According to the latest census, the number of unmarried couples living together in America skyrocketed 71 percent over the last decade, far outpacing the 7 percent increase in married-couple households.
The census showed other changes that reflect trouble for the traditional family. For example, the number of people living alone increased 21 percent, and the number of women rearing children without husbands increased 25 percent.
Of the nation's 105.5 million households, slightly more than half—54.5 million—are married-couple families. Unmarriedpartner families—both heterosexual and homosexual— totaled 5.5 million, or 5 percent of all U.S. families, up from 3 percent a decade ago. (Source: The Associated Press.)
