The percentage of young adults in the US who live with their parents has slightly decreased in recent years after increasing substantially between 2000 and 2017.
One in eighteen persons from the age of 25 to 34 lived with their parents in 2023. Young men were also more likely than young women to reside at home (20% vs. 15%).
Young adults who live with a parent are generally satisfied with the arrangement's financial benefits, but they are less thrilled with how it affects their social lives.
A recent review of official data by the Pew Research Center also found that the percentages of young adults living in a parent's house vary significantly by region and metro area.
The US metro areas with the greatest and lowest proportions of children living at home with their parents
In 2023, Vallejo, Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, and California had the largest percentages of individuals from the age of 25 to 34 living in their parents' house.
On the other end of the scale, in Lincoln, Odessa, and Bloomington just roughly 3% of young people lived in their parents' house.
California, Florida, or Texas made up nine of ten metro regions with the greatest percentages of young adults living at home.
The Midwest and the South have the lowest rates of young adults living at home when compared to other parts of the nation. The probability of living at home was highest among young adults in the Northeast, and it was higher among those in the West than among their counterparts in the South.
What is the relationship between race and ethnicity and housing choices for young adults?
White young adults are less likely than Asian, Black, and Hispanic young adults to live in their parents' home, according to earlier Center study. Furthermore, in metropolitan areas where the share of White adults among young adults is higher than usual, a lower-than-average percentage of young adults live in their parents' home. For the most part, this pattern is consistent throughout the metro regions with the highest and lowest percentages of young adults living with their parents.
The median metro has a higher percentage of young adults living at home (21%), compared to metros with below-average percentages of White young adults. 14% of young adults live with their parents in metropolitan regions where the percentage of White young adults is higher than average.
How do young individuals' living arrangements change in response to housing costs and employment?
There is apparently a correlation between unemployment rates and the living arrangements of young individuals. Living with parents is more common among young adults who are struggling to obtain work. However, according to statistics from 2023, there was not seem to be a substantial correlation between young individuals' housing arrangements in various metro areas and unemployment.
It's noteworthy to notice that housing costs have little bearing on the percentage of young adults living at home. The median rent in a metro area had little bearing on the proportion of 25–34-year-olds living with a parent in 2023.