Family facts & stats

Question 1

As of 2024, what is the median age at which American women first marry?

Accepted Answer

29. That's up from a median of just 21 in the early 1970s.

Question 2

As of 2024, what is the median age at which American men first marry?

Accepted Answer

30. That's up from a median of 23 in the early 1970s.

Question 3

In 2011, what share of Black babies in the U.S. were born to unmarried mothers?

Accepted Answer

72%. That figure had risen substantially over the preceding decades.

Question 4

As of 2019, about how many single (unmarried) adults were living in the United States?

Accepted Answer

more than 110 million. Rising rates of singlehood have been linked to later marriage ages and more people living alone.

Question 5

As of 2019, what share of the American adult population was single, compared with just 22% in 1950?

Accepted Answer

more than 50%. That marks a huge shift in living arrangements compared with the mid-20th century.

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