743%57%581056.842105%56.842105%57%541156.838143%56.838143%57%4531256.765957%56.765957%57%6671354.310345%54.310345%54%1891452.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M51.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M50.373134%50.373134%50%1351550.317675%50.317675%50%19,32419.3k49.556732%49.556732%50%16,09916.1k49.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M45.226327%45.226327%45%9,2421642.721893%42.721893%43%1,08317
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 17 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the Burlington Area

There are 2 counties in the Burlington Area. This section compares Des Moines County to all of the counties in the Burlington Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Des Moines County.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Des Moines County, selected other counties in the Burlington Area, and entities that contain Des Moines County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#HendersonIowaWest North CentralBurlingtonDes MoinesMidwestUnited States54.494762%54.494762%54%3,225152.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M51.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M50.317675%50.317675%50%19,32419.3k49.556732%49.556732%50%16,09916.1k249.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 2 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in Iowa

There are 99 counties in Iowa. This section compares Des Moines County to the 50 most populous counties in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Des Moines County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 15,552.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Des Moines County, selected other counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Des Moines County
0%20%40%60%Count#MadisonDallasIowaSiouxBentonCedarDickinsonPlymouthDelawareBuchananBremerCrawfordCarrollFloydJonesTamaWashingtonJacksonClaytonMarionWarrenClayHardinWinneshiekMarshallPageMuscatineBooneBuena VistaDubuqueJasperFayetteMahaskaIowaWapelloClintonLinnHenryWest North CentralLeeCerro GordoScottBurlingtonPolkPottawattamieDes MoinesMidwestPoweshiekWoodburyJeffersonUnited StatesBlack HawkWebsterJohnsonStory62.123421%62.123421%62%7,671162.059336%62.059336%62%36,66936.7k261.304216%61.304216%61%8,113360.984183%60.984183%61%16,30916.3k460.541860%60.541860%61%12,40212.4k560.484629%60.484629%60%9,011659.860286%59.860286%60%8,569758.699482%58.699482%59%11,66311.7k858.555595%58.555595%59%8,189958.134823%58.134823%58%9,4691057.396596%57.396596%57%11,60111.6k1157.332241%57.332241%57%7,6981257.261158%57.261158%57%9,4041357.080292%57.080292%57%7,4291456.986497%56.986497%57%9,5801556.967096%56.967096%57%7,9641656.921852%56.921852%57%10,00810.0k1756.568365%56.568365%57%9,0731856.555908%56.555908%57%8,2041956.454467%56.454467%56%14,99615.0k2056.386293%56.386293%56%21,53921.5k2155.587263%55.587263%56%7,4022255.557889%55.557889%56%7,9372354.790555%54.790555%55%9,6532454.790094%54.790094%55%17,63217.6k2554.519380%54.519380%55%7,0332654.416930%54.416930%54%18,43718.4k2754.257617%54.257617%54%11,80711.8k2853.843764%53.843764%54%8,6642953.536352%53.536352%54%41,70041.7k3053.392517%53.392517%53%15,99816.0k3153.044357%53.044357%53%8,9213253.040861%53.040861%53%9,5153352.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M52.667598%52.667598%53%15,08415.1k3452.249794%52.249794%52%20,29820.3k3551.832173%51.832173%52%90,62790.6k3651.831725%51.831725%52%8,4893751.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M51.145934%51.145934%51%14,81814.8k3851.126584%51.126584%51%18,35718.4k3950.855776%50.855776%51%69,52969.5k4050.317675%50.317675%50%19,32419.3k50.245913%50.245913%50%181,440181k4150.157796%50.157796%50%37,50837.5k4249.556732%49.556732%50%16,09916.1k4349.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.977236%48.977236%49%7,6384448.579336%48.579336%49%38,79438.8k4548.118190%48.118190%48%7,1984648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M45.772082%45.772082%46%49,75749.8k4744.584507%44.584507%45%13,61713.6k4844.142398%44.142398%44%51,93051.9k4941.266247%41.266247%41%33,52833.5k50
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 Des Moines County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Des Moines County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Des Moines County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Des Moines County
0%20%40%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauIowaOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeWest North CentralSuffolkFairfieldBurlingtonOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingDes MoinesMidwestTarrantAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaQueensAlleghenySan 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%593,014593k452.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M52.141990%52.141990%52%528,360528k551.927590%51.927590%52%431,457431k651.731163%51.731163%52%462,130462k751.579426%51.579426%52%407,446407k851.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M51.112208%51.112208%51%627,478627k950.910406%50.910406%51%387,194387k1050.317675%50.317675%50%19,32419.3k50.294014%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%851,934852k1549.556732%49.556732%50%16,09916.1k49.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M49.287172%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%123,770,934124M47.276963%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 Des Moines 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:
Burlington
Cities:
Burlington, Danville, Mediapolis, Middletown, West Burlington
Townships:
Benton, Concordia, Danville, Flint River, Franklin, Huron, Jackson, Pleasant Grove, Tama, Union, Washington, Yellow Springs
Unincorporated Places:
Beaverdale
ZIP Codes:
52601, 52623, 52637, 52638, 52640, 52644, 52645, 52646, 52650, 52655, 52658, 52660
Unified School Districts:
Burlington, Danville, Fort Madison, Mediapolis, Morning Sun, New London, Wapello, West Burlington, Winfield-Mount Union
Congressional District:
IA-2
State Senate District:
IA-44
State House Districts:
IA-87, IA-88
Neighboring Counties:
Henderson, Henry, Lee, Louisa, Mercer
Nearby Counties:
Clark, Hancock, Jefferson, Johnson, McDonough, Muscatine, Rock Island, Van Buren, Warren, Washington