Marital Status in Monterey County, California (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of California and Monterey County
Female Male
California
Monterey County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-34.722044%-33.160441%-34.722044%35%34.722044%7.782311%33.160441%7.047994%42.504354%43%56,70756.7k72,47872.5k-46.154974%-0.063117%-45.293865%-46.218091%46%46.154974%45.293865%2.595576%46.154974%46%75,48275.5k78,70378.7k-9.115113%-2.188670%-9.768398%-3.928293%-11.303783%11%9.115113%9.768398%9.115113%9%18,46118.5k15,54315.5k-2.225558%-5.530523%-2.133725%-5.715277%-7.756082%8%2.225558%2.133725%2.225558%2%12,66712.7k3,795
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 Monterey County
Female Male
California
Monterey County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-34.722044%-33.160441%-34.722044%35%34.722044%7.782311%33.160441%7.047994%42.504354%43%56,70756.7k72,47872.5k-41.238806%-1.173190%-41.830957%-42.411996%42%41.238806%41.830957%2.156879%41.238806%41%69,26669.3k70,32070.3k-1.491916%-0.979352%-1.810274%-0.801071%-2.471268%2%1.491916%1.810274%1.491916%1%4,0362,544-3.806095%-3.462908%-3.806095%4%3.806095%1.110073%3.462908%0.438697%4.916168%5%6,2168,383-2.225558%-5.530523%-2.133725%-5.715277%-7.756082%8%2.225558%2.133725%2.225558%2%12,66712.7k3,795-7.623197%-1.209318%-7.958124%-3.127222%-8.832516%9%7.623197%7.958124%7.623197%8%14,42514.4k12,99913.0k
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 Monterey County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1720.154%20.2%54.854%54.9%39.723%39.7%69.500%69.5%55.134%55.1%72.499%72.5%59.845%59.8%66.964%67.0%62.712%62.7%63.009%63.0%61.727%61.7%65.017%65.0%64.433%64.4%59.986%60.0%63.725%63.7%57.241%57.2%59.389%59.4%55.908%55.9%55.560%55.6%43.000%43.0%37.980%38.0%26.047%26.0%14.282%14.3%9.249%9.25%3.960%3.96%3.679%3.68%0.891%0.89%0.834%0.83%
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 Monterey County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 176.699%6.70%2.926%2.93%13.168%13.2%11.901%11.9%17.465%17.5%14.004%14.0%21.718%21.7%16.823%16.8%20.768%20.8%19.052%19.1%18.540%18.5%15.924%15.9%14.733%14.7%16.587%16.6%16.335%16.3%11.984%12.0%12.075%12.1%8.559%8.56%5.862%5.86%4.667%4.67%3.071%3.07%1.553%1.55%0.818%0.82%0.148%0.15%0.383%0.38%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.178%0.18%
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 Monterey County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 173.263%3.26%7.852%7.85%4.263%4.26%5.266%5.27%7.536%7.54%7.436%7.44%10.534%10.5%12.288%12.3%13.460%13.5%15.840%15.8%14.595%14.6%18.115%18.1%18.051%18.1%21.725%21.7%19.010%19.0%30.685%30.7%28.436%28.4%35.456%35.5%38.055%38.1%52.067%52.1%58.922%58.9%72.400%72.4%84.413%84.4%90.603%90.6%95.656%95.7%96.321%96.3%99.109%99.1%98.988%99.0%
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 Monterey County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1769.884%69.9%34.368%34.4%42.847%42.8%13.333%13.3%19.865%19.9%6.061%6.06%7.903%7.90%3.925%3.93%3.060%3.06%2.099%2.10%5.139%5.14%0.944%0.94%2.783%2.78%1.703%1.70%0.930%0.93%0.090%0.09%0.100%0.10%0.078%0.08%0.522%0.52%0.266%0.27%0.027%0.03%0.000%0%0.487%0.49%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 counties in California.
Scope: population of California and Monterey County
Monterey 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 - 172,5817,75718,34118.3k14,12514.1k15,54815.5k16,57116.6k16,32516.3k16,53916.5k16,34116.3k15,45015.5k10,14110.1k3,825490151
Count number of married in age cohort in Monterey County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of California and Monterey County
Monterey County
California
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian2White1Other2White HispanicMixed2Black2-31.631723%-2.310848%-7.073838%-31.838168%-1.362133%-5.658108%-41.016408%41%51.248861%7.734731%55.858321%5.283271%58.983592%59%21,94021.9k-27.804218%-1.628978%-12.384294%-29.691895%-1.625747%-12.416426%-41.817490%42%50.685997%7.496513%49.798859%6.467072%58.182510%58%118,295118k-44.312506%-1.752813%-4.934590%-44.750505%-3.258576%-6.876349%-50.999909%51%46.076297%2.923795%42.086148%3.028421%49.000091%49%54,65554.7k-46.770178%-2.230521%-4.953019%-42.281714%-2.925079%-7.343705%-53.953718%54%43.094422%2.951860%43.925897%3.523604%46.046282%46%117,282117k-47.981407%-2.065938%-12.059912%-51.657160%-2.171162%-9.131357%-62.107257%62%34.217096%3.675648%33.984296%3.056026%37.892743%38%11,61711.6k-46.859759%-3.304469%-13.088484%-49.293310%-3.574258%-13.091704%-63.252712%63%32.666468%4.080820%28.585775%5.454953%36.747288%37%10,04710.0k
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Monterey County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
33%40%46%52%59%65%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
6.2%8.8%11.3%13.9%16.4%19.0%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
2.9%4.4%5.9%7.3%8.8%10.3%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
17%23%29%36%42%48%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Monterey County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
0%18%36%53%71%89%

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%2.7%5.3%8.0%10.6%13.3%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
9%28%46%64%82%100%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Monterey County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
0%18%36%54%72%91%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0%7%14%20%27%34%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

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

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
4%24%43%62%81%100%
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Marital Status by Place in Monterey County

There are 29 places that are fully or partially contained within Monterey County (28 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 29 of those to each other, Monterey County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Monterey County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Monterey County, selected places in Monterey County, and entities that contain Monterey County
0%20%40%60%Count#SpreckelsElkhornBorondaAromasCarmel Vly VlgBradleyCarmel-by-the-SeaPrunedaleDel Rey OaksLas LomasDel Monte FrstGonzalesCastrovilleChualarPajaroWestUnited StatesPacific GroveGreenfieldMoss LandingPacificLockwoodCaliforniaSalinas AreaMontereyPine CanyonKing CitySeasideSalinasMontereySand CityMarinaSan ArdoSan LucasSoledad66.828479%66.828479%67%413163.987792%63.987792%64%629262.159624%62.159624%62%662361.265580%61.265580%61%1,278460.308025%60.308025%60%2,232560.000000%60.000000%60%66657.133976%57.133976%57%1,838755.799472%55.799472%56%8,871853.282654%53.282654%53%771952.732240%52.732240%53%1,1581051.397551%51.397551%51%2,2251150.648228%50.648228%51%2,9301248.930655%48.930655%49%2,2651348.666667%48.666667%49%4381448.551029%48.551029%49%1,1561548.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.029483%48.029483%48%6,3861647.551658%47.551658%48%5,4771747.457627%47.457627%47%561847.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M46.613546%46.613546%47%1171946.574365%46.574365%47%14,474,79014.5M46.185852%46.185852%46%154,185154k46.185852%46.185852%46%154,185154k45.746818%45.746818%46%6832043.597745%43.597745%44%4,3312143.073152%43.073152%43%11,42311.4k2243.005244%43.005244%43%49,61349.6k2342.595889%42.595889%43%10,52810.5k2442.259414%42.259414%42%1012541.006260%41.006260%41%6,9442639.099099%39.099099%39%2172738.289963%38.289963%38%1032833.636809%33.636809%34%6,87229
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 29 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Monterey County

There are 13 county subdivisions in Monterey County. This section compares all 13 of those to each other, Monterey County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Monterey County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Monterey County, selected county subdivisions in Monterey County, and entities that contain Monterey County
0%20%40%60%Count#Toro ParkCarmel ValleyCarmel-by-the-SeaCastrovillePajaroGreenfieldWestUnited StatesSoledadPacificCaliforniaSalinas AreaMontereyKing CitySeaside-MontereySalinasSan ArdoBig SurGonzales64.711550%64.711550%65%5,373162.613395%62.613395%63%3,244259.406773%59.406773%59%7,771355.428990%55.428990%55%8,321451.904891%51.904891%52%7,684548.334812%48.334812%48%5,994648.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.504289%47.504289%48%5,815747.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M46.574365%46.574365%47%14,474,79014.5M46.185852%46.185852%46%154,185154k46.185852%46.185852%46%154,185154k45.007937%45.007937%45%5,671844.545977%44.545977%45%41,09541.1k944.059773%44.059773%44%55,19555.2k1041.089987%41.089987%41%1,6211140.296181%40.296181%40%5171233.701816%33.701816%34%5,88413
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 13 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in California

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

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Monterey County, selected other counties in California, and entities that contain Monterey County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#PlacerEl DoradoColusaCalaverasSanta ClaraSutterNevadaAmadorGlennMarinSan MateoContra CostaSan BenitoNapaTehamaSiskiyouVenturaYubaOrangeTuolumneShastaSan Luis ObispoAlamedaMaderaWestRiversideUnited StatesStanislausSan JoaquinPacificSonomaSan DiegoTulareSolanoKernCaliforniaSalinas AreaMontereyMercedSan 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%635,456635k2348.132590%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%154,185154k46.185852%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 Monterey County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Monterey County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Monterey County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Monterey County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantAlamedaSt. LouisWestRiversideUnited StatesPacificSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaCaliforniaSalinas AreaMontereyQueensAlleghenySan 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%393,649394k1848.094521%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%14,474,79014.5M46.185852%46.185852%46%154,185154k46.185852%46.185852%46%154,185154k45.377673%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 Monterey 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 City:
Salinas
Cities:
Carmel-by-the-Sea, Del Rey Oaks, Gonzales, Greenfield, King City, Marina, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Salinas, Sand City, Seaside, Soledad
Unincorporated Places:
Aromas, Boronda, Bradley, Carmel Valley Village, Castroville, Chualar, Del Monte Forest, Elkhorn, Las Lomas, Lockwood, Moss Landing, Pajaro, Pine Canyon, Prunedale, San Ardo, San Lucas, Spreckels
ZIP Codes:
93210, 93426, 93450, 93451, 93461, 93901, 93905, 93906, 93907, 93908, 93920, 93921, 93923, 93924, 93925, 93926, 93927, 93928, 93930, 93932, 93933, 93940, 93943, 93950, 93953, 93954, 93955, 93960, 93962, 95004, 95012, 95039, 95076
Unified School Districts:
Carmel, Coalinga-Huron, Gonzales, Monterey Peninsula, North Monterey County, Pacific Grove, Pacific, Pajaro Valley, Shandon, Soledad
Elementary School Districts:
Alisal, Bitterwater-Tully, Bradley, Chualar, Graves, Greenfield, King City, Lagunita, Mission, Pleasant Valley, Salinas City, San Antonio, San Ardo, San Lucas, San Miguel, Santa Rita, Spreckels, Washington
Secondary School Districts:
King City, Salinas
Congressional District:
CA-20
State Senate Districts:
CA-12, CA-17
Assembly Districts:
CA-29, CA-30
Neighboring Counties:
Fresno, Kings, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz