There are 620,000 more adults living with their parents in the UK than a decade ago.
In the US, the percentage of young adults living at home has climbed 87% over the past two decades, according to the US Census Bureau.
More than one-third of Gen Z respondents in a 2022 Freddie Mac survey said it's something they thought they'd never be able to achieve.
A similar share of young adults lived with their parents in the wake of the Great Recession in 2010 — 44%.
For many young adults, living on your own is an important step to feeling grown up.
Persons:
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Organizations:
Census Bureau, Bloomberg, Harris, National Association of Realtors, Bloomberg Businessweek, Guardian, Financial Times, Urban Institute, Northumbria University, Clark University
Locations:
Surrey, England, America, London, Georgia