Data Shows That Americans are Getting Married Later Than Ever

In 1949, 78.8% of all households contained married couples. In 2022, 73 years later, 46.8% of households had married couples.

Both men and women are marrying later in life. Based on census data compiled since 1890, the median ages of first marriage were at their youngest in 1956 (22.5 for men and 20 for women). In 2022, those figures were 30 for men and about 28 for women.