Marital Status in Howard County, Iowa (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Iowa and Howard County
Female Male
Iowa
Howard County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-18.594710%-25.791205%-18.594710%19%18.594710%8.626308%25.791205%6.633859%27.221018%27%6961,005-54.875768%-51.670394%-54.875768%55%54.875768%3.358251%51.670394%2.082097%58.234020%58%2,0542,150-10.590466%-1.645708%-11.148739%-1.675081%-12.236174%12%10.590466%11.148739%10.590466%11%458391-3.954496%-10.338851%-2.673705%-7.040875%-14.293348%14%3.954496%2.673705%3.954496%4%535146
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 Howard County
Female Male
Iowa
Howard County
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-18.594710%-25.791205%-18.594710%19%18.594710%8.626308%25.791205%6.633859%27.221018%27%6961,005-53.299492%-50.029052%-53.299492%53%53.299492%3.607333%50.029052%1.921799%56.906826%57%1,9952,101-0.162514%-0.558833%-1.000064%-0.437086%-0.721347%1%0.162514%1.000064%0.162514%0%276-1.327194%-0.249082%-1.641342%-1.576276%2%1.327194%1.641342%0.160298%1.327194%1%5949-3.954496%-10.338851%-2.673705%-7.040875%-14.293348%14%3.954496%2.673705%3.954496%4%535146-10.427952%-1.086875%-10.148675%-1.237995%-11.514828%12%10.427952%10.148675%10.427952%10%431385
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 Howard County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 177.456%7.46%50.833%50.8%44.384%44.4%65.428%65.4%57.783%57.8%68.864%68.9%85.774%85.8%86.928%86.9%69.355%69.4%68.451%68.5%75.731%75.7%67.500%67.5%81.481%81.5%51.957%52.0%69.058%69.1%72.889%72.9%60.360%60.4%78.417%78.4%81.560%81.6%59.386%59.4%45.161%45.2%52.896%52.9%18.930%18.9%8.716%8.72%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 Iowa and Howard County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 175.702%5.70%0.000%0%3.014%3.01%8.922%8.92%11.727%11.7%16.591%16.6%8.368%8.37%5.229%5.23%18.817%18.8%18.310%18.3%16.959%17.0%18.889%18.9%17.407%17.4%23.843%23.8%21.973%22.0%21.333%21.3%30.631%30.6%2.158%2.16%10.284%10.3%7.167%7.17%13.825%13.8%1.158%1.16%3.292%3.29%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 Iowa and Howard County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1711.404%11.4%3.333%3.33%3.836%3.84%12.639%12.6%1.919%1.92%5.000%5.00%3.766%3.77%4.902%4.90%1.613%1.61%11.831%11.8%4.971%4.97%13.611%13.6%1.111%1.11%24.199%24.2%8.969%8.97%5.778%5.78%9.009%9.01%19.424%19.4%8.156%8.16%33.447%33.4%41.014%41.0%45.946%45.9%77.778%77.8%91.284%91.3%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 Iowa and Howard County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1775.439%75.4%45.833%45.8%48.767%48.8%13.011%13.0%28.571%28.6%9.545%9.55%2.092%2.09%2.941%2.94%10.215%10.2%1.408%1.41%2.339%2.34%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%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 Howard County
Howard County
Iowa
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 17783385744715015023663183524042356500
Count number of married in age cohort in Howard County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Iowa and Howard County
Howard County
Iowa
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountBlack2White HispanicMixed2White1Asian2Other2-11.538462%-53.508713%-2.370186%-11.941366%-11.538462%12%-0.000000%88.461538%-0.000000%0.000000%28.721638%3.458097%88.461538%88%26-4.166667%-18.055556%-41.208380%-2.955678%-7.865752%-22.222222%22%77.777778%-0.000000%0.000000%46.067758%1.902432%77.777778%78%72-25.000000%-55.689605%-1.788759%-9.979732%-25.000000%25%75.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%30.434643%2.107261%75.000000%75%24-22.800990%-0.453546%-10.995052%-26.983396%-1.086774%-11.023949%-34.249588%34%56.390874%9.359538%54.202926%6.702955%65.750412%66%7,276-87.500000%-37.732297%-1.131592%-4.496244%-87.500000%88%12.500000%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%54.162038%2.477829%12.500000%13%24-92.307692%-43.887435%-2.939791%-9.489529%-92.307692%92%7.692308%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%41.193717%2.489529%7.692308%8%13
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Howard County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
43%49%56%62%68%74%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%4.0%8.1%12.1%16.2%20.3%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
1.6%4.6%7.5%10.4%13.4%16.3%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
5%12%18%24%30%37%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Howard County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
52.4%54.3%56.1%57.9%59.7%61.6%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
7.7%9.3%10.8%12.3%13.9%15.4%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
6.7%7.6%8.4%9.3%10.1%11.0%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
21.1%21.7%22.3%22.9%23.5%24.1%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Howard County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
49.9%53.6%57.2%60.9%64.5%68.2%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
5.0%8.0%11.0%13.9%16.9%19.9%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.8%4.2%7.6%10.9%14.2%17.6%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
16.9%19.7%22.4%25.1%27.9%30.7%
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Marital Status by Place in Howard County

There are 6 places that are fully or partially contained within Howard County (4 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 6 of those to each other, Howard County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Howard County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Howard County, selected places in Howard County, and entities that contain Howard County
0%20%40%60%Count#ProtivinHowardIowaCrescoWest North CentralRicevilleLime SpringsMidwestUnited StatesElmaChester68.421053%68.421053%68%156156.543376%56.543376%57%4,20452.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M51.906561%51.906561%52%1,511251.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M51.267606%51.267606%51%364350.385604%50.385604%50%196449.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M45.957447%45.957447%46%216542.288557%42.288557%42%856
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 6 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Howard County

There are 12 county subdivisions in Howard County. This section compares all 12 of those to each other, Howard County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Howard County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Howard County, selected county subdivisions in Howard County, and entities that contain Howard County
0%20%40%60%Count#SaratogaJamestownHoward CtrNew OregonAlbionOak DaleHowardAftonHowardVernon SpgsIowaWest North CentralMidwestChesterParisUnited StatesFrst City73.839662%73.839662%74%175170.024570%70.024570%70%285267.924528%67.924528%68%72364.185111%64.185111%64%319463.925729%63.925729%64%241560.946746%60.946746%61%103658.961039%58.961039%59%227757.187994%57.187994%57%362856.543376%56.543376%57%4,20454.521663%54.521663%55%1,875952.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M51.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M49.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M49.337748%49.337748%49%1491049.321267%49.321267%49%1091148.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M43.353474%43.353474%43%28712
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 12 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in Iowa

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

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Howard County, selected other counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Howard County
0%20%40%60%Count#MadisonDallasIowaSiouxBentonCedarDickinsonPlymouthDelawareBuchananBremerCrawfordCarrollFloydJonesTamaWashingtonJacksonClaytonHowardMarionWarrenClayHardinWinneshiekMarshallPageMuscatineBooneBuena VistaDubuqueJasperFayetteMahaskaIowaWapelloClintonLinnHenryWest North CentralLeeCerro GordoScottPolkPottawattamieDes 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%8,2041956.543376%56.543376%57%4,20456.454467%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%69,52969.5k4050.245913%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 Howard County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Howard County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Howard County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Howard County
0%20%40%Count#HowardFairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauIowaOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeWest North CentralSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingMidwestTarrantAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgSacramentoPimaDallasHillsboroughBexarClarkFresnoTravisBrowardOrangeLos AngelesFranklinCookMiami-DadeCuyahogaKingsWayneFultonMilwaukeeNew YorkBronxPhiladelphia56.543376%56.543376%57%4,20455.728918%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%387,194387k1050.294014%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%742,044742k1648.279556%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 Howard 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:
Chester, Cresco, Elma, Lime Springs, Protivin, Riceville
Townships:
Afton, Albion, Chester, Forest City, Howard, Howard Center, Jamestown, New Oregon, Oak Dale, Paris, Saratoga, Vernon Springs
ZIP Codes:
50466, 50603, 50628, 52132, 52134, 52136, 52154, 52155, 52163
Unified School Districts:
Howard-Winneshiek, New Hampton, Riceville, Turkey Valley
Congressional District:
IA-1
State Senate District:
IA-26
State House District:
IA-51
Neighboring Counties:
Chickasaw, Fillmore, Floyd, Mitchell, Mower, Winneshiek
Nearby Counties:
Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Dodge, Fayette, Houston, Olmsted, Winona