what ages are generation x
Generation X. 1  Born between 1965 and 1980*. 2  The âlatch-key kidsâ grew up street-smart but isolated, often with divorced or career-driven parents. 3  Latch-Key came from the house key kids wore around their neck, because they would go home from school to an empty house. 4  Entrepreneurial. 5  Very individualistic.