 |
Young Adults Living at Home,
1960–2005
| |
Male
|
Female
|
| |
Total population,
18–24 years old |
Number living
at home |
Percent |
Total
population,
18–24 years old |
Number living
at home |
Percent |
|
1960
|
6,842,000 |
3,583,000 |
52% |
7,876,000 |
2,750,000 |
35% |
|
1970
|
10,398,000 |
5,641,000 |
54 |
11,959,000 |
4,941,000 |
41 |
|
1980
|
14,278,000 |
7,755,000 |
54 |
14,844,000 |
6,336,000 |
43 |
|
1985
|
13,695,000 |
8,172,000 |
60 |
14,149,000 |
6,758,000 |
48 |
|
1990
|
12,450,000 |
7,232,000 |
58 |
12,860,000 |
6,135,000 |
48 |
|
1995
|
12,545,000 |
7,328,000 |
58 |
12,613,000 |
5,896,000 |
47 |
|
1998
|
12,633,000 |
7,399,000 |
59 |
12,568,000 |
5,974,000 |
48 |
|
1999
|
12,936,000 |
7,440,000 |
58 |
13,031,000 |
6,389,000 |
49 |
|
2000
|
13,291,000 |
7,593,000 |
57 |
13,242,000 |
6,232,000 |
47 |
|
20011
|
13,412,000 |
7,385,000 |
55 |
13,361,000 |
6,068,000 |
45 |
|
20021
|
13,696,000 |
7,575,000 |
55 |
13,602,000 |
6,252,000 |
46 |
|
20031
|
13,811,000 |
7,569,000 |
55 |
13,592,000 |
6,215,000 |
46 |
|
20041
|
14,165,000 |
8,010,000 |
57 |
13,611,000 |
6,327,000 |
47 |
|
20051
|
14,060,000 |
7,448,000 |
53 |
13,933,000 |
6,413,000 |
46 |
| |
Male
|
Female
|
| |
Total population,
25–34 years old |
Number living
at home |
Percent |
Total
population,
25–34 years old |
Number living
at home |
Percent |
|
1960
|
10,896,000 |
1,185,000 |
11% |
11,587,000 |
853,000 |
7% |
|
1970
|
11,929,000 |
1,129,000 |
10 |
12,637,000 |
829,000 |
7 |
|
1980
|
18,107,000 |
1,894,000 |
11 |
18,689,000 |
1,300,000 |
7 |
|
1985
|
20,184,000 |
2,685,000 |
13 |
20,673,000 |
1,661,000 |
8 |
|
1990
|
21,462,000 |
3,213,000 |
15 |
21,779,000 |
1,774,000 |
8 |
|
1995
|
20,589,000 |
3,166,000 |
15 |
20,800,000 |
1,759,000 |
8 |
|
1998
|
19,526,000 |
2,845,000 |
15 |
19,828,000 |
1,680,000 |
8 |
|
1999
|
18,924,000 |
2,636,000 |
14 |
19,551,000 |
1,690,000 |
9 |
|
2000
|
18,563,000 |
2,387,000 |
13 |
19,222,000 |
1,602,000 |
8 |
|
20011
|
19,308,000 |
2,520,000 |
13 |
19,527,000 |
1,583,000 |
8 |
|
20021
|
19,220,000 |
2,610,000 |
14 |
19,428,000 |
1,618,000 |
8 |
|
20031
|
19,543,000 |
2,631,000 |
14 |
19,659,000 |
1,375,000 |
7 |
|
20041
|
19,553,000 |
2,720,000 |
14 |
19,587,000 |
1,559,000 |
8 |
|
20051
|
19,656,000 |
2,660,000 |
14 |
19,632,000 |
1,597,000 |
8 |
NOTE: Unmarried college students living in dorms are
counted as living at home.
1. Data for March 2001 and later use
population controls based on Census 2000 and an expanded sample of
households designed to improve state estimates of children with health
insurance.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Sept. 21,
2006.
Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson
Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
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