A record 25 million adults under 35 are living with their parents
The report says about 70% of 25- to 34-year-olds at home are employed, showing housing costs and debt are delaying independence.
- A record 25.2 million U.S. adults under 35 lived with their parents in 2025, representing roughly one in three young adults, according to Realtor.com research released last Thursday.
- Senior economist Hannah Jones at Realtor.com attributed this trend to a housing affordability crisis, with a roughly 4-million-unit housing supply gap exacerbating the issue.
- Roughly 70% of 25- to 34-year-olds living with parents are employed, challenging the prevailing narrative that these young adults lack jobs or career stability.
- On Wednesday, President Trump canceled the signing of a housing cost reduction bill, stating he will not proceed until lawmakers pass the SAVE America Act.
- The typical age of a first-time homebuyer has climbed to 40, with each year spent at home instead of building equity representing lost wealth accumulation for young adults.
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Generational Crisis! Nearly A Third Of U.S. Adults Under The Age Of 35 Are Still Living With Their Parents
by Michael Snyder, The Economic Collapse Blog: Americans that are over the age of 55 control approximately 73 percent of all wealth in the United States. Americans that are age 55 or younger control just 27 percent of all wealth in the United States. Never before in history has there been a generational divide of this magnitude. […]
More Young Adults Living With Parents As Housing Costs Keep Rising
A record 25.2 million Americans under the age of 35 lived with their parents in 2025, according to new research from Realtor.com, highlighting how rising housing costs and financial pressures continue to reshape traditional paths to independence. The figure represents nearly one in three young adults and exceeds even the levels seen during the COVID-19 pandemic. The trend challenges the long-held assumption that adults living at home are primari…
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