Marital Status in San Luis Obispo County, California (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of California and San Luis Obispo County
Female Male
California
San Luis Obispo County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-30.278956%-33.160441%-30.278956%30%30.278956%8.355763%33.160441%7.047994%38.634719%39%35,25535.3k46,45446.5k-47.956782%-45.293865%-47.956782%48%47.956782%0.821900%45.293865%2.595576%48.778682%49%55,83855.8k58,65158.7k-10.153943%-3.510450%-9.768398%-3.928293%-13.664394%14%10.153943%9.768398%10.153943%10%15,91015.9k12,20912.2k-2.432655%-5.667213%-2.133725%-5.715277%-8.099868%8%2.432655%2.133725%2.432655%2%9,4312,925
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 California and San Luis Obispo County
Female Male
California
San Luis Obispo County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-30.278956%-33.160441%-30.278956%30%30.278956%8.355763%33.160441%7.047994%38.634719%39%35,25535.3k46,45446.5k-45.854506%-0.209358%-41.830957%-46.063865%46%45.854506%41.830957%2.156879%45.854506%46%53,63453.6k55,13555.1k-1.626760%-0.256710%-1.810274%-0.801071%-1.883470%2%1.626760%1.810274%1.626760%2%2,1931,956-1.892918%-3.462908%-1.892918%2%1.892918%1.031258%3.462908%0.438697%2.924176%3%2,2043,516-2.432655%-5.667213%-2.133725%-5.715277%-8.099868%8%2.432655%2.133725%2.432655%2%9,4312,925-8.527183%-3.253740%-7.958124%-3.127222%-11.780923%12%8.527183%7.958124%8.527183%9%13,71713.7k10,25310.3k
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 California and San Luis Obispo County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1719.720%19.7%57.764%57.8%45.180%45.2%72.915%72.9%60.193%60.2%75.694%75.7%66.571%66.6%72.711%72.7%65.648%65.6%70.266%70.3%68.934%68.9%64.250%64.2%62.056%62.1%70.711%70.7%68.159%68.2%65.565%65.6%69.373%69.4%59.333%59.3%62.752%62.8%48.928%48.9%39.012%39.0%25.182%25.2%6.121%6.12%3.806%3.81%1.221%1.22%1.230%1.23%0.514%0.51%1.457%1.46%
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 California and San Luis Obispo County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 177.735%7.73%7.145%7.15%13.777%13.8%10.190%10.2%21.455%21.5%14.060%14.1%19.604%19.6%15.895%15.9%23.281%23.3%18.325%18.3%16.746%16.7%21.840%21.8%24.862%24.9%13.530%13.5%16.893%16.9%14.087%14.1%13.497%13.5%12.978%13.0%9.973%9.97%6.508%6.51%7.769%7.77%3.240%3.24%0.677%0.68%0.668%0.67%0.532%0.53%0.000%0%0.491%0.49%0.486%0.49%
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 California and San Luis Obispo County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 172.165%2.16%4.457%4.46%1.749%1.75%4.596%4.60%5.490%5.49%5.193%5.19%7.424%7.42%8.241%8.24%6.963%6.96%9.922%9.92%11.708%11.7%12.975%13.0%11.646%11.6%14.940%14.9%12.505%12.5%19.943%19.9%16.837%16.8%27.689%27.7%27.275%27.3%44.564%44.6%53.052%53.1%71.578%71.6%92.962%93.0%95.491%95.5%98.247%98.2%98.770%98.8%98.994%99.0%98.057%98.1%
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 California and San Luis Obispo County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1770.380%70.4%30.633%30.6%39.293%39.3%12.300%12.3%12.862%12.9%5.052%5.05%6.400%6.40%3.153%3.15%4.108%4.11%1.487%1.49%2.612%2.61%0.936%0.94%1.436%1.44%0.819%0.82%2.443%2.44%0.405%0.40%0.293%0.29%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.168%0.17%0.000%0%0.241%0.24%0.036%0.04%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 counties in California.
Scope: population of California and San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo County
California
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 - 172,3808,20318,89018.9k13,44913.4k13,61313.6k12,30712.3k10,49410.5k9,5199,8259,2034,9011,45216588
Count number of married in age cohort in San Luis Obispo County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of California and San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo County
California
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountWhite1Other2White HispanicAsian2Mixed2Black2-30.004722%-1.548210%-11.074712%-29.691895%-1.625747%-12.416426%-42.627643%43%51.347980%6.024377%49.798859%6.467072%57.372357%57%171,553172k-40.824637%-2.672436%-7.890048%-44.750505%-3.258576%-6.876349%-51.387121%51%44.854501%3.758378%42.086148%3.028421%48.612879%49%11,78711.8k-45.048187%-2.291571%-6.856356%-42.281714%-2.925079%-7.343705%-54.196114%54%43.258375%2.545510%43.925897%3.523604%45.803886%46%32,68532.7k-50.326229%-0.815572%-4.523706%-31.838168%-1.362133%-5.658108%-55.665507%56%39.799913%4.534580%55.858321%5.283271%44.334493%44%9,196-49.496826%-2.415235%-12.463230%-51.657160%-2.171162%-9.131357%-64.375290%64%32.172163%3.452547%33.984296%3.056026%35.624710%36%6,459-57.560585%-3.965552%-11.596235%-49.293310%-3.574258%-13.091704%-73.122371%73%24.754657%2.122972%28.585775%5.454953%26.877629%27%4,993
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in San Luis Obispo County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
27%33%39%45%51%57%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
8.1%9.5%10.8%12.0%13.3%14.7%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.4%4.2%4.9%5.6%6.3%7.0%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
22%30%38%46%53%61%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in San Luis Obispo County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
1%14%27%41%54%68%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0.1%4.7%9.3%13.8%18.3%22.9%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%2.6%5.2%7.8%10.3%13.0%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
14%31%48%65%82%99%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in San Luis Obispo County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
0%17%33%50%66%83%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0%10%21%31%42%53%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0%8%16%23%31%39%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
3%23%42%61%80%100%
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Marital Status by Place in San Luis Obispo County

There are 29 places in San Luis Obispo County. This section compares all 29 of those to each other, San Luis Obispo County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with San Luis Obispo County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of San Luis Obispo County, selected places in San Luis Obispo County, and entities that contain San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Oak ShoresWoodlandsBlacklakeGarden FarmsLos BerrosLos RanchosCrestonLk NacimientoWhitley GdnsAvila BeachCambriaShandonLos OsosTempletonArroyo GrandeAtascaderoEl Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)El Paso de Robles …CallenderSanta MargaritaNipomoPismo BeachCayucosSan SimeonMorro BaySan Luis ObispoSan Luis ObispoWestUnited StatesSan MiguelPacificCaliforniaEdnaOceanoGrover BeachSan Luis Obispo88.209607%88.209607%88%202184.059406%84.059406%84%849283.847981%83.847981%84%706379.775281%79.775281%80%213473.835125%73.835125%74%412573.353072%73.353072%73%991666.176471%66.176471%66%45761.696546%61.696546%62%1,411861.623616%61.623616%62%167961.169781%61.169781%61%7531060.834990%60.834990%61%3,3661159.254948%59.254948%59%5091258.989764%58.989764%59%7,9531356.451880%56.451880%56%3,4081456.416449%56.416449%56%8,4101555.363969%55.363969%55%13,32513.3k1654.934170%54.934170%55%13,31013.3k1754.778704%54.778704%55%8541854.210526%54.210526%54%6181952.632349%52.632349%53%7,1982052.368937%52.368937%52%3,7362151.839588%51.839588%52%1,4092249.823322%49.823322%50%1412348.896619%48.896619%49%4,4982448.374339%48.374339%48%114,489114k48.374339%48.374339%48%114,489114k48.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.015436%48.015436%48%8712547.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M46.574365%46.574365%47%14,474,79014.5M45.664740%45.664740%46%792643.889740%43.889740%44%2,8662742.557424%42.557424%43%4,7062830.272280%30.272280%30%12,61912.6k29
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 29 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in San Luis Obispo County

There are 5 county subdivisions in San Luis Obispo County. This section compares all 5 of those to each other, San Luis Obispo County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with San Luis Obispo County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of San Luis Obispo County, selected county subdivisions in San Luis Obispo County, and entities that contain San Luis Obispo County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Paso RoblesAtascaderoNorth CoastArroyo GrandeSan Luis ObispoSan Luis ObispoWestUnited StatesPacificCaliforniaSan Luis Obispo56.827230%56.827230%57%23,12323.1k156.447319%56.447319%56%21,20521.2k255.549467%55.549467%56%18,24818.2k353.677624%53.677624%54%35,59935.6k448.374339%48.374339%48%114,489114k48.374339%48.374339%48%114,489114k48.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M46.574365%46.574365%47%14,474,79014.5M27.535571%27.535571%28%16,31416.3k5
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 5 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in California

There are 58 counties in California. This section compares San Luis Obispo County to the 50 most populous counties in California and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with San Luis Obispo County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 21,361.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of San Luis Obispo County, selected other counties in California, and entities that contain San Luis Obispo County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#PlacerEl DoradoColusaCalaverasSanta ClaraSutterNevadaAmadorGlennMarinSan MateoContra CostaSan BenitoNapaTehamaSiskiyouVenturaYubaOrangeTuolumneShastaSan Luis ObispoSan Luis ObispoAlamedaMaderaWestRiversideUnited StatesStanislausSan JoaquinPacificSonomaSan DiegoTulareSolanoKernCaliforniaMontereyMercedSan BernardinoSacramentoSanta BarbaraLakeSanta CruzMendocinoKingsFresnoYoloImperialLassenLos AngelesButteDel NorteHumboldtSan Francisco55.540761%55.540761%56%167,271167k155.302154%55.302154%55%84,19284.2k254.823946%54.823946%55%8,984353.449891%53.449891%53%20,54420.5k453.294394%53.294394%53%809,423809k553.134272%53.134272%53%39,57639.6k653.073353%53.073353%53%44,83044.8k752.763260%52.763260%53%17,06117.1k852.551584%52.551584%53%11,41011.4k952.218100%52.218100%52%112,318112k1052.040934%52.040934%52%321,703322k1151.731163%51.731163%52%462,130462k1251.330958%51.330958%51%23,19823.2k1350.870344%50.870344%51%58,77058.8k1450.712093%50.712093%51%25,60225.6k1550.643104%50.643104%51%18,42718.4k1650.393009%50.393009%50%340,241340k1750.326983%50.326983%50%28,39728.4k1850.294014%50.294014%50%1,277,3881.28M1950.126854%50.126854%50%23,31423.3k2049.640473%49.640473%50%73,10973.1k2148.374339%48.374339%48%114,489114k48.374339%48.374339%48%114,489114k2248.279556%48.279556%48%635,456635k2348.132590%48.132590%48%56,60256.6k2448.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.085207%48.085207%48%875,082875k2548.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.004324%48.004324%48%196,727197k2647.919616%47.919616%48%263,371263k2747.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M47.367746%47.367746%47%195,697196k2847.276963%47.276963%47%1,251,0951.25M2947.136156%47.136156%47%157,974158k3046.721458%46.721458%47%162,529163k3146.621070%46.621070%47%305,851306k3246.574365%46.574365%47%14,474,79014.5M46.185852%46.185852%46%154,185154k3345.566656%45.566656%46%90,48990.5k3445.337491%45.337491%45%739,678740k3545.220904%45.220904%45%533,102533k3644.887196%44.887196%45%160,184160k3744.862982%44.862982%45%23,95124.0k3844.235718%44.235718%44%99,86799.9k3944.165724%44.165724%44%31,63931.6k4044.143660%44.143660%44%50,95951.0k4143.786151%43.786151%44%319,610320k4243.649922%43.649922%44%75,10175.1k4343.379482%43.379482%43%59,00059.0k4442.632513%42.632513%43%11,76711.8k4542.518919%42.518919%43%3,471,3473.47M4642.335747%42.335747%42%78,87778.9k4741.343919%41.343919%41%9,4264840.705267%40.705267%41%46,06946.1k4939.306154%39.306154%39%295,734296k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares San Luis Obispo County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with San Luis Obispo County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of San Luis Obispo County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain San Luis Obispo County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantSan Luis ObispoSan Luis ObispoAlamedaSt. LouisWestRiversideUnited StatesPacificSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaCaliforniaQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgSacramentoPimaDallasHillsboroughBexarClarkFresnoTravisBrowardOrangeLos AngelesFranklinCookMiami-DadeCuyahogaKingsWayneFultonMilwaukeeNew YorkBronxPhiladelphia55.728918%55.728918%56%505,225505k153.294394%53.294394%53%809,423809k253.282824%53.282824%53%439,757440k353.245234%53.245234%53%593,014593k452.141990%52.141990%52%528,360528k551.927590%51.927590%52%431,457431k651.731163%51.731163%52%462,130462k751.579426%51.579426%52%407,446407k851.112208%51.112208%51%627,478627k950.910406%50.910406%51%387,194387k1050.294014%50.294014%50%1,277,3881.28M1150.234299%50.234299%50%405,114405k1249.887583%49.887583%50%649,460649k1349.779598%49.779598%50%392,203392k1449.697098%49.697098%50%851,934852k1549.287172%49.287172%49%742,044742k1648.374339%48.374339%48%114,489114k48.374339%48.374339%48%114,489114k48.279556%48.279556%48%635,456635k1748.178006%48.178006%48%393,649394k1848.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.085207%48.085207%48%875,082875k1948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M47.276963%47.276963%47%1,251,0951.25M2047.227045%47.227045%47%1,613,8101.61M2147.204219%47.204219%47%463,578464k2247.008209%47.008209%47%551,403551k2346.897917%46.897917%47%1,517,5651.52M2446.574365%46.574365%47%14,474,79014.5M45.377673%45.377673%45%868,275868k2545.369877%45.369877%45%470,384470k2645.337491%45.337491%45%739,678740k2745.335632%45.335632%45%363,609364k2845.220904%45.220904%45%533,102533k2945.056972%45.056972%45%370,125370k3044.988475%44.988475%45%873,606874k3144.942383%44.942383%45%479,986480k3244.529699%44.529699%45%646,276646k3344.195458%44.195458%44%732,568733k3443.786151%43.786151%44%319,610320k3543.621650%43.621650%44%402,654403k3643.023143%43.023143%43%659,232659k3742.666240%42.666240%43%434,574435k3842.518919%42.518919%43%3,471,3473.47M3942.460539%42.460539%42%418,331418k4041.889718%41.889718%42%1,776,1191.78M4140.824687%40.824687%41%901,939902k4240.298035%40.298035%40%417,644418k4340.197400%40.197400%40%840,930841k4438.194735%38.194735%38%540,737541k4537.957569%37.957569%38%305,782306k4637.805425%37.805425%38%286,798287k4733.355074%33.355074%33%477,149477k4831.190048%31.190048%31%352,504353k4929.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of San Luis Obispo County 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.

For additional information about the data presented on this site, including our sources, please see the About Page.

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Principal Cities:
San Luis Obispo, El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), Arroyo Grande
Cities:
Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), Grover Beach, Morro Bay, Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo
Unincorporated Places:
Avila Beach, Blacklake, Callender, Cambria, Cayucos, Creston, Edna, Garden Farms, Lake Nacimiento, Los Berros, Los Osos, Los Ranchos, Nipomo, Oak Shores, Oceano, San Miguel, San Simeon, Santa Margarita, Shandon, Templeton, Whitley Gardens, Woodlands
ZIP Codes:
93252, 93254, 93401, 93402, 93405, 93410, 93420, 93422, 93424, 93426, 93428, 93430, 93432, 93433, 93442, 93444, 93445, 93446, 93449, 93451, 93452, 93453, 93454, 93458, 93461, 93465
Unified School Districts:
Atascadero, Coast, Cuyama, Lucia Mar, Paso Robles, San Luis Coastal, Shandon, Templeton
Elementary School Districts:
Cayucos, Pleasant Valley, San Miguel
Congressional District:
CA-24
State Senate District:
CA-17
Assembly District:
CA-35
Neighboring Counties:
Kern, Kings, Monterey, Santa Barbara