Marital Status in Bessemer, Alabama (City)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Alabama and Bessemer
Female Male
Alabama
Bessemer
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-36.597766%-27.347151%-36.597766%37%36.597766%7.400996%27.347151%5.710881%43.998763%44%4,3914,267-27.046174%-45.541010%-27.046174%27%27.046174%6.228728%45.541010%4.882520%33.274902%33%3,2453,227-19.034853%-2.235359%-13.409699%-2.854874%-21.270212%21%19.034853%13.409699%19.034853%19%2,5521,846-3.691483%-11.394365%-3.108739%-7.738527%-15.085848%15%3.691483%3.108739%3.691483%4%1,810358
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 Alabama and Bessemer
Female Male
Alabama
Bessemer
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-36.597766%-27.347151%-36.597766%37%36.597766%7.400996%27.347151%5.710881%43.998763%44%4,3914,267-24.262377%-43.554483%-24.262377%24%24.262377%5.651007%43.554483%4.346897%29.913384%30%2,9112,901-4.392399%-1.983295%-0.873223%-4.392399%4%4.392399%0.020882%1.983295%4.413281%4%527428-2.783797%-1.986527%-2.783797%3%2.783797%0.577721%1.986527%0.535622%3.361518%3%334326-3.691483%-11.394365%-3.108739%-7.738527%-15.085848%15%3.691483%3.108739%3.691483%4%1,810358-14.621571%-2.256242%-11.426404%-1.981651%-16.877813%17%14.621571%11.426404%14.621571%15%2,0251,418
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 Alabama and Bessemer
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%40%50%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 179.943%9.94%45.740%45.7%22.104%22.1%54.037%54.0%36.163%36.2%50.916%50.9%31.889%31.9%49.564%49.6%37.619%37.6%49.189%49.2%43.099%43.1%36.140%36.1%30.282%30.3%34.294%34.3%26.306%26.3%52.061%52.1%41.232%41.2%42.365%42.4%27.886%27.9%27.967%28.0%25.029%25.0%11.520%11.5%3.399%3.40%0.705%0.71%0.000%0%0.000%0%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 Alabama and Bessemer
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%40%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 174.398%4.40%6.726%6.73%15.409%15.4%20.083%20.1%28.543%28.5%28.544%28.5%33.449%33.4%32.286%32.3%29.189%29.2%29.514%29.5%31.840%31.8%43.860%43.9%32.629%32.6%27.572%27.6%33.713%33.7%17.197%17.2%24.900%24.9%18.227%18.2%4.990%4.99%9.166%9.17%15.295%15.3%8.456%8.46%4.114%4.11%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.902%0.90%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 Alabama and Bessemer
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 174.207%4.21%4.933%4.93%6.908%6.91%4.141%4.14%8.356%8.36%10.511%10.5%15.338%15.3%15.707%15.7%25.395%25.4%20.649%20.6%21.308%21.3%19.415%19.4%34.624%34.6%34.156%34.2%33.618%33.6%30.742%30.7%28.246%28.2%39.409%39.4%67.123%67.1%62.867%62.9%59.676%59.7%80.025%80.0%92.487%92.5%99.295%99.3%100.000%100%100.000%100%99.098%99.1%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 Alabama and Bessemer
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1781.453%81.5%42.601%42.6%55.579%55.6%21.739%21.7%26.939%26.9%10.029%10.0%19.324%19.3%2.443%2.44%7.798%7.80%0.649%0.65%3.753%3.75%0.585%0.58%2.465%2.46%3.978%3.98%6.363%6.36%0.000%0%5.622%5.62%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%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 places in Alabama.
Scope: population of Alabama and Bessemer
Bessemer
Alabama
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 - 171544691,0696528126655087195665233102500
Count number of married in age cohort in Bessemer

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Alabama and Bessemer
Bessemer
Alabama
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%100%CountAsian2White HispanicOther2White1Mixed2Black2-28.948015%-1.163410%-5.411495%-0.000000%100.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%60.466593%4.010487%100.000000%100%15-6.060606%-4.848485%-23.030303%-36.692864%-2.460080%-6.898703%-33.939394%34%44.848485%21.212121%51.066617%2.881737%66.060606%66%165-35.518293%-3.810976%-5.182927%-36.561661%-3.028882%-9.456968%-44.512195%45%55.487805%0.000000%47.284841%3.667648%55.487805%55%656-24.371773%-1.376936%-22.495697%-23.059533%-1.707519%-12.725748%-48.244406%48%38.468158%13.287435%54.895669%7.611530%51.755594%52%5,810-40.659341%-11.538462%-3.846154%-40.707375%-2.528299%-12.081391%-56.043956%56%17.032967%26.923077%38.835142%5.847793%43.956044%44%182-46.576540%-5.521926%-13.835082%-47.221345%-4.387122%-12.737503%-65.933549%66%25.242131%8.824321%28.987054%6.666976%34.066451%34%14,86814.9k
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by Tract in Bessemer

Married Marital Status by Tract#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
13%25%36%47%58%70%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
7.0%10.7%14.4%18.1%21.8%25.5%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.7%5.7%7.6%9.6%11.5%13.5%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
19%26%32%38%45%51%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Bessemer

Married Marital Status by Block Group#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
6%19%32%45%58%72%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
4%13%21%28%36%45%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
1.0%5.5%9.9%14.4%18.8%23.3%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
16%30%45%59%73%88%
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Marital Status by Place in the Birmingham Area

There are 110 places in the Birmingham Area. This section compares Bessemer to all of the places in the Birmingham Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bessemer.

Married by Place#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Bessemer, selected other places in the Birmingham Area, and entities that contain Bessemer
0%20%40%60%80%Count#County LineHighland LksMtn BrkCardiffSpringvilleSmoke RiseShoal CreekClevelandChelseaHighland LakeOdenvilleTrussvilleMinorEldridgeVanceMeadowbrookIndian Spgs VlgVestavia HlsHelenaThorsbySusan MooreWestoverAllgoodSteeleKimberlyMount OliveCaleraLake ViewMorrisHooverRiversideAlabasterVandiverPinsonRosaDoraBirminghamEast South CentralUnited StatesSouthAlabamaGarden CityBrooksideForestdaleJeffersonColumbianaMontevalloBessemerBessemerTarrantBirminghamFairfieldBrighton80.851064%80.851064%81%228173.994215%73.994215%74%2,814272.454155%72.454155%72%11,14211.1k372.413793%72.413793%72%21471.249618%71.249618%71%2,332570.015298%70.015298%70%1,373669.903762%69.903762%70%799769.418960%69.418960%69%681869.267442%69.267442%69%5,957967.134831%67.134831%67%2391065.526583%65.526583%66%1,9351164.301235%64.301235%64%10,35710.4k1263.822526%63.822526%64%5611363.302752%63.302752%63%691463.131814%63.131814%63%6371563.040046%63.040046%63%4,3921662.605042%62.605042%63%1,3411762.274348%62.274348%62%16,59316.6k1861.628610%61.628610%62%8,1511960.880664%60.880664%61%9542060.690789%60.690789%61%3692160.435213%60.435213%60%6112260.036496%60.036496%60%3292359.957401%59.957401%60%5632459.647537%59.647537%60%1,3202559.471496%59.471496%59%2,0032659.360178%59.360178%59%5,8822759.017113%59.017113%59%1,3452858.912595%58.912595%59%8562958.227810%58.227810%58%38,71838.7k3058.050847%58.050847%58%9593257.764370%57.764370%58%14,55214.6k3557.292882%57.292882%57%4913955.307974%55.307974%55%3,4754752.459016%52.459016%52%1925550.133191%50.133191%50%9416348.447362%48.447362%48%445,832446k48.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.878945%47.878945%48%1,881,0231.88M47.258486%47.258486%47%1817146.462513%46.462513%46%4407844.630249%44.630249%45%3,6038643.276573%43.276573%43%230,105230k39.586133%39.586133%40%1,4739434.454216%34.454216%34%1,99810229.830383%29.830383%30%6,47229.830383%29.830383%30%6,47210629.454478%29.454478%29%1,58210727.949199%27.949199%28%48,87748.9k10827.746244%27.746244%28%2,49310920.993521%20.993521%21%486110
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 110 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in Alabama

There are 585 places in Alabama. This section compares Bessemer to the 50 most populous places in Alabama and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bessemer. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 13,585.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Bessemer, selected other places in Alabama, and entities that contain Bessemer
0%20%40%60%Count#Mtn BrkTrussvilleVestavia HlsHelenaHooverAlabasterMadisonGardendaleFairhopeHartsellePrattvillePelhamOxfordSaralandMuscle ShoalsMillbrookScottsboroCullmanTillmans CornerDaphneEnterpriseBirminghamEast South CentralNorthportUnited StatesSouthAlabamaJasperFort PayneDecaturAlbertvilleHueytownFoleyAthensOpelikaHomewoodAlexander CityDothanHuntsvilleJeffersonOzarkFlorencePhenix CityAnnistonGadsdenMontgomeryMobileCenter PointAuburnTalladegaTuscaloosaTroyBessemerBessemerBirminghamSelmaPrichard72.454155%72.454155%72%11,14211.1k164.301235%64.301235%64%10,35710.4k262.274348%62.274348%62%16,59316.6k361.628610%61.628610%62%8,151458.227810%58.227810%58%38,71838.7k557.764370%57.764370%58%14,55214.6k657.278107%57.278107%57%21,29621.3k756.756283%56.756283%57%6,481856.423850%56.423850%56%8,195956.417526%56.417526%56%6,5671054.677815%54.677815%55%15,17215.2k1154.666887%54.666887%55%9,9041254.328025%54.328025%54%9,2451353.204290%53.204290%53%6,1021452.818050%52.818050%53%5,8291551.618555%51.618555%52%6,1871650.857003%50.857003%51%6,2311750.595334%50.595334%51%6,2891850.420168%50.420168%50%7,2601949.543286%49.543286%50%9,7632049.392694%49.392694%49%10,93910.9k2148.447362%48.447362%48%445,832446k48.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.236782%48.236782%48%9,5342248.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.878945%47.878945%48%1,881,0231.88M47.236577%47.236577%47%5,3932347.115908%47.115908%47%5,1952446.854991%46.854991%47%20,78320.8k2546.791494%46.791494%47%7,5472646.683694%46.683694%47%5,8492746.643478%46.643478%47%6,7052846.442993%46.442993%46%9,3162944.824807%44.824807%45%10,56710.6k3044.362083%44.362083%44%9,0373144.090442%44.090442%44%5,1483244.059831%44.059831%44%24,09524.1k3343.589744%43.589744%44%67,74567.7k3443.276573%43.276573%43%230,105230k42.936662%42.936662%43%5,0913541.448286%41.448286%41%13,96614.0k3639.482134%39.482134%39%11,43611.4k3738.126045%38.126045%38%7,0723837.574981%37.574981%38%11,15011.2k3937.536285%37.536285%38%60,64760.6k4036.904453%36.904453%37%58,31958.3k4134.100597%34.100597%34%4,4004233.992318%33.992318%34%17,43517.4k4332.228097%32.228097%32%4,2674431.398440%31.398440%31%25,63425.6k4531.224630%31.224630%31%5,0004629.830383%29.830383%30%6,47229.830383%29.830383%30%6,4724727.949199%27.949199%28%48,87748.9k4827.514695%27.514695%28%4,1664926.496026%26.496026%26%4,53450
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Bessemer to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bessemer. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Married by Place#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Bessemer, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Bessemer
0%20%40%Count#PlanoChesapeakeGarlandVirginia BchIrvingAmarilloBirminghamEast South CentralUnited StatesSouthAlabamaLaredoEl PasoOklahoma CityCorpus ChristiFort WorthArlingtonArlingtonHuntsvilleFayettevilleJeffersonLexington-FayetteJacksonvilleTulsaCharlotteSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonHialeahRaleighLubbockWinston-SalemDurhamLittle RockAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasColumbusGreensboroSt. PetersburgMontgomeryMobileTampaShreveportOrlandoAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…NorfolkMiamiMemphisBaton RougeNew OrleansBessemerBessemerWashingtonBirminghamAtlantaBaltimoreRichmond57.578439%57.578439%58%129,506130k152.305110%52.305110%52%97,53797.5k250.138594%50.138594%50%90,08090.1k350.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k448.649288%48.649288%49%86,37086.4k548.473062%48.473062%48%73,77673.8k648.447362%48.447362%48%445,832446k48.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.878945%47.878945%48%1,881,0231.88M46.981030%46.981030%47%84,47884.5k746.558929%46.558929%47%243,560244k846.457813%46.457813%46%224,637225k946.139372%46.139372%46%116,716117k1045.965381%45.965381%46%283,816284k1145.908243%45.908243%46%138,019138k1243.751105%43.751105%44%84,16484.2k1343.589744%43.589744%44%67,74567.7k1443.486083%43.486083%43%70,33770.3k1543.276573%43.276573%43%230,105230k42.899227%42.899227%43%109,656110k1642.699143%42.699143%43%294,107294k1742.656314%42.656314%43%134,875135k1842.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k1942.018657%42.018657%42%474,981475k2041.770669%41.770669%42%206,505207k2141.456165%41.456165%41%728,595729k2241.390009%41.390009%41%83,64383.6k2340.742721%40.742721%41%146,301146k2440.547232%40.547232%41%79,43079.4k2540.442215%40.442215%40%76,74876.7k2640.340439%40.340439%40%81,90481.9k2740.263690%40.263690%40%63,94863.9k2839.907888%39.907888%40%295,567296k2939.869326%39.869326%40%209,119209k3039.852215%39.852215%40%397,215397k3139.674300%39.674300%40%62,97763.0k3239.140568%39.140568%39%90,01990.0k3338.727687%38.727687%39%83,65883.7k3437.536285%37.536285%38%60,64760.6k3536.904453%36.904453%37%58,31958.3k3636.516643%36.516643%37%107,723108k3735.120519%35.120519%35%55,26655.3k3834.930146%34.930146%35%75,08275.1k3934.743792%34.743792%35%54,67754.7k4034.591555%34.591555%35%70,12470.1k4134.130003%34.130003%34%124,981125k4231.639052%31.639052%32%163,211163k4330.404410%30.404410%30%57,14657.1k4429.941547%29.941547%30%94,71294.7k4529.830383%29.830383%30%6,47229.830383%29.830383%30%6,47228.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k4627.949199%27.949199%28%48,87748.9k4726.937102%26.937102%27%102,973103k4826.884245%26.884245%27%136,972137k4926.357565%26.357565%26%48,15048.2k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Bessemer to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bessemer. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Bessemer, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Bessemer
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San JoseColorado SpgsVirginia BchBirminghamEast South CentralUnited StatesSouthAlabamaMesaWichitaEl PasoOklahoma CityFort WorthArlingtonOmahaSan DiegoJeffersonJacksonvilleTulsaLas VegasCharlotteAlbuquerqueSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonPhoenixPortlandRaleighSeattleSacramentoFresnoAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasKansas CityNew YorkSan FranciscoDenverIndianapolisLos AngelesOaklandLong BeachColumbusTucsonChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisMilwaukeeBessemerBessemerPhiladelphiaBostonWashingtonAtlantaBaltimoreClevelandDetroit50.903201%50.903201%51%412,320412k150.736762%50.736762%51%182,422182k250.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k348.447362%48.447362%48%445,832446k48.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.878945%47.878945%48%1,881,0231.88M47.775129%47.775129%48%179,151179k446.960737%46.960737%47%142,222142k546.558929%46.558929%47%243,560244k646.457813%46.457813%46%224,637225k745.965381%45.965381%46%283,816284k845.908243%45.908243%46%138,019138k944.590793%44.590793%45%155,967156k1043.516736%43.516736%44%494,945495k1143.276573%43.276573%43%230,105230k42.699143%42.699143%43%294,107294k1242.656314%42.656314%43%134,875135k1342.608360%42.608360%43%208,922209k1442.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k1542.199784%42.199784%42%189,112189k1642.018657%42.018657%42%474,981475k1741.770669%41.770669%42%206,505207k1841.456165%41.456165%41%728,595729k1941.434087%41.434087%41%499,057499k2040.860277%40.860277%41%213,754214k2140.742721%40.742721%41%146,301146k2240.588351%40.588351%41%235,410235k2340.158552%40.158552%40%155,820156k2439.918085%39.918085%40%154,477154k2539.907888%39.907888%40%295,567296k2639.869326%39.869326%40%209,119209k2739.852215%39.852215%40%397,215397k2839.694400%39.694400%40%150,023150k2939.360285%39.360285%39%2,736,5012.74M3039.306154%39.306154%39%295,734296k3139.068367%39.068367%39%212,453212k3238.533886%38.533886%39%257,789258k3338.528315%38.528315%39%1,238,0031.24M3438.272065%38.272065%38%130,316130k3538.043816%38.043816%38%143,386143k3636.461222%36.461222%36%245,648246k3735.666535%35.666535%36%153,920154k3834.991275%34.991275%35%774,654775k3934.130003%34.130003%34%124,981125k4034.058799%34.058799%34%114,098114k4131.639052%31.639052%32%163,211163k4230.116551%30.116551%30%140,104140k4329.830383%29.830383%30%6,47229.830383%29.830383%30%6,47229.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k4429.130336%29.130336%29%165,206165k4528.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k4626.937102%26.937102%27%102,973103k4726.884245%26.884245%27%136,972137k4825.309060%25.309060%25%79,70079.7k4922.633004%22.633004%23%122,402122k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of Bessemer 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:
Alabama
County:
Jefferson
Metro Area:
Birmingham Area
ZIP Codes:
35020, 35022, 35023, 35111, 35211, 35226, 35244
Unified School District:
Bessemer
Congressional Districts:
AL-6, AL-7
State Senate Districts:
AL-14, AL-16, AL-18, AL-19
State House Districts:
AL-15, AL-46, AL-56, AL-57
Neighboring Cities:
Birmingham, Brighton, Helena, Hoover, Hueytown, Lipscomb
Nearby Cities:
Fairfield, Homewood, Midfield, Pleasant Grove
Nearby Towns:
Lake View, North Johns
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Concord, Edgewater, McDonald Chapel, Rock Creek