Marital Status in Berkshire County, Massachusetts (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Berkshire County
Female Male
Massachusetts
Berkshire County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-29.755120%-33.984239%-29.755120%30%29.755120%5.952401%33.984239%5.426624%35.707520%36%17,07217.1k18,85018.9k-43.219172%-44.348990%-43.219172%43%43.219172%3.842771%44.348990%4.245318%47.061944%47%24,79724.8k24,84424.8k-13.951506%-2.078124%-9.508780%-3.575676%-16.029630%16%13.951506%9.508780%13.951506%14%9,1977,365-3.279030%-7.717048%-2.486049%-6.096266%-10.996078%11%3.279030%2.486049%3.279030%3%6,3091,731
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 Berkshire County
Female Male
Massachusetts
Berkshire County
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-29.755120%-33.984239%-29.755120%30%29.755120%5.952401%33.984239%5.426624%35.707520%36%17,07217.1k18,85018.9k-41.504139%-42.029467%-41.504139%42%41.504139%3.718441%42.029467%3.934409%45.222580%45%23,81323.8k23,87323.9k-1.756863%-1.523400%-0.548075%-1.756863%2%1.756863%0.061663%1.523400%1.818526%2%1,008960-1.715033%-2.319522%-1.715033%2%1.715033%0.124331%2.319522%0.310909%1.839364%2%984971-3.279030%-7.717048%-2.486049%-6.096266%-10.996078%11%3.279030%2.486049%3.279030%3%6,3091,731-12.132980%-2.139787%-7.985379%-3.027601%-14.272767%14%12.132980%7.985379%12.132980%12%8,1896,405
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 Berkshire County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1718.553%18.6%46.464%46.5%36.736%36.7%67.631%67.6%57.856%57.9%69.624%69.6%58.196%58.2%68.299%68.3%58.956%59.0%61.097%61.1%55.733%55.7%59.847%59.8%56.316%56.3%52.164%52.2%55.538%55.5%55.108%55.1%57.381%57.4%56.211%56.2%46.862%46.9%39.485%39.5%24.577%24.6%13.501%13.5%5.789%5.79%1.632%1.63%0.000%0%0.099%0.10%0.000%0%1.283%1.28%
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 Berkshire County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 176.996%7.00%6.675%6.68%13.151%13.2%11.095%11.1%18.006%18.0%16.664%16.7%24.326%24.3%19.826%19.8%25.623%25.6%22.011%22.0%29.420%29.4%21.043%21.0%25.713%25.7%24.882%24.9%20.426%20.4%20.263%20.3%13.126%13.1%12.050%12.0%9.591%9.59%10.699%10.7%3.730%3.73%3.405%3.41%1.244%1.24%1.026%1.03%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 Massachusetts and Berkshire County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 175.247%5.25%10.641%10.6%6.292%6.29%7.082%7.08%6.788%6.79%7.446%7.45%9.486%9.49%10.560%10.6%8.397%8.40%15.315%15.3%12.350%12.4%17.177%17.2%16.856%16.9%22.836%22.8%22.959%23.0%24.201%24.2%29.493%29.5%31.739%31.7%43.546%43.5%49.816%49.8%71.693%71.7%82.766%82.8%92.967%93.0%97.342%97.3%99.467%99.5%99.901%99.9%100.000%100%98.717%98.7%
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 Berkshire County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1769.204%69.2%36.219%36.2%43.821%43.8%14.193%14.2%17.350%17.4%6.265%6.27%7.992%7.99%1.315%1.31%7.024%7.02%1.578%1.58%2.498%2.50%1.933%1.93%1.115%1.12%0.118%0.12%1.078%1.08%0.428%0.43%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.329%0.33%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.533%0.53%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 Berkshire County
Berkshire 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 - 171,2443,9159,2496,2216,2855,8064,8443,9923,6332,8711,236312231
Count number of married in age cohort in Berkshire County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Berkshire County
Berkshire County
Massachusetts
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountAsian2White1White HispanicOther2Mixed2Black2-37.414543%-0.124301%-3.853325%-35.782394%-1.035487%-3.975363%-41.392169%41%56.805469%1.802362%56.007713%3.199042%58.607831%59%1,609-30.342503%-1.649678%-13.608346%-33.134047%-1.347403%-10.007622%-45.600527%46%46.549042%7.850432%49.092642%6.418286%54.399473%54%100,262100k-46.759721%-1.994018%-8.524427%-49.897992%-4.043445%-9.432516%-57.278166%57%41.326022%1.395813%33.977496%2.648550%42.721834%43%2,006-60.882016%-4.810997%-7.101947%-51.411715%-4.542962%-9.345092%-72.794960%73%25.028637%2.176403%31.985158%2.715074%27.205040%27%1,746-64.642082%-2.874187%-9.002169%-55.231504%-2.684211%-8.479470%-76.518438%77%19.739696%3.741866%30.582429%3.022385%23.481562%23%1,844-63.194959%-5.003706%-15.826538%-51.116142%-4.100762%-10.119707%-84.025204%84%15.789474%0.185322%30.499909%4.163479%15.974796%16%2,698
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Berkshire County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
34%42%50%57%65%73%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
7.0%9.3%11.6%13.9%16.2%18.6%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
2.8%4.8%6.7%8.7%10.6%12.6%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
16%23%30%36%43%50%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Berkshire County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
19%28%37%46%55%64%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
5.8%10.0%14.2%18.4%22.5%26.8%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.3%5.2%7.0%8.9%10.7%12.6%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
19%26%32%38%44%51%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Berkshire County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
3%18%32%46%61%76%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0%10%20%30%40%50%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0%5%10%16%21%27%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
7%23%39%55%71%87%
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Marital Status by Place in Berkshire County

There are 9 places in Berkshire County. This section compares all 9 of those to each other, Berkshire County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Berkshire County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Berkshire County, selected places in Berkshire County, and entities that contain Berkshire County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#United StatesNew EnglandHousatonicAdamsNortheastMassachusettsPittsfieldBerkshireLenoxPittsfieldLeeNorth AdamsGreat BarringtonCheshireWilliamstown48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M47.480620%47.480620%47%245146.983586%46.983586%47%2,204246.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.385590%46.385590%46%2,599,0632.60M45.060591%45.060591%45%49,64149.6k45.060591%45.060591%45%49,64149.6k43.346008%43.346008%43%684340.587286%40.587286%41%14,83114.8k438.866397%38.866397%39%576538.053326%38.053326%38%4,410637.069767%37.069767%37%797726.873857%26.873857%27%147822.317597%22.317597%22%8849
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 9 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Berkshire County

There are 32 county subdivisions in Berkshire County. This section compares all 32 of those to each other, Berkshire County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Berkshire County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Berkshire County, selected county subdivisions in Berkshire County, and entities that contain Berkshire County
0%20%40%60%Count#AlfordTyringhamHancockRichmondWindsorClarksburgTown of PeruNew AshfordNew MarlboroughWashingtonTown of OtisLanesboroughFloridaBecketMontereyW StockbridgeEgremontSandisfieldCheshireTown of SavoyTown of LenoxMt WashingtonHinsdaleTown of AdamsUnited StatesSheffieldNew EnglandNortheastMassachusettsDaltonTown of LeeStockbridgePittsfieldBerkshirePittsfieldGreat BarringtonNorth AdamsWilliamstown72.506739%72.506739%73%269167.115903%67.115903%67%249265.585586%65.585586%66%364363.602669%63.602669%64%858462.301102%62.301102%62%509561.650840%61.650840%62%844660.398860%60.398860%60%424760.370370%60.370370%60%163859.253499%59.253499%59%762958.736842%58.736842%59%2791058.272859%58.272859%58%8031157.735380%57.735380%58%1,3921256.515152%56.515152%57%3731356.510245%56.510245%57%8551455.835544%55.835544%56%4211554.061625%54.061625%54%5791652.772643%52.772643%53%5711752.419355%52.419355%52%3901852.109181%52.109181%52%1,4701952.061069%52.061069%52%3412051.892636%51.892636%52%2,2622151.282051%51.282051%51%802249.663609%49.663609%50%8122348.790436%48.790436%49%3,4692448.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.871598%47.871598%48%1,3722547.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M46.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.385590%46.385590%46%2,599,0632.60M46.006224%46.006224%46%2,6612645.920651%45.920651%46%2,2572745.243243%45.243243%45%8372845.060591%45.060591%45%49,64149.6k45.060591%45.060591%45%49,64149.6k40.587286%40.587286%41%14,83114.8k2939.956768%39.956768%40%2,4033038.053326%38.053326%38%4,4103134.832636%34.832636%35%2,33132
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 32 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in Massachusetts

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

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Berkshire County, selected other counties in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Berkshire County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#BarnstableNorfolkPlymouthMiddlesexNantucketEssexUnited StatesWorcesterFranklinNew EnglandNortheastBristolMassachusettsDukesPittsfieldBerkshireHampdenHampshireSuffolk53.260631%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%49,64149.6k45.060591%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 Berkshire County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Berkshire County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Berkshire County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Berkshire County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesNew EnglandSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaNortheastMassachusettsQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgSacramentoPittsfieldBerkshirePimaDallasHillsboroughBexarClarkFresnoTravisBrowardOrangeLos 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%593,014593k452.141990%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%533,102533k2945.060591%45.060591%45%49,64149.6k45.060591%45.060591%45%49,64149.6k45.056972%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 Berkshire 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 Cities:
Pittsfield, North Adams
Cities:
North Adams, Pittsfield
Towns:
Adams, Alford, Becket, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Dalton, Egremont, Florida, Great Barrington, Hancock, Hinsdale, Lanesborough, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Ashford, New Marlborough, Otis, Peru, Richmond, Sandisfield, Savoy, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham, Washington, West Stockbridge, Williamstown, Windsor
Unincorporated Places:
Adams, Cheshire, Great Barrington, Housatonic, Lee, Lenox, Williamstown
ZIP Codes:
01029, 01034, 01201, 01220, 01222, 01223, 01224, 01225, 01226, 01229, 01230, 01235, 01236, 01237, 01238, 01240, 01242, 01244, 01245, 01247, 01253, 01254, 01255, 01256, 01257, 01258, 01259, 01260, 01262, 01264, 01266, 01267, 01270, 01343
Unified School Districts:
Adams-Cheshire, Berkshire Hills, Central Berkshire, Lee, Lenox, North Adams, Pittsfield, Southern Berkshire
Elementary School Districts:
Clarksburg, Farmington River, Florida, Hancock, Lanesborough, Richmond, Savoy, Williamstown
Secondary School District:
Mount Greylock
Congressional District:
MA-1
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Berkshire, MA-2nd Berkshire, MA-3rd Berkshire, MA-4th Berkshire
Neighboring Counties:
Bennington, Columbia, Dutchess, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Litchfield, Rensselaer
Nearby Counties:
Albany, Hartford, Saratoga, Schenectady, Tolland, Windham