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33% of Under-35s Still Living at Home, 2025

7/9/2026

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Summary

Young Adults Return

Realtor.com reports that 33 % of U.S. adults under 35 lived with their parents in 2025.
The share fell to 31-32 % in 2022 before rising again to 33 % in 2025.
Senior economist Hannah Jones said stable jobs and higher housing costs are driving the increase.
Census data show about 7.5 million 25-34-year-olds at home, with seven in ten employed.

Summary

Young Adults Struggle

Interest rates rose in spring 2022, ending cheap loans and dropping the homeownership rate for 25- to 34-year-olds to under 30% in 2025, down from 40% in 1990.
Rob Dietz said that by late 2022 homes under $200,000 were scarce, over 60% cost above $400,000, and rising land, material costs and regulations cut entry-level supply.
Zillow data show rent rose nearly 30% from 2020 to 2024, tightening affordability for young renters.

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Historical Context

After the housing bubble peaked in 2006, U.S. home prices dropped more than 20% by September 2008 and Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcy triggered a credit crunch. The Federal Reserve’s earlier rate hikes had already raised mortgage costs, contributing to a 5-point fall in homeownership and, by 2025, 33% of adults under 35 still live with parents, echoing the post-crisis affordability squeeze.

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Young Adults Return

Realtor.com reports that 33 % of U.S. adults under 35 lived with their parents in 2025.
The share fell to 31-32 % in 2022 before rising again to 33 % in 2025.
Senior economist Hannah Jones said stable jobs and higher housing costs are driving the increase.
Census data show about 7.5 million 25-34-year-olds at home, with seven in ten employed.

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