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Record 25.2 Million U.S. Adults Under 35 Lived With Parents in 2025, Most Employed
A record 25.2 million young U.S. adults lived with parents in 2025, exceeding pandemic peaks. Many employed young adults cited high housing costs and slow income growth. Parents reported increased financial strain from ongoing support.
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A record 25.2 million U.S. adults under age 35 lived with their parents in 2025, Fortune reported. The total represented about one in three adults in that age group and surpassed the prior pandemic-era high.
Around 70 percent of 25- to 34-year-olds living at home were employed. Hannah Jones, senior economist at Realtor.com, stated that growth in young adults living at home is coming from working adults, not job-seekers. A 2026 Wells Fargo survey showed 64 percent of parents with Gen Z children aged 18 to 28 said their adult children still relied on them for money, housing, or other support.
Fifty-six percent of those parents reported that the assistance strained their own finances. The median U.S. home price reached $430,000 in 2025, up 34.4 percent from 2019. Average monthly rent rose 17.9 percent to $1,673, while the national housing shortage stood at roughly 4 million units.
Ground beef prices hit a record $6.90 per pound in the month before the report, up 19 percent from a year earlier. Orange juice prices increased 21 percent from January 2025 to February 2026, and sandwich bread prices rose 4.3 percent. Income growth for 25- to 29-year-olds slowed to 5.2 percent in late 2025.
According to 2024 Pew data, 72 percent of young adults living with parents contributed financially to the household, including 46 percent toward rent or mortgage and 65 percent toward groceries, utilities, or other expenses.
