Marital Status in Berkeley, Illinois (Village)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Illinois and Berkeley
Female Male
Illinois
Berkeley
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-33.740602%-32.086717%-33.740602%34%33.740602%9.927718%32.086717%5.852140%43.668319%44%718969-42.451555%-2.285287%-45.981097%-44.736842%45%42.451555%45.981097%3.652294%42.451555%42%952942-10.319964%-4.106728%-9.907492%-2.996812%-14.426692%14%10.319964%9.907492%10.319964%10%307229-3.560162%-3.535702%-2.520260%-6.507622%-7.095865%7%3.560162%2.520260%3.560162%4%15179
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 Illinois and Berkeley
Female Male
Illinois
Berkeley
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-33.740602%-32.086717%-33.740602%34%33.740602%9.927718%32.086717%5.852140%43.668319%44%718969-41.964286%-43.880447%-41.964286%42%41.964286%0.126746%43.880447%3.226883%42.091032%42%893934-0.563910%-1.422145%-0.499616%-0.563910%1%0.563910%1.103508%1.422145%1.667418%2%1237-0.360523%-2.412034%-2.100650%-2.772556%3%0.360523%2.100650%0.425411%0.360523%0%598-3.560162%-3.535702%-2.520260%-6.507622%-7.095865%7%3.560162%2.520260%3.560162%4%15179-8.652546%-5.210236%-8.485347%-2.497196%-13.862782%14%8.652546%8.485347%8.652546%9%295192
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 Illinois and Berkeley
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1711.538%11.5%21.429%21.4%17.857%17.9%37.349%37.3%66.460%66.5%56.647%56.6%49.239%49.2%80.357%80.4%65.134%65.1%62.115%62.1%75.168%75.2%47.085%47.1%53.488%53.5%51.295%51.3%58.763%58.8%62.416%62.4%58.974%59.0%66.013%66.0%51.639%51.6%36.882%36.9%18.919%18.9%20.979%21.0%10.185%10.2%0.000%0%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 Illinois and Berkeley
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1713.462%13.5%0.000%0%32.143%32.1%34.940%34.9%14.286%14.3%34.682%34.7%36.041%36.0%8.929%8.93%15.709%15.7%4.846%4.85%10.738%10.7%19.731%19.7%31.783%31.8%26.425%26.4%15.979%16.0%0.000%0%18.590%18.6%2.614%2.61%4.918%4.92%5.703%5.70%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 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 Illinois and Berkeley
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%2.410%2.41%0.000%0%4.624%4.62%10.660%10.7%6.548%6.55%12.644%12.6%33.040%33.0%14.094%14.1%33.184%33.2%14.729%14.7%22.280%22.3%25.258%25.3%37.584%37.6%22.436%22.4%31.373%31.4%43.443%43.4%57.414%57.4%81.081%81.1%79.021%79.0%89.815%89.8%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%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 Illinois and Berkeley
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1775.000%75.0%78.571%78.6%50.000%50.0%25.301%25.3%19.255%19.3%4.046%4.05%4.061%4.06%4.167%4.17%6.513%6.51%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%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 Illinois.
Scope: population of Illinois and Berkeley
Berkeley
Illinois
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 - 171851205232311217168207193223581100
Count number of married in age cohort in Berkeley

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Illinois and Berkeley
Berkeley
Illinois
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountAsian2White1Other2White HispanicBlack2Mixed2-28.640777%-3.398058%-30.288243%-1.029465%-3.973145%-32.038835%32%62.621359%-0.000000%5.339806%60.724345%3.984803%67.961165%68%206-32.644334%-11.617962%-28.955554%-1.075958%-10.617425%-44.262295%44%43.264433%-0.000000%12.473272%52.675447%6.675616%55.737705%56%1,403-47.512438%-5.970149%-42.484149%-3.186224%-6.483745%-53.482587%53%44.527363%-0.000000%1.990050%45.359089%2.486792%46.517413%47%402-40.926158%-1.501877%-11.639549%-42.436718%-2.349951%-6.749468%-54.067584%54%45.431790%0.500626%45.361800%3.102063%45.932416%46%799-41.446924%-2.501690%-13.116971%-54.341828%-3.665394%-11.311386%-57.065585%57%40.770791%2.163624%24.481632%6.199760%42.934415%43%1,479-67.241379%-10.344828%-54.568702%-1.906972%-8.745261%-77.586207%78%22.413793%-0.000000%0.000000%31.747635%3.031430%22.413793%22%58
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Berkeley

Married Marital Status by Block Group#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
37.5%40.1%42.6%45.2%47.7%50.3%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
6.4%10.0%13.5%16.9%20.4%24.0%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
4.89%5.36%5.83%6.30%6.77%7.24%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
31.2%33.5%35.8%38.1%40.4%42.7%
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Marital Status by Place in the Chicago Area

There are 388 places in the Chicago Area. This section compares Berkeley to all of the places in the Chicago Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Berkeley.

Married by Place#14

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Berkeley, selected other places in the Chicago Area, and entities that contain Berkeley
0%20%40%60%Count#PrestburyGolfS BarringtonBull ValleyRiverwoodsGlencoeDune AcresHawthorn WdsW SpgsWinnetkaTower LakesSpring GroveDeer ParkKildeerGreen OaksKenilworthN BarringtonBeverly ShrsThird LakeInvernessBig RockLake BluffHuntleyNorthbrookFrankfortBristolHighland ParkWilmetteGilbertsSt. JohnLily LakeNapervilleGreenwoodSouth ElginDarienVoloChestertonRomeovilleAuroraElginMidwestEast North CentralUnited StatesIllinoisGoodlandJolietChicago AreaKentlandBerkeleyTract 816800CookProvisoZionProviso Twp 209ChicagoBlue IslandHarveyBurnhamRobbinsFord HeightsCollegeville76.664469%76.664469%77%1,163175.900277%75.900277%76%274273.368560%73.368560%73%2,777372.821577%72.821577%73%702472.200521%72.200521%72%2,218571.835206%71.835206%72%4,795671.590909%71.590909%72%126771.563501%71.563501%72%4,243871.218811%71.218811%71%6,936970.947298%70.947298%71%6,3811070.639220%70.639220%71%6521170.307624%70.307624%70%3,1541269.955157%69.955157%70%1,8721369.919743%69.919743%70%2,1781469.617225%69.617225%70%2,0371569.378238%69.378238%69%1,3391669.277352%69.277352%69%1,7161769.243986%69.243986%69%4031868.897638%68.897638%69%7001968.207918%68.207918%68%4,5142068.186638%68.186638%68%6432167.848700%67.848700%68%3,1572266.467265%66.467265%66%14,00014.0k2366.414985%66.414985%66%18,29618.3k2466.330955%66.330955%66%9,4842565.827160%65.827160%66%2,6662665.801747%65.801747%66%15,52015.5k2765.786674%65.786674%66%13,60613.6k2865.619512%65.619512%66%3,3632965.497122%65.497122%65%8,3073062.703252%62.703252%63%6175661.513224%61.513224%62%70,49670.5k6960.237389%60.237389%60%2038357.850054%57.850054%58%9,67611156.254312%56.254312%56%10,60010.6k13954.664611%54.664611%55%1,41816653.222902%53.222902%53%5,91219451.508037%51.508037%52%15,79715.8k22250.044698%50.044698%50%75,01575.0k24149.709732%49.709732%50%42,72842.7k24949.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.757862%47.757862%48%4,958,0674.96M47.465438%47.465438%47%41227747.017098%47.017098%47%52,96153.0k28146.935192%46.935192%47%3,593,1563.59M43.579235%43.579235%44%63830543.570278%43.570278%44%1,89430642.594642%42.594642%43%1,92441.889718%41.889718%42%1,776,1191.78M41.858338%41.858338%42%51,24851.2k40.407920%40.407920%40%7,46933239.535973%39.535973%40%40,50540.5k34.991275%34.991275%35%774,654775k35834.598491%34.598491%35%6,14436024.892834%24.892834%25%4,93638423.394899%23.394899%23%79838518.435231%18.435231%18%78738617.300557%17.300557%17%3733873.267974%3.267974%3%20388
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 388 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in Illinois

There are 1,368 places in Illinois. This section compares Berkeley to the 50 most populous places in Illinois and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Berkeley. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 37,567.

Married by Place#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Berkeley, selected other places in Illinois, and entities that contain Berkeley
0%20%40%60%Count#BartlettBuffalo GrovePlainfieldNapervilleGlenviewHoffman EstsArlington HtsPark RidgeMt ProspectOrland ParkElmhurstBolingbrookWheatonDowners GroveHanover ParkSkokieDes PlainesSchaumburgWheelingCrystal LakePalatineStreamwoodCarol StreamTinley ParkRomeovilleCarpentersvilleLombardAuroraOak ParkElginMidwestMolineBloomingtonOak LawnEast North CentralUnited StatesIllinoisQuincyJolietChicago AreaBerkeleyBerwynWaukeganTract 816800CookProvisoEvanstonSpringfieldCiceroRock IslandDecaturRockfordPeoriaProviso Twp 209BellevilleNormalChampaignChicagoDeKalbUrbana63.938162%63.938162%64%20,76220.8k163.720601%63.720601%64%21,59321.6k261.591320%61.591320%62%18,73318.7k361.513224%61.513224%62%70,49670.5k460.756095%60.756095%61%22,62822.6k560.165786%60.165786%60%25,04125.0k658.970706%58.970706%59%36,83936.8k757.825651%57.825651%58%17,31317.3k857.799214%57.799214%58%25,28625.3k957.460802%57.460802%57%28,21928.2k1057.427302%57.427302%57%20,42020.4k1155.981253%55.981253%56%32,13132.1k1255.358252%55.358252%55%24,06724.1k1355.337058%55.337058%55%22,48422.5k1454.385965%54.385965%54%16,12016.1k1553.707748%53.707748%54%28,77528.8k1653.630225%53.630225%54%26,28926.3k1753.626198%53.626198%54%32,80132.8k1853.516628%53.516628%54%16,25316.3k1953.379170%53.379170%53%17,31317.3k2052.947423%52.947423%53%29,41629.4k2152.732441%52.732441%53%17,25317.3k2252.589921%52.589921%53%17,20917.2k2352.360698%52.360698%52%24,49824.5k2451.508037%51.508037%52%15,79715.8k2550.622571%50.622571%51%14,06714.1k2650.144454%50.144454%50%18,39818.4k2750.044698%50.044698%50%75,01575.0k2849.808743%49.808743%50%20,70420.7k2949.709732%49.709732%50%42,72842.7k3049.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.737752%48.737752%49%16,91216.9k3148.691812%48.691812%49%30,76330.8k3248.635817%48.635817%49%22,63922.6k3348.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.757862%47.757862%48%4,958,0674.96M47.278269%47.278269%47%15,51215.5k3447.017098%47.017098%47%52,96153.0k3546.935192%46.935192%47%3,593,1563.59M43.570278%43.570278%44%1,89443.006164%43.006164%43%19,04719.0k3642.980363%42.980363%43%29,00129.0k3742.594642%42.594642%43%1,92441.889718%41.889718%42%1,776,1191.78M41.858338%41.858338%42%51,24851.2k41.627448%41.627448%42%26,18226.2k3841.611134%41.611134%42%39,52639.5k3941.284419%41.284419%41%25,44425.4k4040.578104%40.578104%41%12,81712.8k4140.444703%40.444703%40%24,37424.4k4240.199285%40.199285%40%47,32347.3k4340.061360%40.061360%40%36,56236.6k4439.535973%39.535973%40%40,50540.5k38.162846%38.162846%38%13,38613.4k4535.953399%35.953399%36%16,57216.6k4635.002407%35.002407%35%25,44525.4k4734.991275%34.991275%35%774,654775k4831.071645%31.071645%31%11,30211.3k4925.912418%25.912418%26%9,80550
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in the Midwest

There are 9,721 places in the Midwest. This section compares Berkeley to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Berkeley. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Berkeley, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Berkeley
0%20%40%60%Count#NapervilleOlatheOverland ParkSterling HtsRochesterDearbornAuroraElginMidwestEast North CentralSioux FallsUnited StatesIllinoisJolietWichitaChicago AreaCedar RapidsLincolnIndependenceFort WayneOmahaDavenportTopekaBerkeleyWarrenGreen BayTract 816800KenoshaCookProvisoDes MoinesSpringfieldKansas CityFargoRockfordPeoriaEvansvilleKansas CityProviso Twp 209IndianapolisSt. PaulMadisonColumbiaSpringfieldSouth BendColumbusGrand RapidsChicagoToledoAkronAnn ArborMinneapolisLansingMilwaukeeSt. LouisDaytonCincinnatiFlintClevelandDetroit61.513224%61.513224%62%70,49670.5k158.380892%58.380892%58%58,51458.5k254.645675%54.645675%55%81,04581.0k352.718032%52.718032%53%58,09058.1k451.682510%51.682510%52%45,72345.7k551.453715%51.453715%51%36,95237.0k650.044698%50.044698%50%75,01575.0k749.709732%49.709732%50%42,72842.7k849.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.258003%48.258003%48%63,82763.8k948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.757862%47.757862%48%4,958,0674.96M47.017098%47.017098%47%52,96153.0k1046.960737%46.960737%47%142,222142k1146.935192%46.935192%47%3,593,1563.59M46.926723%46.926723%47%49,10649.1k1245.744744%45.744744%46%100,713101k1345.106661%45.106661%45%42,77642.8k1444.887773%44.887773%45%91,73491.7k1544.590793%44.590793%45%155,967156k1644.356789%44.356789%44%36,32236.3k1743.918641%43.918641%44%44,89144.9k1843.570278%43.570278%44%1,89443.342243%43.342243%43%47,67347.7k1942.753606%42.753606%43%35,45335.5k2042.594642%42.594642%43%1,92442.350792%42.350792%42%33,14533.1k2141.889718%41.889718%42%1,776,1191.78M41.858338%41.858338%42%51,24851.2k41.807960%41.807960%42%69,97970.0k2241.611134%41.611134%42%39,52639.5k2341.257350%41.257350%41%46,87046.9k2440.918685%40.918685%41%39,35639.4k2540.199285%40.199285%40%47,32347.3k2640.061360%40.061360%40%36,56236.6k2739.912742%39.912742%40%39,06339.1k2839.694400%39.694400%40%150,023150k2939.535973%39.535973%40%40,50540.5k38.533886%38.533886%39%257,789258k3038.434697%38.434697%38%89,54989.5k3138.016793%38.016793%38%79,77979.8k3237.720988%37.720988%38%37,21137.2k3336.861011%36.861011%37%51,51451.5k3436.650599%36.650599%37%28,28428.3k3536.461222%36.461222%36%245,648246k3636.138338%36.138338%36%55,67455.7k3734.991275%34.991275%35%774,654775k3834.263033%34.263033%34%77,25877.3k3934.246812%34.246812%34%55,61155.6k4034.182653%34.182653%34%35,72635.7k4134.058799%34.058799%34%114,098114k4233.703380%33.703380%34%30,81530.8k4330.116551%30.116551%30%140,104140k4428.610312%28.610312%29%74,84274.8k4528.095242%28.095242%28%32,24832.2k4627.737366%27.737366%28%66,88266.9k4725.754990%25.754990%26%19,92219.9k4825.309060%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

Marital Status by Place in the United States

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

Married by Place#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Berkeley, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Berkeley
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San JoseColorado SpgsVirginia BchMidwestEast North CentralUnited StatesMesaIllinoisWichitaChicago AreaEl PasoOklahoma CityFort WorthArlingtonOmahaBerkeleySan DiegoJacksonvilleTulsaLas VegasTract 816800CharlotteAlbuquerqueSan AntonioCookProvisoLouisvilleHoustonPhoenixPortlandRaleighSeattleSacramentoFresnoAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasKansas CityProviso Twp 209New YorkSan FranciscoDenverIndianapolisLos AngelesOaklandLong BeachColumbusTucsonChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBostonWashingtonAtlantaBaltimoreClevelandDetroit50.903201%50.903201%51%412,320412k150.736762%50.736762%51%182,422182k250.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k349.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.775129%47.775129%48%179,151179k447.757862%47.757862%48%4,958,0674.96M46.960737%46.960737%47%142,222142k546.935192%46.935192%47%3,593,1563.59M46.558929%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%155,967156k1043.570278%43.570278%44%1,89443.516736%43.516736%44%494,945495k1142.699143%42.699143%43%294,107294k1242.656314%42.656314%43%134,875135k1342.608360%42.608360%43%208,922209k1442.594642%42.594642%43%1,92442.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k1542.199784%42.199784%42%189,112189k1642.018657%42.018657%42%474,981475k1741.889718%41.889718%42%1,776,1191.78M41.858338%41.858338%42%51,24851.2k41.770669%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%150,023150k2939.535973%39.535973%40%40,50540.5k39.360285%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%140,104140k4329.523746%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 Berkeley 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:
Illinois
County:
Cook
Metro Area:
Chicago Area
Township:
Proviso
ZIP Codes:
60104, 60163, 60164
Elementary School Districts:
Berkeley 87, Hillside 93
Secondary School District:
Proviso Township 209
Congressional Districts:
IL-4, IL-7
State Senate Districts:
IL-4, IL-39
State House Districts:
IL-7, IL-77
Neighboring Cities:
Elmhurst, Northlake
Neighboring Villages:
Bellwood, Hillside, Melrose Park
Nearby Cities:
Oakbrook Terrace
Nearby Villages:
Broadview, Franklin Park, La Grange Park, Maywood, Oak Brook, River Grove, Stone Park, Villa Park, Westchester