Table
1. New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized:*
1964Present**
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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