Marital Status in Essex County, New Jersey (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of New Jersey and Essex County
Female Male
New Jersey
Essex County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-41.066446%-31.376315%-41.066446%41%41.066446%4.260259%31.376315%6.094149%45.326705%45%137,026137k135,860136k-36.334511%-46.760005%-36.334511%36%36.334511%6.046259%46.760005%4.816076%42.380770%42%121,237121k127,030127k-9.752948%-4.065237%-8.392932%-3.959471%-13.818185%14%9.752948%8.392932%9.752948%10%46,10746.1k29,23329.2k-2.539577%-6.241281%-2.560523%-6.950754%-8.780858%9%2.539577%2.560523%2.539577%3%29,29929.3k7,612
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 New Jersey and Essex County
Female Male
New Jersey
Essex County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-41.066446%-31.376315%-41.066446%41%41.066446%4.260259%31.376315%6.094149%45.326705%45%137,026137k135,860136k-33.207760%-44.345538%-33.207760%33%33.207760%5.232529%44.345538%4.220374%38.440289%38%110,804111k115,219115k-2.804477%-0.855737%-1.598591%-0.654106%-3.660214%4%2.804477%1.598591%2.804477%3%12,21312.2k8,406-3.126751%-2.414466%-3.126751%3%3.126751%0.813729%2.414466%0.595702%3.940481%4%10,43310.4k11,81111.8k-2.539577%-6.241281%-2.560523%-6.950754%-8.780858%9%2.539577%2.560523%2.539577%3%29,29929.3k7,612-6.948471%-3.209500%-6.794341%-3.305365%-10.157971%10%6.948471%6.794341%6.948471%7%33,89433.9k20,82720.8k
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 New Jersey and Essex County
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1710.192%10.2%40.522%40.5%26.332%26.3%62.037%62.0%39.972%40.0%64.778%64.8%49.433%49.4%61.521%61.5%51.162%51.2%60.917%60.9%50.099%50.1%59.196%59.2%51.744%51.7%58.874%58.9%52.009%52.0%57.548%57.5%50.365%50.4%50.784%50.8%37.739%37.7%34.406%34.4%20.844%20.8%14.330%14.3%6.038%6.04%3.174%3.17%1.772%1.77%0.562%0.56%0.387%0.39%0.357%0.36%
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 New Jersey and Essex County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 178.067%8.07%11.414%11.4%14.977%15.0%12.006%12.0%21.498%21.5%15.687%15.7%24.088%24.1%19.695%19.7%21.960%22.0%17.796%17.8%21.960%22.0%15.717%15.7%21.301%21.3%14.231%14.2%13.994%14.0%9.996%10.00%11.649%11.6%8.343%8.34%9.915%9.92%6.418%6.42%4.509%4.51%1.701%1.70%0.751%0.75%0.222%0.22%0.483%0.48%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.038%0.04%
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 New Jersey and Essex County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 178.178%8.18%7.181%7.18%9.694%9.69%9.631%9.63%14.397%14.4%11.885%11.9%17.906%17.9%15.324%15.3%19.995%20.0%19.521%19.5%24.934%24.9%23.217%23.2%25.181%25.2%26.064%26.1%32.952%33.0%32.023%32.0%37.255%37.3%40.692%40.7%52.151%52.2%59.145%59.1%74.626%74.6%83.640%83.6%93.197%93.2%96.564%96.6%97.745%97.7%99.438%99.4%99.404%99.4%99.606%99.6%
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 New Jersey and Essex County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1773.563%73.6%40.882%40.9%48.997%49.0%16.326%16.3%24.133%24.1%7.649%7.65%8.573%8.57%3.460%3.46%6.884%6.88%1.767%1.77%3.007%3.01%1.870%1.87%1.774%1.77%0.832%0.83%1.045%1.04%0.432%0.43%0.731%0.73%0.181%0.18%0.195%0.19%0.031%0.03%0.022%0.02%0.328%0.33%0.015%0.01%0.040%0.04%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.209%0.21%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 New Jersey.
Scope: population of New Jersey and Essex County
Essex County
New Jersey
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 - 172,80711,62511.6k28,04928.0k23,31923.3k28,36728.4k30,99931.0k31,95132.0k31,38831.4k27,81327.8k19,64019.6k9,4672,489235118
Count number of married in age cohort in Essex County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of New Jersey and Essex County
Essex County
New Jersey
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountAsian2White1White HispanicOther2Mixed2Black2-28.107646%-0.961128%-3.841460%-26.156392%-0.910627%-3.264372%-32.910234%33%62.915726%4.174040%65.790274%3.878334%67.089766%67%32,77432.8k-29.354352%-1.280987%-8.257686%-28.769261%-1.205042%-8.997678%-38.893025%39%53.665893%7.441081%53.535667%7.492352%61.106975%61%209,526210k-42.824918%-3.733429%-9.830492%-41.029350%-3.252715%-9.250637%-56.388839%56%39.912058%3.699103%42.714553%3.752746%43.611161%44%61,17761.2k-47.439332%-5.223167%-7.676521%-46.060947%-4.034822%-7.981155%-60.339020%60%36.991430%2.669549%39.170320%2.752756%39.660980%40%63,83163.8k-48.185380%-4.678838%-10.725109%-50.260120%-2.923329%-7.888732%-63.589327%64%31.783576%4.627097%35.823250%3.104569%36.410673%36%13,52913.5k-55.102211%-4.501380%-9.421262%-51.370817%-3.708290%-9.644364%-69.024853%69%24.893989%6.081159%29.541966%5.734562%30.975147%31%252,567253k
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Essex County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
25%35%43%52%61%71%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
4.8%7.0%9.1%11.3%13.4%15.6%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
2.9%4.4%5.9%7.4%8.8%10.4%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
19%26%33%40%46%54%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Essex County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
4%19%34%48%63%78%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
2.3%6.7%11.2%15.6%20.0%24.5%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%3.4%6.8%10.1%13.5%17.0%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
17%32%46%61%76%91%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Essex County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
0%18%35%53%71%89%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0%9%17%26%35%44%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

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

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
7%25%43%61%78%96%
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Marital Status by Place in Essex County

There are 13 places that are fully or partially contained within Essex County (11 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 13 of those to each other, Essex County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Essex County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Essex County, selected places in Essex County, and entities that contain Essex County
0%20%40%60%Count#Short HillsN CaldwellEssex FellsGlen RidgeUpper MontclairRoselandBrookdaleNew JerseyUnited StatesNortheastMiddle AtlanticNew York AreaBayonneCaldwellEssexElizabethSilver LakeNewarkEast Orange75.040344%75.040344%75%6,975170.072706%70.072706%70%3,566267.962309%67.962309%68%1,154366.636868%66.636868%67%3,727466.621160%66.621160%67%5,856562.615669%62.615669%63%3,045656.496387%56.496387%56%4,457749.085963%49.085963%49%3,564,6013.56M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M46.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M45.722984%45.722984%46%7,484,5167.48M44.828035%44.828035%45%24,08724.1k841.372832%41.372832%41%2,863939.195679%39.195679%39%248,267248k36.185295%36.185295%36%35,78435.8k1035.257796%35.257796%35%1,1421128.027675%28.027675%28%61,89861.9k1225.677127%25.677127%26%13,38613.4k13
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 13 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Essex County

There are 22 county subdivisions in Essex County. This section compares all 22 of those to each other, Essex County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Essex County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Essex County, selected county subdivisions in Essex County, and entities that contain Essex County
0%20%40%60%Count#N CaldwellMillburnEssex FellsGlen RidgeLivingstonRoselandVeronaFairfieldW CaldwellCedar GrvMaplewoodNutleyMontclairNew JerseyUnited StatesW OrangeNortheastMiddle AtlanticNew York AreaBellevilleS Orange VlgBloomfieldCaldwellEssexCity of OrangeNewarkIrvingtonEast Orange70.072706%70.072706%70%3,566170.002030%70.002030%70%10,34710.3k267.962309%67.962309%68%1,154366.636868%66.636868%67%3,727466.029517%66.029517%66%15,61415.6k562.615669%62.615669%63%3,045662.111233%62.111233%62%6,790760.383230%60.383230%60%3,687858.124101%58.124101%58%5,255956.859273%56.859273%57%6,1011054.638557%54.638557%55%10,03010.0k1151.483413%51.483413%51%12,33812.3k1250.610988%50.610988%51%15,28315.3k1349.085963%49.085963%49%3,564,6013.56M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.190923%47.190923%47%18,05118.1k1446.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M45.722984%45.722984%46%7,484,5167.48M44.016711%44.016711%44%13,27513.3k1544.007394%44.007394%44%5,9521643.663490%43.663490%44%17,41317.4k1741.372832%41.372832%41%2,8631839.195679%39.195679%39%248,267248k28.073993%28.073993%28%6,7081928.027675%28.027675%28%61,89861.9k2027.533997%27.533997%28%11,78411.8k2125.677127%25.677127%26%13,38613.4k22
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 22 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the New York Area

There are 25 counties in the New York Area. This section compares Essex County to all of the counties in the New York Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Essex County.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Essex County, selected other counties in the New York Area, and entities that contain Essex County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#PutnamHunterdonMorrisSomersetSussexBergenPikeNassauOceanMonmouthRocklandMiddlesexRichmondSuffolkOrangeWestchesterNew JerseyDutchessUnited StatesNortheastUnionMiddle AtlanticNew York AreaQueensPassaicHudsonKingsEssexNew YorkBronx57.798221%57.798221%58%47,68747.7k157.736925%57.736925%58%60,77160.8k256.181183%56.181183%56%229,608230k355.702513%55.702513%56%150,057150k455.064124%55.064124%55%66,12166.1k554.340889%54.340889%54%415,992416k654.277305%54.277305%54%25,81725.8k753.245234%53.245234%53%593,014593k853.128336%53.128336%53%249,819250k953.041209%53.041209%53%273,167273k1052.916462%52.916462%53%131,490131k1151.864831%51.864831%52%352,546353k1251.162423%51.162423%51%197,643198k1351.112208%51.112208%51%627,478627k1449.898971%49.898971%50%147,678148k1549.779598%49.779598%50%392,203392k1649.085963%49.085963%49%3,564,6013.56M48.281974%48.281974%48%119,860120k1748.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M46.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.626448%46.626448%47%205,894206k1846.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M45.722984%45.722984%46%7,484,5167.48M45.377673%45.377673%45%868,275868k1944.477998%44.477998%44%179,982180k2041.825972%41.825972%42%230,564231k2140.197400%40.197400%40%840,930841k2239.195679%39.195679%39%248,267248k2333.355074%33.355074%33%477,149477k2431.190048%31.190048%31%352,504353k25
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 25 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in New Jersey

There are 21 counties in New Jersey. This section compares Essex County to all of the counties in New Jersey and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Essex County.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Essex County, selected other counties in New Jersey, and entities that contain Essex County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#HunterdonMorrisSomersetSussexBergenWarrenCape MayOceanMonmouthMiddlesexBurlingtonGloucesterNew JerseyUnited StatesSalemMercerNortheastUnionMiddle AtlanticNew York AreaAtlanticPassaicCamdenHudsonEssexCumberland57.736925%57.736925%58%60,77160.8k156.181183%56.181183%56%229,608230k255.702513%55.702513%56%150,057150k355.064124%55.064124%55%66,12166.1k454.340889%54.340889%54%415,992416k554.166385%54.166385%54%48,06448.1k653.153839%53.153839%53%43,31443.3k753.128336%53.128336%53%249,819250k853.041209%53.041209%53%273,167273k951.864831%51.864831%52%352,546353k1050.867752%50.867752%51%188,581189k1150.860369%50.860369%51%120,446120k1249.085963%49.085963%49%3,564,6013.56M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.021978%48.021978%48%25,34625.3k1346.970825%46.970825%47%143,176143k1446.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.626448%46.626448%47%205,894206k1546.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M45.722984%45.722984%46%7,484,5167.48M45.208534%45.208534%45%101,372101k1644.477998%44.477998%44%179,982180k1744.270359%44.270359%44%182,787183k1841.825972%41.825972%42%230,564231k1939.195679%39.195679%39%248,267248k2039.082589%39.082589%39%48,72748.7k21
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 21 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 Essex County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Essex County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Essex County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Essex County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantNew JerseyAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaNortheastMiddle AtlanticNew York AreaQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgSacramentoPimaDallasHillsboroughBexarClarkFresnoTravisBrowardOrangeLos AngelesFranklinCookMiami-DadeCuyahogaKingsEssexWayneFultonMilwaukeeNew 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%742,044742k1649.085963%49.085963%49%3,564,6013.56M48.279556%48.279556%48%635,456635k1748.178006%48.178006%48%393,649394k1848.085207%48.085207%48%875,082875k1948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.276963%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%21,647,11421.6M46.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M45.722984%45.722984%46%7,484,5167.48M45.377673%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%840,930841k4439.195679%39.195679%39%248,267248k38.194735%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 Essex 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 City:
Newark
Boroughs:
Caldwell, Essex Fells, Glen Ridge, North Caldwell, Roseland
Cities:
Bayonne, East Orange, Elizabeth, Newark
Townships:
Belleville, Bloomfield, Cedar Grove, City of Orange, Fairfield, Irvington, Livingston, Maplewood, Millburn, Montclair, Nutley, South Orange Village, Verona, West Caldwell, West Orange
Unincorporated Places:
Brookdale, Short Hills, Silver Lake, Upper Montclair
ZIP Codes:
07003, 07004, 07006, 07009, 07017, 07018, 07021, 07028, 07039, 07040, 07041, 07042, 07043, 07044, 07050, 07052, 07068, 07078, 07079, 07081, 07088, 07102, 07103, 07104, 07105, 07106, 07107, 07108, 07109, 07110, 07111, 07112, 07114, 07201, 07205, 07901, 07928
Unified School Districts:
Bayonne, Belleville Town, Bloomfield Township, Caldwell-West Caldwell, Cedar Grove Township, East Orange, Elizabeth, Glen Ridge Borough, Irvington Township, Livingston Township, Millburn Township, Montclair Town, Newark, Nutley Town, Orange City Township, South Orange-Maplewood, Verona Borough, West Orange Town
Elementary School Districts:
Essex Fells Borough, Fairfield Township, North Caldwell Borough, Roseland Borough
Secondary School District:
West Essex
Congressional Districts:
NJ-7, NJ-8, NJ-10, NJ-11
State Senate Districts:
NJ-20, NJ-26, NJ-27, NJ-28, NJ-29, NJ-31, NJ-34, NJ-40
General Assembly Districts:
NJ-20, NJ-26, NJ-27, NJ-28, NJ-29, NJ-31, NJ-34, NJ-40
Neighboring Counties:
Bergen, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Union
Nearby Counties:
Bronx, Kings, Middlesex, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Somerset, Sussex