Table 2. New Privately Owned Housing Units Started: 1968Present*
Period |
Total
|
In Structures
With |
MSAs
|
Regions
|
1
Unit |
2
Units |
3
and 4 Units |
5
Units or More |
Inside
|
Outside
|
North-east
|
Midwest
|
South
|
West
|
Annual Data |
1968
|
1,507.6
|
899.4 |
46.0 |
34.9 |
527.3 |
1,096.4 |
411.2 |
226.8 |
368.6 |
618.5 |
293.7 |
1969
|
1,466.8
|
810.6 |
43.0 |
42.0 |
571.2 |
1,078.7 |
388.0 |
206.1 |
348.7 |
588.4 |
323.5 |
1970
|
1,433.6
|
812.9 |
42.4 |
42.4 |
535.9 |
1,017.9 |
415.7 |
217.9 |
293.5 |
611.6 |
310.5 |
1971
|
2,052.2
|
1,151.0 |
55.1 |
65.2 |
780.9 |
1,501.8 |
550.4 |
263.8 |
434.1 |
868.7 |
485.6 |
1972
|
2,356.6
|
1,309.2 |
67.1 |
74.2 |
906.2 |
1,720.4 |
636.2 |
329.5 |
442.8 |
1,057.0 |
527.4 |
1973
|
2,045.3
|
1,132.0 |
54.2 |
64.1 |
795.0 |
1,495.4 |
549.9 |
277.3 |
439.7 |
899.4 |
428.8 |
1974
|
1,337.7
|
888.1 |
33.2 |
34.9 |
381.6 |
922.5 |
415.3 |
183.2 |
317.3 |
552.8 |
284.5 |
1975
|
1,160.4
|
892.2 |
34.5 |
29.5 |
204.3 |
760.3 |
400.1 |
149.2 |
294.0 |
442.1 |
275.1 |
1976
|
1,537.5
|
1,162.4 |
44.0 |
41.9 |
289.2 |
1,043.5 |
494.1 |
169.2 |
400.1 |
568.5 |
399.6 |
1977
|
1,987.1
|
1,450.9 |
60.7 |
61.0 |
414.4 |
1,377.3 |
609.8 |
201.6 |
464.6 |
783.1 |
537.9 |
1978
|
2,020.3
|
1,433.3 |
62.2 |
62.8 |
462.0 |
1,432.1 |
588.2 |
200.3 |
451.2 |
823.7 |
545.2 |
1979
|
1,745.1
|
1,194.1 |
56.1 |
65.9 |
429.0 |
1,240.6 |
504.6 |
177.9 |
349.2 |
747.5 |
470.5 |
1980
|
1,292.2
|
852.2 |
48.8 |
60.7 |
330.5 |
913.6 |
378.7 |
125.4 |
218.1 |
642.7 |
306.0 |
1981
|
1,084.2
|
705.4 |
38.2 |
52.9 |
287.7 |
759.8 |
324.3 |
117.3 |
165.2 |
561.6 |
240.0 |
1982
|
1,062.2
|
662.6 |
31.9 |
48.1 |
319.6 |
784.8 |
277.4 |
116.7 |
149.1 |
591.0 |
205.4 |
1983
|
1,703.0
|
1,067.6 |
41.8 |
71.7 |
522.0 |
1,351.1 |
351.9 |
167.6 |
217.9 |
935.2 |
382.3 |
1984
|
1,749.5
|
1,084.2 |
38.6 |
82.8 |
544.0 |
1,414.6 |
334.9 |
204.1 |
243.4 |
866.0 |
436.0 |
1985
|
1,741.8
|
1,072.4 |
37.0 |
56.4 |
576.1 |
1,493.9 |
247.9 |
251.7 |
239.7 |
782.3 |
468.2 |
1986
|
1,805.4
|
1,179.4 |
36.1 |
47.9 |
542.0 |
1,546.3 |
259.1 |
293.5 |
295.8 |
733.1 |
483.0 |
1987
|
1,620.5
|
1,146.4 |
27.8 |
37.5 |
408.7 |
1,372.2 |
248.2 |
269.0 |
297.9 |
633.9 |
419.8 |
1988
|
1,488.1
|
1,081.3 |
23.4 |
35.4 |
348.0 |
1,243.0 |
245.1 |
235.3 |
274.0 |
574.9 |
403.9 |
1989
|
1,376.1
|
1,003.3 |
19.9 |
35.3 |
317.6 |
1,128.1 |
248.0 |
178.5 |
265.8 |
536.2 |
395.7 |
1990
|
1,192.7
|
894.8 |
16.1 |
21.4 |
260.4 |
946.9 |
245.7 |
131.3 |
253.2 |
479.3 |
328.9 |
1991
|
1,013.9
|
840.4 |
15.5 |
20.1 |
137.9 |
789.2 |
224.7 |
112.9 |
233.0 |
414.1 |
254.0 |
1992
|
1,199.7
|
1,029.9 |
12.4 |
18.3 |
139.0 |
931.5 |
268.2 |
126.7 |
287.8 |
496.9 |
288.3 |
1993
|
1,287.6
|
1,125.7 |
11.1 |
18.3 |
132.6 |
1,031.9 |
255.8 |
126.5 |
297.7 |
561.8 |
301.7 |
1994
|
1,457.0
|
1,198.4 |
14.8 |
20.2 |
223.5 |
1,183.1 |
273.9 |
138.2 |
328.9 |
639.1 |
350.8 |
1995
|
1,354.1
|
1,076.2 |
14.3 |
19.4 |
244.1 |
1,106.4 |
247.6 |
117.7 |
290.1 |
615.0 |
331.3 |
1996
|
1,476.8
|
1,160.9 |
16.4 |
28.8 |
270.8 |
1,211.4 |
265.5 |
132.1 |
321.5 |
661.9 |
361.4 |
1997
|
1,474.0
|
1,133.7 |
18.1 |
26.4 |
295.8 |
1,221.3 |
252.7 |
136.8 |
303.6 |
670.3 |
363.3 |
1998
|
1,616.9
|
1,271.4 |
15.7 |
26.9 |
302.9 |
1,349.9 |
267.0 |
148.5 |
330.5 |
743.0 |
394.9 |
1999
|
1,640.9
|
1,302.4 |
15.0 |
16.9 |
306.6 |
1,367.7 |
273.2 |
155.7 |
347.3 |
746.0 |
391.9 |
2000
|
1,568.7
|
1,230.9 |
15.2 |
23.5 |
299.1 |
1,297.3 |
271.4 |
154.5 |
317.5 |
713.6 |
383.1 |
2001
|
1,602.7
|
1,273.3 |
17.2 |
19.3 |
292.8 |
1,329.4 |
273.3 |
149.2 |
330.4 |
732.0 |
391.1 |
2002
|
1,704.9
|
1,358.6
|
14.0
|
24.4
|
307.9
|
1,398.1
|
306.8
|
158.7
|
349.6
|
781.5
|
415.5
|
Monthly
Data (Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rates) |
2002 |
|
May
|
1,752
|
1,389
|
NA
|
326
|
NA
|
163
|
364
|
811
|
414
|
June
|
1,709
|
1,359
|
NA
|
303
|
NA
|
176
|
344
|
779
|
410
|
July
|
1,666
|
1,329
|
NA
|
306
|
NA
|
159
|
367
|
753
|
387
|
August
|
1,630
|
1,249
|
NA
|
350
|
NA
|
169
|
333
|
768
|
360
|
September
|
1,810
|
1,449
|
NA
|
324
|
NA
|
176
|
389
|
805
|
440
|
October
|
1,653
|
1,366
|
NA
|
254
|
NA
|
145
|
321
|
702
|
485
|
November
|
1,760
|
1,403
|
NA
|
323
|
NA
|
144
|
379
|
807
|
430
|
December
|
1,815
|
1,462
|
NA
|
318
|
NA
|
162
|
386
|
792
|
475
|
2003
|
|
January
|
1,828
|
1,509
|
NA
|
278
|
NA
|
145
|
349
|
820
|
514
|
February
|
1,640
|
1,312
|
NA
|
298
|
NA
|
142
|
279
|
759
|
460
|
March
|
1,742
|
1,393
|
NA
|
313
|
NA
|
155
|
351
|
814
|
422
|
April
|
1,627
|
1,357
|
NA
|
239
|
NA
|
150
|
319
|
724
|
434
|
May
|
1,738
|
1,388
|
NA
|
326
|
NA
|
142
|
361
|
785
|
450
|
June
|
1,803
|
1,462
|
NA
|
312
|
NA
|
156
|
358
|
803
|
486
|
*Components may not
add to totals because of rounding. Units in thousands.
Source: Census Bureau, Department of Commerce
http://www.census.gov/const/www/newresconstindex.html
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