More Generations Living Under Same Roof

Research reveals four per cent of the population 728 000 families have three or more generations living under the same roof.

More generations living under same 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. 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. Sometimes called granny flats or casitas accessory dwelling units or adus can be added to existing lots when zoning and deed restrictions allow.

The ng family parents karen and melvin son jason girlfriend jamie and baby addison lives in a multigenerational household in hawaii. According to a pew research center analysis of the latest u s. Putting three generations under one roof the most common multigenerational living arrangement became a growth industry during the recession. A decline in employment and postponement in marriage has forced more adults to move back into their parent s homes post college.

Like a growing number of families across canada the luos live in a household with at least three generations under one 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 the office for national statistics. However the personal and social benefits of expanded living arrangements can be enormously positive lifestyle developments for some families particularly in an aging society.

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. The numbers may seem small at 6 9 per cent of all canadian households. Canada has seen a 40 rise in multigenerational households and about 64 million americans about 20 of the population have multiple generations under one roof according to the pew research. As the economy and housing markets steadily if slowly recover the financial stresses driving this trend will recede.