Marital Status in the Morgantown Area, West Virginia (Metro Area)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and the Morgantown Area
Female Male
West Virginia
Morgantown Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-38.402344%-23.723092%-38.402344%38%38.402344%8.611667%23.723092%7.463841%47.014011%47%21,75821.8k28,38828.4k-41.230830%-0.472018%-48.699872%-41.702849%42%41.230830%48.699872%2.631982%41.230830%41%23,62823.6k24,89624.9k-9.670100%-2.026394%-14.019058%-1.679713%-11.696495%12%9.670100%14.019058%9.670100%10%6,6275,839-2.085058%-6.113254%-3.462155%-8.416110%-8.198313%8%2.085058%3.462155%2.085058%2%4,6451,259
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 West Virginia and the Morgantown Area
Female Male
West Virginia
Morgantown Area
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-38.402344%-23.723092%-38.402344%38%38.402344%8.611667%23.723092%7.463841%47.014011%47%21,75821.8k28,38828.4k-38.484979%-1.301106%-46.779113%-39.786085%40%38.484979%46.779113%2.518769%38.484979%38%22,54222.5k23,23823.2k-1.040045%-0.174258%-1.422329%-0.268727%-1.214303%1%1.040045%1.422329%1.040045%1%688628-1.916764%-1.920759%-1.916764%2%1.916764%0.829088%1.920759%0.113212%2.745851%3%1,0861,658-2.085058%-6.113254%-3.462155%-8.416110%-8.198313%8%2.085058%3.462155%2.085058%2%4,6451,259-8.630055%-1.852136%-12.596729%-1.410986%-10.482191%10%8.630055%12.596729%8.630055%9%5,9395,211
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 West Virginia and the Morgantown Area
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 175.627%5.63%43.696%43.7%32.492%32.5%72.363%72.4%56.071%56.1%71.800%71.8%62.719%62.7%70.732%70.7%63.905%63.9%64.475%64.5%62.512%62.5%63.613%63.6%67.721%67.7%61.730%61.7%59.952%60.0%56.103%56.1%63.240%63.2%53.060%53.1%55.071%55.1%41.442%41.4%30.501%30.5%23.034%23.0%10.124%10.1%5.397%5.40%1.015%1.01%0.554%0.55%0.951%0.95%0.320%0.32%
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 West Virginia and the Morgantown Area
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 176.330%6.33%4.145%4.15%13.592%13.6%8.901%8.90%15.698%15.7%12.150%12.1%18.283%18.3%18.853%18.9%19.006%19.0%20.484%20.5%23.297%23.3%21.958%22.0%18.920%18.9%21.414%21.4%18.884%18.9%13.719%13.7%18.939%18.9%11.798%11.8%9.303%9.30%6.861%6.86%4.763%4.76%3.076%3.08%1.558%1.56%0.202%0.20%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 West Virginia and the Morgantown Area
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 175.371%5.37%3.454%3.45%8.095%8.09%2.670%2.67%5.498%5.50%8.533%8.53%9.247%9.25%8.382%8.38%9.018%9.02%13.379%13.4%12.562%12.6%13.730%13.7%11.673%11.7%16.520%16.5%18.535%18.5%29.864%29.9%17.291%17.3%35.015%35.0%35.428%35.4%51.697%51.7%64.737%64.7%73.289%73.3%88.318%88.3%94.401%94.4%98.985%99.0%99.446%99.4%99.049%99.0%99.680%99.7%
F percentage of never married females in age cohort
M percentage of never married males in age cohort

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of West Virginia and the Morgantown Area
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1782.673%82.7%48.705%48.7%45.821%45.8%16.066%16.1%22.732%22.7%7.517%7.52%9.751%9.75%2.033%2.03%8.071%8.07%1.661%1.66%1.629%1.63%0.699%0.70%1.686%1.69%0.337%0.34%2.629%2.63%0.313%0.31%0.531%0.53%0.127%0.13%0.198%0.20%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.600%0.60%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of widowed females in age cohort
M percentage of widowed males in age cohort

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the metro areas in West Virginia.
Scope: population of West Virginia and the Morgantown Area
Morgantown Area
West Virginia
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 - 173412,4896,4204,9075,4955,2624,9544,3864,7784,7453,1681,5045223
Count number of married in age cohort in the Morgantown Area

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of West Virginia and the Morgantown Area
Morgantown Area
West Virginia
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountWhite1Asian2White HispanicBlack2Other2Mixed2-41.150884%-0.947831%-9.767981%-26.064297%-1.468881%-13.456072%-51.866696%52%42.716990%5.416314%51.052392%7.958357%48.133304%48%105,293105k-46.840149%-1.993917%-3.210544%-30.360881%-0.669848%-5.383907%-52.044610%52%47.042920%0.912470%60.311480%3.273884%47.955390%48%2,959-62.176166%-3.886010%-4.533679%-41.005789%-2.228654%-10.123010%-70.595855%71%24.676166%4.727979%43.314038%3.328509%29.404145%29%1,544-59.609797%-3.569946%-10.481528%-49.678149%-3.364114%-12.100080%-73.661270%74%24.678290%1.660440%29.081574%5.776083%26.338730%26%4,818-67.844093%-0.852619%-5.359318%-43.652393%-5.415617%-13.312343%-74.056029%74%25.213155%0.730816%33.803526%3.816121%25.943971%26%821-64.922118%-1.246106%-9.408100%-45.294665%-1.822368%-13.413021%-75.576324%76%23.489097%0.934579%34.095919%5.374026%24.423676%24%1,605
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County in the Morgantown Area

Married Marital Status by County#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
38.0%40.9%43.7%46.5%49.4%52.2%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
9.8%10.5%11.2%11.9%12.5%13.3%

Widowed Marital Status by County#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
4.1%4.9%5.7%6.4%7.2%8.0%

Never Married Marital Status by County#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
26.6%30.9%35.2%39.5%43.8%48.1%
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Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in the Morgantown Area

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
24%31%38%45%52%60%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
8.1%9.8%11.5%13.2%14.9%16.6%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.0%4.7%6.3%8.0%9.6%11.3%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
21%30%39%47%56%65%
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Marital Status by Place in the Morgantown Area

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

Married by Place#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Morgantown Area, selected places in the Morgantown Area, and entities that contain the Morgantown Area
0%20%40%60%Count#PentressBlacksvilleAuroraBruceton MillsNewburgCassvilleBrandonvilleCheat LakeKingwoodBrookhavenWest VirginiaRowlesburgUnited StatesSouthMasontownAlbrightSouth AtlanticReedsvilleWestoverGranvilleTerra AltaMorgantownTunneltonStar CityMorgantown72.093023%72.093023%72%124171.428571%71.428571%71%75270.247934%70.247934%70%85365.217391%65.217391%65%30464.784053%64.784053%65%195555.179090%55.179090%55%570655.172414%55.172414%55%48754.641296%54.641296%55%4,250852.385082%52.385082%52%1,208951.038146%51.038146%51%2,1141049.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k48.856549%48.856549%49%2351148.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.868217%47.868217%48%2471247.386760%47.386760%47%1361347.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.585366%46.585366%47%1911443.502825%43.502825%44%1,5401543.499458%43.499458%43%8031643.234837%43.234837%43%5561741.459330%41.459330%41%48,52448.5k41.116751%41.116751%41%811826.952923%26.952923%27%5211924.146037%24.146037%24%6,77920
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 20 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the Morgantown Area

There are 2 counties in the Morgantown Area. This section compares all 2 of those to each other, the Morgantown Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Morgantown Area.

Married by County#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Morgantown Area, selected counties in the Morgantown Area, and entities that contain the Morgantown Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#PrestonWest VirginiaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticMorgantownMonongalia52.185869%52.185869%52%14,80214.8k149.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M41.459330%41.459330%41%48,52448.5k38.028328%38.028328%38%33,72233.7k2
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 2 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in the Morgantown Area

There are 8 county subdivisions in the Morgantown Area. This section compares all 8 of those to each other, the Morgantown Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Morgantown Area.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Morgantown Area, selected county subdivisions in the Morgantown Area, and entities that contain the Morgantown Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FifthFirstThirdWesternFourthWest VirginiaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticSecondMorgantownEasternCentral59.108103%59.108103%59%2,969157.421731%57.421731%57%3,118252.365349%52.365349%52%2,557351.386683%51.386683%51%12,61812.6k450.805329%50.805329%51%2,555549.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M45.043130%45.043130%45%3,603641.459330%41.459330%41%48,52448.5k40.035754%40.035754%40%14,10914.1k724.220914%24.220914%24%6,9958
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 8 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Metro Area in West Virginia

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

Married by Metro Area#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Morgantown Area, selected other metro areas in West Virginia, and entities that contain the Morgantown Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Point PleasantElkins AreaLogan AreaBluefieldFairmont AreaWinchesterParkersburgBeckley AreaClarksburgHagerstownWest VirginiaWheeling AreaHuntingtonCharlestonWashingtonWeirton AreaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticCumberlandMorgantown53.743412%53.743412%54%25,18925.2k152.806205%52.806205%53%13,00313.0k252.640428%52.640428%53%15,34115.3k351.576625%51.576625%52%45,12845.1k451.172735%51.172735%51%24,17424.2k551.141274%51.141274%51%55,27455.3k650.964829%50.964829%51%38,71938.7k750.717868%50.717868%51%51,57551.6k850.403875%50.403875%50%39,12539.1k950.207030%50.207030%50%105,492105k1049.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k49.727215%49.727215%50%60,61360.6k1149.551222%49.551222%50%147,623148k1248.628260%48.628260%49%89,60089.6k1348.547447%48.547447%49%2,349,1262.35M1448.513466%48.513466%49%49,57349.6k1548.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M44.855211%44.855211%45%38,35338.4k1641.459330%41.459330%41%48,52448.5k17
Count number of this marital status
# rank of metro area out of 17 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 Morgantown Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Morgantown 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 Morgantown Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Morgantown Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FayettevilleNorth PortRaleigh AreaKnoxvilleTulsa AreaCape CoralDallas AreaMcAllen AreaWest VirginiaHouston AreaWinston AreaGreenvilleNashvilleCharlotteChattanoogaPort St. LucieCincinnatiPalm Bay AreaOklahoma CityWashingtonBirminghamUnited StatesSouthLittle RockCorpus ChristiLakeland AreaDeltona AreaJacksonvilleAtlanta AreaAustin AreaSouth AtlanticLouisvilleLexingtonEl Paso AreaSan AntonioVirginia BeachGreensboroAugusta AreaTampa AreaRichmond AreaCharlestonBaltimorePensacolaDurham AreaLafayetteOrlando AreaPhiladelphiaColumbia AreaJackson AreaBaton RougeMiami AreaShreveportMemphis AreaNew OrleansMorgantown54.495407%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%297,892298k849.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k49.925020%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%484,817485k2846.978227%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%421,826422k5041.459330%41.459330%41%48,52448.5k
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 Morgantown Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Morgantown 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 Morgantown Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Morgantown Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San Jose AreaSalt Lake CityRaleigh AreaMinneapolisDallas AreaKansas CitySeattle AreaWest VirginiaDenver AreaHouston AreaNashvilleCharlottePortland AreaCincinnatiPittsburghOklahoma CityWashingtonBirminghamSt. LouisIndianapolisSan FranciscoUnited StatesSouthSacramentoColumbus AreaJacksonvilleAtlanta AreaAustin AreaSouth AtlanticSan DiegoHartford AreaLouisvillePhoenix AreaBoston AreaChicago AreaSan AntonioRiversideVirginia BeachMilwaukeeDetroit AreaTampa AreaRichmond AreaBaltimoreNew York AreaOrlando AreaClevelandProvidencePhiladelphiaBuffalo AreaLos AngelesLas VegasMiami AreaMemphis AreaNew OrleansMorgantown53.237658%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%1,502,2221.50M749.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k49.942501%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%1,675,3741.68M2947.118464%47.118464%47%1,851,0711.85M3046.935192%46.935192%47%3,593,1563.59M3146.832265%46.832265%47%857,111857k3246.786330%46.786330%47%1,614,7601.61M3346.760558%46.760558%47%650,827651k3446.501081%46.501081%47%587,231587k3546.299539%46.299539%46%1,616,4721.62M3646.146851%46.146851%46%1,122,4821.12M3745.957733%45.957733%46%471,894472k3845.765902%45.765902%46%1,037,7941.04M3945.722984%45.722984%46%7,484,5167.48M4045.505111%45.505111%46%863,439863k4145.300554%45.300554%45%766,407766k4245.186148%45.186148%45%605,329605k4345.132078%45.132078%45%2,226,8422.23M4444.672243%44.672243%45%421,668422k4544.363776%44.363776%44%4,748,7354.75M4644.195458%44.195458%44%732,568733k4742.985990%42.985990%43%2,112,5742.11M4842.086664%42.086664%42%445,170445k4941.587196%41.587196%42%421,826422k5041.459330%41.459330%41%48,52448.5k
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 Morgantown Area aged 15 and older. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Never Married: a person over the age of 15 that has never been married
  • Married: married and not separated at the time of the survey, including cases where one spouse is absent for reasons other than a separation
  • Separated: including legal and de-facto separations for reasons of marital discord
  • Divorced: and not remarried at the time of the survey
  • Widowed: and not remarried at the time of the survey

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect the marital status at the time of the survey.

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State:
West Virginia
Counties:
Monongalia, Preston
Principal City:
Morgantown
Cities:
Kingwood, Morgantown, Westover
Districts:
Central, Eastern, Fifth, First, Fourth, Second, Third, Western
Towns:
Albright, Blacksville, Brandonville, Bruceton Mills, Granville, Masontown, Newburg, Reedsville, Rowlesburg, Star City, Terra Alta, Tunnelton
Unincorporated Places:
Aurora, Brookhaven, Cassville, Cheat Lake, Pentress
ZIP Codes:
26374, 26405, 26410, 26425, 26440, 26444, 26501, 26505, 26508, 26519, 26520, 26521, 26525, 26534, 26537, 26541, 26542, 26543, 26547, 26554, 26562, 26570, 26588, 26590, 26705, 26716, 26764
Unified School Districts:
Monongalia, Preston County
Congressional District:
WV-1
State Senate Districts:
WV-2, WV-13, WV-14
State House Districts:
WV-5, WV-49, WV-51, WV-52, WV-53
Neighboring Metro Areas:
Clarksburg Area, Fairmont Area, Pittsburgh Area
Nearby Metro Areas:
Elkins Area, Somerset Area