Record Number of Young Adults Lived With Parents in 2025, Driven by Housing Costs
A record 25.2 million adults under 35 lived with their parents in 2025, according to corroborated data. The increase is attributed to high housing costs, not labor market conditions. One in three adults under 35 shared a roof with a parent, and the rate of co-residence remained near its 2020 high with little sign of easing. The median U.S. home listing price was $430,000 in 2025, 34.4% above 2019,
A record 25.2 million adults under 35 lived with their parents in 2025, according to corroborated data. The increase in co-residence is attributed to high housing costs, not labor market conditions. One in three adults under 35 shared a roof with a parent, and the rate of young adults living with their parents held near its 2020 record high with little sign of easing, according to PRNewswire. The median home listing price in the United States was $430,000 in 2025, 34.4% above 2019 levels, and the median asking rent was $1,673, 17.9% above 2019 levels, according to PRNewswire. According to the Guardian, 70% of young adults aged 25 to 35 living with their parents in 2025 had jobs. PRNewswire reported that had early-2000s co-residence patterns held, 4.86 million fewer young adults would be living with their parents today.
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