 TITLE: Married Consumers Have Higher Credit Scores and Debt Than Single Adults CONTENT: Married People Carry More Than Double the Debt of Singles\n---------------------------------------------------------\nFor many people, getting married can mean major changes in their finances. In fact, a Pew Research study found that 68% of Americans want to get married in the future, but cite the lack of financial stability as a reason they haven't done so.\nOn paper, married consumers have a starkly different financial profile than single adults. Americans who have tied the knot had over 120% more total debt on average in Q2 2019 than single borrowers, according to Experian data. Married consumers carried a total average debt of $112,627 in Q2 2019—that's over $61,000 more than the single consumer average and roughly $20,000 more than the national average debt load of $92,479.\nSource: Experian Q2 2019 data END