Financial Issues Top the List of Reasons U.S. Adults Live in Multigenerational Homes
Nearly four-in-ten men ages 25 to 29 now live with older relatives.
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Nearly four-in-ten men ages 25 to 29 now live with older relatives.
The bureau is considering counting most Americans using Social Security data, IRS files and other administrative records.
About half of Americans see their identity reflected very well in the census’s race and ethnicity questions.
The coronavirus outbreak inflicted disruptions on 2020 census operations, raising questions about how accurate the decennial count will be.
The national total in the 2020 census was largely accurate, but the Census Bureau has estimated miscounts for some states and demographic groups.
37% of those ages 18 to 29 say they moved, someone moved into their home or they know someone who moved because of the outbreak.
The 2020 census counted 126.8 million occupied households, representing 9% growth over the 116.7 million households counted in the 2010 census.
Recent pandemic migrants are more likely than those who moved earlier in the outbreak to have relocated due to financial stress.
Those who have not responded to the census so far are likely to be from groups the census previously has struggled to count accurately.
The share of 18- to 29-year-olds living with their parents has become a majority since U.S. coronavirus cases began spreading early this year.
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