SIM's Single Reports

The Unmarried Majority

The U.S. Census Bureau reported on August 26, 2004, that 134 members of the United States House of Representatives have districts in which the majority of households are headed by unmarried adults.  That is up from 113 members as reported by the full 2000 Census for the redrawn districts for the 108th Congress. The "unmarried majority" households in these districts consist of a variety of living arrangements, including solo singles, roommates, unmarried partners, single parents, and unmarried relatives sharing a house or apartment.  The table on this link has links to website pages for those members who had "unmarried majority" districts in 2000 as well as those who have joined the "unmarried majority" Congressional club more recently. Click here

More Stats

There are over 85 million singles in the United States, alone.

Of the single adults in the United States, nearly 65% of them have daily access to the Internet, if desired.

The Internet online dating industry has doubled each twelve months for the past 3 years and is expected to remain at this growth level for the foreseeable future.

Online dating sites will produce revenues exceeding $400 million in the year 2003.

Over 60 million singles will enroll in at least one online dating community by the end of 2003.

Of the majority premiums being produced for online dating, the top 5 sites enjoy the bulk of revenue, yet a looming threat by more advanced sites is taking hold.

Nearly 55% of those registering at online dating communities have college educations.

One of the most vastly growing segments of the online dating industry are application service providers (ASP's).

Despite false claims by competing sites, the ratio of men to women using online dating services is roughly 2:1, yet the female sector is slowly increasing its share.

The top 5 online dating sites pay over $1.4 million in affiliate commissions each month, combined. This is approximately only 15% of their combined revenue.