A Nielsen report on millennials’ consumption habits listed four key life milestones: having a job, living away from parents, marrying, and living with a child. In 1975, 45% of adults ages 25 to 34 had reached all four of those milestones. In 2016, only 24% of 25- to 34-year-olds had reached all four. Great Recession-related economic pressures are often credited with the biggest contribution to millennials’ later starts to adult life.
Average age of first marriage
● 1968 baby boomers ● 2019 millennials