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Millennials Are Raising Gen Alpha—Here’s The Basic Facts About These Parents

It’s well-known that Millennials have delayed the milestone of parenthood, but do you know how many have had kids, how old those kids are, and how many are raising them solo?

Written and Edited by the YPulse Editorial Team

Oct 24 2022
North America

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Millennials are having kids later in life, and most who haven’t are still planning to
Most of their children are part of Gen Z, but parents of the youngest are having Gen Alpha kids
More Millennial moms than dads are single parents

Millennials, currently 22-39-years-old according to YPulse’s definition, have taken on a much different life timeline than their parents. They’ve delayed major milestones like marriage, buying houses, and becoming parents. That doesn’t mean these things are not happening for them at all, though, or that they don’t have good reason to put off “adulting” all the way. But now, more Millennials are having kids, and the way they’ve chosen to parent has huge influence over the youngest of the next generations. YPulse’s yearly Millennial Parenting report tracks how many Millennials are having kids (and when) and how they’re approaching this chapter...