Facts About Single People

You may feel all alone out there, but the fact is you're not. According to the U.S. Census Bureau :

		95.7 million singles live in the United States.
		30.5 million Americans live totally alone, comprising 27% of all U.S. Households
		22 states now have more single households than married.
		54% of single Americans are women.
		60% of singles have never been married, 25% are divorced, and 15% are widowed.
		12.9 million are single parents (10.4 million women; 2.5 million men)
		712,000 single grandparents raised their grandchildren in 2005.
		15 million single Americans are 65 and older.
		New York State has the highest rate of single adults.
		Blommington, Indiana has the highest rate of singles adults for any US city.
		There are 86 unmarried men 18 and older for every 100 unmarried women in the U.S.
		36% of the voters in the 2004 presidential election were unmarried.
		83% of unmarried people 25 and older in 2006 were high school graduates.
		24% of unmarried people 25 and older in 2006 had a Bachelor's Degree.

Singles elsewhere in the world:

		United Kingdom - 23% of the population is single, or 14.2 million between the ages of
		16 and 64
		Canada - 31.4% of the population is single, 15.9% of those are single parents.

More interesting facts to ponder:

		Median age at first divorce: Males: 30.5 - Females: 29
		Median age at second marriage: Males: 34 -Females: 32
		Median age at second divorce: Males: 39.3 -Females: 37
		Median duration of first marriages that end in divorce: Males: 7.8 years -Females: 7.9
		years
		Median duration of second marriages that end in divorce: Males: 7.3 years -Females: 6.8
		years
		Median number of years people wait to remarry after their first divorce: Males: 3.3 years -
		Females: 3.1 years
		Percentage of married people who reach their 5th, 10th, and 15th anniversaries: 5th:
		82% -
		10th: 65% - 15th: 52%
		Percentage of married people who reach their 25th, 35th, and 50th anniversaries: 25th:
		33% -
		35th: 20% -50th: 5%
		Percentage of people who have ever been married by the age of 25: Males: 32% -
		Females: 50%
		Percentage of people who have ever been married by the age of 35: Males: 77% -
		Females: 84%
		Percentage of people who have ever been married by the age of 45: Males: 87% -
		Females: 90%

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