Marital Status in Mercer County, West Virginia (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Mercer County
Female Male
West Virginia
Mercer County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-22.879063%-23.723092%-22.879063%23%22.879063%6.223955%23.723092%7.463841%29.103018%29%6,1736,992-47.003447%-48.699872%-47.003447%47%47.003447%5.662526%48.699872%2.631982%52.665973%53%12,68212.7k12,65312.7k-14.718002%-1.044942%-14.019058%-1.679713%-15.762944%16%14.718002%14.019058%14.718002%15%4,2533,536-3.513007%-10.841539%-3.462155%-8.416110%-14.354546%14%3.513007%3.462155%3.513007%4%3,873844
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 Mercer County
Female Male
West Virginia
Mercer County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-22.879063%-23.723092%-22.879063%23%22.879063%6.223955%23.723092%7.463841%29.103018%29%6,1736,992-45.572810%-46.779113%-45.572810%46%45.572810%5.694619%46.779113%2.518769%51.267430%51%12,29612.3k12,31712.3k-1.126719%-1.422329%-0.268727%-1.126719%1%1.126719%0.538214%1.422329%1.664932%2%304400-1.398543%-0.032093%-1.920759%-1.430636%1%1.398543%1.920759%0.113212%1.398543%1%386336-3.513007%-10.841539%-3.462155%-8.416110%-14.354546%14%3.513007%3.462155%3.513007%4%3,873844-13.053070%-1.583156%-12.596729%-1.410986%-14.636225%15%13.053070%12.596729%13.053070%13%3,9493,136
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 Mercer County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1718.828%18.8%62.376%62.4%36.617%36.6%71.078%71.1%54.615%54.6%76.636%76.6%59.153%59.2%74.473%74.5%58.765%58.8%60.571%60.6%59.200%59.2%60.266%60.3%56.049%56.0%51.332%51.3%58.277%58.3%63.872%63.9%64.654%64.7%52.322%52.3%55.580%55.6%47.489%47.5%41.575%41.6%42.945%42.9%18.473%18.5%10.384%10.4%7.899%7.90%1.874%1.87%0.000%0%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 Mercer County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 174.812%4.81%3.366%3.37%9.336%9.34%8.824%8.82%15.636%15.6%15.309%15.3%23.039%23.0%16.407%16.4%16.892%16.9%22.714%22.7%22.918%22.9%21.655%21.7%31.696%31.7%21.860%21.9%26.914%26.9%17.595%17.6%20.666%20.7%28.983%29.0%13.348%13.3%14.701%14.7%10.068%10.1%8.544%8.54%3.103%3.10%1.448%1.45%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 Mercer County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 176.485%6.49%0.594%0.59%5.268%5.27%4.622%4.62%3.613%3.61%2.747%2.75%3.902%3.90%4.125%4.12%6.733%6.73%13.524%13.5%5.694%5.69%16.343%16.3%9.720%9.72%26.210%26.2%11.655%11.7%16.437%16.4%14.680%14.7%18.695%18.7%31.071%31.1%37.387%37.4%48.357%48.4%47.667%47.7%78.424%78.4%88.168%88.2%92.101%92.1%98.126%98.1%100.000%100%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 Mercer County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1769.874%69.9%33.663%33.7%48.779%48.8%15.476%15.5%26.136%26.1%5.309%5.31%13.906%13.9%4.995%5.00%17.610%17.6%3.190%3.19%12.188%12.2%1.736%1.74%2.536%2.54%0.598%0.60%3.153%3.15%2.096%2.10%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.423%0.42%0.000%0%0.843%0.84%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 Mercer County
Mercer County
West Virginia
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 - 174951,8704,4183,0502,7472,4382,0052,1932,1321,7761,561583670
Count number of married in age cohort in Mercer County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Mercer County
Mercer County
West Virginia
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountWhite1Mixed2Asian2White HispanicOther2Black2-23.515903%-1.364983%-13.933124%-26.064297%-1.468881%-13.456072%-38.814010%39%51.601065%9.584925%51.052392%7.958357%61.185990%61%46,59446.6k-37.283951%-9.135802%-45.294665%-1.822368%-13.413021%-46.419753%46%47.407407%-0.000000%6.172840%34.095919%5.374026%53.580247%54%405-51.482480%-4.043127%-30.360881%-0.669848%-5.383907%-55.525606%56%38.005391%-0.000000%6.469003%60.311480%3.273884%44.474394%44%371-27.966102%-3.107345%-34.463277%-41.005789%-2.228654%-10.123010%-65.536723%66%32.485876%1.977401%43.314038%3.328509%34.463277%34%354-42.682927%-6.097561%-18.902439%-43.652393%-5.415617%-13.312343%-67.682927%68%31.097561%1.219512%33.803526%3.816121%32.317073%32%328-55.077861%-1.252539%-12.085308%-49.678149%-3.364114%-12.100080%-68.415708%68%25.118483%6.465809%29.081574%5.776083%31.584292%32%2,954
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Mercer County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
43.8%46.0%48.1%50.2%52.3%54.4%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
13.1%13.8%14.5%15.2%15.8%16.5%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
7.8%8.4%8.9%9.5%10.1%10.7%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
24.3%25.3%26.3%27.2%28.1%29.1%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Mercer County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
27%36%44%51%59%68%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
10.1%12.0%13.8%15.7%17.5%19.4%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
2.8%5.6%8.3%11.0%13.7%16.4%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
16.6%21.1%25.6%30.0%34.5%39.0%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Mercer County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
9%22%34%47%59%72%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
3%9%15%21%27%34%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%3.9%7.7%11.6%15.4%19.4%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
6%17%27%37%48%59%
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Marital Status by Place in Mercer County

There are 10 places in Mercer County. This section compares all 10 of those to each other, Mercer County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mercer County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Mercer County, selected places in Mercer County, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count#MontcalmLashmeetBluefieldWest VirginiaMercer CountyMercerMatoakaUnited StatesSouthBramwellSouth AtlanticBluefieldPrincetonBluewellBrush ForkAthensOakvale60.347826%60.347826%60%347158.284024%58.284024%58%197251.576625%51.576625%52%45,12845.1k49.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k49.670627%49.670627%50%25,33525.3k49.670627%49.670627%50%25,33525.3k48.251748%48.251748%48%69348.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.547170%47.547170%48%126447.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M43.645309%43.645309%44%3,726542.565424%42.565424%43%2,147639.428263%39.428263%39%731738.659320%38.659320%39%421826.237624%26.237624%26%265923.566879%23.566879%24%3710
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 10 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Mercer County

There are 3 county subdivisions in Mercer County. This section compares all 3 of those to each other, Mercer County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mercer County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Mercer County, selected county subdivisions in Mercer County, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#District IIIBluefieldWest VirginiaDistrict IIMercer CountyMercerUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticDistrict I54.385454%54.385454%54%9,332151.576625%51.576625%52%45,12845.1k49.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k49.929242%49.929242%50%9,526249.670627%49.670627%50%25,33525.3k49.670627%49.670627%50%25,33525.3k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M43.858342%43.858342%44%6,4773
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 3 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the Bluefield Area

There are 2 counties in the Bluefield Area. This section compares Mercer County to all of the counties in the Bluefield Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mercer County.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Mercer County, selected other counties in the Bluefield Area, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#TazewellBluefieldWest VirginiaMercer CountyMercerUnited StatesSouthSouth Atlantic54.240772%54.240772%54%19,79319.8k151.576625%51.576625%52%45,12845.1k49.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k49.670627%49.670627%50%25,33525.3k49.670627%49.670627%50%25,33525.3k248.062966%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 2 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in West Virginia

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

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Mercer County, selected other counties in West Virginia, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#NicholasMonroeWyomingPutnamJacksonMarshallPocahontasMingoHardyClayMasonWebsterJeffersonRoaneLewisBooneRandolphLoganBraxtonUpshurPrestonBerkeleySummersFayetteBluefieldTylerGrantGreenbrierMarionBarbourWoodHarrisonMorganHancockRaleighWest VirginiaTaylorMercer CountyMercerBrookeLincolnRitchieWetzelWayneUnited 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%24,03924.0k1353.349584%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%19,36819.4k2451.576625%51.576625%52%45,12845.1k51.329189%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%25,33525.3k49.670627%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%16,57716.6k4148.062966%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 Mercer County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mercer County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Mercer County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeBluefieldSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluWest VirginiaMiddlesexWestchesterKingMercer CountyMercerTarrantAlamedaSt. 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%462,130462k751.579426%51.579426%52%407,446407k851.576625%51.576625%52%45,12845.1k51.112208%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%851,934852k1549.670627%49.670627%50%25,33525.3k49.670627%49.670627%50%25,33525.3k49.287172%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%123,770,934124M47.893501%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 Mercer 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 City:
Bluefield
Cities:
Bluefield, Princeton
Districts:
I, II, III
Towns:
Athens, Bramwell, Matoaka, Oakvale
Unincorporated Places:
Bluewell, Brush Fork, Lashmeet, Montcalm
ZIP Codes:
24701, 24712, 24714, 24715, 24724, 24729, 24731, 24733, 24736, 24737, 24738, 24740, 24747, 25820, 25841, 25902, 25922, 25971, 25979
Unified School District:
Mercer County
Congressional District:
WV-3
State Senate District:
WV-6
State House Districts:
WV-25, WV-26, WV-27
Neighboring Counties:
Bland, Giles, McDowell, Raleigh, Summers, Tazewell, Wyoming
Nearby Cities:
Radford
Nearby Counties:
Carroll, Craig, Fayette, Greenbrier, Monroe, Montgomery, Pulaski, Smyth, Wythe