“Unmarried and Single Americans Week,” an acknowledgment that many unmarried Americans do not identify with the word “single” because they are parents, have partners or are widowed. In this edition of Facts for Features, unmarried people include those who were never married, widowed or divorced, unless otherwise noted.

107 million

Number of unmarried people in America 18 and older in 2014. This group made up 45 percent of all U.S. residents 18 and older.
Source: America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2014, Table A1

53%

Percentage of unmarried U.S. residents 18 and older who were women in 2014; 47 percent were men.
Source: America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2014, Table A1

63%

Percentage of unmarried U.S. residents 18 and older in 2014 who had never been married. Another 24 percent were divorced, and 13 percent were widowed.
Source: America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2014, Table A1

18 million

Number of unmarried U.S. residents 65 and older in 2014. These seniors made up 17 percent of all unmarried people 18 and older.
Source: America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2014, Table A

88

Number of unmarried men 18 and older for every 100 unmarried women in the United States in 2014.
Source: America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2014, Table A1

58 million

Number of households maintained by unmarried men and women in 2014. These households comprised 47 percent of households nationwide.
Source: America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2014, Table A2

34 million

Number of people who lived alone in 2014. They comprised 28 percent of all households, up from 17 percent in 1970.
Source: America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2014, Table HH-4