Recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau show that, in 2025 fewer than half (47%) of U.S. households were married couples – marking a significant shift from 50 years earlier, when nearly two-thirds (66%) were. In addition, among married-couple households, the share with their own children has been declining over the past half-century. Interestingly, 1975, 54% of married-couple households included their own children under age 18 and by 2025, that share had declined to around 37%.
Some key points:
- In 2025, there were 39.7 million one-person households, accounting for 29% of all households.
- The portion of householders age 65 and older rose from 1 in 5 in 1975 to over 1 in 4 in 2025.
- The estimated median age at first marriage increased to 30.8 for men and 28.4 for women, up from ages 23.5 and 21.1, respectively, in 1975
- In 2025, more than half (58%) of adults ages 18 to 24 lived in their parental home.
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