Marital Status in Whatcom County, Washington (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Washington and Whatcom County
Female Male
Washington
Whatcom County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-31.245149%-27.193335%-31.245149%31%31.245149%7.493202%27.193335%7.303078%38.738351%39%27,77627.8k33,29633.3k-45.777698%-49.741167%-45.777698%46%45.777698%2.663856%49.741167%1.750730%48.441554%48%40,69540.7k41,63641.6k-11.213366%-4.098737%-11.834760%-3.614572%-15.312103%15%11.213366%11.834760%11.213366%11%13,61213.6k9,638-1.606729%-6.058321%-2.176931%-5.439236%-7.665051%8%1.606729%2.176931%1.606729%2%6,8141,381
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 Whatcom County
Female Male
Washington
Whatcom County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-31.245149%-27.193335%-31.245149%31%31.245149%7.493202%27.193335%7.303078%38.738351%39%27,77627.8k33,29633.3k-43.723635%-47.336925%-43.723635%44%43.723635%2.581818%47.336925%1.515039%46.305453%46%38,86938.9k39,80039.8k-1.585787%-0.271418%-1.410824%-0.377859%-1.857206%2%1.585787%1.410824%1.585787%2%1,6511,363-2.054063%-2.404242%-2.054063%2%2.054063%0.082038%2.404242%0.235691%2.136101%2%1,8261,836-1.606729%-6.058321%-2.176931%-5.439236%-7.665051%8%1.606729%2.176931%1.606729%2%6,8141,381-9.627579%-3.827319%-10.423936%-3.236713%-13.454897%13%9.627579%10.423936%9.627579%10%11,96112.0k8,275
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 Whatcom County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1715.235%15.2%56.909%56.9%45.839%45.8%71.923%71.9%54.694%54.7%74.199%74.2%57.327%57.3%70.682%70.7%61.777%61.8%67.482%67.5%63.747%63.7%67.462%67.5%65.026%65.0%60.500%60.5%68.476%68.5%62.653%62.7%67.628%67.6%65.185%65.2%59.767%59.8%47.249%47.2%35.919%35.9%27.435%27.4%11.332%11.3%4.929%4.93%1.351%1.35%0.611%0.61%0.000%0%0.000%0%
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 Whatcom County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 179.223%9.22%12.919%12.9%14.252%14.3%16.280%16.3%23.991%24.0%15.386%15.4%29.599%29.6%18.116%18.1%26.445%26.4%18.584%18.6%23.354%23.4%17.744%17.7%23.623%23.6%17.185%17.2%17.426%17.4%17.473%17.5%12.326%12.3%15.295%15.3%11.963%12.0%6.407%6.41%8.244%8.24%2.947%2.95%0.757%0.76%0.009%0.01%0.000%0%0.000%0%2.157%2.16%1.086%1.09%
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 Whatcom County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.859%0.86%5.233%5.23%1.919%1.92%2.856%2.86%4.075%4.07%6.453%6.45%6.114%6.11%8.589%8.59%6.431%6.43%13.123%13.1%10.724%10.7%14.794%14.8%9.160%9.16%22.315%22.3%12.745%12.7%19.414%19.4%19.845%19.8%19.158%19.2%28.270%28.3%46.344%46.3%54.800%54.8%69.040%69.0%87.911%87.9%95.062%95.1%98.649%98.6%99.389%99.4%97.843%97.8%98.914%98.9%
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 Whatcom County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1774.683%74.7%24.939%24.9%37.991%38.0%8.941%8.94%17.240%17.2%3.962%3.96%6.960%6.96%2.612%2.61%5.347%5.35%0.811%0.81%2.175%2.17%0.000%0%2.191%2.19%0.000%0%1.353%1.35%0.460%0.46%0.202%0.20%0.361%0.36%0.000%0%0.000%0%1.036%1.04%0.578%0.58%0.000%0%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 Washington.
Scope: population of Washington and Whatcom County
Whatcom 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 - 171,1045,22312,57712.6k8,7358,6878,7177,8707,5268,5137,0934,3031,909740
Count number of married in age cohort in Whatcom County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Washington and Whatcom County
Whatcom County
Washington
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian2White1Black2White HispanicOther2Mixed2-36.676369%-1.309870%-5.649643%-30.233367%-1.218345%-6.181143%-43.635883%44%48.915057%7.449061%57.692897%4.674248%56.364117%56%7,558-32.373390%-1.555330%-12.263259%-27.460686%-1.352099%-13.195752%-46.191979%46%48.889646%4.918375%52.485652%5.505812%53.808021%54%143,828144k-41.165049%-5.372168%-10.226537%-43.342163%-3.246667%-13.913511%-56.763754%57%40.323625%2.912621%35.623560%3.874099%43.236246%43%1,545-44.890403%-6.013033%-7.034953%-41.520974%-2.859339%-8.045381%-57.938389%58%39.662322%2.399289%45.396473%2.177832%42.061611%42%6,752-49.251315%-1.568191%-10.350061%-42.333320%-2.827598%-9.243603%-61.169567%61%36.038041%2.792392%42.897589%2.697889%38.830433%39%9,884-60.651392%-0.643817%-9.751941%-52.118464%-2.073073%-10.763577%-71.047150%71%27.532664%1.420186%32.680610%2.364277%28.952850%29%5,281
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Whatcom County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
40.4%44.8%49.2%53.7%58.1%62.5%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
9.5%11.9%14.3%16.7%19.0%21.4%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.4%4.8%6.1%7.4%8.8%10.2%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
19.3%23.8%28.3%32.8%37.3%41.8%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Whatcom County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
7%19%31%42%53%65%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
4.5%7.9%11.3%14.7%18.0%21.4%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.3%2.3%4.2%6.2%8.2%10.2%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
18%32%46%59%73%87%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Whatcom County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
0%16%32%47%63%79%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0%8%15%23%30%38%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0%6%13%19%26%33%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
6%25%44%62%81%100%
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Marital Status by Place in Whatcom County

There are 19 places in Whatcom County. This section compares all 19 of those to each other, Whatcom County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Whatcom County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Whatcom County, selected places in Whatcom County, and entities that contain Whatcom County
0%20%40%60%Count#NooksackLyndenDemingBlaineSudden ValleyBirch BayGenevaFerndaleWashingtonSumasEversonKendallCusterWestUnited StatesPoint RobertsMarietta-AlderwoodPacificBellinghamWhatcomPeaceful VlyGlacierBellinghamAcmeMaple Falls66.723842%66.723842%67%778163.257612%63.257612%63%6,544259.641256%59.641256%60%133358.113208%58.113208%58%2,310458.014460%58.014460%58%3,290557.106862%57.106862%57%3,853657.102407%57.102407%57%1,210751.294258%51.294258%51%5,172850.609865%50.609865%51%2,903,0332.90M50.185874%50.185874%50%675949.691040%49.691040%50%9651049.523810%49.523810%50%521148.138298%48.138298%48%1811248.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.763864%47.763864%48%5341347.644256%47.644256%48%1,8001447.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M47.087184%47.087184%47%82,33182.3k47.087184%47.087184%47%82,33182.3k46.744515%46.744515%47%1,3211537.500000%37.500000%38%301634.593275%34.593275%35%25,21425.2k170.000000%0.000000%0%0180.000000%0.000000%0%019
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 19 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Whatcom County

There are 9 county subdivisions in Whatcom County. This section compares all 9 of those to each other, Whatcom County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Whatcom County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Whatcom County, selected county subdivisions in Whatcom County, and entities that contain Whatcom County
0%20%40%60%Count#LyndenSumasBlaineFerndaleLummi IslandWashingtonWestUnited StatesPoint RobertsPacificBellinghamWhatcomEast WhatcomLummi ReservationBellingham62.481698%62.481698%62%8,535157.775534%57.775534%58%4,005257.638037%57.638037%58%9,395355.693314%55.693314%56%14,64414.6k452.332196%52.332196%52%460550.609865%50.609865%51%2,903,0332.90M48.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.763864%47.763864%48%534647.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M47.087184%47.087184%47%82,33182.3k47.087184%47.087184%47%82,33182.3k46.666667%46.666667%47%3,255740.539284%40.539284%41%1,744840.410416%40.410416%40%39,75939.8k9
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 9 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in Washington

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

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Whatcom County, selected other counties in Washington, and entities that contain Whatcom County
0%20%40%60%Count#GarfieldIslandLincolnStevensSan JuanDouglasJeffersonPend OreilleWahkiakumKlickitatAdamsOkanoganSkagitBentonColumbiaSkamaniaClarkThurstonSnohomishKitsapChelanPacificLewisAsotinCowlitzWashingtonGrantFranklinClallamKingPierceSpokaneMasonYakimaWestUnited StatesFerryPacificGrays HarborBellinghamWhatcomWalla 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%31,59531.6k2750.010396%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%82,33182.3k47.087184%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 Whatcom County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Whatcom County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Whatcom County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Whatcom County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldWashingtonOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantAlamedaSt. LouisWestRiversideUnited StatesPacificSan DiegoHarrisHennepinBellinghamWhatcomPalm 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%405,114405k1249.887583%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%463,578464k2247.087184%47.087184%47%82,33182.3k47.087184%47.087184%47%82,33182.3k47.008209%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 Whatcom 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 City:
Bellingham
Cities:
Bellingham, Blaine, Everson, Ferndale, Lynden, Nooksack, Sumas
Unincorporated Places:
Acme, Birch Bay, Custer, Deming, Geneva, Glacier, Kendall, Maple Falls, Marietta-Alderwood, Peaceful Valley, Point Roberts, Sudden Valley
ZIP Codes:
98220, 98225, 98226, 98229, 98230, 98237, 98240, 98244, 98247, 98248, 98262, 98264, 98266, 98276, 98281, 98283, 98284, 98295, 98862
Unified School Districts:
Bellingham, Blaine, Concrete, Ferndale, Lynden, Meridian, Mount Baker, Nooksack Valley, Sedro-Woolley
Congressional Districts:
WA-1, WA-2
State Senate Districts:
WA-40, WA-42
State House Districts:
WA-40, WA-42
Neighboring Counties:
Okanogan, San Juan, Skagit
Nearby Counties:
Island, Snohomish