Marital Status in Shirley, Massachusetts (Unincorporated Place)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Shirley
Female Male
Massachusetts
Shirley
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-27.659574%-6.543324%-33.984239%-34.202899%34%27.659574%33.984239%5.426624%27.659574%28%236143-30.434783%-44.348990%-30.434783%30%30.434783%9.990749%44.348990%4.245318%40.425532%40%210209-28.820116%-2.339304%-9.508780%-3.575676%-31.159420%31%28.820116%9.508780%28.820116%29%215149-3.094778%-1.108121%-2.486049%-6.096266%-4.202899%4%3.094778%2.486049%3.094778%3%2916
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 Massachusetts and Shirley
Female Male
Massachusetts
Shirley
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-27.659574%-6.543324%-33.984239%-34.202899%34%27.659574%33.984239%5.426624%27.659574%28%236143-30.434783%-42.029467%-30.434783%30%30.434783%9.990749%42.029467%3.934409%40.425532%40%210209-0.000000%-1.523400%-0.548075%0.000000%0%0.000000%12.185687%1.523400%12.185687%12%063-0.000000%-2.319522%0.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%2.319522%0.310909%0.000000%0%00-3.094778%-1.108121%-2.486049%-6.096266%-4.202899%4%3.094778%2.486049%3.094778%3%2916-16.634429%-14.524991%-7.985379%-3.027601%-31.159420%31%16.634429%7.985379%16.634429%17%21586
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 Massachusetts and Shirley
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5440 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2915 - 170.000%0%48.387%48.4%36.842%36.8%0.000%0%32.609%32.6%100.000%100%40.845%40.8%100.000%100%70.796%70.8%25.688%25.7%24.576%24.6%57.333%57.3%0.000%0%0.000%0%100.000%100%100.000%100%0.000%0%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 Massachusetts and Shirley
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5440 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2915 - 170.000%0%0.000%0%63.158%63.2%100.000%100%32.609%32.6%0.000%0%59.155%59.2%0.000%0%16.814%16.8%24.771%24.8%59.322%59.3%0.000%0%0.000%0%100.000%100%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%100.000%100%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 Massachusetts and Shirley
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5440 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2915 - 170.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%34.783%34.8%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%49.541%49.5%16.102%16.1%42.667%42.7%100.000%100%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%100.000%100%0.000%0%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 Massachusetts and Shirley
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5440 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2915 - 17100.000%100%51.613%51.6%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%12.389%12.4%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 Massachusetts.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Shirley
Shirley
Massachusetts
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2415 - 17151466581087200860000
Count number of married in age cohort in Shirley

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Shirley
Shirley
Massachusetts
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
100%50%0%50%CountWhite1Black2Asian2Mixed2Other2-27.378436%-23.572939%-33.134047%-1.347403%-10.007622%-50.951374%51%44.291755%-0.000000%4.756871%49.092642%6.418286%49.048626%49%946-100.000000%-51.116142%-4.100762%-10.119707%-100.000000%100%0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%30.499909%4.163479%0.000000%0%19-100.000000%-35.782394%-1.035487%-3.975363%-100.000000%100%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%56.007713%3.199042%0.000000%0%24-65.161290%-34.838710%-55.231504%-2.684211%-8.479470%-100.000000%100%0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%30.582429%3.022385%0.000000%0%155-100.000000%-51.411715%-4.542962%-9.345092%-100.000000%100%-0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%31.985158%2.715074%0.000000%0%63
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Marital Status by Place in the Boston Area

There are 132 places in the Boston Area. This section compares Shirley to all of the places in the Boston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shirley.

Married by Place#10

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Shirley, selected other places in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Shirley
0%20%40%60%Count#Hanscom AFBThe PinehillsDoverDuxburySouth DuxburyWinchesterBoxfordNewfieldsSharonTopsfieldLexingtonCochituateMedfieldEssexLynnfieldNeedhamHansonMarbleheadHinghamSwampscottGrn Hbr-Cedar CrstN ScituateReadingFranklin TownBelmontMarshfield HlsScituateKingstonHamptonBurlingtonWellesleyMattapoisett CtrOcean Bluff-Brant RockOcean Bluff-Brant …Methuen TownMiddlesexFraminghamUnited StatesNew EnglandWinthrop TownBoston AreaNortheastMassachusettsMiddleborough CtrBeverlyAyer-ShirleyShirleyTract 388200ZIP 01464EverettBrocktonLowellShirleyCambridgeWhite Is ShrsBostonB.G. 388200-3BridgewaterDevensDurham76.157205%76.157205%76%872174.523810%74.523810%75%939274.386921%74.386921%74%1,365370.756972%70.756972%71%888469.208939%69.208939%69%1,951568.856939%68.856939%69%11,59011.6k667.691532%67.691532%68%1,343767.600000%67.600000%68%169867.278643%67.278643%67%2,895966.422556%66.422556%66%1,8141064.714657%64.714657%65%16,91916.9k1163.981818%63.981818%64%3,5191263.502024%63.502024%64%3,1371363.430421%63.430421%63%7841462.772586%62.772586%63%6,4481562.391176%62.391176%62%14,76314.8k1662.084691%62.084691%62%9531762.001344%62.001344%62%10,14910.1k1860.921577%60.921577%61%2,7501960.875657%60.875657%61%6,9522060.464117%60.464117%60%1,4072159.995088%59.995088%60%2,4432259.965753%59.965753%60%12,25712.3k2359.370814%59.370814%59%15,51315.5k2458.904581%58.904581%59%11,97012.0k2558.846340%58.846340%59%1,2142658.511356%58.511356%59%2,6022758.445411%58.445411%58%2,9552857.942643%57.942643%58%4,6472957.881727%57.881727%58%12,41112.4k3055.442915%55.442915%55%12,52412.5k3854.021352%54.021352%54%1,5184751.708177%51.708177%52%2,3465650.533070%50.533070%51%20,23920.2k6649.887583%49.887583%50%649,460649k49.096078%49.096078%49%28,84128.8k7548.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M47.164914%47.164914%47%7,0878447.118464%47.118464%47%1,851,0711.85M46.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.385590%46.385590%46%2,599,0632.60M46.092050%46.092050%46%2,7549344.098398%44.098398%44%15,36315.4k10343.942065%43.942065%44%5,73442.603369%42.603369%43%2,78242.603369%42.603369%43%2,78242.603369%42.603369%43%2,78240.020994%40.020994%40%14,48814.5k11237.149652%37.149652%37%27,64927.6k12035.774308%35.774308%36%31,75931.8k12134.714167%34.714167%35%41912231.922562%31.922562%32%31,26431.3k12529.604773%29.604773%30%39712729.130336%29.130336%29%165,206165k12826.234568%26.234568%26%76524.013072%24.013072%24%1,83712918.536009%18.536009%19%31413012.620300%12.620300%13%1,272131
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 131 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in Massachusetts

There are 246 places in Massachusetts. This section compares Shirley to the 50 most populous places in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shirley. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 28,575.

Married by Place#14

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Shirley, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Shirley
0%20%40%60%Count#LexingtonNeedhamFranklin TownWellesleyNewtonArlingtonGloucesterBarnstable TownMarlboroughMethuen TownBraintree TownMiddlesexAttleboroAgawam TownPeabodyNorwoodWoburnFraminghamUnited StatesNew EnglandBoston AreaNortheastMassachusettsMaldenWatertown TownWeymouth TownLeominsterBrooklineQuincyWestfieldTauntonBeverlyAyer-ShirleyW Springfield TownHaverhillShirleyTract 388200ZIP 01464MedfordRandolphChicopeePittsfieldFitchburgRevereEverettWalthamLynnSalemFall RiverBrocktonNew BedfordLowellWorcesterShirleyHolyokeChelseaLawrenceCambridgeSomervilleSpringfieldBostonB.G. 388200-364.714657%64.714657%65%16,91916.9k162.391176%62.391176%62%14,76314.8k259.370814%59.370814%59%15,51315.5k355.442915%55.442915%55%12,52412.5k455.195022%55.195022%55%39,73639.7k554.778919%54.778919%55%20,00820.0k652.493551%52.493551%52%13,43113.4k751.515544%51.515544%52%19,86819.9k850.759072%50.759072%51%16,45016.5k950.533070%50.533070%51%20,23920.2k1050.095155%50.095155%50%15,00415.0k1149.887583%49.887583%50%649,460649k49.751746%49.751746%50%17,73617.7k1249.450822%49.450822%49%11,97612.0k1349.302567%49.302567%49%21,87921.9k1449.183303%49.183303%49%11,92411.9k1549.170649%49.170649%49%16,15616.2k1649.096078%49.096078%49%28,84128.8k1748.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M47.118464%47.118464%47%1,851,0711.85M46.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.385590%46.385590%46%2,599,0632.60M46.271469%46.271469%46%23,57323.6k1846.059460%46.059460%46%13,40113.4k1945.874848%45.874848%46%21,50221.5k2045.700727%45.700727%46%15,40815.4k2145.102851%45.102851%45%22,60622.6k2245.010998%45.010998%45%36,21936.2k2344.184852%44.184852%44%15,48915.5k2444.131125%44.131125%44%20,70520.7k2544.098398%44.098398%44%15,36315.4k2643.942065%43.942065%44%5,73443.045376%43.045376%43%10,16010.2k2742.646625%42.646625%43%21,67621.7k2842.603369%42.603369%43%2,78242.603369%42.603369%43%2,78242.603369%42.603369%43%2,78242.550763%42.550763%43%21,24921.2k2942.374022%42.374022%42%11,96612.0k3041.153284%41.153284%41%19,41919.4k3140.587286%40.587286%41%14,83114.8k3240.331542%40.331542%40%13,21113.2k3340.242672%40.242672%40%17,94317.9k3440.020994%40.020994%40%14,48814.5k3539.292977%39.292977%39%21,64121.6k3639.097828%39.097828%39%28,20428.2k3738.057404%38.057404%38%13,84313.8k3837.852823%37.852823%38%27,85427.9k3937.149652%37.149652%37%27,64927.6k4036.379554%36.379554%36%28,04928.0k4135.774308%35.774308%36%31,75931.8k4234.956260%34.956260%35%53,26653.3k4334.714167%34.714167%35%41933.890954%33.890954%34%10,94010.9k4432.858101%32.858101%33%9,7954532.811712%32.811712%33%20,17120.2k4631.922562%31.922562%32%31,26431.3k4731.327914%31.327914%31%22,39122.4k4830.829076%30.829076%31%37,17037.2k4929.130336%29.130336%29%165,206165k5026.234568%26.234568%26%765
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Shirley to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shirley. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Married by Place#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Shirley, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Shirley
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#NewtonToms RiverMiddlesexWarwickUnited StatesCliftonNashuaStamfordNew EnglandNorwalkBoston AreaNortheastNew RochelleMassachusettsDanburyQuincyCranstonAyer-ShirleyCheektowagaShirleyTract 388200ZIP 01464YonkersJersey CityManchesterNew YorkLynnPawtucketFall RiverBrocktonScrantonBethlehemNew BedfordElizabethLowellWaterburyErieNew BritainWorcesterShirleyAllentownPatersonBridgeportLawrenceCambridgeSomervillePittsburghSpringfieldProvidenceReadingTrentonPhiladelphiaBostonNew HavenNewarkBuffaloSyracuseB.G. 388200-3AlbanyHartfordRochesterCamden55.195022%55.195022%55%39,73639.7k152.312540%52.312540%52%38,01538.0k249.887583%49.887583%50%649,460649k49.792229%49.792229%50%34,86934.9k348.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.926287%47.926287%48%33,73133.7k447.872782%47.872782%48%34,59034.6k547.708686%47.708686%48%49,87849.9k647.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M47.315482%47.315482%47%34,52834.5k747.118464%47.118464%47%1,851,0711.85M46.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.538491%46.538491%47%30,49930.5k846.385590%46.385590%46%2,599,0632.60M45.364071%45.364071%45%31,40631.4k945.010998%45.010998%45%36,21936.2k1044.426997%44.426997%44%30,27330.3k1143.942065%43.942065%44%5,73443.283512%43.283512%43%27,62727.6k1242.603369%42.603369%43%2,78242.603369%42.603369%43%2,78242.603369%42.603369%43%2,78242.240464%42.240464%42%69,21169.2k1341.874304%41.874304%42%89,86189.9k1440.787890%40.787890%41%37,61537.6k1539.360285%39.360285%39%2,736,5012.74M1639.097828%39.097828%39%28,20428.2k1738.517223%38.517223%39%22,24122.2k1837.852823%37.852823%38%27,85427.9k1937.149652%37.149652%37%27,64927.6k2036.625339%36.625339%37%23,21923.2k2136.466793%36.466793%36%23,17123.2k2236.379554%36.379554%36%28,04928.0k2336.185295%36.185295%36%35,78435.8k2435.774308%35.774308%36%31,75931.8k2535.527374%35.527374%36%30,48030.5k2635.400913%35.400913%35%28,60528.6k2735.129097%35.129097%35%20,59920.6k2834.956260%34.956260%35%53,26653.3k2934.714167%34.714167%35%41933.802137%33.802137%34%31,50931.5k3033.269593%33.269593%33%37,92937.9k3133.142369%33.142369%33%38,76038.8k3232.811712%32.811712%33%20,17120.2k3331.922562%31.922562%32%31,26431.3k3431.327914%31.327914%31%22,39122.4k3530.957951%30.957951%31%81,90781.9k3630.829076%30.829076%31%37,17037.2k3730.080780%30.080780%30%43,68043.7k3829.643510%29.643510%30%19,45819.5k3929.607192%29.607192%30%19,79319.8k4029.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k4129.130336%29.130336%29%165,206165k4228.087631%28.087631%28%29,78329.8k4328.027675%28.027675%28%61,89861.9k4427.953045%27.953045%28%58,60358.6k4526.741756%26.741756%27%31,48231.5k4626.234568%26.234568%26%76524.528145%24.528145%25%20,65020.7k4724.360365%24.360365%24%24,02224.0k4823.919951%23.919951%24%40,19740.2k4922.034451%22.034451%22%12,16512.2k50
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 Shirley to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shirley. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Shirley, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Shirley
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San JoseColorado SpgsVirginia BchMiddlesexUnited StatesMesaNew EnglandBoston AreaWichitaNortheastEl PasoOklahoma CityMassachusettsFort WorthArlingtonOmahaAyer-ShirleySan DiegoJacksonvilleTulsaLas VegasShirleyTract 388200ZIP 01464CharlotteAlbuquerqueSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonPhoenixPortlandRaleighSeattleSacramentoFresnoAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasKansas CityNew YorkSan FranciscoDenverIndianapolisLos AngelesOaklandLong BeachColumbusTucsonChicagoShirleyMiamiMinneapolisMemphisMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBostonWashingtonAtlantaBaltimoreB.G. 388200-3ClevelandDetroit50.903201%50.903201%51%412,320412k150.736762%50.736762%51%182,422182k250.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k349.887583%49.887583%50%649,460649k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.775129%47.775129%48%179,151179k447.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M47.118464%47.118464%47%1,851,0711.85M46.960737%46.960737%47%142,222142k546.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.558929%46.558929%47%243,560244k646.457813%46.457813%46%224,637225k746.385590%46.385590%46%2,599,0632.60M45.965381%45.965381%46%283,816284k845.908243%45.908243%46%138,019138k944.590793%44.590793%45%155,967156k1043.942065%43.942065%44%5,73443.516736%43.516736%44%494,945495k1142.699143%42.699143%43%294,107294k1242.656314%42.656314%43%134,875135k1342.608360%42.608360%43%208,922209k1442.603369%42.603369%43%2,78242.603369%42.603369%43%2,78242.603369%42.603369%43%2,78242.506557%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%774,654775k3934.714167%34.714167%35%41934.130003%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%136,972137k4826.234568%26.234568%26%76525.309060%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 Shirley 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:
Massachusetts
County:
Middlesex
Metro Area:
Boston Area
Town:
Shirley
ZIP Code:
01464
Unified School District:
Ayer-Shirley
Congressional District:
MA-3
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Middlesex and Worcester
Lower State Legislative District:
MA-37th Middlesex
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Devens
Nearby Cities:
Fitchburg, Leominster
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Ayer, Clinton, East Pepperell, Groton, Littleton Common, Lunenburg, South Lancaster, Townsend