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

2002
1,001.4
670.8
10.8
15.6
304.1
816.9
184.5
125.3
207.2
413.5
255.4

Monthly Data (Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rates)

2001

 

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

1,014

683

NA

303

NA

117

201

428

268

June

1,017

685

NA

304

NA

118

206

430

263

July

1,025

694

NA

302

NA

121

211

429

264

August
1,010
681
NA
303
NA
120
205
428
257
September
1,024
691
NA
307
NA
124
207
432
261
October
1,031
699
NA
306
NA
126
210
426
269
November
1,028
695
NA
307
NA
125
210
428
265
December
1,040
705
NA
308
NA
127
213
433
267

*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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