Almost 31 percent of all children living at home in California are 18 or older -- up 7 percent from 2000 and reflecting a national trend. Over the past decade, the number of adult children living with their parents grew by 21 percent in the East Bay and 14 percent in Silicon Valley.
This is puzzling to parents who, in their time, couldn’t possibly envision moving back in with mom and dad.
“We all worked,” said Linda Hodges, 49. “The minute we could, we got apartments to live the single life.”
Two of Hodges’ five adopted and biological children have moved back to her San Leandro house; a third recently lost his job and may return home as well.
“The job market is just so tight,” Hodges said. Many of her sons’ friends also live with their parents, she said.
Nearly every Bay Area city saw a rise in “boomerang kids” over the past decade. Adults now account for more than a third of children living at home in San Leandro, Hayward, Union City, Hercules, San Bruno and San Francisco, among other cities.
The U.S. Census Bureau attributed the trend mostly to economic factors in a report this spring, noting that adults who are poorer or less educated have the greatest odds of living in what is called a “doubled-up household.”
Liz Lynn and her husband live with her parents in San Jose. The 34-year-old made the move two years ago to save for a down payment for a house.
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