Marital Status in the Lexington Area, Kentucky (Metro Area)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Kentucky and the Lexington Area
Female Male
Kentucky
Lexington Area
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0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-31.266357%-25.054983%-31.266357%31%31.266357%5.179343%25.054983%6.583364%36.445700%36%64,75264.8k71,22071.2k-45.094593%-48.185587%-45.094593%45%45.094593%3.879892%48.185587%3.171305%48.974485%49%93,39093.4k95,70395.7k-12.436161%-3.795768%-13.988690%-2.698045%-16.231929%16%12.436161%13.988690%12.436161%12%33,61633.6k24,30224.3k-2.143654%-5.263467%-3.016070%-7.056624%-7.407121%7%2.143654%3.016070%2.143654%2%15,34015.3k4,189

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Kentucky and the Lexington Area
Female Male
Kentucky
Lexington Area
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-31.266357%-25.054983%-31.266357%31%31.266357%5.179343%25.054983%6.583364%36.445700%36%64,75264.8k71,22071.2k-43.368840%-46.289425%-43.368840%43%43.368840%3.234781%46.289425%2.713874%46.603621%47%89,81689.8k91,07091.1k-1.800280%-0.361015%-1.835999%-0.721546%-2.161296%2%1.800280%1.835999%1.800280%2%4,4763,518-1.725753%-1.896163%-1.725753%2%1.725753%0.645111%1.896163%0.457431%2.370864%2%3,5744,633-2.143654%-5.263467%-3.016070%-7.056624%-7.407121%7%2.143654%3.016070%2.143654%2%15,34015.3k4,189-10.635881%-3.434752%-12.152691%-1.976499%-14.070633%14%10.635881%12.152691%10.635881%11%29,14029.1k20,78420.8k

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Kentucky and the Lexington Area
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1716.122%16.1%58.830%58.8%34.890%34.9%71.083%71.1%55.466%55.5%74.898%74.9%58.252%58.3%69.417%69.4%57.791%57.8%65.034%65.0%58.708%58.7%63.355%63.4%61.486%61.5%62.401%62.4%63.368%63.4%63.149%63.1%60.506%60.5%58.862%58.9%55.231%55.2%53.385%53.4%39.804%39.8%31.553%31.6%12.642%12.6%7.643%7.64%2.000%2.00%0.998%1.00%0.251%0.25%0.311%0.31%

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Kentucky and the Lexington Area
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1711.772%11.8%4.260%4.26%17.551%17.6%11.243%11.2%19.827%19.8%14.145%14.1%27.328%27.3%19.535%19.5%27.093%27.1%21.674%21.7%26.063%26.1%22.849%22.8%25.359%25.4%22.211%22.2%21.722%21.7%17.755%17.8%16.970%17.0%14.034%14.0%12.238%12.2%8.895%8.89%7.590%7.59%4.660%4.66%2.097%2.10%0.768%0.77%0.307%0.31%0.371%0.37%0.000%0%0.222%0.22%

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Kentucky and the Lexington Area
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 173.031%3.03%2.285%2.29%4.785%4.78%2.766%2.77%5.895%5.89%4.662%4.66%6.062%6.06%8.533%8.53%8.935%8.94%11.262%11.3%11.447%11.4%12.848%12.8%11.783%11.8%14.426%14.4%13.352%13.4%18.307%18.3%21.992%22.0%26.694%26.7%31.750%31.7%37.720%37.7%52.340%52.3%63.737%63.7%85.130%85.1%91.589%91.6%97.694%97.7%98.631%98.6%99.749%99.7%99.467%99.5%

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Kentucky and the Lexington Area
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1769.075%69.1%34.624%34.6%42.775%42.8%14.908%14.9%18.813%18.8%6.295%6.29%8.358%8.36%2.515%2.52%6.181%6.18%2.030%2.03%3.783%3.78%0.947%0.95%1.372%1.37%0.962%0.96%1.557%1.56%0.789%0.79%0.532%0.53%0.410%0.41%0.780%0.78%0.000%0%0.266%0.27%0.050%0.05%0.132%0.13%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the metro areas in Kentucky.
Scope: population of Kentucky and the Lexington Area
Lexington Area
Kentucky
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 - 172,3388,76423,70823.7k17,68817.7k19,15019.2k20,41220.4k19,73819.7k20,62020.6k19,77619.8k19,26719.3k12,74412.7k4,59724150

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Kentucky and the Lexington Area
Lexington Area
Kentucky
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian2White1Other2White HispanicMixed2Black2-32.270371%-0.449966%-3.218233%-29.854293%-0.822685%-5.131137%-35.938570%36%61.224689%2.836741%61.257566%2.934320%64.061430%64%10,22310.2k-30.387194%-1.789500%-12.735391%-25.566175%-2.089189%-13.341823%-44.912086%45%49.875158%5.212756%52.013461%6.989352%55.087914%55%323,610324k-40.873473%-3.526158%-8.135515%-41.748100%-3.357763%-9.717698%-52.535146%53%46.254897%1.209956%42.956026%2.220413%47.464854%47%8,678-45.427454%-4.805364%-8.176569%-39.236653%-2.855777%-10.003187%-58.409387%58%40.054014%1.536599%45.419920%2.484462%41.590613%42%10,73810.7k-59.409808%-1.822653%-7.362939%-51.832547%-2.062385%-11.420070%-68.595400%69%28.627224%2.777376%30.262672%4.422327%31.404600%31%6,913-51.487603%-2.854782%-14.850059%-49.934811%-3.464618%-13.969603%-69.192444%69%26.302243%4.505313%27.506310%5.124657%30.807556%31%42,35042.4k

Map of Marital Status by County in the Lexington Area

Married Marital Status by County#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
42.8%45.8%48.7%51.5%54.4%57.4%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
12.4%13.6%14.8%15.9%17.1%18.3%

Widowed Marital Status by County#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
4.4%5.0%5.6%6.2%6.8%7.5%

Never Married Marital Status by County#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
23.1%26.2%29.3%32.4%35.4%38.6%
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Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in the Lexington Area

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
32%40%48%55%62%70%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
6.7%9.2%11.6%14.1%16.5%19.0%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.3%4.2%5.1%6.0%6.9%7.9%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
18%25%31%37%43%50%
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Marital Status by Place in the Lexington Area

There are 14 places that are fully or partially contained within the Lexington Area (12 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 14 of those to each other, the Lexington Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lexington Area.

Married by Place#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Lexington Area, selected places in the Lexington Area, and entities that contain the Lexington Area
0%20%40%60%Count#High BridgeSadievilleGeorgetownNicholasvilleKentuckyEast South CentralUnited StatesSouthLexingtonStamping GroundVersaillesCorinthWinchesterN MiddletownLexington-FayetteMidwayMillersburgWilmoreParis74.621212%74.621212%75%197161.463415%61.463415%61%126252.303601%52.303601%52%12,78312.8k351.156744%51.156744%51%11,60911.6k449.732146%49.732146%50%1,775,1831.78M48.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M46.978227%46.978227%47%189,093189k46.727549%46.727549%47%307546.373200%46.373200%46%3,350645.270270%45.270270%45%67743.867925%43.867925%44%6,603843.594010%43.594010%44%262942.899227%42.899227%43%109,656110k1042.624113%42.624113%43%6011142.249657%42.249657%42%3081239.123569%39.123569%39%1,9821336.851475%36.851475%37%2,89814

Marital Status by County in the Lexington Area

There are 6 counties in the Lexington Area. This section compares all 6 of those to each other, the Lexington Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lexington Area.

Married by County#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Lexington Area, selected counties in the Lexington Area, and entities that contain the Lexington Area
0%20%40%Count#ScottWoodfordJessamineClarkKentuckyEast South CentralUnited StatesSouthBourbonLexingtonFayette57.315376%57.315376%57%23,06623.1k156.306220%56.306220%56%11,76811.8k253.440186%53.440186%53%21,63921.6k352.611439%52.611439%53%15,26115.3k449.732146%49.732146%50%1,775,1831.78M48.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.385581%47.385581%47%7,703546.978227%46.978227%47%189,093189k42.899227%42.899227%43%109,656110k6

Marital Status by County Subdivision in the Lexington Area

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

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Lexington Area, selected county subdivisions in the Lexington Area, and entities that contain the Lexington Area
0%20%40%60%Count#S WoodfordKeeneFord-BoonesboroughStamping GroundSadievilleSE ClarkLexington-Fayette SWLexington-Fayette …GeorgetownVersaillesMillersburgNicholasvilleN MiddletownWinchesterLexington-Fayette NELexington-Fayette …MidwayKentuckyEast South CentralUnited StatesSouthWilmoreLexingtonParisLexington-Fayette NWLexington-Fayette …Lexington-Fayette SELexington-Fayette …Lexington-Fayette CntrlLexington-Fayette …69.841753%69.841753%70%2,295169.757489%69.757489%70%3,912265.175439%65.175439%65%1,486364.692737%64.692737%65%3,474460.306243%60.306243%60%1,536560.221938%60.221938%60%1,411659.283464%59.283464%59%20,13820.1k755.854239%55.854239%56%18,05618.1k854.161633%54.161633%54%8,518951.707577%51.707577%52%9691051.664059%51.664059%52%14,53014.5k1150.907150%50.907150%51%9541250.705381%50.705381%51%12,36412.4k1350.663981%50.663981%51%20,37320.4k1450.609433%50.609433%51%9551549.732146%49.732146%50%1,775,1831.78M48.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.292899%47.292899%47%3,1971646.978227%46.978227%47%189,093189k46.210425%46.210425%46%5,7801744.768246%44.768246%45%10,35410.4k1844.379628%44.379628%44%25,71425.7k1932.957365%32.957365%33%33,07733.1k20

Marital Status by Metro Area in Kentucky

There are 26 metro areas in Kentucky. This section compares the Lexington Area to all of the metro areas in Kentucky and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lexington Area.

Married by Metro Area#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Lexington Area, selected other metro areas in Kentucky, and entities that contain the Lexington Area
0%20%40%Count#Glasgow AreaBardstownCentral CityOwensboroMayfield AreaMadisonvilleElizabethtownClarksvilleMaysvillePaducah AreaEvansvilleUnion CitySomerset AreaMount SterlingLondon AreaKentuckyHuntingtonBowling GreenFrankfortCincinnatiDanville AreaEast South CentralUnited StatesSouthLouisvilleLexingtonMiddlesboroughRichmond AreaMurray AreaCampbellsville54.435305%54.435305%54%23,36223.4k154.097072%54.097072%54%19,27119.3k254.079498%54.079498%54%13,95914.0k353.337413%53.337413%53%49,67949.7k453.270215%53.270215%53%15,92315.9k553.163273%53.163273%53%19,92419.9k653.005861%53.005861%53%63,48363.5k752.698839%52.698839%53%112,248112k851.543739%51.543739%52%7,212950.948818%50.948818%51%40,78340.8k1050.593625%50.593625%51%129,206129k1150.375422%50.375422%50%15,36415.4k1250.170451%50.170451%50%26,04926.0k1350.149383%50.149383%50%18,46418.5k1449.954101%49.954101%50%51,15251.2k1549.732146%49.732146%50%1,775,1831.78M49.551222%49.551222%50%147,623148k1649.397581%49.397581%49%66,82966.8k1749.341736%49.341736%49%28,97129.0k1849.235990%49.235990%49%845,379845k1949.010359%49.010359%49%21,71621.7k2048.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.198100%47.198100%47%484,817485k2146.978227%46.978227%47%189,093189k2246.065192%46.065192%46%10,47210.5k2345.421053%45.421053%45%38,95939.0k2445.011128%45.011128%45%14,56214.6k2544.181107%44.181107%44%9,15326

Marital Status by Metro Area in the South

There are 381 metro areas in the South. This section compares the Lexington Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lexington Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 445,227.

Married by Metro Area#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Lexington Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Lexington Area
0%20%40%Count#FayettevilleNorth PortRaleigh AreaKnoxvilleTulsa AreaCape CoralDallas AreaMcAllen AreaHouston AreaWinston AreaGreenvilleNashvilleKentuckyCharlotteChattanoogaPort St. LucieCincinnatiPalm Bay AreaOklahoma CityWashingtonBirminghamEast South CentralUnited StatesSouthLittle RockCorpus ChristiLakeland AreaDeltona AreaJacksonvilleAtlanta AreaAustin AreaLouisvilleLexingtonEl Paso AreaSan AntonioVirginia BeachGreensboroAugusta AreaTampa AreaRichmond AreaCharlestonBaltimorePensacolaDurham AreaLafayetteOrlando AreaPhiladelphiaColumbia AreaJackson AreaBaton RougeMiami AreaShreveportMemphis AreaNew Orleans54.495407%54.495407%54%214,210214k152.261106%52.261106%52%337,786338k251.698342%51.698342%52%508,219508k351.452364%51.452364%51%364,416364k450.640237%50.640237%51%388,520389k550.559015%50.559015%51%291,272291k650.475713%50.475713%50%2,724,4682.72M750.190388%50.190388%50%297,892298k849.925020%49.925020%50%2,501,5742.50M949.879848%49.879848%50%264,443264k1049.766245%49.766245%50%347,451347k1149.743168%49.743168%50%715,259715k1249.732146%49.732146%50%1,775,1831.78M49.651507%49.651507%50%939,978940k1349.647273%49.647273%50%221,826222k1449.623568%49.623568%50%186,468186k1549.235990%49.235990%49%845,379845k1649.139430%49.139430%49%233,429233k1748.816995%48.816995%49%515,444515k1848.547447%48.547447%49%2,349,1262.35M1948.447362%48.447362%48%445,832446k2048.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.833418%47.833418%48%278,291278k2147.785277%47.785277%48%168,920169k2247.742785%47.742785%48%247,194247k2347.610472%47.610472%48%249,048249k2447.375071%47.375071%47%546,696547k2547.365465%47.365465%47%2,097,6812.10M2647.350232%47.350232%47%731,768732k2747.198100%47.198100%47%484,817485k2846.978227%46.978227%47%189,093189k2946.837536%46.837536%47%299,460299k3046.832265%46.832265%47%857,111857k3146.760558%46.760558%47%650,827651k3246.709781%46.709781%47%283,342283k3346.148292%46.148292%46%216,687217k3446.146851%46.146851%46%1,122,4821.12M3545.957733%45.957733%46%471,894472k3645.877550%45.877550%46%271,023271k3745.765902%45.765902%46%1,037,7941.04M3845.658436%45.658436%46%177,520178k3945.505698%45.505698%46%202,509203k4045.505420%45.505420%46%174,096174k4145.505111%45.505111%46%863,439863k4245.132078%45.132078%45%2,226,8422.23M4344.510196%44.510196%45%289,659290k4443.648116%43.648116%44%200,282200k4543.114596%43.114596%43%284,740285k4642.985990%42.985990%43%2,112,5742.11M4742.493240%42.493240%42%150,384150k4842.086664%42.086664%42%445,170445k4941.587196%41.587196%42%421,826422k50

Marital Status by Metro Area in the United States

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

Married by Metro Area#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Lexington Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Lexington Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San Jose AreaSalt Lake CityRaleigh AreaMinneapolisDallas AreaKansas CitySeattle AreaDenver AreaHouston AreaNashvilleKentuckyCharlottePortland AreaCincinnatiPittsburghOklahoma CityWashingtonBirminghamSt. LouisIndianapolisEast South CentralSan FranciscoUnited StatesSouthSacramentoColumbus AreaJacksonvilleAtlanta AreaAustin AreaSan DiegoHartford AreaLouisvillePhoenix AreaBoston AreaLexingtonChicago 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%715,259715k1049.732146%49.732146%50%1,775,1831.78M49.651507%49.651507%50%939,978940k1149.650785%49.650785%50%949,041949k1249.235990%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%445,832446k1748.395550%48.395550%48%1,101,2181.10M1848.313743%48.313743%48%750,826751k1948.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.148944%48.148944%48%1,827,3411.83M2048.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.644214%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%1,251,0951.25M2647.207221%47.207221%47%474,831475k2747.198100%47.198100%47%484,817485k2847.160781%47.160781%47%1,675,3741.68M2947.118464%47.118464%47%1,851,0711.85M3046.978227%46.978227%47%189,093189k46.935192%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

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of the Lexington 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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