Marital Status in Fairfax County, Virginia (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax County
Female Male
Virginia
Fairfax County
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50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-28.152483%-29.012984%-28.152483%28%28.152483%5.776148%29.012984%5.775851%33.928632%34%129,933130k150,997151k-54.164274%-48.103477%-54.164274%54%54.164274%3.187263%48.103477%3.826775%57.351537%57%249,986250k255,239255k-7.180879%-4.403991%-10.859008%-3.482955%-11.584870%12%7.180879%10.859008%7.180879%7%53,46853.5k31,95832.0k-1.538952%-4.559420%-2.421905%-6.119672%-6.098372%6%1.538952%2.421905%1.538952%2%28,14628.1k6,849

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax County
Female Male
Virginia
Fairfax County
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-28.152483%-29.012984%-28.152483%28%28.152483%5.776148%29.012984%5.775851%33.928632%34%129,933130k150,997151k-50.813051%-45.589836%-50.813051%51%50.813051%2.804464%45.589836%3.364594%53.617516%54%234,519235k238,621239k-1.471993%-0.415413%-2.124086%-0.663919%-1.887406%2%1.471993%2.124086%1.471993%1%8,7116,551-3.351223%-2.513641%-3.351223%3%3.351223%0.382798%2.513641%0.462181%3.734021%4%15,46715.5k16,61816.6k-1.538952%-4.559420%-2.421905%-6.119672%-6.098372%6%1.538952%2.421905%1.538952%2%28,14628.1k6,849-5.708887%-3.988578%-8.734922%-2.819035%-9.697465%10%5.708887%8.734922%5.708887%6%44,75744.8k25,40725.4k

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1716.016%16.0%57.830%57.8%40.816%40.8%76.550%76.5%58.666%58.7%80.679%80.7%65.323%65.3%78.962%79.0%66.198%66.2%77.686%77.7%71.002%71.0%75.180%75.2%71.428%71.4%75.377%75.4%73.749%73.7%75.156%75.2%71.126%71.1%67.226%67.2%62.125%62.1%53.541%53.5%39.806%39.8%24.544%24.5%10.644%10.6%4.519%4.52%1.159%1.16%1.452%1.45%0.682%0.68%0.877%0.88%

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 178.183%8.18%5.474%5.47%13.713%13.7%7.664%7.66%18.487%18.5%10.831%10.8%19.071%19.1%12.225%12.2%18.721%18.7%11.982%12.0%16.723%16.7%11.559%11.6%15.384%15.4%10.287%10.3%12.090%12.1%7.400%7.40%9.025%9.03%6.828%6.83%8.306%8.31%4.879%4.88%4.106%4.11%2.084%2.08%1.501%1.50%0.269%0.27%0.000%0%0.014%0.01%0.218%0.22%0.141%0.14%

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 173.505%3.51%2.991%2.99%4.918%4.92%3.301%3.30%6.398%6.40%4.652%4.65%8.932%8.93%7.553%7.55%10.277%10.3%9.300%9.30%10.084%10.1%12.412%12.4%11.884%11.9%13.848%13.8%13.655%13.7%17.128%17.1%19.267%19.3%25.687%25.7%29.294%29.3%41.441%41.4%55.953%56.0%73.317%73.3%87.641%87.6%95.213%95.2%98.740%98.7%98.534%98.5%99.100%99.1%98.982%99.0%

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1772.296%72.3%33.705%33.7%40.553%40.6%12.486%12.5%16.449%16.4%3.838%3.84%6.674%6.67%1.260%1.26%4.804%4.80%1.032%1.03%2.191%2.19%0.849%0.85%1.305%1.30%0.487%0.49%0.506%0.51%0.316%0.32%0.582%0.58%0.258%0.26%0.275%0.27%0.139%0.14%0.135%0.14%0.055%0.06%0.214%0.21%0.000%0%0.100%0.10%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the counties in Virginia.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax County
Fairfax County
Virginia
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 - 174,51620,09320.1k55,66955.7k46,56646.6k55,25155.3k63,14763.1k62,42962.4k62,41162.4k57,14857.1k48,34548.3k24,03724.0k4,903355355

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax County
Fairfax County
Virginia
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian2White1White HispanicBlack2Other2Mixed2-26.805773%-1.137928%-4.333152%-28.243950%-1.282239%-4.443744%-32.276853%32%63.643129%4.080018%62.233671%3.796395%67.723147%68%170,661171k-27.442795%-1.211465%-8.577601%-26.879610%-2.021344%-10.588712%-37.231861%37%58.334841%4.433298%54.349359%6.160976%62.768139%63%492,049492k-40.180384%-3.336994%-6.778270%-39.482514%-3.110551%-7.055691%-50.295648%50%47.324747%2.379605%48.216482%2.134761%49.704352%50%90,14190.1k-38.352565%-2.937452%-11.603053%-44.533707%-4.112980%-11.920476%-52.893071%53%43.606131%3.500799%33.662083%5.770754%47.106929%47%84,49584.5k-44.919840%-3.432915%-5.743337%-41.019609%-3.129282%-7.775608%-54.096091%54%44.388795%1.515113%45.991536%2.083965%45.903909%46%39,73339.7k-46.370817%-1.712039%-8.024545%-49.411043%-2.416518%-8.830633%-56.107401%56%42.153439%1.739160%36.610682%2.731124%43.892599%44%29,49729.5k

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Fairfax County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
48.8%51.5%54.0%56.6%59.2%61.8%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
7.2%8.0%8.7%9.5%10.2%11.0%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.13%3.46%3.78%4.11%4.44%4.77%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
27.0%28.7%30.4%32.1%33.8%35.5%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Fairfax County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
16%28%40%52%65%77%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
2.1%5.8%9.5%13.2%16.9%20.7%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.2%4.1%8.0%11.8%15.7%19.6%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
17%30%42%55%67%80%
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Marital Status by Place in Fairfax County

There are 62 places that are fully or partially contained within Fairfax County (59 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 62 of those to each other, Fairfax County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fairfax County.

Married by Place#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Fairfax County, selected places in Fairfax County, and entities that contain Fairfax County
0%20%40%60%Count#CliftonFort BelvoirGreat FallsWolf TrapFlorisFort HuntSouth RunMcLeanDranesvilleHayfieldWakefieldFranklin FarmCrosspointeFairfax StationViennaDunn LoringBurkeOccoquanNewington FrstMason NeckLong BranchMount VernonLake BarcroftNewingtonLaurel HillKings ParkMantuaBurke CentreOaktonPimmit HillsKings Pk WCentrevilleFairfax CoFairfaxKingstowneW SpringfieldBelle HavenRestonN SpringfieldVirginiaWashingtonUnited StatesSouthLincolniaSouth AtlanticAnnandaleWoodlawnIdylwoodSeven CornersHuntingtonBailey's CrossroadsGeorge Mason79.096045%79.096045%79%140171.759075%71.759075%72%3,598271.539976%71.539976%72%9,082370.529349%70.529349%71%9,300469.180795%69.180795%69%4,366568.527533%68.527533%69%9,010667.316796%67.316796%67%3,555766.328838%66.328838%66%25,52425.5k865.924419%65.924419%66%6,158965.911800%65.911800%66%2,2121065.840357%65.840357%66%6,6401164.603663%64.603663%65%9,6661264.324895%64.324895%64%3,0491363.278092%63.278092%63%6,2621463.042970%63.042970%63%8,0841562.800699%62.800699%63%4,6731662.388518%62.388518%62%21,12621.1k1762.141968%62.141968%62%4991862.106474%62.106474%62%5,9381960.125499%60.125499%60%1,0542059.787533%59.787533%60%3,8272159.647143%59.647143%60%5,8152259.322884%59.322884%59%4,7312359.043718%59.043718%59%6,1992458.964976%58.964976%59%3,3842558.544653%58.544653%59%2,1242658.060352%58.060352%58%3,5982758.013699%58.013699%58%8,4702857.822712%57.822712%58%16,98617.0k2957.525147%57.525147%58%3,0313057.485241%57.485241%57%6,5243156.697733%56.697733%57%32,79032.8k3255.728918%55.728918%56%505,225505k55.728918%55.728918%56%505,225505k55.620336%55.620336%56%7,1553554.877787%54.877787%55%10,23810.2k4052.307124%52.307124%52%2,8344451.367566%51.367566%51%25,42925.4k4651.186873%51.186873%51%3,2134849.968319%49.968319%50%3,376,8643.38M48.547447%48.547447%49%2,349,1262.35M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.888754%47.888754%48%9,4365347.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.092396%47.092396%47%16,58516.6k5545.210084%45.210084%45%7,8015744.902176%44.902176%45%6,9545843.967133%43.967133%44%3,0505943.801296%43.801296%44%5,0706043.073832%43.073832%43%8,5766127.933401%27.933401%28%2,48362

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Fairfax County

There are 9 county subdivisions in Fairfax County. This section compares all 9 of those to each other, Fairfax County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fairfax County.

Married by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Fairfax County, selected county subdivisions in Fairfax County, and entities that contain Fairfax County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count#DranesvilleSpringfieldSullyHunter MillFairfax CoFairfaxMount VernonLeeBraddockProvidenceVirginiaMasonWashingtonUnited StatesSouthSouth Atlantic61.766438%61.766438%62%60,83560.8k161.198644%61.198644%61%59,38959.4k259.028714%59.028714%59%59,53459.5k357.824403%57.824403%58%58,67558.7k455.728918%55.728918%56%505,225505k55.728918%55.728918%56%505,225505k55.602698%55.602698%56%56,22156.2k553.068443%53.068443%53%52,66352.7k653.010863%53.010863%53%54,41354.4k751.602706%51.602706%52%55,83055.8k849.968319%49.968319%50%3,376,8643.38M48.872643%48.872643%49%47,66547.7k948.547447%48.547447%49%2,349,1262.35M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M

Marital Status by County in the Washington Area

There are 24 counties in the Washington Area. This section compares Fairfax County to all of the counties in the Washington Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fairfax County.

Married by County#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Fairfax County, selected other counties in the Washington Area, and entities that contain Fairfax County
0%20%40%60%Count#RappahannockLoudounStaffordFauquierFairfax CoFairfaxSpotsylvaniaCulpeperPrince WilliamFrederickManassasJeffersonMontgomeryFairfaxCalvertFalls ChurchManassas ParkClarkeWarrenCharlesVirginiaWashingtonUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticAlexandriaArlingtonPrince George'sFredericksburgDistrict of Columbia63.384079%63.384079%63%3,997160.849335%60.849335%61%165,697166k256.867732%56.867732%57%62,15762.2k356.757250%56.757250%57%31,12031.1k455.728918%55.728918%56%505,225505k55.728918%55.728918%56%505,225505k555.388496%55.388496%55%56,43756.4k654.987954%54.987954%55%21,22721.2k754.825602%54.825602%55%186,060186k854.814187%54.814187%55%107,290107k954.609884%54.609884%55%17,33717.3k1053.497274%53.497274%53%24,03924.0k1153.282824%53.282824%53%439,757440k1252.973028%52.973028%53%10,37010.4k1352.932483%52.932483%53%38,68238.7k1452.211405%52.211405%52%5,6311551.431384%51.431384%51%6,2701651.427372%51.427372%51%6,1251751.007969%51.007969%51%16,06716.1k1850.028365%50.028365%50%61,73061.7k1949.968319%49.968319%50%3,376,8643.38M48.547447%48.547447%49%2,349,1262.35M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M43.885344%43.885344%44%55,91355.9k2043.751105%43.751105%44%84,16484.2k2138.336967%38.336967%38%278,704279k2232.124715%32.124715%32%7,3362328.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k24

Marital Status by County in Virginia

There are 133 counties in Virginia. This section compares Fairfax County to the 50 most populous counties in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fairfax County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 34,417.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Fairfax County, selected other counties in Virginia, and entities that contain Fairfax County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count#LoudounYorkBedfordHanoverJames CityFranklinGloucesterIsle of WightFrederickStaffordFauquierAugustaRockinghamShenandoahFairfax CoFairfaxSpotsylvaniaRoanokeCulpeperPittsylvaniaPrince WilliamPulaskiManassasCampbellTazewellWashingtonOrangeChesterfieldChesapeakeSuffolkHenryAlbemarleWarrenVirginia BeachVirginiaPrince GeorgeWashingtonUnited StatesSouthWiseHalifaxSouth AtlanticHenricoAlexandriaArlingtonNewport NewsHamptonMontgomeryDanvilleRoanokePortsmouthLynchburgNorfolkCharlottesvilleHarrisonburgRichmond60.849335%60.849335%61%165,697166k160.189132%60.189132%60%32,33332.3k259.697882%59.697882%60%38,25538.3k358.720136%58.720136%59%49,00949.0k458.716806%58.716806%59%35,17935.2k558.142345%58.142345%58%27,42427.4k657.936379%57.936379%58%17,86717.9k757.317441%57.317441%57%17,11917.1k856.928506%56.928506%57%37,75137.8k956.867732%56.867732%57%62,15762.2k1056.757250%56.757250%57%31,12031.1k1156.719869%56.719869%57%35,32435.3k1256.701676%56.701676%57%36,22536.2k1356.169186%56.169186%56%20,02620.0k1455.728918%55.728918%56%505,225505k55.728918%55.728918%56%505,225505k1555.388496%55.388496%55%56,43756.4k1655.085387%55.085387%55%42,93342.9k1754.987954%54.987954%55%21,22721.2k1854.919458%54.919458%55%28,74128.7k1954.825602%54.825602%55%186,060186k2054.721317%54.721317%55%15,95416.0k2154.609884%54.609884%55%17,33717.3k2254.437161%54.437161%54%24,99725.0k2354.240772%54.240772%54%19,79319.8k2453.474464%53.474464%53%24,67924.7k2553.275063%53.275063%53%15,17715.2k2652.576660%52.576660%53%139,672140k2752.305110%52.305110%52%97,53797.5k2851.352057%51.352057%51%35,37935.4k2951.340680%51.340680%51%22,36422.4k3051.239048%51.239048%51%44,26944.3k3151.007969%51.007969%51%16,06716.1k3250.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k3349.968319%49.968319%50%3,376,8643.38M49.865439%49.865439%50%15,37915.4k3448.547447%48.547447%49%2,349,1262.35M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.668596%47.668596%48%15,89715.9k3547.515698%47.515698%48%13,92413.9k3647.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.713954%46.713954%47%121,048121k3743.885344%43.885344%44%55,91355.9k3843.751105%43.751105%44%84,16484.2k3940.270218%40.270218%40%58,59858.6k4039.789860%39.789860%40%44,49744.5k4139.571444%39.571444%40%33,35233.4k4238.634587%38.634587%39%13,34413.3k4338.438595%38.438595%38%31,05831.1k4436.864263%36.864263%37%28,28328.3k4534.725532%34.725532%35%22,88122.9k4634.591555%34.591555%35%70,12470.1k4732.050665%32.050665%32%12,65212.7k4827.839415%27.839415%28%12,49612.5k4926.357565%26.357565%26%48,15048.2k50

Marital Status by County in the United States

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

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Fairfax County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Fairfax County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Fairfax CoFairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluVirginiaMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantWashingtonAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgSacramentoPimaDallasHillsboroughBexarClarkFresnoTravisBrowardOrangeLos AngelesFranklinCookMiami-DadeCuyahogaKingsWayneFultonMilwaukeeNew YorkBronxPhiladelphia55.728918%55.728918%56%505,225505k55.728918%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%405,114405k1249.968319%49.968319%50%3,376,8643.38M49.887583%49.887583%50%649,460649k1349.779598%49.779598%50%392,203392k1449.697098%49.697098%50%851,934852k1549.287172%49.287172%49%742,044742k1648.547447%48.547447%49%2,349,1262.35M48.279556%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

Definitions

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