CiteYoung Adults Living at Home, 1960–2005
Discover how many young adults, that is the population between the ages of 18 and 24 and those between 25-34, live at home today and in the past. Unmarried college students living in dorms are included in these figures. Men and women are differentiated in the statistics.
| 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.
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