Historical Data

 

iconTable 2. New Privately Owned Housing Units Started: 1967–Present*

 

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

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

 

April

1,636

1,302

NA

292

NA

183

306

733

414

May

1,604

1,281

NA

294

NA

132

347

708

417

June

1,633

1,293

NA

286

NA

137

344

760

392

July

1,664

1,294

NA

329

NA

164

324

783

393

August

1,562

1,274

NA

261

NA

157

347

676

382

September

1,585

1,263

NA

273

NA

138

287

747

410

October

1,531

1,238

NA

260

NA

145

316

730

340

November

1,604

1,241

NA

325

NA

168

364

701

371

December

1,583

1,294

NA

272

NA

141

342

708

392

2002  

January

1,713

1,344

NA

302

NA

162

352

814

385

February

1,788

1,472

NA

273

NA

143

371

832

442

March

1,675

1,298

NA

328

NA

165

343

767

400

April

1,566

1,261

NA

278

NA

132

277

786

371

May

1,735

1,390

NA

306

NA

165

347

805

418

June

1,672

1,350

NA

285

NA

175

344

744

409

*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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