Marital Status in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Wisconsin and Milwaukee County
Female Male
Wisconsin
Milwaukee County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-41.822509%-28.743502%-41.822509%42%41.822509%4.652734%28.743502%6.178082%46.475243%46%165,894166k168,219168k-35.857985%-49.774934%-35.857985%36%35.857985%4.081621%49.774934%1.871083%39.939606%40%142,235142k144,563145k-11.174348%-2.948003%-10.890431%-1.845537%-14.122351%14%11.174348%10.890431%11.174348%11%56,01856.0k40,44640.4k-2.410804%-5.786352%-2.541967%-6.203628%-8.197155%8%2.410804%2.541967%2.410804%2%32,51532.5k8,726
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 Wisconsin and Milwaukee County
Female Male
Wisconsin
Milwaukee County
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-41.822509%-28.743502%-41.822509%42%41.822509%4.652734%28.743502%6.178082%46.475243%46%165,894166k168,219168k-33.965694%-48.277985%-33.965694%34%33.965694%3.771975%48.277985%1.700358%37.737668%38%134,729135k136,593137k-1.528924%-0.491184%-0.928868%-0.259188%-2.020108%2%1.528924%0.928868%1.528924%2%8,0135,534-1.892291%-1.496949%-1.892291%2%1.892291%0.309646%1.496949%0.170725%2.201937%2%7,5067,970-2.410804%-5.786352%-2.541967%-6.203628%-8.197155%8%2.410804%2.541967%2.410804%2%32,51532.5k8,726-9.645425%-2.456819%-9.961563%-1.586349%-12.102243%12%9.645425%9.961563%9.645425%10%48,00548.0k34,91234.9k
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 Wisconsin and Milwaukee County
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1711.400%11.4%47.819%47.8%31.775%31.8%61.648%61.6%43.419%43.4%60.832%60.8%49.167%49.2%55.787%55.8%47.596%47.6%55.225%55.2%51.801%51.8%52.705%52.7%49.110%49.1%54.434%54.4%50.460%50.5%53.373%53.4%49.732%49.7%53.063%53.1%42.099%42.1%39.425%39.4%26.212%26.2%20.963%21.0%6.796%6.80%3.976%3.98%0.593%0.59%0.905%0.91%0.394%0.39%0.298%0.30%
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 Wisconsin and Milwaukee County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 177.823%7.82%6.797%6.80%16.032%16.0%11.431%11.4%23.298%23.3%19.483%19.5%26.224%26.2%22.437%22.4%26.839%26.8%20.534%20.5%23.996%24.0%18.987%19.0%21.153%21.2%17.350%17.3%18.144%18.1%14.631%14.6%14.101%14.1%10.027%10.0%7.585%7.59%6.824%6.82%3.253%3.25%2.770%2.77%0.582%0.58%0.353%0.35%0.038%0.04%0.050%0.05%0.126%0.13%0.037%0.04%
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 Wisconsin and Milwaukee County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 178.188%8.19%8.884%8.88%7.431%7.43%9.461%9.46%12.343%12.3%12.800%12.8%15.508%15.5%18.774%18.8%19.959%20.0%22.284%22.3%21.755%21.8%27.088%27.1%27.199%27.2%27.747%27.7%30.538%30.5%31.557%31.6%35.599%35.6%36.599%36.6%49.976%50.0%53.617%53.6%70.476%70.5%76.247%76.2%92.622%92.6%95.648%95.6%99.227%99.2%98.966%99.0%99.387%99.4%99.638%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 Wisconsin and Milwaukee County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1772.589%72.6%36.500%36.5%44.762%44.8%17.459%17.5%20.941%20.9%6.886%6.89%9.102%9.10%3.001%3.00%5.606%5.61%1.957%1.96%2.449%2.45%1.219%1.22%2.537%2.54%0.469%0.47%0.857%0.86%0.438%0.44%0.569%0.57%0.312%0.31%0.340%0.34%0.134%0.13%0.060%0.06%0.020%0.02%0.000%0%0.023%0.02%0.143%0.14%0.079%0.08%0.093%0.09%0.027%0.03%
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 Wisconsin.
Scope: population of Wisconsin and Milwaukee County
Milwaukee County
Wisconsin
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 - 174,55814,98015.0k31,84031.8k26,79526.8k31,36331.4k32,10332.1k29,88329.9k30,97131.0k30,80930.8k29,97730.0k19,31419.3k3,872205128
Count number of married in age cohort in Milwaukee County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Wisconsin and Milwaukee County
Milwaukee County
Wisconsin
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%CountAsian2White1White HispanicOther2Black2Mixed2-39.842949%-2.072795%-4.357823%-38.142271%-1.470351%-4.638501%-46.273567%46%50.022992%3.703442%53.090245%2.658631%53.726433%54%28,27128.3k-36.012894%-0.905202%-11.614129%-28.427718%-0.798288%-10.977059%-48.532225%49%44.740044%6.727731%53.639880%6.157054%51.467775%51%436,477436k-44.712360%-2.402151%-9.770324%-42.853562%-2.312622%-9.211279%-56.884835%57%40.631246%2.483919%43.272636%2.349901%43.115165%43%55,03455.0k-49.162798%-4.108643%-8.327807%-45.066223%-3.032382%-10.719751%-61.599248%62%36.502542%1.898210%38.562609%2.619035%38.400752%38%36,19236.2k-60.390746%-3.182339%-11.447491%-60.330952%-3.058449%-11.391658%-75.020575%75%20.505538%4.473887%21.199916%4.019025%24.979425%25%185,901186k-65.671107%-1.702407%-7.884834%-58.378444%-1.637584%-9.603230%-75.258348%75%22.005854%2.735798%28.071794%2.308948%24.741652%25%16,74116.7k
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Milwaukee County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
27%36%44%52%61%70%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
5.2%7.9%10.6%13.2%15.8%18.5%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
2.8%4.2%5.6%7.0%8.4%9.8%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
16%24%32%39%46%54%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Milwaukee County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
1%17%33%48%64%80%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
1%7%13%18%24%30%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%3.3%6.5%9.8%13.1%16.4%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
12%30%46%63%79%97%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Milwaukee County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
0%17%33%50%66%84%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0%7%15%22%30%38%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0%7%14%21%29%36%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
7%26%43%61%79%97%
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Marital Status by Place in Milwaukee County

There are 19 places that are fully or partially contained within Milwaukee County (17 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 19 of those to each other, Milwaukee County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Milwaukee County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Milwaukee County, selected places in Milwaukee County, and entities that contain Milwaukee County
0%20%40%60%Count#BaysideRiver HillsFox PointWhitefish BayGreendaleOak CreekFranklinBrown DeerWauwatosaHales CornersWisconsinMidwestGlendaleEast North CentralUnited StatesS MilwaukeeMilwaukeeGreenfieldShorewoodCudahyWest AllisSt. FrancisMilwaukeeMilwaukeeW Milwaukee69.128841%69.128841%69%2,452168.632075%68.632075%69%873265.922619%65.922619%66%3,544364.031139%64.031139%64%6,827461.383485%61.383485%61%7,099556.510665%56.510665%57%15,97516.0k655.110474%55.110474%55%16,53716.5k754.219537%54.219537%54%5,384852.745515%52.745515%53%20,34520.3k951.748466%51.748466%52%3,3741050.698272%50.698272%51%2,371,9072.37M49.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M49.276014%49.276014%49%5,4791148.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M46.605766%46.605766%47%8,1631246.501081%46.501081%47%587,231587k45.759678%45.759678%46%14,31514.3k1344.852608%44.852608%45%4,9451444.752011%44.752011%45%6,6771540.948345%40.948345%41%20,48420.5k1639.317560%39.317560%39%3,3071737.805425%37.805425%38%286,798287k30.116551%30.116551%30%140,104140k1827.296665%27.296665%27%93319
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 19 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Milwaukee County

There are 20 county subdivisions in Milwaukee County. This section compares all 20 of those to each other, Milwaukee County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Milwaukee County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Milwaukee County, selected county subdivisions in Milwaukee County, and entities that contain Milwaukee County
0%20%40%60%Count#BaysideRiver HillsFox PointWhitefish BayGreendaleOak CreekFranklinBrown DeerWauwatosaHales CornersWisconsinMidwestGlendaleEast North CentralUnited StatesS MilwaukeeMilwaukeeGreenfieldShorewoodCudahyWest AllisSt. FrancisMilwaukeeMilwaukeeW Milwaukee69.080068%69.080068%69%2,433168.632075%68.632075%69%873265.922619%65.922619%66%3,544364.031139%64.031139%64%6,827461.383485%61.383485%61%7,099556.510665%56.510665%57%15,97516.0k655.110474%55.110474%55%16,53716.5k754.219537%54.219537%54%5,384852.745515%52.745515%53%20,34520.3k951.748466%51.748466%52%3,3741050.698272%50.698272%51%2,371,9072.37M49.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M49.276014%49.276014%49%5,4791148.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M46.605766%46.605766%47%8,1631246.501081%46.501081%47%587,231587k45.759678%45.759678%46%14,31514.3k1344.852608%44.852608%45%4,9451444.752011%44.752011%45%6,6771540.948345%40.948345%41%20,48420.5k1639.317560%39.317560%39%3,3071737.805425%37.805425%38%286,798287k30.116551%30.116551%30%140,104140k1827.296665%27.296665%27%93319
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 19 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the Milwaukee Area

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

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Milwaukee County, selected other counties in the Milwaukee Area, and entities that contain Milwaukee County
0%20%40%60%Count#OzaukeeWashingtonWaukeshaWisconsinMidwestEast North CentralUnited StatesMilwaukeeMilwaukee60.437210%60.437210%60%43,51643.5k160.100865%60.100865%60%65,06765.1k259.221737%59.221737%59%191,850192k350.698272%50.698272%51%2,371,9072.37M49.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M46.501081%46.501081%47%587,231587k37.805425%37.805425%38%286,798287k4
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 4 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in Wisconsin

There are 72 counties in Wisconsin. This section compares Milwaukee County to the 50 most populous counties in Wisconsin and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Milwaukee County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 20,566.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Milwaukee County, selected other counties in Wisconsin, and entities that contain Milwaukee County
0%20%40%60%Count#DoorCalumetOzaukeeWashingtonOcontoVilasSt. CroixWaukeshaVernonIowaClarkLincolnPolkGreenOneidaManitowocBarronWausharaMarathonSheboyganShawanoChippewaColumbiaWoodFond du LacWaupacaOutagamieTrempealeauMarinetteJeffersonSaukMonroeWalworthPierceJacksonBrownDodgeWisconsinRacinePortageMidwestJuneauRockEast North CentralUnited StatesWinnebagoDouglasKenoshaDaneGrantDunnLa CrosseMilwaukeeEau ClaireMilwaukee63.647378%63.647378%64%15,23415.2k162.279384%62.279384%62%24,45424.5k260.437210%60.437210%60%43,51643.5k360.100865%60.100865%60%65,06765.1k459.807384%59.807384%60%18,63018.6k559.734754%59.734754%60%10,99011.0k659.584836%59.584836%60%40,47340.5k759.221737%59.221737%59%191,850192k858.831163%58.831163%59%14,05314.1k958.340753%58.340753%58%11,13911.1k1057.758389%57.758389%58%15,02715.0k1157.281594%57.281594%57%13,62513.6k1257.169314%57.169314%57%20,37420.4k1356.725127%56.725127%57%17,01317.0k1456.192158%56.192158%56%17,18317.2k1555.870433%55.870433%56%37,08437.1k1655.837346%55.837346%56%20,87220.9k1755.821216%55.821216%56%11,44011.4k1855.660257%55.660257%56%60,84060.8k1955.521878%55.521878%56%52,02452.0k2055.282302%55.282302%55%18,77018.8k2155.261052%55.261052%55%28,31328.3k2255.167354%55.167354%55%25,56425.6k2354.978506%54.978506%55%33,12433.1k2454.912319%54.912319%55%45,84345.8k2554.818142%54.818142%55%23,55723.6k2654.480629%54.480629%54%79,22979.2k2754.413641%54.413641%54%12,79712.8k2853.997920%53.997920%54%18,69318.7k2953.773585%53.773585%54%37,16437.2k3053.557409%53.557409%54%27,42327.4k3152.847304%52.847304%53%18,87618.9k3252.285159%52.285159%52%44,15944.2k3351.863391%51.863391%52%17,47917.5k3451.376037%51.376037%51%8,6063551.282691%51.282691%51%104,889105k3650.889062%50.889062%51%37,23437.2k3750.698272%50.698272%51%2,371,9072.37M49.747996%49.747996%50%77,87877.9k3849.467095%49.467095%49%29,24029.2k3949.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M49.271800%49.271800%49%10,82610.8k4049.143180%49.143180%49%63,52163.5k4148.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.048906%48.048906%48%67,28067.3k4247.803091%47.803091%48%17,35317.4k4347.721078%47.721078%48%64,25564.3k4447.586355%47.586355%48%202,321202k4547.517929%47.517929%48%20,40820.4k4647.403228%47.403228%47%17,56117.6k4746.782895%46.782895%47%45,69845.7k4846.501081%46.501081%47%587,231587k46.430094%46.430094%46%39,21339.2k4937.805425%37.805425%38%286,798287k50
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 Milwaukee County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Milwaukee County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Milwaukee County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Milwaukee County
0%20%40%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldWisconsinOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingMidwestTarrantEast North CentralAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaMilwaukeeQueensAlleghenySan 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%387,194387k1050.698272%50.698272%51%2,371,9072.37M50.294014%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%851,934852k1549.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M49.287172%49.287172%49%742,044742k1648.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.279556%48.279556%48%635,456635k1748.178006%48.178006%48%393,649394k1848.085207%48.085207%48%875,082875k1948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.276963%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%1,517,5651.52M2446.501081%46.501081%47%587,231587k45.377673%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 Milwaukee 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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Principal Cities:
Milwaukee, West Allis
Cities:
Cudahy, Franklin, Glendale, Greenfield, Milwaukee, Oak Creek, South Milwaukee, St. Francis, Wauwatosa, West Allis
Villages:
Bayside, Brown Deer, Fox Point, Greendale, Hales Corners, River Hills, Shorewood, West Milwaukee, Whitefish Bay
ZIP Codes:
53110, 53129, 53130, 53132, 53154, 53172, 53202, 53203, 53204, 53205, 53206, 53207, 53208, 53209, 53210, 53211, 53212, 53213, 53214, 53215, 53216, 53217, 53218, 53219, 53220, 53221, 53222, 53223, 53224, 53225, 53226, 53227, 53228, 53233, 53235, 53295
Unified School Districts:
Brown Deer, Cudahy, Franklin, Greendale, Greenfield, Milwaukee, Oak Creek-Franklin, Shorewood, South Milwaukee, St. Francis, Wauwatosa, West Allis, Whitefish Bay, Whitnall
Elementary School Districts:
Fox Point Joint No. 2, Glendale-River Hills, Maple Dale-Indian Hill
Secondary School District:
Nicolet
Congressional Districts:
WI-1, WI-4, WI-5, WI-6
State Senate Districts:
WI-3, WI-4, WI-5, WI-6, WI-7, WI-8, WI-28
Assembly Districts:
WI-7, WI-8, WI-9, WI-10, WI-11, WI-12, WI-13, WI-14, WI-15, WI-16, WI-17, WI-18, WI-19, WI-20, WI-21, WI-22, WI-23, WI-24, WI-82, WI-83, WI-84
Neighboring Counties:
Muskegon, Ottawa, Ozaukee, Racine, Washington, Waukesha
Nearby Counties:
Allegan, Kenosha, Lake, Oceana, Sheboygan