"In recent decades, the markers of adulthood have shifted for young American men: they are almost twice as likely to be single, less likely to go to college and more likely to be unemployed. Most significantly for their parents, they are also less likely to have fled the nest, with the term trad son springing into social media lexicon in recent months."
"Topping the list was Vallejo, where 33% of young adults live with their parents. How were they making it work? In Vallejo, Jorge, a 30-year-old personal trainer at City Sports Club, told me he was in no rush to move out. Neither was Kimani Cochran, a 31-year-old model, actor and bar attendant, who had settled into the rhythms of an intergenerational home."
Markers of adulthood for young American men have shifted toward later transition. Men aged 25 to 34 are almost twice as likely to be single, less likely to attend college and more likely to be unemployed. Co-residence with parents rose from 8% in the 1970s to 18% by 2023, with men more likely than women to live at home. Regional variation exists: the living arrangement is least common in the Midwest and most common in the Northeast. Vallejo, California, has the highest rate at 33% of young adults living with parents. Individual cases in Vallejo illustrate a mix of contentment, ambivalence and frustration with extended family cohabitation.
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