RANKING · 2024 ACS · 186 SHOWN OF 186

Most never-married people, California cities

California cities with the highest share of people 15 and over who have never been married, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. This list covers the 186 cities in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 186 is 37.0%.

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YEAR2000 2024

Most never-married people by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNEVER-MARRIED PEOPLEVS 2000

01San Luis Obispo, CACA50,63658.8%+8.9 pts

02Santa Cruz, CACA61,79756.2%+11.0 pts

03Davis, CACA66,11055.9%+4.4 pts

04Berkeley, CACA121,91155.1%+4.2 pts

05Florence-Graham, CACA60,69053.1%+12.5 pts

06Lynwood, CACA63,51251.0%+13.8 pts

07East Los Angeles, CACA111,64750.6%+11.8 pts

08Huntington Park, CACA51,54450.3%+12.9 pts

09Chico, CACA105,08149.2%+3.1 pts

10San Bernardino, CACA222,04447.9%+14.9 pts

11Compton, CACA90,50047.6%+9.3 pts

12Long Beach, CACA450,46947.2%+9.7 pts

13Merced, CACA99,72447.0%+15.4 pts

14Paramount, CACA50,75546.9%+10.6 pts

15Los Angeles, CACA3,869,08946.8%+9.7 pts

16Hawthorne, CACA82,74146.7%+9.0 pts

17Inglewood, CACA101,66246.3%+8.9 pts

18Oakland, CACA440,83846.0%+6.7 pts

19Salinas, CACA159,13445.8%+16.6 pts

20San Francisco, CACA826,07945.5%+0.7 pts

21Madera, CACA69,01745.5%+13.2 pts

22South Gate, CACA90,07145.3%+9.4 pts

23Moreno Valley, CACA214,26345.2%+14.7 pts

24El Monte, CACA105,07544.6%+8.1 pts

25Santa Monica, CACA90,08244.2%+3.3 pts

26Santa Ana, CACA315,58644.0%+9.5 pts

27Delano, CACA52,33444.0%+19.3 pts

28Highland, CACA57,61443.9%+14.6 pts

29Pomona, CACA147,80743.9%+9.1 pts

30Santa Maria, CACA111,39043.8%+16.1 pts

31Rialto, CACA106,55443.3%+11.8 pts

32Richmond, CACA114,86143.3%+10.1 pts

33Bellflower, CACA74,71943.2%+11.7 pts

34Colton, CACA53,38343.1%+9.5 pts

35Lancaster, CACA170,08443.1%+13.5 pts

36Florin, CACA50,21142.9%+14.9 pts

37Costa Mesa, CACA108,88142.9%+7.2 pts

38Fresno, CACA555,54942.9%+10.5 pts

39Stockton, CACA324,59742.8%+12.5 pts

40Riverside, CACA323,05742.6%+10.1 pts

41Pasadena, CACA135,80442.6%+7.4 pts

42Pico Rivera, CACA58,91542.4%+9.9 pts

43Baldwin Park, CACA68,88042.3%+7.3 pts

44South Whittier, CACA55,65042.3%+11.3 pts

45Ontario, CACA187,01342.3%+10.3 pts

46Montebello, CACA60,69342.2%+7.9 pts

47Sacramento, CACA536,44942.0%+8.6 pts

48Victorville, CACA141,39541.8%+17.6 pts

49San Jacinto, CACA56,01441.8%+19.5 pts

50Perris, CACA83,23741.6%+12.3 pts

51Oxnard, CACA199,65141.4%+9.5 pts

52Norwalk, CACA97,10441.4%+9.6 pts

53Gardena, CACA58,46041.2%+8.9 pts

54San Diego, CACA1,406,10641.1%+6.2 pts

55Palmdale, CACA161,84541.1%+13.5 pts

56Jurupa Valley, CACA107,31140.6%–

57Watsonville, CACA50,71640.6%+8.5 pts

58Porterville, CACA63,08840.6%+13.4 pts

59Santa Barbara, CACA86,42240.6%+6.6 pts

60Anaheim, CACA341,00840.6%+11.2 pts

61Carson, CACA90,80840.4%+8.7 pts

62Downey, CACA108,46840.3%+9.9 pts

63Fontana, CACA221,22340.0%+11.1 pts

64Redlands, CACA74,12839.9%+11.4 pts

65National City, CACA57,80739.8%+4.9 pts

66Tulare, CACA73,90739.5%+11.8 pts

67Garden Grove, CACA170,45539.4%+10.1 pts

68Irvine, CACA318,76439.4%+6.1 pts

69Burbank, CACA102,98839.3%+8.6 pts

70Bakersfield, CACA422,16539.1%+12.1 pts

71Daly City, CACA101,26138.9%+5.9 pts

72Mountain View, CACA85,43838.8%+3.7 pts

73Whittier, CACA85,81538.7%+8.9 pts

74West Sacramento, CACA56,21638.5%+11.4 pts

75West Covina, CACA105,30138.4%+9.1 pts

76Hayward, CACA157,11338.4%+7.3 pts

77Turlock, CACA72,86438.3%+10.7 pts

78Pittsburg, CACA77,54238.2%+7.4 pts

79Santa Clara, CACA133,44638.2%+4.4 pts

80Buena Park, CACA81,74138.2%+8.9 pts

81Vallejo, CACA123,28738.0%+9.2 pts

82Orange, CACA138,36538.0%+11.0 pts

83Antioch, CACA118,95837.9%+12.1 pts

84Hesperia, CACA102,60537.8%+13.5 pts

85Cathedral City, CACA52,37537.6%+9.5 pts

86Modesto, CACA219,65237.6%+12.0 pts

87Fullerton, CACA138,67537.6%+6.1 pts

88San Jose, CACA989,81437.6%+6.4 pts

89Vista, CACA98,27437.5%+10.0 pts

90Alhambra, CACA79,82037.1%+4.4 pts

91El Cajon, CACA101,75537.1%+9.3 pts

92Upland, CACA79,44637.1%+10.2 pts

93Tustin, CACA77,84337.0%+7.9 pts

94Corona, CACA161,73436.4%+10.8 pts

95San Rafael, CACA59,41036.2%+5.1 pts

96Fairfield, CACA122,48936.2%+9.4 pts

97Escondido, CACA146,03036.1%+9.3 pts

98Visalia, CACA146,54136.1%+10.2 pts

99Gilroy, CACA60,76436.0%+8.3 pts

100San Buenaventura (Ventura), CACA109,91436.0%+10.2 pts

101South San Francisco, CACA64,94135.7%+6.8 pts

102San Mateo, CACA103,33735.6%+7.3 pts

103Lake Elsinore, CACA75,06735.5%+9.3 pts

104Redwood City, CACA82,17835.5%+5.6 pts

105Hanford, CACA62,22935.5%+10.7 pts

106La Mesa, CACA59,91435.4%+6.3 pts

107Arden-Arcade, CACA94,99435.4%+5.9 pts

108Santa Rosa, CACA179,43735.3%+7.2 pts

109Chula Vista, CACA275,53335.3%+9.1 pts

110San Leandro, CACA85,35335.3%+8.6 pts

111Sunnyvale, CACA156,57735.3%+5.4 pts

112Glendale, CACA187,16035.3%+6.5 pts

113Monterey Park, CACA57,45735.2%+5.1 pts

114Hacienda Heights, CACA54,29135.0%+6.8 pts

115Woodland, CACA62,51334.9%+10.1 pts

116La Habra, CACA60,90834.8%+6.6 pts

117Chino, CACA96,95734.8%+10.0 pts

118Rancho Cordova, CACA87,55434.6%+5.3 pts

119Redding, CACA94,09234.5%+11.4 pts

120Indio, CACA94,26934.4%+5.6 pts

121Citrus Heights, CACA86,34834.4%+8.1 pts

122Lodi, CACA69,10034.4%+9.7 pts

123Lakewood, CACA78,01034.3%+8.4 pts

124Vacaville, CACA103,85034.3%+11.3 pts

125Huntington Beach, CACA191,45134.2%+5.1 pts

126Westminster, CACA88,96634.1%+5.1 pts

127Oceanside, CACA170,48333.8%+9.0 pts

128Fountain Valley, CACA55,50833.8%+8.2 pts

129Hemet, CACA93,64933.8%+16.7 pts

130Concord, CACA123,26133.8%+5.6 pts

131Tracy, CACA101,90133.7%+10.1 pts

132Carmichael, CACA76,94833.5%+9.0 pts

133Rancho Cucamonga, CACA177,85633.4%+6.6 pts

134Milpitas, CACA78,59633.3%+2.9 pts

135Simi Valley, CACA124,86132.9%+8.4 pts

136Napa, CACA76,56232.9%+8.8 pts

137Placentia, CACA54,91132.8%+5.8 pts

138Redondo Beach, CACA67,28132.7%−1.4 pts

139Beaumont, CACA60,83532.5%+4.8 pts

140Arcadia, CACA54,11732.4%+6.4 pts

141Manteca, CACA96,69332.3%+8.8 pts

142San Marcos, CACA94,90832.3%+8.2 pts

143Yuba City, CACA69,48532.3%+8.4 pts

144Santa Clarita, CACA228,43032.2%+7.1 pts

145Chino Hills, CACA77,51931.9%+8.3 pts

146Alameda, CACA76,87631.8%+2.3 pts

147Elk Grove, CACA185,00731.7%+6.9 pts

148Novato, CACA51,94731.6%+7.1 pts

149Torrance, CACA138,39131.4%+5.2 pts

150Murrieta, CACA114,12431.3%+11.7 pts

151Apple Valley, CACA75,24731.1%+8.4 pts

152Clovis, CACA129,34731.1%+5.9 pts

153Newport Beach, CACA81,97730.9%+0.7 pts

154Yucaipa, CACA54,95330.7%+9.0 pts

155Union City, CACA65,28230.6%+1.5 pts

156Diamond Bar, CACA51,88430.6%+4.0 pts

157Camarillo, CACA68,65230.5%+11.1 pts

158Thousand Oaks, CACA122,23030.4%+7.4 pts

159Rocklin, CACA76,82130.2%+7.6 pts

160Encinitas, CACA60,73629.9%+1.4 pts

161Castro Valley, CACA65,00129.6%+5.9 pts

162Eastvale, CACA70,59429.5%–

163Petaluma, CACA59,68829.4%+4.5 pts

164Lake Forest, CACA86,33329.3%+3.2 pts

165Folsom, CACA91,98328.5%+8.3 pts

166Temecula, CACA114,86528.4%+6.4 pts

167Walnut Creek, CACA70,01228.4%+6.2 pts

168Menifee, CACA118,59228.2%–

169Fremont, CACA226,44227.8%+2.6 pts

170Brentwood, CACA66,60727.6%+9.1 pts

171Santee, CACA58,20527.6%+3.1 pts

172Palo Alto, CACA67,60927.5%+0.2 pts

173Roseville, CACA167,30227.5%+6.4 pts

174Livermore, CACA83,45727.5%+4.3 pts

175Laguna Niguel, CACA64,10726.9%+5.6 pts

176Dublin, CACA71,60226.7%+7.0 pts

177Carlsbad, CACA112,26026.5%+3.0 pts

178Palm Desert, CACA53,25926.5%+6.5 pts

179San Clemente, CACA62,22626.2%+3.8 pts

180Cupertino, CACA58,33326.1%+4.2 pts

181San Ramon, CACA86,20925.1%+2.8 pts

182Pleasanton, CACA74,55624.5%+3.6 pts

183Yorba Linda, CACA65,63223.7%+1.5 pts

184Mission Viejo, CACA90,48423.6%+1.4 pts

185Lincoln, CACA57,36723.6%−0.3 pts

186El Dorado Hills, CACA51,02620.7%+4.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES