Almost half of young adults in the United States live with their parents.

Posted by Real Time with Bill Maher, Oct 24, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

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Real Time with Bill MaherOct 24, 2026

The Federal Reserve's May 2026 report found 49% of adults under 30 lived with a parent in 2025, which fits 'almost half' for that age group, and several outlets repeat that figure.

This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.

What was said

… now that people live longer and there are less young workers paying in, but rather than fix it at the source and putting more money in the hands of the young, we keep giving it to the old, who then have to turn around and give it to their broke kids anyway. Almost half of young adults live with their parents, and even worse, it's the half that pees all over the toilet seat. Hey, is this really the most efficient way to do this, by taking money from working people, giving it to retired people, who then give it back to their adult children so they can pay rent? …

Real Time with Bill Maher · Oct 24, 2026· from the transcriptPost →

What we found

Supports. The Federal Reserve's 2026 Economic Well-Being report states that 49% of adults under 30 lived with a parent in 2025, up 12 points from 2019.[1]

Supports. Fortune and MarketWatch report the Fed's figure of 49% of adults aged 18-29 or under 30 living with parents, and CNN describes nearly half of adults under 30 living with a parent.[3][4][5]

Context. The BGSU analysis of Current Population Survey data shows 58% of 18-24-year-olds and 21% of 25-29-year-olds living in the parental home in 2025, so the share depends heavily on the age band.[2]

Context. Realtor.com-based reporting gives about one in three adults under 35 living at home, and RBC estimates about 22% of 25-35-year-olds living with a parent, grandparent, or parent-in-law in 2025.[6][7][8]