The percentage of young adults living with parents, grandparents, or older siblings or roommates has nearly tripled since 1971, new data from the Pew Research Center shows.
In a 2021 survey of nearly 10,000 Americans, one in four adults from ages 25 to 34 lived in a “multigenerational family household” — defined as a household of adults 25 and older that includes two or more generations. About 9% of adults had these living circumstances in 1971, the report said.
While most young adults in multigenerational households lived in households led by one (39%) or two parents (47%) — the most common arrangements — about 14% lived in a household headed by someone other than a parent, such as a grandparent, sibling, roommate or an unmarried partner.
In contrast, 15% of young adults had at least one parent who had moved in with them, according to Pew.
The percentage of young adults living with parents, grandparents, older siblings or roommates has nearly tripled since 1971, new data from the Pew Research Center shows. https://t.co/CWa0PxRNsT
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