Table 2.1 Marital Status of the Population 15 Years and Over by Sex, Hispanic Origin, and Race: March 2000 (Numbers in thousands) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sex and marital status | | Hispanic origin and race 1/ | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | | Non-Hispanic, | Non-Hispanic, | | | Total | Hispanic | White | Other | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total | | | | | | | | | | Total |213,773| 100.0| 22,793| 100.0|155,920| 100.0| 35,060| 100.0| | Married, spouse present |113,002| 52.9| 11,221| 49.2| 88,501| 56.8| 13,280| 37.9| | Married, spouse absent 2/ | 2,730| 1.3| 666| 2.9| 1,355| 0.9| 709| 2.0| | Widowed | 13,665| 6.4| 881| 3.9| 10,677| 6.8| 2,107| 6.0| | Divorced | 19,881| 9.3| 1,623| 7.1| 15,006| 9.6| 3,252| 9.3| | Separated | 4,479| 2.1| 845| 3.7| 2,201| 1.4| 1,432| 4.1| | Never married | 60,016| 28.1| 7,558| 33.2| 38,180| 24.5| 14,279| 40.7| |Male | | | | | | | | | | Total |103,114| 100.0| 11,327| 100.0| 75,692| 100.0| 16,094| 100.0| | Married, spouse present | 56,501| 54.8| 5,550| 49.0| 44,354| 58.6| 6,597| 41.0| | Married, spouse absent 2/ | 1,365| 1.3| 402| 3.5| 603| 0.8| 361| 2.2| | Widowed | 2,604| 2.5| 170| 1.5| 2,030| 2.7| 404| 2.5| | Divorced | 8,572| 8.3| 669| 5.9| 6,612| 8.7| 1,291| 8.0| | Separated | 1,818| 1.8| 288| 2.5| 984| 1.3| 546| 3.4| | Never married | 32,253| 31.3| 4,249| 37.5| 21,109| 27.9| 6,896| 42.8| |Female | | | | | | | | | | Total |110,660| 100.0| 11,466| 100.0| 80,228| 100.0| 18,966| 100.0| | Married, spouse present | 56,501| 51.1| 5,671| 49.5| 44,147| 55.0| 6,683| 35.2| | Married, spouse absent 2/ | 1,365| 1.2| 264| 2.3| 752| 0.9| 348| 1.8| | Widowed | 11,061| 10.0| 711| 6.2| 8,647| 10.8| 1,703| 9.0| | Divorced | 11,309| 10.2| 954| 8.3| 8,394| 10.5| 1,961| 10.3| | Separated | 2,661| 2.4| 557| 4.9| 1,217| 1.5| 886| 4.7| | Never married | 27,763| 25.1| 3,309| 28.9| 17,070| 21.3| 7,383| 38.9| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Continued --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sex and marital status | | Hispanic origin type 1/ | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | Central and | | | | | Total | Mexican | Puerto Rican | Cuban |South American |Other Hispanic | Non-Hispanic | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total |213,773| 100.0| 14,547| 100.0| 2,110| 100.0| 1,104| 100.0| 3,551| 100.0| 1,481| 100.0|190,980| 100.0| | Married, spouse present |113,002| 52.9| 7,350| 50.5| 886| 42.0| 619| 56.1| 1,680| 47.3| 687| 46.4|101,781| 53.3| | Married, spouse absent 2/ | 2,730| 1.3| 407| 2.8| 44| 2.1| 18| 1.6| 151| 4.3| 46| 3.1| 2,064| 1.1| | Widowed | 13,665| 6.4| 531| 3.6| 74| 3.5| 96| 8.7| 120| 3.4| 60| 4.1| 12,784| 6.7| | Divorced | 19,881| 9.3| 900| 6.2| 203| 9.6| 122| 11.1| 246| 6.9| 152| 10.2| 18,258| 9.6| | Separated | 4,479| 2.1| 493| 3.4| 105| 5.0| 24| 2.2| 156| 4.4| 67| 4.5| 3,633| 1.9| | Never married | 60,016| 28.1| 4,868| 33.5| 799| 37.8| 225| 20.4| 1,197| 33.7| 469| 31.7| 52,459| 27.5| |Male | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total |103,114| 100.0| 7,425| 100.0| 1,005| 100.0| 537| 100.0| 1,665| 100.0| 694| 100.0| 91,786| 100.0| | Married, spouse present | 56,501| 54.8| 3,658| 49.3| 452| 45.0| 338| 62.9| 777| 46.7| 324| 46.7| 50,951| 55.5| | Married, spouse absent 2/ | 1,365| 1.3| 298| 4.0| 14| 1.4| 3| 0.5| 70| 4.2| 17| 2.4| 963| 1.0| | Widowed | 2,604| 2.5| 114| 1.5| 10| 0.9| 17| 3.2| 18| 1.1| 11| 1.6| 2,434| 2.7| | Divorced | 8,572| 8.3| 385| 5.2| 91| 9.0| 58| 10.9| 80| 4.8| 55| 7.9| 7,903| 8.6| | Separated | 1,818| 1.8| 166| 2.2| 22| 2.2| 7| 1.3| 71| 4.3| 21| 3.1| 1,530| 1.7| | Never married | 32,253| 31.3| 2,803| 37.8| 416| 41.4| 114| 21.3| 648| 38.9| 266| 38.3| 28,005| 30.5| |Female | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total |110,660| 100.0| 7,122| 100.0| 1,105| 100.0| 567| 100.0| 1,886| 100.0| 786| 100.0| 99,194| 100.0| | Married, spouse present | 56,501| 51.1| 3,691| 51.8| 434| 39.3| 281| 49.5| 902| 47.8| 363| 46.1| 50,830| 51.2| | Married, spouse absent 2/ | 1,365| 1.2| 109| 1.5| 30| 2.7| 15| 2.6| 81| 4.3| 29| 3.7| 1,100| 1.1| | Widowed | 11,061| 10.0| 417| 5.9| 64| 5.8| 79| 13.9| 102| 5.4| 49| 6.3| 10,350| 10.4| | Divorced | 11,309| 10.2| 514| 7.2| 112| 10.2| 64| 11.3| 166| 8.8| 97| 12.3| 10,355| 10.4| | Separated | 2,661| 2.4| 326| 4.6| 82| 7.4| 17| 3.1| 85| 4.5| 46| 5.8| 2,104| 2.1| | Never married | 27,763| 25.1| 2,064| 29.0| 382| 34.6| 111| 19.6| 549| 29.1| 203| 25.8| 24,454| 24.7| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 2000, Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division. Internet Release Date: March 6, 2001