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Where the most people are single or married
Marital and singlehood trends vary dramatically across U.S. cities. Nationally, married and never-married adults are almost evenly split at around 41% each, but that balance shifts substantially depending on where you are. In some cities, just 22.4% of the population is married, while in others, it’s as high as 55.9%.
The singles landscape varies just as much, with unmarried adults making up anywhere from 28.3% to 58.5% of a city’s population. And among singles, the gender ratio isn’t always even—while some cities have more single women, it’s more common for single men to outnumber them. Meanwhile, the median divorce rate sits at 11%…