Marital Status in the Charleston Area, South Carolina (Metro Area)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of South Carolina and the Charleston Area
Female Male
South Carolina
Charleston Area
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-31.108268%-29.368284%-31.108268%31%31.108268%6.143575%29.368284%5.446700%37.251843%37%94,83294.8k106,506107k-44.153586%-44.943048%-44.153586%44%44.153586%3.562113%44.943048%4.553840%47.715699%48%134,600135k136,423136k-12.506820%-3.686983%-12.628332%-2.796445%-16.193803%16%12.506820%12.628332%12.506820%13%49,36649.4k35,75835.8k-2.525638%-6.018705%-3.059795%-7.204096%-8.544342%9%2.525638%3.059795%2.525638%3%26,04726.0k7,221

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of South Carolina and the Charleston Area
Female Male
South Carolina
Charleston Area
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-31.108268%-29.368284%-31.108268%31%31.108268%6.143575%29.368284%5.446700%37.251843%37%94,83294.8k106,506107k-41.663468%-42.822558%-41.663468%42%41.663468%3.616132%42.822558%4.129980%45.279600%45%127,009127k129,458129k-2.281503%-1.134987%-2.775978%-0.806340%-3.416490%3%2.281503%2.775978%2.281503%2%10,41510.4k6,523-2.436098%-0.054020%-2.120491%-2.490118%2%2.436098%2.120491%0.423861%2.436098%2%7,5916,965-2.525638%-6.018705%-3.059795%-7.204096%-8.544342%9%2.525638%3.059795%2.525638%3%26,04726.0k7,221-10.225317%-2.551996%-9.852354%-1.990104%-12.777313%13%10.225317%9.852354%10.225317%10%38,95139.0k29,23529.2k

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of South Carolina and the Charleston Area
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1711.336%11.3%53.076%53.1%34.076%34.1%70.967%71.0%51.939%51.9%71.990%72.0%57.258%57.3%68.578%68.6%56.616%56.6%60.913%60.9%57.803%57.8%60.129%60.1%59.577%59.6%61.786%61.8%57.514%57.5%60.844%60.8%57.794%57.8%56.885%56.9%50.506%50.5%46.256%46.3%32.761%32.8%26.969%27.0%12.709%12.7%8.026%8.03%2.448%2.45%1.514%1.51%0.390%0.39%0.455%0.46%

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of South Carolina and the Charleston Area
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 177.095%7.10%5.234%5.23%13.495%13.5%9.692%9.69%20.690%20.7%15.226%15.2%25.098%25.1%18.735%18.7%27.300%27.3%24.682%24.7%26.725%26.7%22.022%22.0%22.440%22.4%19.782%19.8%19.899%19.9%18.142%18.1%17.845%17.8%13.211%13.2%12.909%12.9%9.157%9.16%6.521%6.52%3.497%3.50%1.818%1.82%0.896%0.90%0.090%0.09%0.511%0.51%0.406%0.41%0.000%0%

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of South Carolina and the Charleston Area
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 172.688%2.69%1.622%1.62%3.671%3.67%2.293%2.29%4.559%4.56%5.475%5.48%6.975%6.98%9.566%9.57%9.353%9.35%12.538%12.5%12.410%12.4%15.892%15.9%16.616%16.6%17.793%17.8%21.050%21.0%20.738%20.7%23.583%23.6%29.653%29.7%36.168%36.2%44.293%44.3%60.613%60.6%69.534%69.5%85.416%85.4%90.944%90.9%97.238%97.2%97.975%98.0%99.204%99.2%99.545%99.5%

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of South Carolina and the Charleston Area
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1778.880%78.9%40.067%40.1%48.759%48.8%17.047%17.0%22.812%22.8%7.309%7.31%10.669%10.7%3.121%3.12%6.731%6.73%1.868%1.87%3.062%3.06%1.958%1.96%1.366%1.37%0.638%0.64%1.537%1.54%0.276%0.28%0.778%0.78%0.251%0.25%0.417%0.42%0.294%0.29%0.105%0.11%0.000%0%0.058%0.06%0.134%0.13%0.225%0.22%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 South Carolina.
Scope: population of South Carolina and the Charleston Area
Charleston Area
South Carolina
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 - 172,55212,89412.9k37,34737.3k26,99127.0k27,75427.8k29,78029.8k28,56828.6k27,20527.2k27,40727.4k26,79426.8k17,95118.0k5,302369109

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of South Carolina and the Charleston Area
Charleston Area
South Carolina
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian2White1White HispanicOther2Black2Mixed2-26.270311%-1.352494%-7.006669%-28.722553%-1.825940%-6.334785%-34.629473%35%60.852822%4.517705%58.129612%4.987110%65.370527%65%10,64710.6k-28.601648%-2.132754%-11.905317%-24.930636%-2.370183%-11.415833%-42.639719%43%51.915714%5.444567%54.256562%7.026785%57.360281%57%390,481390k-38.075081%-3.531247%-6.550072%-37.813168%-3.084777%-6.551769%-48.156400%48%50.389885%1.453715%50.043196%2.507090%51.843600%52%17,95418.0k-38.850401%-6.202641%-10.424334%-38.928046%-4.844406%-8.153335%-55.477376%55%41.101970%3.420654%45.477695%2.596517%44.522624%45%9,238-46.641460%-4.652659%-11.506928%-47.641451%-5.243492%-10.383560%-62.801048%63%30.240313%6.958639%29.490056%7.241441%37.198952%37%152,343152k-53.290387%-1.694747%-12.715560%-50.637039%-2.776207%-12.467488%-67.700694%68%28.840436%3.458870%30.551472%3.567794%32.299306%32%10,09010.1k

Map of Marital Status by County in the Charleston Area

Married Marital Status by County#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
43.0%44.5%45.9%47.4%48.8%50.3%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
13.93%14.24%14.54%14.83%15.13%15.44%

Widowed Marital Status by County#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
5.38%5.47%5.56%5.65%5.73%5.82%

Never Married Marital Status by County#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
30.3%31.7%33.0%34.4%35.8%37.2%
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Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in the Charleston Area

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
22%34%46%59%71%84%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
5.9%8.6%11.3%14.0%16.6%19.4%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.5%5.1%6.6%8.1%9.6%11.2%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
5%17%29%41%52%65%
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Marital Status by Place in the Charleston Area

There are 32 places in the Charleston Area. This section compares all 32 of those to each other, the Charleston Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Charleston Area.

Married by Place#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Charleston Area, selected places in the Charleston Area, and entities that contain the Charleston Area
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Kiawah IslandSeabrook IsPinopolisRockvilleIsle of PalmsMeggettMcClellanvilleMt PleasantSullivan's IsReevesvilleBonneau BeachHollywoodJamestownSummervilleBonneauGoose CreekJames IslandRavenelUnited StatesSouthHarleyvilleSangareeSouth AtlanticS CarolinaMoncks CornerCharlestonHanahanLadsonFolly BeachAwendawCharlestonRussellvilleLincolnvilleSt. StephenN CharlestonSt. GeorgeRidgeville84.409654%84.409654%84%1,294181.198102%81.198102%81%1,369274.654752%74.654752%75%919372.727273%72.727273%73%104465.402844%65.402844%65%2,484564.924242%64.924242%65%857663.849765%63.849765%64%272757.018208%57.018208%57%35,41835.4k856.079116%56.079116%56%964954.687500%54.687500%55%1051053.893215%53.893215%54%9691151.546851%51.546851%52%2,3161250.943396%50.943396%51%271350.222329%50.222329%50%18,74918.7k1449.760766%49.760766%50%2081549.138523%49.138523%49%15,74315.7k1648.368503%48.368503%48%4,9511748.132969%48.132969%48%1,0571848.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.843943%47.843943%48%2331947.390224%47.390224%47%2,8602047.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.131400%47.131400%47%1,852,9301.85M46.935745%46.935745%47%3,4772145.877550%45.877550%46%271,023271k44.973993%44.973993%45%7,4362244.081936%44.081936%44%5,3372343.675509%43.675509%44%1,1362440.421456%40.421456%40%4222539.788547%39.788547%40%43,84343.8k2639.349112%39.349112%39%1332737.484885%37.484885%37%3102836.865672%36.865672%37%4942935.923962%35.923962%36%30,14230.1k3031.979978%31.979978%32%5753124.783550%24.783550%25%45832

Marital Status by County in the Charleston Area

There are 3 counties in the Charleston Area. This section compares all 3 of those to each other, the Charleston Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Charleston Area.

Married by County#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Charleston Area, selected counties in the Charleston Area, and entities that contain the Charleston Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#DorchesterBerkeleyUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticS CarolinaCharlestonCharleston50.261673%50.261673%50%58,87258.9k148.358807%48.358807%48%76,53776.5k248.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.131400%47.131400%47%1,852,9301.85M45.877550%45.877550%46%271,023271k43.003872%43.003872%43%135,614136k3

Marital Status by County Subdivision in the Charleston Area

There are 23 county subdivisions in the Charleston Area. This section compares all 23 of those to each other, the Charleston Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Charleston Area.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Charleston Area, selected county subdivisions in the Charleston Area, and entities that contain the Charleston Area
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Kiawah Is-Seabrook IsKiawah Is-Seabroo…Mt PleasantWandoJohns IslandBonneauWadmalaw IsMoncks CornerSummervilleReevesvilleUnited StatesSouthGoose Crk-HanahanSouth AtlanticS CarolinaJames IslandEdisto IslandRavenel-HollywoodCharlestonHarleyvilleWest AshleyMcClellanvilleCordesvilleCrossSt. GeorgeRidgevilleSt. StephenN CharlestonCharleston Cntrl83.002140%83.002140%83%2,715156.174856%56.174856%56%40,41540.4k254.829220%54.829220%55%6,710353.676740%53.676740%54%7,336452.821098%52.821098%53%4,166552.471483%52.471483%52%1,380652.216584%52.216584%52%10,90710.9k751.442911%51.442911%51%52,07052.1k850.000000%50.000000%50%936948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.640944%47.640944%48%48,48848.5k1047.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.131400%47.131400%47%1,852,9301.85M46.714417%46.714417%47%16,82716.8k1146.263345%46.263345%46%6501246.130645%46.130645%46%5,8121345.877550%45.877550%46%271,023271k45.123933%45.123933%45%2,2211444.985996%44.985996%45%27,94827.9k1544.630709%44.630709%45%1,8371642.003275%42.003275%42%1,5391741.414141%41.414141%41%2,3781840.336563%40.336563%40%1,5821939.703618%39.703618%40%2,0632038.685771%38.685771%39%2,3492131.217482%31.217482%31%23,70023.7k2222.095154%22.095154%22%6,99423

Marital Status by Metro Area in South Carolina

There are 17 metro areas in South Carolina. This section compares the Charleston Area to all of the metro areas in South Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Charleston Area.

Married by Metro Area#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Charleston Area, selected other metro areas in South Carolina, and entities that contain the Charleston Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Hilton Head IslandSeneca AreaMyrtle BeachGeorgetownGreenvilleCharlotteSpartanburgUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticS CarolinaGaffney AreaAugusta AreaCharlestonNewberry AreaFlorence AreaSumter AreaColumbia AreaGreenwoodBennettsvilleOrangeburg53.218644%53.218644%53%89,27889.3k152.338658%52.338658%52%32,76432.8k251.835456%51.835456%52%183,723184k350.895397%50.895397%51%25,94825.9k449.766245%49.766245%50%347,451347k549.651507%49.651507%50%939,978940k648.118797%48.118797%48%124,901125k748.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.131400%47.131400%47%1,852,9301.85M46.845730%46.845730%47%21,15621.2k846.148292%46.148292%46%216,687217k945.877550%45.877550%46%271,023271k1045.802795%45.802795%46%14,06114.1k1144.623614%44.623614%45%73,83273.8k1244.526624%44.526624%45%38,04838.0k1344.510196%44.510196%45%289,659290k1443.242787%43.242787%43%33,28733.3k1538.685247%38.685247%39%8,9391637.319109%37.319109%37%27,18127.2k17

Marital Status by Metro Area in the South

There are 381 metro areas in the South. This section compares the Charleston Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Charleston 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 Charleston Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Charleston Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FayettevilleNorth PortRaleigh AreaKnoxvilleTulsa AreaCape CoralDallas AreaMcAllen AreaHouston AreaWinston AreaGreenvilleNashvilleCharlotteChattanoogaPort St. LucieCincinnatiPalm Bay AreaOklahoma CityWashingtonBirminghamUnited StatesSouthLittle RockCorpus ChristiLakeland AreaDeltona AreaJacksonvilleAtlanta AreaAustin AreaSouth AtlanticLouisvilleS CarolinaLexingtonEl 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%715,259715k1249.651507%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%445,832446k2048.062966%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%731,768732k2747.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.198100%47.198100%47%484,817485k2847.131400%47.131400%47%1,852,9301.85M46.978227%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 Charleston Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Charleston 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 Charleston Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Charleston Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San Jose AreaSalt Lake CityRaleigh AreaMinneapolisDallas AreaKansas CitySeattle AreaDenver AreaHouston AreaNashvilleCharlottePortland AreaCincinnatiPittsburghOklahoma CityWashingtonBirminghamSt. LouisIndianapolisSan FranciscoUnited StatesSouthSacramentoColumbus AreaJacksonvilleAtlanta AreaAustin AreaSouth AtlanticSan DiegoHartford AreaLouisvillePhoenix AreaS CarolinaBoston AreaChicago AreaSan AntonioRiversideVirginia BeachMilwaukeeDetroit AreaTampa AreaRichmond AreaCharlestonBaltimoreNew 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%949,041949k1249.235990%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%123,770,934124M47.893501%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%731,768732k2547.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.276963%47.276963%47%1,251,0951.25M2647.207221%47.207221%47%474,831475k2747.198100%47.198100%47%484,817485k2847.160781%47.160781%47%1,675,3741.68M2947.131400%47.131400%47%1,852,9301.85M47.118464%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%471,894472k3845.877550%45.877550%46%271,023271k45.765902%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 Charleston 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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