Marital Status in Delaware (State)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of the United States and Delaware
Female Male
United States
Delaware
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-30.914043%-29.988272%-30.914043%31%30.914043%5.145106%29.988272%6.223969%36.059149%36%123,258123k132,120132k-45.214089%-46.394064%-45.214089%45%45.214089%4.508889%46.394064%3.422116%49.722979%50%180,274180k182,184182k-11.283631%-3.560918%-11.380058%-3.239645%-14.844549%15%11.283631%11.380058%11.283631%11%59,18759.2k41,34341.3k-2.934241%-6.093077%-2.591522%-6.406440%-9.027318%9%2.934241%2.591522%2.934241%3%35,99336.0k10,75110.8k
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 the United States and Delaware
Female Male
United States
Delaware
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-30.914043%-29.988272%-30.914043%31%30.914043%5.145106%29.988272%6.223969%36.059149%36%123,258123k132,120132k-42.925470%-43.902027%-42.925470%43%42.925470%4.138652%43.902027%3.003516%47.064122%47%171,149171k172,442172k-1.423043%-0.603984%-1.763851%-0.629056%-2.027027%2%1.423043%1.763851%1.423043%1%8,0825,214-2.288619%-2.492037%-2.288619%2%2.288619%0.370238%2.492037%0.418600%2.658857%3%9,1259,742-2.934241%-6.093077%-2.591522%-6.406440%-9.027318%9%2.934241%2.591522%2.934241%3%35,99336.0k10,75110.8k-9.860589%-2.956934%-9.616207%-2.610589%-12.817522%13%9.860589%9.616207%9.860589%10%51,10551.1k36,12936.1k
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 the United States and Delaware
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1715.230%15.2%52.774%52.8%39.279%39.3%70.622%70.6%57.048%57.0%75.197%75.2%61.948%61.9%68.320%68.3%59.583%59.6%67.093%67.1%57.168%57.2%62.502%62.5%58.019%58.0%62.810%62.8%58.880%58.9%61.694%61.7%57.086%57.1%57.159%57.2%51.507%51.5%48.498%48.5%33.800%33.8%21.868%21.9%8.835%8.84%4.618%4.62%0.913%0.91%0.550%0.55%0.797%0.80%0.192%0.19%
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 the United States and Delaware
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 177.950%7.95%6.520%6.52%13.327%13.3%7.879%7.88%18.287%18.3%13.206%13.2%21.649%21.6%18.750%18.7%23.017%23.0%18.812%18.8%25.774%25.8%19.795%19.8%24.188%24.2%19.053%19.1%21.479%21.5%15.080%15.1%14.938%14.9%13.710%13.7%8.586%8.59%7.182%7.18%3.716%3.72%2.361%2.36%1.069%1.07%0.331%0.33%0.000%0%0.023%0.02%0.035%0.04%0.209%0.21%
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 the United States and Delaware
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 174.276%4.28%4.969%4.97%3.845%3.84%4.880%4.88%6.270%6.27%4.681%4.68%8.625%8.63%9.970%9.97%11.301%11.3%12.316%12.3%12.720%12.7%16.480%16.5%14.870%14.9%17.440%17.4%18.654%18.7%22.991%23.0%27.359%27.4%28.787%28.8%39.655%39.7%44.214%44.2%62.356%62.4%75.580%75.6%89.944%89.9%95.051%95.1%99.087%99.1%99.427%99.4%99.120%99.1%99.287%99.3%
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 the United States and Delaware
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1772.543%72.5%35.737%35.7%43.549%43.5%16.619%16.6%18.394%18.4%6.916%6.92%7.778%7.78%2.960%2.96%6.099%6.10%1.779%1.78%4.338%4.34%1.223%1.22%2.923%2.92%0.696%0.70%0.987%0.99%0.235%0.24%0.617%0.62%0.343%0.34%0.252%0.25%0.106%0.11%0.129%0.13%0.191%0.19%0.151%0.15%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.047%0.05%0.311%0.31%
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 states.
Scope: population of the United States and Delaware
Delaware
United States
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 - 175,13723,86423.9k59,47759.5k37,88037.9k41,51441.5k40,31840.3k37,58637.6k33,31733.3k31,52131.5k29,45029.5k17,75517.8k4,281189169
Count number of married in age cohort in Delaware

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of the United States and Delaware
Delaware
United States
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian2White1White HispanicOther2Black2Mixed2-26.712013%-0.825451%-3.457682%-31.075139%-1.227492%-5.153514%-30.995146%31%66.223828%2.781025%58.040953%4.502902%69.004854%69%28,22728.2k-27.767853%-1.421634%-12.151298%-27.497734%-1.503107%-11.839085%-41.340785%41%51.546916%7.112298%52.464224%6.695849%58.659215%59%508,851509k-41.146274%-2.604920%-7.418835%-39.828659%-3.166008%-8.730185%-51.170030%51%46.549982%2.279988%44.624326%3.650823%48.829970%49%36,62336.6k-41.795293%-2.090859%-9.534756%-43.683693%-3.474691%-8.388056%-53.420909%53%43.700055%2.879037%41.276992%3.176567%46.579091%47%18,27018.3k-48.030497%-2.680999%-11.537668%-49.328840%-3.967824%-11.963014%-62.249164%62%32.659438%5.091398%29.070650%5.669672%37.750836%38%160,015160k-53.185005%-1.546785%-11.467540%-50.607227%-2.348082%-10.054102%-66.199329%66%31.819567%1.981103%33.774374%3.216215%33.800671%34%13,12413.1k
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County in Delaware

Married Marital Status by County#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
45.3%46.7%48.1%49.5%50.8%52.2%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
12.59%12.89%13.19%13.48%13.78%14.08%

Widowed Marital Status by County#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
5.44%5.88%6.33%6.77%7.21%7.66%

Never Married Marital Status by County#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
26.0%28.2%30.3%32.4%34.5%36.6%
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Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Delaware

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
24%32%40%48%56%64%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
7.9%9.8%11.7%13.6%15.5%17.4%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
2.0%3.6%5.2%6.7%8.2%9.8%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
19%27%33%40%46%54%
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Marital Status by Place in Delaware

There are 77 places in Delaware. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Delaware, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Delaware. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 1,119.

Married by Place#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Delaware, selected places in Delaware, and entities that contain Delaware
0%20%40%60%Count#Dover Base HousingNorth StarRiverviewOcean ViewCamdenHockessinPike CreekHighland AcresBridgevilleGreenvilleClaytonWilmington MnrTownsendLong NeckRising Sun-LebanonRehoboth BchMiddletownGlasgowLewesBellefonteSelbyvilleBearMilfordUnited StatesSouthMillvilleDelawareHarringtonSouth AtlanticBladesKent AcresSmyrnaClaymontCheswoldWyomingNew CastleBrooksideGreenwoodMillsboroPike Crk VlyDelaware CitySeafordMiltonGeorgetownFeltonDelmarDoverLaurelElsmereEdgemoorNewarkWoodside EastRodney VlgWilmington76.381462%76.381462%76%1,714171.732429%71.732429%72%4,654265.019338%65.019338%65%1,513364.338624%64.338624%64%1,216461.386494%61.386494%61%1,709560.848686%60.848686%61%6,969660.340426%60.340426%60%4,254758.648111%58.648111%59%1,770857.440620%57.440620%57%1,185956.524008%56.524008%57%1,0831056.458238%56.458238%56%1,2371155.153473%55.153473%55%3,4141254.147910%54.147910%54%8421352.835951%52.835951%53%1,2111452.689277%52.689277%53%1,5381552.051048%52.051048%52%5711651.298615%51.298615%51%7,7031751.292053%51.292053%51%6,3121850.810227%50.810227%51%1,4111950.386100%50.386100%50%5222049.344978%49.344978%49%9042149.116036%49.116036%49%7,8902248.326233%48.326233%48%3,9702348.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.863248%47.863248%48%6162447.373319%47.373319%47%362,458362k47.321429%47.321429%47%1,2192547.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M45.512144%45.512144%46%4312645.310668%45.310668%45%7732745.228788%45.228788%45%3,9342845.103645%45.103645%45%3,1552943.722944%43.722944%44%4043042.914013%42.914013%43%5393142.620865%42.620865%43%2,0103242.485093%42.485093%42%4,8453342.408377%42.408377%42%4053442.195596%42.195596%42%1,3033541.325827%41.325827%41%3,5973640.785908%40.785908%41%6023740.495726%40.495726%40%2,3693837.742207%37.742207%38%8963937.615920%37.615920%38%1,9474037.217100%37.217100%37%4444134.562545%34.562545%35%4784232.650318%32.650318%33%9,9594332.165253%32.165253%32%8724431.992071%31.992071%32%1,6144531.491713%31.491713%31%1,5964629.306898%29.306898%29%8,7954728.229167%28.229167%28%5424826.416600%26.416600%26%3314924.707858%24.707858%25%14,12414.1k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Metro Area in Delaware

There are 3 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Delaware (1 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 3 of those to each other, Delaware, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Delaware.

Married by Metro Area#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Delaware, selected metro areas in Delaware, and entities that contain Delaware
0%10%20%30%40%Count#SalisburyUnited StatesSouthDover AreaDelawareSouth AtlanticPhiladelphia48.578070%48.578070%49%158,194158k148.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.748415%47.748415%48%65,75165.8k247.373319%47.373319%47%362,458362k47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M45.132078%45.132078%45%2,226,8422.23M3
Count number of this marital status
# rank of metro area out of 3 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in Delaware

There are 3 counties in Delaware. This section compares all 3 of those to each other, Delaware, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Delaware.

Married by County#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Delaware, selected counties in Delaware, and entities that contain Delaware
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#SussexUnited StatesSouthKentDelawareSouth AtlanticNew Castle52.190860%52.190860%52%92,12092.1k148.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.748415%47.748415%48%65,75165.8k247.373319%47.373319%47%362,458362k47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M45.372931%45.372931%45%204,587205k3
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Delaware

There are 27 county subdivisions in Delaware. This section compares all 27 of those to each other, Delaware, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Delaware.

Married by County Subdivision#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Delaware, selected county subdivisions in Delaware, and entities that contain Delaware
0%20%40%60%Count#PiedmontSelbyville-FrankfordMiltonGlasgowMiddletown-OdessaLewesRed LionHarringtonBrandywineSmyrnaCentral KentPike Crk-Cntrl KirkwoodPike Crk-Cntrl Kirk…Laurel-DelmarMilford SouthMillsboroMilford NorthSeafordFeltonUnited StatesBridgeville-GreenwoodBridgeville-Greenw…SouthDelawareSouth AtlanticKentonUpper ChristianaDoverNew CastleGeorgetownLower ChristianaNewarkWilmington63.338527%63.338527%63%15,44715.4k158.634146%58.634146%59%16,82816.8k257.167019%57.167019%57%8,112355.535346%55.535346%56%18,32018.3k454.495614%54.495614%54%24,35324.4k554.236826%54.236826%54%15,91215.9k654.084021%54.084021%54%4,390753.055098%53.055098%53%5,479852.790250%52.790250%53%34,56634.6k952.343788%52.343788%52%10,73110.7k1052.034817%52.034817%52%11,41811.4k1151.589708%51.589708%52%17,86517.9k1250.991934%50.991934%51%9,3561350.722132%50.722132%51%9,0961450.513175%50.513175%51%12,05812.1k1549.948412%49.948412%50%4,3571648.856559%48.856559%49%10,27610.3k1748.643411%48.643411%49%2,7611848.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.054920%48.054920%48%5,0401947.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.373319%47.373319%47%362,458362k47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.627841%46.627841%47%2,4822046.430175%46.430175%46%10,34010.3k2143.740224%43.740224%44%28,52328.5k2243.266932%43.266932%43%30,95131.0k2343.173344%43.173344%43%5,4422439.828562%39.828562%40%11,61611.6k2537.393145%37.393145%37%22,61522.6k2624.707858%24.707858%25%14,12414.1k27
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 27 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares Delaware to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Delaware.

Married by State#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Delaware, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Delaware
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#UtahIdahoWyomingNebraskaIowaKansasMinnesotaSouth DakotaNorth DakotaNew HampshireMontanaColoradoWisconsinWashingtonMaineArkansasWest VirginiaOklahomaVirginiaHawaiiKentuckyVermontMissouriIndianaTexasTennesseeOregonNew JerseyN CarolinaAlaskaUnited StatesOhioMichiganPennsylvaniaConnecticutSouthAlabamaIllinoisDelawareSouth AtlanticArizonaS CarolinaMarylandGeorgiaCaliforniaMassachusettsFloridaNevadaNew MexicoMississippiRhode IslandNew YorkLouisiana55.924736%55.924736%56%1,221,4271.22M154.674401%54.674401%55%697,454697k253.166072%53.166072%53%247,848248k352.818422%52.818422%53%786,367786k452.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M552.279182%52.279182%52%1,200,2721.20M652.113691%52.113691%52%2,283,8082.28M751.975162%51.975162%52%350,626351k851.973175%51.973175%52%308,756309k951.878856%51.878856%52%576,565577k1051.681233%51.681233%52%431,852432k1150.779102%50.779102%51%2,191,9482.19M1250.698272%50.698272%51%2,371,9072.37M1350.609865%50.609865%51%2,903,0332.90M1450.515780%50.515780%51%564,970565k1550.130121%50.130121%50%1,193,3351.19M1649.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k1749.978880%49.978880%50%1,538,1441.54M1849.968319%49.968319%50%3,376,8643.38M1949.840662%49.840662%50%574,923575k2049.732146%49.732146%50%1,775,1831.78M2149.375284%49.375284%49%260,504261k2249.322272%49.322272%49%2,418,4172.42M2349.300923%49.300923%49%2,603,1052.60M2449.272772%49.272772%49%10,341,94010.3M2549.254638%49.254638%49%2,614,1842.61M2649.247885%49.247885%49%1,609,5121.61M2749.085963%49.085963%49%3,564,6013.56M2848.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M2948.315701%48.315701%48%279,903280k3048.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.006096%48.006096%48%4,518,4234.52M3147.983566%47.983566%48%3,880,2763.88M3247.950206%47.950206%48%5,064,1675.06M3347.905195%47.905195%48%1,418,3091.42M3447.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.878945%47.878945%48%1,881,0231.88M3547.757862%47.757862%48%4,958,0674.96M3647.373319%47.373319%47%362,458362k3747.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.219988%47.219988%47%2,541,2992.54M3847.131400%47.131400%47%1,852,9301.85M3946.912785%46.912785%47%2,271,9742.27M4046.877892%46.877892%47%3,761,7913.76M4146.574365%46.574365%47%14,474,79014.5M4246.385590%46.385590%46%2,599,0632.60M4346.181047%46.181047%46%7,655,8397.66M4445.515819%45.515819%46%1,040,2241.04M4545.127524%45.127524%45%751,399751k4644.629308%44.629308%45%1,062,5351.06M4744.532426%44.532426%45%392,271392k4844.467779%44.467779%44%7,206,6647.21M4943.547391%43.547391%44%1,618,2551.62M50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of state out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by State in the South

There are 17 states in the South. This section compares Delaware to all of the states in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Delaware.

Married by State#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Delaware, selected other states in the South, and entities that contain Delaware
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#ArkansasWest VirginiaOklahomaVirginiaKentuckyTexasTennesseeN CarolinaUnited StatesSouthAlabamaDelawareSouth AtlanticS CarolinaMarylandGeorgiaFloridaMississippiLouisianaD.C.50.130121%50.130121%50%1,193,3351.19M149.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k249.978880%49.978880%50%1,538,1441.54M349.968319%49.968319%50%3,376,8643.38M449.732146%49.732146%50%1,775,1831.78M549.272772%49.272772%49%10,341,94010.3M649.254638%49.254638%49%2,614,1842.61M748.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M848.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.878945%47.878945%48%1,881,0231.88M947.373319%47.373319%47%362,458362k1047.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.131400%47.131400%47%1,852,9301.85M1146.912785%46.912785%47%2,271,9742.27M1246.877892%46.877892%47%3,761,7913.76M1346.181047%46.181047%46%7,655,8397.66M1444.629308%44.629308%45%1,062,5351.06M1543.547391%43.547391%44%1,618,2551.62M1628.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k17
Count number of this marital status
# rank of state out of 17 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of Delaware 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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Major Counties:
Kent, New Castle, Sussex
Counties:
Kent, New Castle, Sussex
Metro Areas:
Dover Area, Philadelphia Area, Salisbury Area
Major Cities:
Delaware City, Dover, Harrington, Lewes, Milford, New Castle, Newark, Rehoboth Beach, Seaford, Wilmington
Major Towns:
Bellefonte, Blades, Bridgeville, Camden, Cheswold, Clayton, Delmar, Elsmere, Felton, Georgetown, Greenwood, Laurel, Middletown, Millsboro, Millville, Milton, Ocean View, Selbyville, Smyrna, Townsend, Wyoming
Major Unincorporated Places:
Bear, Brookside, Claymont, Dover Base Housing, Edgemoor, Glasgow, Greenville, Highland Acres, Hockessin, Kent Acres, Long Neck, North Star, Pike Creek, Pike Creek Valley, Rising Sun-Lebanon, Riverview, Rodney Village, Wilmington Manor, Woodside East
Congressional District:
DE-At Large
State House Districts:
DE-1, DE-2, DE-3, DE-4, DE-5, DE-6, DE-7, DE-8, DE-9, DE-10, DE-11, DE-12, DE-13, DE-14, DE-15, DE-16, DE-17, DE-18, DE-19, DE-20, DE-21, DE-22, DE-23, DE-24, DE-25, DE-26, DE-27, DE-28, DE-29, DE-30, DE-31, DE-32, DE-33, DE-34, DE-35, DE-36, DE-37, DE-38, DE-39, DE-40, DE-41
State Senate Districts:
DE-1, DE-2, DE-3, DE-4, DE-5, DE-6, DE-7, DE-8, DE-9, DE-10, DE-11, DE-12, DE-13, DE-14, DE-15, DE-16, DE-17, DE-18, DE-19, DE-20, DE-21
Neighboring States:
Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania