The State of the Union
The latest numbers show couples getting married later in life – if they’re getting married at all
Despite the scientific support surrounding global warming, one could say Americans’ feet are getting colder.
Recent data shows that adults are delaying marriage – if not forgoing it altogether.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau 2010 Current Population Survey, the median age at first marriage increased to 28.2 for men and 26.1 for women in 2010, up from 26.8 and 25.1, respectively, in 2000.
The Census Bureau’s annual Current Population survey, released in November, follows the September release its 2009 American Community Survey, which found that for the first time more 25- to 34-year-olds have never married than are married. The ACS report also noted that 52 percent of those 18 and older are married, the lowest proportion since the government began collecting that data more than a century ago. (The Current Population Survey put the percentage of married adults in 2010 at 54.1 percent down from 57.3 percent in 2000.)
The numbers have some experts claiming they are directly linked to the Great Recession, though Census Director Robert Groves noted that more information is needed before giving the claim validity.
The number of one-person households rose to 27 percent in 2010, up from 25 percent in 2000, according to “American’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2010,” part of the 2010 Current Population Survey.
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