--- title: Millennials in This State Are Most Likely to Still Live with Their Parents description: In 2015, 47% of millennials in New Jersey still lived with their parents. It's the highest rate in the nation, and the trend is rising around the country. authors: - name: Brad Tuttle role: Senior Editor url: https://money.com/author/brad-tuttle/ bio: Brad Tuttle is a former senior editor at Money with over 10 years’ experience covering a vast number of personal finance topics, including careers, cars, travel, budgeting, investing, insurance, credit cards, consumer psychology, real estate, banking, and shopping and deals. education: Columbia University School of Journalism, MS at_money_since: 2014 articles: 366 covers: - Housing - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Pets - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://twitter.com/bradrtuttle - https://linkedin.com/in/brad-tuttle-834b225 former_staff: true published: '2016-09-15T15:04:41.000Z' modified: '2024-05-16T11:41:10.000Z' section: Housing tags: - adult children - Family - kids - Millennials - pubdesk word_count: 258 canonical: https://money.com/millennials-live-with-parents-new-jersey/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![160915_ff_Millennials_live_parents](https://img.money.com/2016/09/160915_ff_millennials_live_parents.jpg) If you're a millennial living in New Jersey, there's a nearly 50-50 chance you're still bunking at Chateau Mom & Dad. According to Census data cited by [NJ.com](http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2016/09/new_jersey_tops_nation_in_number_of_millennials_living_with_their_parents.html), the Garden State has the highest percentage in the nation of millennials living with one or more of their parents. In 2015, 47% of New Jersey residents ages 18 to 34 were living in their parent's home. Connecticut and New York tied for second place in the category, with a bit lower percentage of millennials still sleeping under their parent's roofs. "North Dakota and the District of Columbia were the most independent-minded. Overall, 34 percent of the nation's millennials lived with their parents in 2015," NJ.com reported. The numbers represent a continued upswing in young adults living longer in their parent's homes. New Jersey also had the country's highest rate of millennials living with their parents in 2014, when [44% of 18- to 34-year-olds](http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2016/08/18/where-millennials-are-more-likely-to-live-with-mom-and-dad) did so. Nationwide, the trend [spiked during the Great Recession](http://business.time.com/2012/03/20/being-30-and-living-with-your-parents-isnt-lame-its-awesome/), not only due to widespread economic pressures, but broad cultural shifts in which millennials have been [getting married and having children](https://money.com/10-things-millennials-wont-shell-out-for/) later in life than previous generations. ***Read Next:* 10 Things Millennials Buy Far More Often Than Everyone Else** According to a [Pew Research Center study](http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2016/05/24/for-first-time-in-modern-era-living-with-parents-edges-out-other-living-arrangements-for-18-to-34-year-olds/), 32% of Americans ages 18 to 34 were living with their parents in 2014. A year later, that figure has inched up to 34%. 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