Only 51% of Americans Are Married Now. A Record 25% of 40-Year-Olds Never Will Be.
Only 51% of American adults are currently married. In 1960, that number was 72%. Somewhere between those two figures, marriage stopped being the default…
Family
The Birth Rate Collapse: Why America Is Choosing Not to Have Children
💔 Marriage & Family ← Back to All Articles A society that stops having children has made a statement about
The Childcare Crisis: Why Raising a Family Became a Luxury
👶 Family ← Back to All Articles The national average price of full-time child care hit $13,184 a year in
Loneliness Epidemic
🫂 Social Decay The Loneliness Epidemic: America’s Invisible Public Health Crisis The Moral Decay Index · May 3, 2026 ·
THE ECONOMICS OF DIVORCE: HOW FINANCIAL STRESS DESTROYS FAMILIES
💔 Family The Hidden Cost of Divorce: What the Data Says About Children’s Outcomes The Moral Decay Index · April
Fatherless America: The Crisis No One Will Name
💔 Marriage & Family ← Back to All Articles More than 18 million American children — one in four —