Historical Data

 

icon Table 2. New Privately Owned Housing Units Started: 1968–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

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

2002
1,704.9
1,359.7
14.2
24.7
306.3
1,397.3
307.6
158.7
349.1
781.6
415.5

Monthly Data (Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rates)

2001

 

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

1,742

1,380

NA

325

NA

163

366

800

413

June

1,692

1,344

NA

302

NA

176

339

771

406

July

1,652

1,319

NA

302

NA

158

362

748

384

August

1,631
1,249
NA
351
NA
169
334
768
360

September

1,808
1,452
NA
320
NA
175
386
809
438

October

1,660
1,375
NA
253
NA
144
321
706
489

November

1,747
1,404
NA
309
NA
143
375
800
429
December
1,835
1,473
NA
321
NA
169
390
805
471

*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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