Washington, D.C. – For the first time in modern history, more 18 to 34 year-olds live with their parents than in any other living arrangement, according to a Pew Research Center report released Tuesday in the Washington Post.
In 2014, nearly one-third of young adults lived in their parents’ home, a bigger group than those living with a spouse or romantic partner, living alone, or with roommates, or living as single parents.
The portion of young Americans settling down romantically has plunged 31.6 percent, falling to second place for the first time.
“For earlier generations of younger Americans, one of the major activities that they were focusing on was partnering, forming a new family, maybe with children”, said Richard Fry, the study’s author.
Now, millenials are spending more time concentrating on studies and work, hoping to save enough to move out on their own.
