U.S. Adults Under 35 Living With Parents Hit Record 25.2 Million as Costs Outrun Wages
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Updated · CBS New York · Aug 4
U.S. Adults Under 35 Living With Parents Hit Record 25.2 Million as Costs Outrun Wages
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Aug 4
Summary
25.2 million U.S. adults under 35 lived with their parents in 2025, Realtor.com said, pushing the share above even COVID-19 pandemic levels.
Rising living costs and unaffordable housing are driving the move home, with many young adults using family housing to save money because pay has not kept pace with inflation.
Roughly 7 in 10 people aged 25 to 34 living at home are employed, underscoring that the trend is tied less to joblessness than to weak purchasing power and high rent or mortgage costs.
Housing affordability has deteriorated broadly as home prices and mortgage rates stay elevated, extending a pattern also seen among recent college graduates facing a weak job market and high housing costs.