Boomers today are actually less urban than previous generations of older people.
In 2018, 17.8% of people ages 54-72 lived in urban neighborhoods, defined based on neighborhood density. That’s down from 18.2% for that age group in 2010, 19.9% in 2000, and 21.6% in 1990. The downward trend is similar whether looking at all urban neighborhoods or just the highest-density ones

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