|  Table 
        2. New Privately Owned Housing Units Started: 1964Present*
   
         
          | 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
 
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