Marital Status in West Des Moines, Iowa (City)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Iowa and West Des Moines
Female Male
Iowa
West Des Moines
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50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-29.669476%-25.791205%-29.669476%30%29.669476%2.057399%25.791205%6.633859%31.726875%32%7,6397,755-51.341904%-51.670394%-51.341904%51%51.341904%3.442697%51.670394%2.082097%54.784601%55%13,21913.2k13,39113.4k-11.357035%-2.034817%-11.148739%-1.675081%-13.391851%13%11.357035%11.148739%11.357035%11%3,4482,776-2.131490%-3.465279%-2.673705%-7.040875%-5.596769%6%2.131490%2.673705%2.131490%2%1,441521

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Iowa and West Des Moines
Female Male
Iowa
West Des Moines
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-29.669476%-25.791205%-29.669476%30%29.669476%2.057399%25.791205%6.633859%31.726875%32%7,6397,755-49.450421%-50.029052%-49.450421%49%49.450421%3.775451%50.029052%1.921799%53.225872%53%12,73212.7k13,01013.0k-0.827281%-1.000064%-0.437086%-0.827281%1%0.827281%0.506434%1.000064%1.333715%1%213326-1.558728%-0.332754%-1.641342%-1.891483%2%1.558728%1.641342%0.160298%1.558728%2%487381-2.131490%-3.465279%-2.673705%-7.040875%-5.596769%6%2.131490%2.673705%2.131490%2%1,441521-10.023320%-2.541251%-10.148675%-1.237995%-12.564571%13%10.023320%10.148675%10.023320%10%3,2352,450

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Iowa and West Des Moines
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1716.589%16.6%47.354%47.4%50.777%50.8%70.035%70.0%52.639%52.6%74.486%74.5%64.771%64.8%71.031%71.0%69.389%69.4%75.639%75.6%65.925%65.9%67.532%67.5%73.145%73.1%80.497%80.5%70.255%70.3%66.886%66.9%65.453%65.5%63.951%64.0%64.108%64.1%58.336%58.3%42.558%42.6%36.580%36.6%14.188%14.2%6.283%6.28%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Iowa and West Des Moines
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 175.271%5.27%15.079%15.1%15.976%16.0%7.840%7.84%29.319%29.3%18.081%18.1%20.546%20.5%17.062%17.1%17.387%17.4%9.085%9.08%26.624%26.6%20.099%20.1%18.425%18.4%7.790%7.79%17.032%17.0%17.770%17.8%11.834%11.8%15.157%15.2%7.299%7.30%16.672%16.7%6.867%6.87%2.343%2.34%0.643%0.64%1.266%1.27%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Iowa and West Des Moines
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 172.171%2.17%0.000%0%2.677%2.68%5.314%5.31%2.783%2.78%4.270%4.27%6.732%6.73%9.123%9.12%8.641%8.64%11.104%11.1%5.043%5.04%11.982%12.0%8.430%8.43%11.160%11.2%12.713%12.7%15.343%15.3%22.713%22.7%20.892%20.9%28.518%28.5%24.992%25.0%50.575%50.6%61.078%61.1%85.169%85.2%92.450%92.5%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Iowa and West Des Moines
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1775.969%76.0%37.566%37.6%30.570%30.6%16.812%16.8%15.259%15.3%3.163%3.16%7.951%7.95%2.784%2.78%4.584%4.58%4.172%4.17%2.408%2.41%0.387%0.39%0.000%0%0.552%0.55%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.075%0.08%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%

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the places in Iowa.
Scope: population of Iowa and West Des Moines
West Des Moines
Iowa
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 172861,3922,5102,3152,4412,6742,9062,7812,8433,4432,53748200

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Iowa and West Des Moines
West Des Moines
Iowa
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountAsian2White1Mixed2White HispanicOther2Black2-19.437939%-0.322014%-2.605386%-37.732297%-1.131592%-4.496244%-22.365340%22%76.961358%0.673302%54.162038%2.477829%77.634660%78%3,416-29.910022%-0.770901%-11.962099%-26.983396%-1.086774%-11.023949%-42.643023%43%53.058546%4.298432%54.202926%6.702955%57.356977%57%41,89941.9k-47.172859%-3.877221%-5.331179%-55.689605%-1.788759%-9.979732%-56.381260%56%42.003231%1.615509%30.434643%2.107261%43.618740%44%619-44.047619%-4.166667%-8.511905%-41.208380%-2.955678%-7.865752%-56.726190%57%42.797619%0.476190%46.067758%1.902432%43.273810%43%1,680-37.464387%-8.404558%-15.811966%-43.887435%-2.939791%-9.489529%-61.680912%62%26.495726%11.823362%41.193717%2.489529%38.319088%38%702-48.185699%-2.774813%-15.848453%-53.508713%-2.370186%-11.941366%-66.808965%67%31.216649%1.974386%28.721638%3.458097%33.191035%33%1,874

Map of Marital Status by Neighborhood in West Des Moines

Married Marital Status by Neighborhood#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
49.7%51.8%53.8%55.8%57.8%59.9%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Neighborhood#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
13.015%13.025%13.034%13.044%13.053%13.063%

Widowed Marital Status by Neighborhood#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
1.8%2.3%2.9%3.4%3.9%4.5%

Never Married Marital Status by Neighborhood#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
22.6%25.2%27.7%30.3%32.8%35.4%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in West Des Moines

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
33%40%46%53%59%66%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
5.9%9.0%12.1%15.2%18.3%21.5%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
1.0%3.0%5.0%7.1%9.1%11.1%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
18.4%22.7%26.9%31.2%35.4%39.7%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in West Des Moines

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
9%23%37%51%65%79%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
2%10%17%25%32%40%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%4.7%9.4%14.1%18.8%23.6%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
10%23%35%48%60%73%
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Marital Status by Neighborhood in West Des Moines

There are 2 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within West Des Moines (0 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 2 of those to each other, West Des Moines, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Des Moines.

Married by Neighborhood#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of West Des Moines, selected neighborhoods in West Des Moines, and entities that contain West Des Moines
0%20%40%Count#WaterburyW Des MoinesIowaDes MoinesWest North CentralPolkFrisbee ParkMidwestUnited States59.858981%59.858981%60%1,243153.018530%53.018530%53%26,61026.6k52.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M52.660855%52.660855%53%252,493252k51.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M50.245913%50.245913%50%181,440181k49.795918%49.795918%50%209249.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M

Marital Status by Place in the Des Moines Area

There are 66 places in the Des Moines Area. This section compares West Des Moines to all of the places in the Des Moines Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Des Moines.

Married by Place#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of West Des Moines, selected other places in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain West Des Moines
0%20%40%60%80%Count#AckworthLake PanoramaEast PeruCummingBondurantSt. MarysSt. CharlesAllemanMiloGrimesWindsor HtsPolk CityHartfordCliveUrbandaleNew VirginiaDallas CenterWaukeeNorwalkEarlhamJohnstonAdelPleasant HillAltoonaAdairDiamondhead LkVan MeterAnkenyCoon RapidsGrangerMenloW Des MoinesIowaDes MoinesPanoraWest North CentralPerryPolkMidwestUnited StatesTruroDawsonDes MoinesCaseyMartensdaleWoodwardSandyvilleBevingtonSpring Hill83.050847%83.050847%83%49179.299691%79.299691%79%770278.313253%78.313253%78%65374.675325%74.675325%75%230470.921132%70.921132%71%2,356570.000000%70.000000%70%126668.678630%68.678630%69%421766.259169%66.259169%66%271864.295875%64.295875%64%452963.690156%63.690156%64%4,7361062.857143%62.857143%63%2,4641162.591606%62.591606%63%1,8791262.331081%62.331081%62%3691362.319279%62.319279%62%8,2331461.681309%61.681309%62%20,36120.4k1561.390887%61.390887%61%2561661.281139%61.281139%61%8611760.970842%60.970842%61%7,4861860.575055%60.575055%61%4,6771960.557053%60.557053%61%6742060.288480%60.288480%60%9,2792159.966942%59.966942%60%1,8142259.145775%59.145775%59%4,4592358.698738%58.698738%59%7,4432458.435583%58.435583%58%3812558.275862%58.275862%58%1692657.373520%57.373520%57%5332755.903923%55.903923%56%22,71622.7k2855.827068%55.827068%56%5942955.471698%55.471698%55%5883055.205047%55.205047%55%1753353.018530%53.018530%53%26,61026.6k3852.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M52.660855%52.660855%53%252,493252k52.607710%52.607710%53%4644251.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M50.518267%50.518267%51%2,9734750.245913%50.245913%50%181,440181k49.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.432024%47.432024%47%1575245.384615%45.384615%45%595641.807960%41.807960%42%69,97970.0k6040.952381%40.952381%41%1296137.982196%37.982196%38%1286236.141907%36.141907%36%4896335.849057%35.849057%36%196428.000000%28.000000%28%146527.500000%27.500000%28%1166

Marital Status by Place in Iowa

There are 1,008 places in Iowa. This section compares West Des Moines to the 50 most populous places in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Des Moines. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 7,876.

Married by Place#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of West Des Moines, selected other places in Iowa, and entities that contain West Des Moines
0%20%40%60%Count#GrimesCliveUrbandaleWaukeeNorwalkJohnstonBettendorfPleasant HillAltoonaMarionAnkenyDenisonSpencerW Des MoinesLe MarsIowaDes MoinesCarrollWest North CentralMarshalltownPellaPerryPolkBooneMidwestCoralvilleMuscatineOttumwaUnited StatesClintonWaverlyNorth LibertyKeokukCrestonCedar RapidsStorm LakeSioux CityFort MadisonBurlingtonNewtonDubuqueMason CityDavenportWaterlooOskaloosaIndianolaCouncil BluffsDes MoinesMt PleasantCedar FallsFairfieldDecorahFort DodgeGrinnellIowa CityAmes63.690156%63.690156%64%4,736162.319279%62.319279%62%8,233261.681309%61.681309%62%20,36120.4k360.970842%60.970842%61%7,486460.575055%60.575055%61%4,677560.288480%60.288480%60%9,279660.037728%60.037728%60%16,55016.6k759.145775%59.145775%59%4,459858.698738%58.698738%59%7,443955.957711%55.957711%56%16,24916.2k1055.903923%55.903923%56%22,71622.7k1154.230214%54.230214%54%3,3781253.092142%53.092142%53%4,6961353.018530%53.018530%53%26,61026.6k1452.941934%52.941934%53%4,1121552.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M52.660855%52.660855%53%252,493252k51.813602%51.813602%52%4,1141651.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M51.383216%51.383216%51%11,07011.1k1751.164501%51.164501%51%4,1741850.518267%50.518267%51%2,9731950.245913%50.245913%50%181,440181k50.004804%50.004804%50%5,2052049.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M49.006826%49.006826%49%7,9692148.584652%48.584652%49%9,0282248.510125%48.510125%49%9,6542348.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.409762%47.409762%47%10,14010.1k2447.384138%47.384138%47%3,9672547.279937%47.279937%47%5,9622647.172725%47.172725%47%3,9712747.138578%47.138578%47%2,9902846.926723%46.926723%47%49,10649.1k2945.984959%45.984959%46%3,7913045.671425%45.671425%46%29,50129.5k3145.386254%45.386254%45%4,0483245.226327%45.226327%45%9,2423345.131938%45.131938%45%5,4563445.115251%45.115251%45%21,84321.8k3544.798570%44.798570%45%10,27510.3k3644.356789%44.356789%44%36,32236.3k3744.243204%44.243204%44%24,08624.1k3844.079229%44.079229%44%4,1173943.815410%43.815410%44%5,3174043.579014%43.579014%44%21,87121.9k4141.807960%41.807960%42%69,97970.0k4240.460293%40.460293%40%2,8484340.419789%40.419789%40%14,07714.1k4439.877156%39.877156%40%3,3764538.940724%38.940724%39%2,8384638.399844%38.399844%38%7,8524734.828701%34.828701%35%2,6944833.941373%33.941373%34%21,30521.3k4932.426920%32.426920%32%18,60318.6k50

Marital Status by Place in the Midwest

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

Married by Place#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of West Des Moines, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain West Des Moines
0%20%40%60%Count#NapervilleOlatheOverland ParkW Des MoinesSterling HtsIowaDes MoinesRochesterWest North CentralDearbornPolkAuroraElginMidwestSioux FallsUnited StatesJolietWichitaCedar RapidsLincolnIndependenceFort WayneOmahaDavenportTopekaWarrenGreen BayKenoshaDes MoinesSpringfieldKansas CityFargoRockfordPeoriaEvansvilleKansas CityIndianapolisSt. PaulMadisonColumbiaSpringfieldSouth BendColumbusGrand RapidsChicagoToledoAkronAnn ArborMinneapolisLansingMilwaukeeSt. LouisDaytonCincinnatiFlintClevelandDetroit61.513224%61.513224%62%70,49670.5k158.380892%58.380892%58%58,51458.5k254.645675%54.645675%55%81,04581.0k353.018530%53.018530%53%26,61026.6k52.718032%52.718032%53%58,09058.1k452.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M52.660855%52.660855%53%252,493252k51.682510%51.682510%52%45,72345.7k551.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M51.453715%51.453715%51%36,95237.0k650.245913%50.245913%50%181,440181k50.044698%50.044698%50%75,01575.0k749.709732%49.709732%50%42,72842.7k849.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.258003%48.258003%48%63,82763.8k948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.017098%47.017098%47%52,96153.0k1046.960737%46.960737%47%142,222142k1146.926723%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%44,89144.9k1843.342243%43.342243%43%47,67347.7k1942.753606%42.753606%43%35,45335.5k2042.350792%42.350792%42%33,14533.1k2141.807960%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%150,023150k2938.533886%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

Marital Status by Place in the United States

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

Married by Place#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of West Des Moines, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain West Des Moines
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#W Des MoinesIowaDes MoinesWest North CentralSan JoseColorado SpgsPolkVirginia BchMidwestUnited StatesMesaWichitaEl PasoOklahoma CityFort WorthArlingtonOmahaSan DiegoJacksonvilleTulsaLas VegasCharlotteAlbuquerqueSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonPhoenixPortlandRaleighSeattleSacramentoFresnoAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasKansas CityNew YorkSan FranciscoDenverIndianapolisLos AngelesOaklandLong BeachColumbusTucsonChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBostonWashingtonAtlantaBaltimoreClevelandDetroit53.018530%53.018530%53%26,61026.6k52.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M52.660855%52.660855%53%252,493252k51.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M50.903201%50.903201%51%412,320412k150.736762%50.736762%51%182,422182k250.245913%50.245913%50%181,440181k50.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k349.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.775129%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%494,945495k1142.699143%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%140,104140k4329.523746%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

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of West Des Moines 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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