Age At Marriage
1890: Men 26.1, Women 22.0
1900: Men 25.9, Women 21.9
1910: Men 25.1, Women 21.6
1920: Men 24.6, Women 21.2
1930: Men 24.3, Women 21.3
1940: Men 24.5, Women 21.5
1950: Men 22.8, Women 20.3
1960: Men 22.8, Women 20.3
1970: Men 23.2, Women 20.6
1980: Men 24.7, Women 22.0
1990: Men 26.1, Women 23.9
2000: Men 26.8, Women 25.1
2007: Men 27.5, Women 25.6
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 1959, 47% of weddings were to women under the age of 19, and 51.5% of 20-year-old females had ever married.
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