Marital Status in the Decatur Area, Illinois (Metro Area)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Illinois and the Decatur Area
Female Male
Illinois
Decatur Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-27.777539%-32.086717%-27.777539%28%27.777539%5.661439%32.086717%5.852140%33.438978%33%12,93612.9k13,92713.9k-45.477775%-45.981097%-45.477775%45%45.477775%3.795917%45.981097%3.652294%49.273692%49%21,17921.2k20,52220.5k-14.785469%-1.102442%-9.907492%-2.996812%-15.887911%16%14.785469%9.907492%14.785469%15%7,3996,158-2.501861%-8.354914%-2.520260%-6.507622%-10.856775%11%2.501861%2.520260%2.501861%3%5,0561,042
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 Illinois and the Decatur Area
Female Male
Illinois
Decatur Area
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-27.777539%-32.086717%-27.777539%28%27.777539%5.661439%32.086717%5.852140%33.438978%33%12,93612.9k13,92713.9k-43.427099%-43.880447%-43.427099%43%43.427099%3.414362%43.880447%3.226883%46.841461%47%20,22420.2k19,50919.5k-1.412927%-1.422145%-0.499616%-1.412927%1%1.412927%0.443060%1.422145%1.855987%2%658773-2.050676%-2.100650%-2.050676%2%2.050676%0.381555%2.100650%0.425411%2.432231%2%9551,013-2.501861%-8.354914%-2.520260%-6.507622%-10.856775%11%2.501861%2.520260%2.501861%3%5,0561,042-12.929482%-1.545502%-8.485347%-2.497196%-14.474984%14%12.929482%8.485347%12.929482%13%6,7415,385
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 Illinois and the Decatur Area
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1724.482%24.5%65.167%65.2%41.370%41.4%78.858%78.9%56.334%56.3%70.231%70.2%61.072%61.1%66.417%66.4%58.754%58.8%62.854%62.9%61.966%62.0%62.531%62.5%60.402%60.4%58.387%58.4%57.188%57.2%53.692%53.7%55.099%55.1%57.841%57.8%53.287%53.3%48.044%48.0%31.743%31.7%20.373%20.4%11.232%11.2%3.857%3.86%1.433%1.43%0.568%0.57%0.435%0.44%0.300%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 Illinois and the Decatur Area
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 174.244%4.24%7.322%7.32%13.704%13.7%8.251%8.25%20.293%20.3%19.853%19.9%21.381%21.4%20.215%20.2%24.624%24.6%23.603%23.6%23.727%23.7%22.399%22.4%23.231%23.2%24.644%24.6%18.274%18.3%22.082%22.1%22.672%22.7%12.917%12.9%14.693%14.7%12.925%12.9%6.154%6.15%6.587%6.59%4.422%4.42%1.134%1.13%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.145%0.15%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 Illinois and the Decatur Area
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 171.501%1.50%1.255%1.26%1.433%1.43%1.111%1.11%4.326%4.33%4.375%4.38%7.520%7.52%10.676%10.7%7.437%7.44%12.430%12.4%9.777%9.78%13.999%14.0%13.849%13.8%16.580%16.6%21.882%21.9%24.056%24.1%21.958%22.0%28.196%28.2%32.021%32.0%39.031%39.0%61.808%61.8%73.040%73.0%84.346%84.3%95.009%95.0%98.567%98.6%99.432%99.4%99.420%99.4%99.700%99.7%
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 Illinois and the Decatur Area
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1769.772%69.8%26.255%26.3%43.492%43.5%11.781%11.8%19.047%19.0%5.541%5.54%10.027%10.0%2.691%2.69%9.185%9.18%1.112%1.11%4.530%4.53%1.071%1.07%2.518%2.52%0.389%0.39%2.656%2.66%0.170%0.17%0.272%0.27%1.046%1.05%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.294%0.29%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 metro areas in Illinois.
Scope: population of Illinois and the Decatur Area
Decatur Area
Illinois
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 - 171,0963,4316,5084,7064,9854,6993,8183,5593,3363,2571,7125502915
Count number of married in age cohort in the Decatur Area

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Illinois and the Decatur Area
Decatur Area
Illinois
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountAsian2White1White HispanicMixed2Black2Other2-17.154390%-0.504541%-2.119072%-30.288243%-1.029465%-3.973145%-19.778002%20%76.488396%3.733602%60.724345%3.984803%80.221998%80%991-25.524163%-1.295700%-13.665811%-28.955554%-1.075958%-10.617425%-40.485675%40%52.111538%7.402787%52.675447%6.675616%59.514325%60%70,54170.5k-41.614907%-5.383023%-13.043478%-42.436718%-2.349951%-6.749468%-60.041408%60%37.267081%2.691511%45.361800%3.102063%39.958592%40%966-51.348250%-0.774527%-17.871486%-54.568702%-1.906972%-8.745261%-69.994263%70%26.792886%3.212851%31.747635%3.031430%30.005737%30%3,486-53.218589%-3.485370%-13.674699%-54.341828%-3.665394%-11.311386%-70.378657%70%23.588640%6.032702%24.481632%6.199760%29.621343%30%11,62011.6k-50.731707%-4.552846%-20.650407%-42.484149%-3.186224%-6.483745%-75.934959%76%24.065041%0.000000%45.359089%2.486792%24.065041%24%615
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in the Decatur Area

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
36%44%52%59%67%75%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
6.5%9.7%12.8%15.9%19.1%22.3%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%3.3%6.6%9.9%13.2%16.5%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
13.5%18.4%23.3%28.2%33.1%38.0%
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Marital Status by Place in the Decatur Area

There are 13 places in the Decatur Area. This section compares all 13 of those to each other, the Decatur Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Decatur Area.

Married by Place#14

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Decatur Area, selected places in the Decatur Area, and entities that contain the Decatur Area
0%20%40%60%Count#ForsythHarristownArgentaOreanaMount ZionWarrensburgLong CreekBlue MoundNianticMaconMaroaMidwestEast North CentralUnited StatesIllinoisDecatur AreaBoodyDecatur70.948905%70.948905%71%1,944161.789376%61.789376%62%663261.016949%61.016949%61%504356.952663%56.952663%57%385456.894703%56.894703%57%2,653556.651163%56.651163%57%609656.188925%56.188925%56%690754.437870%54.437870%54%460851.454139%51.454139%51%230950.733753%50.733753%51%4841050.615496%50.615496%51%6991149.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.757862%47.757862%48%4,958,0674.96M47.269863%47.269863%47%41,70141.7k42.272727%42.272727%42%931240.444703%40.444703%40%24,37424.4k13
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 13 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the Decatur Area

There is 1 county in the Decatur Area. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, the Decatur Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Decatur Area.

Married by County#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Decatur Area, selected counties in the Decatur Area, and entities that contain the Decatur Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#MidwestEast North CentralUnited StatesIllinoisDecatur AreaMacon49.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.757862%47.757862%48%4,958,0674.96M47.269863%47.269863%47%41,70141.7k47.269863%47.269863%47%41,70141.7k1
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 1 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in the Decatur Area

There are 16 county subdivisions in the Decatur Area. This section compares all 16 of those to each other, the Decatur Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Decatur Area.

Married by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Decatur Area, selected county subdivisions in the Decatur Area, and entities that contain the Decatur Area
0%20%40%60%Count#OakleyFriends CrkAustinHarristownBlue MoundMt ZionLong CrkS WheatlandIlliniPleasant VwNianticMaroaS MaconHickory PtWhitmoreMidwestEast North CentralUnited StatesIllinoisDecatur AreaDecatur74.347333%74.347333%74%655167.957166%67.957166%68%825263.492063%63.492063%63%120363.221477%63.221477%63%942463.101604%63.101604%63%472562.123082%62.123082%62%3,523661.382386%61.382386%61%5,506760.571099%60.571099%61%2,100856.487342%56.487342%56%714956.278643%56.278643%56%6141053.191489%53.191489%53%3001151.707014%51.707014%52%8331251.679389%51.679389%52%6771350.380478%50.380478%50%7,6801450.117371%50.117371%50%1,7081549.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.757862%47.757862%48%4,958,0674.96M47.269863%47.269863%47%41,70141.7k36.576879%36.576879%37%15,03215.0k16
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 16 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Metro Area in Illinois

There are 33 metro areas in Illinois. This section compares the Decatur Area to all of the metro areas in Illinois and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Decatur Area.

Married by Metro Area#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Decatur Area, selected other metro areas in Illinois, and entities that contain the Decatur Area
0%20%40%Count#Rochelle AreaFort MadisonEffinghamSterling AreaQuincy AreaCentraliaOttawa AreaFreeport AreaPeoria AreaDixon AreaDavenportPaducah AreaBurlingtonTaylorvillePontiac AreaMount VernonMidwestRockford AreaCape GirardeauCanton AreaJacksonvilleBloomingtonEast North CentralSt. LouisSpringfieldUnited StatesIllinoisLincoln AreaDecatur AreaKankakee AreaChicago AreaCarbondaleDanville AreaCharlestonGalesburgChampaignMacomb Area55.083061%55.083061%55%23,27723.3k154.078568%54.078568%54%27,00927.0k253.283431%53.283431%53%14,73514.7k353.027113%53.027113%53%24,68224.7k452.646904%52.646904%53%32,90832.9k552.280386%52.280386%52%16,28916.3k652.082663%52.082663%52%64,74564.7k751.705636%51.705636%52%19,65919.7k851.498776%51.498776%51%156,959157k951.097308%51.097308%51%14,80814.8k1051.094532%51.094532%51%158,134158k1150.948818%50.948818%51%40,78340.8k1250.317675%50.317675%50%19,32419.3k1350.103616%50.103616%50%14,02314.0k1449.887442%49.887442%50%15,29115.3k1549.625325%49.625325%50%15,62915.6k1649.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M49.015766%49.015766%49%134,338134k1748.956909%48.956909%49%39,02639.0k1848.781947%48.781947%49%14,67814.7k1948.779096%48.779096%49%16,24116.2k2048.666063%48.666063%49%75,30175.3k2148.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.395550%48.395550%48%1,101,2181.10M2248.307584%48.307584%48%82,70582.7k2348.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.757862%47.757862%48%4,958,0674.96M47.588284%47.588284%48%12,00712.0k2447.269863%47.269863%47%41,70141.7k2547.132253%47.132253%47%42,09942.1k2646.935192%46.935192%47%3,593,1563.59M2745.870985%45.870985%46%48,32648.3k2845.711056%45.711056%46%29,11229.1k2944.768177%44.768177%45%24,06224.1k3043.200259%43.200259%43%18,68818.7k3141.976722%41.976722%42%83,23983.2k3240.469391%40.469391%40%11,05311.1k33
Count number of this marital status
# rank of metro area out of 33 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Metro Area in the Midwest

There are 293 metro areas in the Midwest. This section compares the Decatur Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Decatur Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 193,118.

Married by Metro Area#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Decatur Area, selected other metro areas in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Decatur Area
0%20%40%Count#RochesterAppleton AreaFayettevilleCedar RapidsSioux FallsGreen BayDes MoinesElkhart AreaTopeka AreaGrand RapidsPeoria AreaMinneapolisWichita AreaOmaha AreaDavenportEvansvilleSpringfieldKansas CityFort WayneCanton AreaRacine AreaHuntingtonSt. CloudMidwestCincinnatiMadison AreaRockford AreaEast North CentralSt. LouisIndianapolisSpringfieldLincoln AreaUnited StatesFargo AreaDuluth AreaIllinoisYoungstownSouth BendColumbus AreaDecatur AreaLouisvilleAkron AreaChicago AreaDayton AreaMilwaukeeDetroit AreaKalamazooClevelandSaginaw AreaFlint AreaLansing AreaToledo AreaAnn ArborLafayetteChampaign56.766257%56.766257%57%95,60895.6k156.138632%56.138632%56%103,683104k254.495407%54.495407%54%214,210214k353.081648%53.081648%53%112,609113k452.838419%52.838419%53%101,873102k552.812848%52.812848%53%133,316133k652.660855%52.660855%53%252,493252k751.868118%51.868118%52%80,07480.1k851.777659%51.777659%52%96,64396.6k951.652328%51.652328%52%421,780422k1051.498776%51.498776%51%156,959157k1151.415664%51.415664%51%1,432,1541.43M1251.260192%51.260192%51%256,445256k1351.141169%51.141169%51%361,879362k1451.094532%51.094532%51%158,134158k1550.593625%50.593625%51%129,206129k1650.583512%50.583512%51%185,339185k1750.401929%50.401929%50%826,323826k1850.387597%50.387597%50%168,610169k1949.898559%49.898559%50%165,031165k2049.747996%49.747996%50%77,87877.9k2149.551222%49.551222%50%147,623148k2249.481002%49.481002%49%76,93976.9k2349.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M49.235990%49.235990%49%845,379845k2449.182082%49.182082%49%256,037256k2549.015766%49.015766%49%134,338134k2648.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.395550%48.395550%48%1,101,2181.10M2748.313743%48.313743%48%750,826751k2848.307584%48.307584%48%82,70582.7k2948.288792%48.288792%48%123,755124k3048.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.839565%47.839565%48%88,27588.3k3147.765178%47.765178%48%111,493111k3247.757862%47.757862%48%4,958,0674.96M47.670249%47.670249%48%219,327219k3347.512839%47.512839%48%122,213122k3447.460346%47.460346%47%756,021756k3547.269863%47.269863%47%41,70141.7k47.198100%47.198100%47%484,817485k3647.022487%47.022487%47%273,661274k3746.935192%46.935192%47%3,593,1563.59M3846.594602%46.594602%47%304,704305k3946.501081%46.501081%47%587,231587k4046.299539%46.299539%46%1,616,4721.62M4145.930890%45.930890%46%124,746125k4245.300554%45.300554%45%766,407766k4345.290602%45.290602%45%72,45572.5k4445.119330%45.119330%45%150,505151k4544.325600%44.325600%44%172,396172k4644.068813%44.068813%44%216,845217k4744.034752%44.034752%44%132,287132k4842.448205%42.448205%42%74,02574.0k4941.976722%41.976722%42%83,23983.2k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Decatur Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Decatur Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

Married by Metro Area#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Decatur Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Decatur Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San Jose AreaSalt Lake CityRaleigh AreaMinneapolisDallas AreaKansas CitySeattle AreaDenver AreaHouston AreaNashvilleCharlottePortland AreaMidwestCincinnatiPittsburghOklahoma CityWashingtonBirminghamEast North CentralSt. LouisIndianapolisSan FranciscoUnited StatesIllinoisSacramentoColumbus AreaJacksonvilleAtlanta AreaAustin AreaSan DiegoDecatur AreaHartford AreaLouisvillePhoenix AreaBoston AreaChicago AreaSan AntonioRiversideVirginia BeachMilwaukeeDetroit AreaTampa AreaRichmond AreaBaltimoreNew York AreaOrlando AreaClevelandProvidencePhiladelphiaBuffalo AreaLos AngelesLas VegasMiami AreaMemphis AreaNew Orleans53.237658%53.237658%53%832,621833k152.277296%52.277296%52%457,453457k251.698342%51.698342%52%508,219508k351.415664%51.415664%51%1,432,1541.43M450.475713%50.475713%50%2,724,4682.72M550.401929%50.401929%50%826,323826k650.194131%50.194131%50%1,502,2221.50M749.942501%49.942501%50%1,100,0521.10M849.925020%49.925020%50%2,501,5742.50M949.743168%49.743168%50%715,259715k1049.651507%49.651507%50%939,978940k1149.650785%49.650785%50%949,041949k1249.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M49.235990%49.235990%49%845,379845k1348.866203%48.866203%49%968,254968k1448.816995%48.816995%49%515,444515k1548.547447%48.547447%49%2,349,1262.35M1648.447362%48.447362%48%445,832446k1748.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.395550%48.395550%48%1,101,2181.10M1848.313743%48.313743%48%750,826751k1948.148944%48.148944%48%1,827,3411.83M2048.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.757862%47.757862%48%4,958,0674.96M47.644214%47.644214%48%859,666860k2147.460346%47.460346%47%756,021756k2247.375071%47.375071%47%546,696547k2347.365465%47.365465%47%2,097,6812.10M2447.350232%47.350232%47%731,768732k2547.276963%47.276963%47%1,251,0951.25M2647.269863%47.269863%47%41,70141.7k47.207221%47.207221%47%474,831475k2747.198100%47.198100%47%484,817485k2847.160781%47.160781%47%1,675,3741.68M2947.118464%47.118464%47%1,851,0711.85M3046.935192%46.935192%47%3,593,1563.59M3146.832265%46.832265%47%857,111857k3246.786330%46.786330%47%1,614,7601.61M3346.760558%46.760558%47%650,827651k3446.501081%46.501081%47%587,231587k3546.299539%46.299539%46%1,616,4721.62M3646.146851%46.146851%46%1,122,4821.12M3745.957733%45.957733%46%471,894472k3845.765902%45.765902%46%1,037,7941.04M3945.722984%45.722984%46%7,484,5167.48M4045.505111%45.505111%46%863,439863k4145.300554%45.300554%45%766,407766k4245.186148%45.186148%45%605,329605k4345.132078%45.132078%45%2,226,8422.23M4444.672243%44.672243%45%421,668422k4544.363776%44.363776%44%4,748,7354.75M4644.195458%44.195458%44%732,568733k4742.985990%42.985990%43%2,112,5742.11M4842.086664%42.086664%42%445,170445k4941.587196%41.587196%42%421,826422k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of the Decatur Area 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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State:
Illinois
County:
Macon
Principal City:
Decatur
Cities:
Decatur, Macon, Maroa
Townships:
Austin, Blue Mound, Decatur, Friends Creek, Harristown, Hickory Point, Illini, Long Creek, Maroa, Mount Zion, Niantic, Oakley, Pleasant View, South Macon, South Wheatland, Whitmore
Unincorporated Places:
Boody
Villages:
Argenta, Blue Mound, Forsyth, Harristown, Long Creek, Mount Zion, Niantic, Oreana, Warrensburg
ZIP Codes:
61749, 61756, 61818, 61830, 61882, 61925, 61937, 62501, 62513, 62514, 62521, 62522, 62523, 62526, 62532, 62535, 62537, 62539, 62543, 62544, 62547, 62549, 62550, 62551, 62554, 62573
Unified School Districts:
Argenta-Oreana 1, Central A & M 21, Cerro Gordo 100, Clinton 15, Decatur 61, Maroa-Forsyth 2, Meridian 15, Mount Pulaski 23, Mount Zion 3, Okaw Valley 302, Sangamon Valley 9, Warrensburg-Latham 11
Congressional District:
IL-13
State Senate Districts:
IL-48, IL-51
State House Districts:
IL-96, IL-101, IL-102
Neighboring Metro Areas:
Bloomington Area, Champaign Area, Lincoln Area, Springfield Area, Taylorville Area
Nearby Metro Areas:
Charleston Area, Effingham Area