The Daily Populous Saturday September 5th, 2020 evening edition
Authored by edition.cnn.com and submitted by TheGamerDanYT

(CNN) The number of American young adults living with their parents is at or near an all-time high, and the coronavirus pandemic is likely the reason, according to a new analysis.

A new report by the Pew Research Center found that a majority of young adults -- 52% -- lived with one or both of their parents in July. Pew's analysis of monthly Census Bureau data notes that this is higher than any previous measurement.

"Before 2020, the highest measured value was in the 1940 census at the end of the Great Depression, when 48% of young adults lived with their parents," says the report, published Friday. "The peak may have been higher during the worst of the Great Depression in the 1930s, but there is no data for that period."

Pew defines young adults as 18- to 29-year-olds. The number of young adults living with parents grew to 26.6 million in July, an increase of 2.6 million from February, Pew said.

Young adults have been hit especially hard by the recent economic downturn and have been more likely to move than other age groups, according to Pew research

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koopacrusher on September 5th, 2020 at 05:17 UTC »

I am 28 years old and haven't lived with my mom in a decade. I got laid off in May and haven't been able to find work since then. My roommate of 3 years and best friend had to move out because he is constantly exposed to the virus being a bartender. My girlfriend moved in with me shortly after because she also got laid off and couldn't afford to live on her own. She and I will be moving in with my mom at the end of this month because its just too much to ask right now with no income.

I have savings but am burning through it incredibly fast with everything adding up. My mom is happy though because she hasn't seen people in months and the loneliness and driving her insane, so I'm happy we can be some comfort to her.

This past year has been fucking insane.

trailblaiser on September 5th, 2020 at 03:48 UTC »

Currently on reddit to put off packing boxes to move home to my mothers. I’m 28, and Ive lived on my own (happily and by choice) since 18 - this is the last place I thought I’d find myself.

DeezNutz_19 on September 5th, 2020 at 03:07 UTC »

Well I'm not going to live in some stranger's basement...

Edit: thanks for the awards! I might be able to upgrade to the attic now