Marital Status in Orange County, California (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of California and Orange County
Female Male
California
Orange County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-30.599978%-33.160441%-30.599978%31%30.599978%6.915476%33.160441%7.047994%37.515454%38%396,524397k466,696467k-48.851741%-45.293865%-48.851741%49%48.851741%2.944627%45.293865%2.595576%51.796368%52%633,036633k644,352644k-8.665847%-4.386087%-9.768398%-3.928293%-13.051933%13%8.665847%9.768398%8.665847%9%169,131169k107,804108k-2.022331%-5.474017%-2.133725%-5.715277%-7.496348%7%2.022331%2.133725%2.022331%2%97,14097.1k25,15825.2k
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 Orange County
Female Male
California
Orange County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-30.599978%-33.160441%-30.599978%31%30.599978%6.915476%33.160441%7.047994%37.515454%38%396,524397k466,696467k-45.257676%-41.830957%-45.257676%45%45.257676%2.596923%41.830957%2.156879%47.854599%48%586,463586k595,316595k-1.525149%-0.735100%-1.810274%-0.801071%-2.260248%2%1.525149%1.810274%1.525149%2%29,28929.3k18,97319.0k-3.594064%-3.462908%-3.594064%4%3.594064%0.347705%3.462908%0.438697%3.941769%4%46,57346.6k49,03649.0k-2.022331%-5.474017%-2.133725%-5.715277%-7.496348%7%2.022331%2.133725%2.022331%2%97,14097.1k25,15825.2k-7.140698%-3.650987%-7.958124%-3.127222%-10.791685%11%7.140698%7.958124%7.140698%7%139,842140k88,83188.8k
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 Orange County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1715.682%15.7%56.514%56.5%39.226%39.2%73.272%73.3%56.078%56.1%76.202%76.2%61.779%61.8%74.418%74.4%65.590%65.6%72.480%72.5%64.926%64.9%71.902%71.9%67.930%67.9%69.798%69.8%69.039%69.0%68.554%68.6%66.834%66.8%61.509%61.5%55.923%55.9%47.234%47.2%34.808%34.8%22.638%22.6%10.796%10.8%5.355%5.36%1.481%1.48%1.015%1.01%0.783%0.78%0.700%0.70%
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 Orange County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 178.928%8.93%6.831%6.83%14.904%14.9%10.441%10.4%19.996%20.0%13.602%13.6%22.558%22.6%14.394%14.4%20.472%20.5%15.954%16.0%20.682%20.7%13.633%13.6%18.298%18.3%12.918%12.9%15.041%15.0%10.074%10.1%12.491%12.5%8.503%8.50%9.057%9.06%5.468%5.47%4.393%4.39%2.319%2.32%0.838%0.84%0.668%0.67%0.099%0.10%0.051%0.05%0.078%0.08%0.135%0.14%
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 Orange County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 174.527%4.53%2.779%2.78%3.797%3.80%2.702%2.70%5.949%5.95%5.084%5.08%7.828%7.83%9.184%9.18%8.926%8.93%10.227%10.2%11.534%11.5%13.624%13.6%11.887%11.9%16.544%16.5%15.188%15.2%21.058%21.1%20.284%20.3%29.708%29.7%34.706%34.7%47.231%47.2%60.704%60.7%74.968%75.0%88.355%88.4%93.951%94.0%98.408%98.4%98.859%98.9%99.139%99.1%99.165%99.2%
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 Orange County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1770.863%70.9%33.877%33.9%42.073%42.1%13.585%13.6%17.977%18.0%5.111%5.11%7.835%7.83%2.003%2.00%5.013%5.01%1.339%1.34%2.859%2.86%0.842%0.84%1.885%1.88%0.740%0.74%0.732%0.73%0.314%0.31%0.391%0.39%0.280%0.28%0.314%0.31%0.067%0.07%0.095%0.09%0.075%0.08%0.011%0.01%0.025%0.03%0.012%0.01%0.074%0.07%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 Orange County
Orange 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 - 1717,04317.0k67,43167.4k151,209151k112,476112k139,817140k155,257155k157,133157k152,370152k129,993130k109,807110k64,71064.7k18,14118.1k1,047954
Count number of married in age cohort in Orange County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of California and Orange County
Orange County
California
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian2White1White HispanicOther2Black2Mixed2-30.526568%-1.185431%-5.859680%-31.838168%-1.362133%-5.658108%-37.571678%38%57.731318%4.697004%55.858321%5.283271%62.428322%62%505,386505k-28.273938%-1.294010%-11.914825%-29.691895%-1.625747%-12.416426%-41.482773%41%52.194246%6.322981%49.798859%6.467072%58.517227%59%1,141,6451.14M-41.681819%-3.030743%-6.858544%-42.281714%-2.925079%-7.343705%-51.571106%52%45.269705%3.159189%43.925897%3.523604%48.428894%48%488,923489k-44.334329%-3.592509%-6.487891%-44.750505%-3.258576%-6.876349%-54.414730%54%43.097615%2.487655%42.086148%3.028421%45.585270%46%288,183288k-44.519208%-2.754366%-10.949942%-49.293310%-3.574258%-13.091704%-58.223516%58%37.760186%4.016298%28.585775%5.454953%41.776484%42%42,95043.0k-48.764329%-1.572422%-8.385793%-51.657160%-2.171162%-9.131357%-58.722544%59%38.481733%2.795723%33.984296%3.056026%41.277456%41%72,75472.8k
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Orange County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
44.4%47.7%50.9%54.2%57.4%60.7%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
10.0%11.0%11.9%12.8%13.7%14.6%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.3%3.9%4.4%4.9%5.5%6.0%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
25.1%28.1%31.1%34.0%37.0%40.0%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Orange County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
0%19%38%57%75%95%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0%6%12%17%23%30%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0%7%14%20%27%35%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
5%24%43%62%81%100%
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Marital Status by Place in Orange County

There are 40 places in Orange County. This section compares all 40 of those to each other, Orange County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Orange County.

Married by Place#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Orange County, selected places in Orange County, and entities that contain Orange County
0%20%40%60%Count#Ladera RanchCoto de CazaLas FloresNorth TustinYorba LindaVilla ParkRossmoorRancho Santa MargaritaRancho Santa Mar…Laguna NiguelSan ClementeMission ViejoSan Juan CapistranoLake ForestAliso ViejoLaguna HillsFountain VlyDana PointLaguna BeachCypressNewport BeachBreaLa PalmaIrvinePlacentiaOrangeWestminsterHuntington BchBuena ParkSeal BeachWestUnited StatesGarden GrovePacificAnaheimOrangeFullertonCaliforniaLos AlamitosLaguna WoodsTustinLa HabraStantonLos AngelesSanta AnaMidway CityCosta Mesa71.023366%71.023366%71%12,64512.6k170.331351%70.331351%70%8,278264.998825%64.998825%65%2,767363.643027%63.643027%64%13,89213.9k462.680439%62.680439%63%34,04334.0k561.523476%61.523476%62%3,158660.990298%60.990298%61%5,469758.704390%58.704390%59%22,49222.5k858.483955%58.483955%58%31,54831.5k958.076916%58.076916%58%30,67130.7k1057.429139%57.429139%57%46,54046.5k1157.012206%57.012206%57%16,58216.6k1255.751876%55.751876%56%36,63436.6k1355.157959%55.157959%55%21,58021.6k1455.072131%55.072131%55%14,39214.4k1553.838547%53.838547%54%25,59025.6k1653.640275%53.640275%54%15,83315.8k1753.403530%53.403530%53%10,80310.8k1853.344621%53.344621%53%21,73921.7k1953.262183%53.262183%53%39,67539.7k2053.158880%53.158880%53%17,89717.9k2152.856500%52.856500%53%7,0502252.285176%52.285176%52%105,100105k2351.417994%51.417994%51%21,66621.7k2450.294014%50.294014%50%1,277,3881.28M49.571712%49.571712%50%37,96438.0k2549.314223%49.314223%49%82,26582.3k2648.617667%48.617667%49%32,44532.4k2748.378391%48.378391%48%10,57610.6k2848.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.025637%48.025637%48%67,96368.0k2947.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M46.797774%46.797774%47%128,166128k3046.704688%46.704688%47%53,47553.5k3146.631199%46.631199%47%53,29253.3k3246.574365%46.574365%47%14,474,79014.5M46.475003%46.475003%46%4,3973346.253135%46.253135%46%7,5613446.237418%46.237418%46%28,94028.9k3546.210423%46.210423%46%22,68122.7k3644.557320%44.557320%45%13,55313.6k3744.363776%44.363776%44%4,748,7354.75M43.899268%43.899268%44%112,106112k3842.864729%42.864729%43%3,2293942.272962%42.272962%42%39,23139.2k40
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 40 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Orange County

There are 7 county subdivisions in Orange County. This section compares all 7 of those to each other, Orange County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Orange County.

Married by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Orange County, selected county subdivisions in Orange County, and entities that contain Orange County
0%20%40%60%Count#Mission ViejoIrvine-Lk FrstSouth CoastOrangeNorth CoastSilveradoWestUnited StatesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Gdn GrvAnaheim-Santa An…PacificCaliforniaCentral CoastLos Angeles60.613741%60.613741%61%111,205111k157.275833%57.275833%57%113,342113k255.222413%55.222413%55%145,484145k350.294014%50.294014%50%1,277,3881.28M49.759753%49.759753%50%158,446158k448.988377%48.988377%49%1,138548.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.984846%47.984846%48%650,127650k647.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M46.574365%46.574365%47%14,474,79014.5M44.499232%44.499232%44%97,64697.6k744.363776%44.363776%44%4,748,7354.75M
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 7 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the Los Angeles Area

There are 2 counties in the Los Angeles Area. This section compares Orange County to all of the counties in the Los Angeles Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Orange County.

Married by County#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Orange County, selected other counties in the Los Angeles Area, and entities that contain Orange County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#OrangeWestUnited StatesPacificCaliforniaLos AngelesLos Angeles50.294014%50.294014%50%1,277,3881.28M148.094521%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%14,474,79014.5M44.363776%44.363776%44%4,748,7354.75M42.518919%42.518919%43%3,471,3473.47M2
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 2 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in California

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

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Orange County, selected other counties in California, and entities that contain Orange County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#PlacerEl DoradoColusaCalaverasSanta ClaraSutterNevadaAmadorGlennMarinSan MateoContra CostaSan BenitoNapaTehamaSiskiyouVenturaYubaOrangeTuolumneShastaSan Luis ObispoAlamedaMaderaWestRiversideUnited StatesStanislausSan JoaquinPacificSonomaSan DiegoTulareSolanoKernCaliforniaMontereyMercedSan BernardinoSacramentoSanta BarbaraLakeLos AngelesSanta 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%154,185154k3345.566656%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%23,95124.0k3844.363776%44.363776%44%4,748,7354.75M44.235718%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 Orange County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Orange County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Orange County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Orange County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantAlamedaSt. LouisWestRiversideUnited StatesPacificSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaCaliforniaQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgSacramentoPimaDallasHillsboroughBexarLos AngelesClarkFresnoTravisBrowardOrangeLos 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%14,474,79014.5M45.377673%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%646,276646k3344.363776%44.363776%44%4,748,7354.75M44.195458%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 Orange 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:
Anaheim, Santa Ana, Irvine, Orange, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Tustin, Fountain Valley
Cities:
Aliso Viejo, Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Cypress, Dana Point, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Irvine, La Habra, La Palma, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Orange, Placentia, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Stanton, Tustin, Villa Park, Westminster, Yorba Linda
Unincorporated Places:
Coto de Caza, Ladera Ranch, Las Flores, Midway City, North Tustin, Rossmoor
ZIP Codes:
90620, 90621, 90623, 90630, 90631, 90638, 90680, 90720, 90740, 90742, 90743, 90808, 90815, 92530, 92602, 92603, 92604, 92606, 92610, 92612, 92614, 92617, 92618, 92620, 92624, 92625, 92626, 92627, 92629, 92630, 92637, 92646, 92647, 92648, 92649, 92651, 92653, 92655, 92656, 92657, 92660, 92661, 92662, 92663, 92672, 92673, 92675, 92676, 92677, 92678, 92679, 92683, 92688, 92691, 92692, 92694, 92701, 92703, 92704, 92705, 92706, 92707, 92708, 92780, 92782, 92801, 92802, 92804, 92805, 92806, 92807, 92808, 92821, 92823, 92831, 92832, 92833, 92835, 92840, 92841, 92843, 92844, 92845, 92861, 92865, 92866, 92867, 92868, 92869, 92870, 92886, 92887
Unified School Districts:
Brea-Olinda, Capistrano, Garden Grove, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Los Alamitos, Newport-Mesa, Orange, Placentia-Yorba Linda, Saddleback Valley, Santa Ana, Tustin
Elementary School Districts:
Anaheim, Buena Park, Centralia, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Huntington Beach City, La Habra City, Lowell, Magnolia, Ocean View, Savanna, Westminster
Secondary School Districts:
Anaheim, Fullerton, Huntington Beach
Congressional Districts:
CA-38, CA-39, CA-45, CA-46, CA-47, CA-48, CA-49
State Senate Districts:
CA-29, CA-32, CA-34, CA-36, CA-37
Assembly Districts:
CA-55, CA-65, CA-68, CA-69, CA-72, CA-73, CA-74
Neighboring Counties:
Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego