Marital Status in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana (Parish)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Louisiana and Jefferson Parish
Female Male
Louisiana
Jefferson Parish
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-32.327460%-32.168884%-32.327460%32%32.327460%4.919700%32.168884%6.082943%37.247160%37%59,62859.6k63,58563.6k-40.599620%-41.586104%-40.599620%41%40.599620%6.055838%41.586104%4.054452%46.655459%47%74,88674.9k79,64679.6k-12.952885%-3.451560%-13.080363%-3.190477%-16.404446%16%12.952885%13.080363%12.952885%13%30,25830.3k22,11222.1k-3.144496%-7.523978%-3.027254%-6.946919%-10.668474%11%3.144496%3.027254%3.144496%3%19,67819.7k5,368
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 Louisiana and Jefferson Parish
Female Male
Louisiana
Jefferson Parish
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20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-32.327460%-32.168884%-32.327460%32%32.327460%4.919700%32.168884%6.082943%37.247160%37%59,62859.6k63,58563.6k-38.674980%-39.553917%-38.674980%39%38.674980%4.639745%39.553917%3.322013%43.314725%43%71,33671.3k73,94373.9k-1.858697%-0.733876%-2.283708%-0.773773%-2.592573%3%1.858697%2.283708%1.858697%2%4,7823,173-1.924641%-2.032187%-1.924641%2%1.924641%1.416093%2.032187%0.732439%3.340734%3%3,5505,703-3.144496%-7.523978%-3.027254%-6.946919%-10.668474%11%3.144496%3.027254%3.144496%3%19,67819.7k5,368-11.094188%-2.717685%-10.796655%-2.416704%-13.811873%14%11.094188%10.796655%11.094188%11%25,47625.5k18,93918.9k
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 Louisiana and Jefferson Parish
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1710.669%10.7%44.147%44.1%31.055%31.1%65.706%65.7%47.432%47.4%68.178%68.2%55.960%56.0%66.364%66.4%53.974%54.0%62.702%62.7%52.580%52.6%61.697%61.7%52.927%52.9%57.590%57.6%53.051%53.1%55.320%55.3%52.453%52.5%50.656%50.7%44.773%44.8%39.800%39.8%29.472%29.5%26.877%26.9%10.960%11.0%5.856%5.86%1.571%1.57%0.872%0.87%0.771%0.77%0.650%0.65%
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 Louisiana and Jefferson Parish
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 178.110%8.11%10.719%10.7%10.733%10.7%9.906%9.91%21.708%21.7%17.187%17.2%23.853%23.9%19.781%19.8%26.002%26.0%21.017%21.0%27.345%27.3%21.747%21.7%25.959%26.0%20.709%20.7%22.731%22.7%17.501%17.5%17.202%17.2%12.312%12.3%11.341%11.3%8.269%8.27%4.597%4.60%3.346%3.35%1.342%1.34%0.767%0.77%0.141%0.14%0.191%0.19%0.000%0%1.237%1.24%
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 Louisiana and Jefferson Parish
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 172.625%2.63%6.065%6.06%7.038%7.04%5.087%5.09%7.000%7.00%6.846%6.85%8.089%8.09%9.857%9.86%11.623%11.6%14.751%14.8%16.455%16.5%14.589%14.6%19.690%19.7%20.796%20.8%23.445%23.4%25.789%25.8%29.423%29.4%37.032%37.0%43.303%43.3%51.854%51.9%65.846%65.8%69.777%69.8%87.567%87.6%93.376%93.4%98.288%98.3%98.937%98.9%99.229%99.2%98.113%98.1%
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 Louisiana and Jefferson Parish
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1778.595%78.6%39.069%39.1%51.174%51.2%19.301%19.3%23.860%23.9%7.789%7.79%12.098%12.1%3.998%4.00%8.401%8.40%1.529%1.53%3.620%3.62%1.967%1.97%1.424%1.42%0.904%0.90%0.773%0.77%1.390%1.39%0.922%0.92%0.000%0%0.583%0.58%0.077%0.08%0.085%0.09%0.000%0%0.131%0.13%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 Louisiana.
Scope: population of Louisiana and Jefferson Parish
Jefferson Parish
Louisiana
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 - 171,8908,68421,58421.6k16,74516.7k18,52818.5k18,00918.0k15,61715.6k14,75914.8k13,73313.7k13,28113.3k9,1632,320108111
Count number of married in age cohort in Jefferson Parish

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Louisiana and Jefferson Parish
Jefferson Parish
Louisiana
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%CountAsian2White1Other2White HispanicMixed2Black2-33.727088%-1.276307%-6.238968%-34.863069%-1.120909%-5.185369%-41.242363%41%54.405974%4.351663%54.626467%4.204186%58.757637%59%14,73014.7k-27.588189%-1.530860%-13.738094%-26.974621%-1.882322%-12.356394%-42.857143%43%48.602948%8.539909%51.787664%6.999000%57.142857%57%201,782202k-36.661808%-4.195011%-8.835439%-36.803114%-3.825684%-9.954335%-49.692258%50%48.007775%2.299968%45.551759%3.865107%50.307742%50%12,34812.3k-42.054752%-3.011381%-8.222086%-40.148338%-3.144387%-8.987800%-53.288219%53%42.377730%4.334051%43.896649%3.822826%46.711781%47%32,51032.5k-42.387218%-1.973684%-11.710526%-48.143192%-3.326609%-11.124377%-56.071429%56%41.109023%2.819549%33.504879%3.900943%43.928571%44%5,320-47.612212%-3.476846%-12.872015%-50.117404%-4.225140%-12.266749%-63.961072%64%30.014355%6.024573%26.865291%6.525417%36.038928%36%88,47188.5k
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Jefferson Parish

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
35.2%37.9%40.6%43.3%46.0%48.7%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
13.3%14.3%15.2%16.1%17.1%18.0%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
5.4%6.1%6.7%7.4%8.1%8.8%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
31.0%33.3%35.6%37.9%40.2%42.5%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Jefferson Parish

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
16%27%37%48%59%70%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
6.9%11.2%15.3%19.5%23.7%27.9%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.7%4.6%8.5%12.4%16.2%20.1%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
18%26%34%41%49%57%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Jefferson Parish

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
8%23%38%53%68%83%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
2%11%19%28%36%46%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0%6%12%18%24%30%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
8%22%35%49%62%76%
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Marital Status by Place in Jefferson Parish

There are 21 places in Jefferson Parish. This section compares all 21 of those to each other, Jefferson Parish, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson Parish.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Jefferson Parish, selected places in Jefferson Parish, and entities that contain Jefferson Parish
0%20%40%Count#LafitteJean LafitteEstelleRiver RidgeWest South CentralUnited StatesSouthGrand IsleBaratariaMetairieKennerHarahanLouisianaJefferson ParJeffersonTimberlaneTerrytownNew OrleansHarveyWoodmereAvondaleWaggamanMarreroGretnaBridge CityJeffersonWestwegoElmwood55.637982%55.637982%56%375153.491525%53.491525%53%789252.398233%52.398233%52%6,642351.880156%51.880156%52%5,974448.707119%48.707119%49%14,691,67414.7M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M46.846847%46.846847%47%312546.275395%46.275395%46%410645.143288%45.143288%45%54,52054.5k744.913106%44.913106%45%24,44824.4k844.231264%44.231264%44%3,435943.547391%43.547391%44%1,618,2551.62M43.510408%43.510408%44%154,532155k43.510408%43.510408%44%154,532155k43.314780%43.314780%43%3,5021042.680445%42.680445%43%7,9711141.587196%41.587196%42%421,826422k40.377428%40.377428%40%6,5901239.384415%39.384415%39%3,6341339.215686%39.215686%39%1,4801438.301178%38.301178%38%2,9581537.683243%37.683243%38%9,4341637.439366%37.439366%37%5,4801736.428160%36.428160%36%1,8991834.362140%34.362140%34%3,1731934.033494%34.033494%34%2,3982029.121422%29.121422%29%1,18021
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 21 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Jefferson Parish

There are 5 county subdivisions in Jefferson Parish. This section compares all 5 of those to each other, Jefferson Parish, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson Parish.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Jefferson Parish, selected county subdivisions in Jefferson Parish, and entities that contain Jefferson Parish
0%10%20%30%40%Count#West South Central4United StatesSouth15LouisianaJefferson ParJeffersonNew Orleans2348.707119%48.707119%49%14,691,67414.7M48.660338%48.660338%49%36,90436.9k148.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M46.406404%46.406404%46%33,79533.8k244.589506%44.589506%45%35,99836.0k343.547391%43.547391%44%1,618,2551.62M43.510408%43.510408%44%154,532155k43.510408%43.510408%44%154,532155k41.587196%41.587196%42%421,826422k40.498138%40.498138%40%26,97527.0k435.262099%35.262099%35%20,86020.9k5
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 5 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the New Orleans Area

There are 8 counties in the New Orleans Area. This section compares Jefferson Parish to all of the counties in the New Orleans Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson Parish.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Jefferson Parish, selected other counties in the New Orleans Area, and entities that contain Jefferson Parish
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#St. TammanyPlaqueminesSt. CharlesWest South CentralUnited StatesSouthSt. JamesSt. John the BaptistLouisianaJefferson ParJeffersonSt. BernardNew OrleansOrleans52.879017%52.879017%53%103,985104k151.343397%51.343397%51%9,421249.679334%49.679334%50%20,76020.8k348.707119%48.707119%49%14,691,67414.7M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M46.661683%46.661683%47%8,114445.381491%45.381491%45%15,75615.8k543.547391%43.547391%44%1,618,2551.62M43.510408%43.510408%44%154,532155k43.510408%43.510408%44%154,532155k642.856722%42.856722%43%14,54614.5k741.587196%41.587196%42%421,826422k29.941547%29.941547%30%94,71294.7k8
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 8 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in Louisiana

There are 64 counties in Louisiana. This section compares Jefferson Parish to the 50 most populous counties in Louisiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson Parish. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 16,452.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Jefferson Parish, selected other counties in Louisiana, and entities that contain Jefferson Parish
0%20%40%Count#BeauregardVernonAscensionSt. TammanySabinePlaqueminesLivingstonSt. CharlesLafourcheSt. MartinUnionWest South CentralVermilionAssumptionUnited StatesBossierTerrebonneSouthWest Baton RougeAcadiaJefferson DavisRichlandCalcasieuSt. JamesGrantDe SotoSt. John the BaptistIberiaAvoyellesWebsterRapidesTangipahoaWashingtonSt. LandryLouisianaJefferson ParJeffersonLafayetteEvangelinePointe CoupeeSt. BernardMorehouseEast FelicianaFranklinConcordiaNew OrleansOuachitaNatchitochesAllenSt. MaryIbervilleCaddoEast Baton RougeClaiborneLincolnOrleans54.150566%54.150566%54%15,69515.7k153.897595%53.897595%54%21,60021.6k253.745164%53.745164%54%48,34748.3k352.879017%52.879017%53%103,985104k451.480272%51.480272%51%9,929551.343397%51.343397%51%9,421650.168744%50.168744%50%53,21853.2k749.679334%49.679334%50%20,76020.8k849.365489%49.365489%49%38,66738.7k949.296740%49.296740%49%20,85420.9k1048.782231%48.782231%49%8,8731148.707119%48.707119%49%14,691,67414.7M48.633115%48.633115%49%22,59322.6k1248.113157%48.113157%48%8,9631348.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.028699%48.028699%48%47,19347.2k1447.951943%47.951943%48%42,50742.5k1547.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.688748%47.688748%48%9,4811647.685510%47.685510%48%23,09623.1k1747.445521%47.445521%47%11,75711.8k1847.065250%47.065250%47%7,7541946.861459%46.861459%47%73,21473.2k2046.661683%46.661683%47%8,1142146.603216%46.603216%47%8,5202245.813126%45.813126%46%9,9192345.381491%45.381491%45%15,75615.8k2445.273666%45.273666%45%26,03126.0k2545.097920%45.097920%45%14,87614.9k2644.639137%44.639137%45%14,57214.6k2744.271783%44.271783%44%46,35346.4k2844.073012%44.073012%44%44,40444.4k2943.796820%43.796820%44%16,25316.3k3043.672644%43.672644%44%28,29928.3k3143.547391%43.547391%44%1,618,2551.62M43.510408%43.510408%44%154,532155k43.510408%43.510408%44%154,532155k3243.387460%43.387460%43%81,52281.5k3343.384349%43.384349%43%11,50911.5k3443.188726%43.188726%43%7,8153542.856722%42.856722%43%14,54614.5k3642.783092%42.783092%43%9,0793742.662505%42.662505%43%7,1083842.615614%42.615614%43%6,8563942.004330%42.004330%42%6,7904041.587196%41.587196%42%421,826422k41.249665%41.249665%41%50,78750.8k4139.935013%39.935013%40%12,53612.5k4239.897113%39.897113%40%8,3764339.503835%39.503835%40%16,68816.7k4439.304067%39.304067%39%10,70810.7k4539.086945%39.086945%39%78,70078.7k4638.867415%38.867415%39%140,173140k4737.188062%37.188062%37%5,1714835.916312%35.916312%36%14,19714.2k4929.941547%29.941547%30%94,71294.7k50
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 Jefferson Parish to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson Parish. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Jefferson Parish, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Jefferson Parish
0%20%40%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantWest South CentralAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesSouthSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgSacramentoPimaDallasHillsboroughBexarClarkFresnoTravisLouisianaJefferson ParJeffersonBrowardOrangeLos AngelesFranklinCookNew OrleansMiami-DadeCuyahogaKingsWayneFultonMilwaukeeNew YorkBronxPhiladelphia55.728918%55.728918%56%505,225505k153.294394%53.294394%53%809,423809k253.282824%53.282824%53%439,757440k353.245234%53.245234%53%593,014593k452.141990%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%851,934852k1549.287172%49.287172%49%742,044742k1648.707119%48.707119%49%14,691,67414.7M48.279556%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%463,578464k2247.008209%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%402,654403k3643.547391%43.547391%44%1,618,2551.62M43.510408%43.510408%44%154,532155k43.510408%43.510408%44%154,532155k43.023143%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%1,776,1191.78M4141.587196%41.587196%42%421,826422k40.824687%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 Jefferson Parish 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 Unincorporated Place:
Metairie
Cities:
Gretna, Harahan, Kenner, Westwego
Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Towns:
Grand Isle, Jean Lafitte
Unincorporated Places:
Avondale, Barataria, Bridge City, Elmwood, Estelle, Harvey, Jefferson, Lafitte, Marrero, Metairie, River Ridge, Terrytown, Timberlane, Waggaman, Woodmere
ZIP Codes:
70001, 70002, 70003, 70005, 70006, 70036, 70053, 70056, 70058, 70062, 70065, 70067, 70072, 70094, 70121, 70123, 70357, 70358
Unified School District:
Jefferson Parish
Congressional Districts:
LA-1, LA-2
State Senate Districts:
LA-3, LA-5, LA-7, LA-8, LA-9, LA-10, LA-19
State House Districts:
LA-54, LA-78, LA-79, LA-80, LA-82, LA-83, LA-84, LA-85, LA-87, LA-92, LA-94, LA-105
Neighboring Parishes:
Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany
Nearby Parishes:
St. Bernard, St. James, Terrebonne