Generation Y - Demographics

Demographics

Experts differ on Millennial birth date(s). Some sources use starting dates as the later 1970s.some sources use even later dates. Sources citing 1982 mark the end of the generation in the early 2000s (decade) Today, there are approximately 80 million Millennials in the U.S. Experts William Strauss and Neil Howe projected in their 1991 book "Generations" that the U.S. Millennial population would be 76 million people. Later, Neil Howe revised the number to over 95 million people (in the U.S.). Generally speaking, older members of Gen Y are the children of the Baby Boomers. Younger members of Generation Y are the children of Gen Xers. Older Millennials may have parents that are members of the Silent Generation.

Since the 2000 U.S. Census which allowed people to select more than one racial group, "Millennials" in abundance have asserted their right to have all their heritages respected, counted and acknowledged. They make up about 30 percent of the U.S. population.