Marital Status in Barnstable County, Massachusetts (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Barnstable County
Female Male
Massachusetts
Barnstable County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-22.690321%-33.984239%-22.690321%23%22.690321%6.940939%33.984239%5.426624%29.631259%30%22,35722.4k26,26126.3k-50.798226%-44.348990%-50.798226%51%50.798226%5.200014%44.348990%4.245318%55.998240%56%50,05250.1k49,62949.6k-10.704534%-4.004543%-9.508780%-3.575676%-14.709076%15%10.704534%9.508780%10.704534%11%14,49314.5k9,487-3.665967%-8.136410%-2.486049%-6.096266%-11.802377%12%3.665967%2.486049%3.665967%4%11,62911.6k3,249
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 Massachusetts and Barnstable County
Female Male
Massachusetts
Barnstable County
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-22.690321%-33.984239%-22.690321%23%22.690321%6.940939%33.984239%5.426624%29.631259%30%22,35722.4k26,26126.3k-48.691275%-42.029467%-48.691275%49%48.691275%4.943099%42.029467%3.934409%53.634374%54%47,97648.0k47,53447.5k-1.134668%-1.523400%-0.548075%-1.134668%1%1.134668%0.108759%1.523400%1.243427%1%1,1181,102-2.106951%-2.319522%-2.106951%2%2.106951%0.256915%2.319522%0.310909%2.363866%2%2,0762,095-3.665967%-8.136410%-2.486049%-6.096266%-11.802377%12%3.665967%2.486049%3.665967%4%11,62911.6k3,249-9.461106%-4.113302%-7.985379%-3.027601%-13.574408%14%9.461106%7.985379%9.461106%9%13,37513.4k8,385
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 Massachusetts and Barnstable County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1720.075%20.1%56.416%56.4%48.845%48.8%77.655%77.7%62.222%62.2%76.497%76.5%64.596%64.6%71.705%71.7%61.632%61.6%64.353%64.4%60.129%60.1%64.118%64.1%64.699%64.7%61.857%61.9%62.495%62.5%70.246%70.2%58.181%58.2%57.450%57.5%56.441%56.4%40.594%40.6%31.035%31.0%23.384%23.4%5.332%5.33%5.926%5.93%1.478%1.48%0.336%0.34%0.284%0.28%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 Massachusetts and Barnstable County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 175.977%5.98%4.342%4.34%12.380%12.4%7.859%7.86%16.679%16.7%11.571%11.6%18.577%18.6%13.833%13.8%21.628%21.6%18.097%18.1%23.105%23.1%16.575%16.6%21.267%21.3%15.757%15.8%18.418%18.4%12.488%12.5%14.304%14.3%13.537%13.5%11.528%11.5%11.429%11.4%4.515%4.52%1.895%1.90%0.120%0.12%0.747%0.75%0.000%0%0.859%0.86%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 Massachusetts and Barnstable County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 173.308%3.31%4.472%4.47%4.815%4.82%2.525%2.53%6.563%6.56%6.610%6.61%9.481%9.48%12.666%12.7%12.165%12.2%16.305%16.3%13.569%13.6%18.134%18.1%12.514%12.5%21.769%21.8%17.807%17.8%16.893%16.9%27.221%27.2%29.013%29.0%31.790%31.8%47.977%48.0%64.449%64.4%74.720%74.7%94.548%94.5%93.327%93.3%98.522%98.5%98.804%98.8%99.716%99.7%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 Massachusetts and Barnstable County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1770.639%70.6%34.770%34.8%33.960%34.0%11.961%12.0%14.537%14.5%5.323%5.32%7.346%7.35%1.796%1.80%4.575%4.58%1.246%1.25%3.197%3.20%1.172%1.17%1.521%1.52%0.617%0.62%1.280%1.28%0.374%0.37%0.294%0.29%0.000%0%0.240%0.24%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 Massachusetts.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Barnstable County
Barnstable County
Massachusetts
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 - 172,80911,52811.5k22,39022.4k12,86612.9k11,14811.1k10,46310.5k8,5896,8435,4654,4712,433631369
Count number of married in age cohort in Barnstable County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Barnstable County
Barnstable County
Massachusetts
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian2White1Mixed2Other2White HispanicBlack2-28.368794%-7.592824%-35.782394%-1.035487%-3.975363%-35.961619%36%59.616187%-0.000000%4.422194%56.007713%3.199042%64.038381%64%2,397-24.775884%-1.038715%-11.730689%-33.134047%-1.347403%-10.007622%-37.545288%38%54.137443%8.317270%49.092642%6.418286%62.454712%62%172,232172k-43.161905%-2.019048%-8.609524%-55.231504%-2.684211%-8.479470%-53.790476%54%44.647619%1.561905%30.582429%3.022385%46.209524%46%2,625-40.636169%-3.037884%-11.043603%-51.411715%-4.542962%-9.345092%-54.717655%55%41.636883%3.645461%31.985158%2.715074%45.282345%45%2,798-44.661549%-1.639916%-9.106769%-49.897992%-4.043445%-9.432516%-55.408234%55%40.090719%4.501047%33.977496%2.648550%44.591766%45%2,866-40.481246%-5.803255%-13.635291%-51.116142%-4.100762%-10.119707%-59.919792%60%35.951875%4.128332%30.499909%4.163479%40.080208%40%4,239
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Barnstable County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
32%38%43%49%54%59%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
9.4%10.9%12.4%13.9%15.3%16.8%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
4.5%5.8%7.1%8.4%9.7%11.1%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
20.1%24.4%28.7%33.0%37.3%41.6%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Barnstable County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
21%31%41%51%61%71%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
3.3%7.7%12.0%16.2%20.5%24.9%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
2.2%5.4%8.6%11.9%15.1%18.3%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
15%23%30%37%44%52%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Barnstable County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
12%26%39%52%65%79%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0%7%13%20%26%33%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0%5%11%16%22%28%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
4%15%27%38%49%61%
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Marital Status by Place in Barnstable County

There are 40 places in Barnstable County. This section compares all 40 of those to each other, Barnstable County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Barnstable County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Barnstable County, selected places in Barnstable County, and entities that contain Barnstable County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Monomoscoy IsMashpee NeckDennisWest FalmouthWest ChathamEast SandwichN FalmouthSeabrookPopponessetEast HarwichNew SeaburyEast DennisBourneSandwichForestdaleChathamBrewsterNorth EasthamWoods HoleBarnstable TownBarnstableNW HarwichPocassetWest YarmouthEast FalmouthYarmouth PortBarnstable TownSagamoreTeaticketWest DennisMonument BchSouth DennisS YarmouthHarwich PortHarwich CtrUnited StatesNew EnglandNortheastMassachusettsFalmouthDennis PortBuzzards BayOrleansProvincetownSeconsett IsPopponesset Is83.200000%83.200000%83%104172.905028%72.905028%73%522270.443144%70.443144%70%1,685370.082938%70.082938%70%1,183466.379310%66.379310%66%770565.956072%65.956072%66%2,042665.461506%65.461506%65%1,539760.401003%60.401003%60%241860.000000%60.000000%60%117959.634888%59.634888%60%2,6461059.466019%59.466019%59%4901158.561376%58.561376%59%1,4981258.547009%58.547009%59%5481356.071429%56.071429%56%1,5701455.890192%55.890192%56%2,0971555.528455%55.528455%56%6831655.212551%55.212551%55%1,0911754.869510%54.869510%55%8621853.923767%53.923767%54%4811953.260631%53.260631%53%99,68199.7k53.260631%53.260631%53%99,68199.7k53.222094%53.222094%53%1,8502052.622378%52.622378%53%1,5052152.242152%52.242152%52%2,7962251.676647%51.676647%52%2,5892351.581028%51.581028%52%2,3492451.515544%51.515544%52%19,86819.9k2551.265060%51.265060%51%1,7022651.187151%51.187151%51%7332750.976043%50.976043%51%1,1492850.450450%50.450450%50%1,4002949.385052%49.385052%49%1,5663048.679763%48.679763%49%4,6093148.522942%48.522942%49%7723248.521183%48.521183%49%6073348.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M46.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.385590%46.385590%46%2,599,0632.60M43.484627%43.484627%43%1,4853439.966625%39.966625%40%9583539.748812%39.748812%40%1,1713636.694215%36.694215%37%6663732.775120%32.775120%33%822380.000000%0.000000%0%0390.000000%0.000000%0%040
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 40 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Barnstable County

There are 16 county subdivisions in Barnstable County. This section compares all 16 of those to each other, Barnstable County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Barnstable County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Barnstable County, selected county subdivisions in Barnstable County, and entities that contain Barnstable County
0%20%40%Count#SandwichChathamEasthamBrewsterMashpeeHarwichFalmouthDennisTown of TruroBarnstable TownBarnstableOrleansBarnstable TownYarmouthBourneUnited StatesNew EnglandNortheastMassachusettsWellfleetProvincetown58.944765%58.944765%59%10,01010.0k158.734271%58.734271%59%3,174258.340688%58.340688%58%2,644358.021642%58.021642%58%4,933455.291751%55.291751%55%6,870554.625755%54.625755%55%5,875654.556892%54.556892%55%14,74414.7k753.679925%53.679925%54%6,856853.509382%53.509382%54%770953.260631%53.260631%53%99,68199.7k53.260631%53.260631%53%99,68199.7k51.606805%51.606805%52%2,7301051.515544%51.515544%52%19,86819.9k1150.790495%50.790495%51%10,47310.5k1249.429702%49.429702%49%8,4941348.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M46.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.385590%46.385590%46%2,599,0632.60M46.038916%46.038916%46%1,3251432.890007%32.890007%33%91515
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 15 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in Massachusetts

There are 14 counties in Massachusetts. This section compares Barnstable County to all of the counties in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Barnstable County.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Barnstable County, selected other counties in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Barnstable County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Barnstable TownBarnstableNorfolkPlymouthMiddlesexNantucketEssexUnited StatesWorcesterFranklinNew EnglandNortheastBristolMassachusettsDukesBerkshireHampdenHampshireSuffolk53.260631%53.260631%53%99,68199.7k53.260631%53.260631%53%99,68199.7k152.091033%52.091033%52%296,249296k250.778142%50.778142%51%210,384210k349.887583%49.887583%50%649,460649k448.644068%48.644068%49%4,305548.358170%48.358170%48%305,009305k648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.022225%48.022225%48%320,569321k747.885714%47.885714%48%28,91128.9k847.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M46.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.441339%46.441339%46%213,058213k946.385590%46.385590%46%2,599,0632.60M45.437782%45.437782%45%6,6531045.060591%45.060591%45%49,64149.6k1141.917433%41.917433%42%160,304160k1238.848605%38.848605%39%54,80854.8k1330.466987%30.466987%30%200,031200k14
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 14 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 Barnstable County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Barnstable County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Barnstable County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Barnstable County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryBarnstable TownBarnstableNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesNew EnglandSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaNortheastMassachusettsQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgSacramentoPimaDallasHillsboroughBexarClarkFresnoTravisBrowardOrangeLos AngelesFranklinCookMiami-DadeCuyahogaKingsWayneFultonMilwaukeeNew YorkBronxPhiladelphia55.728918%55.728918%56%505,225505k153.294394%53.294394%53%809,423809k253.282824%53.282824%53%439,757440k353.260631%53.260631%53%99,68199.7k53.260631%53.260631%53%99,68199.7k53.245234%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%742,044742k1648.279556%48.279556%48%635,456635k1748.178006%48.178006%48%393,649394k1848.085207%48.085207%48%875,082875k1948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M47.276963%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%1,517,5651.52M2446.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.385590%46.385590%46%2,599,0632.60M45.377673%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 Barnstable 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:
Barnstable Town
Cities:
Barnstable Town
Towns:
Bourne, Brewster, Chatham, Dennis, Eastham, Falmouth, Harwich, Mashpee, Orleans, Provincetown, Sandwich, Truro, Wellfleet, Yarmouth
Unincorporated Places:
Bourne, Brewster, Buzzards Bay, Chatham, Dennis, Dennis Port, East Dennis, East Falmouth, East Harwich, East Sandwich, Falmouth, Forestdale, Harwich Center, Harwich Port, Mashpee Neck, Monomoscoy Island, Monument Beach, New Seabury, North Eastham, North Falmouth, Northwest Harwich, Orleans, Pocasset, Popponesset, Popponesset Island, Provincetown, Sagamore, Sandwich, Seabrook, Seconsett Island, South Dennis, South Yarmouth, Teaticket, West Chatham, West Dennis, West Falmouth, West Yarmouth, Woods Hole, Yarmouth Port
ZIP Codes:
02532, 02534, 02536, 02537, 02540, 02542, 02543, 02553, 02556, 02559, 02561, 02562, 02563, 02601, 02630, 02631, 02632, 02633, 02635, 02637, 02638, 02639, 02641, 02642, 02643, 02644, 02645, 02646, 02647, 02648, 02649, 02650, 02651, 02652, 02653, 02655, 02657, 02659, 02660, 02663, 02664, 02666, 02667, 02668, 02669, 02670, 02671, 02672, 02673, 02675
Unified School Districts:
Barnstable, Bourne, Dennis-Yarmouth, Falmouth, Mashpee, Monomoy, Provincetown, Sandwich
Elementary School Districts:
Brewster, Eastham, Orleans, Truro, Wellfleet
Secondary School District:
Nauset
Congressional District:
MA-9
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-Cape and Islands, MA-Plymouth and Barnstable
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Barnstable, MA-2nd Barnstable, MA-3rd Barnstable, MA-4th Barnstable, MA-5th Barnstable, MA-Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket
Neighboring Counties:
Bristol, Dukes, Plymouth
Nearby Counties:
Nantucket, Suffolk