Marital Status in Kent County, Michigan (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Michigan and Kent County
Female Male
Michigan
Kent County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-32.215272%-29.997089%-32.215272%32%32.215272%5.366350%29.997089%6.060515%37.581622%38%82,34982.3k90,87890.9k-47.276241%-46.631047%-47.276241%47%47.276241%3.119309%46.631047%2.778150%50.395550%50%120,848121k121,864122k-10.080847%-2.973636%-11.783011%-2.359012%-13.054483%13%10.080847%11.783011%10.080847%10%33,37033.4k24,37724.4k-1.941980%-5.512024%-2.750188%-6.479654%-7.454004%7%1.941980%2.750188%1.941980%2%19,05419.1k4,696
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 Michigan and Kent County
Female Male
Michigan
Kent County
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-32.215272%-29.997089%-32.215272%32%32.215272%5.366350%29.997089%6.060515%37.581622%38%82,34982.3k90,87890.9k-45.818223%-44.935835%-45.818223%46%45.818223%2.844184%44.935835%2.531926%48.662407%49%117,121117k117,673118k-0.973885%-0.601103%-1.206320%-0.339268%-1.574988%2%0.973885%1.206320%0.973885%1%4,0262,355-1.458018%-1.695212%-1.458018%1%1.458018%0.275125%1.695212%0.246224%1.733143%2%3,7274,191-1.941980%-5.512024%-2.750188%-6.479654%-7.454004%7%1.941980%2.750188%1.941980%2%19,05419.1k4,696-9.106962%-2.372533%-10.576690%-2.019743%-11.479495%11%9.106962%10.576690%9.106962%9%29,34429.3k22,02222.0k
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 Michigan and Kent County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1715.804%15.8%59.151%59.2%40.896%40.9%71.198%71.2%57.552%57.6%77.764%77.8%63.065%63.1%71.601%71.6%63.914%63.9%66.440%66.4%64.324%64.3%67.123%67.1%66.931%66.9%66.046%66.0%63.232%63.2%64.493%64.5%60.866%60.9%64.402%64.4%55.322%55.3%49.848%49.8%37.347%37.3%28.343%28.3%10.780%10.8%6.284%6.28%1.184%1.18%0.985%0.98%0.431%0.43%0.430%0.43%
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 Michigan and Kent County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 175.470%5.47%6.117%6.12%13.924%13.9%9.211%9.21%18.340%18.3%12.520%12.5%19.716%19.7%18.465%18.5%20.888%20.9%18.293%18.3%21.564%21.6%16.811%16.8%19.404%19.4%16.180%16.2%18.732%18.7%13.909%13.9%14.932%14.9%10.641%10.6%10.457%10.5%6.631%6.63%3.853%3.85%3.423%3.42%1.857%1.86%0.740%0.74%0.232%0.23%0.000%0%0.154%0.15%0.104%0.10%
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 Michigan and Kent County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 174.503%4.50%2.250%2.25%4.055%4.06%4.911%4.91%5.865%5.86%5.945%5.94%9.634%9.63%8.031%8.03%9.388%9.39%13.628%13.6%11.455%11.5%15.051%15.1%12.057%12.1%17.062%17.1%17.166%17.2%20.618%20.6%23.873%23.9%24.769%24.8%34.168%34.2%43.325%43.3%58.686%58.7%68.234%68.2%87.363%87.4%92.977%93.0%98.584%98.6%98.980%99.0%99.415%99.4%99.466%99.5%
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 Michigan and Kent County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1774.223%74.2%32.482%32.5%41.125%41.1%14.680%14.7%18.243%18.2%3.771%3.77%7.585%7.58%1.902%1.90%5.810%5.81%1.640%1.64%2.657%2.66%1.014%1.01%1.608%1.61%0.711%0.71%0.870%0.87%0.980%0.98%0.329%0.33%0.188%0.19%0.054%0.05%0.196%0.20%0.114%0.11%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.035%0.04%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 Michigan.
Scope: population of Michigan and Kent County
Kent County
Michigan
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 - 173,56512,13112.1k28,47428.5k22,99323.0k27,17927.2k28,44128.4k26,71026.7k23,76723.8k25,21625.2k23,57523.6k16,47416.5k3,892181114
Count number of married in age cohort in Kent County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Michigan and Kent County
Kent County
Michigan
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian2White1Other2White HispanicBlack2Mixed2-36.263979%-0.426722%-3.126839%-31.533651%-0.545272%-3.702842%-39.817540%40%57.416127%2.766333%60.836114%3.382120%60.182460%60%13,59213.6k-30.409155%-0.827481%-10.775287%-28.404956%-1.009921%-11.788890%-42.011923%42%52.826110%5.161967%52.395394%6.400839%57.988077%58%388,166388k-45.214025%-4.180110%-7.915681%-39.832515%-2.679443%-11.428023%-57.309816%57%39.607084%3.083100%42.539952%3.520068%42.690184%43%13,94713.9k-47.595396%-2.826395%-7.915484%-43.045654%-2.025080%-9.506242%-58.337275%58%39.289656%2.373068%42.359085%3.063938%41.662725%42%25,36825.4k-55.832502%-3.400908%-11.004763%-53.580862%-3.364937%-12.843388%-70.238174%70%25.122411%4.639415%24.149425%6.061389%29.761826%30%45,13545.1k-59.494122%-2.458140%-9.226933%-54.604964%-1.759718%-10.417404%-71.179195%71%26.941575%1.879230%30.020725%3.197190%28.820805%29%11,22811.2k
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Kent County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
36%43%49%56%63%70%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
5.0%8.8%12.5%16.1%19.8%23.6%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
2.1%3.2%4.2%5.3%6.3%7.4%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
19%25%30%35%41%47%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Kent County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
12%24%36%49%61%74%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
2.6%7.0%11.3%15.6%20.0%24.3%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.9%3.7%6.4%9.1%11.8%14.6%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
14%26%37%49%60%72%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Kent County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
8%23%37%52%67%82%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0%7%14%21%28%35%

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 (%):
5%22%39%56%72%89%
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Marital Status by Place in Kent County

There are 19 places that are fully or partially contained within Kent County (18 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 19 of those to each other, Kent County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kent County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Kent County, selected places in Kent County, and entities that contain Kent County
0%20%40%60%Count#E Grand RapidsForest HillsByron CenterCaledoniaRockfordCasnoviaGrand RapidsNorthviewGrandvilleMidwestWalkerKentEast North CentralUnited StatesMichiganLowellWyomingCutlervilleKentwoodKent CitySand LakeSpartaComstock ParkCedar SpringsGrand Rapids69.377413%69.377413%69%5,750168.689993%68.689993%69%14,88114.9k264.705882%64.705882%65%3,234358.675079%58.675079%59%744458.198925%58.198925%58%2,598558.119658%58.119658%58%204651.652328%51.652328%52%421,780422k50.547891%50.547891%51%6,412750.412120%50.412120%50%6,422849.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.838951%48.838951%49%9,780948.792608%48.792608%49%242,712243k48.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.983566%47.983566%48%3,880,2763.88M47.933333%47.933333%48%1,4381046.588223%46.588223%47%27,20127.2k1145.842531%45.842531%46%5,6071244.718612%44.718612%45%18,26818.3k1343.879908%43.879908%44%3801441.388175%41.388175%41%1611539.132965%39.132965%39%1,3451637.533676%37.533676%38%3,0651737.299930%37.299930%37%1,0721836.138338%36.138338%36%55,67455.7k19
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 19 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Kent County

There are 30 county subdivisions in Kent County. This section compares all 30 of those to each other, Kent County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kent County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Kent County, selected county subdivisions in Kent County, and entities that contain Kent County
0%20%40%60%Count#E Grand RapidsCascadeAda TownshipCannonAlgomaCaledoniaGrand RapidsOakfieldGrattanBowneCourtlandByronRockfordSpencerPlainfieldVergennesSolonLowellNelsonGainesGrand RapidsTyroneGrandvilleMidwestWalkerKentEast North CentralUnited StatesMichiganLowellWyomingSpartaKentwoodAlpineCedar SpringsGrand Rapids69.377413%69.377413%69%5,750168.974306%68.974306%69%10,01310.0k268.535596%68.535596%69%7,432367.074360%67.074360%67%7,568465.996344%65.996344%66%5,415565.223327%65.223327%65%6,688664.963869%64.963869%65%9,080764.936152%64.936152%65%3,102863.014547%63.014547%63%2,036962.014896%62.014896%62%1,5821061.410412%61.410412%61%4,0581159.760535%59.760535%60%10,18210.2k1258.198925%58.198925%58%2,5981357.792402%57.792402%58%1,9321457.590389%57.590389%58%15,14815.1k1556.613611%56.613611%57%2,0631655.359796%55.359796%55%2,6081754.786929%54.786929%55%2,8671854.318719%54.318719%54%2,0691953.239741%53.239741%53%10,84610.8k2051.652328%51.652328%52%421,780422k50.620872%50.620872%51%1,9162150.412120%50.412120%50%6,4222249.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.838951%48.838951%49%9,7802348.792608%48.792608%49%242,712243k48.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.983566%47.983566%48%3,880,2763.88M47.933333%47.933333%48%1,4382446.588223%46.588223%47%27,20127.2k2545.160852%45.160852%45%3,3272644.718612%44.718612%45%18,26818.3k2741.994678%41.994678%42%4,5772837.299930%37.299930%37%1,0722936.138338%36.138338%36%55,67455.7k30
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 30 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the Grand Rapids Area

There are 4 counties in the Grand Rapids Area. This section compares Kent County to all of the counties in the Grand Rapids Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kent County.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Kent County, selected other counties in the Grand Rapids Area, and entities that contain Kent County
0%20%40%60%Count#BarryOttawaGrand RapidsMontcalmMidwestKentEast North CentralUnited StatesMichigan60.357298%60.357298%60%29,12329.1k156.312530%56.312530%56%123,771124k251.652328%51.652328%52%421,780422k51.226147%51.226147%51%26,17426.2k349.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.792608%48.792608%49%242,712243k448.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.983566%47.983566%48%3,880,2763.88M
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 4 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in Michigan

There are 83 counties in Michigan. This section compares Kent County to the 50 most populous counties in Michigan and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kent County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 28,755.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Kent County, selected other counties in Michigan, and entities that contain Kent County
0%20%40%60%Count#BarryLivingstonAlleganMidlandEmmetOttawaHuronClintonTuscolaLapeerNewaygoCassMasonSanilacShiawasseeWexfordSt. JosephDeltaMonroeHillsdaleAlpenaSt. ClairBranchOaklandGrand RapidsEatonClareMontcalmGrand TraverseVan BurenBerrienIoniaMidwestBayLenaweeMacombKentEast North CentralUnited StatesMichiganJacksonMuskegonCalhounMarquetteGratiotSaginawGeneseeKalamazooChippewaWashtenawHoughtonMecostaInghamWayneIsabella60.357298%60.357298%60%29,12329.1k159.060929%59.060929%59%89,63589.6k258.137427%58.137427%58%52,60152.6k356.801412%56.801412%57%38,95139.0k456.582095%56.582095%57%15,61115.6k556.312530%56.312530%56%123,771124k656.254634%56.254634%56%15,17315.2k756.003764%56.003764%56%35,11135.1k855.953073%55.953073%56%25,03925.0k955.905068%55.905068%56%40,68140.7k1055.291121%55.291121%55%21,49021.5k1155.160350%55.160350%55%23,65023.7k1254.583525%54.583525%55%13,03413.0k1354.462824%54.462824%54%18,63518.6k1454.246643%54.246643%54%30,66430.7k1554.080200%54.080200%54%14,25514.3k1653.993200%53.993200%54%26,04226.0k1753.764536%53.764536%54%16,36716.4k1853.026597%53.026597%53%65,03565.0k1952.814750%52.814750%53%19,88019.9k2052.610228%52.610228%53%12,83912.8k2152.556419%52.556419%53%69,19069.2k2252.393170%52.393170%52%18,37918.4k2352.141990%52.141990%52%528,360528k2451.652328%51.652328%52%421,780422k51.621289%51.621289%52%46,07246.1k2551.377292%51.377292%51%13,16813.2k2651.226147%51.226147%51%26,17426.2k2751.183180%51.183180%51%38,41438.4k2851.012629%51.012629%51%30,78030.8k2950.340992%50.340992%50%63,62963.6k3049.452967%49.452967%49%25,62925.6k3149.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M49.315162%49.315162%49%43,35043.4k3249.308449%49.308449%49%40,00040.0k3349.265972%49.265972%49%347,869348k3448.792608%48.792608%49%242,712243k3548.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.983566%47.983566%48%3,880,2763.88M47.552126%47.552126%48%62,05662.1k3646.935355%46.935355%47%64,95965.0k3746.404821%46.404821%46%50,52050.5k3846.271053%46.271053%46%26,51126.5k3945.556194%45.556194%46%15,84915.8k4045.290602%45.290602%45%72,45572.5k4145.119330%45.119330%45%150,505151k4244.479473%44.479473%44%93,96694.0k4344.401592%44.401592%44%14,39114.4k4444.034752%44.034752%44%132,287132k4542.977814%42.977814%43%13,07613.1k4642.716110%42.716110%43%15,62015.6k4738.488609%38.488609%38%91,21391.2k4838.194735%38.194735%38%540,737541k4934.940978%34.940978%35%21,07521.1k50
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 Kent County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kent County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Kent County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Kent County
0%20%40%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaGrand RapidsWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingMidwestTarrantKentEast North CentralAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesMichiganSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaQueensAlleghenySan 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%462,130462k751.652328%51.652328%52%421,780422k51.579426%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%851,934852k1549.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M49.287172%49.287172%49%742,044742k1648.792608%48.792608%49%242,712243k48.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.279556%48.279556%48%635,456635k1748.178006%48.178006%48%393,649394k1848.085207%48.085207%48%875,082875k1948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.983566%47.983566%48%3,880,2763.88M47.276963%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%402,654403k3643.023143%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
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# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of Kent 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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Principal Cities:
Grand Rapids, Wyoming
Charter Townships:
Cascade, Gaines, Grand Rapids, Lowell, Plainfield
Cities:
Cedar Springs, East Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, Grandville, Kentwood, Lowell, Rockford, Walker, Wyoming
Townships:
Ada, Algoma, Alpine, Bowne, Byron, Caledonia, Cannon, Courtland, Grattan, Nelson, Oakfield, Solon, Sparta, Spencer, Tyrone, Vergennes
Unincorporated Places:
Byron Center, Comstock Park, Cutlerville, Forest Hills, Northview
Villages:
Caledonia, Casnovia, Kent City, Sand Lake, Sparta
ZIP Codes:
48809, 48815, 48838, 49301, 49302, 49306, 49315, 49316, 49318, 49319, 49321, 49325, 49326, 49327, 49330, 49331, 49333, 49341, 49343, 49345, 49347, 49348, 49403, 49418, 49503, 49504, 49505, 49506, 49507, 49508, 49509, 49512, 49519, 49525, 49534, 49544, 49546, 49548
Unified School Districts:
Belding, Byron Center, Caledonia, Cedar Springs, Comstock Park, East Grand Rapids, Forest Hills, Godfrey-Lee, Godwin Heights, Grand Rapids, Grandville, Grant, Greenville, Kelloggsville, Kenowa Hills, Kent City, Kentwood, Lakeview, Lakewood, Lowell, Northview, Rockford, Sparta, Thornapple Kellogg, Tri County, Wayland Union, Wyoming
Congressional Districts:
MI-2, MI-3
State Senate Districts:
MI-26, MI-28, MI-29
State House Districts:
MI-72, MI-73, MI-74, MI-75, MI-76, MI-77, MI-86
Neighboring Counties:
Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Ottawa
Nearby Counties:
Calhoun, Eaton, Isabella, Kalamazoo, Mecosta