Gen X rebounds as the only generation to recover the wealth lost after the housing crash Generation Xers were hit particularly hard in the recession. Yet Gen Xers are the only generation of households to recover the wealth they lost in the downturn.
Gen X takes the House In the House, the largest generation is now Generation X (born between 1965 and 1980), with 180 members, or 41%. Sixty-six representatives, or 15%, are Millennials (1981-96); and 17, or 4%, belong to the Silent Generation (1928-45).
Age and generation in 119th Congress: Younger, fewer Boomers, more Gen ...
Generation X has a gripe with pulse takers, zeitgeist keepers, and population counters. We keep squeezing them out of the frame.
How Pew Research Center will report on generations moving forward When we have the data to study groups of similarly aged people over time, we won’t always default to using the standard generational definitions and labels, like Gen Z, Millennials or Baby Boomers.
Generation X grew up as the computer revolution was taking hold, and Millennials came of age during the internet explosion. In this progression, what is unique for Generation Z is that all of the above have been part of their lives from the start. The iPhone launched in 2007, when the oldest Gen Zers were 10.
Age & Generations Teens & Youth Younger Adults Older Adults & Aging Generation Z Millennials Generation X Baby Boomers + More reportFeb 26, 2026
Gen X women were the first to outpace men in terms of education, with a 3-percentage-point advantage over Gen X men in 2001. Before that, late Boomer men in 1989 had a 2-point advantage over Boomer women. Employment Boomer women surged into the workforce as young adults, setting the stage for more Gen X and Millennial women to follow suit.