Marital Status in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Luzerne County
Female Male
Pennsylvania
Luzerne County
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-29.709615%-30.517988%-29.709615%30%29.709615%7.894334%30.517988%6.014360%37.603949%38%40,63840.6k49,28949.3k-43.615481%-46.126466%-43.615481%44%43.615481%3.467846%46.126466%3.763403%47.083327%47%59,65959.7k61,71461.7k-12.002380%-1.959779%-10.525239%-2.350821%-13.962159%14%12.002380%10.525239%12.002380%12%19,09819.1k15,73215.7k-3.310344%-9.402400%-3.052544%-7.426942%-12.712744%13%3.310344%3.052544%3.310344%3%17,38917.4k4,339

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Luzerne County
Female Male
Pennsylvania
Luzerne County
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-29.709615%-30.517988%-29.709615%30%29.709615%7.894334%30.517988%6.014360%37.603949%38%40,63840.6k49,28949.3k-41.758539%-44.382546%-41.758539%42%41.758539%3.161125%44.382546%3.347394%44.919664%45%57,11957.1k58,87858.9k-1.936311%-1.002629%-1.917255%-0.451064%-2.938940%3%1.936311%1.917255%1.936311%2%4,0202,538-1.856942%-1.743920%-1.856942%2%1.856942%0.306721%1.743920%0.416009%2.163663%2%2,5402,836-3.310344%-9.402400%-3.052544%-7.426942%-12.712744%13%3.310344%3.052544%3.310344%3%17,38917.4k4,339-10.066070%-0.957150%-8.607984%-1.899757%-11.023219%11%10.066070%8.607984%10.066070%10%15,07815.1k13,19413.2k

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Luzerne County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1711.728%11.7%52.397%52.4%33.327%33.3%65.293%65.3%53.396%53.4%68.169%68.2%60.513%60.5%65.307%65.3%63.000%63.0%64.342%64.3%60.744%60.7%61.524%61.5%59.825%59.8%59.036%59.0%60.707%60.7%60.060%60.1%55.093%55.1%47.991%48.0%47.886%47.9%41.575%41.6%29.909%29.9%18.919%18.9%6.855%6.85%4.210%4.21%1.414%1.41%0.000%0%0.317%0.32%0.453%0.45%

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Luzerne County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 176.807%6.81%6.790%6.79%9.026%9.03%9.541%9.54%16.356%16.4%14.492%14.5%17.439%17.4%20.236%20.2%20.986%21.0%18.335%18.3%23.589%23.6%20.323%20.3%21.325%21.3%20.791%20.8%21.341%21.3%15.445%15.4%18.098%18.1%11.601%11.6%13.222%13.2%6.842%6.84%4.616%4.62%3.357%3.36%1.167%1.17%0.355%0.36%0.198%0.20%0.000%0%0.106%0.11%0.067%0.07%

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Luzerne County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 179.008%9.01%4.394%4.39%8.548%8.55%7.019%7.02%7.732%7.73%10.414%10.4%9.858%9.86%12.024%12.0%10.581%10.6%14.052%14.1%11.854%11.9%17.237%17.2%15.910%15.9%19.166%19.2%16.960%17.0%24.233%24.2%25.774%25.8%40.279%40.3%38.550%38.6%51.562%51.6%65.335%65.3%77.724%77.7%91.899%91.9%95.434%95.4%98.387%98.4%100.000%100%99.577%99.6%99.228%99.2%

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Luzerne County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1772.458%72.5%36.420%36.4%49.098%49.1%18.146%18.1%22.517%22.5%6.925%6.92%12.190%12.2%2.433%2.43%5.433%5.43%3.271%3.27%3.812%3.81%0.917%0.92%2.940%2.94%1.007%1.01%0.991%0.99%0.261%0.26%1.035%1.04%0.130%0.13%0.342%0.34%0.021%0.02%0.140%0.14%0.000%0%0.079%0.08%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.252%0.25%

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the counties in Pennsylvania.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Luzerne County
Luzerne County
Pennsylvania
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 - 172,3018,64519,15019.2k13,38413.4k14,83114.8k14,45514.5k13,25713.3k11,79311.8k9,3388,1814,7811,1555745

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Luzerne County
Luzerne County
Pennsylvania
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountAsian2White1White HispanicOther2Mixed2Black2-29.211909%-2.101576%-3.677758%-32.839396%-1.304386%-3.597158%-34.991243%35%61.856392%3.152364%58.406776%3.852284%65.008757%65%2,855-30.953378%-2.192574%-10.758103%-29.161137%-1.766688%-9.794811%-43.904055%44%47.151236%8.944709%51.840618%7.436746%56.095945%56%233,926234k-47.053701%-4.228350%-10.798258%-46.533089%-4.092941%-8.325771%-62.080310%62%36.129657%1.790034%38.156669%2.891529%37.919690%38%10,33510.3k-48.958462%-5.904105%-9.343030%-51.065341%-4.505088%-9.240468%-64.205596%64%33.267595%2.526809%32.176596%3.012508%35.794404%36%8,113-64.765101%-2.074436%-7.199512%-56.356907%-2.888460%-8.718079%-74.039048%74%23.917023%2.043929%29.156773%2.879781%25.960952%26%3,278-61.244787%-4.117207%-9.528393%-55.524783%-4.180724%-10.344756%-74.890386%75%22.361245%2.748369%23.902918%6.046820%25.109614%25%9,351

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Luzerne County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
30%37%44%51%59%66%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
3.7%6.9%10.0%13.0%16.1%19.3%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
1.2%4.6%7.9%11.2%14.5%17.9%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
16%23%29%36%42%49%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Luzerne County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
5%17%29%41%53%66%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
5.3%8.9%12.6%16.2%19.8%23.5%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
1.6%5.0%8.3%11.7%15.0%18.4%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
19%31%43%56%68%80%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Luzerne County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
3%18%32%47%61%76%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
1%8%15%22%29%36%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0%6%12%18%24%31%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
8%25%42%58%75%92%
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Marital Status by Place in Luzerne County

There are 66 places that are fully or partially contained within Luzerne County (65 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 66 of those to each other, Luzerne County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Luzerne County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Luzerne County, selected places in Luzerne County, and entities that contain Luzerne County
0%20%40%60%Count#Beech Mtn LksChasePenn Lk PkUpper ExeterTrucksvilleHilldaleHarveys LakeBear Crk VlgMountain TopDuryeaPikes CreekWanamieSilkworthEast BerwickLaflinNuangolaYatesvilleW NanticokeNew ColumbusForty FortHickory HillsCourtdaleNescopeckWhite HavenConynghamHarleighLarksvilleHughestownWyomingShavertownUnited StatesPennsylvaniaDallasNortheastMiddle AtlanticScranton AreaLuzerneSwoyersvillePardeesvilleShickshinnyAshleyKingstonHazletonLuzerneEdwardsvillePittstonLattimerJeddoWilkes-Barre70.706371%70.706371%71%1,021166.947961%66.947961%67%476265.546218%65.546218%66%156365.481481%65.481481%65%442464.875346%64.875346%65%1,171564.041317%64.041317%64%992662.893864%62.893864%63%1,517762.083333%62.083333%62%149861.142857%61.142857%61%5,671960.114172%60.114172%60%2,4221059.174312%59.174312%59%1291158.886894%58.886894%59%3281258.830846%58.830846%59%4731357.453754%57.453754%57%1,0561457.261099%57.261099%57%7611555.932203%55.932203%56%3631655.322581%55.322581%55%3431755.045872%55.045872%55%3001853.254438%53.254438%53%901952.853107%52.853107%53%1,8712051.391466%51.391466%51%2772151.247920%51.247920%51%3082250.824373%50.824373%51%7092350.755287%50.755287%51%5042450.646298%50.646298%51%8622550.000000%50.000000%50%4022649.100053%49.100053%49%1,8552748.676012%48.676012%49%6252848.626578%48.626578%49%1,3102948.371849%48.371849%48%9213048.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.950206%47.950206%48%5,064,1675.06M47.249055%47.249055%47%1,1253346.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M45.595160%45.595160%46%213,803214k45.312442%45.312442%45%121,373121k45.100733%45.100733%45%1,9703843.409091%43.409091%43%1914241.401274%41.401274%41%2604740.298507%40.298507%40%9185239.628103%39.628103%40%4,5185438.094045%38.094045%38%7,5995636.287758%36.287758%36%9136135.692894%35.692894%36%1,3116235.340633%35.340633%35%2,3246331.826742%31.826742%32%1696431.506849%31.506849%32%466530.356178%30.356178%30%10,10810.1k66

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Luzerne County

There are 76 county subdivisions in Luzerne County. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Luzerne County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Luzerne County. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 2,005.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Luzerne County, selected county subdivisions in Luzerne County, and entities that contain Luzerne County
0%20%40%60%Count#LehmanWrightBear CrkHarveys LakeHuntingtonUnionExeterHunlockRice TownshipFairviewDuryeaRoss TownshipKingstonSalemLake TownshipDorranceButlerSugarloafJenkinsForty FortConynghamLarksvilleWyomingFosterPlainsUnited StatesPennsylvaniaExeterDallasAvocaNortheastMiddle AtlanticDupontDallasScranton AreaLuzerneSwoyersvilleWest WyomingWest PittstonWilkes-BarrePittstonHanoverNanticokeFreelandHazleAshleyKingstonHazletonWest HazletonPlymouthJacksonNewportLuzerneEdwardsvillePittstonWilkes-Barre65.118679%65.118679%65%1,893163.374126%63.374126%63%2,900263.076923%63.076923%63%1,476362.893864%62.893864%63%1,517462.507221%62.507221%63%1,082562.119438%62.119438%62%1,061661.542730%61.542730%62%1,109761.036961%61.036961%61%1,189860.994854%60.994854%61%1,778960.374332%60.374332%60%2,2581060.114172%60.114172%60%2,4221159.656138%59.656138%60%1,4921258.720527%58.720527%59%3,3871358.590786%58.590786%59%2,1621458.151261%58.151261%58%1,0381558.040065%58.040065%58%1,0721655.329134%55.329134%55%4,4801754.449956%54.449956%54%1,8661853.149002%53.149002%53%2,0761952.853107%52.853107%53%1,8712050.646298%50.646298%51%8622149.100053%49.100053%49%1,8552248.626578%48.626578%49%1,3102348.551679%48.551679%49%1,4752448.113429%48.113429%48%4,1062548.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.950206%47.950206%48%5,064,1675.06M47.622178%47.622178%48%2,1732647.249055%47.249055%47%1,1252746.981627%46.981627%47%1,0742846.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M45.802198%45.802198%46%1,0422945.693127%45.693127%46%3,5173045.595160%45.595160%46%213,803214k45.312442%45.312442%45%121,373121k45.100733%45.100733%45%1,9703145.065099%45.065099%45%1,0733243.914956%43.914956%44%1,7973341.487114%41.487114%41%9823441.370136%41.370136%41%1,2443541.185897%41.185897%41%3,8553640.944521%40.944521%41%3,5723740.644683%40.644683%41%1,0973840.612117%40.612117%41%3,2513940.298507%40.298507%40%9184039.628103%39.628103%40%4,5184138.094045%38.094045%38%7,5994237.273756%37.273756%37%1,3184336.842105%36.842105%37%1,7434436.391366%36.391366%36%1,5514536.322678%36.322678%36%1,6934636.287758%36.287758%36%9134735.692894%35.692894%36%1,3114835.340633%35.340633%35%2,3244930.356178%30.356178%30%10,10810.1k50

Marital Status by County in the Scranton Area

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

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Luzerne County, selected other counties in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain Luzerne County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#WyomingUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheastMiddle AtlanticScranton AreaLackawannaLuzerne50.987617%50.987617%51%11,90011.9k148.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.950206%47.950206%48%5,064,1675.06M46.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M45.595160%45.595160%46%213,803214k45.313107%45.313107%45%80,53080.5k245.312442%45.312442%45%121,373121k3

Marital Status by County in Pennsylvania

There are 67 counties in Pennsylvania. This section compares Luzerne County to the 50 most populous counties in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Luzerne County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 44,575.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Luzerne County, selected other counties in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Luzerne County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#PerryBedfordButlerBucksChesterAdamsFranklinJeffersonLancasterBradfordPikeWestmorelandMontgomerySomersetArmstrongVenangoMifflinWashingtonYorkLebanonCumberlandCrawfordCarbonNorthamptonBeaverClearfieldHuntingdonLawrenceWayneNorthumberlandMercerBlairLycomingBerksSchuylkillMonroeCambriaIndianaColumbiaUnited StatesLehighPennsylvaniaDauphinNortheastUnionMiddle AtlanticFayetteErieDelawareScranton AreaAlleghenyLackawannaLuzerneCentrePhiladelphia57.189333%57.189333%57%21,44621.4k156.578333%56.578333%57%23,03723.0k255.628475%55.628475%56%85,95186.0k355.505436%55.505436%56%287,693288k455.391528%55.391528%55%228,921229k555.251557%55.251557%55%46,75046.8k655.077643%55.077643%55%68,27768.3k755.029859%55.029859%55%20,27320.3k854.961769%54.961769%55%234,335234k954.533938%54.533938%55%27,55027.6k1054.277305%54.277305%54%25,81725.8k1154.253785%54.253785%54%165,161165k1254.050690%54.050690%54%361,344361k1353.968499%53.968499%54%34,95035.0k1453.641602%53.641602%54%30,44030.4k1553.454342%53.454342%53%23,85423.9k1652.582544%52.582544%53%19,92319.9k1752.576693%52.576693%53%91,70991.7k1852.576183%52.576183%53%188,769189k1952.116648%52.116648%52%57,65357.7k2051.984597%51.984597%52%105,431105k2151.612768%51.612768%52%37,01137.0k2251.283239%51.283239%51%27,67527.7k2351.117743%51.117743%51%127,778128k2450.931331%50.931331%51%72,15972.2k2550.896339%50.896339%51%34,97835.0k2650.865347%50.865347%51%19,66219.7k2750.365438%50.365438%50%37,21237.2k2850.311389%50.311389%50%22,21622.2k2949.825708%49.825708%50%39,02239.0k3049.773110%49.773110%50%47,82347.8k3149.676622%49.676622%50%51,84651.8k3249.311032%49.311032%49%47,52447.5k3349.043668%49.043668%49%164,952165k3448.880658%48.880658%49%59,65259.7k3548.869385%48.869385%49%68,09968.1k3648.656436%48.656436%49%56,40456.4k3748.341417%48.341417%48%35,87935.9k3848.318699%48.318699%48%27,46027.5k3948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.001621%48.001621%48%139,798140k4047.950206%47.950206%48%5,064,1675.06M47.596308%47.596308%48%105,353105k4146.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.536656%46.536656%47%17,94517.9k4246.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M46.466919%46.466919%46%52,45052.5k4346.073726%46.073726%46%105,413105k4445.720544%45.720544%46%209,791210k4545.595160%45.595160%46%213,803214k45.369877%45.369877%45%470,384470k4645.313107%45.313107%45%80,53080.5k4745.312442%45.312442%45%121,373121k4840.697490%40.697490%41%56,59856.6k4929.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k50

Marital Status by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Luzerne County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Luzerne County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Luzerne County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Luzerne County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesPennsylvaniaSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaNortheastMiddle AtlanticScranton AreaQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgLuzerneSacramentoPimaDallasHillsboroughBexarClarkFresnoTravisBrowardOrangeLos 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%462,130462k751.579426%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%742,044742k1648.279556%48.279556%48%635,456635k1748.178006%48.178006%48%393,649394k1848.085207%48.085207%48%875,082875k1948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.950206%47.950206%48%5,064,1675.06M47.276963%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%15,835,43215.8M45.595160%45.595160%46%213,803214k45.377673%45.377673%45%868,275868k2545.369877%45.369877%45%470,384470k2645.337491%45.337491%45%739,678740k2745.335632%45.335632%45%363,609364k2845.312442%45.312442%45%121,373121k45.220904%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

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of Luzerne 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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