Single Adults Make Less Money Than Partnered Ones, Study Says

Topline A new report found that the number of single adults in the U.S. — unmarried people who don’t live with a partner — is on the rise compared to 30 years ago, and they make less money overall than partnered people their same age.  “Closeup of a U.S. Tax Form with an emphasis on filing status — in this case, marked ‘single.'” getty Key Facts Among all adults ages 25 to 54 in 2019, 38% were unpartnered, up from 29% in 1990, according to an evaluation of census data from Pew Research Center.  Single men earned a median of $21,400 less than their partnered counterparts, and single women made a median of $8,000 less than theirs.  On average, the study found that partnered people were… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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