Non-Tradtional Des Moines families. Marital status by sex (and age if married), unmarried-partner households, and grandparents as caregivers for their grandchildren.
Marital status
Persons
Percent
Males 15 and over
74,724
100.0%
Never married
23,354
31.3%
Now married, not seperated
40,111
53.7%
15-19
272
0.4%
20-24
1,626
2.2%
25-34
8,972
12.0%
35-44
9,276
12.4%
45-54
8,016
10.7%
55-64
5,177
6.9%
65 and over
6,772
9.1%
Seperated
1,124
1.5%
Widowed
1,962
2.6%
Divorced
8,173
10.9%
Males 15 and over
82,118
100.0%
Never married
20,949
25.5%
Now married, not seperated
39,740
48.4%
15-19
598
0.7%
20-24
2,335
2.8%
25-34
9,271
11.3%
35-44
8,977
10.9%
45-54
7,727
9.4%
55-64
4,511
5.5%
65 and over
6,321
7.7%
Seperated
1,531
1.9%
Widowed
8,227
10.0%
Divorced
11,671
14.2%
Unmarried-partner households
Number
Percent
Total
5,101
100.0%
Male and female
4,511
88.4%
Both male
337
6.6%
Both female
253
5.0%
Granparents as caregivers
Persons
Percent
Grandparents living in households with grandchildren under 18
