Marital Status in Chester, Pennsylvania (City)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Chester
Female Male
Pennsylvania
Chester
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50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-59.559503%-30.517988%-59.559503%60%59.559503%5.052885%30.517988%6.014360%64.612388%65%8,3838,293-15.865009%-46.126466%-15.865009%16%15.865009%3.651937%46.126466%3.763403%19.516946%20%2,2332,505-13.065836%-0.923507%-10.525239%-2.350821%-13.989343%14%13.065836%10.525239%13.065836%13%1,9691,677-2.804831%-7.781315%-3.052544%-7.426942%-10.586146%11%2.804831%3.052544%2.804831%3%1,490360
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 Pennsylvania and Chester
Female Male
Pennsylvania
Chester
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50%0%50%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-59.559503%-30.517988%-59.559503%60%59.559503%5.052885%30.517988%6.014360%64.612388%65%8,3838,293-14.479574%-44.382546%-14.479574%14%14.479574%1.585872%44.382546%3.347394%16.065446%16%2,0382,062-3.310835%-1.917255%-0.451064%-3.310835%3%3.310835%1.153520%1.917255%4.464355%4%466573-1.385435%-1.743920%-1.385435%1%1.385435%2.066065%1.743920%0.416009%3.451500%3%195443-2.804831%-7.781315%-3.052544%-7.426942%-10.586146%11%2.804831%3.052544%2.804831%3%1,490360-8.601480%-2.077028%-8.607984%-1.899757%-10.678508%11%8.601480%8.607984%8.601480%9%1,5031,104
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 Pennsylvania and Chester
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%40%50%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 173.209%3.21%37.288%37.3%19.658%19.7%40.138%40.1%21.011%21.0%56.941%56.9%26.394%26.4%36.200%36.2%27.382%27.4%31.978%32.0%31.158%31.2%20.779%20.8%17.785%17.8%31.241%31.2%33.175%33.2%26.283%26.3%14.614%14.6%18.282%18.3%13.486%13.5%14.023%14.0%5.795%5.79%5.915%5.91%3.385%3.39%3.704%3.70%0.000%0%0.611%0.61%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 Pennsylvania and Chester
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1713.102%13.1%11.864%11.9%19.292%19.3%14.450%14.4%29.242%29.2%19.882%19.9%26.132%26.1%26.214%26.2%20.722%20.7%20.887%20.9%23.529%23.5%34.045%34.0%23.937%23.9%23.329%23.3%14.455%14.5%19.027%19.0%12.314%12.3%14.969%15.0%8.165%8.17%11.839%11.8%4.777%4.78%2.317%2.32%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 Pennsylvania and Chester
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1715.775%15.8%12.712%12.7%10.256%10.3%11.468%11.5%17.978%18.0%14.824%14.8%32.840%32.8%32.871%32.9%38.760%38.8%43.623%43.6%41.360%41.4%44.712%44.7%57.718%57.7%45.430%45.4%52.370%52.4%54.690%54.7%70.095%70.1%66.748%66.7%78.349%78.3%74.138%74.1%89.428%89.4%90.610%90.6%96.615%96.6%96.296%96.3%100.000%100%99.389%99.4%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 Pennsylvania and Chester
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1767.914%67.9%38.136%38.1%50.794%50.8%33.945%33.9%31.769%31.8%8.353%8.35%14.634%14.6%4.716%4.72%13.136%13.1%3.512%3.51%3.952%3.95%0.464%0.46%0.559%0.56%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%2.977%2.98%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%1.159%1.16%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 Pennsylvania.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Chester
Chester
Pennsylvania
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 - 175633677556464256338857725726917113550
Count number of married in age cohort in Chester

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Chester
Chester
Pennsylvania
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountAsian2White HispanicBlack2White1Mixed2Other2-63.793103%-32.839396%-1.304386%-3.597158%-63.793103%64%36.206897%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%58.406776%3.852284%36.206897%36%174-51.603206%-6.412826%-16.232465%-46.533089%-4.092941%-8.325771%-74.248497%74%24.649299%1.102204%38.156669%2.891529%25.751503%26%998-60.847521%-4.600523%-9.051609%-55.524783%-4.180724%-10.344756%-74.499653%74%18.316700%7.183647%23.902918%6.046820%25.500347%26%18,73718.7k-65.605222%-1.364715%-10.126582%-29.161137%-1.766688%-9.794811%-77.096519%77%16.040348%6.863133%51.840618%7.436746%22.903481%23%5,056-63.917526%-5.326460%-9.793814%-56.356907%-2.888460%-8.718079%-79.037801%79%10.996564%9.965636%29.156773%2.879781%20.962199%21%582-70.432869%-0.953778%-13.206163%-51.065341%-4.505088%-9.240468%-84.592810%85%8.950844%6.456346%32.176596%3.012508%15.407190%15%1,363
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by Tract in Chester

Married Marital Status by Tract#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
10.2%13.0%15.8%18.6%21.4%24.3%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
5.3%7.9%10.4%13.0%15.5%18.2%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
2.5%4.8%7.0%9.2%11.5%13.7%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
53%59%65%70%76%82%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Chester

Married Marital Status by Block Group#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
6%11%16%22%27%32%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
3%8%13%19%24%29%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.8%3.9%7.0%10.1%13.2%16.4%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
43%52%60%69%77%86%
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Marital Status by Place in the Philadelphia Area

There are 294 places in the Philadelphia Area. This section compares Chester to all of the places in the Philadelphia Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chester.

Married by Place#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Chester, selected other places in the Philadelphia Area, and entities that contain Chester
0%50%100%Count#Pine ValleyTavistockWoodsideRose ValleyNorth StarOlivetMcGuire AFBChurchvilleRichboroBarclayHaddonfieldSpring MountFlourtownBlue BellSkippackMedford LakesDevonWoodbourneSpringdaleMilford SqMaple GlenPottsgroveJuliustownSpinnerstownGreentreeHockessinTurnersvilleNorth EastElversonWoxallWenonahKenilworthSoudertonMullica HillLevittownPerryvilleUnited StatesPennsylvaniaOak ValleyNortheastMiddle AtlanticDelawareTullytownPhiladelphiaChesapeake CityFolcroftSpring CityGlassboroColwynPhiladelphiaWilmingtonCamdenChester-UplandChesterHaverford CollegeCheyney UnivLincoln UnivArcadia Univ100.000000%100.000000%100%4177.777778%77.777778%78%7276.488866%76.488866%76%1,477372.378517%72.378517%72%566471.732429%71.732429%72%4,654571.035599%71.035599%71%878668.441520%68.441520%68%2,288767.562500%67.562500%68%2,162867.481987%67.481987%67%3,559966.544118%66.544118%67%2,3531066.181526%66.181526%66%5,7751165.134474%65.134474%65%1,3321264.278017%64.278017%64%2,3861363.908939%63.908939%64%3,4531463.859764%63.859764%64%1,9491563.820896%63.820896%64%2,1381663.456091%63.456091%63%8961763.104326%63.104326%63%1,9841862.756674%62.756674%63%7,3351962.303030%62.303030%62%5142061.886447%61.886447%62%3,3792161.801353%61.801353%62%1,7362261.594203%61.594203%62%1702361.584158%61.584158%62%9332461.144578%61.144578%61%5,6842560.848686%60.848686%61%6,9692660.755705%60.755705%61%1,6242760.655738%60.655738%61%1,7392860.634648%60.634648%61%7072960.562016%60.562016%61%6253058.555998%58.555998%59%1,0304256.309362%56.309362%56%8306353.524804%53.524804%54%2,8708451.614780%51.614780%52%1,77410550.180924%50.180924%50%21,63421.6k12049.362174%49.362174%49%1,78012648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.950206%47.950206%48%5,064,1675.06M47.739802%47.739802%48%1,29914746.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M45.720544%45.720544%46%209,791210k45.545171%45.545171%46%73116845.132078%45.132078%45%2,226,8422.23M43.962848%43.962848%44%28418942.416452%42.416452%42%2,14521039.349005%39.349005%39%1,08823134.289201%34.289201%34%5,62025229.534762%29.534762%30%56527329.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k27424.707858%24.707858%25%14,12414.1k28522.034451%22.034451%22%12,16512.2k28719.323479%19.323479%19%6,30117.606838%17.606838%18%4,7382906.671839%6.671839%7%862913.469080%3.469080%3%232921.992252%1.992252%2%362930.618238%0.618238%1%4294
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 294 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Chester to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chester. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 14,002.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Chester, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Chester
0%20%40%60%Count#Franklin ParkUpper St. ClairMurrysvillePlumBethel ParkAllison ParkKing of PrussiaHorshamHermitageWillow GroveLevittownBaldwinMonroevilleUnited StatesPennsylvaniaDrexel HillNortheastMiddle AtlanticHersheyDelawareHanoverPhiladelphiaWest MifflinLansdaleFullertonPottstownAltoonaChambersburgPhoenixvilleHazletonCarlisleScrantonBethlehemErieNew CastleEastonGreensburgAllentownNorristownLebanonLancasterWilliamsportJohnstownPittsburghWilkes-BarreReadingPhiladelphiaMcKeesportYorkHarrisburgWilkinsburgBloomsburgWest ChesterChester-UplandChesterIndianaState College71.016072%71.016072%71%7,821166.885865%66.885865%67%10,27310.3k263.761088%63.761088%64%10,78210.8k360.238168%60.238168%60%13,75913.8k456.970480%56.970480%57%15,43915.4k556.901252%56.901252%57%10,22810.2k654.759065%54.759065%55%9,182754.593624%54.593624%55%6,388854.466754%54.466754%54%7,487952.256382%52.256382%52%6,6121050.180924%50.180924%50%21,63421.6k1149.502413%49.502413%50%8,3071249.237742%49.237742%49%11,95012.0k1348.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.950206%47.950206%48%5,064,1675.06M47.407829%47.407829%47%10,82710.8k1446.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M46.243981%46.243981%46%5,7621545.720544%45.720544%46%209,791210k45.406275%45.406275%45%5,6441645.132078%45.132078%45%2,226,8422.23M44.828184%44.828184%45%7,7621744.728220%44.728220%45%6,0071844.604666%44.604666%45%5,5061944.371160%44.371160%44%7,8712042.723425%42.723425%43%15,74715.7k2140.649102%40.649102%41%6,5882240.214458%40.214458%40%5,5132338.094045%38.094045%38%7,5992437.891593%37.891593%38%5,9632536.625339%36.625339%37%23,21923.2k2636.466793%36.466793%36%23,17123.2k2735.400913%35.400913%35%28,60528.6k2835.144691%35.144691%35%6,4612934.679410%34.679410%35%7,7293034.505512%34.505512%35%4,2883133.802137%33.802137%34%31,50931.5k3233.028421%33.028421%33%8,7743332.961202%32.961202%33%6,5843432.482668%32.482668%32%15,27415.3k3532.283101%32.283101%32%7,6953630.983063%30.983063%31%5,0493730.957951%30.957951%31%81,90781.9k3830.356178%30.356178%30%10,10810.1k3929.643510%29.643510%30%19,45819.5k4029.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k4128.731992%28.731992%29%4,6274228.257617%28.257617%28%9,4424328.096055%28.096055%28%10,64710.6k4423.716201%23.716201%24%3,2194522.592537%22.592537%23%3,0034621.580070%21.580070%22%3,8464719.323479%19.323479%19%6,30117.606838%17.606838%18%4,7384815.860318%15.860318%16%2,0624915.542187%15.542187%16%6,25250
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 Chester to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chester. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Married by Place#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Chester, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Chester
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#NewtonToms RiverWarwickUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCliftonNashuaStamfordNorwalkNortheastNew RochelleMiddle AtlanticDelawareDanburyPhiladelphiaQuincyCranstonCheektowagaYonkersJersey CityManchesterNew YorkLynnPawtucketFall RiverBrocktonScrantonBethlehemNew BedfordElizabethLowellWaterburyErieNew BritainWorcesterAllentownPatersonBridgeportLawrenceCambridgeSomervillePittsburghSpringfieldProvidenceReadingTrentonPhiladelphiaBostonNew HavenNewarkBuffaloSyracuseAlbanyHartfordRochesterCamdenChester-UplandChester55.195022%55.195022%55%39,73639.7k152.312540%52.312540%52%38,01538.0k249.792229%49.792229%50%34,86934.9k348.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.950206%47.950206%48%5,064,1675.06M47.926287%47.926287%48%33,73133.7k447.872782%47.872782%48%34,59034.6k547.708686%47.708686%48%49,87849.9k647.315482%47.315482%47%34,52834.5k746.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.538491%46.538491%47%30,49930.5k846.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M45.720544%45.720544%46%209,791210k45.364071%45.364071%45%31,40631.4k945.132078%45.132078%45%2,226,8422.23M45.010998%45.010998%45%36,21936.2k1044.426997%44.426997%44%30,27330.3k1143.283512%43.283512%43%27,62727.6k1242.240464%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%53,26653.3k2933.802137%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%31,48231.5k4624.528145%24.528145%25%20,65020.7k4724.360365%24.360365%24%24,02224.0k4823.919951%23.919951%24%40,19740.2k4922.034451%22.034451%22%12,16512.2k5019.323479%19.323479%19%6,30117.606838%17.606838%18%4,738
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 Chester to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chester. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Chester, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Chester
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San JoseColorado SpgsVirginia BchUnited StatesPennsylvaniaMesaWichitaNortheastEl PasoMiddle AtlanticOklahoma CityFort WorthArlingtonDelawarePhiladelphiaOmahaSan DiegoJacksonvilleTulsaLas VegasCharlotteAlbuquerqueSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonPhoenixPortlandRaleighSeattleSacramentoFresnoAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasKansas CityNew YorkSan FranciscoDenverIndianapolisLos AngelesOaklandLong BeachColumbusTucsonChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBostonWashingtonAtlantaBaltimoreClevelandDetroitChester-UplandChester50.903201%50.903201%51%412,320412k150.736762%50.736762%51%182,422182k250.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k348.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.950206%47.950206%48%5,064,1675.06M47.775129%47.775129%48%179,151179k446.960737%46.960737%47%142,222142k546.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.558929%46.558929%47%243,560244k646.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M46.457813%46.457813%46%224,637225k745.965381%45.965381%46%283,816284k845.908243%45.908243%46%138,019138k945.720544%45.720544%46%209,791210k45.132078%45.132078%45%2,226,8422.23M44.590793%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%122,402122k5019.323479%19.323479%19%6,30117.606838%17.606838%18%4,738
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 Chester 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:
Pennsylvania
County:
Delaware
Metro Area:
Philadelphia Area
ZIP Codes:
19013, 19015, 19022
Unified School District:
Chester-Upland
Congressional Districts:
PA-1, PA-7
State Senate District:
PA-9
State House District:
PA-159
Neighboring Boroughs:
Brookhaven, Eddystone, Parkside, Trainer, Upland
Neighboring Townships:
Chester, Nether Providence
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Woodlyn
Nearby Boroughs:
Marcus Hook, Prospect Park, Ridley Park, Rose Valley, Rutledge, Swarthmore
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Boothwyn, Folsom, Linwood, Village Green-Green Ridge