Marriage and Divorce 2000
Marriage and Divorce Highlights
Recent Trend in Key Indicators Period Delaware U.S. Delaware*
Marriages
• Number of marriages per 1,000 population 1996-2000 6.8 8.6 Decreasing (See Table B-2)
Divorces
• Number of divorces per 1,000 population 1996-2000 4.2 4.3 Decreasing (See Table B-19)
* Trend over last 3 to 4 time periods.
Key Facts
• There were 5,292 marriages and 3,060 divorces in Delaware in 2000 (see Tables B-1 and B-18, respectively) .
• The median duration of marriage for couples divorced in 2000 was 8.6 years (see Table B-24) .
• There were a total of 2,741 children under 18 years of age among couples who divorced in 2000 (see Table B-26) .
• The median age at marriage for couples married in Delaware in 2000 was 29 for brides and 31 years or grooms (see Table B-5) .
• The most popular month to get married in Delaware in 2000 was September (see Table B-16) .
•The median age at divorce for couples in 2000 was 36 for wives and 39 years for husbands (see Table B-20) .
Printed copies of the graph and charts can by obtained by contacting: 
Delaware Division of Public Health
Delaware Health Statistics Center
PO Box 637
Dover, Delaware 19903
(302) 744-4700