More Vancouver young adults are living in their childhood bedrooms to cope with the soaring cost of living.

According to data from the Pew Research Center, 12 percent of Vancouver-Portland residents between 25 and 34 years old are living with their parents.

Experts say the combination of debt, lack of entry-level jobs and high housing costs also is creating a steady flow of boomerang children — that is, young adults who return to live with their parents after living independently for a period.

“It’s taking a little bit longer for young adults to reach those markers of adulthood … getting married, having kids, buying their first house and things like that,” said Joanne Hsu, a University of Michigan research associate professor . “That is definitely being influenced by an escalation i

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