Are Americans today waiting longer to get married? ACCORDING to 2003 Census Bureau figures,the answer is yes.The Associated Press reports that one-third of men are still single when they reach age 34 and that nearly one-quarter of women are still single at that age.Compared with data for 1970,these figures are four times higher.In 1970,the percent of never-married men aged 30-34 was 9 percent; the rate has risen to 33 percent. The percent of never-married women increased from 6 percent to 23 percent. The typical marriage age for men in 2003 was 27.1 years,up from 25.3 in 1970.The typical age for women rose from 20.8 to 23.2.