Median Age of Marriage Hits New Highs

The median age at which men and women marry for the first time continued to climb in 2012.

• Men now marry for the first time at a median age of 28.6, up from 26.8 in 2000 and a low of 22.5 years in the 1950s. 
• Women now marry for the first time at a median age of 26.6, up from 25.1 in 2000 and a low of 20.1 years in the 1950s.

Source: Census Bureau, Families and Living Arrangements, Marital Status