Adults are now struggling to hit these 4 'milestones,' Census says. Have you?

(NEXSTAR) — Life was undoubtedly different in 1975. The American dream still seemed attainable, qualifying for an eagle plaque on your home was relatively within reach, and becoming an adult had four simple milestones.

A new working paper from the U.S. Census Bureau suggests young adults aren’t reaching adulthood quite as easily as their parents or grandparents may have in 1975.

Reviewing Census data, the paper’s authors considered four benchmarks that those in their 20s and early 30s hit as they start their adult lives: moving out of their parents’ house, getting a job, getting married, and having kids.

In 1975, nearly half of Americans between the ages of 25 and 34 had achieved all four of those milestones. Now, five decades later, less than a quarter of Americans in that age group ca