Unmarried Americans By the Numbers: Singlehood is Becoming the New Norm for American Households
This is National Unmarried and Single Americans Week and all week we will be highlighting new U.S. Census Bureau data documenting the size and power of this fast-growing demographic group—focusing particularly on unmarried women. Almost half the households in America are headed by single people.
58 million
Number of U.S. households maintained by unmarried men and women in 2014, which is 47% of households nationwide.
Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau: America’s Families and Living Arrangements 2014, Table A2
See our previous Unmarried and Single Americans Week posts:
Monday: Some Stunning Stats