Marital Status in Clay County, North Carolina (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Clay County
Female Male
North Carolina
Clay County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-13.548251%-28.494124%-13.548251%14%13.548251%3.754488%28.494124%5.461656%17.302739%17%643739-56.215761%-46.647070%-56.215761%56%56.215761%10.934790%46.647070%4.658567%67.150550%67%2,6682,868-12.900960%-5.367055%-12.054540%-3.333932%-18.268015%18%12.900960%12.054540%12.900960%13%867551-2.645750%-9.322223%-2.684043%-6.786291%-11.967973%12%2.645750%2.684043%2.645750%3%568113
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 North Carolina and Clay County
Female Male
North Carolina
Clay County
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50%0%50%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-13.548251%-28.494124%-13.548251%14%13.548251%3.754488%28.494124%5.461656%17.302739%17%643739-53.961231%-44.444761%-53.961231%54%53.961231%10.145536%44.444761%4.187288%64.106767%64%2,5612,738-2.715992%-0.486705%-2.616942%-0.605304%-3.202697%3%2.715992%2.616942%2.715992%3%152116-2.254530%-2.202309%-2.254530%2%2.254530%0.789254%2.202309%0.471279%3.043784%3%107130-2.645750%-9.322223%-2.684043%-6.786291%-11.967973%12%2.645750%2.684043%2.645750%3%568113-10.184968%-4.880350%-9.437598%-2.728628%-15.065318%15%10.184968%9.437598%10.184968%10%715435
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 North Carolina and Clay County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 177.851%7.85%37.190%37.2%50.245%50.2%82.185%82.2%60.212%60.2%79.771%79.8%57.581%57.6%73.704%73.7%64.390%64.4%95.780%95.8%69.855%69.9%57.971%58.0%84.058%84.1%56.993%57.0%66.309%66.3%40.559%40.6%96.429%96.4%77.500%77.5%37.500%37.5%80.973%81.0%67.200%67.2%65.054%65.1%60.000%60.0%9.312%9.31%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
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 North Carolina and Clay County
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%40%50%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1753.306%53.3%0.000%0%15.196%15.2%6.888%6.89%15.661%15.7%13.714%13.7%15.673%15.7%25.556%25.6%23.659%23.7%4.220%4.22%21.739%21.7%36.522%36.5%15.942%15.9%33.916%33.9%27.468%27.5%33.566%33.6%3.571%3.57%4.750%4.75%36.161%36.2%7.522%7.52%6.400%6.40%0.000%0%0.000%0%1.215%1.21%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 North Carolina and Clay County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1714.050%14.0%16.529%16.5%6.863%6.86%3.800%3.80%4.339%4.34%3.429%3.43%2.726%2.73%0.741%0.74%0.000%0%0.000%0%3.188%3.19%5.507%5.51%0.000%0%9.091%9.09%6.223%6.22%25.874%25.9%0.000%0%17.750%17.8%26.339%26.3%11.504%11.5%26.400%26.4%34.946%34.9%40.000%40.0%89.474%89.5%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%
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 North Carolina and Clay County
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%40%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1724.793%24.8%46.281%46.3%27.696%27.7%7.126%7.13%19.788%19.8%3.086%3.09%24.020%24.0%0.000%0%11.951%12.0%0.000%0%5.217%5.22%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%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 North Carolina.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Clay County
Clay County
North Carolina
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 17645511,26753778644133736747226728915800
Count number of married in age cohort in Clay County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Clay County
Clay County
North Carolina
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
100%50%0%50%100%CountBlack2Mixed2White1White HispanicAsian2Other2-46.279018%-4.496091%-12.185944%-0.000000%84.090909%-0.000000%15.909091%-0.000000%30.688931%6.350017%100.000000%100%44-6.666667%-50.143823%-2.824566%-10.404929%-6.666667%7%0.000000%-0.000000%93.333333%-0.000000%33.656812%2.969871%93.333333%93%15-15.234286%-3.062857%-12.788571%-24.816812%-2.415711%-11.174691%-31.085714%31%61.508571%7.405714%54.773852%6.818934%68.914286%69%8,750-24.479167%-8.333333%-39.301521%-3.593285%-6.312098%-32.812500%33%60.937500%-0.000000%6.250000%48.875906%1.917190%67.187500%67%192-100.000000%-28.959332%-1.147474%-4.254390%-100.000000%100%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%62.584497%3.054307%0.000000%0%12-25.000000%-75.000000%-41.412778%-3.770065%-7.455064%-100.000000%100%0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%44.362317%2.999776%0.000000%0%4
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Clay County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
52.7%57.7%62.7%67.7%72.7%77.8%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
9.6%11.8%14.0%16.2%18.4%20.6%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
4.4%6.2%7.9%9.7%11.4%13.2%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
2.7%6.6%10.5%14.3%18.2%22.1%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Clay County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
55.8%58.3%60.8%63.3%65.8%68.4%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
9.8%11.9%14.1%16.2%18.3%20.5%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
7.32%7.41%7.49%7.57%7.65%7.74%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
14.54%14.83%15.11%15.39%15.67%15.96%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Clay County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
54.1%59.1%64.0%68.9%73.8%78.8%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
5.9%9.1%12.3%15.5%18.7%22.0%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.4%5.4%7.3%9.3%11.2%13.2%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
2%8%13%18%23%29%
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Marital Status by Place in Clay County

There is 1 place in Clay County. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Clay County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Clay County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Clay County, selected places in Clay County, and entities that contain Clay County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count#Clay CountyClayN CarolinaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticHayesville61.395143%61.395143%61%5,53661.395143%61.395143%61%5,53648.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M42.857143%42.857143%43%1411
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 1 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Clay County

There are 6 county subdivisions in Clay County. This section compares all 6 of those to each other, Clay County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Clay County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Clay County, selected county subdivisions in Clay County, and entities that contain Clay County
0%20%40%60%Count#TusquitteeHiawasseeShooting CrkBrasstownClay CountyClaySweetwaterHayesvilleN CarolinaUnited StatesSouthSouth Atlantic77.721088%77.721088%78%457173.773842%73.773842%74%1,083263.381743%63.381743%63%611363.126362%63.126362%63%1,159461.395143%61.395143%61%5,53661.395143%61.395143%61%5,53656.278539%56.278539%56%493552.754947%52.754947%53%1,733648.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 6 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in North Carolina

There are 100 counties in North Carolina. This section compares Clay County to the 50 most populous counties in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Clay County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 56,358.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Clay County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Clay County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count#Clay CountyClayUnionLincolnChathamBrunswickHendersonHaywoodSurryCabarrusMooreWilkesOnslowIredellCarteretDavidsonJohnstonRandolphCravenCatawbaPenderWakeStanlyHarnettCaldwellFranklinRutherfordLeeRowanAlamanceN CarolinaRockinghamUnited StatesDuplinBuncombeGastonSouthBurkeClevelandSouth AtlanticForsythCumberlandNashNew HanoverSampsonOrangeMecklenburgLenoirWayneGranvilleGuilfordColumbusWilsonDurhamPittRobeson61.395143%61.395143%61%5,53661.395143%61.395143%61%5,53659.482624%59.482624%59%99,38099.4k157.346776%57.346776%57%37,48337.5k257.276322%57.276322%57%32,73832.7k357.275317%57.275317%57%58,49758.5k456.721287%56.721287%57%52,68552.7k555.507662%55.507662%56%28,07328.1k655.474746%55.474746%55%33,10433.1k755.383858%55.383858%55%83,29483.3k855.288480%55.288480%55%42,34642.3k955.091949%55.091949%55%31,30631.3k1053.985876%53.985876%54%77,90077.9k1153.698071%53.698071%54%72,38572.4k1253.685259%53.685259%54%31,26231.3k1353.076762%53.076762%53%70,83270.8k1452.948923%52.948923%53%75,18875.2k1552.487100%52.487100%52%60,42060.4k1652.463875%52.463875%52%44,25844.3k1752.137199%52.137199%52%65,75765.8k1851.666485%51.666485%52%23,73323.7k1951.579426%51.579426%52%407,446407k2050.937890%50.937890%51%25,30925.3k2150.737330%50.737330%51%49,47649.5k2250.526674%50.526674%51%34,10534.1k2350.061635%50.061635%50%25,58525.6k2449.690004%49.690004%50%27,41027.4k2549.431721%49.431721%49%23,22523.2k2649.292413%49.292413%49%55,55655.6k2748.908366%48.908366%49%62,05262.1k2848.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.609451%48.609451%49%37,00237.0k2948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.946868%47.946868%48%22,52422.5k3047.937963%47.937963%48%100,640101k3147.897457%47.897457%48%82,02282.0k3247.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.828066%47.828066%48%35,72935.7k3347.701338%47.701338%48%37,87237.9k3447.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.608910%46.608910%47%136,380136k3546.269899%46.269899%46%117,861118k3645.833713%45.833713%46%35,20935.2k3745.788650%45.788650%46%83,08983.1k3845.742304%45.742304%46%23,13623.1k3945.363704%45.363704%45%52,79752.8k4045.335632%45.335632%45%363,609364k4145.270769%45.270769%45%21,47621.5k4245.227380%45.227380%45%44,92344.9k4345.130193%45.130193%45%21,76921.8k4444.760524%44.760524%45%185,920186k4543.890103%43.890103%44%20,48020.5k4643.482893%43.482893%43%28,57028.6k4742.500961%42.500961%43%101,732102k4840.058979%40.058979%40%57,18957.2k4938.693239%38.693239%39%40,85040.9k50
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 Clay County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Clay County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Clay County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Clay County
0%20%40%60%Count#Clay CountyClayFairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantN CarolinaAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgSacramentoPimaDallasHillsboroughBexarClarkFresnoTravisBrowardOrangeLos AngelesFranklinCookMiami-DadeCuyahogaKingsWayneFultonMilwaukeeNew YorkBronxPhiladelphia61.395143%61.395143%61%5,53661.395143%61.395143%61%5,53655.728918%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%742,044742k1648.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.279556%48.279556%48%635,456635k1748.178006%48.178006%48%393,649394k1848.085207%48.085207%48%875,082875k1948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.276963%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
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 Clay 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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Towns:
Hayesville
Townships:
Brasstown, Hayesville, Hiawassee, Shooting Creek, Sweetwater, Tusquittee
ZIP Codes:
28734, 28781, 28902, 28904, 28909
Unified School District:
Clay County
Congressional District:
NC-11
State Senate District:
NC-50
State House District:
NC-120
Neighboring Counties:
Cherokee, Macon, Rabun, Towns, Union
Nearby Counties:
Fannin, Graham, Habersham, Jackson, Lumpkin, Monroe, Oconee, Stephens, Swain, White