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title: "Even After the Recession, A Continued Rise in Multi-Generational Living"
description: "This posting links to a new Pew Research Center report that uses U.S. Census Bureau data to show that a rising share and number of Americans live in multi-generational households, especially young adults. The rise in living-with-family has continued even after the end of the Great Recession."
date: "2014-07-17"
authors:
  - name: "D’Vera Cohn"
    job_title: "Former Senior Writer/Editor"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/dvera-cohn/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2014/07/17/even-after-the-recession-a-continued-rise-in-multi-generational-living/"
---

# Even After the Recession, A Continued Rise in Multi-Generational Living

A rising number and share of Americans--a record 57 million in 2012--live in multi-generational family households, with growth continuing even after the end of the Great Recession, according to a new Pew Research Center report based on U.S. Census Bureau data. Young adults ages 25 to 34 have been a major contributor to this growth, especially since 2010. The report can be found [here](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2014/07/17/in-post-recession-era-young-adults-drive-continuing-rise-in-multi-generational-living/).