Historical Data

 

iconTable 1. New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized:* 1964–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

1964

1,285.8

720.1

49.1

51.7

464.9

1,034.4

251.4

243.4

286.9

401.4

354.2

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

Monthly Data (Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rates)

2001

 

January

1,724

1,283

60

381

NA

147

352

758

467

February

1,663

1,228

68

367

NA

187

328

733

415

March

1,627

1,209

70

348

NA

146

331

726

424

April

1,587

1,218

66

303

NA

149

313

708

417

May

1,621

1,205

67

349

NA

145

318

749

409

June

1,587

1,225

78

284

NA

142

342

712

391

July

1,571

1,211

62

298

NA

161

324

703

383

August

1,571

1,210

71

290

NA

152

308

701

410

September

1,528

1,164

65

299

NA

141

307

684

396

October

1,485

1,140

61

284

NA

153

291

676

365

November

1,595

1,211

66

318

NA

154

329

740

372

December

1,654

1,247

74

333

NA

165

367

756

366

2002
 

January

1,721

1,335

75

311

NA

170

378

787

386

February

1,774

1,379

69

326

NA

194

353

820

407

March

1,599

1,238

80

281

NA

143

318

743

395

*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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