You know that divorce happens everywhere, to people of every age group, income bracket, ethnic and educational backgrounds. It happens to people in the city, the suburbs and in the country. Divorce in 2020 is just a part of the American experience, something that many of us go through at one time or another.
That said, you can track specific categories and statistics to see whom it impacts most often or where it takes place most frequently. To look at just one of the examples noted above, does divorce happen more in rural areas or urban settings?
Divorce is more frequent in urban areas
Studies have determined that urban areas have higher divorce rates. People in the city tend to be younger, better educated and with higher median incomes. These couples tend to split more often from their spouses. One census determined that 76.3% of children in rural areas lived with parents who were still married, while the same was true for only 67.4% of children in urban areas.
It is worth noting that the statistics about children not living with married parents did not only account for divorce. For instance, a child living with both parents who were in a committed relationship but not married would still fall into that category, though their parents had not gotten divorced and may even plan to marry in the future. Even so, it helps shed some light on the differences in these two areas.
No matter where you live or why you are getting divorced, it’s important to know what steps to take. This is especially true when children are involved whose best interests must be the priority.