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Single Women Without Kids, 65,000, 57,000 for Single Child Free Men
US birth rates have been falling for the past 30 years in 1990. There are around 71 births per year for every 1000 women aged 15 to 44 by 2019 that had dropped to 58. Some women opting not to have kids are enjoying an enviable degree of financial freedom. The childless life does have its drawbacks. People who are single and child free pay more in taxes. And housing is a lot harder to afford and want income than two, especially with home prices and rents at record high and mortgage rates on the rise.