Marital Status in Lincoln County, North Carolina (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Lincoln County
Female Male
North Carolina
Lincoln County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-20.257322%-28.494124%-20.257322%20%20.257322%5.788554%28.494124%5.461656%26.045876%26%6,7238,380-55.143425%-46.647070%-55.143425%55%55.143425%4.476143%46.647070%4.658567%59.619569%60%18,30118.3k19,18219.2k-11.260645%-3.009573%-12.054540%-3.333932%-14.270218%14%11.260645%12.054540%11.260645%11%4,7363,623-3.073911%-7.255124%-2.684043%-6.786291%-10.329035%10%3.073911%2.684043%3.073911%3%3,428989
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 Lincoln County
Female Male
North Carolina
Lincoln County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-20.257322%-28.494124%-20.257322%20%20.257322%5.788554%28.494124%5.461656%26.045876%26%6,7238,380-53.073400%-44.444761%-53.073400%53%53.073400%3.835906%44.444761%4.187288%56.909306%57%17,61417.6k18,31018.3k-2.691614%-0.035275%-2.616942%-0.605304%-2.726889%3%2.691614%2.616942%2.691614%3%905866-2.070025%-2.202309%-2.070025%2%2.070025%0.640238%2.202309%0.471279%2.710263%3%687872-3.073911%-7.255124%-2.684043%-6.786291%-10.329035%10%3.073911%2.684043%3.073911%3%3,428989-8.569031%-2.974298%-9.437598%-2.728628%-11.543329%12%8.569031%9.437598%8.569031%9%3,8312,757
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 Lincoln County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1714.143%14.1%45.730%45.7%34.352%34.4%65.269%65.3%61.836%61.8%78.255%78.3%65.118%65.1%82.861%82.9%78.733%78.7%69.248%69.2%65.177%65.2%69.927%69.9%65.873%65.9%70.647%70.6%67.585%67.6%75.283%75.3%66.181%66.2%68.438%68.4%65.341%65.3%57.763%57.8%47.791%47.8%42.243%42.2%24.426%24.4%14.215%14.2%0.000%0%1.566%1.57%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 Lincoln County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 175.257%5.26%7.989%7.99%8.446%8.45%10.313%10.3%14.168%14.2%11.042%11.0%20.556%20.6%11.345%11.3%14.233%14.2%18.830%18.8%23.451%23.5%20.038%20.0%19.900%19.9%16.076%16.1%21.393%21.4%14.761%14.8%12.671%12.7%9.406%9.41%12.675%12.7%10.807%10.8%5.686%5.69%2.458%2.46%7.970%7.97%0.860%0.86%1.695%1.69%3.356%3.36%0.255%0.25%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 Lincoln County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 177.009%7.01%6.887%6.89%0.622%0.62%2.329%2.33%0.723%0.72%3.568%3.57%2.570%2.57%3.566%3.57%2.333%2.33%8.548%8.55%8.598%8.60%9.309%9.31%10.279%10.3%12.407%12.4%9.876%9.88%9.955%9.96%19.868%19.9%21.724%21.7%21.983%22.0%30.580%30.6%43.797%43.8%55.300%55.3%67.604%67.6%84.924%84.9%98.305%98.3%95.078%95.1%99.745%99.7%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 Lincoln County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1773.592%73.6%39.394%39.4%56.580%56.6%22.089%22.1%23.273%23.3%7.135%7.14%11.756%11.8%2.229%2.23%4.700%4.70%3.374%3.37%2.773%2.77%0.726%0.73%3.949%3.95%0.871%0.87%1.146%1.15%0.000%0%1.280%1.28%0.433%0.43%0.000%0%0.849%0.85%2.726%2.73%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 Lincoln County
Lincoln County
North Carolina
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 - 172791,6445,4843,8954,5174,3314,3744,3763,2382,6211,842868140
Count number of married in age cohort in Lincoln County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Lincoln County
Lincoln County
North Carolina
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountWhite1Other2Mixed2White HispanicBlack2Asian2-21.188262%-2.413161%-10.380117%-24.816812%-2.415711%-11.174691%-33.981540%34%58.891707%7.126753%54.773852%6.818934%66.018460%66%56,77256.8k-31.746787%-3.426940%-3.760114%-41.412778%-3.770065%-7.455064%-38.933841%39%60.114231%0.951928%44.362317%2.999776%61.066159%61%2,101-32.653061%-1.320528%-8.883553%-50.143823%-2.824566%-10.404929%-42.857143%43%54.741897%2.400960%33.656812%2.969871%57.142857%57%833-33.371958%-13.267671%-1.390498%-39.301521%-3.593285%-6.312098%-48.030127%48%50.000000%1.969873%48.875906%1.917190%51.969873%52%1,726-39.322127%-2.452466%-13.309452%-46.279018%-4.496091%-12.185944%-55.084045%55%37.338110%7.577845%30.688931%6.350017%44.915955%45%3,629-43.853821%-11.627907%-28.959332%-1.147474%-4.254390%-55.481728%55%37.209302%-0.000000%7.308970%62.584497%3.054307%44.518272%45%301
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Lincoln County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
47.2%50.8%54.3%57.8%61.3%64.9%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
7.6%9.8%11.9%14.0%16.1%18.2%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
5.59%6.07%6.54%7.01%7.48%7.95%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
20.9%22.1%23.2%24.3%25.5%26.6%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Lincoln County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
43%50%56%62%67%74%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
5.2%8.7%12.2%15.7%19.2%22.7%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
4.1%5.3%6.6%7.8%9.0%10.3%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
13.6%17.1%20.6%24.0%27.5%31.0%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Lincoln County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
29%39%50%60%70%81%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
2%12%21%31%40%50%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%4.6%9.3%13.9%18.6%23.3%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
7%14%21%28%35%42%
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Marital Status by Place in Lincoln County

There are 6 places that are fully or partially contained within Lincoln County (5 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 6 of those to each other, Lincoln County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lincoln County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Lincoln County, selected places in Lincoln County, and entities that contain Lincoln County
0%20%40%60%Count#WestportLowesvilleLincoln CoLincolnMaidenCharlotteN CarolinaUnited StatesSouthDenverSouth AtlanticLincolntonIron Station73.622047%73.622047%74%2,244164.796523%64.796523%65%1,640257.346776%57.346776%57%37,48337.5k57.346776%57.346776%57%37,48337.5k50.438413%50.438413%50%1,208349.651507%49.651507%50%939,978940k48.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.861097%47.861097%48%951447.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M45.442830%45.442830%45%3,879537.858220%37.858220%38%2516
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 6 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Lincoln County

There are 5 county subdivisions in Lincoln County. This section compares all 5 of those to each other, Lincoln County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lincoln County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Lincoln County, selected county subdivisions in Lincoln County, and entities that contain Lincoln County
0%20%40%60%Count#Howards CrkCatawba SpgsIrontonLincoln CoLincolnN BrkCharlotteN CarolinaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticLincolnton64.836198%64.836198%65%4,829162.518663%62.518663%63%12,14312.1k258.043466%58.043466%58%9,962357.346776%57.346776%57%37,48337.5k57.346776%57.346776%57%37,48337.5k56.859538%56.859538%57%2,781449.651507%49.651507%50%939,978940k48.886457%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%24,135,51924.1M47.259232%47.259232%47%7,7685
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 5 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the Charlotte Area

There are 10 counties in the Charlotte Area. This section compares Lincoln County to all of the counties in the Charlotte Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lincoln County.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Lincoln County, selected other counties in the Charlotte Area, and entities that contain Lincoln County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#UnionLincoln CoLincolnCabarrusIredellYorkCharlotteRowanN CarolinaUnited StatesGastonSouthSouth AtlanticLancasterMecklenburgChester59.482624%59.482624%59%99,38099.4k157.346776%57.346776%57%37,48337.5k57.346776%57.346776%57%37,48337.5k255.383858%55.383858%55%83,29483.3k353.698071%53.698071%54%72,38572.4k452.704039%52.704039%53%102,902103k549.651507%49.651507%50%939,978940k49.292413%49.292413%49%55,55655.6k648.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.897457%47.897457%48%82,02282.0k747.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.093126%47.093126%47%32,06132.1k845.335632%45.335632%45%363,609364k943.066473%43.066473%43%11,28611.3k10
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 10 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in North Carolina

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

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Lincoln County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Lincoln County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#UnionLincoln CoLincolnChathamBrunswickHendersonHaywoodSurryCabarrusMooreWilkesOnslowIredellCarteretDavidsonJohnstonRandolphCravenCatawbaPenderWakeStanlyHarnettCaldwellFranklinRutherfordCharlotteLeeRowanAlamanceN CarolinaRockinghamUnited StatesDuplinBuncombeGastonSouthBurkeClevelandSouth AtlanticForsythCumberlandNashNew HanoverSampsonOrangeMecklenburgLenoirWayneGranvilleGuilfordColumbusWilsonDurhamPittRobeson59.482624%59.482624%59%99,38099.4k157.346776%57.346776%57%37,48337.5k57.346776%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%27,41027.4k2549.651507%49.651507%50%939,978940k49.431721%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 Lincoln County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lincoln County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Lincoln County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Lincoln County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Lincoln CoLincolnFairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingCharlotteTarrantN CarolinaAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgSacramentoPimaDallasHillsboroughBexarClarkFresnoTravisBrowardOrangeLos AngelesFranklinCookMiami-DadeCuyahogaKingsWayneFultonMilwaukeeNew YorkBronxPhiladelphia57.346776%57.346776%57%37,48337.5k57.346776%57.346776%57%37,48337.5k55.728918%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%851,934852k1549.651507%49.651507%50%939,978940k49.287172%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 Lincoln 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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Cities:
Lincolnton
Towns:
Maiden
Townships:
Catawba Springs, Howards Creek, Ironton, Lincolnton, North Brook
Unincorporated Places:
Denver, Iron Station, Lowesville, Westport
ZIP Codes:
28006, 28021, 28033, 28037, 28080, 28090, 28092, 28164, 28168, 28650, 28673
Unified School District:
Lincoln County
Congressional District:
NC-10
State Senate District:
NC-44
State House District:
NC-97
Neighboring Counties:
Burke, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Mecklenburg
Nearby Counties:
Alexander, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Cherokee, Davie, McDowell, Rowan, Rutherford, Wilkes, York