Singles Outnumber Married People For the First Time

Dayton Daily News reports:

For the first time, single-headed households are now the majority in the United States, challenging the notion that married couples with 2.3 children and a house with a white picket fence are the norm.

According to the Census Bureau's 2005 American Community Survey released last month, unmarried people lead 50.3 percent of households in the United States, while married couples head up 49.7 percent.

"Times have changed," Coleman said, but singles' variety continues to be overlooked.

Likely because most singles aren't easily categorized. Single used to mean unmarried and available.

Not anymore.

A rather big demographic change.