Generation gap in the U.S.

Statistics report on the generation gap in the United States

Generation gap in the U.S.

This report presents information on the generation gap in the United States. It includes an overview, as well as information on the demographics of individual generations, income and employment, and a breakdown of costs for each generation and what they can afford. It then follows up with information on the variety of social and political opinions between them.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. population estimates by generation 2010-2022
  • Premium Statistic U.S. labor force participation rate 2023, by age and sex
  • Premium Statistic U.S. mean disposable household income 2022, by generation

Demographics

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. population by generation 2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. population share by generation 2022
  • Premium Statistic U.S. households, by generation 2021
  • Basic Statistic Median age of U.S. population in by state 2022

Income and employment

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. average earnings in the U.S. 2022, by age
  • Basic Statistic U.S. gender pay gap by age group Q4 2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. number of minimum wage workers 2022, by age
  • Basic Statistic U.S. percentage distribution of low wage workers 2022, by age
  • Basic Statistic U.S. unemployment rate by age 1990-2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. long-term unemployment rate in 2022, by age
  • Premium Statistic U.S. number of retired Social Security beneficiaries 2022, by age

Costs and budgets

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  • Basic Statistic Average annual charges for higher education in the U.S. 1970-2022
  • Basic Statistic Average debt of university graduates in the U.S. 2008-2022
  • Premium Statistic Homeownership expectations of adults in the United States in 2020, by generation
  • Premium Statistic COVID-19 effect on U.S. homeownership plans 2020, by generation
  • Premium Statistic Estimated cost of life insurance in the U.S. 2020, by generation

Opinions

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  • Premium Statistic Leading economic concerns in the United States as of June 2021, by generation
  • Premium Statistic U.S. views on same-sex marriage by generation 2001-2019
  • Premium Statistic U.S. trust in government 1972-2021, by generation
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults on whether billionaires are a good or bad thing 2021, by age

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