Valentine's Day 2014: statistics from the Census Bureau

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"Expressing one's love to another is a celebrated custom on Valentine's Day. Sweethearts and family members present gifts to one another, such as cards, candy, flowers and other symbols of affection. Opinions differ as to who was the original Valentine, but the most popular theory is that he was a clergyman who was executed for secretly marrying couples in ancient Rome. In A.D. 496, Pope Gelasius I declared Feb. 14 as Valentine Day. Esther Howland, a native of Massachusetts, is given credit for selling the first mass-produced valentine cards in the 1840s. The spirit continues today with even young children exchanging valentine's cards with their fellow classmates." find all the stats here.  selected stats below - 

Candy: 1,148

Number of U.S. manufacturing establishments that produced chocolate and cocoa products in 2011, employing 35,538 people. California led the nation with 122 of these establishments, followed by Pennsylvania, with 109.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns: 2011, NAICS code (31132) and (31133),
 http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/BP/2011/00A1//naics~31132

Flowers: 15,307

The total number of florists' establishments nationwide in 2011. These businesses employed 66,165 people.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, NAICS code (4531)
http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/BP/2011/00A1//naics~4531

Jewelry: 23,394

The estimated number of jewelry stores in the United States in 2011. Jewelry stores offer engagement, wedding and other rings to couples of all ages. In February 2013, these stores sold an estimated $2.8 billion in merchandise.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, NAICS code (448310),
 http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/BP/2011/00A1/0100000US/naics~448310 and
Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services http://www.census.gov/retail

"Please Be Mine": 29.0 and 26.6 years

Median age at first marriage in 2013 for men and women, respectively.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Families and Living Arrangements: 2013,
http://www.census.gov/hhes/families/data/marital.html, Table MS-2

Giving Love a Second Chance: 19.4%

Among people 15 and older who have been married, the percentage of men and women, who have been married twice as of 2012. Five percent have married three or more times. By comparison, 75.4 percent of people who have ever been married have made only one trip down the aisle.
Source: 2012 American Community Survey
http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12_1YR/B12505