A record 25.2 million adults under 35 lived with their parents in 2025, according to data from Realtor.com.
The 33.0% co-residence rate among adults under 35 in 2025 is slightly below the 2020 all-time high of 33.6%. Among those aged 25 to 34 who have yet to move out, approximately 70% are employed, while one in three have a four-year degree. Roughly nine in 10 adults aged 25 to 34 living with parents have never been married, while 51.5% of this demographic is male.
Hannah Jones, senior economist at Realtor.com, blamed the lack of affordable housing opportunities for keeping these adults at home with their parents.
“Twenty-five million adults living with their parents represents a generation of latent demand the market hasn’t absorbed,” said Jones. “Every adult still in a childhood bedroom is a household not formed, a lease unsigned, a starter home unpurchased. The typical first-time buyer is now 40 — that’s not a coincidence, it’s the math of a market that hasn’t built enough.”
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