Marital Status in Appalachia, Virginia (Town)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Virginia and Appalachia
Female Male
Virginia
Appalachia
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-33.424284%-29.012984%-33.424284%33%33.424284%5.881272%29.012984%5.775851%39.305556%39%245283-39.563438%-48.103477%-39.563438%40%39.563438%4.047673%48.103477%3.826775%43.611111%44%290314-14.444444%-2.472336%-10.859008%-3.482955%-16.916780%17%14.444444%10.859008%14.444444%14%124104-2.638889%-7.456609%-2.421905%-6.119672%-10.095498%10%2.638889%2.421905%2.638889%3%7419
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 Virginia and Appalachia
Female Male
Virginia
Appalachia
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-33.424284%-29.012984%-33.424284%33%33.424284%5.881272%29.012984%5.775851%39.305556%39%245283-38.335607%-45.589836%-38.335607%38%38.335607%3.469948%45.589836%3.364594%41.805556%42%281301-4.166667%-0.198954%-2.124086%-0.663919%-4.365621%4%4.166667%2.124086%4.166667%4%3230-1.227831%-2.513641%-1.227831%1%1.227831%0.577725%2.513641%0.462181%1.805556%2%913-2.638889%-7.456609%-2.421905%-6.119672%-10.095498%10%2.638889%2.421905%2.638889%3%7419-10.277778%-2.273382%-8.734922%-2.819035%-12.551160%13%10.277778%8.734922%10.277778%10%9274
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 Virginia and Appalachia
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.000%0%56.522%56.5%37.500%37.5%87.500%87.5%60.000%60.0%69.565%69.6%56.522%56.5%71.930%71.9%72.549%72.5%28.571%28.6%44.000%44.0%58.140%58.1%70.213%70.2%16.000%16.0%26.923%26.9%57.813%57.8%62.195%62.2%63.043%63.0%28.125%28.1%41.270%41.3%48.936%48.9%64.151%64.2%6.923%6.92%3.704%3.70%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 Virginia and Appalachia
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.000%0%13.043%13.0%5.357%5.36%0.000%0%14.667%14.7%20.290%20.3%30.435%30.4%10.526%10.5%17.647%17.6%63.265%63.3%30.000%30.0%9.302%9.30%21.277%21.3%36.000%36.0%51.923%51.9%0.000%0%17.073%17.1%8.696%8.70%43.750%43.8%17.460%17.5%0.000%0%0.000%0%5.385%5.38%0.000%0%0.000%0%27.778%27.8%0.000%0%15.789%15.8%
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 Virginia and Appalachia
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%2.667%2.67%10.145%10.1%0.000%0%12.281%12.3%3.922%3.92%0.000%0%26.000%26.0%32.558%32.6%4.255%4.26%48.000%48.0%5.769%5.77%42.188%42.2%20.732%20.7%28.261%28.3%28.125%28.1%41.270%41.3%51.064%51.1%35.849%35.8%87.692%87.7%96.296%96.3%100.000%100%72.222%72.2%100.000%100%84.211%84.2%
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 Virginia and Appalachia
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%30.435%30.4%57.143%57.1%12.500%12.5%22.667%22.7%0.000%0%13.043%13.0%5.263%5.26%5.882%5.88%8.163%8.16%0.000%0%0.000%0%4.255%4.26%0.000%0%15.385%15.4%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 Virginia.
Scope: population of Virginia and Appalachia
Appalachia
Virginia
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 - 1713569367514741518035571300
Count number of married in age cohort in Appalachia

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Virginia and Appalachia
Appalachia
Virginia
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
100%50%0%50%CountWhite1Black2Mixed2Asian2-34.132171%-4.357298%-11.692084%-26.879610%-2.021344%-10.588712%-50.181554%50%43.064633%6.753813%54.349359%6.160976%49.818446%50%1,377-74.285714%-44.533707%-4.112980%-11.920476%-74.285714%74%25.714286%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%33.662083%5.770754%25.714286%26%35-82.051282%-12.820513%-49.411043%-2.416518%-8.830633%-94.871795%95%5.128205%-0.000000%0.000000%36.610682%2.731124%5.128205%5%39-100.000000%-28.243950%-1.282239%-4.443744%-100.000000%100%-0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%62.233671%3.796395%0.000000%0%2
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Appalachia

Married Marital Status by Block Group#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
32.3%35.7%39.0%42.3%45.6%49.0%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
16.1%16.7%17.2%17.8%18.3%18.9%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
7.64%7.97%8.30%8.63%8.95%9.28%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
27.2%29.7%32.1%34.6%37.0%39.5%
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Marital Status by Place in the Big Stone Gap Area

There are 12 places in the Big Stone Gap Area. This section compares Appalachia to all of the places in the Big Stone Gap Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Appalachia.

Married by Place#14

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Appalachia, selected other places in the Big Stone Gap Area, and entities that contain Appalachia
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Pound1RiverviewSt. PaulVirginiaBig Stone GapUnited StatesSouthWiseWiseWise CountySouth AtlanticCoeburnClintwoodAppalachiaTract 931100ZIP 24216NortonClinchcoBig Stone GapHaysiDante58.647594%58.647594%59%451152.100122%52.100122%52%4,26751.401869%51.401869%51%275250.721421%50.721421%51%457349.968319%49.968319%50%3,376,8643.38M48.810971%48.810971%49%24,09724.1k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.861659%47.861659%48%1,287447.668596%47.668596%48%15,89715.9k47.668596%47.668596%48%15,89715.9k47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M42.478941%42.478941%42%706541.713824%41.713824%42%516641.569167%41.569167%42%604741.318786%41.318786%41%87141.201514%41.201514%41%87141.086691%41.086691%41%1,346840.636042%40.636042%41%115936.594745%36.594745%37%1,7131029.437229%29.437229%29%1361122.606383%22.606383%23%8512
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 12 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in Virginia

There are 593 places in Virginia. This section compares Appalachia to the 50 most populous places in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Appalachia. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 23,008.

Married by Place#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Appalachia, selected other places in Virginia, and entities that contain Appalachia
0%20%40%60%Count#South RidingMcLeanLinton HallBurkeAshburnShort PumpOaktonCentrevilleLeesburgMechanicsvilleChantillyW SpringfieldManassasLake RidgeCave SpringDale CityFairfaxTuckahoeChesapeake1HerndonRestonSuffolkW Falls ChurchFair OaksTysons CornerVirginia BchVirginiaSpringfieldBig Stone GapUnited StatesSouthLincolniaWiseWise CountySouth AtlanticAnnandaleSterlingSalemMarumscoStauntonAlexandriaArlingtonBailey's CrossroadsWinchesterAppalachiaTract 931100ZIP 24216Newport NewsHamptonDanvilleRoanokePortsmouthLynchburgNorfolkFredericksburgCharlottesvillePetersburgHarrisonburgRichmondBlacksburg67.515678%67.515678%68%13,99614.0k166.328838%66.328838%66%25,52425.5k264.418629%64.418629%64%18,24418.2k362.388518%62.388518%62%21,12621.1k459.697441%59.697441%60%22,65122.7k559.532477%59.532477%60%12,42812.4k657.822712%57.822712%58%16,98617.0k756.697733%56.697733%57%32,79032.8k856.085805%56.085805%56%21,17821.2k956.019566%56.019566%56%16,83516.8k1055.207514%55.207514%55%10,52210.5k1154.877787%54.877787%55%10,23810.2k1254.609884%54.609884%55%17,33717.3k1354.387398%54.387398%54%18,64418.6k1454.269115%54.269115%54%11,67611.7k1553.185576%53.185576%53%29,66029.7k1652.973028%52.973028%53%10,37010.4k1752.393748%52.393748%52%20,27920.3k1852.305110%52.305110%52%97,53797.5k1952.100122%52.100122%52%4,26751.544402%51.544402%52%9,8792051.367566%51.367566%51%25,42925.4k2151.352057%51.352057%51%35,37935.4k2251.200306%51.200306%51%12,02912.0k2350.122985%50.122985%50%13,65313.7k2450.082601%50.082601%50%9,3982550.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k2649.968319%49.968319%50%3,376,8643.38M49.572341%49.572341%50%12,34512.3k2748.810971%48.810971%49%24,09724.1k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.888754%47.888754%48%9,4362847.668596%47.668596%48%15,89715.9k47.668596%47.668596%48%15,89715.9k47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.092396%47.092396%47%16,58516.6k2946.848731%46.848731%47%10,97911.0k3045.374553%45.374553%45%9,6433145.182825%45.182825%45%13,46913.5k3244.396215%44.396215%44%9,1033343.885344%43.885344%44%55,91355.9k3443.751105%43.751105%44%84,16484.2k3543.073832%43.073832%43%8,5763641.604688%41.604688%42%9,2303741.569167%41.569167%42%60441.318786%41.318786%41%87141.201514%41.201514%41%87140.270218%40.270218%40%58,59858.6k3839.789860%39.789860%40%44,49744.5k3938.634587%38.634587%39%13,34413.3k4038.438595%38.438595%38%31,05831.1k4136.864263%36.864263%37%28,28328.3k4234.725532%34.725532%35%22,88122.9k4334.591555%34.591555%35%70,12470.1k4432.124715%32.124715%32%7,3364532.050665%32.050665%32%12,65212.7k4629.532717%29.532717%30%7,7994727.839415%27.839415%28%12,49612.5k4826.357565%26.357565%26%48,15048.2k4922.083643%22.083643%22%8,92450
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 Appalachia to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Appalachia. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Appalachia, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Appalachia
0%20%40%Count#PlanoChesapeake1GarlandVirginia BchVirginiaBig Stone GapIrvingAmarilloUnited StatesSouthWiseWise CountySouth AtlanticLaredoEl PasoOklahoma CityCorpus ChristiFort WorthArlingtonArlingtonHuntsvilleFayettevilleLexington-FayetteJacksonvilleTulsaCharlotteSan AntonioLouisvilleAppalachiaHoustonHialeahTract 931100ZIP 24216RaleighLubbockWinston-SalemDurhamLittle RockAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasColumbusGreensboroSt. PetersburgMontgomeryMobileTampaShreveportOrlandoAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…NorfolkMiamiMemphisBaton RougeNew OrleansWashingtonBirminghamAtlantaBaltimoreRichmond57.578439%57.578439%58%129,506130k152.305110%52.305110%52%97,53797.5k252.100122%52.100122%52%4,26750.138594%50.138594%50%90,08090.1k350.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k449.968319%49.968319%50%3,376,8643.38M48.810971%48.810971%49%24,09724.1k48.649288%48.649288%49%86,37086.4k548.473062%48.473062%48%73,77673.8k648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.668596%47.668596%48%15,89715.9k47.668596%47.668596%48%15,89715.9k47.295823%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%206,505207k2141.569167%41.569167%42%60441.456165%41.456165%41%728,595729k2241.390009%41.390009%41%83,64383.6k2341.318786%41.318786%41%87141.201514%41.201514%41%87140.742721%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 Appalachia to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Appalachia. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Appalachia, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Appalachia
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#1San JoseColorado SpgsVirginia BchVirginiaBig Stone GapUnited StatesSouthMesaWiseWise CountySouth AtlanticWichitaEl PasoOklahoma CityFort WorthArlingtonOmahaSan DiegoJacksonvilleTulsaLas VegasCharlotteAlbuquerqueSan AntonioLouisvilleAppalachiaHoustonPhoenixTract 931100ZIP 24216PortlandRaleighSeattleSacramentoFresnoAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasKansas CityNew YorkSan FranciscoDenverIndianapolisLos AngelesOaklandLong BeachColumbusTucsonChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBostonWashingtonAtlantaBaltimoreClevelandDetroit52.100122%52.100122%52%4,26750.903201%50.903201%51%412,320412k150.736762%50.736762%51%182,422182k250.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k349.968319%49.968319%50%3,376,8643.38M48.810971%48.810971%49%24,09724.1k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.775129%47.775129%48%179,151179k447.668596%47.668596%48%15,89715.9k47.668596%47.668596%48%15,89715.9k47.295823%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%206,505207k1841.569167%41.569167%42%60441.456165%41.456165%41%728,595729k1941.434087%41.434087%41%499,057499k2041.318786%41.318786%41%87141.201514%41.201514%41%87140.860277%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 Appalachia 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:
Virginia
County:
Wise
Metro Area:
Big Stone Gap Area
District:
1
ZIP Code:
24216
Unified School District:
Wise County
Congressional District:
VA-9
State Senate District:
VA-38
State House District:
VA-1
Nearby Cities:
Benham, Cumberland, Lynch, Norton, Whitesburg
Nearby Towns:
Big Stone Gap, Duffield, Wise
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Dryden, Keokee