Marital Status in Jefferson County, Texas (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Texas and Jefferson County
Female Male
Texas
Jefferson County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-29.662646%-29.147652%-29.662646%30%29.662646%8.618702%29.147652%6.257394%38.281348%38%29,31529.3k39,72839.7k-42.671105%-47.659554%-42.671105%43%42.671105%2.193463%47.659554%3.276196%44.864568%45%42,17142.2k46,56046.6k-13.866004%-3.134239%-11.395877%-3.854490%-17.000243%17%13.866004%11.395877%13.866004%14%16,80116.8k14,39014.4k-2.988080%-7.677925%-2.263327%-5.679100%-10.666006%11%2.988080%2.263327%2.988080%3%10,54110.5k3,101
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 Texas and Jefferson County
Female Male
Texas
Jefferson County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-29.662646%-29.147652%-29.662646%30%29.662646%8.618702%29.147652%6.257394%38.281348%38%29,31529.3k39,72839.7k-39.263242%-0.715307%-44.730515%-39.978549%40%39.263242%44.730515%2.592653%39.263242%39%39,51039.5k40,74740.7k-2.531341%-0.567983%-2.092502%-0.947960%-3.099324%3%2.531341%2.092502%2.531341%3%3,0632,627-2.692557%-2.929039%-2.692557%3%2.692557%2.908769%2.929039%0.683543%5.601326%6%2,6615,813-2.988080%-7.677925%-2.263327%-5.679100%-10.666006%11%2.988080%2.263327%2.988080%3%10,54110.5k3,101-11.334663%-2.566256%-9.303375%-2.906530%-13.900919%14%11.334663%9.303375%11.334663%11%13,73813.7k11,76311.8k
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 Texas and Jefferson County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1715.318%15.3%56.186%56.2%33.494%33.5%65.369%65.4%45.359%45.4%66.455%66.5%56.996%57.0%67.517%67.5%56.706%56.7%61.180%61.2%56.559%56.6%55.187%55.2%56.244%56.2%54.758%54.8%52.583%52.6%53.976%54.0%57.137%57.1%52.278%52.3%55.427%55.4%44.082%44.1%39.539%39.5%28.797%28.8%14.739%14.7%8.384%8.38%4.646%4.65%2.036%2.04%0.000%0%0.081%0.08%
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 Texas and Jefferson County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 179.516%9.52%5.867%5.87%12.395%12.4%11.588%11.6%23.629%23.6%17.797%17.8%22.747%22.7%21.516%21.5%29.834%29.8%21.912%21.9%25.377%25.4%26.605%26.6%27.758%27.8%23.249%23.2%27.389%27.4%18.009%18.0%17.598%17.6%15.671%15.7%13.261%13.3%9.131%9.13%5.806%5.81%5.969%5.97%2.556%2.56%0.431%0.43%0.000%0%0.311%0.31%0.000%0%0.363%0.36%
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 Texas and Jefferson County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 171.691%1.69%0.128%0.13%3.273%3.27%4.489%4.49%5.310%5.31%7.168%7.17%5.927%5.93%7.004%7.00%8.272%8.27%14.486%14.5%13.163%13.2%16.838%16.8%12.731%12.7%20.713%20.7%17.523%17.5%27.866%27.9%24.024%24.0%31.070%31.1%30.403%30.4%46.598%46.6%54.215%54.2%64.253%64.3%82.705%82.7%91.185%91.2%95.354%95.4%97.653%97.7%100.000%100%99.557%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 Texas and Jefferson County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1773.475%73.5%37.819%37.8%50.838%50.8%18.554%18.6%25.702%25.7%8.581%8.58%14.330%14.3%3.963%3.96%5.188%5.19%2.422%2.42%4.902%4.90%1.370%1.37%3.267%3.27%1.280%1.28%2.505%2.51%0.149%0.15%1.241%1.24%0.981%0.98%0.909%0.91%0.189%0.19%0.439%0.44%0.980%0.98%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 Texas.
Scope: population of Texas and Jefferson County
Jefferson County
Texas
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 - 171,3435,11510,08810.1k8,89710,01910.0k9,8768,7878,0528,9408,9466,2972,1462214
Count number of married in age cohort in Jefferson County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Texas and Jefferson County
Jefferson County
Texas
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian2White1White HispanicOther2Mixed2Black2-30.943982%-0.493862%-4.360096%-28.044618%-1.102187%-4.646348%-35.797940%36%60.321716%3.880344%62.703524%3.503323%64.202060%64%7,087-24.828804%-1.191826%-14.157980%-24.913957%-1.527668%-12.507749%-40.178610%40%51.731583%8.089807%54.706454%6.344172%59.821390%60%91,70891.7k-38.597714%-3.909953%-6.401589%-37.222053%-3.653019%-8.471035%-48.909256%49%48.539866%2.550878%46.793964%3.859929%51.090744%51%28,69628.7k-37.927327%-4.429155%-7.976779%-38.007704%-3.897354%-8.489883%-50.333262%50%47.237153%2.429585%46.171518%3.433541%49.666738%50%4,651-40.858018%-6.094654%-6.435138%-45.907480%-2.561857%-10.479917%-53.387811%53%41.266599%5.345591%37.671080%3.379666%46.612189%47%2,937-44.485251%-4.524049%-14.528788%-45.144165%-3.926659%-13.135033%-63.538088%64%29.137543%7.324369%32.438146%5.355997%36.461912%36%67,52867.5k
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Jefferson County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
40.4%45.2%50.0%54.8%59.6%64.5%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
9.0%11.5%13.9%16.4%18.8%21.3%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.9%4.5%5.2%5.8%6.4%7.1%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
20.2%23.6%26.9%30.2%33.5%36.9%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Jefferson County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
14%26%36%47%57%69%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0%6%11%17%22%28%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.3%3.0%5.7%8.4%11.0%13.8%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
18%29%39%49%59%70%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Jefferson County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
0%15%31%46%62%78%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0%8%16%24%32%40%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0%6%13%19%26%33%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
5%22%38%54%70%86%
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Marital Status by Place in Jefferson County

There are 11 places that are fully or partially contained within Jefferson County (10 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 11 of those to each other, Jefferson County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Jefferson County, selected places in Jefferson County, and entities that contain Jefferson County
0%20%40%60%Count#Taylor LndgBevil OaksFannettCntrl GdnsPort NechesNederlandChinaGrovesNomeTexasWest South CentralUnited StatesSouthBeaumont AreaJeffersonPort ArthurBeaumont74.345550%74.345550%74%142169.927536%69.927536%70%772263.938789%63.938789%64%961361.731274%61.731274%62%2,118456.343496%56.343496%56%5,951552.921419%52.921419%53%7,563651.978892%51.978892%52%394751.693980%51.693980%52%6,561851.204819%51.204819%51%170949.272772%49.272772%49%10,341,94010.3M48.707119%48.707119%49%14,691,67414.7M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.508813%47.508813%48%154,454154k43.794637%43.794637%44%88,73188.7k41.314857%41.314857%41%17,26317.3k1040.197208%40.197208%40%37,34237.3k11
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 11 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Jefferson County

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

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Jefferson County, selected county subdivisions in Jefferson County, and entities that contain Jefferson County
0%20%40%60%Count#Nome-ChinaSabine PassTexasWest South CentralUnited StatesSouthBeaumont AreaPort ArthurJeffersonLaBelleBeaumont64.454689%64.454689%64%5,313162.215190%62.215190%62%983249.272772%49.272772%49%10,341,94010.3M48.707119%48.707119%49%14,691,67414.7M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.508813%47.508813%48%154,454154k45.231866%45.231866%45%40,97641.0k343.794637%43.794637%44%88,73188.7k42.052590%42.052590%42%4,286440.404996%40.404996%40%37,17337.2k5
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 Beaumont Area

There are 4 counties in the Beaumont Area. This section compares Jefferson County to all of the counties in the Beaumont Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson County.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Jefferson County, selected other counties in the Beaumont Area, and entities that contain Jefferson County
0%20%40%Count#HardinOrangeTexasWest South CentralUnited StatesSouthBeaumont AreaJeffersonNewton57.671647%57.671647%58%25,55225.6k153.303601%53.303601%53%35,49735.5k249.272772%49.272772%49%10,341,94010.3M48.707119%48.707119%49%14,691,67414.7M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.508813%47.508813%48%154,454154k43.794637%43.794637%44%88,73188.7k340.296577%40.296577%40%4,6744
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 4 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in Texas

There are 254 counties in Texas. This section compares Jefferson County to the 50 most populous counties in Texas and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 69,926.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Jefferson County, selected other counties in Texas, and entities that contain Jefferson County
0%20%40%60%Count#RockwallCollinParkerFort BendComalEllisJohnsonMontgomeryWilliamsonBrazoriaGuadalupeDentonHendersonBastropOrangeRandallMidlandBellKaufmanGraysonLibertyGalvestonSmithHuntCoryellVictoriaHidalgoTarrantTexasAngelinaWest South CentralCameronTaylorUnited StatesSouthEctorBeaumont AreaHarrisBowieWebbEl PasoTom GreenGreggNuecesHaysMcLennanDallasWichitaBexarPotterJeffersonTravisLubbockWalkerBrazos61.710546%61.710546%62%41,95742.0k159.532806%59.532806%60%409,013409k258.964047%58.964047%59%58,20458.2k358.351706%58.351706%58%306,490306k458.266461%58.266461%58%58,81358.8k557.346985%57.346985%57%71,35871.4k656.596659%56.596659%57%69,79569.8k756.394123%56.394123%56%227,561228k855.945203%55.945203%56%212,401212k955.484169%55.484169%55%145,429145k1054.267618%54.267618%54%62,80562.8k1154.213598%54.213598%54%320,031320k1254.108587%54.108587%54%35,13035.1k1353.470995%53.470995%53%32,99033.0k1453.303601%53.303601%53%35,49735.5k1553.018570%53.018570%53%54,36154.4k1652.725254%52.725254%53%62,68462.7k1752.545442%52.545442%53%132,342132k1852.357164%52.357164%52%45,06845.1k1951.840888%51.840888%52%51,66151.7k2051.520409%51.520409%52%32,07332.1k2151.020269%51.020269%51%127,642128k2250.626620%50.626620%51%88,10588.1k2350.588516%50.588516%51%36,10336.1k2450.441956%50.441956%50%29,96030.0k2550.198443%50.198443%50%35,79435.8k2650.190388%50.190388%50%297,892298k2749.287172%49.287172%49%742,044742k2849.272772%49.272772%49%10,341,94010.3M48.940292%48.940292%49%33,59833.6k2948.707119%48.707119%49%14,691,67414.7M48.662028%48.662028%49%150,099150k3048.116967%48.116967%48%51,55351.6k3148.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.692483%47.692483%48%54,46154.5k3247.508813%47.508813%48%154,454154k47.227045%47.227045%47%1,613,8101.61M3347.076763%47.076763%47%35,34935.3k3447.026713%47.026713%47%89,16589.2k3546.824674%46.824674%47%298,084298k3646.793048%46.793048%47%43,59143.6k3746.645480%46.645480%47%44,91444.9k3846.455451%46.455451%46%130,485130k3946.419798%46.419798%46%69,15969.2k4045.686347%45.686347%46%88,20888.2k4144.988475%44.988475%45%873,606874k4244.640589%44.640589%45%47,79447.8k4344.529699%44.529699%45%646,276646k4444.011587%44.011587%44%41,02141.0k4543.794637%43.794637%44%88,73188.7k4643.621650%43.621650%44%402,654403k4743.295047%43.295047%43%101,623102k4838.885431%38.885431%39%23,73823.7k4938.168084%38.168084%38%66,09366.1k50
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 Jefferson County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Jefferson County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Jefferson County
0%20%40%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantTexasWest South CentralAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesSouthBeaumont AreaSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgSacramentoPimaDallasHillsboroughBexarClarkJeffersonFresnoTravisBrowardOrangeLos 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%742,044742k1649.272772%49.272772%49%10,341,94010.3M48.707119%48.707119%49%14,691,67414.7M48.279556%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%46,160,11846.2M47.508813%47.508813%48%154,454154k47.276963%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%732,568733k3443.794637%43.794637%44%88,73188.7k43.786151%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 Jefferson 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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Principal Cities:
Beaumont, Port Arthur
Cities:
Beaumont, Bevil Oaks, China, Groves, Nederland, Nome, Port Arthur, Port Neches, Taylor Landing
Unincorporated Places:
Central Gardens, Fannett
ZIP Codes:
77613, 77619, 77622, 77627, 77629, 77640, 77642, 77651, 77655, 77665, 77701, 77702, 77703, 77705, 77706, 77707, 77708, 77713
Unified School Districts:
Beaumont, Hamshire-Fannett, Hardin-Jefferson, Nederland, Port Arthur, Port Neches-Groves, Sabine Pass
Congressional District:
TX-14
State Senate District:
TX-4
State House Districts:
TX-21, TX-22
Neighboring Counties:
Chambers, Hardin, Liberty, Orange
Neighboring Parishes:
Cameron
Nearby Parishes:
Calcasieu