Marital Status in Merkel, Texas (Town)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Texas and Merkel
Female Male
Texas
Merkel
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-17.841601%-29.147652%-17.841601%18%17.841601%8.003329%29.147652%6.257394%25.844930%26%205260-50.826806%-47.659554%-50.826806%51%50.826806%5.733830%47.659554%3.276196%56.560636%57%584569-14.115308%-3.465197%-11.395877%-3.854490%-17.580505%18%14.115308%11.395877%14.115308%14%202142-3.479125%-10.271963%-2.263327%-5.679100%-13.751088%14%3.479125%2.263327%3.479125%3%15835
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 Texas and Merkel
Female Male
Texas
Merkel
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-17.841601%-29.147652%-17.841601%18%17.841601%8.003329%29.147652%6.257394%25.844930%26%205260-50.304613%-44.730515%-50.304613%50%50.304613%6.057216%44.730515%2.592653%56.361829%56%578567-2.485089%-1.170263%-2.092502%-0.947960%-3.655352%4%2.485089%2.092502%2.485089%2%4225-0.198807%-0.323386%-2.929039%-0.522193%1%0.198807%2.929039%0.683543%0.198807%0%62-3.479125%-10.271963%-2.263327%-5.679100%-13.751088%14%3.479125%2.263327%3.479125%3%15835-11.630219%-2.294934%-9.303375%-2.906530%-13.925152%14%11.630219%9.303375%11.630219%12%160117
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 Texas and Merkel
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.000%0%0.000%0%7.477%7.48%30.000%30.0%67.424%67.4%94.000%94.0%57.831%57.8%82.456%82.5%63.063%63.1%84.615%84.6%93.636%93.6%55.446%55.4%52.941%52.9%75.556%75.6%50.000%50.0%65.909%65.9%59.406%59.4%64.835%64.8%85.057%85.1%56.738%56.7%33.333%33.3%85.714%85.7%27.835%27.8%9.821%9.82%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 Texas and Merkel
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%40%50%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.000%0%0.000%0%21.495%21.5%52.500%52.5%3.788%3.79%6.000%6.00%36.145%36.1%8.772%8.77%25.225%25.2%10.989%11.0%0.000%0%32.673%32.7%47.059%47.1%16.667%16.7%44.681%44.7%9.091%9.09%37.624%37.6%0.000%0%4.598%4.60%34.043%34.0%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 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 Texas and Merkel
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%3.030%3.03%0.000%0%0.000%0%8.772%8.77%11.712%11.7%0.000%0%6.364%6.36%6.931%6.93%0.000%0%0.000%0%5.319%5.32%25.000%25.0%2.970%2.97%35.165%35.2%10.345%10.3%9.220%9.22%66.667%66.7%14.286%14.3%72.165%72.2%90.179%90.2%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 Texas and Merkel
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%100.000%100%71.028%71.0%17.500%17.5%25.758%25.8%0.000%0%6.024%6.02%0.000%0%0.000%0%4.396%4.40%0.000%0%4.950%4.95%0.000%0%7.778%7.78%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%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 Texas.
Scope: population of Texas and Merkel
Merkel
Texas
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 - 170201839514715910476119154583800
Count number of married in age cohort in Merkel

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Texas and Merkel
Merkel
Texas
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%100%CountMixed2Other2White HispanicWhite1Black2-45.907480%-2.561857%-10.479917%-0.000000%100.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%37.671080%3.379666%100.000000%100%7-14.615385%-38.007704%-3.897354%-8.489883%-14.615385%15%85.384615%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%46.171518%3.433541%85.384615%85%130-22.580645%-2.150538%-37.222053%-3.653019%-8.471035%-24.731183%25%75.268817%-0.000000%0.000000%46.793964%3.859929%75.268817%75%186-21.811154%-3.699613%-15.074544%-24.913957%-1.527668%-12.507749%-40.585312%41%49.420210%9.994478%54.706454%6.344172%59.414688%59%1,811-42.857143%-45.144165%-3.926659%-13.135033%-42.857143%43%0.000000%-0.000000%57.142857%-0.000000%32.438146%5.355997%57.142857%57%21
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Merkel

Married Marital Status by Block Group#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
46.5%48.8%51.1%53.3%55.6%57.9%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
13.7%14.6%15.4%16.2%17.0%17.8%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
7.46%7.93%8.38%8.84%9.29%9.75%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
20.9%21.9%22.9%23.9%24.9%25.9%
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Marital Status by Place in the Abilene Area

There are 18 places in the Abilene Area. This section compares Merkel to all of the places in the Abilene Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merkel.

Married by Place#14

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Merkel, selected other places in the Abilene Area, and entities that contain Merkel
0%20%40%60%Count#ImpactPotosiTuscolaHawleyZIP 79536Buffalo GapMerkelTract 013600AnsonLawnMerkelHamlinTrentTexasClydeWest South CentralTaylorUnited StatesTyeSouthAbilene AreaBairdLuedersCross PlainsAbileneStamfordPutnam72.093023%72.093023%72%31168.317715%68.317715%68%1,531264.142195%64.142195%64%415362.209302%62.209302%62%321460.575992%60.575992%61%2,50358.171745%58.171745%58%210557.456765%57.456765%57%2,82457.233146%57.233146%57%2,44554.676711%54.676711%55%871653.815261%53.815261%54%134753.503480%53.503480%54%1,153852.931596%52.931596%53%650951.449275%51.449275%51%1421049.272772%49.272772%49%10,341,94010.3M49.243224%49.243224%49%1,3991148.707119%48.707119%49%14,691,67414.7M48.116967%48.116967%48%51,55351.6k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.896040%47.896040%48%3871247.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.781963%47.781963%48%64,69264.7k45.495787%45.495787%45%7021344.897959%44.897959%45%661444.742729%44.742729%45%4001543.541994%43.541994%44%42,95243.0k1642.058705%42.058705%42%1,0461712.857143%12.857143%13%918
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 18 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in Texas

There are 1,747 places in Texas. This section compares Merkel to the 50 most populous places in Texas and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merkel. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,732.

Married by Place#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Merkel, selected other places in Texas, and entities that contain Merkel
0%20%40%60%Count#FriscoSugar LandThe WoodlandsPearlandAllenZIP 79536McKinneyLeague CityAtascocitaPlanoMerkelTract 013600RichardsonMissionCarrolltonMerkelKilleenMissouri CityRound RockMidlandPharrGrand PrairieMcAllenGarlandTexasWest South CentralIrvingAmarilloTaylorUnited StatesSouthBaytownAbilene AreaLewisvilleBrownsvilleConroeEdinburgLaredoOdessaEl PasoPasadenaCorpus ChristiFort WorthArlingtonMesquiteSan AngeloLongviewAbileneSan AntonioTylerWichita FallsBryanHoustonLubbockBeaumontAustinDallasDentonWacoCollege Station66.499991%66.499991%66%70,75270.8k164.348013%64.348013%64%45,00545.0k263.309808%63.309808%63%53,01553.0k362.341681%62.341681%62%49,96050.0k461.506855%61.506855%62%44,01044.0k560.575992%60.575992%61%2,50359.636701%59.636701%60%69,99570.0k659.215347%59.215347%59%43,80143.8k757.942278%57.942278%58%31,23931.2k857.578439%57.578439%58%129,506130k957.456765%57.456765%57%2,82457.233146%57.233146%57%2,44554.484567%54.484567%54%47,99648.0k1054.317173%54.317173%54%31,81931.8k1153.642711%53.642711%54%55,47355.5k1253.503480%53.503480%54%1,15353.236045%53.236045%53%54,42854.4k1353.065190%53.065190%53%30,85930.9k1452.415639%52.415639%52%45,04645.0k1551.460658%51.460658%51%50,45150.5k1651.003067%51.003067%51%26,77126.8k1750.364266%50.364266%50%71,13671.1k1850.152964%50.152964%50%52,46052.5k1950.138594%50.138594%50%90,08090.1k2049.272772%49.272772%49%10,341,94010.3M48.707119%48.707119%49%14,691,67414.7M48.649288%48.649288%49%86,37086.4k2148.473062%48.473062%48%73,77673.8k2248.116967%48.116967%48%51,55351.6k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.844420%47.844420%48%27,34527.3k2347.781963%47.781963%48%64,69264.7k47.601015%47.601015%48%37,71037.7k2447.524119%47.524119%48%63,89063.9k2547.176858%47.176858%47%27,79027.8k2646.995653%46.995653%47%29,18929.2k2746.981030%46.981030%47%84,47884.5k2846.578272%46.578272%47%40,29340.3k2946.558929%46.558929%47%243,560244k3046.518130%46.518130%47%53,40753.4k3146.139372%46.139372%46%116,716117k3245.965381%45.965381%46%283,816284k3345.908243%45.908243%46%138,019138k3445.550109%45.550109%46%49,52849.5k3544.343149%44.343149%44%34,87534.9k3643.606812%43.606812%44%28,03728.0k3743.541994%43.541994%44%42,95243.0k3842.018657%42.018657%42%474,981475k3942.011050%42.011050%42%34,21834.2k4041.722135%41.722135%42%35,47835.5k4141.550762%41.550762%42%26,34926.3k4241.456165%41.456165%41%728,595729k4340.547232%40.547232%41%79,43079.4k4440.197208%40.197208%40%37,34237.3k4539.907888%39.907888%40%295,567296k4639.852215%39.852215%40%397,215397k4736.998907%36.998907%37%39,60439.6k4836.884559%36.884559%37%38,31938.3k4931.321690%31.321690%31%28,31728.3k50
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 Merkel to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merkel. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Merkel, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Merkel
0%20%40%60%Count#ZIP 79536PlanoMerkelTract 013600MerkelChesapeakeGarlandVirginia BchTexasWest South CentralIrvingAmarilloTaylorUnited StatesSouthAbilene AreaLaredoEl PasoOklahoma CityCorpus ChristiFort WorthArlingtonArlingtonHuntsvilleFayettevilleLexington-FayetteJacksonvilleTulsaCharlotteSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonHialeahRaleighLubbockWinston-SalemDurhamLittle RockAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasColumbusGreensboroSt. PetersburgMontgomeryMobileTampaShreveportOrlandoAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…NorfolkMiamiMemphisBaton RougeNew OrleansWashingtonBirminghamAtlantaBaltimoreRichmond60.575992%60.575992%61%2,50357.578439%57.578439%58%129,506130k157.456765%57.456765%57%2,82457.233146%57.233146%57%2,44553.503480%53.503480%54%1,15352.305110%52.305110%52%97,53797.5k250.138594%50.138594%50%90,08090.1k350.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k449.272772%49.272772%49%10,341,94010.3M48.707119%48.707119%49%14,691,67414.7M48.649288%48.649288%49%86,37086.4k548.473062%48.473062%48%73,77673.8k648.116967%48.116967%48%51,55351.6k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.781963%47.781963%48%64,69264.7k46.981030%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 Merkel to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merkel. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Merkel, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Merkel
0%20%40%60%Count#ZIP 79536MerkelTract 013600MerkelSan JoseColorado SpgsVirginia BchTexasWest South CentralTaylorUnited StatesSouthAbilene AreaMesaWichitaEl PasoOklahoma CityFort WorthArlingtonOmahaSan DiegoJacksonvilleTulsaLas VegasCharlotteAlbuquerqueSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonPhoenixPortlandRaleighSeattleSacramentoFresnoAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasKansas CityNew YorkSan FranciscoDenverIndianapolisLos AngelesOaklandLong BeachColumbusTucsonChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBostonWashingtonAtlantaBaltimoreClevelandDetroit60.575992%60.575992%61%2,50357.456765%57.456765%57%2,82457.233146%57.233146%57%2,44553.503480%53.503480%54%1,15350.903201%50.903201%51%412,320412k150.736762%50.736762%51%182,422182k250.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k349.272772%49.272772%49%10,341,94010.3M48.707119%48.707119%49%14,691,67414.7M48.116967%48.116967%48%51,55351.6k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.781963%47.781963%48%64,69264.7k47.775129%47.775129%48%179,151179k446.960737%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 Merkel 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:
Texas
County:
Taylor
Metro Area:
Abilene Area
ZIP Code:
79536
Unified School District:
Merkel
Congressional District:
TX-19
State Senate District:
TX-28
State House District:
TX-71
Nearby Cities:
Abilene, Anson, Hawley, Sweetwater, Tuscola, Tye
Nearby Towns:
Buffalo Gap, Impact, Trent
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Potosi