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Retirement savings in the US are low across the board â but they're even lower for single people. And those who do have savings accounts aren't setting aside nearly enough. Among single men with retirement accounts, the accounts hold an average of $34,000. Among single woman, there's an average of $30,000 saved: In general, the EPI notes, people need to set aside more, but women are particularly vulnerable because they live longer and are more likely to outlive their savings.
The report points out that the average retirement age household has just $14,500 to their name in retirement savings. But the picture seems much bleaker when we dig deeper into the state of retirement savings as a whole: the average household holds a retirement savings balance of just $2,500. Image Source: BigStock.