Marital Status in the Columbus Area, Mississippi (Metro Area)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Mississippi and the Columbus Area
Female Male
Mississippi
Columbus Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-31.917151%-30.943825%-31.917151%32%31.917151%1.433983%30.943825%5.332028%33.351135%33%8,1217,494-40.940890%-42.335739%-40.940890%41%40.940890%8.996805%42.335739%4.786475%49.937695%50%10,41710.4k11,22111.2k-12.772586%-2.751703%-13.526877%-2.415044%-15.524289%16%12.772586%13.526877%12.772586%13%3,9502,870-3.938585%-7.679085%-3.075055%-7.703460%-11.617670%12%3.938585%3.075055%3.938585%4%2,956885
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 Mississippi and the Columbus Area
Female Male
Mississippi
Columbus Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-31.917151%-30.943825%-31.917151%32%31.917151%1.433983%30.943825%5.332028%33.351135%33%8,1217,494-39.392391%-40.028436%-39.392391%39%39.392391%8.240008%40.028436%4.323502%47.632399%48%10,02310.0k10,70310.7k-2.852692%-0.562651%-2.657112%-0.675291%-3.415343%3%2.852692%2.657112%2.852692%3%869641-1.548499%-2.307303%-1.548499%2%1.548499%0.756797%2.307303%0.462973%2.305296%2%394518-3.938585%-7.679085%-3.075055%-7.703460%-11.617670%12%3.938585%3.075055%3.938585%4%2,956885-9.919893%-2.189052%-10.869765%-1.739753%-12.108945%12%9.919893%10.869765%9.919893%10%3,0812,229
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 Mississippi and the Columbus Area
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1718.958%19.0%49.004%49.0%25.206%25.2%69.933%69.9%50.860%50.9%76.163%76.2%61.390%61.4%63.866%63.9%51.652%51.7%67.245%67.2%57.955%58.0%59.582%59.6%46.054%46.1%64.851%64.9%48.333%48.3%56.844%56.8%52.982%53.0%47.518%47.5%52.548%52.5%62.243%62.2%40.697%40.7%35.725%35.7%10.936%10.9%11.235%11.2%3.321%3.32%1.729%1.73%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of married females in age cohort
M percentage of married males in age cohort

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Mississippi and the Columbus Area
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 172.750%2.75%6.375%6.37%7.774%7.77%7.877%7.88%10.594%10.6%6.058%6.06%19.704%19.7%22.569%22.6%28.067%28.1%24.490%24.5%20.636%20.6%22.375%22.4%32.814%32.8%24.481%24.5%33.201%33.2%22.814%22.8%19.915%19.9%8.838%8.84%13.013%13.0%11.105%11.1%6.500%6.50%8.130%8.13%1.447%1.45%0.267%0.27%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of divorced females in age cohort
M percentage of divorced males in age cohort
1and Separated

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Mississippi and the Columbus Area
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1710.420%10.4%0.000%0%4.122%4.12%0.865%0.86%7.623%7.62%7.814%7.81%10.649%10.6%9.184%9.18%9.371%9.37%4.694%4.69%16.091%16.1%14.679%14.7%19.470%19.5%10.219%10.2%16.127%16.1%16.667%16.7%25.825%25.8%40.971%41.0%34.438%34.4%26.652%26.7%52.143%52.1%56.145%56.1%87.617%87.6%88.498%88.5%95.695%95.7%98.271%98.3%100.000%100%100.000%100%
F percentage of never married females in age cohort
M percentage of never married males in age cohort

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Mississippi and the Columbus Area
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1767.873%67.9%44.622%44.6%62.898%62.9%21.326%21.3%30.923%30.9%9.965%9.96%8.257%8.26%4.382%4.38%10.910%10.9%3.571%3.57%5.318%5.32%3.364%3.36%1.661%1.66%0.449%0.45%2.339%2.34%3.676%3.68%1.278%1.28%2.673%2.67%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.659%0.66%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.984%0.98%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 Mississippi.
Scope: population of Mississippi and the Columbus Area
Columbus Area
Mississippi
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 - 172541,1563,0362,1422,4592,4442,0421,8681,8662,2111,611509400
Count number of married in age cohort in the Columbus Area

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Mississippi and the Columbus Area
Columbus Area
Mississippi
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountWhite HispanicOther2Asian2White1Mixed2Black2-17.156863%-1.960784%-42.472795%-2.455296%-6.963963%-19.117647%19%69.117647%-0.000000%11.764706%45.387434%2.720512%80.882353%81%612-26.315789%-40.871294%-4.283585%-8.358456%-26.315789%26%70.175439%-0.000000%3.508772%-0.000000%43.150571%3.336094%73.684211%74%285-18.181818%-10.330579%-31.428940%-1.332646%-4.840512%-28.512397%29%71.487603%-0.000000%0.000000%57.583183%4.814719%71.487603%71%484-21.817903%-1.420236%-11.143098%-23.442589%-1.834082%-12.488619%-34.381238%34%57.250883%8.367880%54.632677%7.602033%65.618762%66%26,05226.1k-31.636364%-13.090909%-44.607950%-4.973936%-11.620330%-44.727273%45%53.090909%-0.000000%2.181818%32.754127%6.043658%55.272727%55%275-47.391864%-5.641889%-11.427299%-49.160832%-4.916432%-11.122480%-64.461051%64%27.754132%7.784816%28.156245%6.644012%35.538949%36%20,20620.2k
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in the Columbus Area

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
30%36%41%46%51%57%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
10.6%12.1%13.7%15.2%16.8%18.3%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
5.9%6.8%7.7%8.6%9.5%10.5%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
23.8%28.5%33.2%37.8%42.5%47.2%
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Marital Status by Place in the Columbus Area

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

Married by Place#14

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Columbus Area, selected places in the Columbus Area, and entities that contain the Columbus Area
0%20%40%60%Count#Columbus AFBNew HopeCaledoniaEast South CentralUnited StatesSouthColumbus AreaMississippiColumbusCrawfordArtesia77.607656%77.607656%78%811159.655689%59.655689%60%1,594258.925477%58.925477%59%680348.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M45.160078%45.160078%45%21,63821.6k44.629308%44.629308%45%1,062,5351.06M32.545777%32.545777%33%6,612430.645161%30.645161%31%114529.830508%29.830508%30%886
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 6 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the Columbus Area

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

Married by County#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Columbus Area, selected counties in the Columbus Area, and entities that contain the Columbus Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#East South CentralUnited StatesSouthColumbus AreaLowndesMississippi48.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M45.160078%45.160078%45%21,63821.6k45.160078%45.160078%45%21,63821.6k144.629308%44.629308%45%1,062,5351.06M
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 Columbus Area

There are 5 county subdivisions in the Columbus Area. This section compares all 5 of those to each other, the Columbus Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Columbus Area.

Married by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Columbus Area, selected county subdivisions in the Columbus Area, and entities that contain the Columbus Area
0%20%40%Count#31East South CentralUnited States2SouthColumbus AreaMississippi4556.252505%56.252505%56%5,614154.562648%54.562648%55%5,770248.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.919978%47.919978%48%5,126347.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M45.160078%45.160078%45%21,63821.6k44.629308%44.629308%45%1,062,5351.06M31.174977%31.174977%31%2,701430.345086%30.345086%30%2,4275
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 5 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Metro Area in Mississippi

There are 23 metro areas in Mississippi. This section compares the Columbus Area to all of the metro areas in Mississippi and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Columbus Area.

Married by Metro Area#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Columbus Area, selected other metro areas in Mississippi, and entities that contain the Columbus Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Picayune AreaCorinth AreaBrookhavenTupelo AreaLaurel AreaEast South CentralUnited StatesSouthGulfport AreaColumbus AreaMississippiHattiesburgJackson AreaMeridian AreaMemphis AreaVicksburgMcComb AreaWest PointGrenada AreaNatchez AreaGreenwoodOxford AreaGreenvilleStarkvilleClevelandClarksdaleIndianola51.709756%51.709756%52%23,06123.1k150.752674%50.752674%51%15,13815.1k249.940233%49.940233%50%13,78713.8k349.645493%49.645493%50%54,68654.7k448.859571%48.859571%49%32,77532.8k548.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M46.432920%46.432920%46%142,999143k645.160078%45.160078%45%21,63821.6k744.629308%44.629308%45%1,062,5351.06M44.410355%44.410355%44%52,54552.5k843.648116%43.648116%44%200,282200k943.311538%43.311538%43%36,69736.7k1042.086664%42.086664%42%445,170445k1141.596112%41.596112%42%18,91518.9k1241.577588%41.577588%42%17,23117.2k1341.223932%41.223932%41%6,6421440.344788%40.344788%40%6,9741540.268169%40.268169%40%16,93816.9k1635.962333%35.962333%36%11,49511.5k1735.825926%35.825926%36%15,83915.8k1833.435930%33.435930%33%12,71012.7k1932.316725%32.316725%32%13,59513.6k2031.668674%31.668674%32%8,4152131.329910%31.329910%31%5,9792228.419377%28.419377%28%6,24823
Count number of this marital status
# rank of metro area out of 23 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Metro Area in the South

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

Married by Metro Area#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Columbus Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Columbus Area
0%20%40%Count#FayettevilleNorth PortRaleigh AreaKnoxvilleTulsa AreaCape CoralDallas AreaMcAllen AreaHouston AreaWinston AreaGreenvilleNashvilleCharlotteChattanoogaPort St. LucieCincinnatiPalm Bay AreaOklahoma CityWashingtonBirminghamEast South CentralUnited StatesSouthLittle RockCorpus ChristiLakeland AreaDeltona AreaJacksonvilleAtlanta AreaAustin AreaLouisvilleLexingtonEl Paso AreaSan AntonioVirginia BeachGreensboroAugusta AreaTampa AreaRichmond AreaCharlestonBaltimorePensacolaDurham AreaLafayetteOrlando AreaColumbus AreaPhiladelphiaMississippiColumbia 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%715,259715k1249.651507%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%863,439863k4245.160078%45.160078%45%21,63821.6k45.132078%45.132078%45%2,226,8422.23M4344.629308%44.629308%45%1,062,5351.06M44.510196%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
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 Columbus Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Columbus 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 Columbus Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Columbus Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San Jose AreaSalt Lake CityRaleigh AreaMinneapolisDallas AreaKansas CitySeattle AreaDenver AreaHouston AreaNashvilleCharlottePortland AreaCincinnatiPittsburghOklahoma CityWashingtonBirminghamSt. LouisIndianapolisEast South CentralSan FranciscoUnited StatesSouthSacramentoColumbus AreaJacksonvilleAtlanta AreaAustin AreaSan DiegoHartford AreaLouisvillePhoenix AreaBoston AreaChicago AreaSan AntonioRiversideVirginia BeachMilwaukeeDetroit AreaTampa AreaRichmond AreaBaltimoreNew York AreaOrlando AreaClevelandProvidenceColumbus AreaPhiladelphiaBuffalo AreaMississippiLos 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%949,041949k1249.235990%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%1,851,0711.85M3046.935192%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%605,329605k4345.160078%45.160078%45%21,63821.6k45.132078%45.132078%45%2,226,8422.23M4444.672243%44.672243%45%421,668422k4544.629308%44.629308%45%1,062,5351.06M44.363776%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 Columbus 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.

For additional information about the data presented on this site, including our sources, please see the About Page.

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State:
Mississippi
County:
Lowndes
Principal City:
Columbus
Cities:
Columbus
Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Towns:
Artesia, Caledonia, Crawford
Unincorporated Places:
Columbus AFB, New Hope
ZIP Codes:
39701, 39702, 39705, 39736, 39740, 39743, 39759, 39766
Unified School Districts:
Columbus, Lowndes County
Congressional District:
MS-1
State Senate Districts:
MS-16, MS-17
State House Districts:
MS-37, MS-38, MS-39, MS-41, MS-42
Neighboring Metro Areas:
Starkville Area, Tuscaloosa Area, West Point Area
Nearby Metro Areas:
Tupelo Area