1. How many married couples are in the U.S.? In 2018, there were 61.24 million married couples in the United States. This is an increase from 40.2 million married couples in 1960
2. 2.3 million couples wed every year in the US. That breaks down to 3. Nearly 6,200 weddings a day
4. The average age of a bride in the US is 25.3
5. Average age of a groom is 26.9
6. Average number of guests invited to a wedding is 178
7. One-third of those getting married each year have been married before.
8. 99 percent of newlyweds take a honeymoon
9. The average couple will spend three times more on their honeymoon than a regular vacation
11. Honeymoons usually last 7 to 9 days
12. $72 billion per year is spent on weddings
13. $1,016 is the average cost of wedding rings for the bride and groom
14. $8 billion per year is spent on honeymoons
15. over 91 percent of all to-be-weds register for gifts. The couple receives gifts from an average of 200 guests
16. Most wedding guests spend between $70 and $100 on a gift
Married Populations
New York (New York).................................................................. 3,128,241
Los Angeles (California).............................................................1,356,311
Chicago (Illinois).........................................................................1,042,579
San Francisco (California) .........................................................1,674,040
Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)....................................................... 582,594
Boston (Massachusetts) .............................................................. 259,324
Detroit (Michigan) ......................................................................... 256,985
Dallas (Texas) ............................................................................... 487,855
Houston (Texas) ........................................................................... 831,166
Atlanta (Georgia) .......................................................................... 189,343
Miami (Florida) ............................................................................. 131,507
Seattle (Washington) ................................................................... 304,157
Phoenix (Arizona) ........................................................................ 298,815
Minneapolis (Minnesota) ........................................................... 2,540,433
Cleveland (Ohio) .........................................................................4,601,449
San Diego (California) ................................................................1,103,128
St Louis (Missouri) ..................................................................... 671,112
Denver (Colorado) ....................................................................... 281,072
Tampa (Florida) ............................................................................ 168,752
Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) .......................................................... 102,484
Portland (Oregon) ..................................................................... 1,289.077
Sacramento (California) ............................................................. 522,076
Kansas City (Missouri) ...............................................................1,114,057
Milwaukee (Wisconsin) .............................................................. 759,198
Orlando (Florida) ........................................................................1,159,566
Indianapolis (Indiana)................................................................ 381,003
San Antonio (Texas) .................................................................. 642,005
Norfolk (Virginia) ........................................................................ 867,442
Las Vegas (Nevada) ................................................................... 219,187
Columbus (Ohio) ....................................................................... 1,011,139
Charlotte (North Carolina) ........................................................ 1,281,468
New Orleans (Louisiana) .......................................................... 558,975