Historical Data

 

iconTable 3. New Privately Owned Housing Units Under Construction: 1970-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

1970

922.0

381.1

22.8

27.3

490.8

NA

NA

197.1

189.3

359.2

176.4

1971

1,254.0

504.9

26.7

37.8

684.6

NA

NA

236.6

278.5

494.4

244.4

1972

1,542.1

612.5

36.4

46.4

846.8

NA

NA

264.4

306.8

669.1

301.8

1973

1,454.4

521.7

31.0

48.0

853.6

NA

NA

239.4

293.1

650.2

271.7

1974

1000.8

441.1

19.4

29.1

511.3

NA

NA

178.0

218.8

418.9

185.1

1975

794.3

447.5

20.1

27.4

299.4

563.2

231.1

130.2

195.1

298.1

171.0

1976

922.0

562.6

22.7

31.8

304.9

658.5

263.5

125.4

232.1

333.3

231.2

1977

1,208.0

729.8

34.0

44.9

399.3

862.5

345.5

145.5

284.6

457.3

320.6

1978

1,310.2

764.5

36.1

47.3

462.2

968.0

342.2

158.3

309.2

497.6

345.2

1979

1,140.1

638.7

31.3

46.7

423.4

820.1

320.0

146.7

232.5

449.3

311.6

1980

896.1

514.5

28.3

40.3

313.1

620.9

275.2

120.1

171.4

376.7

227.9

1981

682.4

381.7

16.5

29.0

255.3

458.9

223.5

103.2

109.7

299.7

169.8

1982

720.0

399.7

16.5

24.9

278.9

511.7

208.3

98.6

112.4

344.0

165.0

1983

1,002.8

523.9

19.0

39.1

420.8

757.8

245.0

120.8

122.6

520.6

238.8

1984

1,050.5

556.0

20.9

42.5

431.0

814.1

236.4

152.5

137.3

488.9

271.7

1985

1,062.5

538.6

20.6

34.9

468.4

885.1

177.4

186.6

143.8

437.5

294.7

1986

1,073.5

583.1

19.3

28.4

442.7

899.7

173.8

218.9

165.7

387.3

301.5

1987

987.3

590.6

17.3

22.5

356.9

820.6

166.7

221.7

158.7

342.5

264.4

1988

919.4

569.6

16.1

24.1

309.5

757.5

161.9

201.6

148.1

308.2

261.6

1989

850.3

535.1

11.9

25.1

278.1

686.7

163.6

158.8

145.5

282.1

263.9

1990

711.4

449.1

10.9

15.1

236.3

553.9

157.5

121.6

133.4

242.3

214.1

1991

606.3

433.5

9.1

14.5

149.2

458.4

147.9

103.9

122.4

208.5

171.6

1992

612.4

472.7

5.6

11.3

122.8

453.1

159.4

81.4

137.8

228.4

164.8

1993

680.1

543.0

6.5

12.4

118.2

521.0

159.1

89.3

154.4

265.4

170.9

1994

762.2

557.8

9.1

12.9

182.5

597.6

164.5

96.3

173.5

312.1

180.3

1995

775.9

547.2

8.4

12.7

207.7

620.1

155.8

86.3

172.0

331.4

186.3

1996

792.3

550.0

9.0

19.1

214.3

629.9

162.4

85.2

178.0

337.6

191.4

1997

846.7

554.6

11.2

20.7

260.2

684.4

163.2

87.1

181.9

364.8

213.0

1998

970.8

659.1

8.3

20.5

282.9

794.8

176.0

98.5

201.2

428.5

242.6

1999

952.8

647.6

9.0

12.1

284.1

786.1

166.6

103.5

202.5

422.3

224.5

2000

933.8

623.4

10.2

19.5

280.7

759.8

173.9

110.0

186.6

397.6

239.5

2001

959.4

638.3

11.8

16.7

292.6

790.6

168.7

116.1

195.9

396.5

250.9

Monthly Data (Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rates)

2001

 

April

1,007

683

NA

291

NA

117

197

431

262

May

1,016

688

NA

299

NA

116

202

432

266

June

1,013

688

NA

295

NA

113

206

428

266

July

1,017

691

NA

296

NA

115

201

432

269

August

1,009

691

NA

289

NA

118

201

424

266

September

1,013

689

NA

294

NA

119

200

424

270

October

1,008

681

NA

294

NA

119

198

425

266

November

1,009

680

NA

298

NA

120

199

426

264

December

997

671

NA

297

NA

117

202

416

262

2002  

January

1,004

675

NA

299

NA

114

205

422

263

February

1,011

681

NA

299

NA

114

205

428

264

March

1,015

676

NA

306

NA

118

203

431

263

April

1,011

682

NA

298

NA

116

200

430

265

May

1,011

682

NA

301

NA

116

198

430

267

June

1,012

684

NA

300

NA

115

203

429

265

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

Sources: Census Bureau, Department of Commerce; and Office of Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development

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