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Polk County Historical Marital Status Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

Total population: 445,136

	Polk County	%	Iowa	U.S.
15 Years and Over Total	349,630	see rank	2,475,176	252,974,135
Males, 15 Years and Over	169,910	100%, see rank	1,217,529	123,281,364
Never Married	55,620	32.73%, see rank	31.87%	35.77%
Married	93,007	54.74%, see rank	55.49%	52.04%
Widowed	3,594	2.12%, see rank	2.60%	2.57%
Divorced	17,689	10.41%, see rank	10.05%	9.62%
Females, 15 Years and Over	179,720	100%, see rank	1,257,647	129,692,771
Never Married	48,993	27.26%, see rank	25.22%	29.48%
Married	94,163	52.39%, see rank	53.54%	49.19%
Widowed	13,865	7.71%, see rank	9.92%	9.16%
Divorced	22,699	12.63%, see rank	11.31%	12.16%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Total population: 431,811

	Polk County	%	Iowa	U.S.
15 Years and Over Total	338,782	see rank	2,446,953	248,042,237
Males, 15 Years and Over	164,160	100%, see rank	1,200,224	120,789,875
Never Married	52,459	31.96%, see rank	31.25%	35.08%
Married	92,123	56.12%, see rank	56.39%	52.93%
Widowed	3,275	2.00%, see rank	2.58%	2.53%
Divorced	16,303	9.93%, see rank	9.77%	9.46%
Females, 15 Years and Over	174,622	100%, see rank	1,246,729	127,252,362
Never Married	47,058	26.95%, see rank	24.71%	28.74%
Married	92,065	52.72%, see rank	53.84%	49.95%
Widowed	13,488	7.72%, see rank	10.15%	9.34%
Divorced	22,011	12.60%, see rank	11.30%	11.97%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Total population: 419,301

	Polk County	%	Iowa	U.S.
15 Years and Over Total	328,972	see rank	2,419,931	243,073,468
Males, 15 Years and Over	158,961	100%, see rank	1,183,691	118,264,295
Never Married	49,971	31.44%, see rank	30.62%	34.21%
Married	91,070	57.29%, see rank	57.42%	54.02%
Widowed	3,129	1.97%, see rank	2.56%	2.52%
Divorced	14,791	9.30%, see rank	9.40%	9.25%
Females, 15 Years and Over	170,011	100%, see rank	1,236,240	124,809,173
Never Married	44,956	26.44%, see rank	24.07%	27.93%
Married	90,369	53.15%, see rank	54.58%	50.85%
Widowed	13,581	7.99%, see rank	10.50%	9.55%
Divorced	21,105	12.41%, see rank	10.84%	11.66%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Total population: 415,949

	Polk County	%	Iowa	U.S.
15 Years and Over Total	326,498	see rank	2,395,663	240,146,935
Males, 15 Years and Over	156,971	100%, see rank	1,169,459	117,166,601
Never Married	48,250	30.74%, see rank	30.30%	34.13%
Married	90,963	57.95%, see rank	57.95%	54.15%
Widowed	3,206	2.04%, see rank	2.50%	2.53%
Divorced	14,552	9.27%, see rank	9.25%	9.19%
Females, 15 Years and Over	169,527	100%, see rank	1,226,204	122,980,334
Never Married	43,913	25.90%, see rank	23.95%	27.67%
Married	90,883	53.61%, see rank	54.89%	50.88%
Widowed	14,301	8.44%, see rank	10.66%	9.85%
Divorced	20,430	12.05%, see rank	10.50%	11.60%

US Census 2000 data

Total population: 374,601

	Polk County	%	Iowa	U.S.
15 Years and Over Total	293,638	see rank	2,324,863	221,148,671
Males, 15 Years and Over	140,000	100%, see rank	1,126,566	107,027,405
Never Married	39,059	27.90%, see rank	28.23%	30.26%
Married	84,907	60.65%, see rank	60.73%	58.58%
Widowed	2,865	2.05%, see rank	2.52%	2.52%
Divorced	13,169	9.41%, see rank	8.52%	8.65%
Females, 15 Years and Over	153,638	100%, see rank	1,198,297	114,121,266
Never Married	36,336	23.65%, see rank	21.80%	24.13%
Married	84,916	55.27%, see rank	56.98%	54.60%
Widowed	13,164	8.57%, see rank	11.64%	10.49%
Divorced	19,222	12.51%, see rank	9.58%	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.