Young Adults Living at Home, 1960–2020
Updated April 26, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Discover how many young adults, that is the population between the ages of 18 and 24 and those between 25-34, live at home today and in the past. Unmarried college students living in dorms are included in these figures. Men and women are differentiated in the statistics.
| Male | Female | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total population, 18–24 years old | Number living at home | Percent | Total population, 18–24 years old | Number living at home | Percent | |
| 1960 | 6,842,000 | 3,583,000 | 52% | 7,876,000 | 2,750,000 | 35% |
| 1970 | 10,398,000 | 5,641,000 | 54 | 11,959,000 | 4,941,000 | 41 |
| 1980 | 14,278,000 | 7,755,000 | 54 | 14,844,000 | 6,336,000 | 43 |
| 1990 | 12,450,000 | 7,232,000 | 58 | 12,860,000 | 6,135,000 | 48 |
| 2000 | 13,291,000 | 7,593,000 | 57 | 13,242,000 | 6,232,000 | 47 |
| 2010 | 14,824,000 | 8,510,000 | 57 | 14,469,000 | 7,123,000 | 49 |
| 2020 | 14,634,000 | 8,792,000 | 60 | 14,418,000 | 8,122,000 | 56 |
| Male | Female | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total population, 25–34 years old | Number living at home | Percent | Total population, 25–34 years old | Number living at home | Percent | |
| 1960 | 10,896,000 | 1,185,000 | 11% | 11,587,000 | 853,000 | 7% |
| 1970 | 11,929,000 | 1,129,000 | 10 | 12,637,000 | 829,000 | 7 |
| 1980 | 18,107,000 | 1,894,000 | 11 | 18,689,000 | 1,300,000 | 7 |
| 1985 | 20,184,000 | 2,685,000 | 13 | 20,673,000 | 1,661,000 | 8 |
| 1990 | 21,462,000 | 3,213,000 | 15 | 21,779,000 | 1,774,000 | 8 |
| 2000 | 18,563,000 | 2,387,000 | 13 | 19,222,000 | 1,602,000 | 8 |
| 2010 | 20,685,000 | 3,387,000 | 16 | 20,383,000 | 2,133,000 | 11 |
| 2020 | 22,778,000 | 5,021,000 | 22 | 22,451,000 | 3,011,000 | 13 |
NOTE: Unmarried college students living in dorms are counted as living at home.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
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