Historical Data

 

iconTable 2. New Privately Owned Housing Units Started: 1964–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

1964

1,528.8

970.5

53.9

54.5

450.0

1,079.8

449.0

254.5

339.7

577.8

356.9

1965

1,472.8

963.7

50.8

35.8

422.5

1,011.9

460.9

270.2

361.5

574.7

266.3

1966

1,164.9

778.6

34.6

26.5

325.1

787.7

377.1

206.5

288.3

472.5

197.6

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

579.5

2000

1,568.7

1,230.9

15.2

23.5

299.1

1,297.3

271.4

154.5

317.5

713.6

555.6

Monthly Data (Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rates)

2000

 

July

1,477

1,148

NA

280

NA

151

315

647

364

August

1,531

1,228

NA

255

NA

141

301

698

391

September

1,508

1,196

NA

276

NA

158

303

660

387

October

1,527

1,218

NA

271

NA

172

315

715

325

November

1,559

1,209

NA

306

NA

146

325

669

419

December

1,532

1,236

NA

259

NA

173

239

679

441

 

2001

 

January

1,666

1,336

NA

290

NA

124

339

785

418

February

1,623

1,288

NA

310

NA

145

328

767

383

March

1,592

1,208

NA

339

NA

155

340

707

390

April

1,626

1,295

NA

289

NA

179

299

735

413

May

1,610

1,285

NA

296

NA

127

345

719

419

June

1,634

1,292

NA

288

NA

139

343

758

394

July

1,660

1,290

NA

329

NA

165

321

781

393

August

1,548

1,260

NA

263

NA

154

338

680

376

September

1,574

1,268

NA

270

NA

137

282

732

423

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

Source: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce

http://www.census.gov/const/www/newresconstindex.html


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