Facts On Unmarried Parents in the U. S. - Pew Research Center At the same time, the profile of unmarried parents has shifted markedly, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of Census Bureau data 1 Solo mothers – those who are raising at least one child with no spouse or partner in the home – no longer dominate the ranks of unmarried parents as they once did In 1968, 88% of unmarried
Unmarried Adults - Research and data from Pew Research Center Among unmarried adults, women without children have as much wealth as single men In 2022, single women without children had a median wealth of $87,200, while the typical single man had $82,100 short reads Dec 8, 2023
Rising Share of U. S. Adults Are Living Without a Spouse or Partner The 1990 decennial census was the first that distinguished unmarried partners of the head of household from roommates ↩; Census data dating back to 1880 indicates that the proportion of 25- to 54-year-olds who were married peaked at 83% in 1960 ↩; The medians are estimated based on adults who had positive earnings over the year
Key findings on marriage and cohabitation in the U. S. Most Americans favor allowing unmarried couples to have the same legal rights as married couples Roughly two-thirds of adults (65%) say they favor allowing unmarried couples to enter into legal agreements that would give them the same rights as married couples when it comes to things like health insurance, inheritance or tax benefits, while 34
Share of US adults living without a romantic partner declines slightly . . . The analysis begins in 1990 because that was the first census that tracked unmarried partners of the household head 2020 ACS data is not used in this analysis because of data quality issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic Census and ACS data slightly overestimate the size of the unpartnered population
Party affiliation of US voters by gender, orientation, marital status . . . Men continue to be more likely than women to associate with the Republican Party Partisan affiliation also varies by marital status, with gender differences in party identification apparent among married and unmarried voters Sexual orientation is also strongly associated with partisanship among
Among unmarried adults, women without children have as much wealth as . . . Across key assets, unmarried women without children are about on par with unmarried men Single women with children are behind in each area Home ownership: In 2022, 50% of single women without children under 18 owned their home This is similar to the 47% of unmarried men who owned their home Only 34% of single mothers owned their home
Marriage and Cohabitation in the U. S. - Pew Research Center Most Americans favor allowing unmarried couples to have the same legal rights as married couples About two-thirds of U S adults (65%) say they favor allowing unmarried couples to enter into legal agreements that would give them the same rights as married couples when it comes to things like health insurance, inheritance or tax benefits; 34%
Record Share of Americans Have Never Married - Pew Research Center Among all unmarried adults ages 25 to 34 in 2012, 15% have been divorced, separated or widowed, and these men and women are potentially in the marriage market as well Gender, Education and Marriage The relationship between education and marital status has changed considerably over time, and the patterns among men and women have reversed
1. The landscape of marriage and cohabitation in the U. S. Among adults younger than 30, 12% are now living with an unmarried partner, compared with 5% in 1995 By comparison, 9% of adults ages 30 to 49 and 4% of adults 50 and older are cohabiting (up from 3% and 1%, respectively, in 1995)