Single (Unmarried) Americans
From StatWiki
96.6 million: Number of unmarried Americans 18 and older in 2009 , or 43% of all U.S. residents 18 and older.
88: Number of unmarried men 18 and older for every 100 unmarried women in the United States.
61%: Percentage of unmarried Americans 18 and older who had never been married.
24%: Percentage of currently unmarried Americans 18 and old who had been divorced.
15%: Percentage of currently single Americans 18 and old who were widowed.
16.2 million: Number of unmarried Americans 65 and older, 17% of all those unmarried and single over age 18.
45%: Fraction of all households maintained by unmarried men or women, 52.5 million in all.
31.7 million: Number of people who lived alone, 27% of all households, up from 17 percent in 1970.
[edit] Source
Wall Street Journal, Some Stats to Celebrate Singles Week, 24 Sep 2010, which cites America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2009
