Marital Status in Wake County, North Carolina (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Wake County
Female Male
North Carolina
Wake County
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0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-30.848864%-28.494124%-30.848864%31%30.848864%4.214725%28.494124%5.461656%35.063589%35%126,675127k132,999133k-49.257606%-46.647070%-49.257606%49%49.257606%4.835374%46.647070%4.658567%54.092980%54%202,267202k205,179205k-9.073365%-4.876142%-12.054540%-3.333932%-13.949507%14%9.073365%12.054540%9.073365%9%57,28157.3k34,41634.4k-1.770065%-4.173957%-2.684043%-6.786291%-5.944023%6%1.770065%2.684043%1.770065%2%24,40824.4k6,714
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 Wake County
Female Male
North Carolina
Wake County
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-30.848864%-28.494124%-30.848864%31%30.848864%4.214725%28.494124%5.461656%35.063589%35%126,675127k132,999133k-47.228534%-44.444761%-47.228534%47%47.228534%4.316912%44.444761%4.187288%51.545446%52%193,935194k195,516196k-1.949076%-0.570705%-2.616942%-0.605304%-2.519781%3%1.949076%2.616942%1.949076%2%10,34710.3k7,393-2.029072%-2.202309%-2.029072%2%2.029072%0.518462%2.202309%0.471279%2.547534%3%8,3329,663-1.770065%-4.173957%-2.684043%-6.786291%-5.944023%6%1.770065%2.684043%1.770065%2%24,40824.4k6,714-7.124289%-4.305437%-9.437598%-2.728628%-11.429726%11%7.124289%9.437598%7.124289%7%46,93446.9k27,02327.0k
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 North Carolina and Wake County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1713.994%14.0%58.445%58.4%37.105%37.1%74.768%74.8%55.236%55.2%78.085%78.1%60.590%60.6%75.387%75.4%60.222%60.2%70.393%70.4%63.825%63.8%71.288%71.3%69.274%69.3%71.898%71.9%65.813%65.8%72.385%72.4%64.674%64.7%67.150%67.1%59.647%59.6%56.953%57.0%37.605%37.6%27.339%27.3%10.454%10.5%6.065%6.07%0.527%0.53%1.040%1.04%0.414%0.41%0.402%0.40%
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 Wake County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 177.698%7.70%3.267%3.27%14.140%14.1%8.733%8.73%21.974%22.0%12.791%12.8%25.552%25.6%15.590%15.6%26.206%26.2%18.235%18.2%23.196%23.2%15.232%15.2%16.829%16.8%14.681%14.7%17.618%17.6%9.860%9.86%13.227%13.2%8.573%8.57%7.816%7.82%6.408%6.41%4.555%4.56%2.553%2.55%1.086%1.09%0.587%0.59%0.419%0.42%0.333%0.33%0.138%0.14%0.048%0.05%
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 Wake County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 174.012%4.01%2.372%2.37%2.934%2.93%1.860%1.86%4.438%4.44%3.054%3.05%5.899%5.90%5.371%5.37%9.144%9.14%9.430%9.43%10.478%10.5%12.175%12.2%13.003%13.0%13.249%13.2%15.883%15.9%17.518%17.5%21.781%21.8%24.237%24.2%32.204%32.2%36.514%36.5%57.598%57.6%70.075%70.1%88.441%88.4%93.310%93.3%99.054%99.1%98.627%98.6%99.408%99.4%99.549%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 North Carolina and Wake County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1774.296%74.3%35.916%35.9%45.821%45.8%14.640%14.6%18.352%18.4%6.070%6.07%7.959%7.96%3.652%3.65%4.429%4.43%1.941%1.94%2.502%2.50%1.304%1.30%0.894%0.89%0.172%0.17%0.685%0.68%0.237%0.24%0.318%0.32%0.040%0.04%0.333%0.33%0.125%0.12%0.242%0.24%0.034%0.03%0.019%0.02%0.037%0.04%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.039%0.04%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 Wake County
Wake 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 - 173,24714,31114.3k40,26640.3k31,67531.7k39,60139.6k47,62747.6k52,86752.9k53,78553.8k50,92150.9k43,66543.7k23,76823.8k5,323223167
Count number of married in age cohort in Wake County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Wake County
Wake County
North Carolina
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian2White1White HispanicOther2Mixed2Black2-24.926220%-0.553090%-3.551749%-28.959332%-1.147474%-4.254390%-29.031060%29%68.688474%2.280466%62.584497%3.054307%70.968940%71%48,45548.5k-27.768534%-1.685160%-9.371175%-24.816812%-2.415711%-11.174691%-38.824868%39%56.884635%4.290497%54.773852%6.818934%61.175132%61%500,012500k-38.142600%-3.141871%-6.067312%-39.301521%-3.593285%-6.312098%-47.351783%47%50.829240%1.818978%48.875906%1.917190%52.648217%53%41,12241.1k-45.456414%-2.804276%-7.199836%-41.412778%-3.770065%-7.455064%-55.460526%55%42.331414%2.208059%44.362317%2.999776%44.539474%45%24,32024.3k-45.538522%-1.565776%-8.752621%-50.143823%-2.824566%-10.404929%-55.856918%56%41.371855%2.771226%33.656812%2.969871%44.143082%44%15,26415.3k-46.688355%-4.250277%-12.314171%-46.279018%-4.496091%-12.185944%-63.252802%63%32.482614%4.264583%30.688931%6.350017%36.747198%37%160,766161k
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Wake County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
30%39%48%56%65%73%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
3.8%6.0%8.2%10.3%12.5%14.6%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
2.5%3.5%4.5%5.4%6.4%7.4%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
18%26%32%39%46%53%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Wake County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
2%22%41%61%80%100%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0%5%11%16%21%27%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%2.8%5.5%8.3%11.1%13.9%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
0%19%38%57%76%95%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Wake County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0%9%19%28%37%47%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%4.6%9.1%13.7%18.3%22.9%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%
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Marital Status by Place in Wake County

There are 15 places that are fully or partially contained within Wake County (7 fully and 8 partially). This section compares all 15 of those to each other, Wake County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wake County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Wake County, selected places in Wake County, and entities that contain Wake County
0%20%40%60%Count#RolesvilleMorrisvilleHolly SpringsApexCaryFuquay-VarinaWake ForestAngierClaytonRaleigh AreaWake CountyWakeKnightdaleWendellN CarolinaGarnerUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticZebulonRaleighDurham73.247928%73.247928%73%2,916165.729871%65.729871%66%11,08611.1k264.276947%64.276947%64%14,13914.1k361.646101%61.646101%62%20,13320.1k461.573017%61.573017%62%74,97575.0k560.953401%60.953401%61%10,24210.2k660.721127%60.721127%61%16,16716.2k754.955890%54.955890%55%2,118852.833758%52.833758%53%7,262951.698342%51.698342%52%508,219508k51.579426%51.579426%52%407,446407k51.579426%51.579426%52%407,446407k50.994227%50.994227%51%5,5651050.116698%50.116698%50%2,3621148.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.206466%48.206466%48%10,89910.9k1248.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M43.369690%43.369690%43%1,5111340.742721%40.742721%41%146,301146k1440.340439%40.340439%40%81,90481.9k15
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 15 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Wake County

There are 20 county subdivisions in Wake County. This section compares all 20 of those to each other, Wake County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wake County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Wake County, selected county subdivisions in Wake County, and entities that contain Wake County
0%20%40%60%Count#Bartons CrkNew LightBuckhornWhite OakHolly SpgsCedar ForkMiddle CrkWake FrstPanther BranchLeesvilleCary TownshipMarks CrkRaleigh AreaWake CountyWakeLittle RivSwift CrkN CarolinaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticNeuseHouse CrkMeredithSt. MatthewsSt. MarysRaleigh72.925864%72.925864%73%12,71912.7k171.968670%71.968670%72%4,778271.153276%71.153276%71%2,400364.910006%64.910006%65%42,05042.1k464.167765%64.167765%64%18,49718.5k562.913248%62.913248%63%23,38823.4k661.834795%61.834795%62%23,48323.5k760.533064%60.533064%61%35,40735.4k860.331475%60.331475%60%11,68511.7k956.824749%56.824749%57%20,05820.1k1055.657264%55.657264%56%35,75235.8k1153.267349%53.267349%53%9,4721251.698342%51.698342%52%508,219508k51.579426%51.579426%52%407,446407k51.579426%51.579426%52%407,446407k50.214633%50.214633%50%5,2641349.251808%49.251808%49%22,54622.5k1448.886457%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%24,135,51924.1M46.993691%46.993691%47%29,20029.2k1546.013612%46.013612%46%22,71622.7k1645.550260%45.550260%46%6,4031744.735578%44.735578%45%26,07126.1k1843.764025%43.764025%44%22,23322.2k1930.956163%30.956163%31%33,32433.3k20
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 20 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the Raleigh Area

There are 3 counties in the Raleigh Area. This section compares Wake County to all of the counties in the Raleigh Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wake County.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Wake County, selected other counties in the Raleigh Area, and entities that contain Wake County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#JohnstonRaleigh AreaWake CountyWakeFranklinN CarolinaUnited StatesSouthSouth Atlantic52.948923%52.948923%53%75,18875.2k151.698342%51.698342%52%508,219508k51.579426%51.579426%52%407,446407k51.579426%51.579426%52%407,446407k250.061635%50.061635%50%25,58525.6k348.886457%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 out of 3 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in North Carolina

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

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Wake County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Wake County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#UnionLincolnChathamBrunswickHendersonHaywoodSurryCabarrusMooreWilkesOnslowIredellCarteretDavidsonJohnstonRandolphCravenCatawbaRaleigh AreaPenderWake CountyWakeStanlyHarnettCaldwellFranklinRutherfordLeeRowanAlamanceN CarolinaRockinghamUnited StatesDuplinBuncombeGastonSouthBurkeClevelandSouth AtlanticForsythCumberlandNashNew HanoverSampsonOrangeMecklenburgLenoirWayneGranvilleGuilfordColumbusWilsonDurhamPittRobeson59.482624%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%65,75765.8k1851.698342%51.698342%52%508,219508k51.666485%51.666485%52%23,73323.7k1951.579426%51.579426%52%407,446407k51.579426%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 Wake County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wake County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Wake County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Wake County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaRaleigh AreaWake CountyWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantN CarolinaAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticSan 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%462,130462k751.698342%51.698342%52%508,219508k51.579426%51.579426%52%407,446407k51.579426%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 Wake 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:
Raleigh, Durham
Cities:
Durham, Raleigh
Towns:
Angier, Apex, Cary, Clayton, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Holly Springs, Knightdale, Morrisville, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wendell, Zebulon
Townships:
Bartons Creek, Buckhorn, Cary, Cedar Fork, Holly Springs, House Creek, Leesville, Little River, Marks Creek, Meredith, Middle Creek, Neuse, New Light, Panther Branch, Raleigh, St. Marys, St. Matthews, Swift Creek, Wake Forest, White Oak
ZIP Codes:
27501, 27502, 27511, 27513, 27518, 27519, 27520, 27522, 27523, 27526, 27529, 27539, 27540, 27545, 27560, 27562, 27571, 27587, 27591, 27592, 27596, 27597, 27601, 27603, 27604, 27605, 27606, 27607, 27608, 27609, 27610, 27612, 27613, 27614, 27615, 27616, 27617, 27703, 27704
Unified School District:
Wake County
Congressional Districts:
NC-1, NC-2, NC-4, NC-6
State Senate Districts:
NC-14, NC-15, NC-16, NC-17, NC-18
State House Districts:
NC-11, NC-33, NC-34, NC-35, NC-36, NC-37, NC-38, NC-39, NC-40, NC-41, NC-49
Neighboring Counties:
Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Johnston, Nash
Nearby Counties:
Alamance, Caswell, Cumberland, Lee, Orange, Person, Vance, Warren, Wayne, Wilson