Title: Median Age at First Marriage, 1890?2010
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Median Age at First Marriage, 1890?2010
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Median Age at First Marriage, 1890?2010
The following table shows the median age of men and women when they were first married in the United States from 1890 to 2010. The median age for a man's first marriage was 28.2 years in 2010, up from 26.1 in 1990. The median age for a woman's first marriage was 26.1 years in 2010, up from 23.9 in 1990. Year
Males
Females
1890
26.1
22.0
1900
25.9
21.9
1910
25.1
21.6
1920
24.6
21.2
1930
24.3
21.3
1940
24.3
21.5
1950
22.8
20.3
1960
22.8
20.3
1970
23.2
20.8
1980
24.7
22.0
1990
26.1
23.9
1993
26.5
24.5
1994
26.7
24.5
1995
26.9
24.5
1996
27.1
24.8
1997
26.8
25.0
1998
26.7
25.0
1999
26.9
25.1
2000
26.8
25.1
2001
26.9
25.1
2002
26.9
25.3
2003
27.1
25.3
2005
27.0
25.5
2006
27.5
25.9
2007
27.7 1
26.0
2008
27.6
25.9
2009
28.1
25.9
2010
28.2
26.1
1. The margin of error for 2007 is +/- 0.2 years. Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census; Web: www.census.gov. Marital Status
Year
Males
Females
1890
26.1
22.0
1900
25.9
21.9
1910
25.1
21.6
1920
24.6
21.2
1930
24.3
21.3
1940
24.3
21.5
1950
22.8
20.3
1960
22.8
20.3
1970
23.2
20.8
1980
24.7
22.0
1990
26.1
23.9
1993
26.5
24.5
1994
26.7
24.5
1995
26.9
24.5
1996
27.1
24.8
1997
26.8
25.0
1998
26.7
25.0
1999
26.9
25.1
2000
26.8
25.1
2001
26.9
25.1
2002
26.9
25.3
2003
27.1
25.3
2005
27.0
25.5
2006
27.5
25.9
2007
27.7
26.0
2008
27.6
25.9
2009
28.1
25.9
2010
28.2
26.1