According to the latest Census Bureau numbers, the days of Ozzie and Harriet, the Cleavers, and the Brady Bunch may be over.

Back in the 1950's about 78 percent of American households were made up of married couples.  Today, that number is actually at 48 percent of American households in 2010, according to data being made public Thursday and analyzed by the Brookings Institution.  Married couples with children are down to about 20 percent down about half from the 43 percent in the 1950's.

Married couples may be half of all households, but that does not mean that only half of Americans will ever be married.  It was reported last month that more and more people are putting off getting married well into their 30's.

According to the New York Post, in all, 41 states showed declines in traditional households of married couples with children.  In 2000, married couples with children were fewer than 20 percent of all households in just one state, plus the District of Columbia.  Now they are fewer than a fifth in 31 states.

The biggest change for the decade was the jump in households headed by women without husbands - up by 18 percent in the decade.  The next largest rise was in households whose occupants were not a family - up by about 16 percent.

What to expect in the near future ... statistics on civil unions.  Wednesday, June 1, marks the day that the civil union law goes into effect in the state of Illinois.

The face of marriage in the U.S. is swiftly changing.  What do you think?  We want your comments below or on our Facebook page ... we may even use them online and on air!