In July, 52% of young adults resided with one or both of their parents, up from 47% in February, representing the greatest number in this living situation since the Great Depression, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of monthly Census Bureau data.
An estimated 17.8% of adults ages 25 to 34 lived in their parents’ household last year, up a percentage point from 2018, according to the report. Additionally, nearly half of 18 to 29-year-olds in the U.S. were living with one or both of their parents in March 2020.
The report is based on data from the 2020 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement, which also measures poverty rates for families. In 2019, 5% of families sharing a household with related children ages 25–34 were in poverty, lower than the 7.8% poverty rate for all families.
