More Generations Living Under Same Roof

Census bureau data approximately 51 million americans or 16 7 percent of the population live in a house with at least two adult generations or a grandparent and at least one other.

More generations living under same roof.

The number of homes where two or more generations live under the same roof has soared by more than half in just ten years new figures have shown. According to a pew research center analysis of the latest u s. Families are coming back together in ways this nation has not seen in 50 years. According to a 2009 pew research center study 51 4 million americans lived in a house with at least one other generation under the same roof.

As the economy and housing markets steadily if slowly recover the financial stresses driving this trend will recede. Sometimes called granny flats or casitas accessory dwelling units or adus can be added to existing lots when zoning and deed restrictions allow. Three generations under one roof known as multigenerational housing is here to stay. A decline in employment and postponement in marriage has forced more adults to move back into their parent s homes post college.

However the personal and social benefits of expanded living arrangements can be enormously positive lifestyle developments for some families particularly in an aging society. Like a growing number of families across canada the luos live in a household with at least three generations under one roof. New york reuters more generations are living under the same roof and the trend will deepen as families grappling with near double digit unemployment share expenses a study showed on monday. Multiple generations can be accommodated by sharing lots instead of sharing houses.

Research reveals four per cent of the population 728 000 families have three or more generations living under the same roof. In 1870 the figure peaked at 608 000. The numbers may seem small at 6 9 per cent of all canadian households. According to the office for national statistics.