Historical Data

 

iconTable 1. New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized:* 1965–Present**

 


Period


Total

In Structures With

MSAs

Regions

1 Unit

2 Units

3 and 4 Units

5 Units
or More

Inside

Outside

North-east

Mid-west

South

West

Annual Data

1965

1,239.8

709.9

47.3

37.5

445.1

992.3

247.5

252.7

310.5

407.5

269.1

1966

971.9

563.2

36.3

24.7

347.7

775.2

196.8

209.8

250.9

331.1

180.2

1967

1,141.0

650.6

42.5

30.5

417.5

918.0

223.0

222.6

309.8

390.8

217.8

1968

1,353.4

694.7

45.1

39.2

574.4

1,104.6

248.8

234.8

350.1

477.3

291.1

1969

1,323.7

625.9

44.7

40.5

612.7

1,074.1

249.6

215.8

317.0

470.5

320.4

1970

1,351.5

646.8

43.0

45.1

616.7

1,067.6

284.0

218.3

287.4

502.9

342.9

1971

1,924.6

906.1

61.8

71.1

885.7

1,597.6

327.0

303.6

421.1

725.4

474.6

1972

2,218.9

1,033.1

68.1

80.5

1,037.2

1,798.0

420.9

333.3

440.8

905.4

539.3

1973

1,819.5

882.1

53.8

63.2

820.5

1,483.5

336.0

271.9

361.4

763.2

423.1

1974

1,074.4

643.8

32.6

31.7

366.2

835.0

239.4

165.4

241.3

390.1

277.6

1975

939.2

675.5

34.1

29.8

199.8

704.1

235.1

129.5

241.5

292.7

275.5

1976

1,296.2

893.6

47.5

45.6

309.5

1,001.9

294.2

152.4

326.1

401.7

416.0

1977

1,690.0

1,126.1

62.1

59.2

442.7

1,326.3

363.7

181.9

402.4

561.1

544.6

1978

1,800.5

1,182.6

64.5

66.1

487.3

1,398.6

401.9

194.4

388.0

667.6

550.5

1979

1,551.8

981.5

59.5

65.9

444.8

1,210.6

341.2

166.9

289.1

628.0

467.7

1980

1,190.6

710.4

53.8

60.7

365.7

911.0

279.6

117.9

192.0

561.9

318.9

1981

985.5

564.3

44.6

57.2

319.4

765.2

220.4

109.8

133.3

491.1

251.3

1982

1,000.5

546.4

38.4

49.9

365.8

812.6

187.9

106.7

126.3

543.5

224.1

1983

1,605.2

901.5

57.5

76.1

570.1

1,359.7

245.5

164.1

187.8

862.9

390.4

1984

1,681.8

922.4

61.9

80.7

616.8

1,456.2

225.7

200.8

211.7

812.1

457.3

1985

1,733.3

956.6

54.0

66.1

656.6

1,507.6

225.6

259.7

237.0

752.6

483.9

1986

1,769.4

1,077.6

50.4

58.0

583.5

1,551.3

218.1

283.3

290.0

686.5

509.7

1987

1,534.8

1,024.4

40.8

48.5

421.1

1,319.5

215.2

271.8

282.3

574.7

406.0

1988

1,455.6

993.8

35.0

40.7

386.1

1,239.7

215.9

230.2

266.3

543.5

415.6

1989

1,338.4

931.7

31.7

35.3

339.8

1,127.6

210.8

179.0

252.1

505.3

402.1

1990

1,110.8

793.9

26.7

27.6

262.6

910.9

199.9

125.8

233.8

426.2

324.9

1991

948.8

753.5

22.0

21.1

152.1

766.8

182.0

109.8

215.4

375.7

247.9

1992

1,094.9

910.7

23.3

22.5

138.4

888.5

206.5

124.8

259.0

442.5

268.6

1993

1,199.1

986.5

26.7

25.6

160.2

1,009.0

190.1

133.5

276.6

500.7

288.2

1994

1,371.6

1,068.5

31.4

30.8

241.0

1,144.1

227.5

138.5

305.2

585.5

342.4

1995

1,332.5

997.3

32.2

31.5

271.5

1,116.8

215.8

124.2

296.6

583.2

328.5

1996

1,425.6

1,069.5

33.6

32.2

290.3

1,200.0

225.6

136.9

317.8

623.4

347.4

1997

1,441.1

1,062.4

34.9

33.6

310.3

1,220.2

220.9

141.9

299.8

635.9

363.5

1998

1,612.3

1,187.6

33.2

36.0

355.5

1,377.9

234.4

159.4

327.2

724.5

401.2

1999

1,663.5

1,246.7

32.5

33.3

351.1

1,427.4

236.1

164.9

345.4

748.9

404.3

2000

1,592.3

1,198.1

30.6

34.3

329.3

1,364.9

227.3

165.1

323.8

701.9

401.5

2001

1,636.7

1,235.6

31.8

34.2

335.2

1,410.4

226.3

159.8

333.6

730.3

413.0

2002
1,726.3
1,319.1
35.9
37.5
333.7
1,483.8
242.4
168.3
343.4
785.9
428.8

Monthly Data (Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rates)

2002
 

January

1,686

1,296

75

315

NA

165

366

769

386

February

1,766

1,374

69

323

NA

201

349

812

404

March

1,629

1,248

74

307

NA

143

319

764

403

April

1,631

1,258

71

302

NA

157

334

733

407

May

1,676

1,268

69

339

NA

173

332

754

417

June

1,706

1,293

82

331

NA

168

338

795

405

July

1,712

1,278

72

362

NA

172

337

799

404

August

1,666

1,297

73

296

NA

154

341

764

407

September
1,733
1,339
82
312
NA
177
344
750
462
October
1,772
1,370
72
330
NA
164
348
783
477
November
1,738
1,367
66
305
NA
155
335
761
487
December 1,887 1,411 74 402 NA 174 406 851 456
January 1,779 1,411 86 282 NA 155 369 789 466
February 1,811 1,320 78 413 NA 169 317 789 536
March 1,685 1,307 67 311 NA 148 327 773 437

*Authorized in Permit-Issuing Places.

**Components may not add to totals because of rounding. Units in thousands.

Source: Census Bureau, Department of Commerce

http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/const/www/permitsindex.html

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