#demographics — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #demographics, aggregated by home.social.
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🏠 Nearly half of adults under 30 in the US are living with their parents. The number is real, and it's climbing fast.
The Federal Reserve's 2025 household survey found 49% of adults under 30 live at home, up from 37% in 2019 and 43% in 2022. That's a 12-point jump in six years. Census data backs this up: a record 25.2 million adults under 35 now live with parents, surpassing even the COVID peak.
This isn't a new phenomenon. The trend follows a U-shaped curve dating back to 1940. Living with parents was common in the 1940s, dropped to record lows in the 1960s-80s (as low as 8% for 25-35 year olds), and has been climbing since 2000. By 2014, living with parents edged out living with a partner as the most common arrangement for 18-34 year olds for the first time in 130 years.
What's driving it? Housing costs have outpaced incomes. Apartment List found that in 1960, 60% of young adults living at home could afford their own place. By 2022, only 18% could. Student debt and a weak job market make it harder - 25% of people under 30 told the Fed they can't find adequate work.
A creator recently went viral using the 49% stat to reassure anyone living at home. Her framing is valid: the data confirms this is normal, not a personal failure. Most young adults who live with parents (64%) say it's had a positive impact on their finances. But the stat also reflects something bigger than individual choices. It's a systemic housing affordability crisis wearing a lifestyle trend as a costume.
Sources:
https://coloradosun.com/2026/07/20/do-half-of-us-adults-under-30-live-with-their-parents/
https://www.realtor.com/research/adults-living-with-parents-june-26/
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/09/04/a-majority-of-young-adults-in-the-u-s-live-with-their-parents-for-the-first-time-since-the-great-depression/ -
🏠 Nearly half of adults under 30 in the US are living with their parents. The number is real, and it's climbing fast.
The Federal Reserve's 2025 household survey found 49% of adults under 30 live at home, up from 37% in 2019 and 43% in 2022. That's a 12-point jump in six years. Census data backs this up: a record 25.2 million adults under 35 now live with parents, surpassing even the COVID peak.
This isn't a new phenomenon. The trend follows a U-shaped curve dating back to 1940. Living with parents was common in the 1940s, dropped to record lows in the 1960s-80s (as low as 8% for 25-35 year olds), and has been climbing since 2000. By 2014, living with parents edged out living with a partner as the most common arrangement for 18-34 year olds for the first time in 130 years.
What's driving it? Housing costs have outpaced incomes. Apartment List found that in 1960, 60% of young adults living at home could afford their own place. By 2022, only 18% could. Student debt and a weak job market make it harder - 25% of people under 30 told the Fed they can't find adequate work.
A creator recently went viral using the 49% stat to reassure anyone living at home. Her framing is valid: the data confirms this is normal, not a personal failure. Most young adults who live with parents (64%) say it's had a positive impact on their finances. But the stat also reflects something bigger than individual choices. It's a systemic housing affordability crisis wearing a lifestyle trend as a costume.
Sources:
https://coloradosun.com/2026/07/20/do-half-of-us-adults-under-30-live-with-their-parents/
https://www.realtor.com/research/adults-living-with-parents-june-26/
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/09/04/a-majority-of-young-adults-in-the-u-s-live-with-their-parents-for-the-first-time-since-the-great-depression/ -
Switzerland demonstrates how immigration can function as a strategic demographic engine to counteract population decline. This article examines policy design, labor-market integration, and long-term planning that make the Swiss model effective.
Read the full article: https://wix.to/u2LE9nC
Discussion prompt: Which elements of the Swiss approach are most transferable to other European contexts?
#Switzerland
#PublicPolicy
#Demographics
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Global population growth peaked six decades ago.
The increase in the world’s population is not exponential.
The global population is growing, but the growth rate has declined since its peak six decades ago.
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Global population growth peaked six decades ago.
The increase in the world’s population is not exponential.
The global population is growing, but the growth rate has declined since its peak six decades ago.
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Associated Press: Federal civil rights agency moves to stop requiring demographic data collection after 60 years. “How many women hold executive-level positions at top U.S. companies? What is the racial and ethnic breakdown of those roles? What is the gender and racial breakdown of the lowest-paid roles at those companies? The Trump administration is making it harder for the public to know, […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/22/associated-press-federal-civil-rights-agency-moves-to-stop-requiring-demographic-data-collection-after-60-years/ -
Associated Press: Federal civil rights agency moves to stop requiring demographic data collection after 60 years. “How many women hold executive-level positions at top U.S. companies? What is the racial and ethnic breakdown of those roles? What is the gender and racial breakdown of the lowest-paid roles at those companies? The Trump administration is making it harder for the public to know, […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/22/associated-press-federal-civil-rights-agency-moves-to-stop-requiring-demographic-data-collection-after-60-years/ -
💁🏻♀️ TIL: A new paper links the 2007 #iPhone launch to declining #US birth rates, finding 4.5-8% drops among 15-19 year olds in areas with early iPhone access.
The researchers suggest #smartphones may reduce in-person socializing while increasing access to #porn and birth control #information. Skeptics note that teen birth rates were already falling since the #1990s.
#birthrate #demographics #teens #technology #research #economics #middlebury #fertility #screentime #science #nber #statistics
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: A new paper links the 2007 #iPhone launch to declining #US birth rates, finding 4.5-8% drops among 15-19 year olds in areas with early iPhone access.
The researchers suggest #smartphones may reduce in-person socializing while increasing access to #porn and birth control #information. Skeptics note that teen birth rates were already falling since the #1990s.
#birthrate #demographics #teens #technology #research #economics #middlebury #fertility #screentime #science #nber #statistics
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Something odd about couples has puzzled scientists for more than a century
By Inga TingOnce I saw it, I couldn't unsee it. Had I noticed something real or was it just the people around me? I set out to find out what the data had to say.
#Relationships #Marriage #Demographics #GenderEquality #GenderRoles #Anthropology #EconomicTrendsandIndicators #LGBTQIA #IngaTing
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Something odd about couples has puzzled scientists for more than a century
By Inga TingOnce I saw it, I couldn't unsee it. Had I noticed something real or was it just the people around me? I set out to find out what the data had to say.
#Relationships #Marriage #Demographics #GenderEquality #GenderRoles #Anthropology #EconomicTrendsandIndicators #LGBTQIA #IngaTing
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Norway: 70% enrolled in the Lutheran Church. 2% attend. Most don't believe in God. They kept the rituals, lost the religion. America is running the same experiment, one generation behind.
#Secularism #Religion #Demographics #Humanism #FutureOfReligion
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Analysis: Why Swiss voters rejected the Demographic Cap in the 2026 referendum and the policy implications for population planning and labor markets. Read the full article: https://wix.to/RZQTuD1
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Citizens Budget Commission: CBC Releases ‘Competitive NYS Dashboard: One-Stop Shop for Data on New York’s Ability to Attract and Retain Residents and Business’. “The dashboard provides a comprehensive look at New York’s population, economy, taxes, public spending, and education. By comparing New York over time, across regions and counties, and against peer states and the nation, Competitive […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/14/cbc-releases-competitive-nys-dashboard-one-stop-shop-for-data-on-new-yorks-ability-to-attract-and-retain-residents-and-business-citizens-budget-commission/ -
Citizens Budget Commission: CBC Releases ‘Competitive NYS Dashboard: One-Stop Shop for Data on New York’s Ability to Attract and Retain Residents and Business’. “The dashboard provides a comprehensive look at New York’s population, economy, taxes, public spending, and education. By comparing New York over time, across regions and counties, and against peer states and the nation, Competitive […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/14/cbc-releases-competitive-nys-dashboard-one-stop-shop-for-data-on-new-yorks-ability-to-attract-and-retain-residents-and-business-citizens-budget-commission/ -
The problem everywhere: we need more people ( to care for people), not fewer.
Why recruiters can't find workers and new grads can't find jobs (it's not AI) https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/07/12/why-recruiters-cant-find-workers-new-grads-cant-find-jobs/
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The problem everywhere: we need more people ( to care for people), not fewer.
Why recruiters can't find workers and new grads can't find jobs (it's not AI) https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/07/12/why-recruiters-cant-find-workers-new-grads-cant-find-jobs/
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Episode Recap: Excited to welcome James Liang on Analyse Podcast to explore his “Innovationism” thesis. He argues aging societies create a structural innovation crisis and that the AI era rewards those who can reverse the demographic tide. From China to Southeast Asia, we unpack concrete steps.
Watch on YouTube 🎥 https://youtu.be/fK-0dffl4Eo
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Did you know? 🤔
Mauritania spans 1,030,700 sq km — making it one of the largest countries.
https://openfactbook.org/countries/mauritania/
#Mauritania #Demographics #Population #WorldPopulation #Data
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Did you know? 🤔
Mauritania spans 1,030,700 sq km — making it one of the largest countries.
https://openfactbook.org/countries/mauritania/
#Mauritania #Demographics #Population #WorldPopulation #Data
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City of New York: NYC Department of City Planning Launches NYC Language Explorer, a New Interactive Tool Mapping Languages Spoken Across the Five Boroughs. “Offering detailed information on the most commonly spoken languages at the citywide, borough and Community District levels, as well as statistics for additional language groups, the tool provides a powerful new way to examine the city’s […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/07/city-of-new-york-nyc-department-of-city-planning-launches-nyc-language-explorer-a-new-interactive-tool-mapping-languages-spoken-across-the-five-boroughs/ -
City of New York: NYC Department of City Planning Launches NYC Language Explorer, a New Interactive Tool Mapping Languages Spoken Across the Five Boroughs. “Offering detailed information on the most commonly spoken languages at the citywide, borough and Community District levels, as well as statistics for additional language groups, the tool provides a powerful new way to examine the city’s […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/07/city-of-new-york-nyc-department-of-city-planning-launches-nyc-language-explorer-a-new-interactive-tool-mapping-languages-spoken-across-the-five-boroughs/ -
United States 🧵
Area: 9,833,517 sq km
What else should you know? 👇
https://openfactbook.org/countries/united-states/
#UnitedStates #Demographics #Population #WorldPopulation #Data
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United States 🧵
Area: 9,833,517 sq km
What else should you know? 👇
https://openfactbook.org/countries/united-states/
#UnitedStates #Demographics #Population #WorldPopulation #Data
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Retired but working: Where is financial necessity the biggest reason?
Around 13% of pensioners in the EU continue working.
Financial necessity is a significant reason, but experts point to other factors too, such as changing norms, changing demography and enduring labour shortages.
#Pensions #CostOfLiving #Pensioners #Labour #Demographics #Europe
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Retired but working: Where is financial necessity the biggest reason?
Around 13% of pensioners in the EU continue working.
Financial necessity is a significant reason, but experts point to other factors too, such as changing norms, changing demography and enduring labour shortages.
#Pensions #CostOfLiving #Pensioners #Labour #Demographics #Europe
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India is now the world’s most populous country, but this episode of #KERAThink says falling birth rates will soon slow growth and may lead to population contraction within a couple of decades. It argues this could still limit economic progress and discusses migration as a way to offset workforce decline. #india #population #demography #demographics #aging #kerala #tamilNadu #TomSasse 🎧️ https://think.kera.org/2026/06/23/indias-population-boom-goes-bust/
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India is now the world’s most populous country, but this episode of #KERAThink says falling birth rates will soon slow growth and may lead to population contraction within a couple of decades. It argues this could still limit economic progress and discusses migration as a way to offset workforce decline. #india #population #demography #demographics #aging #kerala #tamilNadu #TomSasse 🎧️ https://think.kera.org/2026/06/23/indias-population-boom-goes-bust/
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How population decline is exposing Germany’s old divides.
Germany may be reunited, but it’s divisions are still apparent.
Decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a population slump in the east lays bare the existing divisions.
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How population decline is exposing Germany’s old divides.
Germany may be reunited, but it’s divisions are still apparent.
Decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a population slump in the east lays bare the existing divisions.
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The aging of our population is a broader trend across the United States, with areas like North Carolina seeing explosive growth in retirement-age inmigration. This demographic shift profoundly matters for how we pursue the Great Commission in local church ministry and missions. Are our strategies keeping pace? #missiology #churchleadership #Demographics #GreatCommission
https://keelancook.com/great-commission-post-retirement#missiology #leadership #GreatCommission #demographics #strategy
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The aging of our population is a broader trend across the United States, with areas like North Carolina seeing explosive growth in retirement-age inmigration. This demographic shift profoundly matters for how we pursue the Great Commission in local church ministry and missions. Are our strategies keeping pace? #missiology #churchleadership #Demographics #GreatCommission
https://keelancook.com/great-commission-post-retirement#missiology #leadership #GreatCommission #demographics #strategy
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Language Map Of Switzerland
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https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/1uaeagg/language_map_of_switzerland_excluding_uninhabited/ <-- shared map source
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Switzerland <-- shared wiki page
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H/T @Evilgrandma03
[Swiss German, Lombard. Etc? 😊 ]
“This is a map of the 4 national languages of Switzerland, but leaving out the parts that are not permanently inhabited due to high altitude, since you could argue whether it even makes sense to define a language in an uninhabited area. The white area is defined as having an altitude above 1,900 metres except for the towns above that treshold being: Riederalp, Bettmeralp, Chandolin, Juf, Avers, Lü and the Simplon pass, which [the cartographer] manually excluded from the white area. This map visualizes well what language boundaries are due to physical obstacles vs those which arent…”
#language #map #Swiss #switzerland #rMapPorn #cartography #demographics #German #French #Italian #Romansh #Lombard #Arpitan #English #Europe -
Language Map Of Switzerland
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https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/1uaeagg/language_map_of_switzerland_excluding_uninhabited/ <-- shared map source
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Switzerland <-- shared wiki page
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H/T @Evilgrandma03
[Swiss German, Lombard. Etc? 😊 ]
“This is a map of the 4 national languages of Switzerland, but leaving out the parts that are not permanently inhabited due to high altitude, since you could argue whether it even makes sense to define a language in an uninhabited area. The white area is defined as having an altitude above 1,900 metres except for the towns above that treshold being: Riederalp, Bettmeralp, Chandolin, Juf, Avers, Lü and the Simplon pass, which [the cartographer] manually excluded from the white area. This map visualizes well what language boundaries are due to physical obstacles vs those which arent…”
#language #map #Swiss #switzerland #rMapPorn #cartography #demographics #German #French #Italian #Romansh #Lombard #Arpitan #English #Europe -
10 years after Brexit: 7 prime ministers, a demographic slide, and a 6% GDP hit
A decade ago today, June 23rd, 2016, 52% of the British electorate voted to leave the European Union.…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Aging #Brexit #demographics #Europe #EuropeanUnion #primeminister #U.K. #U.K.economy #World
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Long-form read: A community's elders made a promise over a millennium ago so the community can survive, but keeping that promise is dwindling the community's numbers.
https://us.cnn.com/2026/06/20/india/india-parsi-gender-court-case-intl-hnk-dst
#Parsi #Persia #India #demographics #dilemma #longform #essay
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Long-form read: A community's elders made a promise over a millennium ago so the community can survive, but keeping that promise is dwindling the community's numbers.
https://us.cnn.com/2026/06/20/india/india-parsi-gender-court-case-intl-hnk-dst
#Parsi #Persia #India #demographics #dilemma #longform #essay
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Enhance Your Work with #Esri #Demographics Resources https://tinyurl.com/mry9z858
#data #dataset #location #intelligence #GIS #arcgis #mapping #GISchat #geospatial @esri @esrifederalgovt @esrislgov @arcgispro @arcgisonline @arcgisxprise @esritraining
