Marital Status in Middlesex County, Massachusetts (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Middlesex County
Female Male
Massachusetts
Middlesex County
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0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-32.961809%-33.984239%-32.961809%33%32.961809%5.527689%33.984239%5.426624%38.489498%38%221,535222k242,388242k-48.223319%-44.348990%-48.223319%48%48.223319%3.440434%44.348990%4.245318%51.663753%52%324,107324k325,353325k-7.665728%-3.593675%-9.508780%-3.575676%-11.259403%11%7.665728%9.508780%7.665728%8%75,67475.7k48,27548.3k-2.181021%-5.374448%-2.486049%-6.096266%-7.555468%8%2.181021%2.486049%2.181021%2%50,78050.8k13,73513.7k

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Middlesex County
Female Male
Massachusetts
Middlesex County
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-32.961809%-33.984239%-32.961809%33%32.961809%5.527689%33.984239%5.426624%38.489498%38%221,535222k242,388242k-45.905198%-42.029467%-45.905198%46%45.905198%3.138789%42.029467%3.934409%49.043987%49%308,527309k308,855309k-1.106628%-0.571406%-1.523400%-0.548075%-1.678034%2%1.106628%1.523400%1.106628%1%11,27811.3k6,969-2.318121%-2.319522%-2.318121%2%2.318121%0.301644%2.319522%0.310909%2.619766%3%15,58015.6k16,49816.5k-2.181021%-5.374448%-2.486049%-6.096266%-7.555468%8%2.181021%2.486049%2.181021%2%50,78050.8k13,73513.7k-6.559100%-3.022269%-7.985379%-3.027601%-9.581369%10%6.559100%7.985379%6.559100%7%64,39664.4k41,30641.3k

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Middlesex County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1714.055%14.1%49.621%49.6%37.742%37.7%70.121%70.1%53.639%53.6%74.183%74.2%60.992%61.0%71.855%71.9%63.860%63.9%71.844%71.8%67.967%68.0%68.763%68.8%67.373%67.4%71.210%71.2%71.024%71.0%69.992%70.0%69.553%69.6%66.539%66.5%59.806%59.8%49.924%49.9%27.525%27.5%18.955%19.0%4.547%4.55%2.924%2.92%0.857%0.86%0.625%0.63%0.460%0.46%0.616%0.62%

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Middlesex County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 178.629%8.63%7.296%7.30%13.003%13.0%9.600%9.60%18.179%18.2%12.258%12.3%19.540%19.5%13.056%13.1%19.148%19.1%13.413%13.4%17.342%17.3%13.539%13.5%17.798%17.8%10.424%10.4%11.761%11.8%10.467%10.5%8.809%8.81%6.776%6.78%6.464%6.46%3.346%3.35%2.384%2.38%1.739%1.74%0.725%0.72%0.085%0.08%0.127%0.13%0.000%0%0.014%0.01%0.093%0.09%

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Middlesex County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1710.057%10.1%5.315%5.31%7.721%7.72%5.936%5.94%10.808%10.8%8.709%8.71%12.541%12.5%12.502%12.5%12.903%12.9%13.384%13.4%12.483%12.5%16.818%16.8%13.226%13.2%17.912%17.9%16.553%16.6%19.213%19.2%21.273%21.3%26.545%26.5%33.535%33.5%46.650%46.7%69.981%70.0%79.184%79.2%94.709%94.7%96.991%97.0%98.981%99.0%99.375%99.4%99.482%99.5%99.291%99.3%

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Middlesex County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1767.259%67.3%37.768%37.8%41.533%41.5%14.343%14.3%17.374%17.4%4.851%4.85%6.928%6.93%2.587%2.59%4.088%4.09%1.359%1.36%2.207%2.21%0.879%0.88%1.603%1.60%0.454%0.45%0.662%0.66%0.329%0.33%0.365%0.36%0.140%0.14%0.195%0.19%0.080%0.08%0.110%0.11%0.122%0.12%0.019%0.02%0.000%0%0.035%0.04%0.000%0%0.043%0.04%0.000%0%

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the counties in Massachusetts.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Middlesex County
Middlesex County
Massachusetts
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 - 178,52434,18634.2k75,91275.9k59,65059.7k72,11472.1k79,99080.0k78,13578.1k76,37576.4k67,99068.0k63,87963.9k28,07628.1k3,982341306

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Middlesex County
Middlesex County
Massachusetts
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian2White1White HispanicOther2Black2Mixed2-34.474687%-0.823244%-3.424061%-35.782394%-1.035487%-3.975363%-38.721991%39%58.698079%2.579930%56.007713%3.199042%61.278009%61%138,841139k-33.432890%-1.133953%-8.723766%-33.134047%-1.347403%-10.007622%-43.290609%43%51.015740%5.693651%49.092642%6.418286%56.709391%57%988,048988k-46.035449%-3.825986%-7.911159%-49.897992%-4.043445%-9.432516%-57.772594%58%40.153917%2.073489%33.977496%2.648550%42.227406%42%50,15750.2k-49.318261%-3.149400%-8.760634%-51.411715%-4.542962%-9.345092%-61.228295%61%36.510896%2.260809%31.985158%2.715074%38.771705%39%34,32434.3k-48.994621%-3.869429%-8.569736%-51.116142%-4.100762%-10.119707%-61.433786%61%34.840868%3.725346%30.499909%4.163479%38.566214%39%62,46462.5k-53.914254%-1.724199%-8.656695%-55.231504%-2.684211%-8.479470%-64.295149%64%33.798594%1.906258%30.582429%3.022385%35.704851%36%28,01328.0k

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Middlesex County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
31%39%47%55%63%71%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
4.8%7.4%9.9%12.4%14.9%17.5%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
2.5%3.5%4.5%5.4%6.4%7.4%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
17%25%33%41%49%58%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Middlesex County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
10%25%39%53%67%82%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0%6%11%17%22%28%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%3.1%6.1%9.2%12.3%15.4%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
12%28%43%58%73%89%
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Marital Status by Place in Middlesex County

There are 37 places that are fully or partially contained within Middlesex County (36 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 37 of those to each other, Middlesex County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Middlesex County.

Married by Place#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Middlesex County, selected places in Middlesex County, and entities that contain Middlesex County
0%20%40%60%Count#Hanscom AFBWinchesterLexingtonCochituateReadingBelmontBurlingtonPinehurstWilmingtonMaynardNewtonMelroseArlingtonWakefieldLittleton CmnHopkintonStonehamGrotonWest ConcordMarlboroughTownsendHudsonMiddlesexWoburnFraminghamE PepperellUnited StatesNew EnglandBoston AreaNortheastAyerMassachusettsMaldenWatertown TownMedfordPepperellEverettWalthamLowellShirleyCambridgeSomervilleDevens76.157205%76.157205%76%872168.856939%68.856939%69%11,59011.6k264.714657%64.714657%65%16,91916.9k363.981818%63.981818%64%3,519459.965753%59.965753%60%12,25712.3k558.904581%58.904581%59%11,97012.0k657.881727%57.881727%58%12,41112.4k757.442314%57.442314%57%3,535856.829944%56.829944%57%10,87110.9k956.373008%56.373008%56%4,8121055.195022%55.195022%55%39,73639.7k1154.934124%54.934124%55%12,59212.6k1254.778919%54.778919%55%20,00820.0k1354.362840%54.362840%54%12,04312.0k1453.522235%53.522235%54%1,3601552.823477%52.823477%53%1,1881652.185324%52.185324%52%9,7431752.173913%52.173913%52%5161851.411196%51.411196%51%3,2971950.759072%50.759072%51%16,45016.5k2050.581395%50.581395%51%5222150.479184%50.479184%50%6,5842249.887583%49.887583%50%649,460649k49.170649%49.170649%49%16,15616.2k2349.096078%49.096078%49%28,84128.8k2449.089683%49.089683%49%7282548.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M47.118464%47.118464%47%1,851,0711.85M46.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.680328%46.680328%47%1,1392646.385590%46.385590%46%2,599,0632.60M46.271469%46.271469%46%23,57323.6k2746.059460%46.059460%46%13,40113.4k2842.550763%42.550763%43%21,24921.2k2941.774676%41.774676%42%8383040.020994%40.020994%40%14,48814.5k3139.292977%39.292977%39%21,64121.6k3235.774308%35.774308%36%31,75931.8k3334.714167%34.714167%35%4193431.922562%31.922562%32%31,26431.3k3531.327914%31.327914%31%22,39122.4k3618.536009%18.536009%19%31437

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Middlesex County

There are 54 county subdivisions in Middlesex County. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Middlesex County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Middlesex County. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 5,287.

Married by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Middlesex County, selected county subdivisions in Middlesex County, and entities that contain Middlesex County
0%20%40%60%Count#SudburyLincolnWinchesterHopkintonTown of StowWaylandHollistonWestfordTown of ActonLexingtonWestonBedfordGrotonN ReadingReadingConcordTownsendBelmontChelmsfordAshlandTyngsboroughBurlingtonNatickLittletonBoxboroughWilmingtonMaynardPepperellNewtonTewksburyMelroseArlingtonWakefieldBillericaHudsonDracutStonehamMarlboroughMiddlesexWoburnFraminghamUnited StatesNew EnglandBoston AreaNortheastMassachusettsMaldenWatertown TownTown of AyerShirleyMedfordEverettWalthamLowellCambridgeSomerville70.887310%70.887310%71%10,17810.2k169.096610%69.096610%69%3,526268.856939%68.856939%69%11,59011.6k367.834624%67.834624%68%8,499467.134935%67.134935%67%3,632566.784683%66.784683%67%7,168665.213953%65.213953%65%7,422765.058558%65.058558%65%12,11012.1k864.861801%64.861801%65%12,01512.0k964.714657%64.714657%65%16,91916.9k1064.443711%64.443711%64%5,8561162.832177%62.832177%63%6,9751262.757337%62.757337%63%5,7311360.317709%60.317709%60%7,7081459.965753%59.965753%60%12,25712.3k1559.265656%59.265656%59%9,2651658.946376%58.946376%59%4,3751758.904581%58.904581%59%11,97012.0k1858.596261%58.596261%59%16,95617.0k1958.488158%58.488158%58%8,2482058.032787%58.032787%58%5,8412157.881727%57.881727%58%12,41112.4k2257.553191%57.553191%58%16,23016.2k2357.528231%57.528231%58%4,5852457.136332%57.136332%57%2,5022556.829944%56.829944%57%10,87110.9k2656.373008%56.373008%56%4,8122755.631292%55.631292%56%5,3052855.195022%55.195022%55%39,73639.7k2954.968627%54.968627%55%14,01714.0k3054.934124%54.934124%55%12,59212.6k3154.778919%54.778919%55%20,00820.0k3254.362840%54.362840%54%12,04312.0k3353.939875%53.939875%54%19,03719.0k3452.915962%52.915962%53%8,7653552.594104%52.594104%53%13,14813.1k3652.185324%52.185324%52%9,7433750.759072%50.759072%51%16,45016.5k3849.887583%49.887583%50%649,460649k49.170649%49.170649%49%16,15616.2k3949.096078%49.096078%49%28,84128.8k4048.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M47.118464%47.118464%47%1,851,0711.85M46.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.385590%46.385590%46%2,599,0632.60M46.271469%46.271469%46%23,57323.6k4146.059460%46.059460%46%13,40113.4k4245.283019%45.283019%45%2,9524342.603369%42.603369%43%2,7824442.550763%42.550763%43%21,24921.2k4540.020994%40.020994%40%14,48814.5k4639.292977%39.292977%39%21,64121.6k4735.774308%35.774308%36%31,75931.8k4831.922562%31.922562%32%31,26431.3k4931.327914%31.327914%31%22,39122.4k50

Marital Status by County in the Boston Area

There are 7 counties in the Boston Area. This section compares Middlesex County to all of the counties in the Boston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Middlesex County.

Married by County#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Middlesex County, selected other counties in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Middlesex County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#RockinghamNorfolkPlymouthMiddlesexEssexUnited StatesNew EnglandStraffordBoston AreaNortheastMassachusettsSuffolk55.756580%55.756580%56%139,760140k152.091033%52.091033%52%296,249296k250.778142%50.778142%51%210,384210k349.887583%49.887583%50%649,460649k448.358170%48.358170%48%305,009305k548.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M47.460417%47.460417%47%50,17850.2k647.118464%47.118464%47%1,851,0711.85M46.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.385590%46.385590%46%2,599,0632.60M30.466987%30.466987%30%200,031200k7

Marital Status by County in Massachusetts

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

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Middlesex County, selected other counties in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Middlesex County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#BarnstableNorfolkPlymouthMiddlesexNantucketEssexUnited StatesWorcesterFranklinNew EnglandBoston AreaNortheastBristolMassachusettsDukesBerkshireHampdenHampshireSuffolk53.260631%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%5,811,6825.81M47.118464%47.118464%47%1,851,0711.85M46.822987%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

Marital Status by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Middlesex County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Middlesex County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Middlesex County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Middlesex County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesNew EnglandSan DiegoHarrisHennepinBoston AreaPalm BeachMaricopaNortheastMassachusettsQueensAlleghenySan 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%593,014593k452.141990%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%463,578464k2247.118464%47.118464%47%1,851,0711.85M47.008209%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

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of Middlesex 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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