Marital Status in Raleigh County, West Virginia (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Raleigh County
Female Male
West Virginia
Raleigh County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-20.551995%-23.723092%-20.551995%21%20.551995%9.834952%23.723092%7.463841%30.386946%30%6,6059,777-49.793318%-0.570737%-48.699872%-50.364055%50%49.793318%48.699872%2.631982%49.793318%50%16,18616.2k16,02116.0k-15.794387%-14.019058%-1.679713%-15.794387%16%15.794387%0.715326%14.019058%16.509713%17%5,0765,312-3.310023%-9.979540%-3.462155%-8.416110%-13.289564%13%3.310023%3.462155%3.310023%3%4,2711,065
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 Raleigh County
Female Male
West Virginia
Raleigh County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-20.551995%-23.723092%-20.551995%21%20.551995%9.834952%23.723092%7.463841%30.386946%30%6,6059,777-47.347319%-0.633264%-46.779113%-47.980584%48%47.347319%46.779113%2.518769%47.347319%47%15,42015.4k15,23415.2k-1.543344%-1.422329%-0.268727%-1.543344%2%1.543344%0.122545%1.422329%1.665890%2%496536-2.383471%-1.920759%-2.383471%2%2.383471%0.062527%1.920759%0.113212%2.445998%2%766787-3.310023%-9.979540%-3.462155%-8.416110%-13.289564%13%3.310023%3.462155%3.310023%3%4,2711,065-14.251042%-12.596729%-1.410986%-14.251042%14%14.251042%0.592780%12.596729%14.843823%15%4,5804,776
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 Raleigh County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 179.915%9.92%50.265%50.3%35.552%35.6%57.851%57.9%59.309%59.3%72.645%72.6%65.783%65.8%71.535%71.5%67.440%67.4%60.916%60.9%65.047%65.0%62.430%62.4%68.319%68.3%58.285%58.3%57.074%57.1%66.218%66.2%65.153%65.2%49.737%49.7%47.251%47.3%38.776%38.8%40.355%40.4%26.423%26.4%23.214%23.2%11.679%11.7%2.681%2.68%1.556%1.56%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 Raleigh County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 173.613%3.61%2.646%2.65%7.456%7.46%15.758%15.8%15.828%15.8%16.903%16.9%17.315%17.3%20.380%20.4%20.235%20.2%22.867%22.9%15.596%15.6%24.578%24.6%23.300%23.3%25.684%25.7%23.727%23.7%21.736%21.7%18.200%18.2%21.727%21.7%29.799%29.8%17.287%17.3%14.235%14.2%4.693%4.69%4.396%4.40%6.266%6.27%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 Raleigh County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 171.922%1.92%2.822%2.82%3.538%3.54%8.595%8.60%4.172%4.17%5.755%5.75%3.477%3.48%5.876%5.88%2.975%2.97%12.782%12.8%10.737%10.7%12.470%12.5%7.372%7.37%12.510%12.5%15.792%15.8%11.635%11.6%16.442%16.4%28.361%28.4%22.251%22.3%42.457%42.5%45.410%45.4%68.884%68.9%71.978%72.0%82.055%82.1%97.319%97.3%98.444%98.4%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 Raleigh County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1784.550%84.6%44.268%44.3%53.454%53.5%17.796%17.8%20.691%20.7%4.697%4.70%13.425%13.4%2.208%2.21%9.349%9.35%3.436%3.44%8.621%8.62%0.523%0.52%1.009%1.01%3.521%3.52%3.407%3.41%0.412%0.41%0.204%0.20%0.176%0.18%0.698%0.70%1.481%1.48%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.412%0.41%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 Raleigh County
Raleigh 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 - 174141,8945,3034,0173,7123,2122,9643,1943,0102,0521,625781290
Count number of married in age cohort in Raleigh County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Raleigh County
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountWhite1Asian2White HispanicMixed2Black2Other2-22.535111%-1.397319%-15.151569%-26.064297%-1.468881%-13.456072%-39.083999%39%52.562345%8.353655%51.052392%7.958357%60.916001%61%56,17956.2k-36.781609%-2.729885%-5.316092%-30.360881%-0.669848%-5.383907%-44.827586%45%53.304598%1.867816%60.311480%3.273884%55.172414%55%696-41.666667%-2.976190%-1.041667%-41.005789%-2.228654%-10.123010%-45.684524%46%51.785714%2.529762%43.314038%3.328509%54.315476%54%672-39.352428%-2.739726%-10.336239%-45.294665%-1.822368%-13.413021%-52.428394%52%42.714819%4.856787%34.095919%5.374026%47.571606%48%803-48.720930%-2.558140%-10.310078%-49.678149%-3.364114%-12.100080%-61.589147%62%29.050388%9.360465%29.081574%5.776083%38.410853%38%5,160-44.333748%-6.724782%-23.038605%-43.652393%-5.415617%-13.312343%-74.097136%74%14.570361%11.332503%33.803526%3.816121%25.902864%26%803
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Raleigh County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
48.2%49.2%50.1%51.0%51.9%52.8%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
15.41%15.65%15.89%16.12%16.35%16.59%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
7.72%7.94%8.16%8.37%8.59%8.81%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
22.9%23.6%24.4%25.1%25.8%26.6%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Raleigh County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
26%35%43%52%60%68%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
9.6%12.6%15.5%18.4%21.3%24.2%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.8%5.6%7.4%9.2%11.0%12.8%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
15.7%20.6%25.5%30.4%35.3%40.3%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Raleigh County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
15%29%42%55%69%82%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
3%12%20%28%37%45%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%3.9%7.9%11.8%15.7%19.7%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
1%11%20%29%38%48%
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Marital Status by Place in Raleigh County

There are 21 places that are fully or partially contained within Raleigh County (20 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 21 of those to each other, Raleigh County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Raleigh County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Raleigh County, selected places in Raleigh County, and entities that contain Raleigh County
0%20%40%60%Count#Glen WhiteMabscottPiney ViewGhentShady SpringCoal CityProsperityLesterBoltCrab OrchardBeckley AreaRaleigh CoRaleighWest VirginiaRhodellBeaverSophiaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticDanielsMacArthurBeckleyBradleyPrinceStanafordEccles75.441696%75.441696%75%427170.560304%70.560304%71%743270.228091%70.228091%70%585365.945946%65.945946%66%366465.032555%65.032555%65%1,698559.971910%59.971910%60%854657.517900%57.517900%58%723754.729730%54.729730%55%162854.425612%54.425612%54%289952.524698%52.524698%53%9571050.717868%50.717868%51%51,57551.6k50.078522%50.078522%50%32,20732.2k50.078522%50.078522%50%32,20732.2k49.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k49.112426%49.112426%49%831149.100968%49.100968%49%3551249.100000%49.100000%49%4911348.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M44.686775%44.686775%45%9631443.435754%43.435754%43%6221541.219328%41.219328%41%5,9971640.450161%40.450161%40%6291734.482759%34.482759%34%201831.762794%31.762794%32%391190.000000%0.000000%0%020
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 20 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Raleigh County

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

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Raleigh County, selected county subdivisions in Raleigh County, and entities that contain Raleigh County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#1Beckley AreaRaleigh CoRaleighWest Virginia23United StatesSouthSouth Atlantic52.786712%52.786712%53%10,01110.0k150.717868%50.717868%51%51,57551.6k50.078522%50.078522%50%32,20732.2k50.078522%50.078522%50%32,20732.2k49.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k49.791343%49.791343%50%10,26110.3k248.241714%48.241714%48%11,93511.9k348.062966%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 subdivision out of 3 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the Beckley Area

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

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Raleigh County, selected other counties in the Beckley Area, and entities that contain Raleigh County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FayetteBeckley AreaRaleigh CoRaleighWest VirginiaUnited StatesSouthSouth Atlantic51.817963%51.817963%52%19,36819.4k150.717868%50.717868%51%51,57551.6k50.078522%50.078522%50%32,20732.2k50.078522%50.078522%50%32,20732.2k249.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k48.062966%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 Raleigh County to the 50 most populous counties in West Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Raleigh County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 8,363.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Raleigh County, selected other counties in West Virginia, and entities that contain Raleigh County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#NicholasMonroeWyomingPutnamJacksonMarshallPocahontasMingoHardyClayMasonWebsterJeffersonRoaneLewisBooneRandolphLoganBraxtonUpshurPrestonBerkeleySummersFayetteTylerGrantGreenbrierMarionBarbourWoodHarrisonBeckley AreaMorganHancockRaleigh CoRaleighWest VirginiaTaylorMercerBrookeLincolnRitchieWetzelWayneUnited 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%19,36819.4k2451.329189%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%28,75528.8k3150.717868%50.717868%51%51,57551.6k50.446489%50.446489%50%7,4573250.261573%50.261573%50%12,68212.7k3350.078522%50.078522%50%32,20732.2k50.078522%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%16,57716.6k4148.062966%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 Raleigh County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Raleigh County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Raleigh County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Raleigh County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldBeckley AreaOrangeHonoluluRaleigh CoRaleighWest VirginiaMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantAlamedaSt. 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%407,446407k851.112208%51.112208%51%627,478627k950.910406%50.910406%51%387,194387k1050.717868%50.717868%51%51,57551.6k50.294014%50.294014%50%1,277,3881.28M1150.234299%50.234299%50%405,114405k1250.078522%50.078522%50%32,20732.2k50.078522%50.078522%50%32,20732.2k49.990960%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%742,044742k1648.279556%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 Raleigh 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:
Beckley
Cities:
Beckley
Districts:
1, 2, 3
Towns:
Lester, Mabscott, Rhodell, Sophia
Unincorporated Places:
Beaver, Bolt, Bradley, Coal City, Crab Orchard, Daniels, Eccles, Ghent, Glen White, Helen, MacArthur, Piney View, Prince, Prosperity, Shady Spring, Stanaford
ZIP Codes:
25007, 25008, 25044, 25048, 25060, 25062, 25140, 25174, 25180, 25209, 25801, 25811, 25813, 25817, 25818, 25823, 25825, 25827, 25832, 25836, 25839, 25843, 25844, 25849, 25853, 25857, 25864, 25865, 25871, 25873, 25878, 25880, 25902, 25906, 25908, 25911, 25915, 25918, 25920, 25921, 25932, 25951, 25989
Unified School District:
Raleigh County
Congressional District:
WV-3
State Senate District:
WV-9
State House Districts:
WV-27, WV-28, WV-29, WV-30, WV-31, WV-32
Neighboring Counties:
Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Mercer, Summers, Wyoming
Nearby Counties:
Bland, Clay, Giles, Greenbrier, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Tazewell