Multigenerational households — three or more generations under one roof — are on the rise in the U.S.
By the numbers: The share of multigenerational households in Bay Area counties ranges from almost 4% to over 9%, with San Francisco recording nearly 8%.
There were 6 million multigenerational households in the U.S. in 2020, up from 5.1 million in 2010, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
Of note: Asian, Black and Hispanic Americans are more likely than white Americans to live in multigenerational family households, per a 2022 analysis by Pew Research Center.
Immigrants are also more likely to live in multigenerational households compared to U.S.-born people, the analysis found.