Marital Status in Santa Cruz County, California (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of California and Santa Cruz County
Female Male
California
Santa Cruz County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-36.088741%-33.160441%-36.088741%36%36.088741%6.971894%33.160441%7.047994%43.060636%43%41,31841.3k47,91447.9k-42.812473%-45.293865%-42.812473%43%42.812473%2.887665%45.293865%2.595576%45.700138%46%49,01649.0k50,85150.9k-9.150632%-5.439288%-9.768398%-3.928293%-14.589921%15%9.150632%9.768398%9.150632%9%16,70416.7k10,18210.2k-2.088595%-4.420271%-2.133725%-5.715277%-6.508865%7%2.088595%2.133725%2.088595%2%7,4522,324
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 Cruz County
Female Male
California
Santa Cruz County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-36.088741%-33.160441%-36.088741%36%36.088741%6.971894%33.160441%7.047994%43.060636%43%41,31841.3k47,91447.9k-40.217486%-41.830957%-40.217486%40%40.217486%2.552867%41.830957%2.156879%42.770353%43%46,04546.0k47,59147.6k-1.021830%-0.819379%-1.810274%-0.801071%-1.841209%2%1.021830%1.810274%1.021830%1%2,1081,137-2.594986%-3.462908%-2.594986%3%2.594986%0.334798%3.462908%0.438697%2.929784%3%2,9713,260-2.088595%-4.420271%-2.133725%-5.715277%-6.508865%7%2.088595%2.133725%2.088595%2%7,4522,324-8.128803%-4.619909%-7.958124%-3.127222%-12.748712%13%8.128803%7.958124%8.128803%8%14,59614.6k9,045
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 Cruz County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1715.880%15.9%52.312%52.3%35.203%35.2%70.650%70.7%51.440%51.4%69.161%69.2%60.833%60.8%67.148%67.1%63.581%63.6%67.581%67.6%59.145%59.1%64.413%64.4%64.671%64.7%62.422%62.4%63.501%63.5%63.058%63.1%61.254%61.3%57.549%57.5%52.470%52.5%43.743%43.7%29.036%29.0%23.333%23.3%7.085%7.09%2.899%2.90%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%1.267%1.27%
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 Cruz County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1713.260%13.3%8.348%8.35%21.654%21.7%12.654%12.7%28.647%28.6%16.883%16.9%24.231%24.2%16.873%16.9%23.951%24.0%17.737%17.7%25.306%25.3%15.269%15.3%18.277%18.3%12.076%12.1%17.807%17.8%11.161%11.2%9.364%9.36%7.883%7.88%6.171%6.17%3.836%3.84%4.859%4.86%1.431%1.43%0.351%0.35%0.434%0.43%1.014%1.01%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.312%0.31%
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 Cruz County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 174.010%4.01%4.324%4.32%6.593%6.59%2.410%2.41%6.565%6.57%8.902%8.90%6.441%6.44%14.601%14.6%7.500%7.50%12.603%12.6%13.785%13.8%19.213%19.2%15.126%15.1%24.586%24.6%17.868%17.9%25.419%25.4%28.505%28.5%34.484%34.5%40.473%40.5%51.642%51.6%66.105%66.1%75.237%75.2%92.564%92.6%96.515%96.5%98.493%98.5%100.000%100%100.000%100%98.422%98.4%
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 Cruz County
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1766.850%66.8%35.015%35.0%36.551%36.6%14.286%14.3%13.348%13.3%5.054%5.05%8.495%8.49%1.378%1.38%4.969%4.97%2.079%2.08%1.764%1.76%1.105%1.11%1.926%1.93%0.916%0.92%0.824%0.82%0.361%0.36%0.877%0.88%0.083%0.08%0.887%0.89%0.779%0.78%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.152%0.15%0.493%0.49%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 Cruz County
Santa Cruz 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 - 171,3624,74713,44413.4k11,47811.5k13,13913.1k11,50911.5k10,85510.9k10,12910.1k9,5827,9094,2811,371061
Count number of married in age cohort in Santa Cruz County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of California and Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County
California
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountWhite1White HispanicOther2Asian2Black2Mixed2-34.360227%-1.219704%-12.957567%-29.691895%-1.625747%-12.416426%-48.537498%49%46.465858%4.996644%49.798859%6.467072%51.462502%51%140,034140k-44.661961%-2.192951%-6.700143%-42.281714%-2.925079%-7.343705%-53.555054%54%43.150668%3.294277%43.925897%3.523604%46.444946%46%41,22341.2k-47.489946%-1.717048%-5.612037%-44.750505%-3.258576%-6.876349%-54.819032%55%43.373548%1.807419%42.086148%3.028421%45.180968%45%22,13122.1k-52.744715%-0.577367%-4.867650%-31.838168%-1.362133%-5.658108%-58.189732%58%36.445195%5.365074%55.858321%5.283271%41.810268%42%11,25811.3k-48.970799%-0.622307%-9.669698%-49.293310%-3.574258%-13.091704%-59.262805%59%36.333174%4.404021%28.585775%5.454953%40.737195%41%2,089-57.988035%-1.938843%-8.220696%-51.657160%-2.171162%-9.131357%-68.147574%68%28.251717%3.600709%33.984296%3.056026%31.852426%32%9,026
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Santa Cruz County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
40%46%51%57%62%68%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
9.4%10.2%10.9%11.6%12.3%13.1%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
1.2%1.9%2.6%3.3%3.9%4.6%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
21.5%25.7%29.9%34.0%38.2%42.4%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Santa Cruz County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
3%17%29%42%55%68%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0.9%4.9%8.8%12.7%16.6%20.5%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.1%2.0%3.9%5.7%7.6%9.5%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
18%34%49%64%80%95%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Santa Cruz County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
0%18%36%54%73%91%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0%8%16%24%32%40%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0%6%12%18%24%30%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%
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Marital Status by Place in Santa Cruz County

There are 30 places in Santa Cruz County. This section compares all 30 of those to each other, Santa Cruz County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Santa Cruz County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Santa Cruz County, selected places in Santa Cruz County, and entities that contain Santa Cruz County
0%20%40%60%Count#Mount HermonParadise ParkCorralitosFeltonDay ValleyBonny DoonRio del MarPasatiempoLa Selva BchScotts ValleyInterlakenLompicoPajaro DunesBen LomondSeacliffAptosBrookdaleBoulder CreekAmestiDavenportWestUnited StatesPleasure PtPacificCaliforniaAptos Hls-Larkin VlyWatsonvilleCapitolaZayanteSanta CruzSanta CruzSoquelLive OakFreedomTwin LakesSanta Cruz72.883598%72.883598%73%551167.529880%67.529880%68%339263.865147%63.865147%64%1,345359.542744%59.542744%60%1,797458.311604%58.311604%58%1,789558.227388%58.227388%58%1,603658.104796%58.104796%58%4,979755.656934%55.656934%56%610855.353176%55.353176%55%1,246954.755406%54.755406%55%5,2161052.805888%52.805888%53%2,8701152.738854%52.738854%53%4141251.813472%51.813472%52%1001351.706957%51.706957%52%2,8021451.154774%51.154774%51%1,4841551.017558%51.017558%51%2,5571650.487692%50.487692%50%1,0871748.745149%48.745149%49%1,8841848.547881%48.547881%49%1,2371948.188406%48.188406%48%1332048.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.929104%47.929104%48%2,5692147.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M46.574365%46.574365%47%14,474,79014.5M46.401985%46.401985%46%9352245.818698%45.818698%46%17,74117.7k2345.328103%45.328103%45%3,8132444.414536%44.414536%44%3302544.235718%44.235718%44%99,86799.9k44.235718%44.235718%44%99,86799.9k43.797385%43.797385%44%3,9862642.623629%42.623629%43%6,1802741.505969%41.505969%42%9042836.593195%36.593195%37%1,7102927.443695%27.443695%27%15,58515.6k30
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 30 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Santa Cruz County

There are 5 county subdivisions in Santa Cruz County. This section compares all 5 of those to each other, Santa Cruz County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Santa Cruz County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Santa Cruz County, selected county subdivisions in Santa Cruz County, and entities that contain Santa Cruz County
0%20%40%60%Count#Summit RoadW Santa CruzSan Lorenzo VlyWestUnited StatesWatsonvillePacificCaliforniaSanta CruzSanta CruzSanta Cruz67.658730%67.658730%68%2,046156.117236%56.117236%56%2,087254.038914%54.038914%54%10,80410.8k348.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.969121%47.969121%48%28,27328.3k447.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M46.574365%46.574365%47%14,474,79014.5M44.235718%44.235718%44%99,86799.9k44.235718%44.235718%44%99,86799.9k40.444730%40.444730%40%56,65756.7k5
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 5 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in California

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

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Santa Cruz County, selected other counties in California, and entities that contain Santa Cruz County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#PlacerEl DoradoColusaCalaverasSanta ClaraSutterNevadaAmadorGlennMarinSan MateoContra CostaSan BenitoNapaTehamaSiskiyouVenturaYubaOrangeTuolumneShastaSan Luis ObispoAlamedaMaderaWestRiversideUnited StatesStanislausSan JoaquinPacificSonomaSan DiegoTulareSolanoKernCaliforniaMontereyMercedSan BernardinoSacramentoSanta BarbaraLakeSanta CruzSanta 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%23,95124.0k3844.235718%44.235718%44%99,86799.9k44.235718%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 Cruz County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Santa Cruz County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Santa Cruz County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Santa Cruz County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantAlamedaSt. LouisWestRiversideUnited StatesPacificSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaCaliforniaQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgSacramentoPimaDallasHillsboroughBexarSanta CruzSanta CruzClarkFresnoTravisBrowardOrangeLos 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%646,276646k3344.235718%44.235718%44%99,86799.9k44.235718%44.235718%44%99,86799.9k44.195458%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 Cruz 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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Principal Cities:
Santa Cruz, Watsonville
Cities:
Capitola, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Watsonville
Unincorporated Places:
Amesti, Aptos, Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, Ben Lomond, Bonny Doon, Boulder Creek, Brookdale, Corralitos, Davenport, Day Valley, Felton, Freedom, Interlaken, La Selva Beach, Live Oak, Lompico, Mount Hermon, Pajaro Dunes, Paradise Park, Pasatiempo, Pleasure Point, Rio del Mar, Seacliff, Soquel, Twin Lakes, Zayante
ZIP Codes:
95003, 95005, 95006, 95007, 95010, 95017, 95018, 95019, 95033, 95041, 95060, 95062, 95064, 95065, 95066, 95073, 95076
Unified School Districts:
Pajaro Valley, San Lorenzo Valley, Scotts Valley
Elementary School Districts:
Bonny Doon, Happy Valley, Lakeside, Live Oak, Loma Prieta, Los Gatos, Mountain, Pacific, Santa Cruz City, Soquel
Secondary School Districts:
Los Gatos-Saratoga, Santa Cruz City
Congressional Districts:
CA-18, CA-20
State Senate District:
CA-17
Assembly Districts:
CA-29, CA-30
Neighboring Counties:
Monterey, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Clara
Nearby Counties:
Alameda