Marital Status in West Kern, Kern County, California (Census County Division)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Kern County and West Kern
Female Male
Kern County
West Kern
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-27.785685%-32.155324%-27.785685%28%27.785685%13.514360%32.155324%7.602018%41.300046%41%2,7335,426-41.695844%-4.410297%-46.456389%-46.106141%46%41.695844%46.456389%0.319863%41.695844%42%4,5355,478-14.477089%-1.525351%-11.304510%-2.817465%-16.002440%16%14.477089%11.304510%14.477089%14%1,5741,902-2.527021%-7.578713%-2.161897%-5.104416%-10.105734%10%2.527021%2.161897%2.527021%3%994332
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Kern County and West Kern
Female Male
Kern County
West Kern
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-27.785685%-32.155324%-27.785685%28%27.785685%13.514360%32.155324%7.602018%41.300046%41%2,7335,426-33.817933%-10.132860%-41.988222%-1.323421%-43.950793%44%33.817933%41.988222%33.817933%34%4,3234,443-3.192355%-2.374178%-1.129688%-3.192355%3%3.192355%0.072983%2.374178%3.265337%3%314429-2.155348%-3.144745%-2.155348%2%2.155348%5.722564%3.144745%1.643284%7.877911%8%2121,035-2.527021%-7.578713%-2.161897%-5.104416%-10.105734%10%2.527021%2.161897%2.527021%3%994332-11.211752%-1.598333%-8.930332%-1.687777%-12.810085%13%11.211752%8.930332%11.211752%11%1,2601,473
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Kern County and West Kern
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1713.725%13.7%15.625%15.6%49.569%49.6%75.556%75.6%42.508%42.5%64.447%64.4%61.980%62.0%64.181%64.2%64.269%64.3%57.466%57.5%47.793%47.8%59.623%59.6%76.184%76.2%58.797%58.8%75.034%75.0%45.427%45.4%46.769%46.8%37.500%37.5%53.438%53.4%44.977%45.0%46.839%46.8%31.524%31.5%22.693%22.7%12.438%12.4%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of married females in age cohort
M percentage of married males in age cohort

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Kern County and West Kern
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 173.922%3.92%34.375%34.4%4.526%4.53%10.370%10.4%19.645%19.6%18.623%18.6%26.528%26.5%22.899%22.9%27.830%27.8%20.928%20.9%21.401%21.4%28.010%28.0%19.638%19.6%19.508%19.5%15.089%15.1%19.360%19.4%31.231%31.2%17.323%17.3%16.406%16.4%11.152%11.2%10.452%10.5%9.888%9.89%4.896%4.90%0.498%0.50%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of divorced females in age cohort
M percentage of divorced males in age cohort
1and Separated

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Kern County and West Kern
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.000%0%38.281%38.3%0.000%0%2.716%2.72%2.997%3.00%6.546%6.55%4.645%4.65%7.668%7.67%0.943%0.94%14.706%14.7%16.507%16.5%11.548%11.5%4.178%4.18%20.875%20.9%6.036%6.04%32.241%32.2%22.000%22.0%45.177%45.2%29.063%29.1%42.949%42.9%42.710%42.7%58.587%58.6%72.411%72.4%87.065%87.1%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%
F percentage of never married females in age cohort
M percentage of never married males in age cohort

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Kern County and West Kern
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1782.353%82.4%11.719%11.7%45.905%45.9%11.358%11.4%34.850%34.9%10.384%10.4%6.846%6.85%5.252%5.25%6.958%6.96%6.900%6.90%14.299%14.3%0.819%0.82%0.000%0%0.820%0.82%3.841%3.84%2.973%2.97%0.000%0%0.000%0%1.094%1.09%0.922%0.92%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of widowed females in age cohort
M percentage of widowed males in age cohort

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the county subdivisions in Kern County.
Scope: population of Kern County and West Kern
West Kern
Kern County
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 17485369541,1181,0531,2261,1921,14368583078744100
Count number of married in age cohort in West Kern

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Kern County and West Kern
West Kern
Kern County
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountWhite1Black2Other2White HispanicAsian2Mixed2-29.245879%-3.276043%-13.728516%-26.065657%-2.288112%-13.839194%-46.250438%46%46.432831%7.316731%51.195493%6.611545%53.749562%54%14,25514.3k-41.666667%-6.547619%-7.142857%-52.891338%-4.713334%-11.716158%-55.357143%55%43.154762%1.488095%25.546324%5.132845%44.642857%45%336-47.772277%-3.630363%-4.125413%-42.340225%-3.732066%-7.022483%-55.528053%56%41.089109%3.382838%43.824012%3.081214%44.471947%44%1,212-44.293932%-3.173130%-8.331787%-42.679669%-3.262602%-6.175097%-55.798850%56%41.807385%2.393765%45.086115%2.796516%44.201150%44%5,389-44.713376%-0.764331%-13.121019%-28.939712%-1.867785%-6.257235%-58.598726%59%38.853503%2.547771%57.403873%5.531396%41.401274%41%785-53.460381%-3.309930%-15.045135%-48.126489%-2.550357%-9.984839%-71.815446%72%19.358074%8.826479%35.672515%3.665800%28.184554%28%997
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by Tract in West Kern

Married Marital Status by Tract#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
39.6%41.3%43.0%44.6%46.2%47.9%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
9.4%12.4%15.3%18.2%21.1%24.0%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.9%4.8%5.7%6.5%7.4%8.3%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
21.6%25.6%29.4%33.3%37.2%41.1%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in West Kern

Married Marital Status by Block Group#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
29%36%43%49%56%63%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
7%14%21%27%34%41%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
2.5%4.9%7.2%9.5%11.8%14.2%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
14%22%28%35%42%49%
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Marital Status by County Subdivision in the Bakersfield Area

There are 12 county subdivisions in the Bakersfield Area. This section compares West Kern to all of the county subdivisions in the Bakersfield Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Kern.

Married by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of West Kern, selected other county subdivisions in the Bakersfield Area, and entities that contain West Kern
0%20%40%60%Count#RosedaleGreenfield-PanamaTehachapiButtonwillowLake IsabellaEast KernWestUnited StatesPacificShafterArvin-LamontBakersfieldKernCaliforniaDelano-McFarlandWest KernBakersfieldWasco60.194226%60.194226%60%34,09134.1k155.544392%55.544392%56%22,66622.7k250.775970%50.775970%51%14,95215.0k350.105337%50.105337%50%1,427449.785131%49.785131%50%6,951549.403223%49.403223%49%30,96131.0k648.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M47.129349%47.129349%47%7,626747.126011%47.126011%47%13,98714.0k846.621070%46.621070%47%305,851306k46.621070%46.621070%47%305,851306k46.574365%46.574365%47%14,474,79014.5M43.910793%43.910793%44%23,07623.1k943.584052%43.584052%44%10,01310.0k1042.833015%42.833015%43%131,117131k1140.526886%40.526886%41%8,98412
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 12 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in California

There are 397 county subdivisions in California. This section compares West Kern to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in California and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Kern. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 168,048.

Married by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of West Kern, selected other county subdivisions in California, and entities that contain West Kern
0%20%40%60%Count#Mission ViejoLivermore-PleasantonLivermore-Pleasant…FremontIrvine-Lk FrstSouth CoastCntrl Contra CostaMurrietaSan MateoSan JoseCoronaCoachella VlyNewhallOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…S San FranciscoNorth CoastUpper San Gabriel VlyUpper San Gabriel …PasadenaWestUnited StatesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Gdn GrvAnaheim-Santa An…S Antelope VlyOntarioHaywardPacificPerris ValleySW San Gabriel VlyBakersfieldKernCaliforniaE San Gabriel VlyWhittierModestoSan DiegoVictorville-HesperiaW Contra CostaDowney-NorwalkSan Fernando VlySanta RosaOxnardCentral CoastSalinasWest KernSacramentoN Antelope VlyBakersfieldRiversideFresnoStocktonSan BernardinoS Gate-E Los AngelesS Gate-E Los Ang…ComptonLong Bch-LakewoodSan FranciscoSanta BarbaraOaklandInglewoodLos Angeles60.613741%60.613741%61%111,205111k159.657722%59.657722%60%106,007106k258.967512%58.967512%59%164,300164k357.275833%57.275833%57%113,342113k455.222413%55.222413%55%145,484145k555.183329%55.183329%55%224,190224k654.722373%54.722373%55%129,460129k753.427884%53.427884%53%173,327173k853.145912%53.145912%53%753,465753k952.925684%52.925684%53%76,76576.8k1051.526374%51.526374%52%74,99275.0k1151.210985%51.210985%51%106,631107k1250.269233%50.269233%50%265,786266k1349.946701%49.946701%50%134,007134k1449.759753%49.759753%50%158,446158k1548.557025%48.557025%49%130,800131k1648.308326%48.308326%48%110,271110k1748.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.984846%47.984846%48%650,127650k1847.749002%47.749002%48%77,16077.2k1947.598208%47.598208%48%244,720245k2047.538095%47.538095%48%149,745150k2147.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M47.073657%47.073657%47%103,418103k2246.980371%46.980371%47%128,644129k2346.621070%46.621070%47%305,851306k46.621070%46.621070%47%305,851306k46.574365%46.574365%47%14,474,79014.5M46.424729%46.424729%46%362,066362k2446.119169%46.119169%46%121,435121k2546.068353%46.068353%46%114,900115k2645.848486%45.848486%46%891,599892k2745.713778%45.713778%46%131,311131k2845.648896%45.648896%46%95,98096.0k2945.456831%45.456831%45%151,849152k3045.160186%45.160186%45%683,144683k3144.987760%44.987760%45%79,20579.2k3244.976722%44.976722%45%83,66383.7k3344.499232%44.499232%44%97,64697.6k3444.059773%44.059773%44%55,19555.2k3543.584052%43.584052%44%10,01310.0k43.293835%43.293835%43%387,327387k3643.035349%43.035349%43%63,47863.5k3742.833015%42.833015%43%131,117131k3842.492245%42.492245%42%158,904159k3942.409166%42.409166%42%223,593224k4042.179424%42.179424%42%113,183113k4142.178253%42.178253%42%269,042269k4239.968936%39.968936%40%152,085152k4339.940924%39.940924%40%108,716109k4439.817865%39.817865%40%184,950185k4539.306154%39.306154%39%295,734296k4639.260384%39.260384%39%65,42965.4k4738.889677%38.889677%39%139,766140k4838.236342%38.236342%38%112,715113k4935.326059%35.326059%35%750,299750k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in the West

There are 1,950 county subdivisions in the West. This section compares West Kern to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Kern. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 323,012.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of West Kern, selected other county subdivisions in the West, and entities that contain West Kern
0%20%40%Count#FremontSeattle EastChandlerCntrl Contra CostaSan MateoSan JoseEwaBeaverton-HillsboroBoise CitySalt Lk CityNE JeffersonOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…North CoastColorado SpgsUpper San Gabriel VlyUpper San Gabriel …South AuroraWestUnited StatesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Gdn GrvAnaheim-Santa An…HonoluluOntarioHaywardPacificSW San Gabriel VlyBakersfieldKernCaliforniaSpokaneE San Gabriel VlyWhittierModestoSan DiegoVictorville-HesperiaDowney-NorwalkSan Fernando VlyTacomaTucsonPhoenixWest KernSacramentoLas VegasSeattleAlbuquerqueBakersfieldRiversideFresnoStocktonSan BernardinoPortland EastS Gate-E Los AngelesS Gate-E Los Ang…ComptonLong Bch-LakewoodSan FranciscoDenverOaklandInglewoodLos Angeles58.967512%58.967512%59%164,300164k157.638027%57.638027%58%274,040274k256.975240%56.975240%57%181,416181k355.183329%55.183329%55%224,190224k453.427884%53.427884%53%173,327173k553.145912%53.145912%53%753,465753k652.915142%52.915142%53%144,307144k752.716196%52.716196%53%180,932181k851.149214%51.149214%51%137,463137k951.138382%51.138382%51%386,329386k1051.133589%51.133589%51%199,376199k1150.269233%50.269233%50%265,786266k1249.759753%49.759753%50%158,446158k1348.803417%48.803417%49%155,638156k1448.557025%48.557025%49%130,800131k1548.307707%48.307707%48%145,840146k1648.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.984846%47.984846%48%650,127650k1747.880345%47.880345%48%163,215163k1847.598208%47.598208%48%244,720245k1947.538095%47.538095%48%149,745150k2047.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M46.980371%46.980371%47%128,644129k2146.621070%46.621070%47%305,851306k46.621070%46.621070%47%305,851306k46.574365%46.574365%47%14,474,79014.5M46.473648%46.473648%46%136,791137k2246.424729%46.424729%46%362,066362k2346.119169%46.119169%46%121,435121k2446.068353%46.068353%46%114,900115k2545.848486%45.848486%46%891,599892k2645.713778%45.713778%46%131,311131k2745.456831%45.456831%45%151,849152k2845.160186%45.160186%45%683,144683k2944.431371%44.431371%44%159,362159k3044.045122%44.045122%44%316,266316k3143.656525%43.656525%44%1,102,9451.10M3243.584052%43.584052%44%10,01310.0k43.293835%43.293835%43%387,327387k3343.059598%43.059598%43%644,442644k3442.998477%42.998477%43%380,073380k3542.927370%42.927370%43%222,587223k3642.833015%42.833015%43%131,117131k3742.492245%42.492245%42%158,904159k3842.409166%42.409166%42%223,593224k3942.179424%42.179424%42%113,183113k4042.178253%42.178253%42%269,042269k4140.422222%40.422222%40%165,759166k4239.968936%39.968936%40%152,085152k4339.940924%39.940924%40%108,716109k4439.817865%39.817865%40%184,950185k4539.306154%39.306154%39%295,734296k4639.068367%39.068367%39%212,453212k4738.889677%38.889677%39%139,766140k4838.236342%38.236342%38%112,715113k4935.326059%35.326059%35%750,299750k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares West Kern to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Kern. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Married by County Subdivision#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of West Kern, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain West Kern
0%20%40%Count#PlanoSeattle EastNW HarrisNE TarrantSan JoseSalt Lk CityHempsteadOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…WestUnited StatesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Gdn GrvAnaheim-Santa An…TulsaOntarioPacificBakersfieldKernCaliforniaE San Gabriel VlySan DiegoFort WorthNE DallasQueensSan Fernando VlyHoustonEl PasoSW DallasTucsonPhoenixWest KernSacramentoLas VegasSeattleAlbuquerque1, CharlotteFresnoSan BernardinoBrooklynLong Bch-LakewoodSan FranciscoDenverTampaAustinSan Antonio CntrlOrlandoColumbusMiamiLos AngelesChicagoManhattanBronxAtlantaMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBostonWashingtonBaltimoreDetroit58.202134%58.202134%58%251,641252k157.638027%57.638027%58%274,040274k256.514896%56.514896%57%320,995321k355.470608%55.470608%55%245,818246k453.145912%53.145912%53%753,465753k551.138382%51.138382%51%386,329386k650.950813%50.950813%51%320,555321k750.269233%50.269233%50%265,786266k848.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.984846%47.984846%48%650,127650k947.622706%47.622706%48%221,908222k1047.598208%47.598208%48%244,720245k1147.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M46.621070%46.621070%47%305,851306k46.621070%46.621070%47%305,851306k46.574365%46.574365%47%14,474,79014.5M46.424729%46.424729%46%362,066362k1245.848486%45.848486%46%891,599892k1345.482613%45.482613%45%296,986297k1445.455274%45.455274%45%550,082550k1545.377673%45.377673%45%868,275868k1645.160186%45.160186%45%683,144683k1744.927436%44.927436%45%1,148,7951.15M1844.541106%44.541106%45%191,435191k1944.216416%44.216416%44%323,524324k2044.045122%44.045122%44%316,266316k2143.656525%43.656525%44%1,102,9451.10M2243.584052%43.584052%44%10,01310.0k43.293835%43.293835%43%387,327387k2343.059598%43.059598%43%644,442644k2442.998477%42.998477%43%380,073380k2542.927370%42.927370%43%222,587223k2642.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k2742.409166%42.409166%42%223,593224k2842.178253%42.178253%42%269,042269k2940.197400%40.197400%40%840,930841k3039.817865%39.817865%40%184,950185k3139.306154%39.306154%39%295,734296k3239.068367%39.068367%39%212,453212k3338.872581%38.872581%39%212,275212k3438.860704%38.860704%39%271,470271k3537.253059%37.253059%37%203,734204k3636.755584%36.755584%37%174,510175k3736.213799%36.213799%36%238,985239k3835.677552%35.677552%36%287,144287k3935.326059%35.326059%35%750,299750k4034.991275%34.991275%35%774,654775k4133.355074%33.355074%33%477,149477k4231.190048%31.190048%31%352,504353k4330.518762%30.518762%31%147,022147k4430.116551%30.116551%30%140,104140k4529.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k4629.130336%29.130336%29%165,206165k4728.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k4826.884245%26.884245%27%136,972137k4922.633004%22.633004%23%122,402122k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of West Kern aged 15 and older. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Never Married: a person over the age of 15 that has never been married
  • Married: married and not separated at the time of the survey, including cases where one spouse is absent for reasons other than a separation
  • Separated: including legal and de-facto separations for reasons of marital discord
  • Divorced: and not remarried at the time of the survey
  • Widowed: and not remarried at the time of the survey

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect the marital status at the time of the survey.

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State:
California
County:
Kern
Metro Area:
Bakersfield Area
Cities:
Maricopa, Taft
Unincorporated Places:
Derby Acres, Dustin Acres, Fellows, Ford City, Frazier Park, Lake of the Woods, Lebec, McKittrick, Mettler, Pine Mountain Club, South Taft, Taft Heights, Tupman, Valley Acres
ZIP Codes:
93206, 93222, 93224, 93225, 93243, 93249, 93251, 93252, 93268, 93276, 93311, 93313
Unified School Districts:
El Tejon, Maricopa
Elementary School Districts:
Belridge, Buttonwillow, Elk Hills, General Shafter, Lakeside, McKittrick, Midway, Taft City
Secondary School Districts:
Kern, Taft
Congressional District:
CA-23
State Senate Districts:
CA-14, CA-16
Assembly Districts:
CA-32, CA-34