1
: one that booms
2
: one that joins a rush of settlers to a boom area
3
: a transient worker (such as a bridge builder)
4
: a person born during a baby boom : baby boomer
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The average boomer has $113,000 of home equity, according to Vanguard’s report.
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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2025
When boomers bought their first homes in 1981, the median home price was just $68,900—though mortgage rates averaged nearly 16 percent at that time.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
Shoppers still plan to spend more this year —$796 in 2025 versus $771 in 2024 and $754 in 2023 — with Millennials and Gen Z likely spending more this year than last and Gen X and boomers sticking to the same level of spend as last year.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
This is the same as the boomers wearing their 80s hair and lighter heated black eyeliner into their 50s.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2025
When boomers bought their first homes in 1981, the median home price was just $68,900—though mortgage rates averaged nearly 16 percent at that time.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
Shoppers still plan to spend more this year —$796 in 2025 versus $771 in 2024 and $754 in 2023 — with Millennials and Gen Z likely spending more this year than last and Gen X and boomers sticking to the same level of spend as last year.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
This is the same as the boomers wearing their 80s hair and lighter heated black eyeliner into their 50s.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Boomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boomer. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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