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0.3.2 Marital Status of Male Population Aged 15 and Over
Why is this important?
The size and path of the shares of the marital status of the male population offers insights into household formation, a key socio-economic event. The insights from the trends among these groups can help businesses and advertisers to better understand a local market. Combined with age detail, this indicator might also assist public school planners in fashioning forecasts on future enrollments.
The four marital categories are: Now Married, Never Married, Separated / Divorced, and Widowed. Each category is presented as its share of the total male population age 15 and older.
This indicator measures the marital status of the male population age 15 and older in Skagit County. Washington State and U.S. are offered as benchmarks. Additional information, including the actual number of males in each of the four categories, can be found in the “Download Data” section.
The Census offers 1-year estimates for areas with populations of 65,000 or more people; five-year estimates are available for all areas. One-year estimates use 12 months of collected data, while 5-year estimates use a 60-month rolling average. Due to the different methodologies used, it is important to use the same type of estimate when making a comparison.
Where are we?
During 2023 in Skagit County, as a share of the total male population age 15 or older, the marital status of the male population was estimated to be:
- 58.56% were “Now Married”, increasing from 57.36% in 2010. (not statistically significant)
- 27.98% were “Never Married”, increasing from 27.67% in 2010. (not statistically significant)
- 11.19% were “Separated or Divorced”, decreasing from 12.07% in 2010. (not statistically significant)
- 2.28% were “Widowed”, decreasing from 2.90% in 2010. (not statistically significant)
During 2023 in Washington State, as estimated shares of the total male population ages 15+:
- 51.21% were “Now Married”, decreasing from 51.98% in 2010. (statistically significant)
- 36.15% were “Never Married”, increasing from 33.80% in 2010. (statistically significant)
- 10.65% were “Separated or Divorced”, decreasing from 12.09% in 2010. (statistically significant)
- 1.99% were “Widowed”,decreasing slightly from 2.13% in 2010. (not statistically significant)
During 2023 in the U.S., as estimated shares of the total male population ages 15+:
- 49.87% were “Now Married”, decreasing from 50.54% in 2010. (statistically significant)
- 37.20% were “Never Married”, increasing from 35.40% in 2010. (statistically significant)
- 10.33% were “Separated or Divorced”, decreasing from 11.51% in 2010. (statistically significant)
- 2.61% were “Widowed”, increasing slightly from 2.55% in 2010. (not statistically significant)
Data Sources
U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey (ACS) - Explore Census Data
Notes:
1) This information comes from a survey, so the data presented are estimates. All significant tests are done at the 90% confidence interval. The margin of errors is provided in the “Download Data” section.
2) Not all indicators can be tested for statistical significance. For example, some indicators use portions of data from multiple ACS sources, and the test is cannot be running. If available, the results of the test are offered. When no test results are offered, the statistical significance test was not able to be conducted.
3) Learn more about the ACS:
4) According to the US Census Bureau, the pandemic made the collection of accurate one-year estimates for the American Community Survey (ACS) impossible in 2020.
