Fun Facts: The Single Life

Today kicks off Unmarried and Single Americans Week. It’s a good time for fun facts from the U.S. Census AND Beyonce.

102 million: Number of unmarried people in America 18 and older in 2011. This group comprised 44.1 percent of all U.S. residents 18 and older.

53: Percentage of unmarried U.S. residents 18 and older who were women in 2011; 47 percent were men.

62: Percentage of unmarried U.S. residents 18 and older in 2011 who had never been married. Another 24 percent were divorced, and 14 percent were widowed.

17 million: Number of unmarried U.S. residents 65 and older in 2011. These seniors comprised 16 percent of all unmarried people 18 and older.

89: Number of unmarried men 18 and older for every 100 unmarried women in the United States in 2011.

55 million: Number of households maintained by unmarried men in 2011. These households comprised 46 percent of households nationwide.

33 million: Number of people who lived alone in 2011. They comprised 28 percent of all households, up from 17 percent in 1970.