Marital Status in Polk County, Iowa (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Iowa and Polk County
Female Male
Iowa
Polk County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-28.446308%-25.791205%-28.446308%28%28.446308%5.266440%25.791205%6.633859%33.712748%34%52,71352.7k59,26659.3k-48.872951%-51.670394%-48.872951%49%48.872951%2.820195%51.670394%2.082097%51.693146%52%90,56590.6k90,87590.9k-12.355160%-2.808326%-11.148739%-1.675081%-15.163485%15%12.355160%11.148739%12.355160%12%28,09928.1k21,72021.7k-2.238946%-5.278309%-2.673705%-7.040875%-7.517255%8%2.238946%2.673705%2.238946%2%13,93013.9k3,936
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 Polk County
Female Male
Iowa
Polk County
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-28.446308%-25.791205%-28.446308%28%28.446308%5.266440%25.791205%6.633859%33.712748%34%52,71352.7k59,26659.3k-46.544383%-50.029052%-46.544383%47%46.544383%3.157830%50.029052%1.921799%49.702213%50%86,25086.3k87,37587.4k-1.151328%-0.742286%-1.000064%-0.437086%-1.893614%2%1.151328%1.000064%1.151328%1%3,5092,024-1.990933%-0.337636%-1.641342%-2.328568%2%1.990933%1.641342%0.160298%1.990933%2%4,3153,500-2.238946%-5.278309%-2.673705%-7.040875%-7.517255%8%2.238946%2.673705%2.238946%2%13,93013.9k3,936-11.203832%-2.066039%-10.148675%-1.237995%-13.269871%13%11.203832%10.148675%11.203832%11%24,59024.6k19,69619.7k
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 Polk County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1710.675%10.7%47.384%47.4%37.069%37.1%68.540%68.5%53.550%53.5%73.583%73.6%62.868%62.9%72.701%72.7%62.662%62.7%67.688%67.7%62.560%62.6%65.008%65.0%66.773%66.8%66.176%66.2%62.036%62.0%61.943%61.9%63.127%63.1%61.901%61.9%60.380%60.4%56.785%56.8%42.892%42.9%32.533%32.5%16.846%16.8%9.895%9.90%1.723%1.72%0.551%0.55%0.454%0.45%0.421%0.42%
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 Polk County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 177.775%7.77%9.017%9.02%13.787%13.8%7.748%7.75%21.437%21.4%15.664%15.7%20.908%20.9%16.952%17.0%24.423%24.4%17.437%17.4%22.633%22.6%21.674%21.7%22.242%22.2%19.495%19.5%22.282%22.3%20.186%20.2%17.654%17.7%12.557%12.6%11.355%11.4%10.027%10.0%6.294%6.29%5.608%5.61%2.547%2.55%0.835%0.84%0.000%0%0.107%0.11%0.113%0.11%0.216%0.22%
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 Polk County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 173.341%3.34%2.212%2.21%3.848%3.85%4.037%4.04%5.959%5.96%4.234%4.23%7.678%7.68%8.038%8.04%8.275%8.27%13.098%13.1%11.227%11.2%12.474%12.5%9.053%9.05%13.992%14.0%15.415%15.4%17.579%17.6%18.998%19.0%25.483%25.5%27.944%27.9%33.177%33.2%50.458%50.5%61.859%61.9%80.607%80.6%89.269%89.3%98.277%98.3%99.342%99.3%99.433%99.4%99.265%99.3%
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 Polk County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1778.210%78.2%41.387%41.4%45.296%45.3%19.674%19.7%19.054%19.1%6.519%6.52%8.546%8.55%2.310%2.31%4.640%4.64%1.777%1.78%3.580%3.58%0.843%0.84%1.932%1.93%0.337%0.34%0.267%0.27%0.292%0.29%0.221%0.22%0.059%0.06%0.321%0.32%0.011%0.01%0.356%0.36%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.097%0.10%
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 Polk County
Polk 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 - 171,6227,83419,50019.5k16,97317.0k18,17618.2k19,65019.7k20,04120.0k19,50919.5k19,11019.1k21,28721.3k13,52213.5k4,01112679
Count number of married in age cohort in Polk County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Iowa and Polk County
Polk County
Iowa
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian2White1White HispanicOther2Black2Mixed2-29.753581%-1.731043%-5.593646%-37.732297%-1.131592%-4.496244%-37.078270%37%59.900889%3.020840%54.162038%2.477829%62.921730%63%14,73114.7k-28.750712%-1.225651%-12.774086%-26.983396%-1.086774%-11.023949%-42.750449%43%51.911308%5.338243%54.202926%6.702955%57.249551%57%296,577297k-40.543503%-3.092546%-7.500577%-41.208380%-2.955678%-7.865752%-51.136626%51%47.144011%1.719363%46.067758%1.902432%48.863374%49%17,33217.3k-38.215932%-3.719552%-11.010533%-43.887435%-2.939791%-9.489529%-52.946017%53%42.149440%4.904542%41.193717%2.489529%47.053983%47%6,076-47.395238%-3.276190%-14.404762%-53.508713%-2.370186%-11.941366%-65.076190%65%30.471429%4.452381%28.721638%3.458097%34.923810%35%21,00021.0k-56.161841%-3.582034%-10.820341%-55.689605%-1.788759%-9.979732%-70.564217%71%28.359317%1.076466%30.434643%2.107261%29.435783%29%5,388
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 (%):
39%47%54%62%69%77%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
4%10%16%22%28%34%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%1.5%2.9%4.4%5.8%7.4%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
0%8%15%23%30%38%
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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%29%40%51%62%73%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
4.9%9.2%13.4%17.6%21.9%26.2%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
1.3%3.6%5.9%8.1%10.3%12.6%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
16%26%36%46%55%66%
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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 (%):
8%24%38%53%68%83%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
2%10%19%27%35%44%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0%5%11%16%21%27%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
8%24%39%55%70%86%
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Marital Status by Place in Polk County

There are 21 places that are fully or partially contained within Polk County (11 fully and 10 partially). This section compares all 21 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%60%Count#BondurantAllemanGrimesWindsor HtsPolk CityCliveUrbandaleNorwalkJohnstonPleasant HillAltoonaAnkenyGrangerSheldahlRunnellsCarlisleW Des MoinesIowaDes MoinesWest North CentralSaylorvillePolkMidwestUnited StatesElkhartMitchellvilleDes Moines70.921132%70.921132%71%2,356166.259169%66.259169%66%271263.690156%63.690156%64%4,736362.857143%62.857143%63%2,464462.591606%62.591606%63%1,879562.319279%62.319279%62%8,233661.681309%61.681309%62%20,36120.4k760.575055%60.575055%61%4,677860.288480%60.288480%60%9,279959.145775%59.145775%59%4,4591058.698738%58.698738%59%7,4431155.903923%55.903923%56%22,71622.7k1255.471698%55.471698%55%5881353.917051%53.917051%54%1171453.670886%53.670886%54%2121553.137384%53.137384%53%1,6091653.018530%53.018530%53%26,61026.6k1752.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M52.660855%52.660855%53%252,493252k51.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M51.353276%51.353276%51%1,4421850.245913%50.245913%50%181,440181k49.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M46.666667%46.666667%47%3011945.811518%45.811518%46%8752041.807960%41.807960%42%69,97970.0k21
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 21 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Polk County

There are 22 county subdivisions in Polk County. This section compares all 22 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%20%40%60%Count#WashingtonJeffersonFranklinSaylorville ReservoirMadisonLincolnCamp TownshipDouglasElkhartAllenClay TownshipFour MileWebsterDelawareCrockerUnionWalnutIowaDes MoinesBeaverWest North CentralPolkMidwestSaylorUnited StatesBloomfieldDes MoinesLee Township76.153846%76.153846%76%198172.096392%72.096392%72%5,475267.049333%67.049333%67%2,161366.666667%66.666667%67%26463.526985%63.526985%64%1,848563.470874%63.470874%63%523663.131027%63.131027%63%1,113762.369985%62.369985%62%3,358861.128776%61.128776%61%769960.958254%60.958254%61%1,2851059.483981%59.483981%59%8,3921158.403414%58.403414%58%4,6531258.349286%58.349286%58%26,51826.5k1357.006279%57.006279%57%3,9951456.802098%56.802098%57%22,95623.0k1555.654102%55.654102%56%2511653.342520%53.342520%53%29,42029.4k1752.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M52.660855%52.660855%53%252,493252k51.955508%51.955508%52%1,4481851.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M50.245913%50.245913%50%181,440181k49.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.642801%48.642801%49%2,4731948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M45.861261%45.861261%46%11,35811.4k2040.418280%40.418280%40%33,20233.2k2139.709587%39.709587%40%20,01820.0k22
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 22 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the Des Moines Area

There are 5 counties in the Des Moines Area. This section compares Polk County to all of the counties in the Des Moines Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Polk County, selected other counties in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain Polk County
0%20%40%60%Count#MadisonDallasGuthrieWarrenIowaDes MoinesWest North CentralPolkMidwestUnited States62.123421%62.123421%62%7,671162.059336%62.059336%62%36,66936.7k259.253321%59.253321%59%5,174356.386293%56.386293%56%21,53921.5k452.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M52.660855%52.660855%53%252,493252k51.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M50.245913%50.245913%50%181,440181k549.375331%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 5 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in Iowa

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

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Polk County, selected other counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Polk County
0%20%40%60%Count#MadisonDallasIowaSiouxBentonCedarDickinsonPlymouthDelawareBuchananBremerCrawfordCarrollFloydJonesTamaWashingtonJacksonClaytonMarionWarrenClayHardinWinneshiekMarshallPageMuscatineBooneBuena VistaDubuqueJasperFayetteMahaskaIowaWapelloDes MoinesClintonLinnHenryWest 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%8,2041956.454467%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%15,08415.1k3452.660855%52.660855%53%252,493252k52.249794%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 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#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Polk County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Polk County
0%20%40%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauIowaDes MoinesOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeWest North CentralSuffolkFairfieldOrangePolkHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingMidwestTarrantAlamedaSt. 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%1,318,0661.32M52.660855%52.660855%53%252,493252k52.141990%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%1,277,3881.28M1150.245913%50.245913%50%181,440181k50.234299%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 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:
Des Moines, West Des Moines
Cities:
Alleman, Altoona, Ankeny, Bondurant, Carlisle, Clive, Des Moines, Elkhart, Granger, Grimes, Johnston, Mitchellville, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Polk City, Runnells, Sheldahl, Urbandale, West Des Moines, Windsor Heights
Townships:
Allen, Beaver, Bloomfield, Camp, Clay, Crocker, Delaware, Des Moines, Douglas, Elkhart, Four Mile, Franklin, Jefferson, Lee, Lincoln, Madison, Saylor, Union, Walnut, Washington, Webster
Unincorporated Places:
Saylorville
Unorganized Territories:
Saylorville Reservoir
ZIP Codes:
50007, 50009, 50021, 50023, 50032, 50035, 50046, 50047, 50061, 50073, 50109, 50111, 50124, 50131, 50156, 50161, 50169, 50226, 50237, 50243, 50244, 50265, 50266, 50309, 50310, 50311, 50312, 50313, 50314, 50315, 50316, 50317, 50319, 50320, 50321, 50322, 50323, 50324, 50325, 50327
Unified School Districts:
Ankeny, Ballard, Bondurant-Farrar, Carlisle, Collins-Maxwell, Dallas Center-Grimes, Des Moines Independent, Johnston, Madrid, North Polk, PCM, Saydel, Southeast Polk, Urbandale, West Des Moines, Woodward-Granger
Congressional District:
IA-3
State Senate Districts:
IA-10, IA-15, IA-16, IA-17, IA-18, IA-19, IA-20, IA-21, IA-22
State House Districts:
IA-19, IA-30, IA-31, IA-32, IA-33, IA-34, IA-35, IA-36, IA-37, IA-38, IA-39, IA-40, IA-41, IA-42, IA-43
Neighboring Counties:
Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Story, Warren
Nearby Counties:
Clarke, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Lucas, Marshall, Monroe, Union, Webster