More than 25 million adults under 35 lived with parents in 2025

More than 25 million adults under age 35 lived with their parents in 2025, according to a June report from Realtor.com that draws from Census figures. That figure marks the highest number on record, exceeding the peak reached during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Housing costs and living arrangements The median home price reached $430,000, 34 percent higher than in 2019, while the median asking rent stood at $1,673, an 18 percent increase. A senior economist at Realtor.com said one in three adults aged 18 to 34 lived with parents. Among adults aged 25 to 34 living with parents, seven in 10 were employed.

Marriage trends and household formation The share of adults aged 25 to 34 living independently fell from 74 percent in 2005 to 62 percent in 2024, according to the Urban Institute. Over the same period, the share living with parents rose from 12 percent to 20 percent.

The share of adults aged 30 to 34 who had never married increased from 32 percent in 2008 to 47 percent in 2024. A clinical associate professor at Indiana University said married couples are more likely to form independent households than never-married peers.

Men in their early 30s were nearly twice as likely as women the same age to live with parents.