Marital Status in the Boston Area (Metro Area)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and the Boston Area
Female Male
Massachusetts
Boston Area
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-34.561649%-33.984239%-34.561649%35%34.561649%5.023915%33.984239%5.426624%39.585564%40%705,743706k746,807747k-45.093079%-44.348990%-45.093079%45%45.093079%4.217626%44.348990%4.245318%49.310705%49%920,793921k930,278930k-8.830763%-3.464883%-9.508780%-3.575676%-12.295646%12%8.830763%9.508780%8.830763%9%251,075251k166,598167k-2.272968%-5.776658%-2.486049%-6.096266%-8.049626%8%2.272968%2.486049%2.272968%2%164,372164k42,88142.9k
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 Massachusetts and the Boston Area
Female Male
Massachusetts
Boston Area
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-34.561649%-33.984239%-34.561649%35%34.561649%5.023915%33.984239%5.426624%39.585564%40%705,743706k746,807747k-42.724695%-42.029467%-42.724695%43%42.724695%3.872876%42.029467%3.934409%46.597571%47%872,431872k879,093879k-1.431120%-0.572275%-1.523400%-0.548075%-2.003396%2%1.431120%1.523400%1.431120%1%40,90940.9k26,99927.0k-2.368384%-2.319522%-2.368384%2%2.368384%0.344749%2.319522%0.310909%2.713134%3%48,36248.4k51,18551.2k-2.272968%-5.776658%-2.486049%-6.096266%-8.049626%8%2.272968%2.486049%2.272968%2%164,372164k42,88142.9k-7.399643%-2.892607%-7.985379%-3.027601%-10.292250%10%7.399643%7.985379%7.399643%7%210,166210k139,599140k
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 Massachusetts and the Boston Area
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1714.030%14.0%50.441%50.4%36.253%36.3%68.937%68.9%51.610%51.6%71.714%71.7%59.982%60.0%70.385%70.4%61.757%61.8%69.287%69.3%63.661%63.7%66.603%66.6%64.500%64.5%67.443%67.4%65.982%66.0%65.952%66.0%63.232%63.2%61.761%61.8%54.099%54.1%46.542%46.5%25.782%25.8%18.025%18.0%4.564%4.56%2.830%2.83%0.834%0.83%0.531%0.53%0.466%0.47%0.427%0.43%
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 Massachusetts and the Boston Area
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 177.515%7.51%7.207%7.21%12.853%12.9%10.150%10.2%19.549%19.5%13.864%13.9%20.455%20.5%15.000%15.0%21.116%21.1%15.185%15.2%19.486%19.5%15.478%15.5%18.675%18.7%12.993%13.0%14.284%14.3%10.973%11.0%10.879%10.9%7.725%7.72%7.372%7.37%5.061%5.06%2.871%2.87%1.728%1.73%0.729%0.73%0.261%0.26%0.040%0.04%0.013%0.01%0.034%0.03%0.038%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 Massachusetts and the Boston Area
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 178.454%8.45%5.948%5.95%8.055%8.06%5.984%5.98%10.243%10.2%8.753%8.75%12.104%12.1%12.161%12.2%12.616%12.6%14.061%14.1%14.229%14.2%16.967%17.0%15.080%15.1%19.192%19.2%18.963%19.0%22.814%22.8%25.387%25.4%30.333%30.3%38.313%38.3%48.321%48.3%71.261%71.3%80.193%80.2%94.695%94.7%96.909%96.9%99.104%99.1%99.456%99.5%99.486%99.5%99.523%99.5%
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 Massachusetts and the Boston Area
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1770.001%70.0%36.404%36.4%42.839%42.8%14.929%14.9%18.597%18.6%5.669%5.67%7.458%7.46%2.454%2.45%4.511%4.51%1.467%1.47%2.624%2.62%0.952%0.95%1.746%1.75%0.372%0.37%0.771%0.77%0.261%0.26%0.501%0.50%0.181%0.18%0.216%0.22%0.076%0.08%0.086%0.09%0.054%0.05%0.012%0.01%0.000%0%0.022%0.02%0.000%0%0.014%0.01%0.011%0.01%
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 Massachusetts.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and the Boston Area
Boston Area
Massachusetts
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 - 1725,92525.9k100,018100k229,490229k181,744182k213,800214k231,293231k222,721223k206,384206k180,819181k165,708166k78,75378.8k12,65712.7k981778
Count number of married in age cohort in the Boston Area

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and the Boston Area
Boston Area
Massachusetts
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%CountAsian2White1White HispanicOther2Black2Mixed2-35.621745%-1.025752%-3.914198%-35.782394%-1.035487%-3.975363%-40.561695%41%56.199364%3.238941%56.007713%3.199042%59.438305%59%287,594288k-33.695383%-1.226177%-9.310355%-33.134047%-1.347403%-10.007622%-44.231916%44%49.800676%5.967408%49.092642%6.418286%55.768084%56%2,920,8662.92M-48.217059%-4.379276%-9.039688%-49.897992%-4.043445%-9.432516%-61.636023%62%35.884543%2.479434%33.977496%2.648550%38.363977%38%173,225173k-51.141173%-4.218919%-9.044873%-51.411715%-4.542962%-9.345092%-64.404965%64%33.206250%2.388786%31.985158%2.715074%35.595035%36%155,016155k-51.143267%-4.139364%-9.753662%-51.116142%-4.100762%-10.119707%-65.036293%65%30.716421%4.247286%30.499909%4.163479%34.963707%35%297,437297k-54.006504%-2.865193%-8.340307%-55.231504%-2.684211%-8.479470%-65.212003%65%31.602919%3.185078%30.582429%3.022385%34.787997%35%94,40994.4k
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County in the Boston Area

Married Marital Status by County#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
30%36%41%46%51%56%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
9.5%10.1%10.7%11.3%11.9%12.6%

Widowed Marital Status by County#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
4.34%4.71%5.07%5.43%5.79%6.16%

Never Married Marital Status by County#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
26%32%38%43%49%55%
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Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in the Boston Area

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
23%33%42%52%61%71%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
2.7%5.7%8.7%11.7%14.7%17.7%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
1.8%3.6%5.4%7.1%8.9%10.7%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
13%26%37%49%61%73%
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Marital Status by Place in the Boston Area

There are 132 places that are fully or partially contained within the Boston Area (130 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 132 of those to each other, the Boston Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Boston Area.

Married by Place#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Boston Area, selected places in the Boston Area, and entities that contain the Boston Area
0%20%40%60%Count#Hanscom AFBThe PinehillsDoverDuxburySouth DuxburyWinchesterBoxfordNewfieldsSharonTopsfieldLexingtonCochituateMedfieldEssexLynnfieldNeedhamHansonMarbleheadHinghamSwampscottGrn Hbr-Cedar CrstN ScituateReadingFranklin TownBelmontMarshfield HlsScituateKingstonHamptonBurlingtonWellesleyMattapoisett CtrNew HampshireOcean Bluff-Brant RockOcean Bluff-Brant …Methuen TownFraminghamUnited StatesNew EnglandWinthrop TownBoston AreaNortheastMassachusettsMiddleborough CtrBeverlyEverettBrocktonLowellCambridgeWhite Is ShrsBostonBridgewaterDevensDurham76.157205%76.157205%76%872174.523810%74.523810%75%939274.386921%74.386921%74%1,365370.756972%70.756972%71%888469.208939%69.208939%69%1,951568.856939%68.856939%69%11,59011.6k667.691532%67.691532%68%1,343767.600000%67.600000%68%169867.278643%67.278643%67%2,895966.422556%66.422556%66%1,8141064.714657%64.714657%65%16,91916.9k1163.981818%63.981818%64%3,5191263.502024%63.502024%64%3,1371363.430421%63.430421%63%7841462.772586%62.772586%63%6,4481562.391176%62.391176%62%14,76314.8k1662.084691%62.084691%62%9531762.001344%62.001344%62%10,14910.1k1860.921577%60.921577%61%2,7501960.875657%60.875657%61%6,9522060.464117%60.464117%60%1,4072159.995088%59.995088%60%2,4432259.965753%59.965753%60%12,25712.3k2359.370814%59.370814%59%15,51315.5k2458.904581%58.904581%59%11,97012.0k2558.846340%58.846340%59%1,2142658.511356%58.511356%59%2,6022758.445411%58.445411%58%2,9552857.942643%57.942643%58%4,6472957.881727%57.881727%58%12,41112.4k3055.442915%55.442915%55%12,52412.5k3854.021352%54.021352%54%1,5184751.878856%51.878856%52%576,565577k51.708177%51.708177%52%2,3465650.533070%50.533070%51%20,23920.2k6649.096078%49.096078%49%28,84128.8k7548.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M47.164914%47.164914%47%7,0878447.118464%47.118464%47%1,851,0711.85M46.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.385590%46.385590%46%2,599,0632.60M46.092050%46.092050%46%2,7549344.098398%44.098398%44%15,36315.4k10340.020994%40.020994%40%14,48814.5k11237.149652%37.149652%37%27,64927.6k12035.774308%35.774308%36%31,75931.8k12131.922562%31.922562%32%31,26431.3k12529.604773%29.604773%30%39712729.130336%29.130336%29%165,206165k12824.013072%24.013072%24%1,83712918.536009%18.536009%19%31413012.620300%12.620300%13%1,272131
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 131 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the Boston Area

There are 7 counties in the Boston Area. This section compares all 7 of those to each other, the Boston Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Boston Area.

Married by County#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Boston Area, selected counties in the Boston Area, and entities that contain the Boston Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#RockinghamNorfolkNew HampshirePlymouthMiddlesexEssexUnited StatesNew EnglandStraffordBoston AreaNortheastMassachusettsSuffolk55.756580%55.756580%56%139,760140k152.091033%52.091033%52%296,249296k251.878856%51.878856%52%576,565577k50.778142%50.778142%51%210,384210k349.887583%49.887583%50%649,460649k448.358170%48.358170%48%305,009305k548.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M47.460417%47.460417%47%50,17850.2k647.118464%47.118464%47%1,851,0711.85M46.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.385590%46.385590%46%2,599,0632.60M30.466987%30.466987%30%200,031200k7
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 7 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in the Boston Area

There are 201 county subdivisions in the Boston Area. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Boston Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Boston Area. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 27,773.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Boston Area, selected county subdivisions in the Boston Area, and entities that contain the Boston Area
0%20%40%60%Count#LexingtonNeedhamFranklin TownAndoverChelmsfordNatickN AndoverWellesleyNewtonTewksburyMelroseArlingtonTown of SalemSaugusPlymouthBillericaDracutGloucesterNew HampshireStoughtonTown of DerryMarlboroughMethuen TownBraintree TownPeabodyNorwoodWoburnFraminghamUnited StatesNew EnglandBoston AreaNortheastRochesterMassachusettsMaldenDoverWatertown TownWeymouth TownBrooklineQuincyBeverlyHaverhillMedfordRandolphRevereEverettWalthamLynnSalemBrocktonLowellChelseaLawrenceCambridgeSomervilleBoston64.714657%64.714657%65%16,91916.9k162.391176%62.391176%62%14,76314.8k259.370814%59.370814%59%15,51315.5k359.069583%59.069583%59%16,36716.4k458.596261%58.596261%59%16,95617.0k557.553191%57.553191%58%16,23016.2k656.322605%56.322605%56%13,52713.5k755.442915%55.442915%55%12,52412.5k855.195022%55.195022%55%39,73639.7k954.968627%54.968627%55%14,01714.0k1054.934124%54.934124%55%12,59212.6k1154.778919%54.778919%55%20,00820.0k1254.462807%54.462807%54%13,47913.5k1354.215848%54.215848%54%12,81512.8k1454.012882%54.012882%54%26,41526.4k1553.939875%53.939875%54%19,03719.0k1652.594104%52.594104%53%13,14813.1k1752.493551%52.493551%52%13,43113.4k1851.878856%51.878856%52%576,565577k51.445281%51.445281%51%12,22712.2k1951.148165%51.148165%51%14,23314.2k2050.759072%50.759072%51%16,45016.5k2150.533070%50.533070%51%20,23920.2k2250.095155%50.095155%50%15,00415.0k2349.302567%49.302567%49%21,87921.9k2449.183303%49.183303%49%11,92411.9k2549.170649%49.170649%49%16,15616.2k2649.096078%49.096078%49%28,84128.8k2748.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M47.118464%47.118464%47%1,851,0711.85M46.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.660650%46.660650%47%11,89111.9k2846.385590%46.385590%46%2,599,0632.60M46.271469%46.271469%46%23,57323.6k2946.166745%46.166745%46%11,83911.8k3046.059460%46.059460%46%13,40113.4k3145.874848%45.874848%46%21,50221.5k3245.102851%45.102851%45%22,60622.6k3345.010998%45.010998%45%36,21936.2k3444.098398%44.098398%44%15,36315.4k3542.646625%42.646625%43%21,67621.7k3642.550763%42.550763%43%21,24921.2k3742.374022%42.374022%42%11,96612.0k3840.242672%40.242672%40%17,94317.9k3940.020994%40.020994%40%14,48814.5k4039.292977%39.292977%39%21,64121.6k4139.097828%39.097828%39%28,20428.2k4238.057404%38.057404%38%13,84313.8k4337.149652%37.149652%37%27,64927.6k4435.774308%35.774308%36%31,75931.8k4532.858101%32.858101%33%9,7954632.811712%32.811712%33%20,17120.2k4731.922562%31.922562%32%31,26431.3k4831.327914%31.327914%31%22,39122.4k4929.130336%29.130336%29%165,206165k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Metro Area in Massachusetts

There are 8 metro areas in Massachusetts. This section compares the Boston Area to all of the metro areas in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Boston Area.

Married by Metro Area#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Boston Area, selected other metro areas in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Boston Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Barnstable TownNew HampshireUnited StatesGreenfield TownWorcesterNew EnglandBoston AreaNortheastMassachusettsVineyard HavenProvidencePittsfieldSpringfield53.260631%53.260631%53%99,68199.7k151.878856%51.878856%52%576,565577k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.885714%47.885714%48%28,91128.9k247.868734%47.868734%48%366,158366k347.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M47.118464%47.118464%47%1,851,0711.85M446.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.385590%46.385590%46%2,599,0632.60M45.437782%45.437782%45%6,653545.186148%45.186148%45%605,329605k645.060591%45.060591%45%49,64149.6k741.090411%41.090411%41%215,112215k8
Count number of this marital status
# rank of metro area out of 8 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Metro Area in the Northeast

There are 93 metro areas in the Northeast. This section compares the Boston Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Boston Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 116,313.

Married by Metro Area#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Boston Area, selected other metro areas in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Boston Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#ChambersburgLancasterTorringtonBarnstable TownWatertownYork AreaLebanon AreaNew HampshireManchesterConcord AreaPortland AreaBridgeportHarrisburgClaremontAllentownAltoona AreaWilliamsportReading AreaPottsvilleEast StroudsburgPittsburghAugusta AreaJohnstownGlens FallsNorwich AreaUnited StatesWorcesterBangor AreaYoungstownNew EnglandBurlingtonHartford AreaBoston AreaTrenton AreaNortheastKingston AreaJamestownMassachusettsErie AreaBinghamtonAlbany AreaRochesterNew York AreaScranton AreaAtlantic CityProvidencePhiladelphiaSyracuse AreaPittsfieldUtica AreaBuffalo AreaNew HavenSpringfieldState CollegeVineland Area55.077643%55.077643%55%68,27768.3k154.961769%54.961769%55%234,335234k253.724859%53.724859%54%84,08884.1k353.260631%53.260631%53%99,68199.7k453.081370%53.081370%53%49,31149.3k552.576183%52.576183%53%188,769189k652.116648%52.116648%52%57,65357.7k751.878856%51.878856%52%576,565577k51.453964%51.453964%51%171,547172k851.063521%51.063521%51%63,25863.3k951.029190%51.029190%51%224,358224k1050.910406%50.910406%51%387,194387k1150.303362%50.303362%50%232,230232k1250.267215%50.267215%50%92,83592.8k1350.199370%50.199370%50%343,315343k1449.676622%49.676622%50%51,84651.8k1549.311032%49.311032%49%47,52447.5k1649.043668%49.043668%49%164,952165k1748.880658%48.880658%49%59,65259.7k1848.869385%48.869385%49%68,09968.1k1948.866203%48.866203%49%968,254968k2048.690800%48.690800%49%49,29749.3k2148.656436%48.656436%49%56,40456.4k2248.302456%48.302456%48%51,85851.9k2348.153009%48.153009%48%109,342109k2448.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.868734%47.868734%48%366,158366k2547.681071%47.681071%48%61,75761.8k2647.670249%47.670249%48%219,327219k2747.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M47.426114%47.426114%47%86,01286.0k2847.207221%47.207221%47%474,831475k2947.118464%47.118464%47%1,851,0711.85M3046.970825%46.970825%47%143,176143k3146.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.817950%46.817950%47%71,75671.8k3246.673133%46.673133%47%51,00351.0k3346.385590%46.385590%46%2,599,0632.60M46.073726%46.073726%46%105,413105k3446.032207%46.032207%46%95,04595.0k3545.874958%45.874958%46%336,463336k3645.787450%45.787450%46%409,267409k3745.722984%45.722984%46%7,484,5167.48M3845.595160%45.595160%46%213,803214k3945.208534%45.208534%45%101,372101k4045.186148%45.186148%45%605,329605k4145.132078%45.132078%45%2,226,8422.23M4245.092654%45.092654%45%245,139245k4345.060591%45.060591%45%49,64149.6k4445.052594%45.052594%45%110,118110k4544.672243%44.672243%45%421,668422k4644.477981%44.477981%44%317,265317k4741.090411%41.090411%41%215,112215k4840.697490%40.697490%41%56,59856.6k4939.082589%39.082589%39%48,72748.7k50
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 Boston Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Boston 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 Boston Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Boston Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San Jose AreaSalt Lake CityNew HampshireRaleigh AreaMinneapolisDallas AreaKansas CitySeattle AreaDenver AreaHouston AreaNashvilleCharlottePortland AreaCincinnatiPittsburghOklahoma CityWashingtonBirminghamSt. LouisIndianapolisSan FranciscoUnited StatesSacramentoNew EnglandColumbus AreaJacksonvilleAtlanta AreaAustin AreaSan DiegoHartford AreaLouisvillePhoenix AreaBoston AreaChicago AreaSan AntonioNortheastRiversideVirginia BeachMilwaukeeMassachusettsDetroit AreaTampa AreaRichmond AreaBaltimoreNew York AreaOrlando AreaClevelandProvidencePhiladelphiaBuffalo AreaLos AngelesLas VegasMiami AreaMemphis AreaNew Orleans53.237658%53.237658%53%832,621833k152.277296%52.277296%52%457,453457k251.878856%51.878856%52%576,565577k51.698342%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%949,041949k1249.235990%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%750,826751k1948.148944%48.148944%48%1,827,3411.83M2048.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.644214%47.644214%48%859,666860k2147.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M47.460346%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%1,851,0711.85M3046.935192%46.935192%47%3,593,1563.59M3146.832265%46.832265%47%857,111857k3246.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.786330%46.786330%47%1,614,7601.61M3346.760558%46.760558%47%650,827651k3446.501081%46.501081%47%587,231587k3546.385590%46.385590%46%2,599,0632.60M46.299539%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 Boston 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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States:
Massachusetts, New Hampshire
Counties:
Middlesex, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Plymouth, Rockingham, Strafford
Principal Cities:
Boston, Cambridge, Newton, Waltham, Dover, Portsmouth
Principal Unincorporated Places:
Framingham, Durham
Cities:
Amesbury Town, Beverly, Boston, Braintree Town, Brockton, Cambridge, Chelsea, Dover, Everett, Franklin Town, Gloucester, Haverhill, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, Malden, Marlborough, Medford, Melrose, Methuen Town, Newburyport, Newton, Peabody, Portsmouth, Quincy, Revere, Rochester, Salem, Somersworth, Somerville, Waltham, Watertown Town, Weymouth Town, Winthrop Town, Woburn
Towns:
Abington, Acton, Andover, Arlington, Ashby, Ashland, Atkinson, Auburn, Avon, Ayer, Barrington, Bedford, Bellingham, Belmont, Billerica, Boxborough, Boxford, Brentwood, Bridgewater, Brookline, Burlington, Candia, Canton, Carlisle, Carver, Chelmsford, Chester, Cohasset, Concord, Danvers, Danville, Dedham, Deerfield, Derry, Dover, Dracut, Dunstable, Durham, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, East Kingston, Epping, Essex, Exeter, Farmington, Foxborough, Framingham, Fremont, Georgetown, Greenland, Groton, Groveland, Halifax, Hamilton, Hampstead, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Hanover, Hanson, Hingham, Holbrook, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Hull, Ipswich, Kensington, Kingston, Kingston, Lakeville, Lee, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Londonderry, Lynnfield, Madbury, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Marion, Marshfield, Mattapoisett, Maynard, Medfield, Medway, Merrimac, Middleborough, Middleton, Middleton, Millis, Milton, Milton, Nahant, Natick, Needham, New Castle, New Durham, Newbury, Newfields, Newington, Newmarket, Newton, Norfolk, North Andover, North Hampton, North Reading, Northwood, Norwell, Norwood, Nottingham, Pembroke, Pepperell, Plainville, Plaistow, Plymouth, Plympton, Randolph, Raymond, Reading, Rochester, Rockland, Rockport, Rollinsford, Rowley, Rye, Salem, Salisbury, Sandown, Saugus, Scituate, Seabrook, Sharon, Sherborn, Shirley, South Hampton, Stoneham, Stoughton, Stow, Strafford, Stratham, Sudbury, Swampscott, Tewksbury, Topsfield, Townsend, Tyngsborough, Wakefield, Walpole, Wareham, Wayland, Wellesley, Wenham, West Bridgewater, West Newbury, Westford, Weston, Westwood, Whitman, Wilmington, Winchester, Windham, Wrentham
Unincorporated Places:
Abington, Andover, Arlington, Ayer, Bellingham, Belmont, Boxford, Bridgewater, Brookline, Burlington, Cochituate, Danvers, Dedham, Derry, Devens, Dover, Durham, Duxbury, East Pepperell, Epping, Essex, Exeter, Farmington, Foxborough, Framingham, Green Harbor-Cedar Crest, Groton, Hampton, Hampton Beach, Hanscom AFB, Hanson, Hingham, Holbrook, Hopkinton, Hudson, Hull, Ipswich, Kingston, Lexington, Littleton Common, Londonderry, Lynnfield, Marblehead, Marion Center, Marshfield, Marshfield Hills, Mattapoisett Center, Maynard, Medfield, Middleborough Center, Millis-Clicquot, Milton, Milton, Milton Mills, Nahant, Needham, Newfields, Newmarket, North Lakeville, North Pembroke, North Plymouth, North Scituate, Norwood, Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, Onset, Pepperell, Pinehurst, Plymouth, Randolph, Raymond, Reading, Rockport, Rowley, Salisbury, Saugus, Scituate, Seabrook Beach, Sharon, Shirley, South Duxbury, South Hooksett, Southfield, Stoneham, Swampscott, The Pinehills, Topsfield, Townsend, Wakefield, Walpole, Wareham Center, Wellesley, West Concord, West Wareham, Weweantic, White Island Shores, Wilmington, Winchester
ZIP Codes:
01431, 01432, 01434, 01450, 01460, 01463, 01464, 01469, 01474, 01503, 01701, 01702, 01718, 01719, 01720, 01721, 01730, 01731, 01740, 01741, 01742, 01746, 01748, 01749, 01752, 01754, 01760, 01770, 01773, 01775, 01776, 01778, 01801, 01803, 01810, 01821, 01824, 01826, 01827, 01830, 01832, 01833, 01834, 01835, 01840, 01841, 01843, 01844, 01845, 01850, 01851, 01852, 01854, 01860, 01862, 01863, 01864, 01867, 01876, 01879, 01880, 01886, 01887, 01890, 01901, 01902, 01904, 01905, 01906, 01907, 01908, 01913, 01915, 01921, 01922, 01923, 01929, 01930, 01937, 01938, 01940, 01944, 01945, 01949, 01950, 01951, 01952, 01960, 01966, 01969, 01970, 01982, 01983, 01984, 01985, 02019, 02021, 02025, 02026, 02030, 02032, 02035, 02038, 02043, 02045, 02047, 02050, 02052, 02053, 02054, 02056, 02061, 02062, 02066, 02067, 02071, 02072, 02081, 02090, 02093, 02108, 02109, 02110, 02111, 02113, 02114, 02115, 02116, 02118, 02119, 02120, 02121, 02122, 02124, 02125, 02126, 02127, 02128, 02129, 02130, 02131, 02132, 02134, 02135, 02136, 02138, 02139, 02140, 02141, 02142, 02143, 02144, 02145, 02148, 02149, 02150, 02151, 02152, 02155, 02163, 02169, 02170, 02171, 02176, 02180, 02184, 02186, 02188, 02189, 02190, 02191, 02199, 02203, 02210, 02215, 02301, 02302, 02322, 02324, 02330, 02332, 02333, 02338, 02339, 02341, 02343, 02346, 02347, 02351, 02359, 02360, 02364, 02366, 02367, 02368, 02370, 02379, 02382, 02420, 02421, 02445, 02446, 02451, 02452, 02453, 02457, 02458, 02459, 02460, 02461, 02462, 02464, 02465, 02466, 02467, 02468, 02472, 02474, 02476, 02478, 02481, 02482, 02492, 02493, 02494, 02532, 02538, 02558, 02562, 02571, 02576, 02738, 02739, 02762, 02767, 02770, 03032, 03034, 03036, 03037, 03038, 03042, 03044, 03053, 03077, 03079, 03087, 03103, 03104, 03106, 03225, 03234, 03261, 03263, 03290, 03291, 03801, 03811, 03819, 03820, 03823, 03824, 03825, 03826, 03827, 03833, 03835, 03839, 03840, 03841, 03842, 03844, 03848, 03851, 03852, 03854, 03855, 03856, 03857, 03858, 03861, 03862, 03865, 03867, 03868, 03869, 03870, 03871, 03873, 03874, 03878, 03884, 03885, 03887
Unified School Districts:
Abington, Acton-Boxborough, Amesbury, Andover, Arlington, Ashland, Avon, Ayer-Shirley, Bedford, Bellingham, Belmont, Beverly, Billerica, Boston, Braintree, Bridgewater-Raynham, Brockton, Brookline, Burlington, Cambridge, Canton, Carver, Chelmsford, Chelsea, Cohasset, Danvers, Dedham, Dover, Dracut, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, Epping, Everett, Farmington, Foxborough, Framingham, Franklin, Freetown-Lakeville, Georgetown, Gloucester, Governor Wentworth, Groton-Dunstable, Hamilton-Wenham, Hanover, Haverhill, Hingham, Holbrook, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Hull, Ipswich, Lawrence, Lexington, Littleton, Londonderry, Lowell, Lynn, Lynnfield, Malden, Manchester Essex, Marblehead, Marlborough, Marshfield, Maynard, Medfield, Medford, Medway, Melrose, Methuen, Middleborough, Middleton, Millis, Milton, Milton, Nashoba, Natick, Needham, Newburyport, Newmarket, Newton, North Andover, North Middlesex, North Reading, Norwell, Norwood, Oyster River Cooperative, Peabody, Pembroke, Pentucket, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Quincy, Randolph, Raymond, Reading, Revere, Rochester, Rockland, Rockport, Salem, Salem, Sanborn, Saugus, Scituate, Sharon, Somersworth, Somerville, Stoneham, Stoughton, Swampscott, Tewksbury, Timberlane, Triton, Tyngsborough, Wakefield, Walpole, Waltham, Wareham, Watertown, Wayland, Wellesley, West Bridgewater, Westford, Weston, Westwood, Weymouth, Whitman-Hanson, Wilmington, Winchester, Windham, Winthrop, Woburn
Elementary School Districts:
Auburn, Barrington, Boxford, Brentwood, Candia, Carlisle, Chester, Concord, Deerfield, Derry, Dover, East Kingston, Exeter, Fremont, Greenland, Halifax, Hampstead, Hampton Falls, Hampton, Kensington, Kingston, Lincoln, Marion, Mattapoisett, Middleton, Nahant, New Castle, Newfields, Newington, Norfolk, North Hampton, Northwood, Nottingham, Plainville, Plympton, Rochester, Rollinsford, Rye, Seabrook, Sherborn, South Hampton, Strafford, Stratham, Sudbury, Topsfield, Wrentham
Secondary School Districts:
Concord-Carlisle, Dover-Sherborn, Exeter, King Philip, Lincoln-Sudbury, Masconomet, Old Rochester, Silver Lake, Winnacunnet Cooperative
Congressional Districts:
MA-2, MA-3, MA-4, MA-5, MA-6, MA-7, MA-8, MA-9, NH-1, NH-2
State Senate Districts:
NH-3, NH-4, NH-6, NH-14, NH-16, NH-17, NH-19, NH-21, NH-22, NH-23, NH-24
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-Bristol and Norfolk, MA-5th Middlesex, MA-1st Bristol and Plymouth, MA-1st Essex and Middlesex, MA-1st Essex, MA-1st Middlesex and Norfolk, MA-1st Middlesex, MA-1st Plymouth and Bristol, MA-1st Suffolk and Middlesex, MA-1st Suffolk, MA-4th Middlesex, MA-Middlesex and Suffolk, MA-Middlesex and Worcester, MA-Norfolk and Plymouth, MA-Norfolk and Suffolk, MA-Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex, MA-Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth, MA-Plymouth and Barnstable, MA-Plymouth and Norfolk, MA-2nd Bristol and Plymouth, MA-2nd Essex and Middlesex, MA-2nd Essex, MA-2nd Middlesex and Norfolk, MA-2nd Middlesex, MA-2nd Plymouth and Bristol, MA-2nd Suffolk and Middlesex, MA-2nd Suffolk, MA-3rd Essex, MA-3rd Middlesex, MA-Worcester and Middlesex, MA-Worcester and Norfolk, MA-Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Bristol, MA-1st Essex, MA-1st Middlesex, MA-1st Norfolk, MA-1st Plymouth, MA-1st Suffolk, MA-2nd Essex, MA-2nd Middlesex, MA-2nd Norfolk, MA-2nd Plymouth, MA-2nd Suffolk, MA-3rd Essex, MA-3rd Middlesex, MA-3rd Norfolk, MA-3rd Plymouth, MA-3rd Suffolk, MA-4th Essex, MA-4th Middlesex, MA-4th Norfolk, MA-4th Plymouth, MA-4th Suffolk, MA-5th Barnstable, MA-5th Essex, MA-5th Middlesex, MA-5th Norfolk, MA-5th Plymouth, MA-5th Suffolk, MA-6th Essex, MA-6th Middlesex, MA-6th Norfolk, MA-6th Plymouth, MA-6th Suffolk, MA-7th Essex, MA-7th Middlesex, MA-7th Norfolk, MA-7th Plymouth, MA-7th Suffolk, MA-8th Essex, MA-8th Middlesex, MA-8th Norfolk, MA-8th Plymouth, MA-8th Suffolk, MA-8th Worcester, MA-9th Essex, MA-9th Middlesex, MA-9th Norfolk, MA-9th Plymouth, MA-9th Suffolk, MA-10th Bristol, MA-10th Essex, MA-10th Middlesex, MA-10th Norfolk, MA-10th Plymouth, MA-10th Suffolk, MA-10th Worcester, MA-11th Essex, MA-11th Middlesex, MA-11th Norfolk, MA-11th Plymouth, MA-11th Suffolk, MA-12th Bristol, MA-12th Essex, MA-12th Middlesex, MA-12th Norfolk, MA-12th Plymouth, MA-12th Suffolk, MA-13th Essex, MA-13th Middlesex, MA-13th Norfolk, MA-13th Suffolk, MA-14th Essex, MA-14th Middlesex, MA-14th Norfolk, MA-14th Suffolk, MA-15th Essex, MA-15th Middlesex, MA-15th Norfolk, MA-15th Suffolk, MA-16th Essex, MA-16th Middlesex, MA-16th Suffolk, MA-17th Essex, MA-17th Middlesex, MA-17th Suffolk, MA-18th Essex, MA-18th Middlesex, MA-18th Suffolk, MA-19th Middlesex, MA-19th Suffolk, MA-20th Middlesex, MA-21st Middlesex, MA-22nd Middlesex, MA-23rd Middlesex, MA-24th Middlesex, MA-25th Middlesex, MA-26th Middlesex, MA-27th Middlesex, MA-28th Middlesex, MA-29th Middlesex, MA-30th Middlesex, MA-31st Middlesex, MA-32nd Middlesex, MA-33rd Middlesex, MA-34th Middlesex, MA-35th Middlesex, MA-36th Middlesex, MA-37th Middlesex
State House Districts:
NH-Rockingham County No. 1, NH-Rockingham County No. 2, NH-Rockingham County No. 3, NH-Rockingham County No. 4, NH-Rockingham County No. 5, NH-Rockingham County No. 6, NH-Rockingham County No. 7, NH-Rockingham County No. 8, NH-Rockingham County No. 9, NH-Rockingham County No. 10, NH-Rockingham County No. 11, NH-Rockingham County No. 12, NH-Rockingham County No. 13, NH-Rockingham County No. 14, NH-Rockingham County No. 15, NH-Rockingham County No. 16, NH-Rockingham County No. 17, NH-Rockingham County No. 18, NH-Rockingham County No. 19, NH-Rockingham County No. 20, NH-Rockingham County No. 21, NH-Rockingham County No. 22, NH-Rockingham County No. 23, NH-Rockingham County No. 24, NH-Rockingham County No. 25, NH-Rockingham County No. 26, NH-Rockingham County No. 27, NH-Rockingham County No. 28, NH-Rockingham County No. 29, NH-Strafford County No. 1, NH-Strafford County No. 2, NH-Strafford County No. 3, NH-Strafford County No. 4, NH-Strafford County No. 5, NH-Strafford County No. 6, NH-Strafford County No. 7, NH-Strafford County No. 8, NH-Strafford County No. 9, NH-Strafford County No. 10, NH-Strafford County No. 11, NH-Strafford County No. 12, NH-Strafford County No. 13, NH-Strafford County No. 14, NH-Strafford County No. 15, NH-Strafford County No. 16, NH-Strafford County No. 17, NH-Strafford County No. 18
Neighboring Metro Areas:
Barnstable Town Area, Concord Area, Laconia Area, Manchester Area, Portland Area, Providence Area, Worcester Area