The Marine Corps...[6] 3.1% The overall annual divorce rate for the Marine Corps for FY 2016.3 Of the Marines who were divorced in FY 2016, the overall average age was 29 (average

The Marine Corps Demographics Update

As of June 2017

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Table of Contents

Snapshot

Marine and Family

Age

Service Trends

Gender, Ethnicity, Race

Education

Separations

Total Ready Reserve

Selected Reserve (SMCR, IMA, AR)

Installation Demographics

References

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Active Duty Officer

Enlisted

Total

Number/Percent 14,531 68.2% Officer

Married 63,640 39.0% Enlisted

78,171 42.3% Total

Single Marines Total

Dual Military Total

Spouses

Children

Parents

Total

78,195

92,385

152

170,732

June 2017

21,296

163,346

184,642

106,471

8,583

Total Family

Members

Active Duty Marine Corps Demographics

Snapshot The Marine Corps is the youngest, most junior,

and least married of the four Military Services.

of Marines are 25 or younger

of Marines are not old enough to legally

consume alcohol

of Marines are LCpl or below (other services are

between 19% and 23%)

Enlisted Marines per Marine Officer (next

closest is Navy with one Officer per 4.8 Sailors)

Marine Corps families are “younger” than

those of the other Military Services.

is the average age of Marine Spouses (next

closest is Army at 31.5)

is the average age of a married Enlisted Marine

(average age is 30.7 years old for all other

services)

is the average age of a Marine at birth of first

child 24.2

27.8

29.3

7.7

42%

40%

25%

66%

of Marines are married (next closest is the Navy

at 52%)

[3]

When considering

the number of

active duty

Marines and family

members, the

enlisted ranks

account for

approximately 84%

of the combined

population. The

ratio of Enlisted

Marine and family

member to Officer

Marine and family

member is

approximately

5.1:1.1

Marine and Family

The Marine Corps is unique from the other services with more active duty personnel than family members. There are 184,642 active duty Marines and 170,732 family members: 78,195 spouses, 92,385 children, and 152 parents.1

When considering

the number of active

duty Marines and

their family

members, the

enlisted ranks

account for

approximately 83%

of the combined

population. The

ratio of Enlisted

Marines and their

family members to

Marine Officers and

their family members

is approximately

5.1:1.1

[4]

SNCOs have the greatest number of family members.

[5]

Marine and Family

The Marine Corps has the lowest percentage of married personnel.3

As of June 2017, 42% of Marines are married

(38.9% of Enlisted Marines and 68.2% of Marine Officers).1

[6]

3.1% The overall annual divorce rate for the

Marine Corps for FY 2016.3

Of the Marines who were divorced in FY 2016, the overall average age was 29

(average age for Marine Officers is 36 and Enlisted Marines is 28). Approximately 91%

of Marines who were divorced in FY16 were enlisted; about half of those Marines were

NCOs ( 14% Pvts – LCpls; 51% NCOs; 26% SNCOs; 9% Officers).3

In FY 2016, the divorce rate for Marines with a deployment history was 1.9% compared

to 2.2% for Marines with no deployment history. Marines with a deployment history

have historically similar divorce rates as Marines with no deployment history.3

There was an average of 1.2 children involved in each divorce during FY 2016.3

[7]

Marine and Family

8,583 The Marine Corps has

Dual Military Families.1

[8]

Age Group Classifications

Infants: 0 to 12 months Pre-toddlers: 13 to 24 months Toddlers: 25 to 36 months Preschool: 3 to 4 year-olds

School-Age: 5 to 12 year-olds Teen: 13 to 18 year-olds Young Adult: 19 year-olds

3,967

single Marines have 5,860 dependent

children (2.1% of all Marines).1

The average Marine family has 1.12 children.1 For purposes of this report, the

Marine family is defined as married Marines with a child, married Marines without a

child, and single Marines with a dependent child.

The largest age group of children is the School-Age group (defined as 5 to 12 years)

with 39,952 children. Of all Marine Corps children, 47% are 5 years of age or younger,

compared to approximately 41% for the other Services.3

[9]

Marine and Family

There was an increase in the number of children of Marines across most age groups

from 2008 to 2011, with the sharpest increases occurring in the infant and school-age

groups. Since 2011, the number of children has been decreasing across all age groups.3

The general increase in the number of children from 2008 to 2011 coincided with the

increase in the size of the total force. In 2017, there was an average of 0.53 children

per Marine, and in 2011 there were 0.63 children for each Marine, the highest ratio

in last thirteen years.3 Since 2011, the Marine Corps total size decreased by almost

9%, while the number of children decreased by 20%.1

[10]

There are 8,595 Marines enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) with 11,026 exceptional family members.4

From 2007 to 2013, EFMP enrollment increased consistently despite an overall

reduction in force. Since 2013, EFMP enrollment remained fairly stable, however; the

overall number of children of Marines decreased.

The majority of dependents enrolled in EFMP are children. The average age for

enrolled children is 8.7 years, spouses is 34.3 years, parents is 57.7 years, and others

is 34.5 years.

*0% truly represents less than 0.5%

[11]

Installation

Number

of EFMP

Deps

Number

of Total

Deps

% of Total

Deps in

EFMP

Installation

Number

of EFMP

Deps

Number of

Total Deps

% of Total

Deps in

EFMP

29 Palms 356 6,778 5% Miramar 599 8,045 7%

Albany 43 570 8% *Quantico 1,564 8,868 18%*Beaufort/Parris

Island592 6,236 9%

* MCRD San

Diego464 2,834 16%

Camp Allen 277 1,396 20% Barstow 15 124 12%

Camp

Lejeune/NR2,035 34,173 6% Okinawa 1,041 11,221 9%

*Camp

Pendleton2,475 28,693 9% Yuma 181 3,849 5%

Cherry Point 421 7,613 6%

Hawaii 357 6,958 5%

Henderson Hall 433 3,535 12%

Iwakuni 152 1,994 8%Total 11,026 170,732 6%

Based on insatallation assignment by EFMP for family support services

Not Yet Assigned

to USMC Inst.21 37,845

*These installations also include I&I, Recruiting, MARFOREUR, and MARFORAF billets.

Marine and Family

of all enrolled Exceptional Family

Members are children; 97% of those

children are younger than 18 years

old.4

71%

[12]

The Marine Corps has

Geo-Bachelors.1

11,527

Geo-Bachelors are Marines whose DEERS records show family place of residence

different than duty station.1

[13]

The average age of a

married Enlisted Marine is

27.8, lower than the other

military Services.1

Of the four Services, the

Marine Corps has the

youngest average age for

spouses, 29.3.3

Age

[14]

The Marine Corps has the youngest spouses and on average have their first child at a

younger age.3

The Marine Corps is the youngest overall of the four services with about 60% of the

service age 24 or younger.3

of the overall Marine population is age 25

or younger (122,596); 25% (45,904) of

Marines are not old enough to legally

consume alcohol and 14% (24,937) are

teenagers.1

66%

[15]

Service Trends

The Marine Corps is the smallest of the four Military Services.3

[16]

The Marine Corps has the highest ratio of Enlisted to Officer Service

Members of the four Military Services.3

The Marine Corps has the highest percentage of enlisted and the highest percentage

of junior enlisted of the four Military Services.3

[17]

5.1 years

On average, Active Duty Marines served 5.1

years, and 59% of the total Active Duty force

has served less than 4 years .1

Service Trends

[18]

15,875 Marines deployed between January and June 2017. The Marines who

were deployed had 14,152 dependent family members.1

The table above contains each deployment location with more than 100 Marines.

June 2017

Deployment Location Active DutyActivated

ReservistTotal

KUWAIT 1174 24 1198

BAHRAIN 727 48 775

IRAQ 650 18 668

JAPAN 45 190 235

TURKEY 232 0 232

ROMANIA 0 185 185

GERMANY 76 62 138

GEORGIA 6 107 113

Current Deployments as of June 2017

[19]

The Marine Corps has the lowest percent of females of the Military Services.3

Gender, Ethnicity

[20]

Minority representation within the Marine Corps compared to 1995.1

The percentages of ethnic minorities are:

o Hispanic: 63.6% of the Marine Corps (9% in 1995)

o Black and African American: 10.3% of the Marine Corps (16% in 1995)

o American Indian, Alaskan Native, Asian, Pacific Islander, Other, Declined to

Respond: 8.4% of the Marine Corps (4% in 1995)

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Ethnicity, Race

[22]

[23]

[24]

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Education

Of the known education profiles, 99% of Marines hold a minimum of a High School

degree or equivalent; 85% of Marine Officers and 3% of Enlisted Marines hold

Bachelor’s Degrees, Master’s Degrees, or Doctorates.

[26]

[27]

In FY16, 94.7% of separating Marines were enlisted.1

30,572 Marines separated from the Marine Corps in FY16.1

Separations

[28]

There is a ratio of 7.8 Enlisted Marines to every Marine Officer. The ratio of Marines

separating in FY16 is 17.7 Enlisted Marines to each Marine Officer.1

[29]

Separations

[30]

The percentage of Enlisted Marines separating after their first term was highest in 2010

at 82.3% and decreased until FY 2016 when there was an increase. The percentage of

Officers separating within five years of service was also highest in 2010 at 27%, and

declined each year since.1

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Total Ready Reserve

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101,751 Ready Reserve Marines.2

Percentages by Ready Reserve type are:

Selected Reserve (34.77%):

Selected Marine Corps Reserves (SMCR)

Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA)

Active Reserve Marine (AR)

Individual Ready Reserves (62.20%)

Other Reserve Categories (3.02%):

Initial Active Duty for Training

Under Reserve Contract

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SMCR, IMA & AR

The overall average age for SMCR, IMA, AR is 27 (25 is the average age for

Enlisted Marines while 37 is the average age for Marine Officers).2

35,383 are Selected Marine Corps Reserves, Individual Mobilization Augmentees,

and Active Reserve Marines.2

The SMCR, IMA, and AR are comprised of 12.5% Officers and 87.5%

Enlisted personnel.2

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99% SMCR, IMA, and AR hold a High School Degree or

equivalent. 83% of Officers hold a Bachelor’s Degree,

Master’s Degree, or Doctoral Degree.2

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Active

Duty

Percent

MarriedMale Female

O fficer 66 83.3% 93.9% 6.1%

Enlisted 195 72.3% 89.2% 10.8%

Total 261 75.1% 90.4% 9.6%

Asian Black Hispanic WhiteO ther/Unknown/

Dec l ined

2.3% 26.1% 10.7% 57.1% 3.8%

17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+

7.3% 37.5% 37.5% 16.9% 0.8%

701 503

MCLB ALBANY, GA

Age

Marine Corps Retirees w/in a 50

Mile Radius

Marine Corps Family Members on

base or w/in a 50 Mile Radius

Active

Duty

Percent

MarriedMale Female

O fficer 217 80.2% 95.4% 4.6%

Enlisted 743 46.8% 93.4% 6.6%

Total 960 54.4% 93.9% 6.1%


Dec l ined

2.4% 11.9% 15.5% 66.3% 4.0%

17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+

29.3% 31.0% 23.0% 16.0% 0.6%

2,412 3,177

Age


Mile Radius



MCB CAMP ALLEN, VA


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Active

Duty

Percent

MarriedMale Female

O fficer 309 78.3% 93.5% 6.5%

Enlisted 3,064 48.5% 90.1% 9.9%

Total 3,373 51.3% 90.5% 9.5%


Dec l ined

2.7% 10.7% 14.3% 68.1% 4.3%

17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+

28.5% 52.1% 16.5% 2.8% 0.1%

1,773 5,004

MCAS BEAUFO RT, SC

Age


Mile Radius



Active

Duty

Percent

MarriedMale Female

O fficer 15 86.7% 93.3% 6.7%

Enlisted 245 60.8% 92.2% 7.8%

Total 260 62.3% 92.3% 7.7%


Dec l ined

5% 19% 18% 55% 3%

17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+

15% 47% 30% 7% 0.77%

N/A 865

BLO UNT ISLAND CO MMAND, FL

Age


Mile Radius



Note: Marine Corps retirees and family members living within a 50 mile radius of more than

one installation will be included in the count for each installation.

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Active

Duty

Percent

MarriedMale Female

O fficer 752 74.6% 92.8% 7.2%

Enlisted 6,662 46.1% 90.0% 10.0%

Total 7,414 49.0% 90.3% 9.7%


Dec l ined

2.8% 10.1% 13.9% 68.7% 4.4%

17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+

31.9% 50.7% 14.1% 3.2% 0.1%

10,711 38,038

Age


Mile Radius



MCAS CHERRY PO INT, NC

Active

Duty

Percent

MarriedMale Female

O fficer 2,447 68.4% 91.9% 8.1%

Enlisted 30,259 40.0% 93.3% 6.7%

Total 32,706 42.2% 93.2% 6.8%


Dec l ined

2.6% 10.6% 13.2% 69.5% 4.1%

17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+

40.3% 44.5% 12.3% 2.8% 0.1%

11,292 40,008

Age


Mile Radius



MCB CAMP LEJEUNE, NC


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Active

Duty

Percent

MarriedMale Female

O fficer 714 70.2% 93.6% 6.4%

Enlisted 5,738 44.8% 90.9% 9.1%

Total 6,452 47.6% 91.2% 8.8%


Dec l ined

3.6% 9.3% 13.1% 69.5% 4.5%

17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+

31.3% 52.1% 14.0% 2.6% 0.0%

11,292 39,915

Age


Mile Radius



MCAS NEW RIVER, NC



Active

Duty

Percent

MarriedMale Female

O fficer 708 86.3% 90.5% 9.5%

Enlisted 575 65.0% 82.1% 17.9%

Total 1,283 76.8% 86.7% 13.3%


Dec l ined

2.6% 12.7% 13.6% 66.0% 5.1%

17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+

5.8% 20.7% 33.0% 38.2% 2.3%

10,553 13,641

Age


Mile Radius



HQBN HQTRS HENDERSO N HALL, VA

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Active

Duty

Percent

MarriedMale Female

O fficer 2,377 59.9% 92.5% 7.5%

Enlisted 4,283 51.7% 87.5% 12.5%

Total 6,660 54.6% 89.3% 10.7%


Dec l ined

3.3% 10.7% 13.3% 67.2% 5.6%

17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+

13.4% 52.7% 23.1% 9.0% 1.8%

9,952 13,112

Age


Mile Radius



MCB QUANTICO , VA

Active

Duty

Percent

MarriedMale Female

O fficer 198 70.2% 82.3% 17.7%

Enlisted 2,717 34.4% 80.5% 19.5%

Total 2,915 36.8% 80.6% 19.4%


Dec l ined

3.1% 13.4% 23.7% 52.5% 7.3%

17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+

47.7% 37.9% 11.7% 2.6% 0.1%

1,773 4,976

Age


Mile Radius



MCRD PARRIS ISLAND, SC


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Active

Duty

Percent

MarriedMale Female

O fficer 251 69.3% 92.4% 7.6%

Enlisted 1,860 50.8% 93.4% 6.6%

Total 2,111 53.0% 93.3% 6.7%


Dec l ined

7.1% 8.4% 66.0% 9.4% 9.1%

17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+

30.7% 39.3% 25.3% 4.4% 0.3%

7,149 26,766

MCRD SAN DIEGO , CA

Age


Mile Radius



Active

Duty

Percent

MarriedMale Female

O fficer 9 88.9% 88.9% 11.1%

Enlisted 66 60.6% 92.4% 7.6%

Total 75 64.0% 92.0% 8.0%


Dec l ined

1.3% 13.3% 24.0% 58.7% 2.7%

17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+

16.0% 42.7% 33.3% 8.0% 0.0%

334 136

MCLB BARSTO W, CA

Age


Mile Radius





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Active

Duty

Percent

MarriedMale Female

O fficer 971 71.1% 91.8% 8.2%

Enlisted 7,689 44.5% 88.8% 11.2%

Total 8,660 47.5% 89.1% 10.9%


Dec l ined

4.3% 10.0% 20.9% 59.7% 5.0%

17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+

28.7% 53.2% 14.7% 3.4% 0.0%

Age


Mile Radius



9,058 27,516

MCAS MIRAMAR, CA

Active

Duty

Percent

MarriedMale Female

O fficer 2,761 63.7% 92.1% 7.9%

Enlisted 32,984 39.6% 92.5% 7.5%

Total 35,745 41.5% 92.4% 7.6%


Dec l ined

3.8% 8.7% 22.5% 60.1% 4.9%

17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+

38.3% 47.3% 11.8% 2.5% 0.1%

11,648 30,736

Age


Mile Radius



MCB CAMP PENDLETO N, CA


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Active

Duty

Percent

MarriedMale Female

O fficer 362 72.1% 93.1% 6.9%

Enlisted 3,410 46.1% 89.4% 10.6%

Total 3,772 48.6% 89.8% 10.2%


Dec l ined

3.4% 9.9% 22.7% 59.1% 4.9%

17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+

30.4% 50.7% 16.1% 2.7% 0.1%

1,152 3,525

Age


Mile Radius



MCAS YUMA, AZ

Active

Duty

Percent

MarriedMale Female

O fficer 749 58.9% 94.3% 5.7%

Enlisted 10,204 29.2% 95.6% 4.4%

Total 10,953 31.3% 95.5% 4.5%


Dec l ined

4.0% 8.3% 21.0% 62.4% 4.4%

17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+

49.8% 39.3% 9.2% 1.6% 0.05%

1,204 11,714

MCAGCC 29 PALMS, CA

Age


Mile Radius





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Active

Duty

Percent

MarriedMale Female

O fficer 19 73.7% 94.7% 5.3%

Enlisted 155 60.0% 95.5% 4.5%

Total 174 61.5% 95.4% 4.6%


Dec l ined

3.4% 5.7% 27.0% 59.8% 4.0%

17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+

14.9% 51.7% 30.5% 2.3% 0.6%

126 221

MWTC BRIDGEPO RT, CA

Age


Mile Radius



Active

Duty

Percent

MarriedMale Female

O fficer 735 72.5% 94.0% 6.0%

Enlisted 7,409 38.9% 93.9% 6.1%

Total 8,144 41.9% 93.9% 6.1%


Dec l ined

3.9% 10.0% 17.8% 63.0% 5.2%

17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+

36.3% 48.1% 12.4% 3.1% 0.2%

1,117 6,031

Age


Mile Radius



MCB HAWAII


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Active

Duty

Percent

MarriedMale Female

O fficer 213 74.2% 91.5% 8.5%

Enlisted 2,449 27.9% 89.2% 10.8%

Total 2,662 31.6% 89.4% 10.6%


Dec l ined

5.0% 13.3% 18.8% 57.3% 5.7%

17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+

40.3% 43.6% 13.6% 2.4% 1.6%

Age

Unable to Determine 1,299


Mile Radius



MCAS IWAKUNI



Active

Duty

Percent

MarriedMale Female

O fficer 1,235 74.3% 89.6% 10.4%

Enlisted 11,981 31.9% 90.2% 9.8%

Total 13,216 35.9% 90.1% 9.9%


Dec l ined

5.4% 14.3% 19.7% 55.5% 5.1%

17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+

40% 41% 14% 4% 0.14%

Unable to Determine 7,428

Age


Mile Radius



MCB CAMP BUTLER, O K INAWA

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Active

Duty

Percent

MarriedMale Female

O fficer 53 67.9% 88.7% 11.3%

Enlisted 924 39.0% 92.0% 8.0%

Total 977 40.5% 91.8% 8.2%


Dec l ined

2.3% 9.9% 10.5% 73.5% 3.8%

17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+

36.4% 38.2% 16.1% 7.3% 2.0%

Age


Mile Radius



10,553 8,327

MARINE BARRACKS, 8TH AND I, WASHINGTO N, DC

Active

Duty

Percent

MarriedMale Female

Officer 736 81.3% 92.7% 7.3%

Enlisted 5,846 55.2% 87.3% 12.7%

Total 6,582 58.1% 87.9% 12.1%

Asian Black Hispanic WhiteOther/Unknown/

Dec lined

4.3% 14.5% 21.4% 57.4% 2.4%

17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+

19.0% 46.8% 26.4% 7.4% 0.3%

Age

Marine Forces Reserve, MARFORRES


*The Marine Forces Reserve data above consists of Marine Active Chargeable, Marine

Active Reserve Chargeable, and Individual Mobilization Augmentees.

*

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Demographic Data was supplied by the following sources:

1. Marine Corps Total Force Data Warehouse (TFDW)

2. Marine Corps Operational Data Store Enterprise (ODSE)

3. Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC)

4. Exceptional Family Member Case Management System

(CMS)

*All as of 30 June 2017

**Fiscal Year (FY) data as of 30 September 2016

References

[47]

The Marine and Family Programs Division (MF) is responsible for providing policy and resources to support Marine and family programs designed to enhance operational and family readiness, support war fighting capabilities and increase quality of life for Marines (active and retired), and their families. These programs and services include: Behavioral Health, Family Care, Personal and Professional Development, Semper Fit & Recreation, and Sexual Assault Prevention and Response. MF also represents the Marine Corps before Congress, Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, civilian sponsored boards and committees on family readiness and quality of life matters.

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The Marine Corps...[6] 3.1% The overall annual divorce rate for the Marine Corps for FY 2016.3 Of the Marines who were divorced in FY 2016, the overall average age was 29 (average