For women in their 20s, greater availability of higher-earning single men doesn't result in higher marriage rates
Marriage rates for women by ratio of single men earning at least $60K per 100 single women (among adults ages 22-29)
Correlations are based on grouped-PUMA-level values.
Marriage rates refer to the % of never-married women ages 22-29 who got married in the previous year.
Source: ACS 2024 5-year estimates from IPUMS.
Marriage rates refer to the % of never-married women ages 22-29 who got married in the previous year.
Source: ACS 2024 5-year estimates from IPUMS.
