<page_title> Demographic history of the United States </page_title> <section_title> Median age at marriage </section_title> <table> <cell> 1950 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> 22.8 <col_header> Men </col_header> </cell> <cell> 20.3 <col_header> Women </col_header> </cell> </table>
The average age at marriage for both men and women began to fall, dropping 22.8 for men and 20.3 for women in 1950.