Third of US adults between 24 and 35 still live with parents: study

“Roughly 70% of 25- to 34-year-olds living with parents are employed,” says Hannah Jones, a senior economist at Realtor.com and author of the report. “That share held steady even as the overall co-residence rate has climbed—meaning the growth is coming from working adults, not people waiting to find jobs."

The findings do not align with the typical narrative you would expect with adults failing to get a job and living with their parents. Rather, the majority of them are employed, and their paycheck does not go as far as it once did for others.

Jones said that the employed-at-home phenomenon is the most striking part of the report.

“Something about their income level, debt load, or the cost of housing in their market is keeping them home despite steady employment,” Jones explained.

Although the trend of living with parents for adults in their 20s has persisted, seeing that with adults in their early 30s is more unusual. In 2025, 20.4 percent of those aged 25 to 29 still lived with their parents, which was six percent higher than at the start of the 21st century. With 30 to 34-year-olds, the percentage in 2025 was 12.7, nearly double the 7.1 percent in 2000.

In 2025, the median home price was $430,000, which is up by 34.4 percent from 2019. At the same time, the median rent was at $1,673 and up 17.9 percent. The report from Realtor.com estimates a 4-million-unit housing supply gap. In other words, despite steady work, the cost of a home has skyrocketed.

College debt, which has also risen and become more prevalent, also impacts those in this age group.

“The rise in college attendance over the past 25 years likely plays a role too: More widespread student debt may be constraining what an entry-level salary can actually buy in terms of independent living,” Jones added.

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