The Hispanic Population in the United States: March 2004

Table 2.1 Marital Status of the Population 15 Years and Over by Sex, Hispanic Origin, and Race: 2004

(Numbers in thousands)

Sex and marital status		Total		Hispanic origin and race 1/
		Total		Hispanic		Non-Hispanic, White alone		Non-Hispanic, all Other
		Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	Total	227,529	100.0	28,538	100.0	159,426	100.0	39,565	100.0
	Married, spouse present	118,141	51.9	13,301	46.6	89,375	56.1	15,465	39.1
	Married, spouse absent 2/	3,219	1.4	940	3.3	1,448	0.9	831	2.1
	Widowed	13,815	6.1	950	3.3	10,633	6.7	2,232	5.6
	Divorced	21,832	9.6	2,024	7.1	16,024	10.1	3,785	9.6
	Separated	4,551	2.0	1,004	3.5	2,194	1.4	1,353	3.4
	Never married	65,970	29.0	10,320	36.2	39,751	24.9	15,899	40.2
Male	Total	110,158	100.0	14,652	100.0	77,258	100.0	18,248	100.0
	Married, spouse present	59,070	53.6	6,616	45.2	44,777	58.0	7,677	42.1
	Married, spouse absent 2/	1,667	1.5	636	4.3	663	0.9	368	2.0
	Widowed	2,655	2.4	190	1.3	2,052	2.7	413	2.3
	Divorced	8,989	8.2	866	5.9	6,733	8.7	1,389	7.6
	Separated	1,819	1.7	335	2.3	985	1.3	499	2.7
	Never married	35,959	32.6	6,010	41.0	22,047	28.5	7,901	43.3
Female	Total	117,371	100.0	13,886	100.0	82,168	100.0	21,317	100.0
	Married, spouse present	59,070	50.3	6,686	48.1	44,597	54.3	7,787	36.5
	Married, spouse absent 2/	1,552	1.3	304	2.2	786	1.0	463	2.2
	Widowed	11,161	9.5	761	5.5	8,581	10.4	1,819	8.5
	Divorced	12,844	10.9	1,158	8.3	9,291	11.3	2,396	11.2
	Separated	2,732	2.3	669	4.8	1,209	1.5	854	4.0
	Never married	30,012	25.6	4,310	31.0	17,704	21.5	7,998	37.5

1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other

Hispanic/Latino, regardless of race.

2/ Excludes separated.

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2004, Ethnicity and Ancestry Statistics Branch, Population Division.