Early adult stability is eroding: married homeownership at age 30 fell from 52% to 12% (1960-2025)

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Heck im turning 30 and donteven have a job yet

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This article shows concerning statistics on the share of 30-year-olds in the U.S. who are both married and homeowners from 1960 to 2025. In 1960, 52% of people aged 30 were married with their own homes and dropped to just 12% by 2025. Part of this decline relates to rising housing costs, stagnant wages and the fact that more people are delaying marriage until later in life. This information is relevant as it indicates that a critical milestone of early adulthood, home ownership and starting a family, has become more difficult to attain, and points to larger economic stresses and social stresses affecting younger generations today.

Related analysis on marriage and homeownership trends: https://ifstudies.org/blog/no-spouse-no-house-marriage-decline-and-homeownership-among-young-adults

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This article shows concerning statistics on the share of 30-year-olds in the U.S. who are both married and homeowners from 1960 to 2025. In 1960, 52% of people aged 30 were married with their own homes and dropped to just 12% by 2025. Part of this decline relates to rising housing costs, stagnant wages and the fact that more people are delaying marriage until later in life. This information is relevant as it indicates that a critical milestone of early adulthood, home ownership and starting a family, has become more difficult to attain and points to larger economic stresses and social stresses that have entered into our society today.

Related analysis on marriage and homeownership trends: https://ifstudies.org/blog/no-spouse-no-house-marriage-decline-and-homeownership-among-young-adults