Marital Status in Bessemer City, North Carolina (City)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Bessemer City
Female Male
North Carolina
Bessemer City
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-33.582090%-28.494124%-33.582090%34%33.582090%0.254216%28.494124%5.461656%33.836305%34%765740-37.708516%-46.647070%-37.708516%38%37.708516%1.066061%46.647070%4.658567%38.774577%39%859848-18.832309%-12.054540%-3.333932%-18.832309%19%18.832309%2.795492%12.054540%21.627801%22%429473-5.761317%-4.115768%-2.684043%-6.786291%-9.877085%10%5.761317%2.684043%5.761317%6%225126
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 North Carolina and Bessemer City
Female Male
North Carolina
Bessemer City
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-33.582090%-28.494124%-33.582090%34%33.582090%0.254216%28.494124%5.461656%33.836305%34%765740-33.977173%-44.444761%-33.977173%34%33.977173%1.642397%44.444761%4.187288%35.619570%36%774779-4.784899%-2.616942%-0.605304%-4.784899%5%4.784899%2.759683%2.616942%7.544582%8%109165-3.155007%-0.576336%-2.202309%-3.731343%4%3.155007%2.202309%0.471279%3.155007%3%8569-5.761317%-4.115768%-2.684043%-6.786291%-9.877085%10%5.761317%2.684043%5.761317%6%225126-14.047410%-9.437598%-2.728628%-14.047410%14%14.047410%0.035809%9.437598%14.083219%14%320308
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 North Carolina and Bessemer City
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.000%0%81.081%81.1%24.490%24.5%15.476%15.5%42.912%42.9%53.555%53.6%67.123%67.1%79.856%79.9%53.147%53.1%57.047%57.0%38.571%38.6%42.941%42.9%35.017%35.0%46.715%46.7%34.906%34.9%29.534%29.5%65.918%65.9%92.308%92.3%76.991%77.0%58.333%58.3%39.535%39.5%32.124%32.1%1.818%1.82%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 North Carolina and Bessemer City
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.000%0%0.000%0%9.184%9.18%9.524%9.52%16.475%16.5%28.910%28.9%27.397%27.4%18.705%18.7%18.881%18.9%28.859%28.9%21.429%21.4%25.294%25.3%35.354%35.4%35.766%35.8%42.453%42.5%69.430%69.4%21.348%21.3%0.000%0%12.389%12.4%41.667%41.7%10.853%10.9%10.363%10.4%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 North Carolina and Bessemer City
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%0.000%0%7.280%7.28%0.474%0.47%0.000%0%1.439%1.44%24.476%24.5%5.369%5.37%30.000%30.0%31.765%31.8%29.630%29.6%14.964%15.0%17.453%17.5%1.036%1.04%12.734%12.7%7.692%7.69%10.619%10.6%0.000%0%49.612%49.6%57.513%57.5%98.182%98.2%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 North Carolina and Bessemer City
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 17100.000%100%18.919%18.9%66.327%66.3%75.000%75.0%33.333%33.3%17.062%17.1%5.479%5.48%0.000%0%3.497%3.50%8.725%8.72%10.000%10.0%0.000%0%0.000%0%2.555%2.55%5.189%5.19%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 North Carolina.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Bessemer City
Bessemer City
North Carolina
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 - 173037225209161127232131296143113300
Count number of married in age cohort in Bessemer City

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Bessemer City
Bessemer City
North Carolina
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
100%50%0%50%100%CountWhite HispanicWhite1Other2Black2Mixed2-39.301521%-3.593285%-6.312098%-0.000000%100.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%48.875906%1.917190%100.000000%100%2-32.099081%-5.337079%-14.530133%-24.816812%-2.415711%-11.174691%-51.966292%52%40.526047%7.507661%54.773852%6.818934%48.033708%48%3,916-58.536585%-41.412778%-3.770065%-7.455064%-58.536585%59%41.463415%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%44.362317%2.999776%41.463415%41%41-43.373494%-13.052209%-11.847390%-46.279018%-4.496091%-12.185944%-68.273092%68%20.281124%11.445783%30.688931%6.350017%31.726908%32%498-100.000000%-50.143823%-2.824566%-10.404929%-100.000000%100%0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%33.656812%2.969871%0.000000%0%8
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by Tract in Bessemer City

Married Marital Status by Tract#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
39.3%42.8%46.2%49.6%53.0%56.5%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
10.3%12.4%14.4%16.4%18.4%20.5%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
5.6%6.4%7.1%7.8%8.6%9.3%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
18.8%22.1%25.4%28.7%32.0%35.3%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Bessemer City

Married Marital Status by Block Group#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
33%40%47%54%61%68%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
14.2%16.4%18.6%20.8%23.0%25.3%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.4%4.8%6.3%7.7%9.1%10.6%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
9%16%22%28%35%42%
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Marital Status by Place in the Charlotte Area

There are 93 places in the Charlotte Area. This section compares Bessemer City to all of the places in the Charlotte Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bessemer City.

Married by Place#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Bessemer City, selected other places in the Charlotte Area, and entities that contain Bessemer City
0%20%40%60%Count#RiverviewMarvinJAARSWestportWeddingtonTega CayNewportIndia HookLowesvilleWesley ChapelWaxhawHuntersvilleFairviewUnionvilleHarrisburgStallingsMcAdenvilleIndian TrailMcConnellsMatthewsMint HillLake WylieHemby BridgeChina GroveLesslieLowrysMt PleasantMidlandEnochvilleSharonFaithConcordLake ParkCharlotteHigh ShoalsN CarolinaUnited StatesGastonGaston CountySouthDavidsonSouth AtlanticTroutmanGastoniaCharlotteRock HillFort LawnBessemer CityHarmonyPinevilleGayle MillEast SpencerRichburgEureka MillDellview79.310345%79.310345%79%437177.460091%77.460091%77%3,251276.944444%76.944444%77%277373.622047%73.622047%74%2,244471.749264%71.749264%72%5,849567.731488%67.731488%68%4,601665.148799%65.148799%65%1,817764.941466%64.941466%65%2,108864.796523%64.796523%65%1,640964.676065%64.676065%65%4,0831064.029263%64.029263%64%5,6891163.699413%63.699413%64%25,07425.1k1262.495948%62.495948%62%1,9281362.459731%62.459731%62%3,2961462.360225%62.360225%62%6,7481561.890040%61.890040%62%7,4071660.830325%60.830325%61%3371760.682766%60.682766%61%16,15816.2k1860.512821%60.512821%61%1181960.342932%60.342932%60%14,81614.8k2060.191801%60.191801%60%12,55312.6k2159.424920%59.424920%59%5,2082258.772771%58.772771%59%6132358.299595%58.299595%58%1,8722457.322835%57.322835%57%1,0922557.309942%57.309942%57%982657.284382%57.284382%57%9832756.554054%56.554054%57%1,6742855.936562%55.936562%56%1,3052955.733333%55.733333%56%2093054.624277%54.624277%55%3783353.291260%53.291260%53%35,12835.1k3651.031097%51.031097%51%1,5594049.651507%49.651507%50%939,978940k49.479167%49.479167%49%2854648.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.897457%47.897457%48%82,02282.0k47.897457%47.897457%48%82,02282.0k47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.786970%47.786970%48%4,6215347.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M45.601618%45.601618%46%9025943.462263%43.462263%43%25,15925.2k6542.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k6639.137023%39.137023%39%22,21322.2k7138.730570%38.730570%39%2997238.230683%38.230683%38%1,7077536.829837%36.829837%37%1587931.201435%31.201435%31%2,0888526.362039%26.362039%26%1508823.955669%23.955669%24%2818922.281167%22.281167%22%849021.250000%21.250000%21%238910.000000%0.000000%0%092
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 92 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in North Carolina

There are 739 places in North Carolina. This section compares Bessemer City to the 50 most populous places in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bessemer City. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 18,241.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Bessemer City, selected other places in North Carolina, and entities that contain Bessemer City
0%20%40%60%Count#MorrisvilleHolly SpringsHuntersvilleApexCaryFuquay-VarinaWake ForestIndian TrailMatthewsMint HillClemmonsCorneliusConcordHavelockClaytonMooresvilleKannapolisCharlotteJacksonvilleN CarolinaGarnerUnited StatesKernersvilleGastonGaston CountySouthMonroeSouth AtlanticHickoryNew BernFayettevilleGastoniaAsheboroHigh PointBurlingtonCharlotteThomasvilleCarrboroSanfordRaleighWinston-SalemDurhamGreensboroAshevilleWilmingtonStatesvilleBessemer CityWilsonLexingtonChapel HillShelbyKinstonRocky MountGoldsboroSalisburyLumbertonGreenvilleBoone65.729871%65.729871%66%11,08611.1k164.276947%64.276947%64%14,13914.1k263.699413%63.699413%64%25,07425.1k361.646101%61.646101%62%20,13320.1k461.573017%61.573017%62%74,97575.0k560.953401%60.953401%61%10,24210.2k660.721127%60.721127%61%16,16716.2k760.682766%60.682766%61%16,15816.2k860.342932%60.342932%60%14,81614.8k960.191801%60.191801%60%12,55312.6k1057.595671%57.595671%58%8,9401155.244472%55.244472%55%12,29312.3k1253.291260%53.291260%53%35,12835.1k1353.003870%53.003870%53%8,3551452.833758%52.833758%53%7,2621552.569375%52.569375%53%14,18914.2k1649.754999%49.754999%50%17,66817.7k1749.651507%49.651507%50%939,978940k49.081438%49.081438%49%26,47626.5k1848.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.206466%48.206466%48%10,89910.9k1948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.017781%48.017781%48%9,2902047.897457%47.897457%48%82,02282.0k47.897457%47.897457%48%82,02282.0k47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.856123%47.856123%48%12,40012.4k2147.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.184283%46.184283%46%15,05715.1k2244.584383%44.584383%45%10,62010.6k2343.486083%43.486083%43%70,33770.3k2443.462263%43.462263%43%25,15925.2k2543.244838%43.244838%43%8,7962643.048778%43.048778%43%37,22637.2k2742.827976%42.827976%43%18,04018.0k2842.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k2942.380315%42.380315%42%9,1803042.165514%42.165514%42%7,0723141.686402%41.686402%42%9,3293240.742721%40.742721%41%146,301146k3340.442215%40.442215%40%76,74876.7k3440.340439%40.340439%40%81,90481.9k3539.140568%39.140568%39%90,01990.0k3638.890244%38.890244%39%28,70828.7k3738.648841%38.648841%39%37,38037.4k3838.529867%38.529867%39%7,7213938.230683%38.230683%38%1,70737.911728%37.911728%38%15,03215.0k4037.499150%37.499150%37%5,5124137.073408%37.073408%37%19,06519.1k4236.920823%36.920823%37%6,0484336.825072%36.825072%37%6,4864436.345418%36.345418%36%16,14116.1k4535.898150%35.898150%36%10,30610.3k4635.568219%35.568219%36%9,8624734.994944%34.994944%35%5,8834828.583182%28.583182%29%21,54021.5k499.740517%9.740517%10%1,72350
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 City to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bessemer City. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Married by Place#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Bessemer City, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Bessemer City
0%20%40%Count#PlanoChesapeakeGarlandVirginia BchCharlotteN CarolinaIrvingAmarilloUnited StatesGastonGaston CountySouthSouth AtlanticLaredoEl PasoOklahoma CityCorpus ChristiFort WorthArlingtonArlingtonHuntsvilleFayettevilleLexington-FayetteJacksonvilleTulsaCharlotteSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonHialeahRaleighLubbockWinston-SalemDurhamLittle RockAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasColumbusGreensboroSt. PetersburgBessemer CityMontgomeryMobileTampaShreveportOrlandoAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…NorfolkMiamiMemphisBaton RougeNew OrleansWashingtonBirminghamAtlantaBaltimoreRichmond57.578439%57.578439%58%129,506130k152.305110%52.305110%52%97,53797.5k250.138594%50.138594%50%90,08090.1k350.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k449.651507%49.651507%50%939,978940k48.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.649288%48.649288%49%86,37086.4k548.473062%48.473062%48%73,77673.8k648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.897457%47.897457%48%82,02282.0k47.897457%47.897457%48%82,02282.0k47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.981030%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%70,33770.3k1542.899227%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%83,65883.7k3438.230683%38.230683%38%1,70737.536285%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%94,71294.7k4528.183356%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 City to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bessemer City. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Bessemer City, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Bessemer City
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San JoseColorado SpgsVirginia BchCharlotteN CarolinaUnited StatesGastonGaston CountySouthMesaSouth AtlanticWichitaEl PasoOklahoma CityFort WorthArlingtonOmahaSan DiegoJacksonvilleTulsaLas VegasCharlotteAlbuquerqueSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonPhoenixPortlandRaleighSeattleSacramentoFresnoAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasKansas CityNew YorkSan FranciscoDenverIndianapolisLos AngelesOaklandBessemer CityLong BeachColumbusTucsonChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBostonWashingtonAtlantaBaltimoreClevelandDetroit50.903201%50.903201%51%412,320412k150.736762%50.736762%51%182,422182k250.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k349.651507%49.651507%50%939,978940k48.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.897457%47.897457%48%82,02282.0k47.897457%47.897457%48%82,02282.0k47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.775129%47.775129%48%179,151179k447.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.960737%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%130,316130k3538.230683%38.230683%38%1,70738.043816%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 Bessemer City 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:
North Carolina
County:
Gaston
Metro Area:
Charlotte Area
Townships:
Cherryville, Crowders Mountain
ZIP Codes:
28016, 28086
Unified School District:
Gaston County
Congressional District:
NC-10
State Senate District:
NC-43
State House District:
NC-110
Neighboring Cities:
Gastonia
Nearby Cities:
Cherryville, High Shoals, Kings Mountain, Lowell
Nearby Towns:
Dallas, Dellview, Ranlo, Spencer Mountain, Waco
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Light Oak