2000 Census -- AASP Report

Background Information -- Historical Trends

Median Age at First Marriage: 1950 - 2000

"The Rising Age of First Marriages"

Year	Men	Women
2000	26.8	25.1
1998	26.7	25.0
1995	26.9	24.5
1990	26.1	23.9
1985	25.5	23.3
1980	24.7	22.0
1975	23.5	21.1
1970	23.2	20.8
1965	22.8	20.6
1960	22.8	20.3
1955	22.6	20.2
1950	22.8	20.3
Sources: Census dpcument: America's Families and Living Arrangements: March 2000. Internet Release Date: 6-29-01. http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam.html Census document: MS-2. Estimated Median Age at First Marriage, by Sex: 1890 to Present. Internet Release Date: 1-7-99. http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/ms-la/tabms-2.txt