DemographicsAug 5, 2024

Who Do 18-24 Year-Olds Live With?

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In the late 1960s, nearly 40% of 18-24 year-olds lived with their spouse. Last year, just 6% did.

Indeed, data plotted from the Census Bureau (and inspired by reddit user u/theimpossiblesalad) reveals how dramatically the living arrangements of America’s youngest adults have changed in the last 50+ years.

71% reported living with either their parents (56%) or other relatives (15%), making it the most common living arrangement by far.

See the full article here.

Dataset

	Total number		Percent
	18 to 24 years old		Total		Living alone		Living with spouse		Child of householder		Living with partner		Living with other relatives		Living with nonrelatives
Year	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women
2023	15,477	14,965	100	100	5.6	4.3	4.4	7.8	57.7	54.1	8.4	11.7	15.5	13.9	8.4	8.2
2022	14,556	14,405	100	100	5.7	4.5	4.9	7.7	55.8	53.6	9.1	13	15.1	13.9	9.4	7.2
2021r	14,656	14,413	100	100	4.8	4.6	4.2	7.3	59.5	54.7	6.9	11.6	14.1	13.3	10.5	8.4
2021	14,543	14,293	100	100	4.8	4.6	4.3	7.4	59.2	54.5	7	11.7	14.1	13.3	10.6	8.5
2020	14,633	14,418	100	100	4.8	4.5	4.2	8	59.3	55.6	7.1	9.8	15.6	13.7	8.9	8.4
2019	14,605	14,478	100	100	5.5	5.5	5.5	9	55.6	52.2	6.8	10.7	15.4	14.4	11.3	8.2
2018	14,838	14,510	100	100	5	5.4	5.6	9.1	56.9	51.1	7.7	11.2	13.5	14.2	11.3	8.9
2017	14,777	14,488	100	100	5.2	4.9	6	9.7	57	51	7.3	10.2	14.4	14.7	10.2	9.5
2016	15,023	14,646	100	100	5.3	5.1	5.1	9.1	58.3	51.4	7.2	10.8	13.9	14.5	10.3	9
2015	15,123	14,893	100	100	4.6	4.8	5.4	9.4	57.6	50.9	7.7	12.4	14.3	15.2	10.5	7.2
2014s	15,280	14,852	100	100	4.9	5.5	5.8	10.6	57.3	50.6	7.5	11.4	14.7	14.5	9.7	7.5
2013	15,137	14,867	100	100	5	5.3	6	10	57.7	51.1	7.9	11.7	13.6	14.2	9.8	7.7
2012	15,154	14,971	100	100	4.3	4.8	6.1	10.6	59.4	50.9	7.6	11.8	12.9	14.7	9.6	7.1
2011	14,978	14,820	100	100	4.9	4.8	6.2	11.4	57.6	49.2	8.2	11.9	13.7	14.5	9.4	8.1
2010	14,824	14,469	100	100	4.9	4.4	6.7	12.5	56.2	47.9	7.7	12.4	13.8	14.3	10.8	8.5
2009	14,498	14,161	100	100	6	4.7	7.4	13.4	55.6	48	7.6	11.3	12.9	14.4	10.5	8.2
2008	14,377	13,983	100	100	5.9	5.8	7.4	13.2	55.1	47.4	8.3	13	12.7	13.4	10.6	7.2
2007	14,409	13,976	100	100	5.5	5.7	7.6	15	53.7	46.5	8.8	12.4	13.3	13.2	11	7.2
2006	14,101	13,841	100	100	5.9	5.5	8.3	15.8	53.4	46.3	6	8.9	13.9	14.4	12.5	9.1
2005	14,060	13,933	100	100	5.4	5.5	8.7	15.7	52.6	45.5	5.9	8.9	13.5	14.7	13.9	9.7
2004	14,165	13,611	100	100	5.4	5.6	8.6	16	56	45.7	5.2	8.3	12.9	14.3	12	10.1
2003	13,812	13,592	100	100	5.2	6	8.8	16.1	54.8	45.7	5.5	8.3	13.5	14.2	12.2	9.8
2002	13,695	13,602	100	100	4.3	5	9.3	16.9	55	45.5	5	7.4	13.7	14.6	12.7	10.6
2001	13,412	13,361	100	100	5.2	5.4	9.5	18.2	54.7	44.8	5.1	7.6	12.4	14.5	13.1	9.4
2000	13,250	13,207	100	100	4.2	4.4	9.8	17.7	56.8	46.7	4.5	7	11.7	14	12.9	10.2
1999	12,902	12,993	100	100	5	5.1	10.4	17.7	57.3	48.6	4	6.1	11	14.1	12.4	8.5
1998	12,613	12,546	100	100	5.6	4.2	9.8	18.4	58.4	47	3.8	5.5	10.8	13.6	11.5	11.2
1997	12,502	12,405	100	100	4.5	4.2	10	18.7	59.7	47.8	3.9	6.1	10.4	14.3	11.5	8.9
1996	12,378	12,409	100	100	4.6	4	11.9	19.5	58.6	47.4	3.6	6	10	13.2	11.3	9.9
1995	12,545	12,612	100	100	5	4.7	12.5	21.5	57.9	46	5	6.8	8.9	13.8	10.6	7.2
1994	12,683	12,792	100	100	4.6	4.4	12.7	22.3	58.9	45.6	5.2	6.7	9.3	14.1	9.2	6.9
1993	12,857	12,860	100	100	5.4	4.4	12.8	23	55.9	43.9	5.2	6.7	11.5	14.9	9.2	7.1
1992	12,083	12,353	100	100	5.1	4.6	12.9	23.2	56.7	44.7	4.9	6.5	11	14.4	9.4	6.6
1991	12,275	12,627	100	100	5.2	4.1	13.6	23.8	56.4	45.6	4	5.7	11.3	14	9.5	6.8
1990	12,450	12,860	100	100	5.5	4.3	13.8	24.5	55.3	44.9	4.1	5.6	11.5	13.4	9.8	7.3
1989	12,574	13,054	100	100	5.9	4.5	15	25.1	55.1	44.6	4.5	6.1	10.6	12.9	8.9	6.8
1988	12,823	13,230	100	100	5.3	4.5	14.6	25.5	57.9	46.4	3.8	5	9.4	11.7	8.9	6.8
1987	13,029	13,433	100	100	5.3	4.6	14.6	26.5	60.6	47	3.5	4.7	7.3	11	8.7	6.2
1986	13,324	13,788	100	100	5.7	4.8	16.6	28.6	58.2	46.1	2.9	4.8	7.7	9.9	8.9	5.8
1985	13,696	14,149	100	100	5.6	4.1	16.2	28.3	59.2	47.1	2.6	3.9	7.2	10	9.3	6.6
1984	14,006	14,439	100	100	5	4.3	16.9	29.2	61	46.6	2.5	3.8	6.7	10.3	7.8	5.8
1983	14,344	14,702	100	100	4.8	4.4	17.8	29.9	60.8	46.9	2.6	4	6.6	9.4	7.4	5.4
1982	14,368	14,815	100	100	5.9	4.6	19	31.7	58.3	45	2.8	4.2	6.6	9.2	7.5	5.3
1981	14,367	14,848	100	100	6.4	5.1	20.1	32.8	57	43.4	2.7	4.1	5.8	9.2	8	5.3
1980	14,303	14,815	100	100	6.8	5.3	21.1	34.2	55.4	43.2	2.3	3.6	5.9	8.5	8.5	5.3
1979	13,730	14,320	100	100	6.4	5.5	21.6	34.6	56	42.7	2.4	3.3	5.4	7.7	8.2	6.2
1978	13,542	14,169	100	100	6.6	5.5	22.7	35.8	56.3	41.9	1.7	2.8	5.7	8.8	7.1	5.2
1977	13,410	13,994	100	100	5.8	4.6	24.1	38	56.5	41.7	1.6	2.4	4.9	8.2	7.1	5.1
1976	13,156	13,780	100	100	5.3	4.3	25.5	39.5	56.9	40.9	1.3	2.1	4.4	8.5	6.5	4.7
1975	12,836	13,484	100	100	5	3.9	27.7	41.6	55.1	40.9	0.9	1.3	4.9	8.2	6.4	4
1974	12,322	13,191	100	100	4.6	4.2	29.6	43.4	53.7	39.1	0.9	1.2	4.7	7.4	6.5	4.7
1973	12,180	12,992	100	100	3.9	3.4	30	44.1	54.3	38.8	0.6	0.7	7.3	10	4	3.1
1972	11,877	12,775	100	100	3.7	3	29.8	44.9	55.2	39.9	0.6	0.6	6.6	8.6	4.2	3
1971	11,172	12,384	100	100	2.8	3	30.7	44.9	56.2	39.9	0.4	0.4	6.2	8.5	3.7	3.3
1970	10,455	12,021	100	100	2.7	3	31.2	45.6	56.9	40.8	0.4	0.3	5.8	7.5	3	2.8
1969	9,842	11,482	100	100	2.9	2.7	31.5	45.8	56.8	40.9	0.2	0.2	5.5	7.3	3.2	3
1968	9,475	11,130	100	100	2.6	2.4	31.6	45.7	57.6	40.8	0.2	0.1	5.5	7.3	2.4	3.7
1967	9,228	10,803	100	100	2.1	2.1	31.2	46.3	58	41.9	0.1	Z	6	6.8	2.6	2.9

Data sources

https://sherwood.news/culture/who-do-young-adults-live-with-in-america/https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/families/adults.html

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