Marital Status in Jefferson County, West Virginia (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Jefferson County
Female Male
West Virginia
Jefferson County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-25.370209%-23.723092%-25.370209%25%25.370209%5.178141%23.723092%7.463841%30.548350%31%5,8256,713-51.402439%-48.699872%-51.402439%51%51.402439%4.283568%48.699872%2.631982%55.686007%56%11,80211.8k12,23712.2k-11.294653%-3.522420%-14.019058%-1.679713%-14.817073%15%11.294653%14.019058%11.294653%11%3,4022,482-2.470990%-5.939289%-3.462155%-8.416110%-8.410279%8%2.470990%3.462155%2.470990%2%1,931543
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 West Virginia and Jefferson County
Female Male
West Virginia
Jefferson County
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-25.370209%-23.723092%-25.370209%25%25.370209%5.178141%23.723092%7.463841%30.548350%31%5,8256,713-49.094077%-46.779113%-49.094077%49%49.094077%3.879757%46.779113%2.518769%52.973834%53%11,27211.3k11,64111.6k-1.133106%-1.027173%-1.422329%-0.268727%-2.160279%2%1.133106%1.422329%1.133106%1%496249-2.308362%-1.920759%-2.308362%2%2.308362%0.403811%1.920759%0.113212%2.712173%3%530596-2.470990%-5.939289%-3.462155%-8.416110%-8.410279%8%2.470990%3.462155%2.470990%2%1,931543-10.161547%-2.495247%-12.596729%-1.410986%-12.656794%13%10.161547%12.596729%10.161547%10%2,9062,233
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 West Virginia and Jefferson County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 179.897%9.90%65.929%65.9%33.664%33.7%74.719%74.7%51.548%51.5%75.659%75.7%63.299%63.3%73.561%73.6%69.471%69.5%69.082%69.1%66.021%66.0%62.828%62.8%71.865%71.9%74.679%74.7%65.276%65.3%71.214%71.2%68.071%68.1%63.978%64.0%63.754%63.8%59.915%59.9%40.738%40.7%27.384%27.4%13.538%13.5%5.063%5.06%3.453%3.45%2.616%2.62%1.064%1.06%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 West Virginia 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 - 173.505%3.51%0.000%0%13.718%13.7%5.425%5.42%24.603%24.6%11.903%11.9%16.819%16.8%17.590%17.6%16.826%16.8%20.077%20.1%25.327%25.3%24.500%24.5%21.472%21.5%13.112%13.1%15.693%15.7%12.196%12.2%12.689%12.7%7.095%7.10%14.031%14.0%9.492%9.49%10.492%10.5%7.425%7.43%0.279%0.28%0.422%0.42%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%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 West Virginia 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 - 170.619%0.62%0.885%0.88%6.949%6.95%2.354%2.35%6.310%6.31%4.901%4.90%4.191%4.19%5.375%5.37%7.204%7.20%9.569%9.57%5.183%5.18%12.050%12.0%6.293%6.29%11.924%11.9%16.684%16.7%16.589%16.6%19.241%19.2%28.502%28.5%21.785%21.8%30.593%30.6%48.251%48.3%65.191%65.2%86.184%86.2%94.515%94.5%96.547%96.5%97.384%97.4%98.936%98.9%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 West Virginia and Jefferson County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1785.979%86.0%33.186%33.2%45.668%45.7%17.503%17.5%17.540%17.5%7.537%7.54%15.690%15.7%3.474%3.47%6.499%6.50%1.272%1.27%3.470%3.47%0.622%0.62%0.370%0.37%0.285%0.29%2.346%2.35%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.424%0.42%0.431%0.43%0.000%0%0.518%0.52%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 West Virginia.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Jefferson County
Jefferson County
West 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 - 171971,1033,1362,5332,6282,8783,1252,6302,3642,0271,0313274911
Count number of married in age cohort in Jefferson County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Jefferson County
Jefferson County
West Virginia
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountAsian2White1White HispanicMixed2Other2Black2-15.492958%-1.564945%-30.360881%-0.669848%-5.383907%-17.057903%17%80.438185%-0.000000%2.503912%60.311480%3.273884%82.942097%83%639-26.220577%-1.480593%-11.883846%-26.064297%-1.468881%-13.456072%-39.585017%40%54.534317%5.880666%51.052392%7.958357%60.414983%60%38,36338.4k-35.029354%-1.108937%-11.480757%-41.005789%-2.228654%-10.123010%-47.619048%48%51.793868%0.587084%43.314038%3.328509%52.380952%52%1,533-51.463415%-2.439024%-45.294665%-1.822368%-13.413021%-53.902439%54%43.292683%-0.000000%2.804878%34.095919%5.374026%46.097561%46%820-27.911647%-13.253012%-13.052209%-43.652393%-5.415617%-13.312343%-54.216867%54%45.783133%0.000000%33.803526%3.816121%45.783133%46%498-41.596366%-3.049968%-10.025957%-49.678149%-3.364114%-12.100080%-54.672291%55%39.811811%5.515899%29.081574%5.776083%45.327709%45%3,082
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 (%):
47.3%50.3%53.4%56.4%59.4%62.5%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
11.9%12.6%13.1%13.7%14.3%14.9%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.9%4.5%5.1%5.6%6.2%6.8%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
20.7%23.6%26.5%29.4%32.3%35.3%
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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 (%):
40.7%45.6%50.6%55.5%60.4%65.4%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
10.1%12.0%13.9%15.7%17.6%19.5%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
2.4%4.0%5.5%7.0%8.5%10.0%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
17.8%22.5%27.1%31.8%36.4%41.1%
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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 (%):
17%28%38%49%59%70%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
4.6%8.4%12.2%15.9%19.6%23.4%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.8%3.5%6.2%8.9%11.6%14.3%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
6%19%32%45%58%71%
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Marital Status by Place in Jefferson County

There are 8 places in Jefferson County. This section compares all 8 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%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Shenandoah JctMiddlewayCharles TownShannondaleJefferson CoJeffersonWest VirginiaWashingtonUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticRansonBolivarHarpers FerryShepherdstown59.179688%59.179688%59%303158.190709%58.190709%58%238254.937977%54.937977%55%2,303353.629799%53.629799%54%1,411453.497274%53.497274%53%24,03924.0k53.497274%53.497274%53%24,03924.0k49.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k48.547447%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%24,135,51924.1M45.895127%45.895127%46%1,733544.301288%44.301288%44%447640.740741%40.740741%41%77710.431423%10.431423%10%1628
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 8 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#KabletownHarpers FerryMiddlewayJefferson CoJeffersonWest VirginiaWashingtonUnited StatesSouthShepherdstownCharles TownSouth Atlantic62.485495%62.485495%62%5,385156.636576%56.636576%57%5,082253.678857%53.678857%54%4,961353.497274%53.497274%53%24,03924.0k53.497274%53.497274%53%24,03924.0k49.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k48.547447%48.547447%49%2,349,1262.35M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.840089%47.840089%48%4,308447.301308%47.301308%47%4,303547.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M
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 Washington Area

There are 24 counties in the Washington Area. This section compares Jefferson County to all of the counties in the Washington 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 Washington Area, and entities that contain Jefferson County
0%20%40%60%Count#RappahannockLoudounStaffordFauquierFairfaxSpotsylvaniaCulpeperPrince WilliamFrederickManassasJefferson CoJeffersonMontgomeryFairfaxCalvertFalls ChurchManassas ParkClarkeWarrenCharlesWest VirginiaWashingtonUnited 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%505,225505k555.388496%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%24,03924.0k53.497274%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%61,73061.7k1949.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k48.547447%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
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 24 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in West Virginia

There are 55 counties in West Virginia. This section compares Jefferson County to the 50 most populous counties in West Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 8,363.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Jefferson County, selected other counties in West Virginia, and entities that contain Jefferson County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#NicholasMonroeWyomingPutnamJacksonMarshallPocahontasMingoHardyClayMasonWebsterJefferson CoJeffersonRoaneLewisBooneRandolphLoganBraxtonUpshurPrestonBerkeleySummersFayetteTylerGrantGreenbrierMarionBarbourWoodHarrisonMorganHancockRaleighWest VirginiaTaylorMercerBrookeLincolnRitchieWetzelWayneWashingtonUnited StatesDoddridgeSouthKanawhaSouth AtlanticMcDowellMineralOhioGilmerCabellHampshireMonongalia58.234169%58.234169%58%12,47912.5k157.986851%57.986851%58%6,527256.997155%56.997155%57%10,61810.6k356.171027%56.171027%56%25,82825.8k455.950044%55.950044%56%13,39513.4k555.915535%55.915535%56%15,06715.1k655.168204%55.168204%55%4,067755.098993%55.098993%55%11,43811.4k854.350805%54.350805%54%6,346953.989398%53.989398%54%3,9721053.643977%53.643977%54%12,04212.0k1153.522665%53.522665%54%3,9201253.497274%53.497274%53%24,03924.0k53.497274%53.497274%53%24,03924.0k1353.349584%53.349584%53%6,3471453.047703%53.047703%53%7,2061552.846368%52.846368%53%10,23010.2k1652.806205%52.806205%53%13,00313.0k1752.640428%52.640428%53%15,34115.3k1852.494219%52.494219%52%6,3561952.410438%52.410438%52%10,66510.7k2052.185869%52.185869%52%14,80214.8k2152.042405%52.042405%52%45,80245.8k2252.023425%52.023425%52%5,9522351.817963%51.817963%52%19,36819.4k2451.329189%51.329189%51%3,8812551.228638%51.228638%51%5,0662651.174244%51.174244%51%15,27515.3k2751.172735%51.172735%51%24,17424.2k2851.091827%51.091827%51%7,1832950.912488%50.912488%51%36,23936.2k3050.864097%50.864097%51%28,75528.8k3150.446489%50.446489%50%7,4573250.261573%50.261573%50%12,68212.7k3350.078522%50.078522%50%32,20732.2k3449.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k49.804535%49.804535%50%7,0073549.670627%49.670627%50%25,33525.3k3649.569673%49.569673%50%9,9643749.182679%49.182679%49%8,5753849.110577%49.110577%49%4,0863948.919892%48.919892%49%6,5224048.833441%48.833441%49%16,57716.6k4148.547447%48.547447%49%2,349,1262.35M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.899160%47.899160%48%3,3634247.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.859591%47.859591%48%75,39875.4k4347.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.846266%46.846266%47%7,9994446.410837%46.410837%46%10,65510.7k4545.634638%45.634638%46%16,63216.6k4643.227781%43.227781%43%3,2494742.489377%42.489377%42%34,19834.2k4842.347955%42.347955%42%8,2934938.028328%38.028328%38%33,72233.7k50
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%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxJefferson CoJeffersonSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluWest VirginiaMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantWashingtonAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgSacramentoPimaDallasHillsboroughBexarClarkFresnoTravisBrowardOrangeLos AngelesFranklinCookMiami-DadeCuyahogaKingsWayneFultonMilwaukeeNew YorkBronxPhiladelphia55.728918%55.728918%56%505,225505k153.497274%53.497274%53%24,03924.0k53.497274%53.497274%53%24,03924.0k53.294394%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%405,114405k1249.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k49.887583%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
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.

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Cities:
Charles Town
Corporations:
Ranson
Districts:
Charles Town, Harpers Ferry, Kabletown, Middleway, Shepherdstown
Towns:
Bolivar, Harpers Ferry, Shepherdstown
Unincorporated Places:
Middleway, Shannondale, Shenandoah Junction
ZIP Codes:
20135, 25414, 25425, 25430, 25432, 25438, 25442, 25443, 25446
Unified School District:
Jefferson County
Congressional District:
WV-2
State Senate District:
WV-16
State House Districts:
WV-65, WV-66, WV-67
Neighboring Counties:
Berkeley, Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, Washington
Nearby Cities:
Fairfax, Manassas Park, Winchester
Nearby Counties:
Fauquier, Franklin, Frederick, Hampshire, Montgomery, Morgan, Warren