Note: Maps and tables that show the percentage of householders aged 15-64 who are married include only those areas with at least 100 householders in that age range; similarly, maps that show the percentage of households with kids that are led by married couples include only those areas with at least 100 households with kids.
These maps and tables show the largest contiguous marriage deserts and gardens by number of householders aged 15-64. (For this analysis, a tract is considered a ‘marriage desert’ if (a) fewer than 27% of the householders aged 15-64 who live there are married and (b) it has at least 100 householders aged 15-64.)
To create these maps and tables, I first grouped desert regions together, then determined which regions had the highest number of householders aged 15-64.
(Note: the population values shown within these maps and tables represent the number of householders aged 15-64 rather than the total population.)
Map of the top 10 grouped tract-level deserts and gardens
Map of all grouped tract-level deserts and gardens
Table showing the top 100 grouped tract-level deserts
Table showing the top 100 grouped tract-level gardens
[Note: PUMA is an abbreviation for Public Use Microdata Area.]
Map of the top 10 grouped PUMA-level deserts and gardens
Map of all grouped PUMA-level deserts and gardens
Table showing the top 100 grouped PUMA-level deserts
Table showing the top 100 grouped PUMA-level gardens
These analyses show the married-family deserts with the largest numbers of households with children. (For this analysis, a tract is considered a ‘married-family desert’ if (a) fewer than 44% of its households with kids are led by a married couple and (b) it has at least 100 households with children.
(Note: the population values shown within these maps and tables represent the number of households with children rather than the total population.)
Map of the top 10 grouped tract-level deserts and gardens
Map of all grouped tract-level deserts and gardens
Table showing the top 100 grouped tract-level deserts
Table showing the top 100 grouped tract-level gardens
Map of the top 10 grouped PUMA-level deserts and gardens
Map of all grouped PUMA-level deserts and gardens
Table showing the top 100 grouped PUMA-level deserts
Table showing the top 100 grouped PUMA-level gardens
These maps group regions into four different categories: Deserts, Lower share areas, Higher share areas, and Gardens. These categories are based on percentiles for regions with a relevant population of at least 100.
% of householders aged 15-64, by Census tract, who are married
% of households with kids, by Census tract, that are led by a married couple
% of householders aged 15-64, by PUMA, who are married
% of households with kids, by PUMA, that are led by a married couple
% of householders aged 15-64, by Census tract, who are married
% of households with kids, by Census tract, that are led by a married couple
% of householders aged 15-64, by PUMA, who are married
% of households with kids, by PUMA, that are led by a married couple
These maps are ‘cropped’ versions of our national marriage and married-family tract-level maps that only show data for a single urban region.
% of householders aged 15-64, by PUMA, who are married
Note: in this map, the area of each PUMA represents the number of householders aged 15-64 in that PUMA.
% of households with kids, by PUMA, that are led by a married couple
Note: in this map, the area of each PUMA represents the number of households with kids in that PUMA.