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Meeting Adult Milestones: Marriage and Homeownership, by Emmy Griffin – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Meeting Adult Milestones: Marriage and Homeownership, by Emmy Griffin

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By Emmy Griffin, Patriot Post, August 11, 2025

Being married and owning a home by age 30 is a rarity in 2025. In other words, the American Dream is slipping away. Here’s what happened, as well as some solutions.

In the 1950s, being married and owning a home in your 30s was extremely common. The rate of occurrence was over 50%. Since then, however, the rate of homeownership for this demographic has dropped drastically. According to government data, this type of person today is a rarity, only accounting for 15% of the American population.

It gets even worse. According to a Bowling Green State University study, the key indicators for reaching adulthood (living independently from parents, married, full-time employed, completed education, and homeownership) are mostly not being met. The only two areas that have improved since 1994 are employment and education. Everything else has dropped. For example, marriage rates have decreased from 75% in 1994 to 57% as of 2024. Meanwhile, there’s been a spike in 30-year-olds still living at home with their parents. …

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