Marital Status in Norfolk County, Massachusetts (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Norfolk County
Female Male
Massachusetts
Norfolk County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-30.969054%-33.984239%-30.969054%31%30.969054%2.935139%33.984239%5.426624%33.904194%34%92,87092.9k91,14691.1k-49.005602%-44.348990%-49.005602%49%49.005602%6.527180%44.348990%4.245318%55.532782%56%146,958147k149,291149k-7.893347%-3.145735%-9.508780%-3.575676%-11.039082%11%7.893347%9.508780%7.893347%8%33,10433.1k21,22021.2k-2.669677%-6.316584%-2.486049%-6.096266%-8.986261%9%2.669677%2.486049%2.669677%3%26,94826.9k7,177
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 Norfolk County
Female Male
Massachusetts
Norfolk County
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-30.969054%-33.984239%-30.969054%31%30.969054%2.935139%33.984239%5.426624%33.904194%34%92,87092.9k91,14691.1k-46.760704%-42.029467%-46.760704%47%46.760704%6.201347%42.029467%3.934409%52.962051%53%140,226140k142,380142k-1.288527%-0.338790%-1.523400%-0.548075%-1.627318%2%1.288527%1.523400%1.288527%1%4,8803,464-2.244898%-2.319522%-2.244898%2%2.244898%0.325833%2.319522%0.310909%2.570731%3%6,7326,911-2.669677%-6.316584%-2.486049%-6.096266%-8.986261%9%2.669677%2.486049%2.669677%3%26,94826.9k7,177-6.604819%-2.806945%-7.985379%-3.027601%-9.411765%9%6.604819%7.985379%6.604819%7%28,22428.2k17,75617.8k
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 Norfolk County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1714.427%14.4%48.604%48.6%35.957%36.0%70.452%70.5%51.211%51.2%72.516%72.5%62.238%62.2%74.006%74.0%65.626%65.6%73.560%73.6%69.071%69.1%72.101%72.1%69.118%69.1%73.585%73.6%74.032%74.0%74.439%74.4%71.510%71.5%71.374%71.4%59.882%59.9%54.396%54.4%26.605%26.6%21.077%21.1%3.574%3.57%2.717%2.72%1.542%1.54%0.298%0.30%0.636%0.64%0.322%0.32%
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 Norfolk County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 176.430%6.43%6.874%6.87%11.632%11.6%8.466%8.47%19.617%19.6%13.187%13.2%18.310%18.3%14.133%14.1%18.997%19.0%12.116%12.1%15.925%15.9%12.999%13.0%15.357%15.4%11.366%11.4%11.337%11.3%7.690%7.69%7.958%7.96%5.132%5.13%6.024%6.02%4.151%4.15%2.101%2.10%1.762%1.76%0.265%0.27%0.607%0.61%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 Norfolk County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 178.563%8.56%5.514%5.51%8.242%8.24%5.554%5.55%10.496%10.5%8.189%8.19%12.707%12.7%9.154%9.15%11.400%11.4%12.657%12.7%12.754%12.8%14.323%14.3%13.957%14.0%14.989%15.0%14.148%14.1%17.727%17.7%19.787%19.8%23.095%23.1%33.922%33.9%41.270%41.3%71.240%71.2%77.161%77.2%96.161%96.2%96.676%96.7%98.370%98.4%99.702%99.7%99.364%99.4%99.678%99.7%
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 Norfolk County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1770.579%70.6%39.008%39.0%44.169%44.2%15.528%15.5%18.676%18.7%6.108%6.11%6.745%6.74%2.708%2.71%3.977%3.98%1.667%1.67%2.251%2.25%0.577%0.58%1.568%1.57%0.060%0.06%0.483%0.48%0.144%0.14%0.745%0.74%0.399%0.40%0.172%0.17%0.182%0.18%0.054%0.05%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.088%0.09%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 Norfolk County
Norfolk 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 - 174,47416,55816.6k35,20135.2k28,92228.9k34,79634.8k38,63738.6k36,91536.9k34,58134.6k29,75629.8k24,52624.5k10,26810.3k1,319166130
Count number of married in age cohort in Norfolk County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Norfolk County
Norfolk County
Massachusetts
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian2White1White HispanicMixed2Black2Other2-27.921198%-0.830808%-3.727937%-35.782394%-1.035487%-3.975363%-32.479943%32%64.079158%3.440899%56.007713%3.199042%67.520057%68%56,09056.1k-30.958321%-1.239574%-8.459894%-33.134047%-1.347403%-10.007622%-40.657788%41%52.662126%6.680085%49.092642%6.418286%59.342212%59%448,138448k-39.882063%-3.321639%-10.487423%-49.897992%-4.043445%-9.432516%-53.691125%54%43.218631%3.090244%33.977496%2.648550%46.308875%46%13,39713.4k-49.625151%-1.596131%-7.509069%-55.231504%-2.684211%-8.479470%-58.730351%59%37.908102%3.361548%30.582429%3.022385%41.269649%41%8,270-46.806214%-4.376722%-9.099946%-51.116142%-4.100762%-10.119707%-60.282882%60%35.652816%4.064302%30.499909%4.163479%39.717118%40%35,20935.2k-48.515112%-2.693824%-9.816032%-51.411715%-4.542962%-9.345092%-61.024967%61%37.187911%1.787122%31.985158%2.715074%38.975033%39%7,610
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Norfolk County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
42%48%54%59%65%71%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
4.7%6.6%8.5%10.4%12.3%14.3%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
2.5%3.8%5.0%6.3%7.5%8.8%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
21.1%25.6%30.1%34.6%39.2%43.7%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Norfolk County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
31%40%49%58%67%76%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
3.1%6.2%9.3%12.4%15.4%18.5%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
1.0%4.0%6.8%9.7%12.6%15.5%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
16%24%32%40%48%57%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Norfolk County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
14%28%41%55%68%81%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

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

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0%6%13%19%25%32%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
7%22%37%53%68%83%
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Marital Status by Place in Norfolk County

There are 19 places in Norfolk County. This section compares all 19 of those to each other, Norfolk County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Norfolk County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Norfolk County, selected places in Norfolk County, and entities that contain Norfolk County
0%20%40%60%Count#DoverSharonMedfieldNeedhamFranklin TownWellesleyMillis-ClicquotWalpoleNorfolkMiltonHolbrookBraintree TownDedhamNorwoodBellinghamUnited StatesNew EnglandBoston AreaNortheastMassachusettsWeymouth TownBrooklineQuincyFoxboroughRandolph74.386921%74.386921%74%1,365167.278643%67.278643%67%2,895263.502024%63.502024%64%3,137362.391176%62.391176%62%14,76314.8k459.370814%59.370814%59%15,51315.5k555.442915%55.442915%55%12,52412.5k654.922143%54.922143%55%2,081754.176854%54.176854%54%2,659852.091033%52.091033%52%296,249296k51.650450%51.650450%52%11,36011.4k951.471353%51.471353%51%4,9501050.095155%50.095155%50%15,00415.0k1149.646668%49.646668%50%10,46810.5k1249.183303%49.183303%49%11,92411.9k1348.160969%48.160969%48%2,2261448.062966%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%2,599,0632.60M45.874848%45.874848%46%21,50221.5k1545.102851%45.102851%45%22,60622.6k1645.010998%45.010998%45%36,21936.2k1744.393742%44.393742%44%2,0431842.374022%42.374022%42%11,96612.0k19
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 19 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Norfolk County

There are 28 county subdivisions in Norfolk County. This section compares all 28 of those to each other, Norfolk County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Norfolk County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Norfolk County, selected county subdivisions in Norfolk County, and entities that contain Norfolk County
0%20%40%60%Count#Town of DoverMedfieldCohassetSharonWestwoodNeedhamMillisFranklin TownWalpoleMedwayPlainvilleFoxboroughWrenthamCantonWellesleyBellinghamNorfolkMiltonHolbrookStoughtonNorfolkBraintree TownTown of AvonDedhamNorwoodUnited StatesNew EnglandBoston AreaNortheastMassachusettsWeymouth TownBrooklineQuincyRandolph70.585635%70.585635%71%3,194168.557845%68.557845%69%6,489267.263026%67.263026%67%4,286366.880845%66.880845%67%9,368463.703519%63.703519%64%7,675562.391176%62.391176%62%14,76314.8k660.062379%60.062379%60%4,044759.370814%59.370814%59%15,51315.5k859.177797%59.177797%59%11,91911.9k958.711761%58.711761%59%6,1801058.434640%58.434640%58%4,2781157.205767%57.205767%57%8,0541256.838541%56.838541%57%5,2031355.733996%55.733996%56%10,09910.1k1455.442915%55.442915%55%12,52412.5k1554.378673%54.378673%54%7,5881652.091033%52.091033%52%296,249296k51.650450%51.650450%52%11,36011.4k1751.471353%51.471353%51%4,9501851.445281%51.445281%51%12,22712.2k1950.943396%50.943396%51%4,9142050.095155%50.095155%50%15,00415.0k2149.704142%49.704142%50%1,9322249.646668%49.646668%50%10,46810.5k2349.183303%49.183303%49%11,92411.9k2448.062966%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%2,599,0632.60M45.874848%45.874848%46%21,50221.5k2545.102851%45.102851%45%22,60622.6k2645.010998%45.010998%45%36,21936.2k2742.374022%42.374022%42%11,96612.0k28
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 28 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the Boston Area

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

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Norfolk County, selected other counties in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Norfolk 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
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 7 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in Massachusetts

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

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Norfolk County, selected other counties in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Norfolk 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
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 Norfolk County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Norfolk County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Norfolk County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Norfolk County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandNorfolkSalt 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%528,360528k552.091033%52.091033%52%296,249296k51.927590%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
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 Norfolk 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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02019, 02021, 02025, 02026, 02030, 02032, 02035, 02038, 02043, 02052, 02053, 02054, 02056, 02062, 02066, 02067, 02071, 02072, 02081, 02090, 02093, 02115, 02130, 02132, 02135, 02169, 02170, 02171, 02184, 02186, 02188, 02189, 02190, 02191, 02215, 02322, 02343, 02368, 02445, 02446, 02457, 02467, 02481, 02482, 02492, 02494, 02762
Unified School Districts:
Avon, Bellingham, Braintree, Brookline, Canton, Cohasset, Dedham, Foxborough, Franklin, Holbrook, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Milton, Needham, Norwood, Quincy, Randolph, Sharon, Stoughton, Walpole, Wellesley, Westwood, Weymouth
Elementary School Districts:
Dover, Norfolk, Plainville, Wrentham
Secondary School Districts:
Dover-Sherborn, King Philip
Congressional Districts:
MA-2, MA-4, MA-7, MA-8
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-Bristol and Norfolk, MA-1st Middlesex and Norfolk, MA-Norfolk and Plymouth, MA-Norfolk and Suffolk, MA-Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex, MA-Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth, MA-Plymouth and Norfolk, MA-2nd Middlesex and Norfolk, MA-Worcester and Norfolk
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Bristol, MA-1st Norfolk, MA-2nd Norfolk, MA-3rd Norfolk, MA-3rd Plymouth, MA-4th Norfolk, MA-5th Middlesex, MA-5th Norfolk, MA-6th Norfolk, MA-7th Norfolk, MA-8th Norfolk, MA-8th Worcester, MA-9th Norfolk, MA-10th Norfolk, MA-10th Suffolk, MA-10th Worcester, MA-11th Norfolk, MA-12th Norfolk, MA-12th Suffolk, MA-13th Norfolk, MA-13th Suffolk, MA-14th Norfolk, MA-15th Norfolk, MA-15th Suffolk, MA-18th Suffolk
Neighboring Counties:
Bristol, Middlesex, Plymouth, Providence, Suffolk, Worcester
Nearby Counties:
Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Hillsborough, Kent, Newport, Rockingham, Washington, Windham