Marital Status in Wilmington, North Carolina (City)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Wilmington
Female Male
North Carolina
Wilmington
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-40.181647%-28.494124%-40.181647%40%40.181647%3.871719%28.494124%5.461656%44.053366%44%20,88220.9k19,71319.7k-36.192730%-46.647070%-36.192730%36%36.192730%5.308566%46.647070%4.658567%41.501296%42%18,80918.8k18,57118.6k-12.389381%-3.243016%-12.054540%-3.333932%-15.632396%16%12.389381%12.054540%12.389381%12%8,1245,544-2.055958%-5.937269%-2.684043%-6.786291%-7.993227%8%2.055958%2.684043%2.055958%2%4,154920

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Wilmington
Female Male
North Carolina
Wilmington
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-40.181647%-28.494124%-40.181647%40%40.181647%3.871719%28.494124%5.461656%44.053366%44%20,88220.9k19,71319.7k-34.041448%-44.444761%-34.041448%34%34.041448%4.597151%44.444761%4.187288%38.638598%39%17,69117.7k17,29017.3k-2.681684%-0.091123%-2.616942%-0.605304%-2.772807%3%2.681684%2.616942%2.681684%3%1,4411,200-2.151282%-2.202309%-2.151282%2%2.151282%0.711415%2.202309%0.471279%2.862698%3%1,1181,281-2.055958%-5.937269%-2.684043%-6.786291%-7.993227%8%2.055958%2.684043%2.055958%2%4,154920-9.707696%-3.151893%-9.437598%-2.728628%-12.859589%13%9.707696%9.437598%9.707696%10%6,6834,344

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Wilmington
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1714.983%15.0%48.005%48.0%35.280%35.3%71.308%71.3%54.041%54.0%72.865%72.9%55.810%55.8%70.916%70.9%52.175%52.2%59.727%59.7%55.752%55.8%57.440%57.4%51.509%51.5%59.294%59.3%51.356%51.4%47.355%47.4%55.970%56.0%51.393%51.4%41.037%41.0%37.405%37.4%21.149%21.1%19.794%19.8%8.386%8.39%4.090%4.09%1.571%1.57%1.413%1.41%0.000%0%1.536%1.54%

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Wilmington
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 175.052%5.05%7.731%7.73%16.837%16.8%16.822%16.8%26.148%26.1%15.608%15.6%28.789%28.8%17.509%17.5%30.730%30.7%21.005%21.0%21.696%21.7%25.492%25.5%29.686%29.7%17.435%17.4%25.089%25.1%26.251%26.3%17.831%17.8%11.693%11.7%10.223%10.2%10.059%10.1%3.816%3.82%2.949%2.95%1.539%1.54%1.348%1.35%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 North Carolina and Wilmington
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 174.065%4.07%5.486%5.49%6.387%6.39%1.822%1.82%4.381%4.38%5.953%5.95%8.653%8.65%10.330%10.3%9.311%9.31%17.034%17.0%17.927%17.9%16.154%16.2%17.159%17.2%23.271%23.3%21.747%21.7%26.394%26.4%26.199%26.2%36.915%36.9%48.740%48.7%52.396%52.4%75.034%75.0%77.257%77.3%90.076%90.1%94.562%94.6%98.429%98.4%98.587%98.6%100.000%100%98.464%98.5%

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Wilmington
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1775.900%75.9%38.778%38.8%41.496%41.5%10.047%10.0%15.429%15.4%5.574%5.57%6.748%6.75%1.245%1.25%7.784%7.78%2.234%2.23%4.625%4.62%0.914%0.91%1.646%1.65%0.000%0%1.808%1.81%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.140%0.14%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 North Carolina.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Wilmington
Wilmington
North Carolina
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 - 176432,5596,0563,9873,9764,0263,2853,5313,4653,0291,7979277524

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Wilmington
Wilmington
North Carolina
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountAsian2Other2White1White HispanicBlack2Mixed2-46.835443%-4.930047%-28.959332%-1.147474%-4.254390%-51.765490%52%45.902732%-0.000000%2.331779%62.584497%3.054307%48.234510%48%1,501-47.722772%-4.422442%-41.412778%-3.770065%-7.455064%-52.145215%52%47.128713%0.726073%-0.000000%44.362317%2.999776%47.854785%48%1,515-39.330740%-2.081472%-11.296864%-24.816812%-2.415711%-11.174691%-52.709075%53%41.887897%5.403027%54.773852%6.818934%47.290925%47%72,73772.7k-49.912587%-4.545455%-8.566434%-39.301521%-3.593285%-6.312098%-63.024476%63%33.566434%3.409091%48.875906%1.917190%36.975524%37%3,432-49.350888%-5.370484%-14.237600%-46.279018%-4.496091%-12.185944%-68.958971%69%25.156154%5.884874%30.688931%6.350017%31.041029%31%16,33016.3k-65.640599%-2.246256%-9.733777%-50.143823%-2.824566%-10.404929%-77.620632%78%20.715474%1.663894%33.656812%2.969871%22.379368%22%1,202

Map of Marital Status by Neighborhood in Wilmington

Married Marital Status by Neighborhood#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
43.7%48.4%53.2%57.9%62.6%67.4%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Neighborhood#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
9.3%11.0%12.8%14.5%16.2%18.0%

Widowed Marital Status by Neighborhood#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
2.90%3.39%3.87%4.35%4.84%5.32%

Never Married Marital Status by Neighborhood#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
20.4%23.5%26.6%29.7%32.7%35.8%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Wilmington

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
9%23%36%50%63%76%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
4.2%9.1%13.9%18.7%23.6%28.4%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
1.6%3.8%5.8%7.9%10.0%12.1%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
7%23%38%54%69%85%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Wilmington

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
3%19%34%49%65%81%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
1%9%17%25%32%41%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%3.2%6.4%9.6%12.8%16.1%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
4%22%40%58%75%94%
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Marital Status by Neighborhood in Wilmington

There are 5 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Wilmington (0 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 5 of those to each other, Wilmington, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilmington.

Married by Neighborhood#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Wilmington, selected neighborhoods in Wilmington, and entities that contain Wilmington
0%20%40%60%Count#BayshoreOgdenMurraysvilleN CarolinaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticWilmingtonNew HanoverNew Hanover CoSilver LakeKings GrantWilmingtonWilmington67.306798%67.306798%67%2,5842,585161.492488%61.492488%61%3,3283,329254.522267%54.522267%55%6,0606,061348.886457%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%24,135,51924.1M46.975994%46.975994%47%106,822107k45.788650%45.788650%46%83,08983.1k45.788650%45.788650%46%83,08983.1k45.696363%45.696363%46%3,568443.722985%43.722985%44%2,977538.648841%38.648841%39%37,38037.4k38.648841%38.648841%39%37,38037.4k

Marital Status by Place in the Wilmington Area

There are 27 places in the Wilmington Area. This section compares Wilmington to all of the places in the Wilmington Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilmington.

Married by Place#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Wilmington, selected other places in the Wilmington Area, and entities that contain Wilmington
0%20%40%60%Count#Porters NeckRocky PointKure BeachSt. HelenaMyrtle GroveTopsail BeachBayshoreOgdenSurf CityWathaHampsteadMurraysvilleCarolina BchSilver LakeN CarolinaSea BreezeUnited StatesSouthSkippers CornerSouth AtlanticWilmingtonCastle HayneAtkinsonNew HanoverNew Hanover CoKings GrantWrightsville BchNorthchaseWrightsboroWilmingtonWilmingtonWallaceBurgawHightsville73.061497%73.061497%73%4,372165.984148%65.984148%66%999264.818267%64.818267%65%1,391363.698630%63.698630%64%186462.754977%62.754977%63%5,107561.846154%61.846154%62%201661.704795%61.704795%62%1,969761.476901%61.476901%61%3,380858.066016%58.066016%58%1,249955.769231%55.769231%56%871055.495103%55.495103%55%2,0401154.755934%54.755934%55%6,5511252.743782%52.743782%53%2,6721349.019992%49.019992%49%2,5011448.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.389095%48.389095%48%7811548.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.791165%47.791165%48%1,0711647.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.975994%46.975994%47%106,822107k46.313066%46.313066%46%3581746.127946%46.127946%46%1371845.788650%45.788650%46%83,08983.1k45.788650%45.788650%46%83,08983.1k44.350552%44.350552%44%3,2541943.125273%43.125273%43%9882042.293297%42.293297%42%1,2432139.326092%39.326092%39%1,7742238.648841%38.648841%39%37,38037.4k38.648841%38.648841%39%37,38037.4k2333.628319%33.628319%34%1,2162431.909329%31.909329%32%1,0982525.947187%25.947187%26%22626

Marital Status by Place in North Carolina

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

Married by Place#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Wilmington, selected other places in North Carolina, and entities that contain Wilmington
0%20%40%60%Count#MorrisvilleHolly SpringsHuntersvilleApexCaryFuquay-VarinaWake ForestIndian TrailMatthewsMint HillClemmonsCorneliusConcordHavelockClaytonMooresvilleKannapolisJacksonvilleN CarolinaGarnerUnited StatesKernersvilleSouthMonroeSouth AtlanticWilmingtonHickoryNew HanoverNew Hanover CoNew BernFayettevilleGastoniaAsheboroHigh PointBurlingtonCharlotteThomasvilleCarrboroSanfordRaleighWinston-SalemDurhamGreensboroAshevilleWilmingtonWilmingtonStatesvilleWilsonLexingtonChapel 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%17,66817.7k1749.081438%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%24,135,51924.1M46.975994%46.975994%47%106,822107k46.184283%46.184283%46%15,05715.1k2245.788650%45.788650%46%83,08983.1k45.788650%45.788650%46%83,08983.1k44.584383%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%37,38037.4k38.648841%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

Marital Status by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Wilmington to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilmington. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Married by Place#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Wilmington, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Wilmington
0%20%40%Count#PlanoChesapeakeGarlandVirginia BchN CarolinaIrvingAmarilloUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticLaredoWilmingtonEl PasoOklahoma CityCorpus ChristiFort WorthArlingtonNew HanoverNew Hanover CoArlingtonHuntsvilleFayettevilleLexington-FayetteJacksonvilleTulsaCharlotteSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonHialeahRaleighLubbockWinston-SalemDurhamLittle RockAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasColumbusGreensboroSt. PetersburgWilmingtonWilmingtonMontgomeryMobileTampaShreveportOrlandoAugusta-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%182,041182k448.886457%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%84,47884.5k746.975994%46.975994%47%106,822107k46.558929%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%138,019138k1245.788650%45.788650%46%83,08983.1k45.788650%45.788650%46%83,08983.1k43.751105%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%83,65883.7k3438.648841%38.648841%39%37,38037.4k38.648841%38.648841%39%37,38037.4k37.536285%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

Marital Status by Place in the United States

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

Married by Place#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Wilmington, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Wilmington
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San JoseColorado SpgsVirginia BchN CarolinaUnited StatesSouthMesaSouth AtlanticWilmingtonWichitaEl PasoOklahoma CityFort WorthArlingtonNew HanoverNew Hanover CoOmahaSan DiegoJacksonvilleTulsaLas VegasCharlotteAlbuquerqueSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonPhoenixPortlandRaleighSeattleSacramentoFresnoAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasKansas CityNew YorkSan FranciscoDenverWilmingtonWilmingtonIndianapolisLos AngelesOaklandLong BeachColumbusTucsonChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBostonWashingtonAtlantaBaltimoreClevelandDetroit50.903201%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%24,135,51924.1M46.975994%46.975994%47%106,822107k46.960737%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%138,019138k945.788650%45.788650%46%83,08983.1k45.788650%45.788650%46%83,08983.1k44.590793%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%212,453212k3238.648841%38.648841%39%37,38037.4k38.648841%38.648841%39%37,38037.4k38.533886%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 Wilmington 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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