Even though single adults comprise almost half of the U.S. population, many churches have neglected to accommodate single adults, especially singles ages 35 and up. Are churches funded mainly by members who are married?
10 reasons most churches don't target Single Adults...
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Single Adult Population Statistics:
“America’s 89.6 million singles head just over half (50.3%) of all American households, according to the 2006 census,” as read on page 85, “Quitting Church, Why the Faithful are Leaving and What to do About It,” by Julia Duin.
There are about "92 million single Americans across the country...Singles Americans now comprise 42% of the population over the age of 18...The number of households that are headed by single men or single women has reached 50.7 million. This translates into 44% of all U.S. households being maintained by single individuals."
Quoted from: "Census Bureau: Singles Are Increasing Their Influence in America," published July 18, 2007 by Jorge M. Rivas. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/318338/census_bureau_singles_are_increasing.html
See also:
- "Current Population Reports, Figure 1, Unmarried Adults as a Percent of All Adults: 1970 and 1996." http://www.census.gov/prod/3/98pubs/p20-496.pdf
- "Census Data Shows that Unmarried Households Are Moving Toward a Majority in the Nation," September 23, 2008. http://www.unmarriedamerica.org/unmarried-majority-table.htm
- Unmarried and Single Americans Week, Sept. 16-22, 2007. http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/pdf/cb07-ffse04.pdf
- Articles for Single Adults and Singles Ministry Leaders. http://www.rjdwebdesign.com/singles/christian-singles-articles.php
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