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Emily Irwin
Coverage of Emily Irwin in the Nexus archive.
- 1 in 3 young adults were still living with their parents in 2025—that’s more than the during pandemic and they’re not even unemployed
In 2025, 25.2 million U.S. adults under 35 lived with their parents, representing one in three young adults, a record high driven by affordability crises and low wages rather than unemployment. Around 70% of employed young adults still living at home reported financial strain due to high housing costs and stagnant wages, with 64% of parents providing ongoing financial support to their Gen Z children.