Marital Status in King County, Washington (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Washington and King County
Female Male
Washington
King County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-30.943844%-27.193335%-30.943844%31%30.943844%6.930447%27.193335%7.303078%37.874291%38%267,007267k322,453322k-48.795771%-49.741167%-48.795771%49%48.795771%1.814828%49.741167%1.750730%50.610599%51%421,047421k430,887431k-9.792254%-3.942048%-11.834760%-3.614572%-13.734302%14%9.792254%11.834760%9.792254%10%118,510119k83,36983.4k-1.722856%-4.803227%-2.176931%-5.439236%-6.526083%7%1.722856%2.176931%1.722856%2%56,31256.3k14,66814.7k
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 Washington and King County
Female Male
Washington
King County
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-30.943844%-27.193335%-30.943844%31%30.943844%6.930447%27.193335%7.303078%37.874291%38%267,007267k322,453322k-46.280926%-47.336925%-46.280926%46%46.280926%1.355903%47.336925%1.515039%47.636828%48%399,347399k405,569406k-1.183847%-0.393437%-1.410824%-0.377859%-1.577283%2%1.183847%1.410824%1.183847%1%13,61013.6k10,07910.1k-2.514846%-2.404242%-2.514846%3%2.514846%0.458925%2.404242%0.235691%2.973771%3%21,70021.7k25,31825.3k-1.722856%-4.803227%-2.176931%-5.439236%-6.526083%7%1.722856%2.176931%1.722856%2%56,31256.3k14,66814.7k-8.608407%-3.548612%-10.423936%-3.236713%-12.157019%12%8.608407%10.423936%8.608407%9%104,900105k73,29073.3k
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 Washington and King County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1715.973%16.0%53.021%53.0%38.444%38.4%70.208%70.2%52.892%52.9%72.259%72.3%59.293%59.3%69.181%69.2%62.826%62.8%65.793%65.8%63.784%63.8%64.178%64.2%64.488%64.5%67.393%67.4%67.411%67.4%65.649%65.6%65.658%65.7%61.820%61.8%56.640%56.6%48.124%48.1%35.845%35.8%25.642%25.6%10.849%10.8%5.017%5.02%1.526%1.53%0.751%0.75%0.831%0.83%0.562%0.56%
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 Washington and King County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1710.074%10.1%9.119%9.12%18.054%18.1%11.336%11.3%24.443%24.4%15.581%15.6%23.205%23.2%17.183%17.2%21.810%21.8%17.533%17.5%20.874%20.9%16.565%16.6%19.872%19.9%14.509%14.5%14.969%15.0%11.548%11.5%11.413%11.4%8.444%8.44%7.785%7.79%5.672%5.67%4.149%4.15%2.218%2.22%1.298%1.30%0.430%0.43%0.000%0%0.107%0.11%0.232%0.23%0.065%0.06%
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 Washington and King County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 174.495%4.50%4.341%4.34%3.878%3.88%4.498%4.50%6.523%6.52%7.605%7.60%9.446%9.45%12.083%12.1%11.534%11.5%15.102%15.1%12.847%12.8%18.754%18.8%14.254%14.3%17.613%17.6%17.254%17.3%22.444%22.4%22.333%22.3%29.613%29.6%35.344%35.3%46.142%46.1%59.901%59.9%72.066%72.1%87.854%87.9%94.538%94.5%98.440%98.4%99.091%99.1%98.937%98.9%99.351%99.4%
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 Washington and King County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1769.457%69.5%33.520%33.5%39.624%39.6%13.958%14.0%16.142%16.1%4.555%4.56%8.057%8.06%1.554%1.55%3.830%3.83%1.572%1.57%2.496%2.50%0.503%0.50%1.386%1.39%0.485%0.48%0.367%0.37%0.359%0.36%0.595%0.60%0.123%0.12%0.231%0.23%0.062%0.06%0.105%0.11%0.074%0.07%0.000%0%0.015%0.01%0.035%0.03%0.051%0.05%0.000%0%0.022%0.02%
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 Washington.
Scope: population of Washington and King County
King County
Washington
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 - 1710,39510.4k35,99036.0k91,40191.4k76,15276.2k87,65887.7k93,44193.4k97,11297.1k102,071102k99,57399.6k92,37792.4k54,20954.2k10,54910.5k526480
Count number of married in age cohort in King County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Washington and King County
King County
Washington
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian2White1White HispanicOther2Black2Mixed2-31.564869%-1.108274%-5.817813%-30.233367%-1.218345%-6.181143%-38.490957%38%57.357760%4.151284%57.692897%4.674248%61.509043%62%279,263279k-31.412038%-1.069686%-11.533067%-27.460686%-1.352099%-13.195752%-44.014791%44%51.415914%4.569295%52.485652%5.505812%55.985209%56%1,114,4391.11M-41.993772%-3.015652%-8.685023%-41.520974%-2.859339%-8.045381%-53.694447%54%44.386626%1.918927%45.396473%2.177832%46.305553%46%73,21873.2k-45.269618%-2.645155%-7.953640%-42.333320%-2.827598%-9.243603%-55.868413%56%42.051253%2.080333%42.897589%2.697889%44.131587%44%71,52771.5k-45.796016%-3.196785%-14.149257%-43.342163%-3.246667%-13.913511%-63.142058%63%32.711007%4.146935%35.623560%3.874099%36.857942%37%99,03799.0k-55.700869%-1.832771%-9.578085%-52.118464%-2.073073%-10.763577%-67.111725%67%30.979953%1.908322%32.680610%2.364277%32.888275%33%76,76976.8k
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in King County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
42.9%47.7%52.5%57.2%62.0%66.8%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
9.1%10.2%11.2%12.2%13.2%14.2%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
2.4%3.8%5.1%6.5%7.9%9.3%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
20.7%24.7%28.7%32.7%36.7%40.7%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in King County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
1%17%33%49%64%81%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

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

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.2%2.9%5.6%8.3%11.0%13.8%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
10%28%46%63%81%99%
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Marital Status by Place in King County

There are 63 places that are fully or partially contained within King County (58 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 63 of those to each other, King County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with King County.

Married by Place#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of King County, selected places in King County, and entities that contain King County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Wilderness RimSnoqualmieSammamishYarrow PointMedinaUnion Hl-Novelty HlHunts PointClyde HillCottage LakeBeaux Arts VlgMercer IslandMaple Hts-Lk DesireFall CityLk Marcel-StillwaterMaple ValleyMirrormontNewcastleShadow LakeTannerLk Frst PkLakeland SRiverbendLk Morton-BerrydaleKenmoreRedmondHobartNorth BendDuvallLake HolmAmes LakeBellevueE Renton HighlandsWoodinvilleWashingtonSeattle AreaShorelineKingWestUnited StatesFederal WayPacificKentRentonBurienSeaTacEnumclawBlvd PkWhite CenterSeattleSkykomish80.769231%80.769231%81%945176.166726%76.166726%76%6,414273.956663%73.956663%74%34,13134.1k372.756410%72.756410%73%681471.807629%71.807629%72%1,732569.771127%69.771127%70%11,88911.9k668.041237%68.041237%68%264767.677574%67.677574%68%1,696866.879816%66.879816%67%12,76012.8k966.666667%66.666667%67%1801065.067795%65.067795%65%12,76512.8k1164.981463%64.981463%65%1,9281264.544914%64.544914%65%1,0851364.279070%64.279070%64%6911463.987352%63.987352%64%11,53511.5k1563.256851%63.256851%63%1,9851662.484815%62.484815%62%5,6581762.048449%62.048449%62%1,4601861.630695%61.630695%62%5141961.435590%61.435590%61%6,7532061.423008%61.423008%61%6,4662161.338070%61.338070%61%1,0362261.043730%61.043730%61%5,4862360.830708%60.830708%61%10,61810.6k2460.678094%60.678094%61%28,92128.9k2560.471156%60.471156%60%3,2602660.448522%60.448522%60%2,9652759.996385%59.996385%60%3,3192859.943879%59.943879%60%1,7092959.683794%59.683794%60%7553057.451789%57.451789%57%65,03665.0k3256.740144%56.740144%57%5,3543654.622304%54.622304%55%5,0404050.609865%50.609865%51%2,903,0332.90M50.194131%50.194131%50%1,502,2221.50M50.061884%50.061884%50%23,46023.5k4549.697098%49.697098%50%851,934852k48.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.524017%47.524017%48%35,81635.8k4947.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M47.325520%47.325520%47%47,20247.2k5146.596188%46.596188%47%37,11237.1k5346.202944%46.202944%46%18,45918.5k5443.073697%43.073697%43%9,8605842.828485%42.828485%43%3,8435941.849787%41.849787%42%1,2766040.961885%40.961885%41%5,0086140.588351%40.588351%41%235,410235k6221.848739%21.848739%22%2663
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 63 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in King County

There are 8 county subdivisions in King County. This section compares all 8 of those to each other, King County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with King County.

Married by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of King County, selected county subdivisions in King County, and entities that contain King County
0%20%40%60%Count#Issaquah PlateauSnoqualmie VlyTahoma-Maple VlySeattle EastEnumclaw PlateauVashon IslandWashingtonSeattle AreaKingFederal Wy-AuburnWestUnited StatesPacificSeattle66.735389%66.735389%67%40,13840.1k163.496086%63.496086%63%25,30725.3k258.434432%58.434432%58%31,30831.3k357.638027%57.638027%58%274,040274k454.892253%54.892253%55%28,93728.9k553.043579%53.043579%53%4,601650.609865%50.609865%51%2,903,0332.90M50.194131%50.194131%50%1,502,2221.50M49.697098%49.697098%50%851,934852k48.266053%48.266053%48%67,53067.5k748.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M42.998477%42.998477%43%380,073380k8
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 8 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the Seattle Area

There are 3 counties in the Seattle Area. This section compares King County to all of the counties in the Seattle Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with King County.

Married by County#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of King County, selected other counties in the Seattle Area, and entities that contain King County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#SnohomishWashingtonSeattle AreaKingPierceWestUnited StatesPacific52.229181%52.229181%52%320,074320k150.609865%50.609865%51%2,903,0332.90M50.194131%50.194131%50%1,502,2221.50M49.697098%49.697098%50%851,934852k249.600673%49.600673%50%330,214330k348.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in Washington

There are 39 counties in Washington. This section compares King County to all of the counties in Washington and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with King County.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of King County, selected other counties in Washington, and entities that contain King County
0%20%40%60%Count#GarfieldIslandLincolnStevensSan JuanDouglasJeffersonPend OreilleWahkiakumKlickitatAdamsOkanoganSkagitBentonColumbiaSkamaniaClarkThurstonSnohomishKitsapChelanPacificLewisAsotinCowlitzWashingtonGrantFranklinSeattle AreaClallamKingPierceSpokaneMasonYakimaWestUnited StatesFerryPacificGrays HarborWhatcomWalla WallaKittitasWhitman65.440357%65.440357%65%1,174159.590516%59.590516%60%40,13640.1k258.075117%58.075117%58%4,948356.618957%56.618957%57%20,33320.3k456.215344%56.215344%56%8,009556.020993%56.020993%56%17,50617.5k655.861098%55.861098%56%15,07315.1k755.511521%55.511521%56%6,023855.306008%55.306008%55%1,970955.113211%55.113211%55%9,5661055.032200%55.032200%55%7,3491154.957337%54.957337%55%18,29218.3k1253.939876%53.939876%54%52,86052.9k1353.742230%53.742230%54%78,24678.2k1453.662138%53.662138%54%1,8171553.591219%53.591219%54%5,0291653.298502%53.298502%53%190,459190k1752.472869%52.472869%52%114,256114k1852.229181%52.229181%52%320,074320k1952.205796%52.205796%52%111,060111k2052.133661%52.133661%52%31,14131.1k2151.944476%51.944476%52%9,2432251.859601%51.859601%52%32,22432.2k2351.088264%51.088264%51%9,3422451.052164%51.052164%51%42,55342.6k2550.609865%50.609865%51%2,903,0332.90M50.517117%50.517117%51%34,97335.0k2650.391553%50.391553%50%31,59531.6k2750.194131%50.194131%50%1,502,2221.50M50.010396%50.010396%50%31,26931.3k2849.697098%49.697098%50%851,934852k2949.600673%49.600673%50%330,214330k3048.941194%48.941194%49%193,397193k3148.884900%48.884900%49%25,05425.1k3248.408104%48.408104%48%89,64689.6k3348.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.531149%47.531149%48%3,0903447.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M47.326158%47.326158%47%27,87727.9k3547.087184%47.087184%47%82,33182.3k3645.923096%45.923096%46%22,59622.6k3743.418958%43.418958%43%15,82115.8k3835.173414%35.173414%35%14,55314.6k39
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 39 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 King County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with King County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of King County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain King County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldWashingtonOrangeHonoluluSeattle AreaMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantAlamedaSt. LouisWestRiversideUnited StatesPacificSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaQueensAlleghenySan 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%387,194387k1050.609865%50.609865%51%2,903,0332.90M50.294014%50.294014%50%1,277,3881.28M1150.234299%50.234299%50%405,114405k1250.194131%50.194131%50%1,502,2221.50M49.887583%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%1,517,5651.52M2445.377673%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 King 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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Seattle, Bellevue, Kent, Renton, Auburn, Redmond
Cities:
Algona, Auburn, Bellevue, Black Diamond, Bothell, Burien, Carnation, Clyde Hill, Covington, Des Moines, Duvall, Enumclaw, Federal Way, Issaquah, Kenmore, Kent, Kirkland, Lake Forest Park, Maple Valley, Medina, Mercer Island, Milton, Newcastle, Normandy Park, North Bend, Pacific, Redmond, Renton, Sammamish, SeaTac, Seattle, Shoreline, Snoqualmie, Tukwila, Woodinville
Towns:
Beaux Arts Village, Hunts Point, Skykomish, Yarrow Point
Unincorporated Places:
Ames Lake, Baring, Boulevard Park, Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Cottage Lake, East Renton Highlands, Fairwood, Fall City, Hobart, Lake Holm, Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Lake Morton-Berrydale, Lakeland North, Lakeland South, Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Mirrormont, Ravensdale, Riverbend, Shadow Lake, Tanner, Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Vashon, White Center, Wilderness Rim
ZIP Codes:
98001, 98002, 98003, 98004, 98005, 98006, 98007, 98008, 98010, 98011, 98014, 98019, 98021, 98022, 98023, 98024, 98027, 98028, 98029, 98030, 98031, 98032, 98033, 98034, 98038, 98039, 98040, 98042, 98043, 98045, 98047, 98050, 98051, 98052, 98053, 98055, 98056, 98057, 98058, 98059, 98065, 98068, 98070, 98072, 98074, 98075, 98077, 98092, 98101, 98102, 98103, 98104, 98105, 98106, 98107, 98108, 98109, 98112, 98115, 98116, 98117, 98118, 98119, 98121, 98122, 98125, 98126, 98133, 98134, 98136, 98144, 98146, 98148, 98154, 98155, 98158, 98164, 98166, 98168, 98174, 98177, 98178, 98188, 98195, 98198, 98199, 98224, 98288, 98323, 98354, 98391
Unified School Districts:
Auburn, Bellevue, Enumclaw, Federal Way, Fife, Highline, Issaquah, Kent, Lake Washington, Mercer Island, Northshore, Renton, Riverview, Seattle, Shoreline, Skykomish, Snoqualmie Valley, Tahoma, Tukwila, Vashon Island
Congressional Districts:
WA-1, WA-7, WA-8, WA-9
State Senate Districts:
WA-1, WA-5, WA-11, WA-30, WA-31, WA-32, WA-33, WA-34, WA-36, WA-37, WA-39, WA-41, WA-43, WA-45, WA-46, WA-47, WA-48
State House Districts:
WA-1, WA-5, WA-11, WA-30, WA-31, WA-32, WA-33, WA-34, WA-36, WA-37, WA-39, WA-41, WA-43, WA-45, WA-46, WA-47, WA-48
Neighboring Counties:
Chelan, Kitsap, Kittitas, Pierce, Snohomish, Yakima
Nearby Counties:
Island