What's Hot: The 4 Projects in the Works Near DC's Starburst Intersection | A 153-Room Aloft Hotel Pitched For Mt. Vernon Triangle
Millennials Aren't Really Living in Their Parents' Basements, They're Just Going to College
The widely-reported uptick in millennials “living with their parents” may be due to a Census quirk, according to the Atlantic’s Derek Thompson.
The Census’ Current Population Survey, which many outlets use to report on population trends, “counts students living in dormitories as living in their parents’ home,” as Thompson points out. (Thompson himself, along with many other commentators, has previously suggested that millennials are “increasingly” choosing to live with their parents thanks to the recession’s aftershocks.)
A 2013 analysis of the trend by Pew took into account that some of the students “living at home” were in college and still concluded that the number of people living at home was on the rise. But Thompson points out that rise has, on the whole, been greatly exaggerated in the media. The rising number of kids going to college accounts for a big chunk of the trend.
From Pew:
“A record total of 21.6 million Millennials lived in their parents’ home in 2012, up from 18.5 million of their same aged counterparts in 2007. Of these, at least a third and perhaps as many as half are college students.”
See other articles related to: millennials, the atlantic
This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/millennials_arent_really_living_in_their_parents_basements_theyre_just_goin/8701.
Most Popular... This Week • Last 30 Days • Ever
In this article, UrbanTurf looks at the estimated annual maintenance costs associated... read »
Another concept has been unveiled for one of DC's most contentious development sites,... read »
The residential development in the works along Florida Avenue NE is looking to increa... read »
Renter demand has continued to push Class A apartment rents in the DC region up this ... read »
The big news in the development pipeline east of DC's H Street Corridor is the resur... read »
- What Are the Annual Maintenance Costs When You Own a Home?
- A First Look At The New Plans For Adams Morgan's SunTrust Plaza
- 46 to 48: The Biggest Project In Trinidad Looks To Get Bigger
- How Much Did DC-Area Rents Rise At The Beginning of 2024?
- The 4 Projects In The Works Near DC's Starburst Intersection
DC Real Estate Guides
Short guides to navigating the DC-area real estate market
We've collected all our helpful guides for buying, selling and renting in and around Washington, DC in one place. Start browsing below!
First-Timer Primers
Intro guides for first-time home buyers
Unique Spaces
Awesome and unusual real estate from across the DC Metro