Marital Status in the Bakersfield Area, California (Metro Area)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of California and the Bakersfield Area
Female Male
California
Bakersfield Area
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-32.155324%-33.160441%-32.155324%32%32.155324%7.602018%33.160441%7.047994%39.757342%40%102,343102k134,284134k-46.456389%-45.293865%-46.456389%46%46.456389%0.319863%45.293865%2.595576%46.776252%47%147,860148k157,991158k-11.304510%-2.817465%-9.768398%-3.928293%-14.121976%14%11.304510%9.768398%11.304510%11%44,94744.9k38,18238.2k-2.161897%-5.104416%-2.133725%-5.715277%-7.266312%7%2.161897%2.133725%2.161897%2%23,12723.1k7,302

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of California and the Bakersfield Area
Female Male
California
Bakersfield Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-32.155324%-33.160441%-32.155324%32%32.155324%7.602018%33.160441%7.047994%39.757342%40%102,343102k134,284134k-41.988222%-1.323421%-41.830957%-43.311644%43%41.988222%41.830957%2.156879%41.988222%42%137,851138k141,819142k-2.374178%-1.129688%-1.810274%-0.801071%-3.503866%4%2.374178%1.810274%2.374178%2%11,15211.2k8,019-3.144745%-3.462908%-3.144745%3%3.144745%1.643284%3.462908%0.438697%4.788029%5%10,00910.0k16,17216.2k-2.161897%-5.104416%-2.133725%-5.715277%-7.266312%7%2.161897%2.133725%2.161897%2%23,12723.1k7,302-8.930332%-1.687777%-7.958124%-3.127222%-10.618109%11%8.930332%7.958124%8.930332%9%33,79533.8k30,16330.2k

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of California and the Bakersfield Area
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1712.873%12.9%51.758%51.8%36.750%36.7%67.202%67.2%53.551%53.6%72.422%72.4%61.087%61.1%69.500%69.5%62.863%62.9%66.618%66.6%62.491%62.5%63.794%63.8%60.793%60.8%64.910%64.9%63.937%63.9%61.944%61.9%64.946%64.9%54.754%54.8%55.970%56.0%50.047%50.0%42.601%42.6%30.857%30.9%16.379%16.4%11.820%11.8%3.591%3.59%1.906%1.91%0.771%0.77%0.155%0.16%

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of California and the Bakersfield Area
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1711.936%11.9%7.007%7.01%13.533%13.5%10.893%10.9%20.231%20.2%16.508%16.5%22.771%22.8%17.117%17.1%22.795%22.8%20.367%20.4%22.490%22.5%21.105%21.1%23.370%23.4%17.720%17.7%18.958%19.0%16.417%16.4%15.717%15.7%12.844%12.8%11.351%11.4%9.178%9.18%7.171%7.17%5.447%5.45%2.029%2.03%1.179%1.18%0.226%0.23%0.090%0.09%0.114%0.11%0.099%0.10%

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of California and the Bakersfield Area
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 171.579%1.58%4.242%4.24%3.192%3.19%3.996%4.00%3.770%3.77%4.371%4.37%6.018%6.02%9.435%9.44%7.582%7.58%10.945%10.9%11.031%11.0%13.760%13.8%13.036%13.0%16.879%16.9%15.629%15.6%20.686%20.7%18.674%18.7%31.709%31.7%32.217%32.2%40.707%40.7%49.961%50.0%63.593%63.6%81.342%81.3%86.963%87.0%96.183%96.2%98.005%98.0%98.986%99.0%99.746%99.7%

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of California and the Bakersfield Area
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1773.612%73.6%36.993%37.0%46.525%46.5%17.909%17.9%22.447%22.4%6.699%6.70%10.124%10.1%3.947%3.95%6.760%6.76%2.070%2.07%3.988%3.99%1.341%1.34%2.802%2.80%0.491%0.49%1.476%1.48%0.953%0.95%0.662%0.66%0.692%0.69%0.462%0.46%0.068%0.07%0.267%0.27%0.103%0.10%0.250%0.25%0.037%0.04%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.129%0.13%0.000%0%

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the metro areas in California.
Scope: population of California and the Bakersfield Area
Bakersfield Area
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 - 172,67012,55812.6k32,19632.2k26,44126.4k30,54430.5k33,41133.4k32,67132.7k33,13933.1k33,65233.7k33,23633.2k24,65724.7k9,803684189

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of California and the Bakersfield Area
Bakersfield Area
California
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian2White1White HispanicOther2Mixed2Black2-28.939712%-1.867785%-6.257235%-31.838168%-1.362133%-5.658108%-37.064731%37%57.403873%5.531396%55.858321%5.283271%62.935269%63%31,96332.0k-26.065657%-2.288112%-13.839194%-29.691895%-1.625747%-12.416426%-42.192962%42%51.195493%6.611545%49.798859%6.467072%57.807038%58%261,482261k-42.679669%-3.262602%-6.175097%-42.281714%-2.925079%-7.343705%-52.117369%52%45.086115%2.796516%43.925897%3.523604%47.882631%48%230,215230k-42.340225%-3.732066%-7.022483%-44.750505%-3.258576%-6.876349%-53.094774%53%43.824012%3.081214%42.086148%3.028421%46.905226%47%77,43777.4k-48.126489%-2.550357%-9.984839%-51.657160%-2.171162%-9.131357%-60.661685%61%35.672515%3.665800%33.984296%3.056026%39.338315%39%18,46818.5k-52.891338%-4.713334%-11.716158%-49.293310%-3.574258%-13.091704%-69.320830%69%25.546324%5.132845%28.585775%5.454953%30.679170%31%36,47136.5k

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in the Bakersfield Area

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
40.5%44.5%48.4%52.3%56.3%60.2%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
6.8%9.6%12.3%15.0%17.7%20.5%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
2.3%3.7%5.0%6.4%7.7%9.1%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
20%26%31%36%41%47%
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Marital Status by Place in the Bakersfield Area

There are 59 places in the Bakersfield Area. This section compares all 59 of those to each other, the Bakersfield Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Bakersfield Area.

Married by Place#14

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Bakersfield Area, selected places in the Bakersfield Area, and entities that contain the Bakersfield Area
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Edwards AFBKernvilleKeeneValley AcresRosedaleFellowsBear Vly SpgsRandsburgGreenacresLost HillsStallion SpgsCherokee StripWofford HtsGolden HillsButtonwillowNorth EdwardsDerby AcresSquirrel Mtn VlyGreenfieldRidgecrestShafterWeldonRosamondLake IsabellaSouth TaftLamontWestUnited StatesLk of the WdsMcFarlandFrazier ParkArvinPacificBakersfieldSmith CornerBakersfieldCaliforniaOnyxDelanoMojaveCalifornia CityTupmanOildaleFuller AcresTaft HeightsMexican ColonyMettlerMountain MesaJohannesburg83.443709%83.443709%83%1,260169.888794%69.888794%70%817267.500000%67.500000%68%189366.124661%66.124661%66%244466.076140%66.076140%66%8,765565.000000%65.000000%65%39664.059339%64.059339%64%2,850758.974359%58.974359%59%92858.357014%58.357014%58%2,259957.330057%57.330057%57%7001057.185886%57.185886%57%1,3291156.953642%56.953642%57%861256.163522%56.163522%56%8931354.798716%54.798716%55%3,7571454.285714%54.285714%54%4751553.067485%53.067485%53%3461652.962963%52.962963%53%1431752.935118%52.935118%53%5141852.107390%52.107390%52%1,8051951.205506%51.205506%51%11,23511.2k2050.837004%50.837004%51%6,3472150.699588%50.699588%51%1,2322249.626648%49.626648%50%7,6432349.623607%49.623607%50%1,6482448.884758%48.884758%49%5262548.232299%48.232299%48%5,1162648.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.865854%47.865854%48%3142747.771836%47.771836%48%4,2882847.712418%47.712418%48%8032947.603834%47.603834%48%6,7053047.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M47.136799%47.136799%47%129,613130k3347.023810%47.023810%47%2373446.621070%46.621070%47%305,851306k46.574365%46.574365%47%14,474,79014.5M44.020797%44.020797%44%2543841.919217%41.919217%42%17,12417.1k4141.617048%41.617048%42%1,3284239.178515%39.178515%39%4,2164636.774194%36.774194%37%575035.215003%35.215003%35%9,2955335.058431%35.058431%35%2105434.540816%34.540816%35%6775524.663677%24.663677%25%555620.792079%20.792079%21%215713.030747%13.030747%13%895810.101010%10.101010%10%1059

Marital Status by County in the Bakersfield Area

There is 1 county in the Bakersfield Area. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, the Bakersfield Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Bakersfield Area.

Married by County#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Bakersfield Area, selected counties in the Bakersfield Area, and entities that contain the Bakersfield Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#WestUnited StatesPacificBakersfieldKernCalifornia48.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M46.621070%46.621070%47%305,851306k46.621070%46.621070%47%305,851306k146.574365%46.574365%47%14,474,79014.5M

Marital Status by County Subdivision in the Bakersfield Area

There are 12 county subdivisions in the Bakersfield Area. This section compares all 12 of those to each other, the Bakersfield Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Bakersfield Area.

Married by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Bakersfield Area, selected county subdivisions in the Bakersfield Area, and entities that contain the Bakersfield Area
0%20%40%60%Count#RosedaleGreenfield-PanamaTehachapiButtonwillowLake IsabellaEast KernWestUnited StatesPacificShafterArvin-LamontBakersfieldCaliforniaDelano-McFarlandWest KernBakersfieldWasco60.194226%60.194226%60%34,09134.1k155.544392%55.544392%56%22,66622.7k250.775970%50.775970%51%14,95215.0k350.105337%50.105337%50%1,427449.785131%49.785131%50%6,951549.403223%49.403223%49%30,96131.0k648.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M47.129349%47.129349%47%7,626747.126011%47.126011%47%13,98714.0k846.621070%46.621070%47%305,851306k46.574365%46.574365%47%14,474,79014.5M43.910793%43.910793%44%23,07623.1k943.584052%43.584052%44%10,01310.0k1042.833015%42.833015%43%131,117131k1140.526886%40.526886%41%8,98412

Marital Status by Metro Area in California

There are 34 metro areas in California. This section compares the Bakersfield Area to all of the metro areas in California and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Bakersfield Area.

Married by Metro Area#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Bakersfield Area, selected other metro areas in California, and entities that contain the Bakersfield Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San Jose AreaTruckee AreaYuba CityNapa AreaRed BluffOxnard AreaSonora AreaRedding AreaSan Luis ObispoSan FranciscoMadera AreaWestUnited StatesModesto AreaStockton AreaSacramentoPacificSanta RosaSan DiegoVisalia AreaRiversideVallejo AreaBakersfieldCaliforniaSalinas AreaMerced AreaSanta MariaClearlakeLos AngelesSanta CruzUkiah AreaHanford AreaFresno AreaEl CentroSusanvilleChico AreaCrescent CityEureka Area53.237658%53.237658%53%832,621833k153.073353%53.073353%53%44,83044.8k251.924252%51.924252%52%67,97368.0k350.870344%50.870344%51%58,77058.8k450.712093%50.712093%51%25,60225.6k550.393009%50.393009%50%340,241340k650.126854%50.126854%50%23,31423.3k749.640473%49.640473%50%73,10973.1k848.374339%48.374339%48%114,489114k948.148944%48.148944%48%1,827,3411.83M1048.132590%48.132590%48%56,60256.6k1148.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.004324%48.004324%48%196,727197k1247.919616%47.919616%48%263,371263k1347.644214%47.644214%48%859,666860k1447.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M47.367746%47.367746%47%195,697196k1547.276963%47.276963%47%1,251,0951.25M1647.136156%47.136156%47%157,974158k1746.786330%46.786330%47%1,614,7601.61M1846.721458%46.721458%47%162,529163k1946.621070%46.621070%47%305,851306k2046.574365%46.574365%47%14,474,79014.5M46.185852%46.185852%46%154,185154k2145.566656%45.566656%46%90,48990.5k2244.887196%44.887196%45%160,184160k2344.862982%44.862982%45%23,95124.0k2444.363776%44.363776%44%4,748,7354.75M2544.235718%44.235718%44%99,86799.9k2644.165724%44.165724%44%31,63931.6k2744.143660%44.143660%44%50,95951.0k2843.786151%43.786151%44%319,610320k2943.379482%43.379482%43%59,00059.0k3042.632513%42.632513%43%11,76711.8k3142.335747%42.335747%42%78,87778.9k3241.343919%41.343919%41%9,4263340.705267%40.705267%41%46,06946.1k34

Marital Status by Metro Area in the West

There are 177 metro areas in the West. This section compares the Bakersfield Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Bakersfield Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 203,629.

Married by Metro Area#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Bakersfield Area, selected other metro areas in the West, and entities that contain the Bakersfield Area
0%20%40%Count#Ogden AreaProvo AreaGreeley AreaPrescott AreaColorado SpringsSan Jose AreaBoise CityKennewickOlympia AreaSalt Lake CityBremertonOxnard AreaUrban HonoluluSeattle AreaFort CollinsDenver AreaSpokane AreaSalem AreaPortland AreaMedford AreaLake Havasu CityAnchorageYakima AreaSan Luis ObispoSan FranciscoWestUnited StatesModesto AreaStockton AreaSacramentoPacificReno AreaSanta RosaBoulder AreaSan DiegoPhoenix AreaVisalia AreaBellinghamRiversideVallejo AreaLas CrucesBakersfieldCaliforniaSalinas AreaMerced AreaTucson AreaEugene AreaAlbuquerqueSanta MariaLos AngelesSanta CruzLas VegasFresno AreaChico Area58.908242%58.908242%59%273,002273k158.544614%58.544614%59%236,892237k255.380192%55.380192%55%119,022119k354.834944%54.834944%55%102,872103k454.038006%54.038006%54%295,141295k553.237658%53.237658%53%832,621833k652.861881%52.861881%53%273,639274k752.733636%52.733636%53%109,841110k852.472869%52.472869%52%114,256114k952.277296%52.277296%52%457,453457k1052.205796%52.205796%52%111,060111k1150.393009%50.393009%50%340,241340k1250.234299%50.234299%50%405,114405k1350.194131%50.194131%50%1,502,2221.50M1450.146575%50.146575%50%135,309135k1549.942501%49.942501%50%1,100,0521.10M1649.726424%49.726424%50%219,753220k1749.694679%49.694679%50%159,344159k1849.650785%49.650785%50%949,041949k1949.472507%49.472507%49%86,23886.2k2048.804360%48.804360%49%84,16884.2k2148.721229%48.721229%49%152,343152k2248.408104%48.408104%48%89,64689.6k2348.374339%48.374339%48%114,489114k2448.148944%48.148944%48%1,827,3411.83M2548.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.004324%48.004324%48%196,727197k2647.919616%47.919616%48%263,371263k2747.644214%47.644214%48%859,666860k2847.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M47.389082%47.389082%47%171,303171k2947.367746%47.367746%47%195,697196k3047.300459%47.300459%47%123,738124k3147.276963%47.276963%47%1,251,0951.25M3247.160781%47.160781%47%1,675,3741.68M3347.136156%47.136156%47%157,974158k3447.087184%47.087184%47%82,33182.3k3546.786330%46.786330%47%1,614,7601.61M3646.721458%46.721458%47%162,529163k3746.636008%46.636008%47%78,39078.4k3846.621070%46.621070%47%305,851306k3946.574365%46.574365%47%14,474,79014.5M46.185852%46.185852%46%154,185154k4045.566656%45.566656%46%90,48990.5k4145.056972%45.056972%45%370,125370k4244.952800%44.952800%45%136,621137k4344.942132%44.942132%45%327,776328k4444.887196%44.887196%45%160,184160k4544.363776%44.363776%44%4,748,7354.75M4644.235718%44.235718%44%99,86799.9k4744.195458%44.195458%44%732,568733k4843.786151%43.786151%44%319,610320k4942.335747%42.335747%42%78,87778.9k50

Marital Status by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Bakersfield Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Bakersfield Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

Married by Metro Area#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Bakersfield Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Bakersfield Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San Jose AreaSalt Lake CityRaleigh AreaMinneapolisDallas AreaKansas CitySeattle AreaDenver AreaHouston AreaNashvilleCharlottePortland AreaCincinnatiPittsburghOklahoma CityWashingtonBirminghamSt. LouisIndianapolisSan FranciscoWestUnited StatesSacramentoColumbus AreaPacificJacksonvilleAtlanta AreaAustin AreaSan DiegoHartford AreaLouisvillePhoenix AreaBoston AreaChicago AreaSan AntonioRiversideVirginia BeachBakersfieldCaliforniaMilwaukeeDetroit AreaTampa AreaRichmond AreaBaltimoreNew York AreaOrlando AreaClevelandProvidencePhiladelphiaBuffalo AreaLos AngelesLas VegasMiami AreaMemphis AreaNew Orleans53.237658%53.237658%53%832,621833k152.277296%52.277296%52%457,453457k251.698342%51.698342%52%508,219508k351.415664%51.415664%51%1,432,1541.43M450.475713%50.475713%50%2,724,4682.72M550.401929%50.401929%50%826,323826k650.194131%50.194131%50%1,502,2221.50M749.942501%49.942501%50%1,100,0521.10M849.925020%49.925020%50%2,501,5742.50M949.743168%49.743168%50%715,259715k1049.651507%49.651507%50%939,978940k1149.650785%49.650785%50%949,041949k1249.235990%49.235990%49%845,379845k1348.866203%48.866203%49%968,254968k1448.816995%48.816995%49%515,444515k1548.547447%48.547447%49%2,349,1262.35M1648.447362%48.447362%48%445,832446k1748.395550%48.395550%48%1,101,2181.10M1848.313743%48.313743%48%750,826751k1948.148944%48.148944%48%1,827,3411.83M2048.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.644214%47.644214%48%859,666860k2147.460346%47.460346%47%756,021756k2247.451114%47.451114%47%19,842,16119.8M47.375071%47.375071%47%546,696547k2347.365465%47.365465%47%2,097,6812.10M2447.350232%47.350232%47%731,768732k2547.276963%47.276963%47%1,251,0951.25M2647.207221%47.207221%47%474,831475k2747.198100%47.198100%47%484,817485k2847.160781%47.160781%47%1,675,3741.68M2947.118464%47.118464%47%1,851,0711.85M3046.935192%46.935192%47%3,593,1563.59M3146.832265%46.832265%47%857,111857k3246.786330%46.786330%47%1,614,7601.61M3346.760558%46.760558%47%650,827651k3446.621070%46.621070%47%305,851306k46.574365%46.574365%47%14,474,79014.5M46.501081%46.501081%47%587,231587k3546.299539%46.299539%46%1,616,4721.62M3646.146851%46.146851%46%1,122,4821.12M3745.957733%45.957733%46%471,894472k3845.765902%45.765902%46%1,037,7941.04M3945.722984%45.722984%46%7,484,5167.48M4045.505111%45.505111%46%863,439863k4145.300554%45.300554%45%766,407766k4245.186148%45.186148%45%605,329605k4345.132078%45.132078%45%2,226,8422.23M4444.672243%44.672243%45%421,668422k4544.363776%44.363776%44%4,748,7354.75M4644.195458%44.195458%44%732,568733k4742.985990%42.985990%43%2,112,5742.11M4842.086664%42.086664%42%445,170445k4941.587196%41.587196%42%421,826422k50

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of the Bakersfield Area 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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