Marital Status in the San Luis Obispo Area, California (Metro Area)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of California and the San Luis Obispo Area
Female Male
California
San Luis Obispo Area
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

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of California and the San Luis Obispo Area
Female Male
California
San Luis Obispo Area
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

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of California and the San Luis Obispo Area
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%

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of California and the San Luis Obispo Area
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%

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of California and the San Luis Obispo Area
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%

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of California and the San Luis Obispo Area
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%

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the metro areas in California.
Scope: population of California and the San Luis Obispo Area
San Luis Obispo Area
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

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of California and the San Luis Obispo Area
San Luis Obispo Area
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

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

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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Marital Status by Place in the San Luis Obispo Area

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

Married by Place#14

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the San Luis Obispo Area, selected places in the San Luis Obispo Area, and entities that contain the San Luis Obispo Area
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 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%114,489114k48.094521%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

Marital Status by County in the San Luis Obispo Area

There is 1 county in the San Luis Obispo Area. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, the San Luis Obispo Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the San Luis Obispo Area.

Married by County#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the San Luis Obispo Area, selected counties in the San Luis Obispo Area, and entities that contain the San Luis Obispo Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#San Luis ObispoSan Luis ObispoWestUnited StatesPacificCalifornia48.374339%48.374339%48%114,489114k48.374339%48.374339%48%114,489114k148.094521%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%14,474,79014.5M

Marital Status by County Subdivision in the San Luis Obispo Area

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

Married by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the San Luis Obispo Area, selected county subdivisions in the San Luis Obispo Area, and entities that contain the San Luis Obispo Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Paso RoblesAtascaderoNorth CoastArroyo GrandeSan 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%114,489114k48.094521%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

Marital Status by Metro Area in California

There are 34 metro areas in California. This section compares the San Luis Obispo Area to all of the metro areas in California and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the San Luis Obispo Area.

Married by Metro Area#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the San Luis Obispo Area, selected other metro areas in California, and entities that contain the San Luis Obispo Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San Jose AreaTruckee AreaYuba CityNapa AreaRed BluffOxnard AreaSonora AreaRedding AreaSan Luis ObispoSan FranciscoMadera AreaWestUnited StatesModesto AreaStockton AreaSacramentoPacificSanta RosaSan DiegoVisalia AreaRiversideVallejo AreaBakersfieldCaliforniaSalinas AreaMerced AreaSanta MariaClearlakeLos AngelesSanta CruzUkiah AreaHanford AreaFresno AreaEl CentroSusanvilleChico AreaCrescent CityEureka Area53.237658%53.237658%53%832,621833k153.073353%53.073353%53%44,83044.8k251.924252%51.924252%52%67,97368.0k350.870344%50.870344%51%58,77058.8k450.712093%50.712093%51%25,60225.6k550.393009%50.393009%50%340,241340k650.126854%50.126854%50%23,31423.3k749.640473%49.640473%50%73,10973.1k848.374339%48.374339%48%114,489114k948.148944%48.148944%48%1,827,3411.83M1048.132590%48.132590%48%56,60256.6k1148.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.004324%48.004324%48%196,727197k1247.919616%47.919616%48%263,371263k1347.644214%47.644214%48%859,666860k1447.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M47.367746%47.367746%47%195,697196k1547.276963%47.276963%47%1,251,0951.25M1647.136156%47.136156%47%157,974158k1746.786330%46.786330%47%1,614,7601.61M1846.721458%46.721458%47%162,529163k1946.621070%46.621070%47%305,851306k2046.574365%46.574365%47%14,474,79014.5M46.185852%46.185852%46%154,185154k2145.566656%45.566656%46%90,48990.5k2244.887196%44.887196%45%160,184160k2344.862982%44.862982%45%23,95124.0k2444.363776%44.363776%44%4,748,7354.75M2544.235718%44.235718%44%99,86799.9k2644.165724%44.165724%44%31,63931.6k2744.143660%44.143660%44%50,95951.0k2843.786151%43.786151%44%319,610320k2943.379482%43.379482%43%59,00059.0k3042.632513%42.632513%43%11,76711.8k3142.335747%42.335747%42%78,87778.9k3241.343919%41.343919%41%9,4263340.705267%40.705267%41%46,06946.1k34

Marital Status by Metro Area in the West

There are 177 metro areas in the West. This section compares the San Luis Obispo Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the San Luis Obispo Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 203,629.

Married by Metro Area#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the San Luis Obispo Area, selected other metro areas in the West, and entities that contain the San Luis Obispo Area
0%20%40%Count#Ogden AreaProvo AreaGreeley AreaPrescott AreaColorado SpringsSan Jose AreaBoise CityKennewickOlympia AreaSalt Lake CityBremertonOxnard AreaUrban HonoluluSeattle AreaFort CollinsDenver AreaSpokane AreaSalem AreaPortland AreaMedford AreaLake Havasu CityAnchorageYakima AreaSan Luis ObispoSan FranciscoWestUnited StatesModesto AreaStockton AreaSacramentoPacificReno AreaSanta RosaBoulder AreaSan DiegoPhoenix AreaVisalia AreaBellinghamRiversideVallejo AreaLas CrucesBakersfieldCaliforniaSalinas AreaMerced AreaTucson AreaEugene AreaAlbuquerqueSanta MariaLos AngelesSanta CruzLas VegasFresno AreaChico Area58.908242%58.908242%59%273,002273k158.544614%58.544614%59%236,892237k255.380192%55.380192%55%119,022119k354.834944%54.834944%55%102,872103k454.038006%54.038006%54%295,141295k553.237658%53.237658%53%832,621833k652.861881%52.861881%53%273,639274k752.733636%52.733636%53%109,841110k852.472869%52.472869%52%114,256114k952.277296%52.277296%52%457,453457k1052.205796%52.205796%52%111,060111k1150.393009%50.393009%50%340,241340k1250.234299%50.234299%50%405,114405k1350.194131%50.194131%50%1,502,2221.50M1450.146575%50.146575%50%135,309135k1549.942501%49.942501%50%1,100,0521.10M1649.726424%49.726424%50%219,753220k1749.694679%49.694679%50%159,344159k1849.650785%49.650785%50%949,041949k1949.472507%49.472507%49%86,23886.2k2048.804360%48.804360%49%84,16884.2k2148.721229%48.721229%49%152,343152k2248.408104%48.408104%48%89,64689.6k2348.374339%48.374339%48%114,489114k2448.148944%48.148944%48%1,827,3411.83M2548.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.004324%48.004324%48%196,727197k2647.919616%47.919616%48%263,371263k2747.644214%47.644214%48%859,666860k2847.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M47.389082%47.389082%47%171,303171k2947.367746%47.367746%47%195,697196k3047.300459%47.300459%47%123,738124k3147.276963%47.276963%47%1,251,0951.25M3247.160781%47.160781%47%1,675,3741.68M3347.136156%47.136156%47%157,974158k3447.087184%47.087184%47%82,33182.3k3546.786330%46.786330%47%1,614,7601.61M3646.721458%46.721458%47%162,529163k3746.636008%46.636008%47%78,39078.4k3846.621070%46.621070%47%305,851306k3946.574365%46.574365%47%14,474,79014.5M46.185852%46.185852%46%154,185154k4045.566656%45.566656%46%90,48990.5k4145.056972%45.056972%45%370,125370k4244.952800%44.952800%45%136,621137k4344.942132%44.942132%45%327,776328k4444.887196%44.887196%45%160,184160k4544.363776%44.363776%44%4,748,7354.75M4644.235718%44.235718%44%99,86799.9k4744.195458%44.195458%44%732,568733k4843.786151%43.786151%44%319,610320k4942.335747%42.335747%42%78,87778.9k50

Marital Status by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the San Luis Obispo Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the San Luis Obispo Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

Married by Metro Area#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the San Luis Obispo Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the San Luis Obispo Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San Jose AreaSalt Lake CityRaleigh AreaMinneapolisDallas AreaKansas CitySeattle AreaDenver AreaHouston AreaNashvilleCharlottePortland AreaCincinnatiPittsburghOklahoma CityWashingtonBirminghamSt. LouisSan Luis ObispoIndianapolisSan FranciscoWestUnited StatesSacramentoColumbus AreaPacificJacksonvilleAtlanta AreaAustin AreaSan DiegoHartford AreaLouisvillePhoenix AreaBoston AreaChicago AreaSan AntonioRiversideVirginia BeachCaliforniaMilwaukeeDetroit AreaTampa AreaRichmond AreaBaltimoreNew York AreaOrlando AreaClevelandProvidencePhiladelphiaBuffalo AreaLos AngelesLas VegasMiami AreaMemphis AreaNew Orleans53.237658%53.237658%53%832,621833k152.277296%52.277296%52%457,453457k251.698342%51.698342%52%508,219508k351.415664%51.415664%51%1,432,1541.43M450.475713%50.475713%50%2,724,4682.72M550.401929%50.401929%50%826,323826k650.194131%50.194131%50%1,502,2221.50M749.942501%49.942501%50%1,100,0521.10M849.925020%49.925020%50%2,501,5742.50M949.743168%49.743168%50%715,259715k1049.651507%49.651507%50%939,978940k1149.650785%49.650785%50%949,041949k1249.235990%49.235990%49%845,379845k1348.866203%48.866203%49%968,254968k1448.816995%48.816995%49%515,444515k1548.547447%48.547447%49%2,349,1262.35M1648.447362%48.447362%48%445,832446k1748.395550%48.395550%48%1,101,2181.10M1848.374339%48.374339%48%114,489114k48.313743%48.313743%48%750,826751k1948.148944%48.148944%48%1,827,3411.83M2048.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.644214%47.644214%48%859,666860k2147.460346%47.460346%47%756,021756k2247.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M47.375071%47.375071%47%546,696547k2347.365465%47.365465%47%2,097,6812.10M2447.350232%47.350232%47%731,768732k2547.276963%47.276963%47%1,251,0951.25M2647.207221%47.207221%47%474,831475k2747.198100%47.198100%47%484,817485k2847.160781%47.160781%47%1,675,3741.68M2947.118464%47.118464%47%1,851,0711.85M3046.935192%46.935192%47%3,593,1563.59M3146.832265%46.832265%47%857,111857k3246.786330%46.786330%47%1,614,7601.61M3346.760558%46.760558%47%650,827651k3446.574365%46.574365%47%14,474,79014.5M46.501081%46.501081%47%587,231587k3546.299539%46.299539%46%1,616,4721.62M3646.146851%46.146851%46%1,122,4821.12M3745.957733%45.957733%46%471,894472k3845.765902%45.765902%46%1,037,7941.04M3945.722984%45.722984%46%7,484,5167.48M4045.505111%45.505111%46%863,439863k4145.300554%45.300554%45%766,407766k4245.186148%45.186148%45%605,329605k4345.132078%45.132078%45%2,226,8422.23M4444.672243%44.672243%45%421,668422k4544.363776%44.363776%44%4,748,7354.75M4644.195458%44.195458%44%732,568733k4742.985990%42.985990%43%2,112,5742.11M4842.086664%42.086664%42%445,170445k4941.587196%41.587196%42%421,826422k50

Definitions

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