Marital Status in Alameda County, California (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of California and Alameda County
Female Male
California
Alameda County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-33.780485%-33.160441%-33.780485%34%33.780485%5.435600%33.160441%7.047994%39.216085%39%228,728229k250,630251k-46.542983%-45.293865%-46.542983%47%46.542983%3.576404%45.293865%2.595576%50.119387%50%315,143315k320,313320k-8.700829%-3.439162%-9.768398%-3.928293%-12.139991%12%8.700829%9.768398%8.700829%9%82,20082.2k55,60755.6k-1.963699%-5.572843%-2.133725%-5.715277%-7.536542%8%1.963699%2.133725%1.963699%2%51,03051.0k12,55012.6k
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 Alameda County
Female Male
California
Alameda County
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-33.780485%-33.160441%-33.780485%34%33.780485%5.435600%33.160441%7.047994%39.216085%39%228,728229k250,630251k-43.017216%-41.830957%-43.017216%43%43.017216%3.347046%41.830957%2.156879%46.364262%46%291,270291k296,314296k-1.664528%-0.385092%-1.810274%-0.801071%-2.049620%2%1.664528%1.810274%1.664528%2%13,87813.9k10,63810.6k-3.525766%-3.462908%-3.525766%4%3.525766%0.229358%3.462908%0.438697%3.755124%4%23,87323.9k23,99924.0k-1.963699%-5.572843%-2.133725%-5.715277%-7.536542%8%1.963699%2.133725%1.963699%2%51,03051.0k12,55012.6k-7.036301%-3.054070%-7.958124%-3.127222%-10.090371%10%7.036301%7.958124%7.036301%7%68,32268.3k44,96945.0k
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 Alameda County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1714.485%14.5%53.005%53.0%33.624%33.6%67.749%67.7%48.340%48.3%70.408%70.4%55.851%55.9%67.852%67.9%60.259%60.3%66.646%66.6%62.016%62.0%66.534%66.5%63.752%63.8%67.750%67.8%66.654%66.7%68.308%68.3%64.666%64.7%63.825%63.8%55.960%56.0%48.527%48.5%33.471%33.5%19.692%19.7%7.622%7.62%4.262%4.26%1.570%1.57%0.993%0.99%0.680%0.68%0.554%0.55%
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 Alameda County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 179.603%9.60%8.262%8.26%15.624%15.6%11.881%11.9%21.368%21.4%14.713%14.7%23.417%23.4%17.675%17.7%21.102%21.1%16.759%16.8%19.064%19.1%13.538%13.5%16.548%16.5%11.534%11.5%12.256%12.3%8.734%8.73%10.080%10.1%7.504%7.50%6.408%6.41%5.090%5.09%2.494%2.49%1.836%1.84%0.573%0.57%0.254%0.25%0.076%0.08%0.005%0.00%0.000%0%0.082%0.08%
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 Alameda County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 175.823%5.82%3.916%3.92%4.827%4.83%6.642%6.64%9.343%9.34%8.717%8.72%11.513%11.5%12.049%12.0%13.705%13.7%15.207%15.2%16.093%16.1%19.054%19.1%18.272%18.3%20.305%20.3%20.308%20.3%22.789%22.8%24.721%24.7%28.629%28.6%37.455%37.5%46.353%46.4%64.012%64.0%78.458%78.5%91.712%91.7%95.419%95.4%98.349%98.3%99.002%99.0%99.320%99.3%99.329%99.3%
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 Alameda County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1770.089%70.1%34.817%34.8%45.925%45.9%13.729%13.7%20.949%20.9%6.163%6.16%9.219%9.22%2.425%2.42%4.934%4.93%1.388%1.39%2.827%2.83%0.874%0.87%1.428%1.43%0.411%0.41%0.782%0.78%0.169%0.17%0.533%0.53%0.042%0.04%0.177%0.18%0.030%0.03%0.022%0.02%0.014%0.01%0.093%0.09%0.064%0.06%0.005%0.01%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.036%0.04%
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 Alameda County
Alameda 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 - 177,66427,30727.3k67,51467.5k54,73954.7k66,43366.4k72,49572.5k73,80573.8k81,02781.0k75,69275.7k67,59867.6k33,93533.9k6,397510340
Count number of married in age cohort in Alameda County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of California and Alameda County
Alameda County
California
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian2White1White HispanicOther2Mixed2Black2-29.544660%-1.065871%-4.380353%-31.838168%-1.362133%-5.658108%-34.990884%35%60.134254%4.874862%55.858321%5.283271%65.009116%65%377,344377k-32.229274%-1.454068%-11.148434%-29.691895%-1.625747%-12.416426%-44.831776%45%49.450032%5.718192%49.798859%6.467072%55.168224%55%460,845461k-40.167528%-2.820664%-7.585978%-42.281714%-2.925079%-7.343705%-50.574170%51%45.976384%3.449446%43.925897%3.523604%49.425830%49%135,500136k-42.338700%-2.552076%-7.006891%-44.750505%-3.258576%-6.876349%-51.897667%52%45.434750%2.667582%42.086148%3.028421%48.102333%48%128,131128k-52.801369%-1.807897%-7.971543%-51.657160%-2.171162%-9.131357%-62.580809%63%34.535429%2.883762%33.984296%3.056026%37.419191%37%63,11263.1k-51.131428%-3.675571%-13.946678%-49.293310%-3.574258%-13.091704%-68.753677%69%25.348882%5.897441%28.585775%5.454953%31.246323%31%151,269151k
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Alameda County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
35.4%40.3%45.1%50.0%54.8%59.7%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
7.4%8.5%9.5%10.5%11.5%12.6%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.1%3.7%4.2%4.7%5.2%5.8%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
25%31%36%41%47%52%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Alameda County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
3%19%34%50%65%81%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0%5%10%15%20%26%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%3.0%6.0%9.0%12.0%15.1%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
12%29%46%63%80%97%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Alameda County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
0%17%34%51%67%85%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0%6%11%17%22%28%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
0%20%39%59%78%98%
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Marital Status by Place in Alameda County

There are 20 places in Alameda County. This section compares all 20 of those to each other, Alameda County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alameda County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Alameda County, selected places in Alameda County, and entities that contain Alameda County
0%20%40%60%Count#PiedmontPleasantonFremontDublinSunolAlbanyLivermoreUnion CityCastro ValleySan LorenzoNewarkAlamedaAlamedaSan FranciscoWestUnited StatesSan LeandroPacificFairviewCaliforniaHaywardCherrylandOaklandAshlandBerkeleyEmeryville71.991297%71.991297%72%6,287162.827670%62.827670%63%38,49238.5k261.178710%61.178710%61%111,519112k359.553553%59.553553%60%25,50525.5k459.183673%59.183673%59%522556.800907%56.800907%57%8,519656.620774%56.620774%57%39,27539.3k755.749490%55.749490%56%33,88933.9k855.065648%55.065648%55%28,10028.1k952.963718%52.963718%53%10,91910.9k1052.899085%52.899085%53%19,36919.4k1150.896085%50.896085%51%32,65932.7k1248.279556%48.279556%48%635,456635k48.148944%48.148944%48%1,827,3411.83M48.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.829027%47.829027%48%35,37135.4k1347.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M46.732456%46.732456%47%4,2621446.574365%46.574365%47%14,474,79014.5M45.873878%45.873878%46%57,37457.4k1538.764283%38.764283%39%4,5801638.272065%38.272065%38%130,316130k1736.649468%36.649468%37%6,8191832.410368%32.410368%32%34,46034.5k1931.134954%31.134954%31%3,16320
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 20 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Alameda County

There are 6 county subdivisions in Alameda County. This section compares all 6 of those to each other, Alameda County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alameda County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Alameda County, selected county subdivisions in Alameda County, and entities that contain Alameda County
0%20%40%Count#Livermore-PleasantonLivermore-Pleasant…FremontAlamedaAlamedaSan FranciscoWestUnited StatesHaywardPacificCaliforniaOaklandBerkeley59.657722%59.657722%60%106,007106k158.967512%58.967512%59%164,300164k250.896085%50.896085%51%32,65932.7k348.279556%48.279556%48%635,456635k48.148944%48.148944%48%1,827,3411.83M48.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.538095%47.538095%48%149,745150k447.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M46.574365%46.574365%47%14,474,79014.5M38.889677%38.889677%39%139,766140k535.425562%35.425562%35%42,97943.0k6
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 6 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the San Francisco Area

There are 5 counties in the San Francisco Area. This section compares Alameda County to all of the counties in the San Francisco Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alameda County.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Alameda County, selected other counties in the San Francisco Area, and entities that contain Alameda County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#MarinSan MateoContra CostaAlamedaSan FranciscoWestUnited StatesPacificCaliforniaSan Francisco52.218100%52.218100%52%112,318112k152.040934%52.040934%52%321,703322k251.731163%51.731163%52%462,130462k348.279556%48.279556%48%635,456635k448.148944%48.148944%48%1,827,3411.83M48.094521%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%14,474,79014.5M39.306154%39.306154%39%295,734296k5
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 5 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in California

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

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Alameda County, selected other counties in California, and entities that contain Alameda County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#PlacerEl DoradoColusaCalaverasSanta ClaraSutterNevadaAmadorGlennMarinSan MateoContra CostaSan BenitoNapaTehamaSiskiyouVenturaYubaOrangeTuolumneShastaSan Luis ObispoAlamedaSan FranciscoMaderaWestRiversideUnited 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%114,489114k2248.279556%48.279556%48%635,456635k2348.148944%48.148944%48%1,827,3411.83M48.132590%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 Alameda County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alameda County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Alameda County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Alameda County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantAlamedaSt. LouisSan FranciscoWestRiversideUnited 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%742,044742k1648.279556%48.279556%48%635,456635k1748.178006%48.178006%48%393,649394k1848.148944%48.148944%48%1,827,3411.83M48.094521%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 Alameda 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.

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Principal Cities:
Oakland, Hayward, Berkeley, San Leandro, Pleasanton
Cities:
Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Newark, Oakland, Piedmont, Pleasanton, San Leandro, Union City
Unincorporated Places:
Ashland, Castro Valley, Cherryland, Fairview, San Lorenzo, Sunol
ZIP Codes:
94501, 94502, 94505, 94514, 94536, 94538, 94539, 94541, 94542, 94544, 94545, 94546, 94550, 94551, 94552, 94555, 94560, 94566, 94568, 94577, 94578, 94579, 94580, 94586, 94587, 94588, 94601, 94602, 94603, 94605, 94606, 94607, 94608, 94609, 94610, 94611, 94612, 94613, 94618, 94619, 94621, 94702, 94703, 94704, 94705, 94706, 94707, 94708, 94709, 94710, 94720, 95035, 95377, 95391
Unified School Districts:
Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Castro Valley, Dublin, Emery, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore Valley, New Haven, Newark, Oakland, Piedmont, Pleasanton, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, Sunol Glen
Elementary School District:
Mountain House
Congressional Districts:
CA-13, CA-15, CA-17
State Senate Districts:
CA-7, CA-9, CA-10
Assembly Districts:
CA-15, CA-16, CA-18, CA-20, CA-25
Neighboring Counties:
Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Stanislaus
Nearby Counties:
Marin, Santa Cruz, Solano