According to recent research from the NAHB’s Eye on Housing, a record-high 6.8 million households shared their housing with unrelated housemates, roommates or boarders in 2023. Interestingly, they point out that the number of households sharing housing with nonrelatives had been rising steadily since the 2008 housing crash until the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the upward trend.
While college-age and young adults make up the largest subset of house sharers (close to 41%), this type of living arrangement is gaining popularity among older householders fastest, with the 55+ segment accounting for 30% of all house-sharing households in 2023.
Click here to read the full report at the NAHB’s Eye on Housing.
