Marital Status in Oak Island, North Carolina (Town)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Oak Island
Female Male
North Carolina
Oak Island
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50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-16.894722%-28.494124%-16.894722%17%16.894722%2.955343%28.494124%5.461656%19.850065%20%605609-53.337057%-46.647070%-53.337057%53%53.337057%9.277024%46.647070%4.658567%62.614081%63%1,9101,921-14.634941%-1.226550%-12.054540%-3.333932%-15.861491%16%14.634941%12.054540%14.634941%15%568449-2.900913%-11.005817%-2.684043%-6.786291%-13.906730%14%2.900913%2.684043%2.900913%3%49889
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 Oak Island
Female Male
North Carolina
Oak Island
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40%20%0%20%40%60%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-16.894722%-28.494124%-16.894722%17%16.894722%2.955343%28.494124%5.461656%19.850065%20%605609-50.432840%-44.444761%-50.432840%50%50.432840%10.095191%44.444761%4.187288%60.528031%61%1,8061,857-0.358540%-3.467207%-2.616942%-0.605304%-3.825747%4%0.358540%2.616942%0.358540%0%13711-2.086050%-0.818167%-2.202309%-2.904217%3%2.086050%2.202309%0.471279%2.086050%2%10464-2.900913%-11.005817%-2.684043%-6.786291%-13.906730%14%2.900913%2.684043%2.900913%3%49889-12.035744%-9.437598%-2.728628%-12.035744%12%12.035744%2.240657%9.437598%14.276402%14%431438
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 Oak Island
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1737.288%37.3%19.444%19.4%54.468%54.5%83.217%83.2%59.851%59.9%82.560%82.6%58.078%58.1%81.667%81.7%53.416%53.4%72.093%72.1%71.380%71.4%47.468%47.5%51.695%51.7%42.017%42.0%80.288%80.3%77.083%77.1%28.125%28.1%46.795%46.8%57.364%57.4%56.364%56.4%55.090%55.1%33.136%33.1%13.529%13.5%11.932%11.9%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 Oak Island
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%40%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%1.748%1.75%11.400%11.4%15.190%15.2%23.313%23.3%18.333%18.3%34.576%34.6%11.628%11.6%28.620%28.6%42.405%42.4%23.305%23.3%31.513%31.5%11.538%11.5%5.556%5.56%5.000%5.00%5.128%5.13%4.651%4.65%0.000%0%10.180%10.2%21.302%21.3%0.000%0%17.045%17.0%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 Oak Island
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%6.320%6.32%1.125%1.13%6.339%6.34%0.000%0%1.035%1.04%13.289%13.3%0.000%0%10.127%10.1%6.780%6.78%26.471%26.5%0.000%0%17.361%17.4%66.875%66.9%48.077%48.1%37.984%38.0%43.636%43.6%34.731%34.7%45.562%45.6%86.471%86.5%71.023%71.0%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 North Carolina and Oak Island
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1762.712%62.7%80.556%80.6%45.532%45.5%15.035%15.0%22.429%22.4%1.125%1.13%12.270%12.3%0.000%0%10.973%11.0%2.990%2.99%0.000%0%0.000%0%18.220%18.2%0.000%0%8.173%8.17%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 Oak Island
Oak Island
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 - 17293661,0706274752872222781181671484400
Count number of married in age cohort in Oak Island

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Oak Island
Oak Island
North Carolina
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%100%CountBlack2Mixed2White HispanicWhite1Other2-46.279018%-4.496091%-12.185944%-0.000000%100.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%30.688931%6.350017%100.000000%100%18-50.143823%-2.824566%-10.404929%-0.000000%100.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%33.656812%2.969871%100.000000%100%10-24.000000%-39.301521%-3.593285%-6.312098%-24.000000%24%-0.000000%76.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%48.875906%1.917190%76.000000%76%75-18.437840%-1.369224%-13.241014%-24.816812%-2.415711%-11.174691%-33.048078%33%57.818578%9.133344%54.773852%6.818934%66.951922%67%6,427-24.369748%-50.420168%-41.412778%-3.770065%-7.455064%-74.789916%75%25.210084%0.000000%-0.000000%44.362317%2.999776%25.210084%25%119
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by Tract in Oak Island

Married Marital Status by Tract#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
46%54%61%69%76%84%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
5.9%8.7%11.4%14.1%16.8%19.5%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
5.1%6.0%6.9%7.8%8.7%9.6%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
4%10%15%20%25%31%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Oak Island

Married Marital Status by Block Group#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
41%51%61%71%81%91%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
2.6%6.8%10.9%15.0%19.1%23.2%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
1.1%3.8%6.5%9.3%12.0%14.7%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
3%9%14%20%25%31%
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Marital Status by Place in the Myrtle Beach Area

There are 33 places in the Myrtle Beach Area. This section compares Oak Island to all of the places in the Myrtle Beach Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Oak Island.

Married by Place#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Oak Island, selected other places in the Myrtle Beach Area, and entities that contain Oak Island
0%20%40%60%80%Count#St. JamesBald Head IsOcean Isle BchHolden BeachSunset BeachSandy CreekCaswell BeachBriarcliffe AcresCarolina ShrsLelandBoiling Spg LksOak IslandN Myrtle BchBrunswickBrunswick CoVarnamtownForestbrookBelvilleMyrtle BeachShallotteLittle RiverGarden CityCalabashN CarolinaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticSouthportRed HillLorisSurfside BchBoliviaSocasteeAynorNorthwestMyrtle BeachConwayBucksportAtlantic BchNavassa90.378549%90.378549%90%4,011190.070922%90.070922%90%254281.679389%81.679389%82%535375.530839%75.530839%76%747475.449102%75.449102%75%2,772574.683544%74.683544%75%177670.370370%70.370370%70%285768.333333%68.333333%68%246861.826698%61.826698%62%2,112960.150927%60.150927%60%8,2101058.086103%58.086103%58%2,6041157.617687%57.617687%58%3,8311257.316289%57.316289%57%8,0261357.275317%57.275317%57%58,49758.5k57.275317%57.275317%57%58,49758.5k56.876457%56.876457%57%2441456.826401%56.826401%57%2,5141553.444676%53.444676%53%1,0241651.835456%51.835456%52%183,723184k51.615826%51.615826%52%1,7091751.127550%51.127550%51%4,2851850.439264%50.439264%50%4,3061950.243224%50.243224%50%7232048.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.433718%46.433718%46%1,2892146.250311%46.250311%46%5,5692245.245902%45.245902%45%9662344.515442%44.515442%45%1,6722443.930636%43.930636%44%762543.861157%43.861157%44%8,1632642.690058%42.690058%43%2192742.548350%42.548350%43%3742840.530784%40.530784%41%10,21710.2k2932.973986%32.973986%33%5,6283030.197269%30.197269%30%1993129.015544%29.015544%29%563228.716745%28.716745%29%36733
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 33 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in North Carolina

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

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Oak Island, selected other places in North Carolina, and entities that contain Oak Island
0%20%40%60%Count#MorrisvilleHolly SpringsHuntersvilleApexCaryFuquay-VarinaWake ForestIndian TrailMatthewsMint HillOak IslandClemmonsBrunswickBrunswick CoCorneliusConcordHavelockClaytonMooresvilleMyrtle BeachKannapolisJacksonvilleN CarolinaGarnerUnited StatesKernersvilleSouthMonroeSouth AtlanticHickoryNew BernFayettevilleGastoniaAsheboroHigh PointBurlingtonCharlotteThomasvilleCarrboroSanfordRaleighWinston-SalemDurhamGreensboroAshevilleWilmingtonStatesvilleWilsonLexingtonChapel 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%12,55312.6k1057.617687%57.617687%58%3,83157.595671%57.595671%58%8,9401157.275317%57.275317%57%58,49758.5k57.275317%57.275317%57%58,49758.5k55.244472%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%14,18914.2k1651.835456%51.835456%52%183,723184k49.754999%49.754999%50%17,66817.7k1749.081438%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%9,2902047.893501%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%7,7213937.911728%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 Oak Island to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Oak Island. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Married by Place#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Oak Island, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Oak Island
0%20%40%Count#Oak IslandPlanoBrunswickBrunswick CoChesapeakeMyrtle BeachGarlandVirginia BchN CarolinaIrvingAmarilloUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticLaredoEl PasoOklahoma CityCorpus ChristiFort WorthArlingtonArlingtonHuntsvilleFayettevilleLexington-FayetteJacksonvilleTulsaCharlotteSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonHialeahRaleighLubbockWinston-SalemDurhamLittle RockAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasColumbusGreensboroSt. PetersburgMontgomeryMobileTampaShreveportOrlandoAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…NorfolkMiamiMemphisBaton RougeNew OrleansWashingtonBirminghamAtlantaBaltimoreRichmond57.617687%57.617687%58%3,83157.578439%57.578439%58%129,506130k157.275317%57.275317%57%58,49758.5k57.275317%57.275317%57%58,49758.5k52.305110%52.305110%52%97,53797.5k251.835456%51.835456%52%183,723184k50.138594%50.138594%50%90,08090.1k350.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k448.886457%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%123,770,934124M47.893501%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%83,65883.7k3437.536285%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%94,71294.7k4528.183356%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 Oak Island to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Oak Island. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Oak Island, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Oak Island
0%20%40%Count#Oak IslandBrunswickBrunswick CoMyrtle BeachSan JoseColorado SpgsVirginia BchN CarolinaUnited StatesSouthMesaSouth AtlanticWichitaEl PasoOklahoma CityFort WorthArlingtonOmahaSan DiegoJacksonvilleTulsaLas VegasCharlotteAlbuquerqueSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonPhoenixPortlandRaleighSeattleSacramentoFresnoAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasKansas CityNew YorkSan FranciscoDenverIndianapolisLos AngelesOaklandLong BeachColumbusTucsonChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBostonWashingtonAtlantaBaltimoreClevelandDetroit57.617687%57.617687%58%3,83157.275317%57.275317%57%58,49758.5k57.275317%57.275317%57%58,49758.5k51.835456%51.835456%52%183,723184k50.903201%50.903201%51%412,320412k150.736762%50.736762%51%182,422182k250.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k348.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%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%130,316130k3538.043816%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 Oak Island 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:
Brunswick
Metro Area:
Myrtle Beach Area
Townships:
Lockwoods Folly, Smithville
ZIP Codes:
28422, 28461, 28462, 28465
Unified School District:
Brunswick County
Congressional District:
NC-7
State Senate District:
NC-8
State House District:
NC-17
Neighboring Cities:
Boiling Spring Lakes
Neighboring Towns:
Caswell Beach, St. James
Nearby Cities:
Southport
Nearby Towns:
Bolivia, Carolina Beach, Holden Beach, Kure Beach, Ocean Isle Beach, Shallotte, Varnamtown
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Sea Breeze
Nearby Villages:
Bald Head Island