Fewer men are living in their own place since the recession began, according to a report. Victim of recession? Bachelor pads

The recession has hit home values, paychecks, stock investments and now - bachelor pads.

Almost one in five men between the ages of 25 to 34 are living with their parents, according to a Census Bureau report released Thursday. About 14 percent of men lived with their parents in 2005, a figure that crept up to 19 percent.


Women continue to have a slightly more independent lifestyle. The Census Bureau found only 10 percent from the same age bracket still reside with their parents, compared to 8 percent in 2005.

“The increase in 25- to 34-year-olds living in their parents’ home began before the recent recession, and has continued beyond it,” said the report’s author, Rose Kreider, a family demographer with the Fertility and Family Statistics Branch.

Likewise, more 18-24 year olds are also crashing with their family. An incredible 59 percent of men and 50 percent of women continue to reside with those who once imposed curfews on them and forced them to eat vegetables.

Back in 2005, the number was 53 percent for men and 46 percent for women. That stat includes college students who live in the dormitory.

The recession has also revived one of the tougher jobs in any economy: stay-at-home mother. In 2011, 23 percent of married couples with children younger than age 15 included a stay-at-home mother, up a percentage point from before the start of the recession in 2007.

These trends overlap with the longer evolution toward single-person households. While the recession derailed the change for a few years, more Americans are living alone. The percentage rose from 13 percent in 1960 to 28 percent this year.

The report also showed how the family structure is changing. Of the 67.8 million opposite sex couples living together, 89 percent were married couples. Married couples with children made up 20 percent of all American households, versus 40 percent in 1970.