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 Ebonie Johnson Cooper, left, and Meico Whitlock take a selfie while attending the Millennial Week opening reception at the Pepco Edison Place Gallery on June 2, 2014, in Washington. (Amanda Voisard for The Washington Post) 
  
 The term “millennial” comes with many connotations. 
  
 They like socialism. They don’t eat breakfast cereal. They save more money than previous generations. They enjoy a work-life balance, and they often don’t think they’re millennials. 
  
 Now, they’re the largest living generation in the United States. 
  
 Pew Research Center broke down population estimates released this month by the U.S. Census Bureau. For this exercise, the millennial generation included anyone who was 18 to 34 years old in 2015. Therefore, the oldest millennial was born in 1981 and the youngest in 1997. 
  
 By that definition, there are now 75.4 million living millennials, which is a half-million more than the 74.9 million living baby boomers, who were defined as anyone who was 51 to 69 years old in 2015. The interim generation — Generation X — is projected to follow suit and surpass baby boomers by 2028, Pew also projected. 
  
 This, of course, was bound to happen. 
  
 But the number of millennials is rising partly due to an influx of young immigrants, according to Pew. A 2014 White House report on millennials stated, “Many Millennials are immigrants or the children of immigrants who arrived in the United States as part of an upsurge in immigration that began in the 1940s. The share of people age 20 to 34 who were born in a foreign country is now around 15 percent — much higher than it was in 1950 and near the peak of almost 20 percent seen in 1910 during the last great wave of immigration to the United States.” 
  
 The generation’s population is expected to peak in 2036 with 81.1 million living members, when the oldest millennial is 56. For context, the baby boomer generation peaked in 1999 with 78.8 million members. 
  
 Last year, millennials became the largest generation in the American workforce, Pew reported. 
  
 As the country moves forward on issues like marijuana legalization and same-sex marriage, the shifting population could have major political implications. A Gallup poll from last October found 71 percent of them supported marijuana legalization. That same year, Pew found 70 percent were in favor of gay marriage. 
  
 Hispanic millennials, in particular, are likely to be a rising influence in upcoming elections. This year, 44 percent of the 27.3 million eligible Hispanic voters are millennials, according to Pew Research Center Hispanic Trends. That’s about 12 million votes, which are focused heavily in California, Texas and New York. 
  
 The Democrats have noticed and are creating an organization called “Battleground Texas” with the goal of engaging young voters in that state — particularly Latino voters — and turning it blue, Politico reported. The project will cost tens of millions of dollars. 
  
 Of course, political changes aren’t the only ones that might be wrought by millennials. 
  
 The younger generation may change the banking industry by forcing banks to become more mobile. A report cited in Money by Mitek Systems and polling firm Zogby Analytics found that “54 percent [of millennials] would pay for goods using their smartphone as a mobile wallet instead of credit cards.” Forbes suggests the generation may force fast-food chains to adopt higher quality ingredients. The Atlantic predicts “that the look and feel of work will undergo a dramatic makeover under the millennial generation,” which could include the abolishment of year-end reviews and the adoption of “millennial values.” The magazine cites TOMS Shoes — which gives a pair of shoes to a child in need with each purchase — as a company embracing these values. 
  
 Of course, much of this is conjecture and prediction. 
  
 One thing is certain: Millennials are now the largest group in America, and they’ll continue to surpass baby boomers in sheer numbers. 
  
 But will they ever begin to eat breakfast cereal? 
  
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 Recovered iPhone, waterlogged from months at sea, divides families searching for answers about sons’ disappearance ||||| Baby boomers' long reign over the kingdom of American demographics has finally come to an end: Millennials have officially surpassed them as the largest living generation in the U.S. That's according to new population estimates released this month by the U.S. Census Bureau and analyzed by the Pew Research Center. 
  
 Millennials, defined by those born between 1981 and 1997, now number 75.4 million, a hair's breadth past the 74.9 million baby boomers. Until this point, baby boomers, defined by those born between 1946 and 1964, have constituted the United States' largest living generation and have carried enormous economic, political and cultural clout as a result. 
  
 Immigration is a huge factor behind this shift. Millennials now outnumber all other groups partly due to the number of immigrants between ages of 18 and 24 continuously entering the country. Meanwhile, baby boomers are aging and beginning to die out at a rate that exceeds the number of older immigrants arriving in the country. 
  
 Of course, millennials won't dominate forever. The group is expected to peak in 2036 at 81.1 million. At that point -- when the oldest millennials will be 56 years old -- mortality is expected to outweigh net immigration gains and the population will dip below 80 million, according to the Pew Research Center. 
  
 What about Generation X, the smaller generation born between 1965 and 1980 that has long been overshadowed by boomers and millennials? For the next few years, Gen Xers are expected to remain caught between those two larger generations. But, by 2028, the Pew Research Center projects they will bypass the boomers. Generation X will peak at 65.8 million in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. 
  
 Defined by the explosion of births after World War II, baby boomers have long dominated the U.S. population. They peaked at 78.8 million back in 1999. ||||| Millennials have surpassed Baby Boomers as the nation’s largest living generation, according to population estimates released this month by the U.S. Census Bureau. Millennials, whom we define as those ages 18-34 in 2015, now number 75.4 million, surpassing the 74.9 million Baby Boomers (ages 51-69). And Generation X (ages 35-50 in 2015) is projected to pass the Boomers in population by 2028. 
  
 The Millennial generation continues to grow as young immigrants expand its ranks. Boomers – whose generation was defined by the boom in U.S. births following World War II – are older and their numbers shrinking as the number of deaths among them exceeds the number of older immigrants arriving in the country. 
  
  
  
 Generations are analytical constructs, and developing a popular and expert consensus on what marks the boundaries between one generation and the next takes time. Pew Research Center has established that the oldest “Millennial” was born in 1981. The Center continues to assess demographic, attitudinal and other evidence on habits and culture that will help to establish when the youngest Millennial was born or even when a new generation begins. To distill the implications of the census numbers for generational heft, this analysis assumes that the youngest Millennial was born in 1997. 
  
 Here’s a look at some generational projections: 
  
 Millennials 
  
 With immigration adding more numbers to its group than any other, the Millennial population is projected to peak in 2036 at 81.1 million. Thereafter the oldest Millennial will be at least 56 years of age and mortality is projected to outweigh net immigration. By 2050 there will be a projected 79.2 million Millennials. 
  
 Generation X 
  
 For a few more years, Gen Xers are projected to remain the “middle child” of generations – caught between two larger generations of the Millennials and the Boomers. They are smaller than Millennials because the generational span of Gen X (16 years) is shorter than the Millennials (17 years). Also, the Gen Xers were born during a period when Americans were having fewer children than later decades. When Gen Xers were born, births averaged around 3.4 million per year, compared with the 3.9 million annual rate during the 1980s and 1990s when Millennials were born. 
  
 Though the oldest Gen Xer is now 50, the Gen X population will still grow for a few more years. The Gen X population is projected to outnumber the Boomers in 2028 when there will be 64.6 million Gen Xers and 63.7 million Boomers. The Census Bureau projects that the Gen X population will peak at 65.8 million in 2018. 
  
 Baby Boomers 
  
 Baby Boomers have always had an outsized presence compared with other generations. They were the largest generation and peaked at 78.8 million in 1999. 
  
 There were an estimated 74.9 million Boomers in 2015. By midcentury, the Boomer population will dwindle to 16.6 million. 
  
 This post was originally published on Jan. 16, 2015, and updated on April 25, 2016, to indicate that Millennials have officially surpassed Baby Boomers in population. 
  
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 Generation X: America’s neglected ‘middle child’ 
  
 Topics: Baby Boomers, Generations and Age, U.S. Census, Millennials |||||

For decades, Baby Boomers have been the most powerful generation in the US, driving everything from culture to the economy, CBS News reports. Well, no more. According to Pew Research, Millennials officially overtook Baby Boomers to become the biggest generation in the US this month. Numbers released by the US Census Bureau show there are now 75.4 million Millennials (born 1981 to 1997) and 74.9 million Baby Boomers (born 1946 to 1964) in the country. The Millennial generation is receiving a major boost from young immigrants arriving in the US. A 2014 White House report found 15% of US residents between the ages of 20 and 34 were born someplace else, the Washington Post reports. The Millennial generation is projected to peak in 2036 with 81.1 million members—2.3 million more than the Baby Boomer generation had at its peak in 1999. The Post reports Millennials, who were already the largest workforce in the US, could soon start having an even bigger impact on the US politically and economically. So let's get to know them a bit: Millennials are too lazy to eat cereal, and they may be responsible for a shortage in chefs. They've also been known to rent mothers hourly. And any Baby Boomers feeling blue about suddenly being outnumbered can take some solace in the fact that they've had sex with more people. Meanwhile, the flannel-clad grunge-heads of Generation X aren't projected to surpass the Baby Boomer population for another dozen years.