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Boston, MA Historical Marital Status Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

Total population: 639,594

	Boston, MA	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
15 Years and Over Total	550,920	see rank	5,509,044	252,974,135
Males, 15 Years and Over	261,011	100%, see rank	2,637,974	123,281,364
Never Married	151,793	58.16%, see rank	38.70%	35.77%
Married	87,525	33.53%, see rank	50.79%	52.04%
Widowed	4,761	1.82%, see rank	2.59%	2.57%
Divorced	16,932	6.49%, see rank	7.92%	9.62%
Females, 15 Years and Over	289,909	100%, see rank	2,871,070	129,692,771
Never Married	159,646	55.07%, see rank	33.46%	29.48%
Married	85,994	29.66%, see rank	46.69%	49.19%
Widowed	18,122	6.25%, see rank	8.86%	9.16%
Divorced	26,147	9.02%, see rank	10.99%	12.16%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Total population: 619,662

	Boston, MA	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
15 Years and Over Total	533,390	see rank	5,403,605	248,042,237
Males, 15 Years and Over	252,429	100%, see rank	2,583,839	120,789,875
Never Married	146,915	58.20%, see rank	37.98%	35.08%
Married	85,219	33.76%, see rank	51.54%	52.93%
Widowed	4,695	1.86%, see rank	2.66%	2.53%
Divorced	15,600	6.18%, see rank	7.82%	9.46%
Females, 15 Years and Over	280,961	100%, see rank	2,819,766	127,252,362
Never Married	153,915	54.78%, see rank	32.73%	28.74%
Married	84,218	29.97%, see rank	47.20%	49.95%
Widowed	18,173	6.47%, see rank	9.20%	9.34%
Divorced	24,655	8.78%, see rank	10.87%	11.97%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Total population: 602,609

	Boston, MA	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
15 Years and Over Total	518,461	see rank	5,311,242	243,073,468
Males, 15 Years and Over	246,455	100%, see rank	2,536,607	118,264,295
Never Married	144,920	58.80%, see rank	37.52%	34.21%
Married	82,400	33.43%, see rank	52.28%	54.02%
Widowed	4,117	1.67%, see rank	2.63%	2.52%
Divorced	15,018	6.09%, see rank	7.57%	9.25%
Females, 15 Years and Over	272,006	100%, see rank	2,774,635	124,809,173
Never Married	147,422	54.20%, see rank	32.04%	27.93%
Married	82,849	30.46%, see rank	48.03%	50.85%
Widowed	18,812	6.92%, see rank	9.48%	9.55%
Divorced	22,923	8.43%, see rank	10.45%	11.66%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Total population: 625,304

	Boston, MA	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
15 Years and Over Total	533,491	see rank	5,324,962	240,146,935
Males, 15 Years and Over	255,239	100%, see rank	2,553,193	117,166,601
Never Married	149,492	58.57%, see rank	37.73%	34.13%
Married	84,505	33.11%, see rank	51.99%	54.15%
Widowed	4,711	1.85%, see rank	2.64%	2.53%
Divorced	16,531	6.48%, see rank	7.64%	9.19%
Females, 15 Years and Over	278,252	100%, see rank	2,771,769	122,980,334
Never Married	147,640	53.06%, see rank	32.05%	27.67%
Married	85,406	30.69%, see rank	47.70%	50.88%
Widowed	21,623	7.77%, see rank	9.84%	9.85%
Divorced	23,583	8.48%, see rank	10.41%	11.60%

US Census 2000 data

Total population: 589,141

	Boston, MA	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
15 Years and Over Total	490,749	see rank	5,091,369	221,148,671
Males, 15 Years and Over	233,085	100%, see rank	2,412,349	107,027,405
Never Married	124,685	53.49%, see rank	33.91%	30.26%
Married	89,225	38.28%, see rank	56.38%	58.58%
Widowed	5,227	2.24%, see rank	2.73%	2.52%
Divorced	13,948	5.98%, see rank	6.99%	8.65%
Females, 15 Years and Over	257,664	100%, see rank	2,679,020	114,121,266
Never Married	123,218	47.82%, see rank	28.50%	24.13%
Married	90,557	35.15%, see rank	51.23%	54.60%
Widowed	22,990	8.92%, see rank	10.78%	10.49%
Divorced	20,899	8.11%, see rank	9.50%	10.78%

* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.