Table
2. New Privately Owned Housing Units Started: 1965Present*
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
|
1965
|
1,472.8
|
963.7
|
50.8
|
35.8
|
422.5
|
1,011.9
|
460.9
|
270.2
|
361.5
|
574.7
|
266.3
|
1966
|
1,164.9
|
778.6
|
34.6
|
26.5
|
325.1
|
787.7
|
377.1
|
206.5
|
288.3
|
472.5
|
197.6
|
1967
|
1,291.6
|
843.9
|
41.4
|
30.2
|
376.1
|
902.9
|
388.7
|
214.9
|
337.1
|
519.5
|
220.1
|
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
|
Monthly Data (Seasonally
Adjusted Annual Rates)
|
2001
|
|
January
|
1,666
|
1,336
|
NA
|
290
|
NA
|
124
|
339
|
785
|
418
|
February
|
1,623
|
1,288
|
NA
|
310
|
NA
|
145
|
328
|
767
|
383
|
March
|
1,592
|
1,208
|
NA
|
339
|
NA
|
155
|
340
|
707
|
390
|
April
|
1,626
|
1,295
|
NA
|
289
|
NA
|
179
|
299
|
735
|
413
|
May
|
1,610
|
1,285
|
NA
|
296
|
NA
|
127
|
345
|
719
|
419
|
June
|
1,634
|
1,292
|
NA
|
288
|
NA
|
139
|
343
|
758
|
394
|
July
|
1,660
|
1,290
|
NA
|
329
|
NA
|
165
|
321
|
781
|
393
|
August
|
1,559
|
1,271
|
NA
|
261
|
NA
|
153
|
349
|
676
|
381
|
September
|
1,585
|
1,265
|
NA
|
274
|
NA
|
140
|
27
|
747
|
411
|
October
|
1,518
|
1,225
|
NA
|
260
|
NA
|
143
|
316
|
728
|
331
|
November
|
1,616
|
1,244
|
NA
|
333
|
NA
|
168
|
368
|
706
|
374
|
December
|
1,602
|
1,312
|
NA
|
273
|
NA
|
144
|
350
|
715
|
393
|
2002 |
|
January
|
1,713
|
1,346
|
NA
|
301
|
NA
|
160
|
356
|
812
|
385
|
February
|
1,785
|
1,470
|
NA
|
272
|
NA
|
142
|
371
|
837
|
435
|
March
|
1,646
|
1,303
|
NA
|
292
|
NA
|
164
|
345
|
729
|
408
|
*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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