Marital Status in Santa Clara County, California (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of California and Santa Clara County
Female Male
California
Santa Clara County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-29.127443%-33.160441%-29.127443%29%29.127443%7.633121%33.160441%7.047994%36.760564%37%220,553221k279,960280k-52.687401%-45.293865%-52.687401%53%52.687401%1.210498%45.293865%2.595576%53.897899%54%398,949399k410,474410k-7.673157%-3.594540%-9.768398%-3.928293%-11.267697%11%7.673157%9.768398%7.673157%8%85,31985.3k58,43758.4k-1.668380%-5.249079%-2.133725%-5.715277%-6.917459%7%1.668380%2.133725%1.668380%2%52,37952.4k12,70612.7k
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 Santa Clara County
Female Male
California
Santa Clara County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-29.127443%-33.160441%-29.127443%29%29.127443%7.633121%33.160441%7.047994%36.760564%37%220,553221k279,960280k-48.759641%-41.830957%-48.759641%49%48.759641%0.738571%41.830957%2.156879%49.498212%49%369,208369k376,967377k-1.306893%-0.569493%-1.810274%-0.801071%-1.876387%2%1.306893%1.810274%1.306893%1%14,20814.2k9,953-3.927760%-3.462908%-3.927760%4%3.927760%0.471926%3.462908%0.438697%4.399686%4%29,74129.7k33,50733.5k-1.668380%-5.249079%-2.133725%-5.715277%-6.917459%7%1.668380%2.133725%1.668380%2%52,37952.4k12,70612.7k-6.366264%-3.025046%-7.958124%-3.127222%-9.391310%9%6.366264%7.958124%6.366264%6%71,11171.1k48,48448.5k
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 Santa Clara County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1719.569%19.6%59.913%59.9%41.660%41.7%74.753%74.8%55.761%55.8%76.008%76.0%64.358%64.4%73.335%73.3%66.742%66.7%71.050%71.1%67.838%67.8%71.590%71.6%71.440%71.4%71.883%71.9%72.597%72.6%71.007%71.0%71.739%71.7%69.174%69.2%63.335%63.3%52.268%52.3%38.563%38.6%23.224%23.2%10.095%10.1%4.331%4.33%1.509%1.51%0.714%0.71%1.037%1.04%0.890%0.89%
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 Santa Clara County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 179.099%9.10%6.049%6.05%13.421%13.4%10.207%10.2%19.390%19.4%12.542%12.5%19.845%19.8%13.554%13.6%19.395%19.4%14.050%14.1%17.336%17.3%13.331%13.3%15.252%15.3%11.750%11.8%12.381%12.4%8.620%8.62%9.458%9.46%6.276%6.28%6.392%6.39%4.121%4.12%2.782%2.78%1.751%1.75%0.901%0.90%0.292%0.29%0.000%0%0.048%0.05%0.187%0.19%0.113%0.11%
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 Santa Clara County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 174.886%4.89%2.530%2.53%4.491%4.49%3.821%3.82%5.834%5.83%7.104%7.10%9.033%9.03%10.925%10.9%9.090%9.09%13.106%13.1%12.090%12.1%14.437%14.4%12.025%12.0%16.049%16.0%14.206%14.2%20.146%20.1%18.369%18.4%24.436%24.4%30.074%30.1%43.554%43.6%58.508%58.5%74.999%75.0%88.916%88.9%95.377%95.4%98.491%98.5%99.238%99.2%98.776%98.8%98.997%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 Santa Clara County
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1766.446%66.4%31.508%31.5%40.428%40.4%11.219%11.2%19.015%19.0%4.345%4.34%6.765%6.76%2.186%2.19%4.773%4.77%1.793%1.79%2.736%2.74%0.642%0.64%1.284%1.28%0.317%0.32%0.816%0.82%0.226%0.23%0.433%0.43%0.115%0.11%0.199%0.20%0.058%0.06%0.146%0.15%0.026%0.03%0.088%0.09%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 Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County
California
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1710,87110.9k39,44939.4k83,58983.6k65,38465.4k80,82880.8k93,41693.4k97,92797.9k102,285102k97,75797.8k84,82984.8k43,44843.4k8,486491663
Count number of married in age cohort in Santa Clara County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of California and Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County
California
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian2White1White HispanicOther2Black2Mixed2-27.920989%-1.047308%-4.440328%-31.838168%-1.362133%-5.658108%-33.408625%33%62.501906%4.089469%55.858321%5.283271%66.591375%67%531,267531k-28.491183%-1.255058%-11.021763%-29.691895%-1.625747%-12.416426%-40.768004%41%53.650969%5.581027%49.798859%6.467072%59.231996%59%542,445542k-41.193377%-2.631469%-8.681141%-42.281714%-2.925079%-7.343705%-52.505988%53%44.469957%3.024055%43.925897%3.523604%47.494012%47%192,060192k-44.865966%-2.845892%-6.839582%-44.750505%-3.258576%-6.876349%-54.551440%55%42.680306%2.768254%42.086148%3.028421%45.448560%45%161,004161k-45.626138%-2.992845%-11.950863%-49.293310%-3.574258%-13.091704%-60.569846%61%34.988331%4.441823%28.585775%5.454953%39.430154%39%38,99339.0k-53.739058%-1.860097%-7.306444%-51.657160%-2.171162%-9.131357%-62.905599%63%35.041880%2.052520%33.984296%3.056026%37.094401%37%53,00853.0k
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Santa Clara County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
53.1%56.5%59.8%63.2%66.5%69.9%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
6.7%8.2%9.6%11.1%12.5%14.0%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
1.9%3.2%4.4%5.6%6.8%8.1%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
15.4%19.0%22.5%26.1%29.6%33.2%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Santa Clara County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
0%17%34%50%67%84%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0.8%5.5%10.1%14.7%19.2%23.9%

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 (%):
13%31%48%64%81%99%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Santa Clara County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

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

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0%6%13%19%26%32%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0%15%30%45%60%75%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
0%20%39%59%79%99%
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Marital Status by Place in Santa Clara County

There are 24 places in Santa Clara County. This section compares all 24 of those to each other, Santa Clara County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Santa Clara County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Santa Clara County, selected places in Santa Clara County, and entities that contain Santa Clara County
0%20%40%60%Count#LoyolaLos Altos HlsMonte SerenoLos AltosSaratogaCupertinoLexington HlsCambrian ParkE FoothillsSunnyvalePalo AltoMorgan HillLos GatosMilpitasSanta ClaraSan Jose AreaSan MartinSanta ClaraFruitdaleSan JoseGilroyMountain ViewCampbellWestUnited StatesPacificAlum RockCaliforniaBurbankStanford73.741794%73.741794%74%2,022172.685319%72.685319%73%5,040270.355191%70.355191%70%2,060368.942703%68.942703%69%16,25616.3k468.724927%68.724927%69%17,47417.5k566.455119%66.455119%66%31,30931.3k666.358775%66.358775%66%1,365759.953614%59.953614%60%1,551859.712633%59.712633%60%3,200958.850058%58.850058%59%70,72670.7k1058.539521%58.539521%59%31,60931.6k1157.782340%57.782340%58%18,85918.9k1256.580373%56.580373%57%14,09714.1k1355.137032%55.137032%55%33,15533.2k1453.294394%53.294394%53%809,423809k53.237658%53.237658%53%832,621833k53.200735%53.200735%53%3,1831552.219612%52.219612%52%52,46452.5k1652.000000%52.000000%52%3901750.903201%50.903201%51%412,320412k1849.899985%49.899985%50%19,95720.0k1949.469119%49.469119%49%32,05532.1k2048.619501%48.619501%49%16,50016.5k2148.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M46.870940%46.870940%47%4,3292246.574365%46.574365%47%14,474,79014.5M42.342342%42.342342%42%1,6922318.476616%18.476616%18%2,56424
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 24 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Santa Clara County

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

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Santa Clara County, selected county subdivisions in Santa Clara County, and entities that contain Santa Clara County
0%20%40%60%Count#W Santa ClaraLlagas-UvasLexington HlsDiablo RangeS Santa Clara VlySanta ClaraSan Jose AreaSan JoseWestUnited StatesPacificCalifornia69.852941%69.852941%70%4,370164.532917%64.532917%65%2,480259.388646%59.388646%59%2,312353.839442%53.839442%54%617453.752765%53.752765%54%46,17946.2k553.294394%53.294394%53%809,423809k53.237658%53.237658%53%832,621833k53.145912%53.145912%53%753,465753k648.094521%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
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 Jose Area

There are 2 counties in the San Jose Area. This section compares Santa Clara County to all of the counties in the San Jose Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Santa Clara County.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Santa Clara County, selected other counties in the San Jose Area, and entities that contain Santa Clara County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Santa ClaraSan Jose AreaSan BenitoWestUnited StatesPacificCalifornia53.294394%53.294394%53%809,423809k153.237658%53.237658%53%832,621833k51.330958%51.330958%51%23,19823.2k248.094521%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
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 Santa Clara County to the 50 most populous counties in California and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Santa Clara County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 21,361.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Santa Clara County, selected other counties in California, and entities that contain Santa Clara County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#PlacerEl DoradoColusaCalaverasSanta ClaraSan Jose AreaSutterNevadaAmadorGlennMarinSan MateoContra CostaSan BenitoNapaTehamaSiskiyouVenturaYubaOrangeTuolumneShastaSan 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%809,423809k553.237658%53.237658%53%832,621833k53.134272%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%23,95124.0k3844.235718%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 Santa Clara County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Santa Clara County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Santa Clara County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Santa Clara County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauSan Jose AreaOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantAlamedaSt. 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%593,014593k453.237658%53.237658%53%832,621833k52.141990%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%646,276646k3344.195458%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 Santa Clara 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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San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Mountain View, Milpitas, Palo Alto, Cupertino
Cities:
Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose, Santa Clara, Saratoga, Sunnyvale
Towns:
Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos
Unincorporated Places:
Alum Rock, Burbank, Cambrian Park, East Foothills, Fruitdale, Lexington Hills, Loyola, San Martin, Stanford
ZIP Codes:
94022, 94024, 94028, 94040, 94041, 94043, 94085, 94086, 94087, 94089, 94301, 94303, 94304, 94305, 94306, 94550, 95002, 95008, 95013, 95014, 95020, 95023, 95030, 95032, 95033, 95035, 95037, 95046, 95050, 95051, 95053, 95054, 95070, 95076, 95110, 95111, 95112, 95113, 95116, 95117, 95118, 95119, 95120, 95121, 95122, 95123, 95124, 95125, 95126, 95127, 95128, 95129, 95130, 95131, 95132, 95133, 95134, 95135, 95136, 95138, 95139, 95140, 95148
Unified School Districts:
Gilroy, Milpitas, Morgan Hill, Palo Alto, Patterson, San Jose, Santa Clara
Elementary School Districts:
Alum Rock, Berryessa, Cambrian, Campbell, Cupertino, Evergreen, Franklin-McKinley, Lakeside, Loma Prieta, Los Altos, Los Gatos, Luther Burbank, Moreland, Mount Pleasant, Mountain View Whisman, Oak Grove, Orchard, Saratoga, Sunnyvale, Union
Secondary School Districts:
Campbell, East Side, Fremont, Los Gatos-Saratoga, Mountain View-Los Altos
Congressional Districts:
CA-17, CA-18, CA-19, CA-20
State Senate Districts:
CA-10, CA-13, CA-15, CA-17
Assembly Districts:
CA-24, CA-25, CA-27, CA-28, CA-29, CA-30
Neighboring Counties:
Alameda, Merced, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Stanislaus
Nearby Counties:
Contra Costa, San Joaquin