Marital Status in Shelby County, Kentucky (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Kentucky and Shelby County
Female Male
Kentucky
Shelby County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-24.605894%-25.054983%-24.605894%25%24.605894%3.623321%25.054983%6.583364%28.229216%28%4,6674,808-51.869036%-48.185587%-51.869036%52%51.869036%5.716685%48.185587%3.171305%57.585721%58%9,8389,808-11.678018%-4.323458%-13.988690%-2.698045%-16.001476%16%11.678018%13.988690%11.678018%12%3,0351,989-2.507046%-5.016548%-3.016070%-7.056624%-7.523594%8%2.507046%3.016070%2.507046%3%1,427427
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 Kentucky and Shelby County
Female Male
Kentucky
Shelby County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-24.605894%-25.054983%-24.605894%25%24.605894%3.623321%25.054983%6.583364%28.229216%28%4,6674,808-49.127432%-46.289425%-49.127432%49%49.127432%4.806340%46.289425%2.713874%53.933772%54%9,3189,186-1.479568%-1.430750%-1.835999%-0.721546%-2.910318%3%1.479568%1.835999%1.479568%1%552252-2.741604%-1.896163%-2.741604%3%2.741604%0.910345%1.896163%0.457431%3.651949%4%520622-2.507046%-5.016548%-3.016070%-7.056624%-7.523594%8%2.507046%3.016070%2.507046%3%1,427427-10.198450%-2.892708%-12.152691%-1.976499%-13.091158%13%10.198450%12.152691%10.198450%10%2,4831,737
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 Kentucky and Shelby County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1713.803%13.8%66.351%66.4%48.929%48.9%79.605%79.6%52.434%52.4%74.312%74.3%67.934%67.9%76.698%76.7%71.197%71.2%72.871%72.9%63.695%63.7%67.066%67.1%70.131%70.1%69.987%70.0%65.351%65.4%67.691%67.7%57.159%57.2%73.684%73.7%50.279%50.3%55.475%55.5%50.267%50.3%37.908%37.9%23.343%23.3%12.884%12.9%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 Kentucky and Shelby County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 172.254%2.25%0.000%0%10.278%10.3%5.526%5.53%19.085%19.1%16.460%16.5%25.180%25.2%17.177%17.2%17.152%17.2%16.956%17.0%24.751%24.8%16.215%16.2%22.640%22.6%19.361%19.4%25.709%25.7%16.583%16.6%15.107%15.1%9.638%9.64%18.942%18.9%13.706%13.7%6.542%6.54%0.980%0.98%1.958%1.96%1.684%1.68%1.447%1.45%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.657%0.66%
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 Kentucky and Shelby County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.000%0%0.000%0%0.428%0.43%1.711%1.71%2.191%2.19%3.886%3.89%2.361%2.36%2.463%2.46%5.502%5.50%8.754%8.75%10.909%10.9%14.196%14.2%6.870%6.87%10.652%10.7%8.261%8.26%15.726%15.7%27.508%27.5%14.081%14.1%29.666%29.7%30.384%30.4%43.191%43.2%61.111%61.1%74.699%74.7%85.432%85.4%98.553%98.6%100.000%100%100.000%100%99.343%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 Kentucky and Shelby County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1783.944%83.9%33.649%33.6%40.364%40.4%13.158%13.2%26.290%26.3%5.343%5.34%4.525%4.52%3.662%3.66%6.149%6.15%1.420%1.42%0.645%0.65%2.524%2.52%0.358%0.36%0.000%0%0.678%0.68%0.000%0%0.225%0.23%2.597%2.60%1.114%1.11%0.435%0.44%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 Kentucky.
Scope: population of Kentucky and Shelby County
Shelby County
Kentucky
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 - 171891,0622,4542,1882,0242,1492,2912,0072,0921,4871,21748600
Count number of married in age cohort in Shelby County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Kentucky and Shelby County
Shelby County
Kentucky
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian2White1White HispanicOther2Mixed2Black2-34.090909%-29.854293%-0.822685%-5.131137%-34.090909%34%64.935065%-0.000000%0.974026%-0.000000%61.257566%2.934320%65.909091%66%308-22.334735%-2.035324%-12.743482%-25.566175%-2.089189%-13.341823%-37.113541%37%57.174096%5.712363%52.013461%6.989352%62.886459%63%29,72529.7k-35.044526%-1.623887%-2.985856%-39.236653%-2.855777%-10.003187%-39.654269%40%59.350445%0.995285%45.419920%2.484462%60.345731%60%1,909-50.576369%-3.602305%-41.748100%-3.357763%-9.717698%-54.178674%54%45.244957%-0.000000%0.576369%42.956026%2.220413%45.821326%46%694-46.003552%-4.085258%-9.413854%-51.832547%-2.062385%-11.420070%-59.502664%60%37.655417%2.841918%30.262672%4.422327%40.497336%40%563-51.857143%-5.178571%-10.607143%-49.934811%-3.464618%-13.969603%-67.642857%68%28.285714%4.071429%27.506310%5.124657%32.357143%32%2,800
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Shelby County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
50.6%53.1%55.7%58.2%60.8%63.4%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
10.4%11.8%13.1%14.5%15.8%17.2%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.89%4.28%4.67%5.06%5.44%5.84%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
20.0%21.7%23.3%24.9%26.6%28.3%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Shelby County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
34%41%47%54%60%67%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
7.3%9.9%12.5%15.2%17.8%20.4%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
2.5%4.0%5.3%6.7%8.1%9.5%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
17.7%22.2%26.5%30.9%35.3%39.7%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Shelby County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
18%30%40%51%62%73%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
4%11%16%22%28%34%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
1.1%5.0%8.9%12.7%16.6%20.5%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
7%15%23%31%39%47%
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Marital Status by Place in Shelby County

There are 3 places that are fully or partially contained within Shelby County (2 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 3 of those to each other, Shelby County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shelby County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Shelby County, selected places in Shelby County, and entities that contain Shelby County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#SimpsonvilleShelby CountyShelbyKentuckyEast South CentralUnited StatesSouthShelbyvilleLouisvillePleasureville55.000000%55.000000%55%1,056154.573738%54.573738%55%19,64619.6k54.573738%54.573738%55%19,64619.6k49.732146%49.732146%50%1,775,1831.78M48.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.815023%47.815023%48%5,449247.198100%47.198100%47%484,817485k42.758621%42.758621%43%3103
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 3 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Shelby County

There are 4 county subdivisions in Shelby County. This section compares all 4 of those to each other, Shelby County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shelby County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Shelby County, selected county subdivisions in Shelby County, and entities that contain Shelby County
0%20%40%60%Count#HarrisonvilleSimpsonvilleChristianburgShelby CountyShelbyShelbyvilleKentuckyEast South CentralUnited StatesSouthLouisville63.306452%63.306452%63%2,669159.355356%59.355356%59%4,438258.941094%58.941094%59%1,681354.573738%54.573738%55%19,64619.6k54.573738%54.573738%55%19,64619.6k50.610609%50.610609%51%10,85810.9k449.732146%49.732146%50%1,775,1831.78M48.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.198100%47.198100%47%484,817485k
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 4 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the Louisville Area

There are 12 counties in the Louisville Area. This section compares Shelby County to all of the counties in the Louisville Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shelby County.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Shelby County, selected other counties in the Louisville Area, and entities that contain Shelby County
0%20%40%60%Count#SpencerOldhamTrimbleShelby CountyShelbyScottHenryWashingtonBullittHarrisonKentuckyFloydEast South CentralClarkUnited StatesSouthLouisvilleJefferson63.717555%63.717555%64%9,132157.504049%57.504049%58%29,11229.1k257.027142%57.027142%57%4,013354.573738%54.573738%55%19,64619.6k54.573738%54.573738%55%19,64619.6k453.854113%53.854113%54%10,41010.4k553.765757%53.765757%54%6,739653.636040%53.636040%54%12,03712.0k753.381681%53.381681%53%33,63933.6k851.668172%51.668172%52%16,58616.6k949.732146%49.732146%50%1,775,1831.78M49.717413%49.717413%50%30,70130.7k1048.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.250640%48.250640%48%44,46244.5k1148.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.198100%47.198100%47%484,817485k43.570176%43.570176%44%268,340268k12
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 12 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in Kentucky

There are 120 counties in Kentucky. This section compares Shelby County to the 50 most populous counties in Kentucky and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shelby County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 23,382.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Shelby County, selected other counties in Kentucky, and entities that contain Shelby County
0%20%40%Count#MarshallBooneOldhamScottMeadeWoodfordLetcherOhioGreenupShelby CountyShelbyGraysonNelsonMuhlenbergBarrenPikeJessamineBullittGravesHopkinsCarterClarkBoydHarlanHardinDaviessLaurelPerryGrantLoganHendersonFloydPulaskiLincolnKentuckyChristianWhitleyMontgomeryMcCrackenEast South CentralBoyleUnited StatesSouthCampbellKentonLouisvilleKnoxWarrenFranklinBellCallowayTaylorJeffersonMadisonFayetteRowan59.682148%59.682148%60%15,47215.5k158.365021%58.365021%58%56,63856.6k257.504049%57.504049%58%29,11229.1k357.315376%57.315376%57%23,06623.1k456.360555%56.360555%56%12,96813.0k556.306220%56.306220%56%11,76811.8k656.205637%56.205637%56%10,76910.8k756.034928%56.034928%56%10,84510.8k855.914449%55.914449%56%16,60116.6k954.573738%54.573738%55%19,64619.6k54.573738%54.573738%55%19,64619.6k1054.381431%54.381431%54%11,36311.4k1154.097072%54.097072%54%19,27119.3k1254.079498%54.079498%54%13,95914.0k1353.793163%53.793163%54%18,74118.7k1453.586376%53.586376%54%27,78427.8k1553.440186%53.440186%53%21,63921.6k1653.381681%53.381681%53%33,63933.6k1753.270215%53.270215%53%15,92315.9k1853.163273%53.163273%53%19,92419.9k1952.674712%52.674712%53%11,69811.7k2052.611439%52.611439%53%15,26115.3k2152.422502%52.422502%52%21,08821.1k2252.406935%52.406935%52%11,91011.9k2352.225694%52.225694%52%44,46644.5k2451.917986%51.917986%52%40,79340.8k2551.884503%51.884503%52%25,01325.0k2651.616598%51.616598%52%11,71811.7k2751.127464%51.127464%51%9,7272850.936295%50.936295%51%10,96211.0k2950.721456%50.721456%51%18,94718.9k3050.669915%50.669915%51%15,80815.8k3150.170451%50.170451%50%26,04926.0k3250.099353%50.099353%50%9,8333349.732146%49.732146%50%1,775,1831.78M49.510199%49.510199%50%27,64627.6k3449.417975%49.417975%49%14,13714.1k3548.700766%48.700766%49%10,68310.7k3648.590270%48.590270%49%25,93725.9k3748.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.144397%48.144397%48%11,88311.9k3848.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.354384%47.354384%47%35,51235.5k3947.256820%47.256820%47%61,46661.5k4047.198100%47.198100%47%484,817485k46.915800%46.915800%47%12,00212.0k4146.548620%46.548620%47%45,76845.8k4246.443911%46.443911%46%19,14019.1k4346.065192%46.065192%46%10,47210.5k4445.011128%45.011128%45%14,56214.6k4544.181107%44.181107%44%9,1534643.570176%43.570176%44%268,340268k4743.523575%43.523575%44%31,32031.3k4842.899227%42.899227%43%109,656110k4939.243418%39.243418%39%8,01950
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 Shelby County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shelby County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Shelby County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Shelby County
0%20%40%Count#FairfaxShelby CountyShelbySanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKentuckyKingTarrantEast South CentralAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesSouthSan DiegoHarrisHennepinLouisvillePalm BeachMaricopaQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgSacramentoPimaDallasHillsboroughBexarClarkFresnoTravisBrowardOrangeLos AngelesFranklinCookMiami-DadeCuyahogaKingsWayneFultonMilwaukeeNew YorkBronxPhiladelphia55.728918%55.728918%56%505,225505k154.573738%54.573738%55%19,64619.6k54.573738%54.573738%55%19,64619.6k53.294394%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%392,203392k1449.732146%49.732146%50%1,775,1831.78M49.697098%49.697098%50%851,934852k1549.287172%49.287172%49%742,044742k1648.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.279556%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%46,160,11846.2M47.276963%47.276963%47%1,251,0951.25M2047.227045%47.227045%47%1,613,8101.61M2147.204219%47.204219%47%463,578464k2247.198100%47.198100%47%484,817485k47.008209%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 Shelby 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:
Pleasureville, Shelbyville, Simpsonville
ZIP Codes:
40003, 40019, 40022, 40023, 40046, 40057, 40065, 40067, 40068, 40071, 40076, 40245, 40601
Unified School District:
Shelby County
Congressional District:
KY-4
State Senate District:
KY-20
State House District:
KY-58
Neighboring Counties:
Anderson, Franklin, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Spencer
Nearby Counties:
Bullitt, Carroll, Clark, Mercer, Nelson, Owen, Scott, Trimble, Washington, Woodford